The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-04
FILIPINO RELICS.
A Most Interesting Collection to Be
shown at Buffalo.
Exnnsitinn Bulletin.

remarkable collection of Filipino relics
will form one Of the most unique and at
tractive features at the Pan-American Tx
position at Buffalo. No great international
affair has been held in the United States or
on the American continentsince the annexa-
ton of the Philippines to the United States
and no opportunity has heretofore been
offered for a complete and comprehensive
exhibit from these islands. The United
States government has undertaken to col
lect exhibits from the Philippine islands,
Hawaii. Guam, CUBA, Porto RICO, Iutuila
and Manua Naturally by far the most
extensive of these exhibits will be that
from the Philippines which, on account of
the great variety of native peoples inhabit-
ing them and the richness and diversity of
the fauna and flora offer the best oppor-
tunities for an interesting display. The
war in the Philippines and the fact that
even yet American soldiers are being
the authority of the United States still
further increase the interest that will be
taken in this exhibit Expansionists and
anti-imperialsts alike will view the coll
lection with keen curiosity. Colonel F.
F. Hider, of the Bureau of American
Ethnology. Smithsonian Institution, has
been engaged in the collection of many
relics for this Philippine exhibit. He re-
Gently returned from a sojourn of five
months in these new possessions of the
United States Many OF the articles
which he gathered are now in this country
and are being prepared for the Pam
American. These relics are rich in in
structive qualities and show in a graphic
manner the Filipino methods of living
For example, there are in the collection
a number of models of Filipino houses
of vehicles and of the apparatus EMPLOYED
in the manufacture of the various pro-
ducts of the archipelago One of the
implements TO be shown is a large wooden
mortar such as the natives have used for
centuries for beating and husking rice
and which is known as a .'luzon" From
this implement the principal island IN the
Philippine group derives its name There
will also be in the collection complete
set of the tools used in each trade prac-
ticed in the Philippine islands
Especially interesting 10 the military
men, members of the National Guard. etc
who attend the exposition will be the
collection of implements of war. In the
fighting which has been in progress for
nearly two years the Filipino warriors
have used their own weapons as well a
the modern arms secured from the ar
mories and arsenals of other Countries
Knives and swords Of many curious fash
ions with expensive ornamentations nil,
figure among these relics There viii
also be war trophies which will nossesc
intrinsic interest because of their associa-
ton. as well on account of their c,,r,o,,s
workmanship. Among these tronbies
will be two brass cannon mounted on
swfvels, which were captured nv fbs
Filipinos from the Moros and afterwards
captured by the Americans. Another ra,;c
of the Spanish regime will be a earrote
in use for many years for the execution
of criminals by the Spanish authorities