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Show LAID TO REST IN APACHE' BURYING GROUND OLD APACHE STYLE OF BURIAL IS OBSERVED. Widow of Old War Chief Wanted to Dispatch His Driving Horse With Him to ".Happy Hunting Ground6. Lawlon. Feb. IS. Geronimo, the old Indian war chief, who died at Fort Sill i yesterday, was laid at rest in the Apache burying ground northeast of the army poet today. The Rev. L. L. Legtera, the Indian missionary minister, minis-ter, conducted the services, which were as similar to the old Apacho Btyle of burial aa the minister's conscience con-science would permit. The war department de-partment officials had Bet aside today a& a holiday for the Apache prisoners of war at Fort Sill, and the 200 warriors war-riors Joined In the Blow procession that carried the remains of their hero leader to their final resting place. It waa only by great effort that Gor-onlmo'B Gor-onlmo'B widow was kept yesterday from killing the old warrior's sorrel driving horse, his favorite, so that It might pass on with him to the "Happy Hunting Grounds." Geronimo died in the old faith, the religion of his forefathers which knew no white man's God. The sun was his conception of Deity. Four years ago, when Geronimo was much alarmed that the injuries received from a fall from his horse would prove fatal, he Joined the Reformed church. He was suspended from the church two years later, because of excessive drinking, gambling and otherwise breaking tho rules of the church. Asa Dukluge, who has been acting chief of the Apache3 In all their dealing deal-ing with the government, will likely succeed Geronimo Duklugo Is the last of the hereditary chiefs of the Chir-icahua Chir-icahua branch of the Apaches to which Geronimo belonged." |