The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-14
FORSYTHE GIVES UP.
No Californian Will Be Worlds
Fair Horticulturist.
MoLAnp TO BE REPRESENTED.
Condor Papers Booming the SHOW
p.~a.r,v Declines . Pennsyl-
wanna Commissionership.

curr.nc ru,v Awhile Celifornia's national
ar,,r,;.sionsr William Forsythe, viii continue
4 hold that once and also the chairnsnsnip
- the committee on horticulture, he WIZ nos
- chisf Of that department. This much was
.sttyed fodsv In a two-fold way: First, by MS
v,sctfcsI resignation. though informally, ~ .
sotut conferences Of the two reference oosrus'
and lastly. by his formal withdrawal IN wiz
ten letter presented ut the formal session 2, 'ne
two boards in the afternoon. JUST VIE. VIZ ~
chs next move Ia the matter Is not certasn' IA
thourh gossip has is that California viii not
eara snofhsr chance for the position, having
failed With these men.
The cissstfcstion comzsttes made report 20
Asv "a the board Of control, setting forth that
~ changes made In the agricultural, mining,
electric and fne arts classihcations ~ the sug
sestious OF chiefs OF bureaus were made wiin-
out, in any respect, changing the plans or scope
Of the classifcstions adopted oy the comnis-
Mon. In regard TO many suggestions oil changes
n tbs horticultural classification the commit
- avs only three furnish outlines for sub
nfftuta Al these differ from each other a. rad
Ically ss they do from the present form, ana the
mans are by no means unanimous, the commit
- has not determined which should be
adopted. The committee says II IL reluctant 70
maize further changes in this department until
The chief shall be appointed.
LONDON, July l1-lue otdsfuoTu soJs enes 49,
Chicago Worlds fair will be the biggest show on
3scord, and must not be neglected by British
manufacturers and artists.
The Tfmo today in q long article on the
Eorld's fair. reviews the growth and Importance
II Chicago, and says il is not doubted that tho
Exhibition win, IN many respects, surpass Gil
hoss previously held. The paper says IL -
recided that the royal commission to represent
Great Britain at the Worlds fair will be
composed OF the council of the Society OF Arts,
which carries with 1t the prestige OF having the
Prince of Wales az its president and Sir Richard
webster, attorney general, as its chairman. The
ROYAL commission has received grant oil 4lz5,-
So0. which 10 less in amount than any previous
nrsut made for similar purpose The council
3 confident Of having sufficient funds to insure
ne success OF the British exhibit
IN IN Interview on the subject OF the govern
nsnts grant, Sir Henry Wood, secretary OF the
Society of Arts and consequently secretary OF
ths royal commission for the Worlds fair, said
che grant was expected solely TO cover the
expenses Of the commission. British merchants,
hs added, who were represented 81 the Paris
exposition spent Els. 900 in exhibiting, and there
was every reason 10 suppose, considering the
trade between Great Britain and the United
States, that the British exhibitors who VIII be
represented at Chicago in 1893 VIII contribute at
least 81 100000 towards the expense of the ex-
Aibit
SCRANTON. Pa, July 1a-It 10 stated that Gen.
sral Master Workman Powderly, OF the Knights
II Lator. has declined an appointment - one OF
Ne Worlds fair commissioners from Pennsyl-
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