Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-06
SIX NATION INDIANS ARRIVE
And the Grandson of an Aborigine Who
Treated with Washington.

And the Grandson of an AbOrigine Who
Treated with Washington.
The Quackuhl Indians from the island
of Vancouver, British Columbia, and the
Penobscot Indians from Maine, camped in
their tepees on the lawn surrounding the
south pond, have been supplemented by
the arrival of the first party of Six Nation
Indians from their reservation in the state
of New York The first to arrive was Sol
ONION O'Bail, a grandson of Corn Planter.
who treated with General Washington
and received medal from the first presi-
dent Solomon, who is IS years old,
looked around the bark council house, ex-
pressed his approval in good English and
said il reminded him of old times but
suggested that the roof needed patching TO
keep out the rain.
In the party was also Deer Foot,
famous long distance runner in his day
Twenty years ago he ran 1lH miles and
80 yards in ! hour, and 10 miles in 80
minutes % seconds Those are records
which have never been broken. 4 grand
son of Chief Red Jacket from the Cattar-
angus reservation will he here in few
days. Chief JACK, of the Tuscaroras,
delegate TO the grand council; Chief Silver
Heels, Of the Senacas; four squaws, one
maiden and one young brave made up the
rest of the party, all dressed like good
Americans When they are settled in
their camp the women will be dressed in
buckskins ornamented with porcupine
quills and bead work and make baskets
and bead ornaments Their teepes and
stockaded round house are constructed of
bark and elm poles, Just as the Six Nation
tribes lived when Columbus landed on
American soil
The national commission resumed bust
ness. holding a prosracted secret session.
As western member expressed it, "There
was good big family row, and it rs no
body's business but our own" Director
General Davis was summoned to appear
before the commission and explain the
modus operandi of conducting his end of
the exposition. Secret session with the
commission is good deal like secret ses-
sion with the United States senate. The
business done leaks out. The commission
ers adopted a resolution declaring that the
rate Of % cents an hour for wheel chair
and guide was exorbtant; that 60 cents
should be the mailman rate with atten-
dant, and pro rata. without an attendant
The whole matter was referred to the
Judiciary committee. Then after a warm
debate the Sunday question was postponed
to next Tuesday.
The council of Administration was in
session most of the day trying 30 fix a
minimum of daily expenditure for the en-
position. Leaving out the bureau of music
the council figured that the exposition
could not be run short of SIC, 900 day and
the Columbian guards must be kept down
to 1900. This was the decision of the
council. 1t is impossible to reduce the
daily operating expenses of the fair to 49,
600, in spite of the hard work in that di-
rection by the council
Rev. John T. James, of Virginia, who
smashed the whisky exhibit of Sir John
| Powers in the Agricultural building on
the Fourth of July, get off easily IN Jus,
tice Porter's court The prisoner refused
| to make any statement and acted so queer
| ly that the justice allowed the charge Of
| malicious mischief to be changed to that
of disorderly conduct. He then fined the
reverend vandal S25. Mr.. James declared
he would so to jail and pose as a martyr
of the demon drink. Then the justice re
mitted the fine.