Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-06
THE FOREIGN SECTION,
1t Vas Formally Gpenel Yesterday With APP
propriate Cerem )nies- ilaccnfs Col
lection Presented to Mr.. collier.

Atlanta, Oct. 5.--The foreign section OF
the exposition WAS formally opened to-
day at the manufacturers ana lberal
arts building by MI. A. Mace.ii, col
mlssioner-general Tor Europe. INV I'D
tons had been issued 10 the dlroN tors
anu officers or the exposition anu One.
oIsnilarles aid large crown Assembled
to Witness the exercises. Nice-ffeSIuenC
heIIpnni, Chairman Oh The committee on
ceI eliiOlIIeS, oPeIleu Tile exercises Dy HI
trouucing CoAInIlssloner-Gener Mach,
VINO oeIlseIe ed q speecn oI grea. Interest.
he saIu that only seven months ago he
began the WORN III l1ondon. he at once
Sent SPECIAL commissioners to eacn OF
the important cQunlrles OF Europe. AT
the Saline time royal commission repre-
SentIng the exposition In Tasmania an
other commission representing the eX-
hibit at Bordeaux anu another represent
ing the exhibit at Boroeaux anu another
representing the Amsterdam exposition,
ali we'll supplied with funds, were can
wasting Europe for exhibits. He tegan
work Tor the Cotton States and Interna-
tional exposition and secured nearly ten
times as many exhibits as the other three
put together. The display itself shows
the exhibits to be OF the highest charac-
ter To-day" said he, everybody on
the face of the globe knows where Allan
ia is. The name of Atlanta has been
printed in large letters in every
newspaper in the world and in every
language. All the world has turned its
eye on Atlanta, and your growing city
and state has been the subject of discus
sion at millions of firesldes. You have
done in few months what 1t has taken
other cities years to achieve This ex-
position will mark the milestone of prog
resS in this state. We have here people
from all parts of the world, living on the
best terms, and this exposition will be
the means of tightening the bonds of
friendship among the people of both
hemispheres. This is the most crafty
ing result which could be desired"
Mr.. Macchi then formally presented
the foreign exhibits to the director-gen-
eral Mr.. Collier The president and d.
rector-general responded In a brief, but
happy, speech. Among other things he
said, after calling attention to the inter-
national character of the displays:
There is no just idea of the progress
of the world which does not in gratitude
and honor recognize the fact that the civ
ilization which has glorified this hemis-
phere was brought from the other, and
while we believe that larger and better
destiny of man has been revealed here,
we still turn to the antique homes of our
ancestors and find a light and elevation
In the work of our distant kindred.
They have brought to us beauteous
| specimens of their craft and have tenn
| pered in some degree the insular opinion
that the mind and hand of a man are no.
where producing results comparable to
| those which they reveal to us under our
own cline. They have done more. They
have brought a closer friendship and
kindled kindlier feeling between ma
tions which though far apart, are work.
| ing together for common AIM
Mr.. Collier then formally accepted the
| European exhibits.
Commissioner General Macchi conduct
| ed the party through the French section,
hoo II Il
| Saulay, the French special agent, des-
| ignated by his government to represent
| the exhibits by that country. Mr.. Saulay
| said that the French government had
| given its moral support to the exposition
and had officially recognized the EXPOSE
| ton by sending a consul-general to at
tend the opening exercises and to report
on the exposition.
collation. followed the exercises
After a triumphal tour of the eastern
United States and the provinces of Can
ada, Sells Bros. enormous united shows
have inaugurated a ten weeks tour of
the southern states, and will exhibit in
Birmingham on Saturday, October IL. In
bringing their big amusement enterprise
south the Sells Bros. have not curtaied
their performances, as is generally the
case with most circus, but instead have
added many new and novel features thus
maintaining the reputation for square
QeaIlnS tndt mas always Deen tnelr 8 In
this territory. The show this season is
of colossal proportions and everywhere
conceded by the press to be the biggest
and best enterprise of the kind ever trans
ported about the country
The menagerie alone will be found a
great feature and splendid school of in
struction. In fifty emblazoned cages will
be found the rarest collection of wild and
domesticated animals ever seen under a
circus canvas. Embraced in this collec-
ton are a monster pair of hippopotam
whose equal cannot be produced; giant
royal Bengal tigers lions from Asia and
| Africa, a flock of ostrichs, a troupe of
| educated seals and sea lions, and scores
| Of other animals too numerous to men
ton.
In the circus proper $50 performers will
do marvellous and thrilling acts. The
acme of perfection in animal training will
be seen in the performances of the edu-
Gated seals and other animals. Wild
west features will be presented in suffi-
cheney not tiresome and not attended by
dangerous shooting of arms. There will
be clowns, a score of them, good old
| fashioned clowns. headed by that veter-
an prince of entertainers. Mr. John Low
| low. There will be twenty exciting hip
| podrome races to conclude performance
| Of more than two hours duration. On
| the morning of exhibition day brilliant
street Dageant will traverse the Drincfrlal