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Show om: 01 (.olujUilv mnnjien. I Mil OKK 3IU1CIIANT THINKS III IS IUL.VTFD TO Till I)ICl 1 1 nt A descendant of Christopher Co-lumbu Co-lumbu or at least one of the discoverer's dis-coverer's kinsmen, so it 1 claimed, live right lure in this tit) P P D. 31 Culouibaniishlsnameandhe halls from Corsica. A Tr&unc re-iwrter re-iwrter called Un 31. Colonibani to-day st bis place of bu'Ine-s. He Is a handsome man, of medium height, and his manners aud conversation con-versation evince cultuie. if, I feel safe in claiming rc!a tiouship with the great expiortr," said lie. As )ou kuow, the Frentli government lias decided that Chrl toplier Co lorn was lurn iu the villagi of Calvi, on the island of Con-lea, and a mjiiumiut has lieen erected to his lienor iu the imrktt place of Calvi. "Asvou know, Columlnis i tin EnglishjCoIomthc Frcnch.Colombo the Italian, Colon the bouIsh, and Cbloinbani the Corslcan In Con-1 ca there are un few marriairesw Itli fireigners Families Interruarr) an I projiert) is nlo kipt in the fimll) It is a rare thing for a fortigntrtocomotothe Island and marr) in fact, tradition would not jirmlt It I hern has never been more than one famll) named Colonibani Col-onibani ou the l-land, and as I am a member of that family I think I canjustly tlalm to lie a descendant of one of the carl) members of it, Now I have certain idea whlcli I should like to convey regarding the Chicago Exposition Sly lan IstogitupaCor-IcandlspIay. Tin people, ois umc-f and industries are little known outside of France Corsica coull make an excellmt display of citron olive oil", wines, figs, chestnuts, raisins, and all kinds of ctreall. And the natives who would come over would, with their costumes and patois, prove an interesting inte-resting feature " Clncago Tribune. |