St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-26
PREPARING FOR THE EVENT.
The Corner Stone of the Exposition
1.-The Mexican Band.

PREPARING FOR THE EVENT.
The Corner Stone of the Exposition
1.-The Mexican Rand.
At Yesterdays meeting of the board of
directors of the exposition several miscel-
laneous communications were received and
given reference. The grand master of the
state accepted the invitation TO conduct the
COMMISSIONED laying ceremonies. Lieut. Col.
j. j. Van Horn of Fort Smelling commune
Gated his regrets at being unable to accept
the invitation with his command. Capt.
Marshall of the ST. Paul cavalry also re-
GREETED his inability to participate. X. L.
Opheim, captain of the Normania infantry
of st. Paul, however, accepted, as did Col.
Bend of the First Regiment. Minnesota
national guards. He said he would at once
notify the st. Paul and Minneapolis COM
panies The railway companies communi-
Gated their willingness to furnish tranSpOrta-
ton for the troops. George l.. Dale re-
signed as a member of the board of directors.
Mr. Blethen moved that the secretary in
form Nj. Dale that it is the feeling Of the
board that Mr.. Dale would prove of value
to the exposition, and that he be requested
to withdraw his resignation, and this pre-
vailed II. W. Foote submitted a
proposition to furnish the board
with Babcock fire eXtinguishers,
at $3.50 each. and offered TO boom another
for each one purchased. Referred to the
executive committee. Mr.. Palmer sug-
gested that the city government OF st.
Paul be invited to participate i'll the corner
stone ceremonies, and the secretary eX-
planned that the matter had already been
taken care of. The committee on music
reported that it had a proposition
to furnish large pipe organ
for the use of the exposition, to
be built for the express purpose
and an organist also supplied for $500. 1t
was also reported that it is impossible for
the Mexican band to get leave of absence,
and also that the Mr.. Foy who represented
himself as an agent for the band is an im-
poster, and should be arrested. President
Washburn stated that he had importuned
the minister to Mexico to intercede in the
behalf of the exposition, and felt confident
that the band could yet be secured. The
report was accepted and adopted.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY INVITED.
Mr.. Gilmore stated that he had rendered
an invitation to the general assembly to
participate in the ceremonies of the corner
stone laying. An excursion to Minnetonka
had already been completed for the same
day. but most of the members of the as
sembly preferred to remain in Minneapolis.
1t was thought by Mr.. Gilmore to be just
the proper thing to procure carriages and
convey the 500 ministers of the as
sembly about the city to the sur
rounding resorts, but this would
necessitate considerable expense, perhaps
$500. and he thought it best that the money
be raised by private means. Mr.. Blethen
was inclined to the opinion that the adver-
Using committee could well afford to bear
the expense. Mr.. Morrill, moved that a
committee of three, one from the eXposi-
ton, one from the chamber of commerce,
and one from the board OF trade, to act in
in con- junction with the committee on amuSe-
nts. be appointed to take the matter in
charge, and the following committee
was so appointed; ID. NJ. Gilmore from the
board Of directors, George A. Pillsbury
from the chamber of commerce and w. E.
Steele from the board of trade. The follow
ing vice presidents of the association had
been selected in executive session: j. Russ,
Wisconsin. j. NJ. Plankington, Milwaukee;
L. S. Coffin, Fort Dodge, Ia; j. S. Clark
son, Des Mones; Gov. Pierce, Bismarck,
OAK: Martin NcGinnis, Helena. Mont. :;
Hon. P. II. Kelly. St. Paul; III. G. Page
Fergus Falls; II. w. Lambroton, Winona;
Col. c. II. Graves, Duluth; Capt. Mans
Grinager. Warrington and Hon. S. G..
Comstock. Moorhead. A. j. Blethen re-
ported that he had made application to
have the building bonded, and he was in
structed to consumnate the measure. Adj
journed until Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Congress will Vote $4,000.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-It is considered
definitely settled that congress will vote
$4,000 for the Minneapolis exposition. This
amount will be spent in the transportation of
some exhibits that were sent to New Orleans.
consisting of electrical apparatus and other
articles from the patent Office, and various
curious aud interesting exhibits from the
national museum. The eXh ibits will be
shipped in the course of the next six weeks.
Exposition Notes.
Thos. J. Gray, ESQ.,, president of the state
normal school, has written to Mr.. Regain in
quiring about the rules governing the educa-
tional exhibits and requesting space for dis
play from the normal school. The display
made by this institution was one of the
features of the Minnesota exhibit at New
Orleans, aud was especially praised in the re-
port made to the French government.
The following firms are among those whose
applications for space have been re-
ceived recently: Bailey Wringing Ma
chine company. Woonsocket, R. l.:
Merritt Denton, folding chairs, Highland
Falls, n. Y; William l.. Gregg, brick ma
chimes, Plula, Pa; c. A. McElroy, plows and
harrows, Delaware Ohio; Maine Red Granite
company of Red Beach, Maine; I. Williams,
lapidary, Louisville, KY; +. Walsh, with
Bohemian and Venetian glass: John Il. Noye
Manufacturing company, mill machinery,
Buffalo, n. Y; Nonotuck Silk company, Chi
cago; ]. H. Staples, Turbine wheels, Boston,
Mass; Charles C. Corteze, Caanto refectors,
Greenville, Conn.
JEFFERSON GRADUATES.