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Record Aug 26

LOOKED AT REAL INDIANS.

West Point Cadets, Army Officers and Cavalrymen
Visit Buffalo Bill.

THE CHICAGO RECORD
WORLD'S FAIR BUREAU.

West Point boys took their first look at real
live Indians yesterday afternoon. The cadets
cheered the Indians and the Indians grinned
responsively at the rows of gray cadets. It was
army day at the Wild West Show.

The cadets were there. Men of the 7th cavalry
were in the amphitheater--fifty of them,
helping the cadets to make a noise. Gen.
Miles and other Indian fighters sat in the boxes
and smiled at the demonstrations of the future
Indian fighters. Some of the army officers
present had seen service both in 1876 and 1891.
Scout Allison, who brought Sitting Bull from
Canada, sat in the grand stand. It was a congress
of Indians, cowboys, scouts and soldiers
of the past, present and future. The performance
was wildly applauded, and the cadets
turned loose their yell, "Rah, rah, ree! Rah,
rah, ree. West Point! West Point! Rah, rah, ree!"

Among the fifty or more officers present
were Gen. Miles, Gen. Wesley Merritt, Gen.
Stanley, Col. Heyl, Gen. Bingham, Gen. Gillman
and Maj. Baird. Four cadets rode in
the Deadwood coach when it was attacked by
Indians, but Buffalo Bill came out from behind
a painted mountain and rescued them.