Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-06-24
FILIPINO EXHIBIT
IS ~|NAUCURATED
One of the Most Interesting Sec.
ti0ns of the Worlds Fair.
A GREAT PARADE OF NATIVES
All sorts We're Seen, From the
Naked, Head Hunting Igor
roles 10 the UiGhIy-T-aIned
scouts and tO~astnbuIary

81. Louis, June 18.-With the great
est parade Of the tribal people OF the
far east which the United States has
ever witnessed, the Philippine EXPOSE
ton at the WOrld's fair was formally
opened to the public in It's entirety to-
day, and was, a. the same time, offered
by DR.. w. =. Wilson, chairman of the
Philippine exposition board, TO Col.
Clarence X. Edwards, chief Of insular
affairs Of the war department. Col.
Edwards, who, as Gen. Lawton's adj
jutant, was with the latter az the time
of his tragic death in the Philippines,
after receiving for the war department
The great exposition OF the territory
which he helped 10 win for the United
States, in turn committed it to the
keeping of President Francis, Of the
Louisiana Purchase exposition.
The exercises took place from the
grandstand erected on the large parade
grounds Of the Philippine ~constabulary.
From this stand Col. Edwards reviewed
the panorama Of native life, realizing
for the first time what a strong picture
Of the Philippine Islands the exposition
board has painted 10 The order Of the
war department, and how broad a story
Of economic development has been Of
fcred tho cthnOlDgiat.
Eleven HundrrL Natives.
Eleven hundred natives of the Philip
pine islands, led BY the native bands
Of The Philippine scouts and the
cOnstaDulary, presented the greatest
museum of economic BradatIOns, from
the most primitive man up which
any portion Of the civilized world
has ever had the opportunity to
enjoy. From the dwarf NegritO,
the aboriginal race Of Tic peo-
pie known to the cthnOlOgist, the
Islands, and one Of the most primitive
people known 80 the cthnOlUist, the
story Of the far east was unfolded
through varying grades Of civilization
up TO the highly skilled Tapalog and
Viaayan and the wcll-diSciplincd wear
cr OF the United States uniform, AiO of
whom marched by in the scouts bat
talon.
\ Diversity of Peoples.
Tho timid, wcakly-drvclopcd Ncgrito,
who lights his fire by saving one sick
Of bamboo with another, and IS 50 re-
markably s~l,llltul with his bow and
poisoned arrow; the bcautiiully-de-
yclOpcd dog eating and hcad-hu"ting
I%orrOtc, wearing only IA continuous
fmile and a pair Of iOIr-in-hand trOus
ers; tho trracherOus I.anao Moro, still
given 10 cannibalistic practices, and
even TOW sIauehtcring United States
soldiers IN Mindanao; the friendly Sa-
NAL Moro, whose village over the
waters Of Arrowhead lake Is the Ven
ice ol the Worlds fair; the lond-tIlling
Iinguianc, the mining Suy0c ]IgOrTote,
and the beautiful Nisayan maiden and
CGurtly Nisayan dandy were all seen in
the procession, representing villages OF
native lie to be found on the Philip
pine exposition grounds.
Variety of Mnsic.
Native ,omtoms and long Irec-'rurk
drums were heard and the 80 Visayans
were accompanied by the skilled Wis.,
ayan orchestra Of lG pieces. The tree
dwelling Moro, for once. accommodated
himself to "A movement over something
besides the limbs of the large oak
which he inhablts with his small dog
kennel hul on the exposition grounds.
All of the exhibit buildings were
opened, and with 1900 electric lights
10 aid, VIII be open until II o'clock
each night, There are buildings OF
commerce.. forestry. fisheries, agricul-
tUrc, manufactures, education, model
school. art, ethnolOsy, ine arts and
war. the latter filed with wal material,
being a copy Of the walled city Of Ma