Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-07
PREPARING FOE THE FAIR.


South American Republics Do Not Intend
al or Expect to BE Outdone.
WAsHINGToN, March 6-The Bureau oi
the American Republics Is informed that
9,57s emigrants arrived at the State Of Rio
Grande do Sui, Brazil, during the past year,
of whom lo,sSs were Italians, 2, 100 Russia ns,
1851 Spaniards, l,491 Germans and the bal
ance of divers nationallties.
The Bureau of the American Republics
received by the last mail from Chile state
ment containing shipping statistics for the
port of Valparaiso, from which the follow
ing comparison Is taken: During the year
1891, $40 steamers OF 56s, COS tons and 4Os sail.
ing vessels of 376, 1l5 tons OF a total of l,04s
vessels Of 9i5, ,523 tons, arrived at the above
port. against 7sl steamers of 7s7, ,794 tons and
1856 sailing vessels of 4l6, 35l tons. or total
nu mber of 1887 vessels of 1.2O4, h5 tons: ar,
riving in 1890 In 1891, 500 steamers of 564, ,442
tons and 42l sailing vessels of 375,sls tons, or
ea from the port of Valparaiso, against 7sa
steamers of7S7. l25 tons and 4S7 sailing vessels
OF 4l5 952 tons, or total of l,27O vessels OF
he year s While neither the
tonnage nor the number of vessels arriving
and departing from Valparaiso during tho
year B9l was as great as in 1890, yet when 1t
is remembered that during the greater part
of the year the country was ravaged by
civil war, 1t will be seen that there was quite
a satisfactory progress in the shipping of the
port.
UPON the return of Lieutenant W. E.
Stafford, the Exposition Commissioner, from
q long journey in Bolivia, to Lima, he entered
actively upon the work of urging the imme-
diate action of the Government in regard to
its representation at Chicago. meeting
was called by the officials interested in the
Fair, and Lieutenant Stafford gave them all
of the latest Information, distributed the
illustrations showing the progress that had
been made in the last few months, and
created new enthusiasm in its behalf. He
says that now everything looks very hope
Col. PALACIos is making preparations
to bring Representatives of all the principal
tribes of Indians of the Peruvian forest
region, who are said to be very interesting
from an chronological point of view. He is a
man of action, learning and means and for
Amazonasa and Loreto, where these W lid
Indians livs
THE Latin-American department of the
Worlds Fair has just received information
from Nicaragua showing that great inter-
est has been awakened in that country in the
Exposition. The exhibits Of minerals,
coffee, cocoa, sugar, woods and fibrous
plants promise to be very fine and complete.
The fauna and flora will also be well re-
presented. Petitions have been presented
to the President for the appointment of
additional commissioners in the various
provinces and the matter is under consider
alton.
The English Government has agents
travelling in the Interior making investiga-
tions as to the natural history, climate. soil
and physical characteristics of the country,
its agricultural resources, botany, entom-
ology, etc.
THERE are said to be several indigenous
trees and plants and lands suitable for the
cultivation Of tea whose product is fully
equal to anything in India. Full fnforma-
tion, specimens and illustrations of these
things will appear in the Nicaraguan
exhibit.