The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-15
For. Rupert Indians Give Cere-
monial Dances in Seattle.
ANNUAL TRIBAL PoTtATcH.
s-~nwurste season of Idle Hflartty
"a Good Feeling ut Madison
pnrh-sauare of Dirty Canvas for
stage and All Outdoors for u
Dressing Room - The Canntbal
Ds.ee the Growing Triumph.

An aboriginal harvest home was cele-
S~.,sd Al Madison park yesterday by IG
,ralans Of the Fort Rupert. Vancouver
.sanS. tribe The Indians. kioo;chmans.
unpooses. old men and warriors. have
sesn picking hops IN the yards south of
little, and the celebration WAS III thanks
gsying for the end CT a season OF arduous
bker.
No being on earth Is go unaltarably OPP
onsea to hard work as the average Indian,
Ard therefore the fact that the Fort Ru-
neY, delegation pulled of the FIRST event
a. the annual tribal potiaich yesterday 20
inaururs:e season Of Idle nliarity an4
spoa feeling is uot strange incidentally
Ske s..ashes made little side money for
themselves by allowing their hosts. the
citizens OF Seattle and the pale face strau-
ms within her gates to occupy reserved
sxats at the performance foE q cousdera-
asu
The dusky actors had brought with them
In their big canoes from iheir PARKWAY
home large sock OF stage properties IN
the shape Of gayly striped and brilliantly
eoserst blankets. gorgeous head dresses,
rudey carved portable totem POLES and red
ra.nt. They even had SCENERY. drop cur
tain and the largest dressing room on the
American continent The performance in
GUIDED various remarkable dances ann
pagsn ceremonies. and taken IA a whole
he show was "a quite creditable perform
Actors Not Amateurs.
Fort Rupert Is al the extreme northern
end Of Vancouver island, opposite Alert
bay so the Indian. are not, strictly speak
iaS Alaska Indians, though commonly 50
called. They are not unknown IL fame.
fer about fourteen years ago big band og
them mace Il tour OF Europe. exhibiting
their customs iu all the chief cities They
ykrs also at the Worlds fair in 1853 at
chtcago, and are now negotiating with
thS.r former manager for Il trip 10 the
Psfis exposition. So II 10 amateur
performance shat Was gwen yesterday. In
fAci, there was hat about the whole which
Indicated the guidance Of master hand
Some one mas said that the highest ex-
pfession Of art Is in what i leaves to the
in2g.nasln or something Ike that. Won
desful artists. those Indians. for every-
fhng they dld was sketChy In the extreme.
having full sway to imagination Iet IL
vas ali fanciful and picturesque. The
eceaery consisted 81 the landscape and
3 big piece IF white canvas. wherein !" As
PAINTED a representation Of what, with the
help OF tho iInax tlan and few nts
from the interpreter, could be readily seen
Ing Down sron heaven and iIuckiog up
tsom the Vastly deep terrible three head
ID sea serpent several sizes too saJgs for
tie thunder bird.
ms IS another evidence that the sea
Nrpeut does live. Ior the great CHIEF in-
tayme1 hIs white brothers that the draw
M was made practically from life. though
h fld Rot say he. many bottles or am
senla. pain killer aud lemon extract con-
Esbuted 10 The artists muse.
sThe sheet wearing the before mentioned
csylce was stretched ~ sort Of back
ssnand for the sage. which was the grassy
ARIA u he ball ground. TIE dressing
rom consisted o: all outdoors 10 the rear
CT the she-t. The drop curtain was clever
managed by two Indians who wore extra
large blankets When an actor rtcev we'd
bis cue he walked in a STOPPING sture
from The dressing room, screened fton The
audience by The two Indians. who. as he
ADVANCED walked backward with tAcir
Markets outs.retched before hsIn, step
ping lightly aside as he assumed his pose
This plan offers posi- otlities 70 those Sha
have experienced difficulties with the drop
curtain at private amateur taeatf!cals.
DR. Q. W. Holmes says OF It 1t com
monty sticks somewhere. then a small hoy
h aelega ed 20 walk out and puli Il back,
Which be does FLUSHING Violently.
Great Chief Explains.
The great chief. Tom Wilson, addressed
the audience In his native tongue. explain
ing each feature of the programme after
II had been presented. When the head
Interpreter. Henry Buier, translated the
chiefs ks "A German I'm the audience
complained OF der OK before der cart
arrangement Of announcing thing after
u had happened. The managers of the
festivities promised to remedy this fault
at toaay's Performance by having a first
class "spaier" 10 explain and announce
erything In loud voice
Eighty warriors opened the bali with a
war dance executed with spirit and with
striking variations II Is THIS dance that
y supposed - work up the courage az the
indians who would atghting go and Ia
inspire them with the most savage feroc-
ny and thirst fog blood Perhaps this was
why e2odiy portion or The audience
drioslee away long before the dance was
over
social dance, "a species 81 ''siwash"
cnadrlile. followed IN. war dance. both
men snd women participating The mus
:, furnished by some very fair voices, a
erum AMI humorous sticks. very closely
IeseGgeied Spanish waltz
Next c2ma ihs grand event ~ the 1Dy
the ca0nlhRt dance. II Is said that these
indians We're formerly canniha}s AZ
hene 4 is th*tt custonn - have their tes-
INVITES at might around bpge Camp rreS
ana n tat~ particular jfAuce the cauribsl
se'Ses his vitttg1 aud auCiS hissi !r;o lc3e
N Tile ground - lee roasted alive hong
!a4@ t;s Indicate the great GasFth Cf The
E. j. attached IL tie Nicttu. and al the
a.ai1as 3a'te - 3la% bie' forth As ~
sPi'eafs q rs ns14tis seen that Isis head
esess arg ctTt9.iES aT" oo fire. ARA he l.
sNuhgufss'''l srti.s great sscitsfueTt.
sanuthaI Was Most Fierce.
festefiey t'r conditions of S5n2e ana
pace We sIt0 Is - preclude the hole
III re gEuuN3 ftaTETe. cat 'he tauctbs1
"ss tuerr "lt1 HtfAtuE uu hCr patu& and
par - stek1ty &hr}fset bathing TRUNKS
Al t1e l"ffs-s euse&yoTe3 to rcstrala
Rim. oat bis appetite fnv heu'au arsh MSS
81 S'en f1tt he creke away at made 3
I~S@ foT the audience. KuAetluE N's feefh
l'sh.f.H S,<ea small boys. vho wcro
,essa oH 1ey = the geuce saw
PIN s&n.~ s: fHei- 1.3t~-FfrH ard u4eup{-
sea 80 rAwar3 WITH yeH
ne r*''i"al 'tssl n i0ade ~ dive ~ the