The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1893-04-22


Largest Man in the World.
NEW YORK, April L. Eighteen
Bolivian Indians, the first TO visit the
United States, arrived to-day on the
steamship Newport, from Colon, on
their way to the Worlds Fair. One
of them claims to be the largest man in
the world His name is Jose Santos
Mamani, of La Paz, where he is
known as the Great Bolivian Giant.
He is feet 10 inches high, % years
old, and weighs AS pounds. The In
dians will call on President Cleveland
before they go to Chicago.
Justice at the worI..'s Fair.
CHICAGO, April SIT was decided
to-day to maintain at the Worlds
Fair a police court. Two magistrates
will be in attendance, prepared to try
cases at any hour. The magistrates
will be appointed by Chicago's new
Mayor, Carter Harrison.
Royal Spanish Visitors.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 4.-The
Royal visitors from Spain, including
the Spanish Infanta Eulalia, are eX
pected to arrive in New York about
the Goth of April next on Spanish
war vessel, direct from Havana. Her
Royal Highness will be accompanied
by her husband, Don Antonio, the
Duke of Tamanes, Grand Chamber
lain; the MarQuesa de Comillas and
the Marquesa de AscOhermoso, ladies
in waiting, and by Don Pedro Jover
Ytovar, secretary.
Beauties of Ten Nations.
NEW YORK, April 1.-Twenty-two
very pretty young women, all in a
bunch, arrived here to-day on the
steamship Paris. They represent ten
different nationalities, and each was
selected for her beauty and for her
racial characteristics. They came
over here from all parts of Europe to
appear in the International Dress and
Costume Department of the Worlds
Fair When the Fair opens each one
of them, clad in the costume of her
country, will sit in booth furnished
as near as possible as her house is fur
nished, to be looked at and admired.
Modelled in Gold.
In the west end of A gricultural Hall
a model of a 20-acre Milwaukee brew
cry, made of pure gold, is to be cree
ted. 1t will stand in glass case Is
feet square, supported by Il gnomes
of original design, which represent the
spirit of brewing upholding the indus
try. Only four pieces of French plate
glass are used in the construction Of
this case. Every line, window, brick,
tower, gable and street is reproduced
from scale drawings and is absolutely
correct Chicago Herald.
Fly tho, sand Pansy Blossoms.
On Easier Sunday, $4,000 pansy
{. rsecms we're on exhibition in the
World S'air grounds, Chicago. The
sight was one of the most beautiful
! iiaa4i ina Die. A new York florist will
have 1900 pots of blooming tea roses
on exhibition on May 1st.
CoIumbus' Descendants Are Coming.
LONDON, April 5. - Nine descend
ants of Christopher Columbus vii
sail on the New York from Southam
ton Saturday to be present at the op
ening of the Chicago Fair. They ar,
the Duke and Duchess of Veragua
the Dukes son, Honorable Christie
pher Columbus Y Aquilera, Honorable
Charles y Aquilera, Honorable Mari;
Del Pillar Colum bus y Aquilera, Hon
orable Pedro Columbus and the Mar
Quis and the Marquise Ferbolis.
To the Fair in Row Boat.
BRIDGEPORT, Comm, April 5.->t
10-foot row boat was the frail craft il
which Kund r. Henderson, yOun!
Norwegian, left this city bound TO
Chicago and the Worlds Fair. He will
row all the way and expects to max
the journey in ten weeks, by way c
New York City, the Hudson River
Erie Canal and the lakes. To avoi
danger he will keep close to the shore
the boat drawing only eight inches c
water. Henderson is only % year
old.
Trouble in Store for One Woman.
A Boston woman is having serg
dress made with thirteen pockets i
it to wear at the Worlds Fair. HOY
long will She have to look for be
handkerchief or pocket-book whe
she wants either one?-BoSton Tran:
script.
Miscellaneous Items.
Fifteen Haidai Indians, from Bri
ish Columbia, will exhibit at th
Worlds Fair.
Samuel L. Clemens Mark Twair
has arrived at New York on route
the Worlds Fair. He amused all O
: board the steamer with his story
telling. An Italian Countess said th;
Mark was 'too lovely for anything.
If the Chicago Worlds Fair col
: tains many such exhibits as that no
on view in the Rue Boissy d'Anglai
E it will not lack attractions. The fe;
ture of the show is collection of dol
got.up to represent the attire of Il
French women throughout the age
/ European edition n. Y. Herald.
: The Dundee Weekly News, of Dul
| dee, Scotland, has organized worl
ingmen's expedition to the World
Fair. Editor d. G.. Thomson, whi
7 making an extensive tour of IL
: United States, conceived the i'd
, that such tour of observation wou
improve the social and physical CO.
!, ditions of life in such an industri
!. community as Dundee. Only boz
< fide workingmen will be admitted
: the benefits of the scheme. All tt
expense. of the expedition will
borne by the proprietors of the New
4 The readers of the paper are invite
!. to submit plans for carrying out Il
: idea, and the one found to be mo
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