, 1905-02-06
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COMPREHENSIVE SHOWING OF
oh MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF a1
sHTHEj philippines Eo. 9n'G
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Hundred Natives, Representing
osh Severa Different Tribes, to Be
h7' Housed In Villages On the Grounds
-Filipino Scouts to Do Police
Duty At the Exposition .lnN .

Portland, Ore, Feb. 6.-Natiyye vii
lagos Will be a feature OF the Philip
pine display at the Lewis and CARR
exposition, II they wifi embrace a
more comprehensive showing of the
manners and customs OF the wind tribes
of the islands than did those at St.
Louis. .n" .ll.n -It upar...
The villages will be inhabited by
about three hundred natives represent,
ing several different tribes. There Will
be the head-hunting, %dog-eatlng Igor.
Irotes, the lighting Moros, the Negri-
tos, who are the real aborigines OF the
Islands,, and the gentle civilized Vlsay-
ans. The natives will arrive at the ex-
position some time in April and will
bulld their own houses out OF bamboo
and nipa. The villages will be located
on the government peninsula, in the
center of Guilds lake. The Moros wifi
build their houses on poles over the
water, as they do at home, while the
Igorrotes and Negritos will build
squatty little huts in the wooded por.
tion OF the peninsula. The Visayaus
Will be located on the Trail, where they
will conduct a native theater. G.... .
The natives who were at the ST.
LOUIS exposition are O on then way
back to the Philippines, having lett
Seattle December Is, on the Iyo Maru,
a Japanese vessel. They are return
ing home with the intention OIL telllng
the people OF their tribe OF the o
Fders of America, and many are also
looking forward to their return to Port.
land next spring, Antonio, chief OF the
Bontoc lgorroles, a warrior who has
five human heads to his credit, visiteu
Portland recently with DR.. 4. II. Hunt,
who collected and had charge OF the
exhibit at st. Louis. AS Antonio VIII
return to the Lewis and Clark eXposl-
ton, he desired to look over the
grounds, 50 that he could tell the PEG
pie where they were coming next year.
Antonio was much pleased with the
exposition and he Rose city, and will
exert his influence in DR.. Hunts b e
half, in the collection II the natives. !
When Or. Hunt was arranging tor
the St. Louis EXHIBIT he was handicap
ped by the fact that the Igorrotes had
never been more than ten miles away
from home, and knew practically moth.
Ing OF the outside world. They hau
no idea. where they were going, how
they would get there or whether they
would ever return. But, nevertheless,
some of them put explicit confidence
IN DR.. Hunt, who had lived with them
Tor a year and who hau always been
their friend. Naturally there were
some of the warriors of the tribe,
fighting men of six Ieet in stature, who
refused to make the trip. But the
glowing accounts of the safely return
ed travellers will create a desire in
and DR.. Hunt can take his pick of the
best types of men and women on the
islands.
Besides the wild tribes, the govern
ment will detail 100 Filipino scouts for
duty at the exposition. The scouts are
made up of of representatives Of the
higher class F%ilipinos and are a part
Of the regular army A band of ma,
tive musicians will probably accom-
pany the company.