The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-03
INDIAN JUBILEE IN YAKIMA.
Four Thousand R-dshin Hoppickrrs in Town
Queer Characters Present.

From the Portland Oreoonfan.
NORTH YAKIMA Wash. Sept. 21.-The Indian
Jubilee met to-day and made further
arrangements for the big celebration to be held
at the close OF the hoppicking season. A barbe-
cue WAS decided upon, and contracts made for
three bcevcs and i. 200 loaves of bread. The In
dions assure the committee that there will be
700 horses ready to enter the races. Another
feature of the occasion will be a baseball game
between the Ellensburgs and the Yakimas for a
purse of $50. The concessions have all been
sold. and the merchants have subscribed attrac.
tive prizes for the Indian races, war dances, and
tests of endurance and athletic skill.
sunday was 4 stirring day in Yakima. II is
Indian hoppickers in town. and every one had
from one 10 four horses. The pickers were well
provided idS n Win anG MONEY mn,s for = a box is y S"ing Paid i'd
distursed for this purpose during the month.
The merchants. are reaping a rich harvest. and
on blankets and silk handkerchief. There
was little drunkenness among tho ST.
emboldenod Saturday night that they secured a
key OF beer and some %whiskey and set up a
house. The Sheriff went after them, and madea
couple OF arrests. A hight ensued and the hobos
Inducements and placed ten of them in jail.
They were having a good time before they were
interrupted selling beer at 20 cents for a tin
Chief Moses appeared to-day in one of his most
respl, ndcnt costumes. His hat was the regula-
WV . III t'kli " lllllt WIG CltloOI, eUl-
brllished with eagle feathers and white weasel
skins which are highly priced by the Indians.
shape si's coat and wa" Very 81 lo Siso Il 9'0S %ss trlm saed
VIII beaver. Otter and hundreds, OF 'wea.
s9l sk anS formed pms ,b . fringe from the shonl:
around the, sleeves and along the skirt were
heavy bands, of bright bead%orli. while his
sins We're likewise trimmed lie carried a fan
of eagle feathers and rode n horse. on which
which mISicllly announced his presence.
PEG, $ ,~,allholla, No Shirt, and Captain simp-
a mo,t Tt splq aidH 'T rain s"t ' forS t fts f fnGGinS t hop'
PigkGrs, jubilee, which will be held on Sept, so.
One OF the queer characters here was the head
medicine man of the Yakimas, who is known
among the whites as DR.. salmon, which is tho
backed. old, and deaf. but is greatly vencrated
6y his tribe. He was so covered with furs and
be seen, excepting. .his ancient face. on which
was spread 4 very liberal amount OF red. yellow,
Among lie recent arrivals are James md Steve
Ruben Of he N;ez Perccs. They are most dis.
aIoof from the crowd of First cii,lpzSons'"" al.
though they were interested spectators OF tho
n ,MGyl panorHmH, Their line [siment was studied
armlcts of 81 liver and cnirasses of beads, bones,
t,eth OF wild animals, and shells. shown with
,lie distinguishing eagle feathers. told OF their
When APPROACHED. James Ruben said they
publication, he said they didn't want to have
anything to do with newspaper men. hut later on
he rclentcd and spoke freely about himself and
brother, Hesaid they claimed to be Sioux because
the, whites we're generally afraid of that tribe.
and IN this way they escaped from the inauisi.
tive. but in fact they were representative men Of
the Nrz Perccs. und Md arrived two days before
from The Crow agency in Montana. They had
frcquentl heard about The hop picking gather.
ings and great iuhilecs held in Yakima, but this
was their Hrs; visit. They intended to remain
until the jubilee, and would lend their assist
aHCc in mixing il u success.
Ex.lndian Agent Erwin, when spoken to about
the ltubcns. said that james WAS one oil tho
most influential Indians in the Northwest. He
Was highly educated, aud had travelled through
out the East as a public lecturer, and on ono oc-
casion had en- ertained an audience OF 6,OOO
| people in Boston.