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Show i NEW CHIEF FOR THE CROW TRIBE Washington. March 17 Chief Plenty Coups of the Crow tribe, will assume the place of leader of his people peo-ple in their councils with the Great White Father and will continue tho work that was carried on by Hollow Horn Bear, the Sioux Chief whose funeral fu-neral was held yesterday This practically prac-tically has been decided upon but :i meeting of the Black Hills couucil will be held in the immediate future to ratify the choice The Indians long hnve sought :o commit the government to the policy of appointing a Red man as Indian commissioner In the department of the interior They urge the appointment appoint-ment of Thomas L Sloan one of their race, and said to be a lawyer of ability |