New-York tribune., 1890-01-11
GENERAL FELIX AGNUS AND MAJOR POWELL
AMONG THE sPEAKERS-AEGUINGT THAT
THE EXHIBITION SHOULD BE a
NATIONAL And OFFICIAL ONE
NATIONAL AND OFFICIAL ONE.
NV rEIEGEAEu 10 LILLE IELHINE.l


Wellington, Jan. 1O.-Thc argument made before
.hc Worlds Fair Committee today by the representa-
tive. u the capital differed widely from that offered
N.i.a a,day for II. Louis, nor is II likely to be pat
| termed after by either New-lork or Chicago. The
Washington theory j, that the exhibition is to be
National and official one organized under the direction
of The Government and carried through at the public
cypon-c. The other three cities seem To make the
| Fair independent in large measure, Of Government
| control asking only nominal assistance financially.
| fhc que tiou is therefore put to the committee at
| the outset whether il viii turn the suggested Far
| into Government enterprise, backed by the puOHo
orcd and held under the management Of the National
| authorities. or coniue the project within the limits
at first proposed leaving the whole project 10 the care
# local committees in the city best able to organize
and support great fair. The advocates OF NaNhlng
ton the most available site leave out Of account
entirely the latter contingency. and have concentrated
their cdort. proving before the committee the VA
oual character Of their city. and the natural pro
prtiy Of choosing II the place for holding Ma
Oual exhibition. II is easy work 10 demonstrate the
ttlcr proposition. If the former Is taken for granted
thc Washington people make some clever points,
howl ever. iu showing to-day. and If Congress II
wiling to spend $l5OOo.0oO or S2O'0oO,0o0 for the
Fmr, the Capital will have great advantage in the
competition for the site
one or curious ideas were advanced. Mr.
Anderson the first speaker. wanted twenty fourfoot
channel dug AT Government expense. IN the Potomac
from Alexandria up. to let IN heavy freight for the
Exhibition by water General Agnu,. Of Baltimore.
capped the climax. however. by pointing out the
diplomatic cml arra--ment that would result If the King
of Italy or the Quceu Of spain to come over for
The Fair and the Warrington authorities not be In
charge slvc them q sufficiently ocremonlous wei
come
There were present of the committee senators HIS
rorl. chairman. HAvley FarwcI. Wilson, OF Iowa
0oiluitt Ransom aud y,,t. Mr. Anderson secretary
- ,rt prpr ion Of
America, Exposition. opened the arguments. lie 'ald
lc represented q committee of citizens from all the
state, AID Territories who. under the name OF
.oad Of Tromot.ou have been acting in the matter
thr last three or four years. tr -umuaIN'h me
r.,l IONS of the bills introduced hy ~cu1t'f- German
,ud Fauilner and argued that TIE huldIn-, 10 he
.re,tcd f0r the FAR should tc permanent and should
.r under Government control. TIA" Fair should be
u fie nature nf museum. free of charge and not an
Nhibt of pcreabc property The reasons for selecting
Washington n,rr numerous. Washington va, the city
Z the Nation. and ol AN the cities Of the country
, va, the truly representation American r'y. There
.,,.i Nr u, waste 10 lawn. 90" Exhibition here. Doe
i.,e whatever l1lldIre, voId Do" erected for 10 would
uccG.d for al time. ior Governmental purposes.
II,-, Wa. In the heart Of the city. park more
i,.,--f.. than any othc. ptrh no any riy ln the
.ff extending from tHc Capitol t. The Washington
NouuWc.t This parn iu'iud'd 500 acres, and coma
., Increased goo r..c, more from tine Potomac Hat,
l- u, Aor.I a,o,mrl l'ol- Do. SAID that there was uo
.f. iu fh. world ,l elastic hotel fa'It At th'
,t,cn' tr,lrll ,,f Jas" OF the knight, I'mplar 90
5000 strangers lad irru accommodated and th'i' were
u.m 500 To- 1000 rooms .rft mcaIcd for AZ the
.srciu of Information. &c., de- that. there WI, IN"
whole city of I,lt uoec within fort, tive mn"t"-'
r,I,n. O.. dltn upon. Washington possessed the
Hno,t Street, and avenue, IN tur world. 10 was the
centre o., historic points. and D. contained the public
Departments. the Museum. and the smithsonian In
-ttltiou whcr. the people Of Central and south
>mc.i,i could -tud, thc form of government which
all OF them mad to 20 greater or lc,- extent copied.
