Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-23

The Display That Will BE Made By the
Nicaraguan Government.
Senior Raymond Mayorga, secretary Of the
Nicaraguan legation in this city, gives a very
interesting account Of the work being done in
this country for the exposition at Chicago, and
he says that the display OF Nicaragua will e.
coed in magnitude and interest that made at
the Paris exposition in 1889.
The Nicaraguau government has appointed
Don Antonio Salaverri a special commissioner
for the collection of articles to be sent to Chi
cago. MIR. Mayorga Gays he lie a very compe-
tent person, who has much experience in this
kind Of work, as shown by the Nicaraguan
building at the Paris exposition, which was adj
rnirably arranged, and by his most skilfull
classification OF the great variety Of objects
which were sent there to give an idea Of the
wealth Of Nicaragua in the three kingdoms Of
nature.
President sacasa is deeply interested in &C.
curing for Nicaragua great success at Chicago,
and has issued such instructions as necessary
to secure for his country an exhibit that will be
appropriate in every respect to the grandeu r
OF the idea OF commemorating in America the
event of its discovery by Christopher Colum-
bus. President Sacasa has written to Senior
Mayorga in regard to this matter and Gays that
Nicaragua will omit no effort to participate in
worthy manner in the great exhibition.
Senior Salaverri has sent to all the principal
the people, printed instructions as to the proper
manner of collecting and sending to him the
articles to be exhibited at Chicago. These in
structons are preceded by list of all the OBJ
1ects which the commissioner wishes to be sent
to him for that purpose according to his plans.
The government assists Senior Salaverri in
every possibly way. Senior Saiaverri has the
use, gratuitously. of the telegraphic wires and
the railroads OF the government and the local
authorities lend him everywhere all moral and
material aid.
Senior Mayorga says that two of the most in.
teresting features OF the Nicaraguan exhibit a.
Chicago, and the preparation of which has al
ready been commenced, will be a collection of
Indian antiquities and Nicaragusn works of
art.
A native artist of the country has carved on
the shell OF a cocoanut the portrait of Mr..
Blaine. between the flags of the United States
and Nicaragua, and with a fac smile Of the
route OF the Nicaraguan interoceanic canal at
the foot Of the engraving.
A rich collection of mineral works is now
being made and the works Of Marcelo Seto, q
Nicaraguan composer of great genus and the
author OF the triumphal march called go
Ahead America" will prominently appear in
it.
Great preparations for the exhibition are in
progress throughout the whole republic.
everybody. from the president to the hum
blest citizen, sympathizes with the exposition
and its purposes.
1t is believed that the canal company will
greatly aid the government in securing success
at Chicago, as it did at Paris. The company
set there a large-size model in relief OF the
canal, which was in all respects true work of
art and in which it expended over $4,000
1t is said that the company proposes to
expeud much more at Chicago, and that moth
ing will be left undone by it to cooperate with
the government Of Senior Sacasa to the best
possible representation of Nicaragua at the
worlds fair.