The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-01
NOW FOR THE FOURTH
Yang Seattle to Speak at the
Home of His Ancestors.
= DELANEY CHOSEN ORATOR
o6acfsI Programme Of the Grand
celebration Completed - sThe
observation-disclosures March,"
!. I. DELANEY CHOSEN ORATOR

~ ID the features for the Fourth OF
| - nane will attract more attention and
ssss more genuine interest than the ora
- q DC delivered by Matthew Pitcanurn
800 granduephew OF Chief Seattle
- rrsztsst and most powerful friend the
10 pioneers OF Puget sound ever had.
r.is : son OF John Seattle, a venerable
1.rser OF the Duwamisn tribe, who ia
- alive and lives on the Puyaliup res
cSzEioa-
-.s,sad 70 an invita- ton from the people az
r-seago through Mayor George Z. Swift
= srsak IN that city on the nations
-x.sest holiday, but the thought that he
800 Ike 10 make his maiden effort in
- city which bears his family name
s..,ssd him TO change his mind, and thus
- that the people Of this city viii have
- opportunity of listening To perhaps
~ snartest full-bIooded young Indian In
at Northwest
Tat old expression. straight as an ar
rxs may be httingly applied to this
.aaag man, over whose head eighteen
| s.1rs have passed lie is not tall how
sssr but mentally and otherwise he
..les up for tine defect, II IL may be so
armed After conversing with him IL is
a1rd 10 think he Is so young, for his
rxuserg, language and actions Indicate
| ske mature mind.
Matthew p. Seattle has wealth of coal
| h.xck hair that parts Clearly at the side
| 4 his head. His forehead shows INTEL
| kerual strength, and overtops eyes that
. sre black and brimfll of fire. His cheek
. aaes are prominent, but not to the
utsnt noticeable among some OF the
s15es OF the Sound country. Were IL not
~ the fact that his color, eyes and hair
ia Of the Indian blood. IL would be i'm
| sasxble to detect IL otherwise. He seems
| : have lost the characteristics Of the
. ssor.ginaI tongue. and speaks the purest
| Esgiish.
Al the present time young Seattle is a
| ra5ent In the classical course at the Ia
ssna high school and would be graduated
. d another year. He has changed his
rlnd. however, and will enter the state
ussgsrsIty this fall.
This most interesting and rare type of
he higher class Indian was born on the
payallup reservation In regular Indian
atspse" made OF bark and mating. The
eater pole OF this novel dwelling was an
I'D spruce tree. and the poles that held
fhs covering Of the bark and mating radi-
s,sd outward. giving a diameter on the
sreand OF from ten 10 twelve feet. The
nsages Of time have removed the last
ysstlge Of this abode OF royalty, but the
cd tree. somewhat disfigured, still rears
~ head TO the ever recurring wet and dry
ssasoas Here ulso was born young Sc
slte's older brother, dead now @ bout four
years, and his sister. called 'tenas,"
Meaning little girl The Puget sound In
dams are great people for wandering
sseat from place to place. putting up
taslr queer looking tents, tt such they
nay be called. al moments notice, only
% take them down as quickly and move
Aaf- unnHarffalfV rn1da cannes
fsrng seattle's father was no exception
| . the rule, and for several years he fire.
taently made trips all over the Sound,
aways accompanied by his little son
Matthew.
when Matthew was years old his moth
n. who was a member of the Yakima tribe,
eii. The family. however. got along in
ne quiet. easy way SO characteristic OF
The Indian. In 1883. when Mathew was
yars old, he was placed In the govern
nsnt school at the Puyailup reservation.
Fran the very beginning he took a great
interest In his studies and made remark
abe progress. When he was learning the
alphabet he was IN the habit OF taking his
primer home and in company with
Tenas'' would sit down on the ground ana
E1ay as II his life depended on acquiring
he English language in a moment. lie
would pronounce the letters to his little
sister. and she would call them back 20
In In this way he combined the two ex-
Ferisncss OF being taught and teaching.
Ienas' was even brighter than her
brother, and although n mere child, she
knew all the letters Of the alphabet and
could read little when she suddenly died.
is feature worth mentioning that
aaan Seattle took no stock in the great
medicine man." so there was no pow-wow
ia' The purpose of driving away evil
spirits.
10 lll young Seattle finished his first
course az the reservation school. which
hcuded training in all the common
branches. He was not satisfied. however,
ana took post graduate course. which in
siHdsd algebra English literature. book
see3ng, and rhetoric. An opportunity pre-
ssa'ed itself In 1899 for him TO go TO thu
sscona high school, and without hesfta-
u0a ne accepted IL. He entered the clas-
s@ai course. and would have been grad
sa'ed next year II hs had refrained from
e,eFing the state university.
While at the Tacoma SCHOOL young Seat
- eeeame intimately acquainted with a
sVahs man named Chris Bradley. They
.eams greatly interested n Tie literary
~se'y, which met every Friday evening
"a AZ which debates were had on cues
Nto NdEs lOIfG seattle CLIO very
sh as dehator. and from that became
csspy interested in ora,ory. In company
ss'n Dis bosom friend. Bradley. he would
= Up INTO the tower or the school build
eoe'ent.
VIA ue genuine Western progressive
80 much In contrast with the inclina-
as o. his native race. he conceived the
VI lecture tour. He began active
- preparing his lectures. choosing the
5eels The Northwest Country" life
e. characteristics OF the Indians"
s'spects OF the Indians" and "The In
p--,ss lie Is. In the midst Of this work
fAs~es proposed that Seattle speak at
g. on the Fourth of July. Seattle
-sot the matter over. and came 10 the
! a. ne would Ike the task. even II
80 appear Ike large undertaking.
.-aey wrote as follows 10 Nayor Swift:
10 me Honorable Mayor Of Chicago
w. eI; Please let me know whether
pa,-ss" 49, Ike a Western orator for tho
| 49, OF July IN chicago. / have q
hss, 'ae youthful chief OF the P5Iyauup
a. Who VIII be IN Chicago on that
- v. ne contemplate making tour OF
A. -. - IN company with myself. AMI I
49,, S VII be pleased 20 be az the dis
esss :. tae Chicago people and address
- you assign him. Desiring con
v.Aaoa aud an early reply"
a. swift seemed pleased with the
sa-s.s - submitted the proposition 20 tho
- ssee on or2tions. Not long after
r. seA'te received n letter from Chics-
$500 mat the committee would be
49, 20 nave MS errN ices. The young
49, eota!ned letters ~ recommendation
e.. sasor Orr. % Tacoma: Gov. Nc
So Mayor Phelps. % Seattle; Mayor
So % Port Townsend. II n James.
a. a.ehGent % tho Tacoma schools.
u. =. t'rice. seert' airy OF state.
s,- - nearly perfected RS plans 20
eoss,usa9s Chicago when he came 70 the
..ss~S4on that he hal rather mako his