Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-11
Wisconsin, Washington and West Virginia
have promised TO furnish their quota

| the United States, inStructing them to use
| their influence to have all cuts and litho
graphs sent out free to boom the exposition
admitted into foreign countries free of duty,
This order was issued because the admis-
sion OF such cuts, etc, duty free, has been
| refused by some countries, and, in couse-
| quence, the desire TO give the exposition
the greatest possible publicity is interfered
with.
The Catholic church in Chicago wants to
| make an exhibit at the fair, and has applied
for 75x15 feet of space. The exhibit, &C
cording to the request, is toVonsist OF first,
kindergarten work; second, primary
grades; third. grammar schools; fourth,
colleges ard academies; fifth. industrial
schools, orphanages and deaf and dumb irS
stitutes.
Expert engineers are working upon the
drainage problem in connection with the
exposition grounds at Jackson park. As 4
result of calculation in the construction de-
partmeut, somewhat new plan will be
adopted for taking care of World 5 fair $50
age. All the ofal, conveyed through IN
foreground pipes. will run into four large
tanks at the southwest portion of Jackson
park. These tanks are to be thirty feet in
diameter and forty feet deep. The novel
feature connected with the plan is that the
sewage deposited in the tanks is to be treated
chemically, and the construction depart
ment believes that the water flowing from
them after the chemical treatment will b5
almost pure and wholesome. So far as is
known similar treatment has never been
adopted, except at Berlin, Germany. There
the method has been found to work with
satisfaction. If equally successful at Chi
cago the waters of the lake 1will not be pol
luted by the drainage from the exposition
grounds.
The following petition addressed to the
congress of the United States is being ex-
tensiveiy circulated for signatures: .
The undersigned citizens of the United
States, having profound sense OF the evil
and lnadeQuacy Of war as mode of settling
international disputes, hereby pray your
honorable body to take whatever action
may be necessary to invite conference of
the governments of the world, to sit during
and in connection with the Worlds Column
bian exposition, to be held in Chicago in
1898, for the purpose of devising, discuss
ing and recommending measures by which
the principle of arbitration may be incor-
porated into treaties, conflicting interna-
tional laws may be harmonized. and an iu-,
ternational court established having jurfs-
dictiOn in cases which governments shall
fail to settle by negotiation.
The American street railway association
has applied for $4,000 square feet in the
transportation building and appointed a
able exhibit, which will be collective. The
committee comprises men interested in
street railways from New York to San
Francisco and from Montreal to ST. Louis.
John b. Parsons is the Chicago membeEsssass;as
Director-G General Davis and Chiefs BGch-
anan and Peabody, respectively of the agri-
cultural and liberal arts departments of the
exposition. have had a conference with a
number of gentlemen representing nearly
II ftU fnrll coil acrac nd ay tnl
stations in the United States, regarding ex-
hibits from such institutions. 1t was prac-
tically decided that a complete experimental
station, showing the work by students and
the results secured, will be established in
connection with the agricultural exhibit,
and that the exhibit by the agricultural
colleges will be made in the liberal arts de-
partment.
The departmental electricity is making
an effort to secure complete collection of
historical electrical apparatus, in order to-,
show the progress of the science from early
times.
Mexico has made Worlds fair appro-
priation of $4,000. This is only prelinin-
airy, however, and it is fully expected that
the whole of the $3.50, 600, which was asked
for, and perhaps more, will be voted.
In the interest of the Persian participa-
ton in the exposition, the PERSIAN govern
which Will be sent TO the Worlds fair from
Persia, and it has also lifted the import
duty on all goods which will be purchased
at the Worlds fair and brought into Persia.
These concessions have greatly increased
the interest taken i'll the Worlds fair in
Persia.
Henri Moser of France wants to rent, foNgs
$4,000, collection of relics from Central
Asia. the result of five expeditions to that
,t,.yr H. -l,, ILL
eco and says it contains large assortment
from firearms to embrOideries and groups
of statuary, all gifts of the sovereigns of
Asia.
The president of Ecuador has ordered
that complete display of women's work
shall be prepared for the fair This is to
include collection of gold and silver braid
work, woven straw and other novelties.
Two or three women may be sent to Chi
cago to take charge of the display
Three women have been appointed in
Dutch Guiana to collect display for the
department, and in Mexico and
quite number of other countries provi-
sions for women's displays are being uSAe
The Women physicians, pharmacists and
dentists Of Illinois intended to prepare an
exhibit to be made in the Illinois state
building.
The Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton have beet granted 5000 square feet for
an exhibit it the Woman's building The
of which Mrs. President
Harrison is president, has 1000 members.
Miss Sara Bodtker of Chicago won the
$50 prize offered by Mrs. Potter Palmer,
president of the board Of lady managers,
for the best design for seal for that body.
Nearly eveltyewomen contested for the
honor. Miss Bodtker's design shows a
ship typical of Columbus voyage, the
eagle Of loyalty, the ivy of friendship, the
laurel OF success, and stars equaling the
number of lady managers. August ST,
Gaudens made the award.
Plans for the exercises dedicatorv of tina
exposition buildings during the week of
October II, 1892, are fast being matured.
One of the chief features practically de-
cided upon is nocturnal procession of floats
on the Illuminated lagoons at Jackson park.
These floats will represent a chronological
epitome of salient historical events bv
from 1892 until the present time.
there will be between forty and
fifty floats costing perhaps S7OO each on an
average. The last one will represent
Chicago welcoming the nations of the earth.
AL of the boats will fairly blaze with electric
lights, and thousands of incandesceut lamps
under the water will give them the appear
ance of floating on lake of fire 1t is be-
ieved that fully $4,000 people will watch
this gorgeous spectacle each night from the
banks oil the lagoon.
The speech-making, choral exercises, ETC.,
will occur in the manufactures hn;ld;,r