Show JAMES or BLAINES BIG SHOW he Is sending m ill an expedition this week to gather the hie matech I 1 s SOUTH AMERICA THEIR OBJECTIVE POINT ton ten commissioners for tile latin Anteri american cars RepubliC le what they and how the they r ex it the pan inn show nt at chicago Chic niro and what it W mil III lie like washington jan 20 1891 1801 secretary blaines Kl iines expedition to south america in ID behalf of the worlds world fair ison Is on tho the polut point of starting this country knows something already of his bis hopes and plans tor for reciprocity in trado trade between tho the united states and tit alio 0 latin of the N not a little toward tho the results lie ila la Is miming at Is 19 expected to bo be achi achieved oed by the opportunity which these nations ol of tho the south will bo be given at chicago of showing allowing 1 what bat they have hare to soil sell and lacklen tallY what they want to buy tho the ton energetic young officers tour four of them selected from tho the army and sl sir irom from tile the navy who are going as rom rem loners from the united states to tile tho sister republics publics Kf have been attending for thomast alio last few weeks 0 sort of primary class at tho the smithsonian institution institution hero here inasmuch as their duty daty wl will I 1 bo be to collect material of every possible de dc for the exposition 11 was necessary that they should have a rudimentary di acquaintance with certain arli not ordinarily taught at west welt point orAnna polls for example they have bavo ti imbibing instruction in tho the science of gathering preserving and trans irani specimens of all sorts animal vegetable and mineral no little stud study F I 1 requisite tor for a of tile tl proper methods of preparing and inz for shipment tl in cans calls of alcohol or otherwise perishable material batong other things tile tho expedition Is to malo collections of the fauna as well as tile tho flora dora ot of tho the coun countries tries they aro are delegated to largely in tile shapo of stuffed creatures and skeletons in the rough ornithologist ila am been giving the sonic notions of taxidermy by sho showing log abers liow bow to skin Lugli english bli sparr sparrows oms caught with lilt hand nets after dusk on oil ivy clad vails malls maillo curator amillio has glon ghon them lessons lit in photography so 60 that thoy they tony roay bring back pictures of whatever Is interesting and prof clarke I 1 has in demonstrated for their benefit the man ncr in which 11 squeeze squeezes i of sculptures and inscriptions ought to bo be made etc A GREAT rax ras vr mr blaine Is 1 intensely interested in securing A great ran avorlean tion at the chicago fair if ills Is design la Is that it shall bo be in its nature tio told fold and historical it will ill illustrate the progress of ch civilization in tho the republics of bouth america central america and mexico by showing the condition of those countries at tho the time of their discovery by europeans and by tracing their development since that period pictures will bo be given by means of lay figures costumes louses houses anti and industries represented of those peoples m which bach are least ch cl silted at present be cifuno they will wIl afford lafford thorest alio llio beat obtainable of tho alto anthe on the con continent Leat urles ago also the amplest show chow ng jig will bo be given of tho the resources e a and of these regions now and in I dentally will bo be displayed all things which our neighbors lonard tho the a south on produce nod find have to sell the young commissioners curry carry alth ith them letters train rom tho the department of 0 brato at washington to tile respective governments tile tho work mork being so divided that ono one attends to peru said and bolivia another to chile and so on having thus made themselves known as duty duly accredited of tho the united mates they rill mill do their best to interest tile the authorities in inthe alio exposi tion to begin with it is hoped that many of the republics will bo be disposed to put up their thel own rown exhibition buildings lor for I 1 which lich space will bo be reserved on the fair grounds for such of them its as aro are riot not so inclined all tile tho room they want will bo be produced at chicago in a structure duty duly erected lor for tile the purpose at undo sma expense next the delegates will communicate with muse laus uius culus scientific societies and botanical gardens Ns mill ith a I 1 tow aw to securing collections from them they will mill advertise tor for the benefit of tho the public the ilia objects they aro are vt working tor for find and will inako some purchases hages in addition congress is expected to appropriate a considerable tum sum for buying collections historical and efforts will bo be mado to secure the attendance alten danco at the of native artisans artl rans a uch as potters weavers wood carvers baskot basket workers and others who will ply their arlous cratts at the tha fair calr among tile the things which tho the commas boners will mill collect on their own account will be costumes prints birds main mammals trials utensils everything in short that will contribute to illustrato illustrate tho the lives surroundings and habits of the peoples they cannot ulio tale away bodily they licy will mill make photographs of if and photography will bo be particularly applied to the procuring of likenesses of native types so go that with the pictures a and ad the costumes like models model can call be prod produced aced here from tile squeeze i secured lit in inathe macicot of sculptures lad and ions plaster productions will bo be turu turned cill out at the tile 11 I 1 tepu blies will that in tho the exhibits they send to chicago their fine clio arts abala bo be well represented inasmuch liia Brouch as a their schools of 0 painting and sculpture are re equal to our own ort one that will bo be accomplished bathis by this pan american participation la ill tile the 1 fair Is tho the creation afan of an actual between tho the unit ed baates and the loo other republics on this continent it seems a shame fil larne that tho the only definite notions entertained con cernier south america by tho the average intelligent of this ahl country hao teen derived in childhood from the ft ia tco ron graphy book nod mid are tho the general enoca ba hal all that thai part ut of tho the world Is 1 moro more or birss of a howling mIld wilderness erness inhabited habited it by barbarians with plants giants at tile tho end nd lad cannibals at tho the north the teachers tire are not sufficiently infer informed rued t to a toll tell the children abiud the amigh t y civill allen of llila ast it in s great fc altu its if in c resources I 1 its as enlightened as a ours and itt