New-York tribune., 1899-05-28
EXPANSION IN MINIATURE.
WESTERN SCHEME FOR A COLONIAL
GREATEST SHOW"
Az EXHIBITION IN WHICH THE PHILIPPINES
AND OTHER ISLAND POSSESSIONS ARE TO BE
REPRESENTED IN IMMATURE. WITH
THEIR PEOPLES ANIMALS.
ANTS ETC
PLANTS. ETC

THEIR PEOPLES ANIMALS.
PLANTS ETC.
,.,no,asnce OF The Boston Transcript
y-nat could he more interesting just at present
,hop 70 gather together. FOR the purpose OF an
ssp1hnoloricai sp exhibition large number of spec-
, mems OF ine fpele sam~the Fiipinos. the Hawai-
ans the Porto Rcsns and the Cu5ana? Every
BODY %oIT esmeHt we're eliminated as far as possible
from he ne erqepresentaton Of these races exactly as
soSy's tssy are found on their native Islands
Tsis IS precisely the scheme that is being
c.Ietiy Inaugurated with practically unlimited cap
;tsi behind Il company headed by million
has oersd to buy the buildings used for the recent
Trans-Nississippi fair fAese. together with the
sxsibition mex, year which might be called the Ex-
position Of Expansion, inasmuch as il VIII be de-
resources. etc, Of the new colonies OF the United
States.
A CONTOUR MAP OF THE PHILIPPINES.
The idea is. in the first place TO present 10 the
sswly acquired islands in the Pacific and Atlantic
This IS to be accomplished in very ingenious and
original way. under the superintendent OF the
eminent artist IN landscape gardening who did
ms 1sS" those Of the cnicago EXPOSITION The arch
pelago Of the Philippines is actually 10 be laid out
the correct dversihcation Of land and water. 1t
NAY be that actual water will be used. SO that
to Mindanao. and among the smaller isles of the
group On the other hand it has been ems suggested @ I'd
represent the water-spaces so that 1t could be
walked upon comfortably and without danger OF
getting wet. Details such as this can easily be
Now. as 10 the islands themselves they are to be
built in as close likeness as possible to the orgi
mails of the great archipelago The large ones such
as Luzon. are very mountainous. and thus will be
cal trees. and plants brought from the South Pa
these fairy Isles But this is by no means all
There will be people on the Islands at all events
their customary huts. and living in all respects as
they do when they are at h9me H9S ony T St
also representatives Of the Aftas-the half-wild,
monkey-like dwarfs of the interior OF Luzon
CUBA AND PORTO RICO.
However exclusive attention is by no means to
be given 10 the Philippines; The Hawaiian group
will be represented in a similar way and Cuoa ana
irors s0 TO see with their own eyes how the Kanaka
lives when he is at home, and what ne does 70
Porto Rican and the Cuban; both Of these will
have conspicuous place in the exhibition afeen Ae
hundred natives Of these various islands are 10 ne
an immense m Quantity Of material with which to fur
nish them with their appropriate environmenti
Much Of this stuff. necessarily, must be the real
thing inasmuch as it cannot very well be counter
. The idea Of this exhibition is that the people OF
the United States shall have opportunity 10 pe
come acquainted with their new compatrlots; IL
such they are TO be termed-to find out what they
look like. what their customs are and all that sIrt
United States but there Is no doubt Whatever 'naI M
II will be annexed very soon; 1t IS said that ths
the Cubans than they are in the FiiPinos because
the latter very far away; it Is douotluI ,d
9ffsT sf fw R details Of the % Scheme here described he
average person VIII eXGS,m R ecb notion would be
altogether incorrect. So far as the part area1y
described is concerned, it will be an chronological
exhibition accurate and complete as possible in all
respects with the circus element omitted -
prise that the Government will be willing 70 assign
is hest ethnol yea experts to ~ me a Guy at pi every
thing may be correct down to the snallest deIaii
sam while all expenses are paid by the Omahn ana
company First-rae hotanists ana eeoio@gls's @ VII VII
OF Lmzon as reproduced in miniature. The con;
structon Of the island itself must be perf9fTm1ed
such as Professor Becker. OF the Inited statess
GsIiossa slFysg ~9 the WORK q the
botanst who sees TO the arrangement OF me ioopi
Srdcfs he operations OF the workmen who put up
the native houses. lay out the ouryng grounus& & vtI
ethnoiogcal significance. and doubtless one or more
storGing an opportunity FOR interesting funerals
MENAGERIE.
This sort Of thing with modhca tions will be fol-
lowed in respect to other islands ana %grOuPs; %
comniete a view Of the new colonies as practicable.
Of the geological features OF the various lsands OF
Tnsnufactures and so forth OF course. their ami
mails ought not to be left out ana so mere VII VI & Oe
part win be the mammals and birds OF the United
States and in the TO the fauna OF
the Philippines the Hawaiian group Cuba andd ana
PORTO Rico Some OF these animals are very odd
indeed In the Philippines there is water buffalo
a big ape called the "macaque,' a black DaD00on'
several species Of gigantic bats and emufonKe IKE
creaf,Ire called the "tasser" which nothing any
where else on the earth resembles nearly There are
also in the archipelago many peculiar deer ana some
sytraordinarily beautiful little birds. The Hawaiian
islands have no native mammals except bats ana
rafs both OF which doubtless imported on
shins originally but they do possess some notable
h,rds In cuba the only important mammals are
Mp " abbit-like creature called the "hutia and
huge shrew Porto Rico has bats and rats out
nothing else IN the way OF mammals -,
one Of the most interesting features OF the ois-
play at Omaha win be an active Volcano In work
ing order IL will be artificial, OF course real vol
canoes being out Of date In the United states
Ftr hernore II will be In miniature, but still large
enough 10 be Impressive. II will he placed on one
on the isles OF the counterfeit Hawaiian group,
in order 10 Tord illustration OF the manner In
which those islands. all OF them OF purely volcanic
origin have been built UP from the depths OF the
sea The terial OF the little volcano will be ord
nary Stag from the great ead-smeting works OF
Omaha which will be brought in melted condl-
tion and poured into the proper shape. No special
accuracy is required inasmuch as there Is nothing
accurate about a volcano A concealed spout Will
be so arranged that there can be eruptions every
half hour Eruptions of melted Stag do not cost
much.
FOR THE SCJEME