The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-06
THE INDIAN REUNION.
Chief Moses Has Invited All His
5000 People to Yakima.
OLD CHIEF JOSEPH SENT FOR.
Nnny OF the Warriors Have Lined
ScaIps-Moses and Joseph Have
Fought Battles With the Whites.

North Yakima. Oct 5.-Special.--It is al
legged that a ruuo- has besn circuiates that
Yakima can not care for the crowds desir-
ing to visit the fair from Tacoma Seattle
and Spokane The executive committee
this evening stated that the report was
unfounded. Plenty OF rooms have been Sc
cured. nearly all the private houses IN the
city having agreed 10 care for visitors.
and increased facilities al the hotels are
being secured.
A delegation OF Cmatllla Indians arrived
this afternoon, making e,even distinct
tribes now represented. -Four thousand
Indians are in the city waiting for the
fair
The exhibits 50 far are simply magnif-
cent and or great variety, new ones ar
irving daily. The band OF Eskimos ar
rived today from Seattle.
There never has been such crowd to-
gether at one time in the county as Will De
here next week, particularly on Tuesday
and Wednesday, when the big excursion
from the Sound will be in evidence
There Will be a pleasant surprise IN
store for those who come expecting TO
see poor races, either on the part OF the
blooded and fancy-named horses or those
owned by the Indians. Among the latter
are some remarkably swift runners. and
careful training has put them in line con-
dition They are longer winded, as
men. Last night one of them ran four
miles in one heat. making better time on
the last quarter than on the nrst
The Indians are very impatient Tor the
fair to commence. They are here IN
large numbers, and new arrivals are COM
ing in daily. Chief Moses is the center
OF attraction. and will be very prominent
at the fair and jubilee. 1t is expected
there will be 100 or 5000 Indians here.
Upon Wednesday Moses, the big chief
of all the Indians who inhabit the banks
Of the Columbia river, went into an at
torney's office in this city, with view TO
having his will made. While there he
made a statement which he desired 10
have perpetuated in that document as
his history. 1t was so interesting and IN
structive that herewith is sent the state
ment as given by him. as near as ms
language could be interpreted by Charley
Ike. his interpreter:
sAIv name" said the chief lis Moses
Half-Sun. was born in the region known
as Moses Coolee. When / was a young
man all of the Indians living between the
Cascade and Rocky mountains were al
ways engaged in great wars. They were
killing each other and stealing from each
other. My father was then chief, and at
one time brought all the other chiefs and
all the other Indians together at the place
where the Yakima river runs into the Biz
river (the Columba). and there all OF
them stayed for four suns. My father
made a law that any one that would night
and steal and kill should be punished. and
after that they stopped doing bad, and
were good.
When was young man was a great
warrior-that was before my father made
the law / used 10 kill and scalp. but never
afterward. except when fought the Whlte
people for Kamiakim. / was very sharp
when | was a young fellow. ! was shot
II here all over, DlI
they never killed me. When my father
died Kamiakm was the big chief and
then the Indians started war mat was
away long time ago. When the white peo-
pie came they fought the Indians about
the land and they all got nearly beat. ka-
maxim got scared and came 10 me and
hired me 10 be a warrior for him. He gave
me a whole lot of horses. We started
war here and whipped most or the SOL
diers. We kept fighting the soldiers right
here at Toppenish on the little river that
runs into the big river and drove them
down TO The Dalles. Then we quit and
came back, and after that / was good and
peaceable | went back to Washington
CITY and | saw the president. l SAID:
President [ came back here TO see you,
for have been a great warrior, ana nave
come with clean water to wash the blood
OFF and when go back Will be clean FOR
evermore' and so l came back, and | was
better in my mind after that towards the
white people. and love the white people
all the time ever since and VIII until
die.
Joseph. Of the Nez Perces. was war
rior long. many years ago. Just as was
a warrior. He "a no relation of mine, but
some Of my people married his people. and
! said 10 the president and Gen. Howard:
Il ct me take Joseph. and I will take him
in my arms just like child and the
president said all right and Gen How
ard said ALI right and so l took Joseph
and I kept him. Joseph Is coming
down here TO the fair with some OF his
people | have sent for him since l came
here so many people want TO see him. |
want 70 meet all OF my people here at Yak
ina al the fair: we have all come down
10 do that. My people number about 9Ico.
All OF them are not on the reserva ton.
but they are coming In all the time. /
have not counted them, but there viii be
very many of them here n the fair; all
the Indians coming from all around In
d'en men have been sent out 10 tell them
all 10 come in and have a good time; that
Moses and Joseph want to see them, and
old men who have not seen each other
since they chased the buffalo together
long. many years ago Will come here 10
see one auother-mayb for the last time
too. and we are going 10 have a big time
All the old customs and dances viii be
given such as white people never seen
before.
- have q little money every year, but
give & 70 the poor people among nv
people and the ola people that can't see
any more and can't wax any more. / give
Il - them first. When I an dead. some
one whom l pick out Will be chief. jus,
as have been. but they Will not have the
I bullet marks and kn.fs marks and t0fna-
/ hawk marks on them that Noses Ha.C-Sun
has"
The Indians under the guidance II
Moseg. are certainly eDdesVorinK to have
an Indian jubilee that VIII outstr.D any
/ that has probably occurred IN the country
i before. There are already : COZ OF the IN
o-ans here. and many more win come IN
I before the commencement of the fair The
/ indian jubilee vii take Place or Tuesday
and Wednesday. the second and third 6a,-
+ ~ the fair the Sth and e-h This certainly
/ viii be fair opportunity for everybody
/ Vho IS Interested IN these romantic peop,o
/ - SEA them and study them before me
new era 81 civilization now dawninr urog,
/ iaem changes them from the warrior 20
/ tae ordinary copper co,ored Indian
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