Chicago, March 11.

President Cleveland having accepted an invitation to open the World’s Fair in person, the Committee on Ceremonies has resolved to ask the Queen Regent of Spain to permit King Alphonso to take part in the inaugural proceedings as the reigning representative of the country from which Columbus set out on his voyage to the West. The committee proposes that the signal for the commencement of the opening ceremonies should be transmitted by cable, direct telegraphic communication being established for the purpose between Madrid and Chicago, so that His Majesty will be enabled, by merely touching the transmitter, to set the elaborate inauguration machinery in motion. The idea is a pretty one, and has met with general approval.

Spain is taking a prominent place in the Fair. Her building on the lake front is fast taking shape under the direction of Commissioner de Lome, and the first shipload of exhibits is daily expected at New York. The reproduction of the Convent of La Rabida is now complete, and is much admired on account of its quaint and picturesque features. Within it the relics of Columbus contributed by the museums of the Court of Spain will be exhibited. The Infanta Eulalia and her husband are expected to be present in Chicago at some time during the Fair.

The original will of Queen Isabella, which is regarded as the most interesting and remarkable document in the hands of the Spanish Government, is to be sent for exhibition. This document is interesting, since it contains instructions as to the treatment of the natives of America. The Spanish Government have also lent the original portrait of Columbus, from the National Gallery. This portrait is considered the most authentic now extant. In addition to these, the Dukes of Alba and Veragua will send a number of valuable manuscripts, including 42 original letters of Columbus and Queen Isabella.