Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-26
THE WORLDS FAIR.
St. Louis to Submit Gracefully
to Her Fate.
CHICAGO HAS A PLAN TO PROPOSE.

A State Corporation Favored-Ihe Cap
itai Prepares q Proposition for . show
of Her Own, Including Some Interest,"
ing Features-Ihe Victorious City Re-
ceiving Many Congratulations The
General Rejoicing Results In Few
Amusing Scenes in Court.
WASHINGTON CRY, Feb. 26.-As St Louis
had an almost vital interest in preventing
the selection Of Chicago as the site for the
Worlp's fair, there was not a little curiosity
and soma anxiety among the supporters Of
Chicago to see how the st. Louis contingent
would take the situation. Congressman
Frank, who represented St Louis on the
Worlds fair COMMITTEES, settled the ques-
ton 80 far as he was concerned
yesterday by saying to Representative
Cannon, of Illinois: Chicago has won her
spurs, and she is entitled to them So long
as she Is willing to accept in god faith the
provisions Of the bill on which we agreed,
she will have my hearty and earnest sup
port My people are too liberal. too broad
Of mind to wish me to interpose any OBJ
structions to the complete success of this
undertaking, and even if they did wish ne
to do 80 l should decline to do their bid
ding. This Is a case where to the victo1
belong the spoils'"
What Chicago viii Propose.
Several representatives of Chicago's inter
ssts in the Worlds fair matter will appear
before the house committee on the Worlds
tair and signify their desires in regard to
the general bill which the committee will
l. 4
ing the fair at Chicago The Ca cago IN n
are anxious to have the section of the bill
proviiing for the holding Of the fair under
a national charter eliminated, and q substi-
tute permitting a state incorporation insert
cd. They want the incorporators to be from
the state of Illinois, half to DO appointed by
the governor, and half by the mayor of Chi
cago A request that a subcommittee of
the Worlds fair committee be designated TO
visit Chicago and look over the various sites
offered, with a view to deciding on one Of
them, viii bs made to the committee, and if
the committee does not look favorsoiy on
this, then il will be asked to allow Chicago
men to appear before il, and make oral ar
guments concerning the different sites
The Capital Wants a show.
The executive committee of the Washing
ton Worlds fair board Of promotion last
night adopted resolutions heartily favoring
a fair In Chicago and recommending the in
corporation of the following provisions to
carry out the decision of the house: That an
international celebration be held at the
national capital in 1ss2 In commemoration
Of the 40oth anniversary of the discovery of
America by Christopher Columbus, and that
the president Of the United States appoint a
governmental commission Of ten members,
In equal numbers from each Of the two prin-
cipal political parties, to formulate and SUI
perintend the execution Of plan for such
celebration
The Programme Suggested
That the plan shall include. The enlarge
ment Of the National museum into Three
Americas museum, to remain as a memorial
building in commemorstion of that great
historical event, and as g repository of the
antiquities and history Of the western hemis-
phere, memorial bridge across the Potomac,
to commemorate the formation and perpetu-
alton Of the Union; a statue Of Christopher
Columbus, to be unveiled with appropriate
ceremonies on the 18th of October, 1891 and
that the president of the United States invite
the participation of all nations Of the world
and all states and territories of the United
States TO visit and join In the Ceremonies at
tending the celebration and the unveiling OF
tho sta tus of Coiuunhns