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Show FOREIGN. THE FA HIS EXHIBITION. Pins, 1. agricultural id alimentary dt p;-rt men's will be better than t :u y previous lureign extilbitiuit. Ti e macninf ry denart nieut ia very rich in la'tjr-savii machinery of alight ci. a'rt'ailv. Though incomplete, it eunipan a tavurai-ly wiih the Kngii.-h, wl ile uceupving only one six h n( the fp ice al luted British exhibits. Tho di-pUy of machine tools is inferior n the American exhibits at Pbdidelphia but BUp.rior to any other at this exhibition. Agricultural, sewing and weighing machines make a fine diB play. Textiles are not arranged but promise very well. The drugs, chemicals, chemi-cals, publishers' exhibits, chromos. and cutlery aro superior '( competing exhibits in other tec lions Tlie Ameiic.ui department is nearly ready. It will be the best ever shown abroad by Ameri ca. The hall is lou small, but it is beautifully arranged, and contains 100 paintings and a few water colore. American artists residing abroad, represented re-presented here, include B:icon, Bridg-mao, Bridg-mao, Dana, Dubois, Vvard, Bunce, Maynard, Lipplncott and May. All the places of hont r are occupied by Bridgman and Dana. Rome ia represented by Benson and Vedder, Dusseldorf by Shode. Munioh is not represented. M. de Bort, minister of finance, made a speech, paying the idea of holding an exhibition suggested itself the day alter the definitive concentration concentra-tion of the repuDlio. The republican government thuagave utamp to the tendencies and anna which it wished to assign to its t Hurts and testified its faith in the stability and lecuudity Of the institutions it hsd fjunded and its confidence in the sympathies ol foreign covernmenta. lie thanked the foreign governments which had so magnificently responded to the appeal of France and aent their art treasures and manufactures here and now crowned their courtesy by honoring honor-ing the opening of the enterprise with the presence of their moat illus-troua illus-troua citizena and best loved princes. The exhibition waa proof of virility which would make its mark upon the history of the republic. In the exhi bition visitors would see France reassured reas-sured in regard to the future, and had taken fresh flight by a revival of her activity and energy and labored more ardently than ever to multiply the creations which honor her arti Bans, embellish the lile of her people and multiply the benefits of civilizi-tion civilizi-tion to the honor and glory of human President Macllabon said: "I desire de-sire to join in the sentiments expressed by the minister ol commerce. 1 ofldr my congratulations upon the magnificent magnifi-cent result achieved, ai.d ot which I am happy to have.lhe whole world as witnesses. We have al-o to thank the foreign uations for to completely re eponding lo the appeal ol France. In ihe name ot the republic, I declare the exhibition opened." The marshal subsequently cougratu lated M. Krautz, the organizer of the exhibition, on the auspicious npeuiug of the grand enterprise. |