New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-09
FOR THE WORLDS FAIR.
THE COMMISSIONERS TO EUROPE WILL
SAIL TO-DAY.
PLANS FOR INTERESTING FOREIGN COUNTRIES
NATIONS THAT HAVE ACCEPTED INVITA-

NATIONS THAT HAVE ACCEPIbD lNflA"
TIoxs TO DE REPRESENTED.
The National Commission to Europe Of the WORLDS
Foir met Informally yesterday at inc "llaeS nou,
preparatory 10 It's departure on the Columbia, "cn y
20 all AZ O'Clock this morning on the hve MUM
- ,hc,o were prescnt and ready to sail A. u.
uuIlock NJ Worcester Macs. chairman OF inc frV
Commission. and president Of the state Mutual Liz
Insurance Company; Moses p. Handy' cheI VI ."0
pnrcau OF Publicity and PrOmonon' Behlehhh Du''0
worth secretary OF the Worlds Fair CoInmisslon' anu
Fred W. Peek, Of Chicago, member Oh te loc"
Of the Worlds Fair Judge William Lindsey OF hell-
tuc,y the fifth member Of tho commission anu WV .
oI member Of the Board Of Control Of the national
commission will not be able to Join his colleagues vi
the commission until July To- ,.,
rho r,1nbers ~ the commission 60 well equipped
10 boom the worlds Fair. Each one is provided WIN
a special passport and also circular ot0i " -,
nv the Department OF state TO all United Sta'eS
minister's and Consuls Judge Lindsey, Major bn''er-
worth Mr. Bullock and Mr. Handy were also com
,,Is,oned rs speclal agents OF the Treasury Depart
ment 50 that they give all the Information h'oos
gary 10 consls as to the regulations Of inc IeasS
Department concerning the transportation OF e-i'OiS
They will act I'm this connection with the special agents
~ the Treasury Commission which was appointed d
bo+ lime ago General GrOsvenOr Of ONO, is cIdr
man If this commission, and Is now In Paris his
associates arc Professor Ellis, Of OberIn Coiese WI"
is also I'm Europe, and John NJ Butler OF ono'
u,o viii sail on the Columbia with the NauOha' Oom
mssioners to Europe. -. .,
Mr. Handy who IS the disbuTsing agent OF tDe
Worlds Fair Commission. said yesterday that the de'ais
NJ tbc,r general plan would be arranged during the
VOYAGE The idea was to visit the capitals OF Europe
To put themselves In communication WIN io'0]"
official. and national commissions which have Deeh VI
NAV he appointed, and to inform the OFFICIALS Oh .ho
different countries TO the space 10 DC alro'eu io
exhibats means Of transportation rom tue seabVau
will he
natentocs This question, Mr. Handy said, had Ot''h
taised I'm France. The contract labor law Wac W 10
explained concerning persons who would W S'lis III
charge Of exhibits aud who would not DC supcccu "
the restrictions of that act, The stay OF tle oo'
mission will be limited until September l. week
will lie spent In London and Paris, and then u WI" 80
4, Berlin, Vienna, 81. Petersburg. stockho' bruSSeis
and back to London.
The work of the special nGonts OF the treasury Nv
partment of which Mr.. Butler one, IS 10 deal dlecuy
with the United states c0nsus and the mahulacUc9'
General GrosvcnOr will have the territory OF ffdhoe
Professor Ellis IS TO Ireland, Wales, nco'Iihu ah
nat Of ENGLAND while Mr.. Butler VII visit Germany,
uallond Belgium Norway and Sweden and part Oi
rcond Their object IS TO get the ideas Of the consus
and find ont whether they have done anything 10 iuftr
re EXPOSITION; interest them In the project anu u
GOO the manufacturers about sending exhibits to eX-
main tho regulations Of the Treasury Department as
70 the carving of exhibits and 10 Issue literature on
the Worlds Fair I'm the various countries
Eue+ F. Jaycox the traffic manager Of the WORLDS
Fair has bcen attending meeting Of tho trunk lines
lines and the New England associations lie salu
Yesterday that the different lines represented al the
meeting had cOncurcd in the action OF the CehlrA
Traffic Associaton and would charge ONLY one way
for the transportation Of exhibits from the A'iahuo
soahoard 10 Chicago. Fancy horses, however VIII
no subec b tariff rates both ways bat one attendant
will he given free transportation The representatives
Of tbe steamer lines in this city viii call meeihs
within few days to consider the subject OF Tcuocu
rates on exhibits from European ports Tor the purpose
NJ referring the whole question to their companies
abroad. The South American. West india and Cen
trail lines have all agreed to nDefal euucuoh DoV
in freight and passenger rates.
william Eleroy Curtis, who has charge OF the IN
terests Of the Worlds Fair in the south American
countries said yesterday that of the eighteen I@'h
American countries, all except Bolivia ana Paraguay
had accepted the invitations to he represented. eAo
will Give 81 900 900, which Is as much as the uhiteo
states las appropriated Brazil will give 1928 OOo-nore
than any State except Illinois, the United states OF 70
lombia has appropriated S1O0oO0-as much as Ohio
Costa Rica has appropriated $4,000, and therefore
ranks with Iowa and Minnesota; Peru gives S2o'oOO
Ecuador Mr. Curtis said, is now holding preliminary
exhibition In Quits and the President OF the country mas
asked the people there to bring exhibits OF tler arts
and industries so that they may be sent on TO chicago
The West India British colonies are going to Jon %,
aether and put up building TO be called west Inues
| Court. , A.. ,,.,.o,. Administration
| has appropriated 100000 - l.,
| II WAS learned from Alexander ID. Anderson IN
charge of the Eastern headquarters OF the WV1s FAT
that the following countries have accepted inc ViV
| lions sent to them 60 , cr,oar,, sozo .
| oOd. Turkey Spain. Denmark and Russia.
Asia and Afrlca- China, JAPAN S5O0,OoO PERSIA anu
| American Repubcs-MexicO, Gu1temala, NIcarasua
Honduras Salvador. Costa Rica, Clull Perl COIoItna
i1ra1uay IIav venezuela, Brazil Ec1iahor, ArEeble
| and san Domingo. ,. 1,..,,,, 1rondur,e
| 'D American cOones-Cuba jamaica BrtlSh HohduTds'
| Porto Rico and Dutch Guiana