New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-24
THE JUDGES AND BRAZILS DISPLAY.
SUGGESTIONS BY THR FOREIGN JUDGEs-BRAZ!Ls
SILK, COINS. SHIPS, AND COFFEE.

SUGGESTIONS BY TIIR FOREIGN JUDGES-BRAZ!Ls
SILK, COINS. SHIPS, AND COFFEE.
rrRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRTBUNE.l
PHILADELPHIA, May 23.-Tbc beautiful day
overhead and under feet after last nights rin and the
cool air after yesterday heat brought the people to the
Exhibition IN greater swarns to-day than probably al
any time since the grounds opened The gateAceperS
estimate the attendance at about 10000 people The
principal points Of attraction for the general visitor Is
Of course Main Building, where he almost every
thing from every country After that, the Art Gallery
draws" wei. To-day u unusually full. The west
End Railway Company has already adopted one OF inc
suggestions Of this correspondence, AMI opened wide
and safely-aaugcd gate In its gangway which blocked
the passage from the Main Building to the useful build
ings occupied by the Department Of Public Comfort and
the only telegraph Office within the grounds The ears
again well filled all day by visitors VINO went De-
tween distant parts of the grounds.
Having fairly gotten the Commission away the Execu-
tive Committee settled down to work this aftern 'on
One OF tie first things that came before them was
formal complaint from many Of the foreign Judges as to
the IS stem and making the awards These gen
t,men held a rvate meeting at ST. Georges Hal the
other night aud ia Of resolutions which they
this morning transmitted to the Executive Committee
through Mr.. Bcckwth Chairman OF the Committee on
Judges aud Awards The buttons. purportins TO be
signed LARGE number Of the foreign judges anu eN-
prsye OF the OF the meeting speak in the tone Of
their government and the peculiar system by which
awards are 10 be made. aud special reports are
to he written and sent 10 the Centennial coin-
mission The foreign gentlemen intimate that the
plan adopted at other exhibitions IL preferable To ts
aud 60 on generally 10 give their opinion 0i how the
thing ought TO be dono. The Executive Committee are
disposed 10 consider the suggestions pieces OF Inn
pertinence that cannot be tolerated for moment Some
Of The Committee think they deeper than others
catch udistnc glhDpses Of the handwork OF one of
the indictments inside the Commission They think the
objections made the system have too much similarity
Ia those urged by or two members who have been
disappointed in fuftherng their own personal ends to be
answered on the "mcre coincidence" theory
The election Of Gen. Francis walker OF Massachusetts,
~ chief of Awards at the last meeting OF
the Committee, l. looked upon quite an acquisition
His familiarity with technical subjects gained IN his ca
pacity az chief Of tho Census Bureau ut Washington
guarantees his usefulness The whole Board of Jud es
will meet tomorrow when the official list will he given
to the press a few comparatively mmportant changes
being made IN the list already published In The TRIBUNE
Just here the following editorial note In The Times OF
tins city may he quoted:
Although the Centennial Commission has denied the
Authenticity ~ the list 81 Judges lately published IL
conceded that the Official list VIII not DC very
greatly different
Knowing that Dom Pcdro's visit promises TO result In
the negotiation OF treaty between the United states
and Brazil the exhibits By the Emperors subjects and
his Government become interesting TO our people
The display in Machinery Hall has just been put into
shape and forms most interesting featured that much
visited building The private collection exhibited by one
of the Brazilian Commissioners. LUIS dc Rczendo, the
over of the largest silrasng and manufacturing esab
lishment in tho country, and by Morris ~ kohn, who
was the Special Commissioners In charge OF all OF Brazs
goods at this Exhibition, is In Itself a
study Mr.. Kohu shows the original cocoon
" mother OF all the silk family Of the Asiatic
skworrn country. 1t is curionsy stamped with
the official seal showing its authenticity and dated III
1926 The sigrowng interest OF Brazil Is here set ont
attractive form, show Ing the 10000 mounted
mulberry trees In tho plantation Of Commissioner
Rezendo and giving In all its stages the manufacture OF
silk from the laying OF the to the production OF the
cloth The BRAZILIAN as have said before, Is proud OF
his silkworm because the lacrs frugal mind causes nm
10 wind the thread about his body In such way rs not
TO require his death In order to make the SILK
available ms is the case with the Asiatc worm.
The silk Is stronger and has more luster
though It is not soft the India thread But Brazil
six crops year, while China can brlhg ior'h
only two one OF the chief Brazil is 50 forward
and excellent In all her exhibits In every department Is
that her people have local Exposition every four years,
and they are. therefore, familiar with the duty OF select
ing and preparing exhibits for such show this Mr..
Konn's silk machine is itself marvel to patentees
The Brazilian Commissioner, Rezendr, also takes
great pride in his complete collection OF the coins and
medals the realm There in this collection l92
pieces showing in copper coins from one quarter To TWO
cents silver from cent to 81 and in gold from 90
$40 The medals Of honor granted III the Para
guayan are In themselves curiosity III VIII oc
news h. coin collectors to know that duplicate collections
are sale here. In the General Government exhibit
machinery used in the War and Navy bureaus is con-
spicuous machine for coming the Brazilian money Is
also here. Models OF tho ships In the Brazilian navy Oh
marine armaments OF army munitions and impedimend'
are also complete in the collection. One OF the prashg'
though somewhat inconsistent incidents OF this exhibit
viii be- n few DAYS the distribution Of hot coffee to
visitors made from the line conees OF that country The
two Brazans who have charge here are determined TO
show the Emperor's resources TO the best advantage