The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-02
Sudden Order Causes Native
Camp to Be Deserted
. Quickly.
AVOID LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
Filipinos Depart Well Clad With
American Clothes Which Were
Cast Aside at First-Pres-
ents for Teacher.

! Like Arabs In the night. the little Igor
J rotes. who have been a constant source
! of entertainment at the Worlds Fair. ST.
! lently packed their trunks late yesterday
! afternoon and departed at $40 last even
| ing for their island homes.
! The departure of the Igorrotes was sud-
| den and unexpected, as arrangements were
made early this week for all the native
| Filipino tribes to leave St. Louis next
| Wednesday.
Runors of threatened court proceedings
to be Instituted by parties who desired to
keep some Of the Igorrotes In this country
for show purposes reached the cars OF
A. L. Lawshe, chairman OF the Philippine
Exposition Board. and Doctor T. X. Hunt.
In order to avoid legal controversy. it
was decided best that the Igorrotes should
leave st. louis at once. Preparations were
hastily made. and as the Igorrotes are not
embarrassed by any large quantity of lug
gage, in less than two hours time from
the hour the decision was made the Igor
rotes were into their American clothes and
making for the street cars across lots.
a member Of the Philippine Exposition
Board said last evening that while the
1gorrotes would not be permitted TO re-
main In this country, the action taken at
this time was to avoid any unpleasant
controversy.
THE uneducated Filipino tribes are un-
able to discriminate what is for their best
Interests" said a Government official yes
terday. They are wards of the Govern
ment. and when arrangements were made
to bring them to the Worlds Fair It was
done with the promise to their people at
home that they would be returned imme-
diately at the close OF the Exposition"
DIFFERENT APPEARING LOT.
The party OF Igorrotes who departed
from St. Louis last evening were quite a
different appearing lot of Filiplnos from
those who took the town by storm last
spring.
sixty-nine little Igorrotes. who have
made the American dog famous, and sev-
erh members OF the canine family who
have made the Igorrote famous during the
past seven months, made up the party.
Doctor 7. K. Hunt, who brought the
Igorrotes to the Worlds Fair, was In
charge OF the party. which filled two tour
ist cars on the Burlington tracks.
c. P. Sterns, a St Louis newspaper
man. who will go to Manila as correspond
ent for a syndicate Of newspapers, accom-
panied the strange-looking travellers.
Instead Of the wild countenances and
questioning glances of curiosity and shy
ness that characterized the Igorrotes last
April: were faces aslow with happiness
the cars last evening as the Igorrotes
awaiting the arrival OF Doctor Hunt, be-
gan singing My Country. 'Tis OF Thee"
Otherwise the parting Of the Igorrotes
from the Worlds Fair and their friends
took on somewhat OF the pathetic. Mrs.
George Wilkins, who has taught the Ig-
the car. and the members Of her class all
pushed forward to greet her.
PRESENT FOR TEACHER.
This is for you" said Anteria, extend
ing s,ht his little basket hat to his erstwhile
The other 1--WE small members Of her
clas. followed Anteria's example.
"Oh, no. no." exclaimed Mrs. Wilkins.
This will never do: you must not give
"oh. that's ali right" said little Ais,
blushingiy. There's plenty more in the /,
Philippines. This is ali We have to give
for what you have done for us.
Then Mrs Wilkins gave each Of the
1gorrotes little hug. and told them to be !
sure and keep up their singing when they |
what they had learned in St Louis.
To couple Of other friends the little |
Igorrotes gave their beads. Their little |
ct hats ard their beads were all they !
Possessed as their own, but they gave |
them without hesitation and with urgent |
requests that their friends accept them as
a parting remembrance Of their visit to |
st. Louis and their friendship.
Doctor Hunt will return to Portland !,
with n large party Of Igorrotes Eext April |
fo- no eSnosi-ior
: The three bodies OF Igorrotes who died
of pneumonia last spring after their ar
rival In St Louis were shipped last night
and will be taken back to the Islands.