Louisiana purchase exposition, St Louis, 1904 . will be presented in exactly the same manncrthey are in the villages of the archipelago. One Filipino LOUISIANA STATE BUILDING. Louisiana Building—The Louisiana State Building, west ofthe Alissouri Pavilion and near the United States Building, isa faithful reproduction of the famous Cabildo at New Orleansas it was in 1803, and is a conspicuous and attractive featureof the group of State structures. It is furnished throughout in the style of the eighteenthcentury. In one of the cells of the prison within the courtyard ofthe Cabildo are the origina
Louisiana purchase exposition, St Louis, 1904 . will be presented in exactly the same manncrthey are in the villages of the archipelago. One Filipino LOUISIANA STATE BUILDING. Louisiana Building—The Louisiana State Building, west ofthe Alissouri Pavilion and near the United States Building, isa faithful reproduction of the famous Cabildo at New Orleansas it was in 1803, and is a conspicuous and attractive featureof the group of State structures. It is furnished throughout in the style of the eighteenthcentury. In one of the cells of the prison within the courtyard ofthe Cabildo are the original stocks, now in the presentCabildo, and which attracts the curious inspection of everyvisitor. These are the identical stocks used by the Spaniardsin punishing their criminals. The lower room of the Cabildo,now used as a Citj^ Court, serve as a general reception andreading room, where Louisianians and their guests can meet,read the latest papers on file from Louisiana, receive andanswer their mails, and otherwise enjoy themselves. r^M ] 1^. ONE OF THE FILIPINO OUARTEL DE FILIPINO. building is devoted to agriculture, in which will be shownsugar, coffee, rice, tobacco, etc. -Another building to of the principal Filipino tribes—the Tagal, Vis-cayans. Ilocanos, and iMacabebes—each furnish one com-pan3 of native soldiers, making up a battalion under thecommand of a regular army officer. An interesting featureof the militar}^ exhibit is the collection of weaponscaptured in the various native wars and during the skirmishesbetween the American and rebellious Filipinos. Some ofthe bolos, war clubs with knobs at either end, are elaboratelycarved. jNlany of the rifles captured from the Filipinos areof ancient Spanish manufacture, and present a striking con-trast to the Krag-Jorgensen rifles with which the Americansoldiery fought. 4R
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