The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-26
WORLDS FAIR NEWS.
Prizes for Designs for Women's
Building Awarded.
EUROPE BECOMING INTERESTED.
Great Britain. Germany and spain MAX
ing Arransements-Meet Of the
washington Commissiou.

CHICAGO, March 25.-Miss Sophia g.
Hayden, of Boston, wins the 81 600 prize
offered for the best design for the woman's
building for the Worlds fair. Miss Loishoe,
also of Boston, takes the second prize, $500,
and Miss Laura Hayes. of Chicago, the
third, $3.50. Miss Hayden has been wired
to come to Chicago and elaborate
her plans. The design is one of
marked simplicity, in the Italian renais-
sance style, with colonnades broken by
center and end pavilions. The structure
is to be 200x400 feet and 50 feet to the cor
nice. There is no dome, the chief feature
of ornamentation being the entrance. Miss
Hayden is first-honor graduate Of the
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology.
SAN Francisco, March 25-M. III. de
Young left for Chicago this evening to
preside over the meeting of the national
commissioners of the Worlds fair Monday
next. He is second vice president, and the
president and first vice presiden. are pros
trated by the grippe. In an interview he
said:
or course, In the absence OF President Palmer
will b the executive head of the board Of
control, and one Of my first fights shall be to
secure for California the position of chief of the
horticultural and viticuitural bureau. Up to
the present time have prevented Director-Gen-
erai Davis from making this appointment, ell
though he was ready to do 30 six weeks ago.
have already Endorsed General Chapman for the
position
WASHINGTON CIrY, March 25.--It is q
curious fact that the first action taken by
any foreign nation in connection with the
celebration of the 400th anniversary of the
discovery Of America should be by the re-
public Of San Domingo, on which was To-
Gated the first settlement of Spaniards in
the new world. Captain Nathan Apple
ton, well known citizen of Boston en-
gagged in the construction of a railway in
San Domingo. has been requested to take
charge Of the large exhibit of that republic.
Lieutenant Welles, United States navy,
commissioner to. Venezuela, reports that
the president received him very cordially
and announced that Venezuela would ac-
cept the invitation to participate.
The Spanish government has notified
the department of state that it will par
ticipate in the Worlds Colnnbfan exposi-
ton at Chicago. Minister Lincoln also
cabled brief announcement today that
the government of Great Britain accepted
the invitation to make a display at the
fair.
LONDON, March 25.-The British govern
ment has formally notified Secretary of
State Blaine that Great Britain accepts
President Harrison's invitation to take
part in the Worlds fair at Chicago in 1898.
A special committee will be appointed to
assist British merchants in exhibiting the
products of British industries at the fair,
and to further British interests there.
BERLIN, March 25.-A conference in
which number of prominent German
manufacturers took part, and at which the
Chicago Worlds fair and the prospects of
Germany being there represented were dis
cussed, was held here today. The manu-
facturers concurred in the belief that rep
resentation worthy of the German empire
could only be obtained if the government
sent commission to the United States
with power to insure to the manufacturers
ofGermany who might contemplate ex-
hibiting all the advantages to which Ger
man industry is entitled. 1t was decided
to call mass meeting Of German manu-
facturers in this city April 2, at which .
committee of merchants will be appointed
to supervise and arrange for representation
of the products of Germany and Austria.