New-York tribune., 1902-10-21
ETHNoLoGISTs MEET HERE.
aMERIcANIsT CONGRESS LISTENS TO
MEN OF INTERNATIONAL NOTE.

MEN OF INTERNATIONAL -NoAi@
When the evening session Of the AmeTicarhs'
congress was held yesterday IN the american NJ
scum OF Natural History. II was iouiu 'ilat o'H
seventy and women. mos' o' '"ell ,gs-.s -
international fame ethnologists OF archaolos'SD
-. a., st,epdarce as officers or delegates Ten OF
tbese came from Mexico and Central ana sou'h
America and ten more from Europe Besides those
who officially took part In me rneeuhs' '"o =.
three dozen other persons si'o"eu ''i'-' '
by being present ,
Morris X. Jesup, president OF the insutuuoh
within whose walls the congress mel haa Deeil
lo,illv instrumental in persuading the Society OF
Ar,ericarists 10 come New-York. He had mol
,,. .,,er,5sd formal invitation tWo years ago,
but he also united with the Duke Of I,ouoal an
other conspicuous patron OF archaeoloeicaI re-
search in an that certain expenses "hleh
the enterprise involved would be met from their
t,riyata purses There exceptional propnety'
iberefore in making Mr. Jesup the president Of
this wears congress. The Duke Of Louhat was
designated honorary president The other officers
were:
Nice-prosidents. For the ArEentine Republic
Juan ID Ambrosetti. Nuseo Nacioual.
For MeXico-Alfredo Chavero
For France-Le0n I.ejeal, College OF France.
Tor Germany-Karl won den Steinen University
of Berlin. &C., -, r-.,,,o,r,,r,-
For The nted states-F ". Putnam, American
Generai y secreaTyIM H savilie American Mu-
sT reaSurer 81 Harlan Smith American Museum of
Natural history
At the morning session President Jesup EXTENDED
a welcome 10 the Americanists. He referred 10 'ae
large amount Of material bearing on the pre-
historic life Of man OF This continent "hlch Is
now stored in the building in which the congress
sat While the American members OF the oouS
might learn something from the visitors perhaps
the latter would also find something Of interest aa
value here. The museum itself is only twenty -h'e
years old. and science was comparatively ne"
pursuit for the people OF the United States Hlther
10 they had been building up trade and manu-
factures and demonstrating TO the world what sue
cess liberty could achieve. But now the spentloh
a. Americans was being turned 10 science, which
said Mr Jesup is the basis for all true greatness
when 81 attempts 10 demonstrate Gods gits 20 MS
children, that may learn OF Him as tne true
creator and gver OF all things
The Duke OF Loubat occupied the chair al tfe De
ginning OF the afternoon session. After explaining
that he had not been invited TO speak In time 70
prepare a suitable address, he said that ne would
invite the various Vice-presdents TO report the
,rozress OF ethnology in their several countries
He then briefly discussed phase OF topic IN
which he has long been profoundly interested-the
literature and history OF ancient Mexico.
It has been commonly held that the monks Who
caue over after the first Spanish invasion were
lareel, responsible for the destruction OF many
precious archives. The speaker is convinced that
tbs is an erroneous opinion. The palaces contain
ing those treasures were fired by Indian allies OF
t-ortes not by the Spaniards themselves For the
few codiees which have actually been preserved
she world vas largely indebted. said the speaker 10
the monks Some OF the most valuable OF these
were now. OF once were, deposited IN Oathohc N
Etitutions such is the with the Naucah
codeN No 3-7S. the Borgia codez OF the Propa-
eands and the Borbonicus codex long in the
Fscurial Spain. but more recently transferred 10
the library OF the Paris Chamber Of Deputies. me
Fo,,ous con1pilation Of other codices, by Father
sshagum, OF Florence, sometimes called the RE
columbian Bible" is also the work Of Catholic
The duke is desirous that some American publisher
shall reproduce it,
hat resigned the chair the Of the day. not
only ohiciated presiding ofleer. nul niIsS5t rg
made a brief hut excellent report OF reGent, pI pLCsI
T,6Tk m Wn5er rhe auspices of the American Museum
had been chiefly perL9rnea ~ ,,id Is Mrs Wizard
Mr. and Mrs c. P. Huntington, Nj ana MIs. MS
eTspF FTsaecs Shs ana Talbot Hyde Was reced
elaen1slly Professor Putnam mennone9 n me Inc ,
money which the speaker had needed LOT ms e&A- &
VesfieaTiop Tor lie last ten wears Al the present
time the American Museum occupied only one
hfCh OF the space ii was designed 10 cover event
snort reports of progress were also made By
Professor Niece Of the Bureau Of Ethn9logy, n
Museum in Pittsburg; Professor Stewart Cutin. Of
Mass. and Professor Frederick Starr and George
Professor Mc(iee's account was the most eIab-
orate and Significant. He cited instances in Porto
States in which the a6origihes had taught the
white valuable lessons IN the choice OF food
plants and in architecture Frank Russell had
Investigated for the Bureau Of Ethnology the sym
bOlism of many Western tribes. while James
Mooney had MADE a fruitful study OF Indian her
aldry which threw some he NJ on mar art as prac-
tlsed in the Old World Mention was made Of
Miss Alice q. Fletcher. Mr. Hewitt Walter
Fewkes and Others who have carried on work for
the Bureau Of EthLology.
Something Of stir was created by a suggestion
of Professor CuiiI that ne beginning suspect
that instead % there having been a migration
from ASIA 10 America, one might have occurred in
the opposite direction.
Professor Morse assured the congress that in
Salem there a larger collection Of japanese
objects than could be found anywhere else in the
world
Professor Dorsey paid a handsome tribute 10
Field Columbian Museum in Chicago at the time Of
its organization.
Papers were read by ". T. Holland on certain
rude carvings by the Indians, found rocks along
the Ohio River west Of Pttsburg, and by Professor
n r. Chamberlain, Of Clare University. on Algon-
Quin linguistic stories. The latter speaker showed
that large number of words from the Algonquin
had been Incorporated in the English language
them ''Tammauy.' 'mUgWump' and
totem" He pleaded for a careful study Of
these dialects before they became extinct Dr.
suggestion. although the former said that the
same need existed relative 10 twenty or
thirty other Indian dialects.
A reception was given bv Professor H. G.
Bumpus and Mrs. Bumpus in the museum between
The prostitution and discussion Of papers will
begin to-day until o'clock The morning will
De devoted extended examination OF the
exhibits I'm the Museum Of Natural History.
MUTUAL TRUST INCORPORATED.
The Mutual Trust Company Of Orange. was in
corporated at Newark yesterday. with 10000 ca pi-
tai stock. PAID up Among the corporators are