Show EVENT grand ta be given in the chicago aadi torian CHICAGO dec 27 special oae of he most elaborate events ef the holiday season will he the cotillion to be given to night in the auditorium banquet hall in honor of the debutantes of the season perhaps no chicago reason has produced so large a coterie of fair ones new to the gay whirl as has tha present the ball will be the most costly and elaborate cotillion ever given in this city ten of the most prominent ladies of the four hundred will act as patronesses patro nesses those who will serve in this capacity aie airs marshall field mra ira liob nes mrs franklin H katrisa Wa trisa mrs chaales mrs franklyn Frnnk lyn cobb mrs 0 P kellogg mrs L J gage mrs S M aikerson Mi kerson mrs joseph medill and mrs H H porter berean of american republics dec 27 the bureau of american republics has received a dispatch from alie argentine republic giving a brief summary of the commerce of that country for the year ended juno 30 last it appears that notwithstanding its revolution the imports for the year amounted to and the exports to the wheat cap for the year has been enor mans and will probably be the largest ever grown in that country during the year immigrants landed ot buenos ayres of which number had their passage paid by the government information is also received by the bureau that the government of colombia has signed a contract with J L cherry of milwaukee wis for the completion of the baucan valley railway from buono the clinef port of columbia to the cities of calli and manizates manizales Mani zales with the of continuing the road to the gulf of darien on the north and the frontier of ecuador on the south and eastward give that portion of columbia that is very rich in both agriculture and mineral resources access to tide water the government guarantees interest of 5 per cent gold for eighteen years upon expenditure of gold per mile and the exclusive privilege for seventy years operating the railway within twenty four miles of the route surveyed and accepted the title to all gold and other mines that may be discovered within the twenty four miles limit and freedom from all duties and taxes for a term of years ane bureau has information regarding the renewal of the panama canal |