The President OF thc tnit'd ~iitc, would send ont
invitations O., tine K.n- of Italy, the queen Regent OF
pam. and t,c Presidents OF eighteen American Re
publc- to Visit tn.- country. aut e. join with him M
..v.Ilu- the statue 10 Christopher Columbu-. Md
"n',, ''"" '' '..,.,i'',.d D.. rt, ,,rp.',ti,n-' 90.
..i.ild tucy i, received OBJ" sat OF the rovcri
tr Anderson Wa- followed by Nyron VI. Parker
president oI tlc Ni-h.u-"n h"ari OF Trade who pre-
.a. ,~...n.' OF 81, .uuDoDo oi bond meet thr
p,,c II the Far And Major i. ". Powell. chic OF the
pur,ucr of having tc E>uo..ton nrd at the seat OF
Doyrrum.ut, where collection. would bee brought To.
- j, tc people, -.rv.u- for tA,.r recreation and m-
-tu,uou rAc buldue- To- bee erected for the E>p'-i-
,rr aud would relieve the great strain now made
on all the departments l"r want oi 'i"'''
the smithsonian. the Patent oncc ANA other bniidine-
n"uh b" brought 'or'ulc' DO such manner ana III
Of
tAi when the ""i" Wa done E'''nI results """''
,.,,rr,i F.i> A-nu~ Of Tn" Baltimore American"
closed t1c presentation on bchal, of Wa-mneton II"
to-clh'd himself q, au envoy, "n ayr a',",r' i''l
tl' cty ~ Baltimore and the state # NiN I'nd "W'h
tool. d errlt interest u th. coming Esp 'eiiion 40
uurh 80 titt thc city e Baltimore had rather been
" .',i ,, tr. ,rrolr ,,r.itG M,
people f Maryland aud q" lal'm re- had
m o 'a' to- as I'm. Ns,ol %' Eap H1''Pn ry fH , Ga come
fo HAT couclu-ion after meeting held W-ut ~,
tended D., the most pronn'n ct1cn-. H. read
l.c re- outol- adooci 1T tlr mcliue. strongly favor
~ tut oocs-ion woult have -trrci 'hr heart, ~
-,u.faf-. showing. they dld. the desire Of the
speaker, tp receive and " leone visitor, from Central
Iid south America. and vhe'r. h' asked uii ilcl }
tc rcc. we'd auf welcomed h.t th'u at hr Nnio"al
tld lra-d 80 much the othrr LAY. there va- moth
that mca, for cruts", ot p'pulhl ~ "rN a'W
Tic r,n,n,iti.c ni onrnei nnti 10 a. M tpuorrr..
when thc oaim, Of New Norh and Chlcaso are Ia h'
pr'-outol.
The greater part OF the Sew lorl, DELEGATION which
arrived hero The limited This evening. Mr. pepr~.
Mr. N1ndrrhili. and few other, who hld been cN' |
bcr,d my two iu al ana made an imposing showing
,u thc registers Of tc lrlins"n ana i'" nclghbo1u;
hotel. senator ll-cork and Congressman lcdcu aud
Flower hand 10 welcome the d"l"gtinn, which /
1iu hayc it, heiiquartcr, during the visit at the
\ meeting held on the train coming over. and |
MAYOR Grant Va 'ho,cn c9ni'hn WIN Jane W. |
ncy aud ". Euurlc Cochran had short consultation !
thi, evening determine Oh the plan for 10 morrow
lut tl. detail, lc generally they had already
been arranged. ChaunccN VI. DcpcW, CorncuS |
Vanderbilt. Jc,-" Selignan and John I. Plummcr viii |
be- over hy morning. The senate Com |
mlttcr viii meet At 10 O'Clock. and a both Chicago |
and NcV Norl 70 hc heard, the session Is lhcly |
lat well into the afternoon. Mr. prpcw and Mr. |
Corkran TO hold up New NOrle end aud there |
can bee doubt about the strength of the comblna
lion.
IN tlp' evening large reception to the visitors |
viii hc given at the Arlington by congressman Bcdcn
and Flower.
4 REPORT on JTDGE BOOKTATERS CASE.
meeting of "a" Executive Committee of the New.
York Bar Association held last night. The pro-