Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-07-26
BRAZIL EXHIBIT OPEN.
The Building Formally Dedicated at the
Worlds Fair,

Worlds Fair.
WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS, CHICAGO, ILL.,,
July 19.-Another republic came to the
front at the Worlds Fair to-day with an
exhibit of her wares and products. 1t
was the republic Of Brazil, and her
building and the display it contains are
creditable indeed. Though the govern
ment building Of Brazil has been COM
pleted for some time it was not
formally opened until to-day. The
exercises were not elaborate and were
of an informal nature The structure
Was tastefully adorned with flags, and
palms and flowers were placed about
the interior III a manner to enhance it's
attractlveness. There was music but no
speech making. Several hundred in
vited guests were present and were re-
ceived by the members of the Brazilian
commission to the Wrold's Fair.
The building is one of the most at
tractive among the structures erected
by foreign governments. 1t is Orna-
mented in staff and painted white, is n
the form of Greek cross, and in archi-
lecture is pure class of French Re-
naissance. tbs located on the peninsula
just off the lagoon in the north of
the grounds, and lies between the
fine arts and the fisheries building.
The roof is also used as a prone
made, upon which beautiful speci-
mems of the flora of the republic
Of Brazil are tastefully arranged. The
interior is a vast arena, the walls of
which are highly ornamented in sCulp-
ture and ornaments emblematic Of lis
tOrlcal events pertaining to Brazil.
Brazil's exhibit is made in the various
department buildings, principally in
agricultural forestry, fine arts, machin-
cry, mines and viticulture, and it consists
of specimens of all the products of the
soil-coffee, spices and woods from all
the Brazilian states-about $50 paint
lngs and a large number 0. L., b
statues. A solid piece OF rubD~r,
10 feet in diameter and about
II feet long, is shown. There is also a
of gold, silver and copper ores, to-
gether with various kinds of precious
stones. What the commissioners take
special pride in, though, is the coffee
exhibit. In the consignment of Bra
lillian exhibits received through the
custOm-hOuse there were 1920 bags Of
coffee. The Brazilian government APP
propriated about 5000, 900 for exposition
purposes.
Tomorrow Sweden will celebrate at
the Worlds Fair. The programme of
exercises has been made specially at
tractive. The day will be inaugurated
by a grand choral festival by the Amer
lean Union of Swedish Singers, who, 500
strong, will march through Jackson
Park. The members of the choral So
cieties will wear white caps and appro-
pirate regalia, and will be accompanied
in the parade by some fifty Swed iSh civil
and military organizations from Chicago
and other cities. The programme as
at present arranged provides for a
concert at Festival Hall at O'Clock P.
NJ, a concert at Festival Hall O'Clock
Friday; concert at Festival Hall
O'Clock Saturday. Thursday night at
7:3O there will be special celebration
IN front of the Swedish pavilion in con-
junction with the Swedish commission
ers. The American Union of Swedish
Singers consists at present of about
twenty-five societies from all parts of
the country. Chicago, New York, Bos-
ton, Minneapolis, st. Paul, Rockford,
ILL.,, and Moline. H., furnish the bulk
of the singers. They will sing a num-
Der of glee and patriotic songs, for
which Sweden is celebrated.
The weather conditions to-day were
all that could be desired. 1t was clear
and pleasant and the wind continued
to blow from Lake Michigan.
When the National Commission as
sembled to-day, Commissioner Turn
bull, of Florida, said he had just come
from the agricultural building and that
structure was in momentary danger Of
being destroyed by fire. He had seen
a smokestack which passed up through
the roof and which came in contact with
the woodwork The woodwork. he
said, was SO hot he could scarcely hold
his hand on it. He called the
attention of a Columbian Guard to the
danger, and the guard said he had al
ready called the attention of the author
tiles to the dangerous construction.
The clerk was instructed to notify the
Encouragement at once. A communi-
cation from the Underwriters Associa-
ton of Chicago to the committee on
grounds and buildings was read. It
said that the numerous defects in build
ings that endangered them to fire had
been reported to the association by Fire
Marshal Murphy. If the exposition au-
thOrities would at once correct these
defects, it would greatly reduce the
danger to loss of life and property.
The communication was ordered placed
Oh file. \ committee was appointed to
wait upon Directo General Davis and
notify him Of the impending danger Of
fire in the agriculture building. The
commission proceeded to act, and re-
ported that the Director-G General had
sent an official to remove the cause of
danger.