The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-07-29
PROGRESS OF THE FAIR.
WORK THAT is DOING FOR THE
COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.

ing Made I'm Our Own and other Coun-
trios for tho Great worlds Exhibit at
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GUATEMALA will send it's national
band.
JAPAN will spend 5000 upon its
exhibit.
THE American Indians want to be rep
resented.
A HERD of eighty-fve buffalo will be
| exhibited.
AN extensive display of postage
stamps may be expected.
MANY of the foreign nations will
erect buildings of their own.
THE Woman's Christian Temperance
Union intends to make anotable exhibit.
PERU has appropr ated $25, 900 to de-
fray the expenses OF making its exhibit
THEODORE THOMAS, it is announced,
will be musical director OF the EXPOSE
ton.
IT is next to certain that the EXPOSE
tion will be open evenings, In all OF its
departments.
The Directory has called for plans
and estimates for lighting, by electricity,
all of the buildings.
A BosToN orchestra composed Of young
women has offered TO furnish music at
the Women's Building.
Thirty acres in the northern portion
of Jackson Park have been reserved for
sites for State buildings.
The line arts building, which will cost
| about 5000, 900, will stand in the north
ern portion of the grounds
KwoNG Wo CHoNG, Chinese mer-
chant in Hong Kong, has applied for
| space for an exhibit of Chinese goods
THE people of New Mexico intend TO
| raise SIS, 600 to add to the Territory's
Worlds air appropriation of $25, COO
KANSAS, which defeated its Worlds
Fair appropriation, is now trying to
raise $4,000 with which TO make an
| exhibit.
II is proposed to light both the build
| ings and grounds so brilliantly that
| everything can te seen at night as well
| as by day.
AN exhibit from Alaska will be col
| lected under the auspices OF the Govern
ments Indian Bureau and Geological
| Department
AN enterprsng Nebraska man says
that he will take TO the Exposition
| crowd of so, 900 school children from
Omaha and vicinity.
THE opening ceremonies will be ex-
| tended through several days. and some
5000 militia and United states troops.
it is expected, viii participate.
LIEUT.. LITTLE, of the Navy Eepart-
| ment has sailed for Europe to comp etc
the plans for reproducing the carava
which formed the fleet of Columbus
AN appropriation of $50, 900 has been
made by the Exposition direct .ry, for
| the expense of the ceremonies attending
the dedication of the buildings, Oct l.,
| 1892.
| ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND soldiers
| gathered from the regular army and
national guard would make an enective
| feature Of the Fair, so General Mics
| thinks.
| COMPLETELY equipped police station
| and fire engine house will be erected at
once, and the city will furnish them
with full complement of apparatus
| and men.
AS SOON as they can be prepared
| 10000 copies will be issued of fine
water co.or Autograph representing II
birds eye view Of the Exposition build
ings and grounds.
ONO, which has an appropriation of
| 500, 900 to spend on its exhibit, intends
| TO put about quarter of it into a build
ing, which will be made the State head
| quarters on the grounds.
ONE of the interesting objects which
| wi be exhibited is q Ia ble, made from
the timber of the house in Funchal,
Madeira, in which Co umbus lived for Il
time before ne began his voyages of dis
| covery.
THE sum of $780, 900 has been appro-
| priattd by the Exposition directory for
the construction of a pier extedng 1900
feet or more into Lake Michigan at
jackson Park, and for an ornamental
casino at its extremity.
Ar a meeting of representatives OF
various religious, benevolent and re-
| formatory organizations held recently in
| New York for the purpose, a committee
| of five was chosen to arrange, If posi-
BILE, for the erection of a separate build
ing at the Exposition in which can be
shown the methods and results Of every
description of religious. missionary and
philanthropic work in this country.
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