New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-17


THE STATE CAPITOL.
Indian Day was An innovation this year among
the various days OF ceremonial apart III the
State Of New-York. and it was novel IN conception.
While this Observance. on June % was the first It
also marks the last OF the kind he celebrated for
It Is not believed there viii again be any occasion
10 call together the tribes of FIVE nations. This
meeting marked the opening of the New-York
State Museums separate department devoted to
Indian curostics
The gathering of the tribes was the idea of A. G.
Richmond OF Canandasua. y. Y. Secretary Melvil
Dewey Of the Board Of Regents and Mrs Harriet
Maxwell Converse. who has had the largest share
OF making the recent large additions to the States
collection. The plan formulated rather hastily
in order 10 bring the chiefs. sachems and head
women" to the capital the date Of the an
nual convccation The first invitations sent out
were printed with black ink on cards but then L
was said BY Mrs. Converse that invitations Ind
fans should be printed In red INK white cards
for not even white letters red cards would
please the red men, White signifies peace and red
on white that all animosity is at an end. which it
was desirable to typify invitation to a
gathering where peaceful surrender OF the
ancient wampum belts to be made
The first set of invitations were engraved TO read
that the six nations asked to attend the
council. but II considered by the ones organiz-
Ing the party that only the five tribes should be in
vited. leaving out the Tuscaroias because this
tribe did not enter the confederacy until after the
wampum belts in question were out OF use and
consequently they did not have any interest In
their ownership
The day before the assembling at Albany Mrs
Converse visited Buffalo and commenced 20 gather
together the tribes, represented by their chiefs
Her next stop was at Syracuse. At the former
place she collected :he Cattaraugus Tonawanda
Salamanca and Seneca Indians and at the lat
ter she was Joined by the Onondagas. Cayugas
onedas and two delegates OF the St Regis Mo
hawks. The Central Railroad had volunteered
Them free passage, and the train arrived about
noon a. Albany on June % There were forty-Gve
IN the party. and motley throng they composed
most OF them being in costumes remote I'm STYLE
from those seen in cities
One chief Of the Onondagas wore a leather gar
ment and upon his checks daubs Of brilliant
pant Another bore upon his head display Of
eagle feathers which ended ia a trail extending
Gown his back one little fellow who accom-
panied his father q guest OF the state wore a n
eh'te indian costume. and carried in mis- Htte
brown hand bow and arrow
a representative Of the Albany Historical and
An society was accompanied by his wife and
Nn"e 'he Indians were at their rcpast she held the
efea, granddaughter of Chief Brandt who aided
me Americans in the War Of the Revolution when
ne led the Mohawks. The nu,-brown infant OF two
4ohhs was the centre OF attraction Her mothers
name is Mrs Loft
''er the dinner and a ride OF several miles about
vac cty The Indians were met by a REPRESENTATIVE
W., we regents at the northern door Of the Capitol
men The Rev. Dr. Walton W Battcrshau had
yeu ana hidden the chiefs welcome to the city |
Z '" Paige. OF Schenectady made an address on
:. 'e VI me "arnpum belt which was "A novelty
- many OF The Indians. for II is doubtful If one |
a, 80 "a mem ever seen such belt the use
"em eating back from the days before Amer /
ago N'9 an" d nan
'Oheatona nhe Rev. Thomas la Forte) was the
oo,,.. INA" 10 speak. and he explained about the
A, t"ey' Sachem Hodvehioah Chester Law !
spsah" prefer Of the United States was the next
,s,,, ne spcke for the Senecas and Cayugas |
hoo -. VI the code OF law used by the Indians and
The la, settlement OF the State had changed H. |
WIS., 70 speak was Chief Hagaahgursh Crush |
"our OF departure - ''0
The Resa,,
which viii ~, nave established fine collection. |
a.r.r -, 80" AID the study Of the Indian and show |
Sasd 4, "a" books could the utensils which were |
- !" the hunt and I'm the csnp ,oya,ha, ,,,h
10 ,n,..s1 VI their manufacture The exhibition |
hold ar,,.' ~ Dr. comprehensive While house |
making it, ana snpWn near 4 Will be the tool used
VTs were sharpenaad, hc Instruments by which such
400 ~; and the one his T yea moe 10y
additions b sum which would 20 far in making |
Sarnerea" men would be los 10 the s.afe II not
mas owned az fa GpGe For many years the state
vas Sp mas been located in Cicologcai Hail II
vas knou,, nucleus 10 begin work with. When Il
aei. ssnn mat it desirable TO make a com
eontributsd Z. IN a Sc ,1re building many persons
this rnsnn eneir collections outright and II
n30N mat me state secured more than
srine gUSsTt9n Is under the direc charge of su
| % the ton a. r. j. H. Merrill ard can he found
| reacbp hoor or the Capitol al the rear. II can
Ssnsncaned by an elevator which runs for the con-
eeolossc., oi ,he state library. The curios Of the
! Nher III rooms will be removed until the
e NAM " es Is housed. and It is believed twice
asugh there arc al a. present will be required al.
kom 'e ''o" several hundred feet of shelf |
Mir, os case al the head OF the stairs in the
| Mol . nsnt OF the great glass dome over the |
| te s,nnaJe are TWO skulls OF Indians who !
iore" company OF other braves who bave gone be-
BE- youd me pain where the fat bufYaloes are
| ns,s iound IN abundance. At LEAST they should be
sss v cy this time II Indian help IL Of avail for
No., we're provided ex ,eliently for a long and haz-
a Sous trip with plenty Of food and arrows much
hss, starts on for journey 20 the Klondike. |
70 thn eads slope al the forehead. and this gives
s s snem decidedly ferocious look so that, taken
injunction with the nendish masks and toma-