The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-04-18
Is A RARE BIT OF ART
Worlds Fair Certificate Issued to
Foreign Represents tives.

Foreign Represents tives.
President Cleveland and Secretary
Gresham signed their names today
on the original copy OF the certih-
Gates which are to be sent by the
United States to the various govern
ments OF the world which sent re.
personalities to the worlds fair,
says late Washington dispatch.
Their signatures will now be en-
gravod in facsimile on the plate from
which the fifty or more certificates
are to be printed.
Il is said at the state department
that this plate is the most beautiful
example OF engraving ever made ~
this government. The certificates
are to be about twenty.four inches
wide 10y thirty inches long, and of
the heaviest parchment. At the
bottom is a long boat, Ike the print
tive Ipdiau canoe, with four figures
representing Europe, Asia, Africa
aud Polynesia, rowing. A figure
OF Columbus stands in tho stern
holding in his extended baud a
globe with a Roman cross plant.
ed on the top. Along the side OF
this boat hang the coats OF arms
Of the seven principal European
powers. On the left side is a
figure Of Fame, with a trumpet in
one hand aud n wreath in the other
with which she is about to crown
America, who sits leaning comfort
ably back GU buffalo lying down.
American gazes with an expression
o. supreme satisfaction aud pride on
apiclure of the worlds exposition,
which FIRMS the main part of the
top Of thu drawing. Gu the other
side OF this exposition picture three
6gures are sitting in comfortable
positions on the ground, represent.
ing the Indian, the negro aud the
white man. Along the sides OF the
certificate in the scroll are the names
o. the countries of the world-the
American countries on the left and
the European on the right. In the
upper left hand corner there is an
sllegoricsl female figure represent
ing Machinery and in the right hand
coruc one representing Art.
The whole effect OF the picture is
most striking and artistic and a
credit not only to the designer, Will
Il, Low, whose name appears in an
obscu'e corner OF the scroll work,
but "a the government. The text OF
tho certificate follows: "The Presi-
dent OF the United States having
beon authorized by an act OF con-
gross approved Aug, Is, 1894, to sig.
mfg 70 the leading representatives Of
tho various countries which took
part in the Worlds ColuAbian Expo
sition, the grateful appreciation of
The government aud people OF the
. United States OF America for their
valued participation in the CON,
memorstion OF one OF the most i'm
lDOrtant events in human history,
nov, therefore, |, Grover Cleveland,
President OF tho United States Of
America have directed the making
81 such acknowledgment to -, in
token OF the high esteem which the
President and people Of the United
States put upon his efforts ia fur
thering the success Of the said expo
sitiou."
The name OF the representative Of
each foreign nation will be engraved
in script in the blank space. One OF
these certificates will be sent to each
81 the foreign nations officially rep
resented at the exposition. They
will he finished at the bureau OF en-.
craving and printing in about two
weeks.