Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-06-18

parties.
Phillippoteaux, the celebrated PAN
Drama artist who painted the Battle
Of Gettysburg" and other great works
Of the kind, wants 10 paint for the Ex-
position a huge panorama that shall
illustrate the life Of Columbus from his
birth TO his death.
Colonel Musgrave, who was in charge
of the exhibit made by the Island of ST.
Vincent at the Jamaica exposition, will
bring 10 Chicago group of ECarib lndi-
ans, who are descendants of the natives
discovered by Columbus. These Indi-
ans will live on the grounds and pursue
their industries, the chief of which is
basket making.
Chief Collins, of the fish and fisheries
department, delivered an address in
Washington recently before the Ma
tional Fisheries Association, in which
he said: FISHERIES will receive more
consideration at the Worlds Columbian
Exposition than has ever been accorded
them elsewhere under similar circum-
stances. Heretofore there has never
been an adequate and suitable provis-
ion made at and exposition in this coun-
try for fishing exhibit" Chief Col
Inns heartily approves the plans that
have been made and says the United
States Fish Commission will make
complete exhibit Of the fishery resources
OF this country.
Lieutenant Stafford, special Exposi-
tion commissioner to Peru, has secured
a collection of Indian antiquities found
in the giaves of the tribes that inhabi-
ted the coast region of Northern Peru
before the conquest. The collection
embraces specimens of pottery, copper
instruments and various objects of
chronological interest.
At "Grand Masonic Bazar," held
recently in Dublin, one of the prizes
balloted for was round trip ticket from
Dublin to Chicago, including main
tenance at first class hotel, tickets of
admission to the Worlds Fair, and
visit to Niagara Falls.
An emergency hospital will be built
on the Exposition grounds at once. DR..
John E. Owens has been chosen medi-
cal director of the Exposition, and he
will organize a medical bureau which |
will have charge of all cases of personal |
injury occurring in the lines of duty, |
and any other cases for which the EX-
position company may, in measure,
be responsible.
One of the interesting features of the
exhibit which will be by the Interior
Department of the Government will be
hat relating to the American Indians.
One of the officials of that Department,
n speaking of the matter, said: 1--WE
will have Sioux and Pueblos on the
ground in their peculiar wigwams,
making all the articles of merchandise
hat they now make. The Zunis, who
ire classed with the Pueblos, will make
blankets, stone bottles and peculiar
Kind of pottery, while the Navsjoes
will weave blankets 80 firm that they
will hold water. The peculiar huts of
he Pueblos, which are entered from
he roof, will also be shown"
Contracts for the erection of the
Worlds Fair buildings are now being
ct at the rate of about one week.
chief of Construction Burnham says
hat there is no good reason why the
should not all be completed by
July l, 1892. Contractors are put under
leavy bonds to finish their work within
specified time. The first building
contracted for must be completed by
December 31st of this year. The grounds
Ire to be kept lighted by electricity at
light, 80 that the contractors, if they
hose or if they find necessary, can
work three gangs Of men, eight hours
,ach.
The Exposition Directory has already
et apartl$2O0, 900 to detray the expenses
# the dedication of the Exposition
in October, 1892. Now it has
instructed that the programme, of ex-
rcises be arranged on the basis of an
of 100000. Military dis
,lay will be a CONSPICUOUS feature of the
ledicatory ceremonies. The adjutant
GENERALS of the militia of California,
colorado, North Dakota, Minnesota,
Kansas, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio and
have promised to send
he pick of their commands. Illinois
las q splendid militia and will of course
'e conspicuously represented. Doubtless
ther states will be heard from favors Z