The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-03-29
NUMBER l8.

eral notice will be machines for the manu-
facture in the presence Of visitors Of paili
and shoes, spinning. knitting. sewing
cloth cutting, and even a writing machine
There will be a full representation oi
printing presses and two daily papers viii
be printed under the auspices Of the Amer
lean commissioners.
To give anything like full list Of the
articles would occupy too much space.
Suffice it to say that nearly every article of
American manufacture, from a mouse trap
to steam engine, will be found at Vienna
There Is large representation Of
| MUSICAL INSTRUMENT,
including organs, violins, others, and pi-
amos. There will, however, be but one
American piano firm represented. The
reason assigned for the failure Of other
manufacturers To exhibit il that the rule ia
that no piano manufacturer who has taken
a medal At the Paris exposition can secure
a medal at this exposition unless he can
show that he has made progress since 1867.
| The fact u said 10 be that two Of the lead
ing United States manufacturers have
adopted European improvements covered
| by Anerican patents, and they are afraid
to exhibit their Instruments IN Europe lest
they may fail TO show improvements
AMERICAN ART
1t is much to be regretted that American
artists are not well represented. The con
tributions are few, the only important
pieces being those of Bierstadt but the
commissioner general has advices from
American painters and sculptors at Rome
conveying the gratifying intelligence that
they will forward specimens for this de-
partment The leading publishing houses
Of the country have responded literally,
and all the leading works by Americas au-
thors will be exhibited.
SHIPPING THE ARTICLES
The United States transport Supply sail
ed several days ago with 750 packages. and
she will be followed on the 10Th inst, by
the United States transport Guard, laden
with fifteen or sixteen thousand additional
packages These vessels are fast-salllng
craft, and it is expected that they will
make a quick passage to Gibraltar, where
United States steam vessels await them "
tow them to Trieste, from which port the
freight will be shipped by rail 10 Vienna.
Commissioners Mayer and Stiasny. who
sail on Saturday next, will await the yes
sells at Trieste and superintend the ship
ment TO Vienna.
THE AMERICAN COMMISSIONERS.
The gentlemen selected 70 represent the
United States at the exposition are we'll
known citizens Who take pride IN the credi-
table representation ~ their country at the
fair. Their names are Gen. Thomas B
Van Buren,, commissioner general; and the
following executive commissioners. Thorn
as McElrath. A. +. Stlasny Dr. Rappaner.
Gen. William Mayer, Robert Stergeant, of
New York. William VI r Round of Bos
ton; Clayton McMichael NJ Philadelphia.
Fl. Garretson. Of Cleveland, o.; q S
Biodgett of Burlington, Nt, Lewis Sea
sungood of Cincinnati, o.. Isaac Cook. of
st. Louis. Edward Gotthvil. Of New Or
leans A q. James, now at Vienna.
oUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
Among the contributions from this city
that will no doubt surprise Europeans Is a
model school-house 80 by a. feet, with
furniture ana text-b books complete There
viii also w found statistics of an educa-
I tlonal character. and indeed all necessary
information to enable the curious searcher
after knowledge to appreciate our excellent
1 public school system
The ENTRIES CLOSED.
| The books for the entry of articles we're
/ closed several days ago, and. compared
with the American contributions to thy
! Paris exposition. the DnIted States viii be
much more fully represented. The mum
her Of exhibitors from this country at Paris
was 245 and the congressional appropria-
l ton $3.50. 900 The exhibitors who send
articles to tins fair number 500, and the
congressional Appropriation Is but S2oJ, 600.
THE CoMNIsSIoNER GENERALS DEPART
Gen. Van Buren returned from Wash
I ington (where he was IN conference with
Secretary Fish regarding some NJ the de-
tails yesterday morning and IN the after
noon sailed an the Adriatic. of the White
Star line. for Europe. lie was accom-
panied by Commissioners DR. Anthony
Rappancr and Mr. VI r. Round. A large
number of the commissioners pupils from
this city and Englewood, ". u. secured
the government tug Jessamine and escort
ed him down the bay A collation. was
served ON the tug. and the health Of their
guest drunk IN bumpers # champage
Among the company we're Colonel Yer
mllyea, T. l. Taylor, z VI Jordan, Mr.
Lydecker, DR. Banks, r. :. Taylor VII
liam r. Coe. and Mr. B ,nnell.