Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-20
THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA.
How 1t VIII BE Represented ut the Gres
WOrld'a Fair

How 1t VIII BE Represented ut the Great
| Worlds Fair.
willard p. Tisdel, the special commissioner
to the republic Of Colombia in the interest OF
| the exposition ct Chicago, reports az follows:
81 am gratifed to inform you that my trip
| to Bogota has resulted in q complete success,
and that Colombia falls into line with her sister
| republics, promising an exhibit which will re-
fleet great credit upon the country, the riches
OF which we know comparatively little about
and which I am sure will do much to bring
about closer relationship between the United
States and Colombia, and open new markets
for the interchange Of commodities.
1T has been suggested to me by those high
in authority that DR.. Csmacho Roldan, DR..
Carlos Martinez Silva and Mr.. Julio Mallarino
would be named commissioners on the part of
the national government, and that each state or
department would be requested to name three
commissioners, making in all thirty-three COM
missioners. .'...-.-..
1.-THE Colombian building will be modelled
after her national capitol at Bogota. The ex-
terror will be in imitation of sandstone, Of
which 1t is built, while the interior will be par
titioned and ceiled throughout with the precious
woods OF the country, comprising more than .
an exhibition in wood alone q parallel to
which has never been presented by any other
country in the world. The interior will be
filled with the products of the country, coffee,
cacao, rubber, ivory nuts, wax, gums, fbers,
&C., while the mineral exhibit will doubtless
be the richest ever shown in the United States
within Colombia's building Indian women
OF the country will be seen weaving the much
appreciated Panama hats, from fiber prepared
ON the spot, all hand work, yet stripping and
weaving the 1ber in threads as fine as linen.
An 'alpargarteria' (msnufactory Of hemp san
dals) will be seen in full operation, while the
'petate' "a fine palm fiber matt will be turned
out from the native hand loom manipulated
by skillful workwomen of the country. Ham
mock makers will braid the beautiful grasses Of
Colombia into artistic work, all Of which can
not fail to find appreciative purchasers, thus
leading to q commerce in these useful and
valuable articles These latter exhibits will be
made by private parties, but will have place
within the Colombian building because it pre-
sents an interesting and important feature of
her industries, so exclusively Colombian that
her exhibit would not be complete without it.
Other exhibits by private parties will be
made, the principal Of which and probably the
most valuable and interesting will be the recently
discovered antiquities in solid gold, weighing
an aggregate of forty-eight pounds, consisting
OF helmets, idols. birds, animals, ornaments &C.,
valued at more than 900. These objects are
all curiously and delicately hand wrought, the
work Of a people who lived ages ago. but whose
history is lost to the world. These antiquities
were discovered buried in vaults or tombs, deep
In the ground, supposed to have been the burial
place OF king or cacique. This exhibition
will be under the direction Of Lieut. Lemly of
the United States army and to whom great
credit is due for his successful efforts in having
diverted it tOsthe United States, where it is
hoped It may hnd q permanent place in our Ma
tional Museum"