The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-08
FOUR DAYS EXERCISES

Pawnee Chieftain.
Made Him Haul Down Spanish
Flag in Kansas.
- N September 20. 27. % and 20.
the one hundredth anniver-
liz sary of the unfurling OF the
American flag on Kansas soil
will be celebrated at the old
county.
It's expected that hundreds of peo-
pie from all parts Of the state will at
/ tend this event. The railroads have
made a one fare rate, and the pro-
gramme, which was announced today,
contains the names Of some of the
most distinguished citizens Of the state.
The following is the programme:
/ WOmnnss Day-Septen1be 26, 0 a. m.
President of the day, Mrs. J.. d. Nc
Farland, president OF the Woman's
Kansas Day club.
Brown, president Kansas Federation of
Womanss Clubs.
Good Citizenship''-Mrs c. E.
Adams national ex-president Woman's
Address Mrs. Albert H. Horton.
representating Mrs. Donald Mclean,
president general Daughters American
Revolution.
p. m.
Address-Afrs. Lee Monroe, repre-
senting Kansas Equal Suffrage associa-
| ton.
Addresa-Rev. Edith Hill Booker, in
behalf of Kansas Woman's Christian
/ Temperance union.
Address=Annie L. Diggs, president
Woman's Kansas Press association.
Address-Mrs. Cora G. Lewis, re-
sponse for the Woman's Kansas Day
| club.
Grand Army Day-septenber ~.
Fifth District Reunion.
Captain Patrick H. Coney, depart
ment commander of Kansas president
of the day
"A Comrades Talk to Comrades''-
John 3. Maxon. department comman-
der. state of Nebraska
1he Grand Army of the Republic
It's Attachments and Its Mission
Captain Coney.
Patriotisrn,;-c. E. Adams. ex-de-
partment commander of Nebraska
Address--Hon. W. a. Calderhead,
member Of congress.
Historical Day at Pawnee-septembe
2ss 1906.
1.-THE White Mans Foot in Kansas
l7John 3. Dunbar, of Bloomfield, N. T.
The Pawnees as I Knew Them
James r. Meade. OF Wichita.
SA1dfe1CieTS ana incidents OF the
Plains VIM. ID. Conn s.ley, Of To-
peka
The First Two Years of Kansas
Geo. ". Martin.
Bysorder Of state superintendent +
L. DayhoH. in all the public schools Of
Kansas one hour each will be devoted
to the story ofsPflxe ard the Flag. Fri
day afternoon, September IS, 1906
three hundred thousand school chill
ldren in every township in Kansas thus
t9RfjHQ in f1a >
PaWnee village.
Pixies IDay-septenber 90.
E. W. Hoch.
AddressAGomer T. Davies. Con-
Address-w c. Postlethwaite. Jew
ell City.
What the Meeting Commentaries.
The flag raising in which Zebuion
! Montgomery Pike participa ted is about
the first thing in Kansas history that
the people Of this state are JUSTIFIED in
Dragging about. Prior to Pixies little
adventure the state didn't have any
history to speak of
It was in the year 1906. The United
states had just acquired Louisiana by
! purchase from France. The trade had
been made sight unseen The gov
eminent didn't know what it had
bought, and wanted to find out 1t
also had an idea that Spain was get
/ Ting 4ASCiL OH LOO 1EiSn14Y terms with
the Indians living in this Louisiana
| purchase, and was fixing to make
trouble.
So the government sent Lieutenant
Zebulon Pike with two lieutenants.
one surgeon, one sergeant, two cor
porals, sixteen prlvates and an inter-
prefer to look over the new possession,
and make friends with the Indians.
Pike also took a bunch of thirty In
dams along who had been rescued
from hostile tribes by government
troops, and were anxious to get back
to their own tribes. Pike entered
Kansas about the place where Bourbon
county now is and moved diagonaIly
across the state to Republic county.
Up there he found a big Pawnee vii
lage. The Pawnees were inclined to
be friendly, but they insisted that Pike
turn around and go back. They said
they had promised the Spaniards not to
let the Americans go any further. Pike
told the Indians that he didn't care
a rap what the Spaniards wanted, and
that If anybody tried to stop him he
would cut down the voting population
Of the Pawnee tribe very materially.
! It is evident that Pike was a good
buffer, for after handing out his def
ance to 400 Indian warriors, he noti-
fed the chief of the tribe, one Carac-
terish, that the Spanish flag which
hoated over the chiefs door would
have to come down, and the stars and
stripes go up in its place. Further
more, he demanded that the red and
yellow emblem Of Spain be brought
and laid at his feet.
Caracterish was not much inclined
to comply with this request, because
Spain had just sent an expedition OF
$50 mounted men into that region, and
naturally Caracterish concluded that
Spain was big enough to tie to. But
after thinking the thing over. the chief
decided to avoid trouble by handing
the Spanish flag over IN exchange fol
the stars and stripes.
Having completed his bluff. Pike
gave the Spanish flag back to the
j. PaWnees. but told them not to hans