St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-05-19
Worlds exposition at New Orleans. Depart

Worlds exposition at New Orleans. Depart
ment of state: Samples of cottons, wool and
other ibres and fabrics made from them in all
parts of the world. The salient features of the
departments exhibit will be its illustration of
the peaceful and economical work of the diplo-
matte and consular service. The treasury de-
partment will exhibit the work of its several
bureaus on an extensive scale. The war depart
ment will show models illustrating the various
work of the engineering bureau The ordnance
bureau exhibit will include every variety of
artillery and small arms from those in use be-
fore the revolution TO the latest improve
ments of the present day The manufacture
of guns and metallic cartridges will be
illustrated by machinery in operation. The
navy department will exhibit every variety of
ordnance and small arms nsed in the service and
those that have been superseded The postofiice
department will place very handsomely equip
ped office in practical operation at the exposition
and will exhibit postal railway car and all the
appliances of the mail service. 1t will also have
machinery in motion making envelopes and
stamps. The department of the interior will ex-
hlolt great variety of objects collected by the
agents of the Indian bureau, illustrative of abo
rlglnal life and customs, and the gradual pro-
gress of the red men from barbarism towards
civilization The patent office display will consist of
groups of models from its cases showing chron-
ologically the advances in steam engineering, in
cotton spinning and in other industries due to
the ingenuity of American inventors. The ex-
hibit of the geological survey will comprise
models of the grand canon of Colorado, of the
Yosemite valley, Yellowstone national park,
plans of the Comstock and other noted American
mines and mining districts, and mo dels of the
great lakes. The department of agriculture
will make an exhaustive exhibition of insects
destructive to vegetation, with collections OF the
devices for preventing their .0Besides the
above there will be interesting exhibits by the
bureau of ethnology the bureau of education,
the department of justice and the Smithsonian in
stitution. The sections from the latter will in
clude the famous fish collection. The botani-
cal and chemical display will be very fine
ILLEGALLY CONSTITUTED.
A petition has been presented to congress,
signed by several persons, representing them
selves citizens of the United States, recently
appearing as claimants before the French and
American claims commission, or counsel for
citizens of the United States. or others having
claims before the said commission,
protesting against the appropriation of
money for the payment of the
awards of the commission in favor of French
claimants until the proceedings of the commits
sion have been investigated The petition as
serts that they have been wronged, and charge
the commission with various Irregularities and
partiality in making the awards. In addition to
the above it is asserted that the commission was
for nearly year before its close illegally con-
stituted