Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-25
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
President Harrison Issues The Worlds
Fair Proclamation.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE.
Peru Wants Better Mail Commune
cation With the United
States.
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE aEconD-uMos.
WORLDS FAIR.
Formal Proclamation Issued by Presi.
dent Harrison.

Formal proclamation Issued by Presi-
dent Harrison.
WASHINGTON. December 24th.-The following
proclamation mas Just been issued by the Presi-
WHEREAS, Satisfactory proof has been pre-
sented me that provision has been made for ad-
equate grounds and buildings for the uses of the
World S Columbian Exposition and that n sum
not less than sl0,000,000 TO be used and ex-
pended for the purposes Of said exposition, has
been provided in accordance with the condi-
tons and requirements of section 10 of the Act
entitled, An Act to provide for celebrating the
four hundredth anniversary of the discovery
of America by Christopher Columbus BY hold
ing an International exhibition of arts indus
try, manufactures and the products of the soil,
mine and sea, in the city of Chicsgo in the
State OF Illinois, approved April %, 1890;
dent of the United States, by virtue of the arl-
thority vested in me by said Act do hereby de-
clare and proclaim that such international ex-
hibition viii be opened on the first day of Nav,
in the year 1892, in the city of Chicago in the
State OF Illinois, and will not be closed before
the last Thursday in October of the same year,
and in the name OF the Government and OF the
people of the United States do hereby invite
all nations f5tbe earth to take part III CON-
human history, and of lasting interest to man
kind, by appointing representatives thereto,
and sending such exhibits to the Worlds Co
lumbar Exposition as will most fifty and fully
illustrate their resources, their industries and
their progress in civilization"
INCIDENTS oE THE SIGNING.
The parchment, in the usual diplomatic form,
was carried 10 the President, shortly after mid
day, by 5. A. Brown, Chief Clerk OF the State
Department, who is the functionary through
whom these little formalities are carried on.
The President was in his Office, talking with
Secretary Proctor on the Indian situation. The
Secretary of War, Private Secretary Halford
and Clerk Brown formed little group around
the President as he looked the paper over. He
then, taking up pen from the desk. affixed his
signature, just as the clock indicated 80 The
President after making his signature. handed
the, pen to Ralford, with the suggestion that
perhaps Fred W. Peck, of Chicago. might desire
1t as memento, and directed that it be mailed
to Mr.. Peck.
AN ENJOYABLE CHRISTMAS GIFT.
CHICAGO, December 2lth.-President Harri-
sons proclamation to-day was everywhere in
gift. The status of the exposition is now SET
tled-Chicago is TO have Worlds Fair, the
world will know it, and is invited to attend.
The proclamation marks an epoch in the ex-
posittt 4. No digging or building could be at
tempted until IL was known beyond doubt that
Chicago was to hold the Worlds Fair The
question could not be settled until the President
issued his proclamation. Now the United
States Government has declared that the
Worlds Columbian Exposition viii be held in
Chicago, in 1898. 1t announces TO the nations
that Chicago has made adequate provision for
the grounds and buildings, and has raised ten
million dollars for uses of the fair With this
sort of a guarantee from the President, the ex-
position is given standing with every Govern
ment, and the invitation to each nation goes
One of the Directors said this evening, that
proclamation comes when it is most needed,
and when is is likely to prove most beneficial.
The Board of Control will probably be called to
meet IN few days to appoint committee to
visit the Legislature and keep legislation warm.
The heads of more bureaus will be appointed,
and preparations for digging will be begun at
the next meeting of the Directors. From this
time on the work will be visible.
BUTTERwoRTH PLEASED.
WASHINGTON, December 9th. - Representa-
tive Butterworth, Secretary of the Worlds Co
lumbar Exposition, is in a very happy frame of
mind tonight, now that the proclamation has
been issued. Speaking to an Associated Press
representative, Butterworth said that every
thing was booming, and the Exposit' on will be
one Of the greatest ever held in the history of
the world.
copy of the proclamation will be delivered
TO the representatives of foreign nations &C
companied with statement containing all the
information necessary to complete the regula-
lions concerning the fair. The news from Lon
don and Paris, he said, was very encouraging.
The Directory had agents in Japan and China,
and, in fact. were reaching out to the end of the
earth. Never before, SO far as his knowledge
extended, had such extensive preparations and
such a large sum of money been raised at the
inception of an enterprise as in the present case
by the people of Chicago.