The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-09
Pioneers of Washington Gather in
Good Fellowship.
FUND RAISED TO ERECT HALL
Judge McGfi.ra speaks on "ffghtfnS
Indians and Fighting SPANISH
Jadge Cam ON "Primitixe Jus
tees" Col. Proxxer ON "Fioneer
Homes.- Mr.. Ferguson on sPto-
aeer Politics"-Nr. Meany's Paper.


gathered yesterday to enjoy that hearty
fellowship and good cheer which comes
with breaking bread between friends and
nesshbors. Although many OF th1se as
semb!ed at the picturesque site OF what Is
] 10 be the future home Of the society live
miles apart. they are stiIl neighbors from
the fact that when they opened avenues Of
commerce and erected human aabtations
in the wilderness OF the Puget sound eoun-
try, settlers were frequently separated by
more than days travel ana stin regarded
themselves as neighbors The pioneers.
after listening TO an Interesting and schol-
ariy paper by Prof. Z. S. Meany on '"The
Passing of the Red Man. did full justice
| 30 the tempting array OF edibIes spread ON
generously wide tables, and then comfort
| ably seated themselves TO listen TO rern.-
| niscences and narratives from those cho-
| sen to I'll out the remainder OF the pro-
| gramme Judge John j. McGilvra, the
| president OF the association. was called up
| On by Toas,maeter James +. McEroy TO
| speak on Fighting Indians and Fighting
| spanlards." Judge Thomas HI Cam de-
hvered most interesting talk on Print
tive Justice" telling a number OF pointed
anecdotes. Col W. F. Prosser paid a trib-
ute TO the pioneer women In responding to
the toast THE Pioneer Homes while f.
G. Ferguson. OF Snohomish discussed In
| an interesting vein Pioneer Politics"
In his Grafton. Prof. Meany said:
When civilized man first touched the
/ q n~Iz Id 4 arf
/ ca, ne found upon the soil numerous hui
man beings. who soon became known as
Indians. because Columbus supposed that
4 ne had found the lands OF gems and spices
| As otner explorers and coionixers came
| In contact with these natives OF the new
| world. they called them red men. savages.
| that il Is really quite as incongruous 10
| say Africans OF China as It is to say In
dams of America and realizing also the
| faiiacy OF calling human beings red men
| who are not red. or calling them savages
who are barbarians chose the word
aoorigine 70 designate the native who oc-
capied the lana when the white man came
"As knowledge of these natives expand
ed 1t was found that they resembled each
other only IN their physical form. Leav-
ing out the Carihs OF the West Indies the
| natives may be divided into two grand dl-
visions:
by far the most advanced OF the
American aborigines were the sun-worshgp-
Ing Mexicans and Peruvians. aud closely
allied 10 them were the Puehlos and cliff
jewellers OF New Mexico, Arizona and
southern California. These men had made
considerable progress toward civilization.
excelling all other natives of the new word
They TILED and irrigated the soil. devei-
eped architecture, knew and put 10 use
some facts of astronomy. developed a
crude sculpture. built magnificent roads
serviceable bridges and Notifications, and
had begun even TO enlhaim literature in
their hierogiyphic writings.
'IT.-Beiow the -worsh!pers may be
grouped all the other natives, though they
occupied various stages OF ethnic culture
These may he CLASSIFIED from language diff
fereDces into four general groups.
'Efrst-The AlgonkiGs were the most
numerous, extending from Kentucky to
Hudson hay and from the Atlantic TO the
Mississippi river In this group are found
the famous NarraEansetts ard the Mohi-
gans. They were intensely warlike. lived
In wigwams covered with bark. skins or
reeds. practiced agriculture IN s rude way,
h'lt lived chiefly by hunting ana fishing.
Through their lands came the heaviest and
most aggressive immigration Of white men,
which has made theif history most lnti-
mately connected with our own.
! 'Second-The Iroquois occupied lands in
the heart OF the Aigonk!n territory. These
| pal tribes called the Five Nations'-Mo-
| hawks. onedss, Cnondagas. Cayugas and
| Senecas Later they were Joined by the
| Tuscaroras from North Carolina and then
| became known as The Six Nations These
| natives lived In p2il,s96ed villages south
| or lakes t-ftA ana OHtAffD- and called
| themselves the Tcrg House
! ''Third-Thr southern group comprised
: five loose c0nfe,ler aCles~t' y sTokees. Chick
! asaws Choctaws Creeks AMI Sergnoles
| Eeighbors. were fairy good asTicuifurists
| ard have assumed the rural and mechanic
| arts Of the white-fnen more completely than
| any other group. one OF these confedera-
| c.es-the CEerckee-has invented an alpha
! bet % It's own. ms very fortunate In re-
: ceivluc net long since n brief history -
/ fnN - M 70 II al
! Mckee 90 TRhleqush. she daughter ~ Col.
! q - tsllgT. one q onr honorcd pioneers.
! Mrs. Nrkec's sketch IL as follows:
The Cherokee Alphabet.
The Cherokee alphabet Was invented
| by George Guess. - Ssqaoyah. Chero-
| keN. During the ws- Z iS12 many wears
| before the CheFo<eps IN grated - the IN
i d an Territory. Se'fUoyah carried written
othtr. M fa4iy Discovered that ore or
f3rer cou3 'tuGers aaa tire message - A.
o'Rer ~ he l.t~ marks On the paper
After much thouEhg. o. his par: NJ
evolved an a'rhsb<. = s5rhtv-s.x }stte-s
/ or charscters-~frr each r1STa-'sr represents
/ . svt,ahl4. or rornrz~ati9r % o,,~ letters
These were noe cor1a.rtrd untji 1901 ar lsss
II the meantime Ae fkuSAt them - his
daughter. ara thnv 1ftea communicated
w.th each Other rs w-<fti0r The other
Tr8l4~s 49, nat hal.crT n tA'x writing ard
fNoUEHt S~cunvaA made rs laughter u0-
de~st4~H ~ some 1cc0it VoWcr- ~s hav
vut hir' or trial for w'tchcraf,- SoquoyaA
daughter wss taken - some distant place.
ar3 several messages were dir-a'e7 q her
which she wrote down. kesen he~ 81
rarf0e r,en-. the fner who dictated fna
put him ~ :r'al fNr wttrhe~Hf.. S<0uova1
, who Immediately raa7 20 ;aem what thev
~ 2f5 This CONVINCED them ~ t5e trGth
and yAe characters were 'Ssn sa8zht
tsroyxA he nation. The Cherokee nation
= the only ore that Ass an "A 'vsAshet - 3.S
oan. the others use ~ English Tire Cha~-
okee Aavooa:e IS the osfrial orwan - tne
nation Neither me ALPHABET ny the Ia~-
rriaEe "a tzuEh: IN the Sc1oC's 50 T. VIII
rrlv ~ a matter ~ = few generations rrl-
e. :. tecaFres obsolete Z; : q very an
rmi. language 20 learn ~ account af the re-
cent have been tod ~ s~ve~ai Cher
KEGS that uni@Ss Il "a ,~sr~~@ AZ a cblt
T. ! fYanoSSfhle % master g completely.
Seewovah carsa N~c-1 fSecrE:a originally
"r>squ~fh-T11e -1aks5sN. - Sioux Ssn1iiv
~ere wanderers. Tesv occupied fcF Chs
s-7s@s part re lard WeSt ~ ne " 1ssi ssspSi
river A. frss they wandered an foot b's,
ss~. horses tNaf ezscS aed from he STaniz-sa~
rnu.:irsiea rapidly critic Western pralsssD