Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-12-17

excepting Brown county, which has
eighty. five miles of Milwaukee track |
within its boundaries.
The WORLDS EXPOSITION.
Superb Display of Pictorial Art, in strong
Contrast with the Glories Of Living Ma
ture-Electric Light.
Special Correspondence.
New Orleans. Dec. 8. 1884-The noble |
army of workmen on tie exposition ls
moving swiftly on to the attainment of
this great peace-victory. One visiting the
grounds after an interval of even q day
or two is amazed at the progress, and
must realize that the grand conception
is about to become q grand reality. One
Of the buildings bearing evidence of this
rapid improvement is the art temple,
with its simple but stately and substan-
tial architecture. This building is of
corrugated iron, and is on the verge of
completion. Though the exterior is
plain, the superb display of the products
of art to be exhibited inside will fully
compensate for the lack of external
adornment.
The fine pictures gathered by Mr..
Wendell Stanton Howard, superin-
tendent of this department, in this
country, alone aggregate over 1000.
Among sscore or more works OF noble
dimensions, requiring distance for their
best enjoyment, there may be noted q
few which are certain to create sensa-
tion, such as William E. Marshall's great
work. Jesus of Nazareth" which oc-
cupied the artist for seven years or
more; and which is now first publicly
exhibited. The work is of heroic size,
and has been pronounced by tie ablest
critics the greatest work of art yet pro-
duced in this country, and one that
future generations will place in the rank
of the worlds masterpieces. 1t is valued
ut $5O,OCO.
OF other notable religious subjects,
there is LaFarge's fine "St. Paul;',
Gomez's splendid "Vision of St. Francis,'
; painted under the personal direction of
Murillo himself; Cobb's "Jesus Con-
demned," and "Christ before Pilate" and
crucifxion by Thomas Eskins, of the
Philadelphia academy of fine arts, which
was shown at the Paris Salon two or
three seasons ago.
OF noble landscapes there are not q
few. prominent among which are three
unsurpassed works by Thomas Hill, one
of the grandest of American painters,
who has lately arrived here from San
Francisco. These great works cover a
space of ten by forty feet.
That other great painter, Thomas
Moran, will show his glowing "Ponce de
] Leon in Florida" and Rothermel his
historic "DeSoto Discovering the Mis-
sissippi." and "The Christian Martyrs .
There are so many others, that mere
J. mention OF their name would consume q
. column.
Let us pass on to the horticultural
hall, first glance at which and the
: grounds surrounding, makes one imagine
t that some tropical garden has been
| transplanted. The fertile soils of the
Orient and Of the tropics haves sent
their products, and the result is col.
lection of rare and luxuriant vegetation
A beautiful fountain plays in
, the center of the building, and can be
r so regulated as to throw O
single central jet half way up the glass
tower. Numerous jets can be made tc
issue from the rim OF the fountain, and
the direction of each one of these can be
changed, thus making an endless variety
. of aquatic displays. Around this
] fountain stand two enormous cocoanut
t palms, more than forty feet in height
. and along the alsles of the building are
I ranged rows of plants, such as japanese
dwarf oranges, dwarf bananas from
{ British Honduras, the Central American
8 melon shrub, the Anona, tropical fruit
/. tree. agaves and cacti of every conceiva.
D BILE description. The latter vary from
I the size of q lady's thimble to that of 8
hogehead and comprise such interesting
, specimens as the Indian fig cactus
Peruvian cactus and cochineal cactus
!. California sends, among her contribu
tion to this department, specimens OF The
= eucalyptus or fever tree, peculiar to that
o climate and to Australia.
i The United States and state exhibit
!. building was lit up by electricity for th,
( fret time December Sd. It presents
9 very fine appearance as to its genera
l. interior aspect, although the exhibits ar,
D not yet all IN place. A rain storm latel,
), tested the building, and the great roo
D was found satisfactory. The pavilion
a along the sides of the building are benz
rapidly fitted up for the accommodate
!. of commissioners. The changes tha
70 sometimes take place in the appearance
It OF the exhibits during twenty -four hour
o are truly astonishing. Things that wer
y in confusion yesterday present an orderl,
: and attractive appearance to-day.
- The exhibits are arriving faster tha
1t they can be taken into the building; on
Ia hundred carloads reached the ground
il last Thursday. Enough of the Unite
). States exhibits have been uupacked an
~ placed in cabinets to give one an ides {
10 their beauty and value aud the Rres
N pains that have been bestowed upo
II their preparation. In the main buildin
. the exhibitors are erecting pavilions an
: ornamental cabinets Of every ccncei,
10 able form. and the ratings, too. that su
o. ound the SPACES allotted ty tho chief ,
Il installation are ~ various in structure
!. the taste Of the exhibitors. The electr
- light companies seem to be running
=. race for the highsst honoss; they :,
pe setting up their eng,nes and generator