Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-23

Carloads Ot Materials Going From
Washington 10 the Exposition.
HOW THE WORK OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS WILL I'll
Observation-Disclosures EXHIBITS FROM 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 2S The 10000 feet OF space al
lotted to the United States Government will bt
filled 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, ar
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 theil
work. The time 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 credita0le one. Already several carloads OF
material for the exposition have left the city. La
yesterdays STAR a general account was given o
tuition and National Museum.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT. q
The exhibit which the State Department will
make will be rather novel and at the same time
luIcT6SJluR 6uQ luStTuCdNCs DcpdTImout
sent EXHIBITS to the Philadelphia centennial, and
the New Orleans and Louisville exp0sitions but In
each case but little was done. The exhibits were
confined principally 70 articles sent 70 this Gov.
the world curfosties characteristic OF the )ples
OF the countries; but in the present case there is
the representative OF the Department, has ran.
sacked the entire building for curiosilies in the
shape OF consular gtfts and diplomatic correspond
OF specimens that win eniiRhten the Visitors at the
centennial considerably.
In the first place he will take with him repre-
sentations OF the offcial shields that are hung
over the doorways OF legation houses and consul
ates abroad. Then there are the Presidents and
secretary Bayards portraits the former draped
the Navy Department In connection with these
portraits there will be quite a gallery,
every ,re%
from Jefferson 10 Bayard- There will also be
shown the engrossed resolutions adopted by the
England. and sent 70 this country, expressive Of
grief at the assassination OF President Lincoln.
THE DICLARAIIoN OF NDxPsNDKNcE.
The original Declaration OF Independence has
been placed In the State Department Library by
an act OF Congress, and II win require the same
place. Consequently, in the absence Of sucn
authority MI. Howe viii be compelled to show the
Ohioans fac-simile OF the Declaration. The
authority OF an act Of Congress. Among the ex-
hibits viii be shown an American nag made from
one piece Of silk in the mills OF Lyons France and
and also q collection OF forty-eight medals that
have sG various times been presented TO American
the handsome gold medal presented TO the United
states by the German government for Its excellent
exhibit at the Berlin Fishery Exposition.
large portion OF the exhibit viii consist OF
documentA One OF these Is the original presen-
tattOn OF the Bastholdi 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 70 tbs or1g1nAa These treaties are six
in number as follows: That between the United
states and Great Britain, signed at Paris In 1763;
the treaty OF London, 1874; the treaty OF Ghent,