Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-25
To BE SHOWN AT CINCINNATI.
Carloads OF Materials Going From
Washington 20 the Exposition.

Carloads OF Materials Going From,
Washington 20 the Exposition.
| HOW THE WORK OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS WILL BE
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES EXHIBITS PROM VAR
IoUs BUREAUS AND SCIENTIFIC DIVISIONS.
The Federal Government will be represented by
an extensive exhibit at the Ohio Valley Centen-
NAL Exposition, to be opened at Cincinnati, July
| 4. notwithstanding the fact that the bill making
| the necessary appropriations did not become
| a law until May % The 10000 feet OF space al
| lotted TO the United States Government viii be
filed with exhibits from the several Executive
| Departments, the Smithsonian and the National
| Museum and the Fish Commission, which, to-
gether, Will give, In a sort OF object lesson an
| epitome OF the work OF the Government in the
administration OF national affairs and in its SCI
| entinc departments. AS soon as the appropriation
was made the officials in charge began their
| work. The tine for preparation in many OF the
| departments was exceedingly short, but now that
the work is well advanced, there is little doubt
| that the Government exhibit as a whole will
| be a credtaole one Already several carloads OF
yesterdays STAR general account was given OF
| the exhibit to be made by the Smithsonian Inst1-
4 tuition and National Museum.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
| The exhibit which the state Department will
make will be rather novel and at the same time
| interesting and instructive. This Department
sent exhibits TO the Philadelphia centennial, and
the New orleans and Louisville expositions, but in
confined principally TO articles sent to this Gov
| ernment by consuls at various places throughout
the world curosties characteristic OF the pc )ples
OF the countries; but In the present case there is
| to be more OF an effort made. Mr.. Houghton Howe,
| the representative OF the Department, has ram
sacked the entire building for e1riOses IN the
ence. and has succeeded In gathering a collection
OF specimens that will enghten the visitors at the
| In the first place he will take with him repre-
sensations OF the official shields that are hung
| over the doorways OF legation houses and CONSUL
| ates abroad. Then there are the Presidents and
secretary 'Bayard's portraits, the former draped
| with the Presidents nag, an ensign designed by
the Navy Department.. In connection with these
portraits there will be quite gallery.
Including every President, from Washington
to Cleveland, and every secretary OF State,
from Jefferson TO Bayard. There will also be
| shown the engrossed resolutions adopted by the
borough of Stafford, and the city OF Manchester,
England. and sent to this country, expressive OF
grief at the assassination Of President Lincoln.
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
The original Declaration OF Independence has
been placed In the State Department Library by
an act OF Congress, and it Will require the same
authority for its removal from its present resting
authority MI. howe will be compelled TO show the
OhiOanS a fac-simile OF the Declaration. The
aushor Of an act OF Conaress Among i 9ns e S
hioits VIII be shown an American flag made from
one piece OF silk in the mills OF Lyons, France and
| presented 10 this country by the citizens there,
| and also collection OF rorty-eight medals that
have ct various times been presented to American
citizens by foreign powers. Among these win be
! the handsome god medal presented to the United
states by the German government for Its excellent
exhibit at the Berlin Fishery Exposition.
large portion OF the exhibit will consist of
| documents. One OF these is the original presen-
tatiOn or the Barthoidi statue OF Liberty. num-
Der OF treaties win also be shown the copies sent
signed by the trainers and sent to this country as
equivalent TO the originals These treaties are six
| In number, as follows: That between the United
states and Great Britain, signed at Paris in 1882;
the treaty OF London, 1874; the treaty OF Client,
lsli, together with photograph showing the
lions; treaty or Paris, IT'S, and the treaty OF the
| United states and France, 1900.
A fne collection OF japanese paintings will lend
color and vivacty to this wilderness OF parchment
aud diplomacy. There Will be eight large maps in
frames, showing the locations OF the different
consulates in the world. The Department Will
also exhibit samples or United States passports In
use since the beginning OF the Government, and
also samples OF all the publications Of the De part
ment. The curosities that have been on exhibit
ton in the Department library Will form part OF
the exhibit.
- ROYAL AUTOGRAPHS
Perhaps the most interesting and valuable part
OF the collection will be series OF letters from
nearly, II not all OF the crowned heads and poten-
tateS OF Europe and the rest Of the world, each
bearing az least the signature OF the royal writer
some or them beng entirely autographs. They
are on variety OF subjects, but all addressed
| TO the President. Some are letters or confidence
at some national calamity or bereavement, others
ment the birth OF royal heir or hciress, while
| others are congratuiatory. The list Includes
the following names: The queen OF NADIA
/ Zanzibar, the sultan OF Turkey, the emperor
| OF Japan, the president OF the Argentine re-
OF Chill, the king VI Denmark the emperor OF Rus
sla, the king OF Hawaii, the president OF Bolivia,
the president oil Nicaragua, the king OF Portugal,
hn ir1fy nF GtnD,
president OF Uruguay, the president OF Salvador,
the king OF Belgium, the emperor and empress OF
Greece the king OF the Netherlands the presidents
OF France Peru and Haytt Queen Victoria and
Emperors William I, Frederick III and william ii
| OF Germany. The last three are particularly In
teresting, relating they do to the recent sad
events that have checked the happiness or the
Fatherland- That OF william / announces to the
President the celebration OF his nineIIeth birth.
day. The from Frederick tells the story OF his
fathers last Illness and the one from William per-
death.
There are but LOCO feet given to the State De-
partment for It's exhibit, but large part OF 1t will
only need wall space, and there will be dill
Guilty in getting everything well placed portion
| OF the articles will be moved 10 MARIETTA, Ohio
during the exposition. Mr. Howe leaves the city
with hts treasures tonight pound for Cincinnati
where he Will begin at once the WORK OF arrange
ment.
THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
Commissioner Colman placed in the hands OF
| Mr.. VIM. saunders the work OF organizing an ex-
hibit TO represent the Agricultural Department.
Mr. Saunders has called upon the heads OF the sew
erai divisions or the Department for such an expo
sltion as VIII show their relations the Industries
| they represent From the statistician there will
De squares or charts giving at glance Informal
ton that would require great many figures to
tell IN the ordinary way. There will be chart for
Instance, showing the amount or sugar consumed
in this country and the amount produced The in
crease In the wheat crop from year TO year. the
amount exported, and other matters recorded Dy
! the statiStician will be illustrated in the same
manner. The chemists division will De repre-
sented by working laboratory. People can bring
and see the processes. 1t will be practical exhi-
oltlon or the working OF an agricultural laboratory
BUGS AND SILK WORMS.
AS the field OF the entomologfst Is a large one
the exhibition from the division OF entomology
Will be confined to some OF the most practical
branches or the science A collection OF the ma
ch.nery FOR destroying Insects by squirting liquid
poison or busting poisonous powder on them VIII
be shown. In connection with the entomoloyfst'S
DIVISION the SILK reeiDg apparatus set up by the
Agricultural Department Will be exhibited. steam
power Will be provided and silk will be reeled from
c0coons every day while the exposition Is open.
The microscopic has prepared an exhibit showing
microscopic views or different animal fats a CON.
parson OF which enabled hun to detect the differ
ent kinds OF fats that have been used In oeomar-
garine buffers He Will show also an interesting
collection OF Photographic views connected with
his work, and also a series showing the edible
fungi Of this country.
The ornitho!ogist is making up q collection of
birds that are useful TO the farmer, destroying
noxious grubs, worms and insects. lie Will take
out stuffed specimens OF great many birds, hawks
and others, each with legend showing what their
craws have been found TO contain. The examina-