Show the Madrid nt at madrid spain is to have an elaborate columbus celebration and preparations for tho the important event aro are going forward rapidly tho the citizens of madrid appear to havo have entered enthusiastically into tho the spirit of the thing thin and the celebration eb ration which will be 0 notable in moro more than one respect is certain to be attended with great success A correspondent of the london daily news writing from madrid says that tho the new nev hall for the reception of the visitors from america and tor for the meetings connect cil with the commemoration will bo be inaugurated shortly with grand ceremony in the presence of the queen regent the members of tile the royal family fio ministers deputations f aiom i om the senate and chamber of deputies representatives of tile principal learned and scientific bodies in spain and over distinguished tile the whole Y hole as assemblage being united in the single desire to cement the friendship existing between people of the old and new worlds the fetes will be of a manifold character there will ivill bo be exhibitions of arts and antiquities and of agricultural and industrial implements and machinery imposing spectacles and pageants of the middle ages a great international horse show and entertainments of vario various a kinds the members of the committee eo of management held a meeting recently to prepare tile the final pro 0 gramme among the objects of especial interest which will bo be exhibited will be facsimile reproductions r P of the first map of america elaborated by juan do de la cosa and presented to the spanish sovereign in the year 1300 after the voyages of lacosa la cosa with columbus in 1193 1492 and 1193 la cosa acted as pilot to columbus and other great navigators this remarkable chart is being prepared by professor traynor and senor canovas vallejo the nephew of the prime minister to whom the work is to be dedicated |