ir people as well educated why brazil alone Is slightly bigger than ilia iho united beaten with it ii fir far larger arra area tile greatest gold anti and alamond clamond 1141 mond mines in existence and it ell berb climate unhappily tile the south t A client ill vo almost its as little knowl lit of is As wo we have of them though ih ir iclal lons with europe oro are close freiti bitinos abes slone alone the giant faiet K F a 4 rl of ilc ILA arentino niora mort ahau I 1 I 1 fall I 1 ill if lines of steamers run to europe oo 6 and id to tho the united states not nol ono one As ait a rosnelt all those iho young republics buy the goods aey lick lack if in and not hero mr hopes that all this will ile bo changed before long lie ila ba has directed the commissioners to pay especial mention A to tile the ties lies of peru peril u which had 60 0 won wonderful darful a civilization baar the tha crime edmo over alid iid destroyed it burning up all their books by wholesale because t they 11 ey were more unchristian so that but bab two or three now remain in bolivia particular notice will bo be taken ot of ti th to growing to g 1 of tile coco coca ij has such wonderful properties and tho the leaves of the planta lah InIs Illch it Is carried lor for chewing by the iho dailies will mill bo be collected the tha deposits of 0 guano find and saIt saltpeter tiLter in chile will furnish urnis lt material for work likewise ilia iho of fit tho the united slates of colombia tile tho hides and dried beet beef of uruguay tho the lacework and woods cf t paraguay tile coffee of 0 venezuela and tho the diamonds and gold of brazil pern and bolivia will also tarnish furnish raw and dressed fibres fabres ond and lual plants aud and roots A scheme has already boon been drawn up for tho the part pan american show one section of it is hill ill tito the period of the discovery of tho the now 1 orld geographical knon lodge and tile tho science of in the alio unto of columbus will bo be shown by nails mars charts and I 1 I 1 nautical Instrument AS us well as by models of i essel easel of the period boch bach e I 1 will be exhibited as exist of I 1 discoveries 0 luh COSTI tEXT by the vikings of the hie north before tile iho day of columbus thora will b a model I 1 of the ibo house of columbus as well as a an n assortment of articles used by him hill ifor tor barter with the natives such as beads coins brass brail helmets crosses mirrors and nails A scene composed with costumed models life size will show the reception cep tion of columbus at court upon his return in 1403 1493 A tableau presented vi will ill show allow him in his bis groat great act of standing an egg on one end in tho the presence of certain courtiers who he try to belittle ills bis disco ories lit in ot 1 another I r scene le ho will appear returning aroni ills r third vo ago in chains and finally he bo will be soon seen us AS he was during his last ast days a broken down old trian man almost de destitute of means and with no DO place to go to but a cheap inn next will bo be shown tho the period of tho the conquest here will bo be exhibited tho civilization of tho the alters as they were before the tho spaniards came over cos figures will mill represent them as they were found by tho the conquistadores supplemented by models of their temples and palaces and of thor their arts and industries such as working in gold lher bronze and with tit feathers and fabrics thiro th ro will bo be a display in this section vt ancient mexican picture also and photographs of old fortifications and a of 0 tho the cdoil and sacrificial rites or of ilia iho people prehistoric civilization in yucatan and nicaragua will be illustrated by relics from tho the once populous cities of the Tolle cs etc models will mill bo be on view of the ship in which cortez cortex and lla lis lollo follo tailed sailed ise relics of cortez Cor tei tile the wonderful arts of the ancient perm lani ian their money and their methods of burial will bo be exhibited tile tho next section will illumoto Illum ato the epora of tile saarif b h viceroy vice roys with their portraits alU slid and numerous relics of life iho inquisition in south america after this will come com ilia epoch of acu lotions lut lons which separated ironi front tho the spanish crown its colonies in tile alio new I 1 orld and finally win bo be shown tho the period of the iho present in is lich the moil important object exhibited m mill ill bo be man loan as lo bo Is found in tile tho Uca or 0 THE ills manner of living abod occupations will bo e shown by models dels and photographs illustrating raco race and tribal characteristics of tuo the nails es from the klo grande to capo Capal horn lorn photographs will bo be secured of tho the indigenous peoples in their war array engaged in their sports or otherwise employed according to their customs models model of f houses villages village and towns will bo be offered to view it will be shown shoot n how tile the people of those little known cnown countries eat sleep amno themselves dress and dispose ol of their dead fine arts an and manufactures fac fae tures m will ill bo be illustrated by works of art sod aud manufactured products R raw aw products agricultural and otherwise a will tirell bo be displayed mines and mining A will mill bo be illustrated also aln with molds au and Is employed and so forth the same I 1 tt ill bo be done ai or A agriculture gri culture and the iho birds beals nail and bugs will have their place there will be st MO and and living of 0 tile domesticated animal including the iho llama the guanaco faco tho the vicuna and alpaca all the iridis will mill havo have re pre anti and tile methods 0 of I 1 transportation lon in uso use in III tins this section of the I 1 resent wll will I 1 like ia AV ise bo be shown tho the method of tile libeler biler li i anan and llin ilia hunter nets anil and traps ve vegetable poisons to kill hill ila oath alth blow tubes for shooting arrows it at birds etc illustration will mill be ghen ot of various goodes of fire making ways and processes for food there will bea bo collection of narcot 1 I intoxicants and stimulants vat but ap falls for enumerating moru morti than heinall fra traction eLlon of ishac will displayed at this pan inn american exhibition all the steamer lne line i carrl ng the american lac flaar between this ibis country and south america have offered free trans por lallon tation to and their families also thoy they will carry free of c large all collections sent by tile tho gov ov Pro monts of tile latin republics and the lat indelos for exhibits chev will red lice their rates to one half and pawner nii faros fares dur darlne I 1 fig tile will to cut domn to tho ilia actual cost tl of boarding tile people po diplo carried arse bachir |