The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-11-21

urged, can be occupied by salvage corps
during the fair
The Illinois Board Of Worlds Fair Com
mlssloners has ordered specification for the
architectural reproduction in drawings of
all the Illinois state institutions and public
buildings, sixteen in number.
One OF the Interesting exhibits from
Montana will be''a relief map of Butte, the
greatest mining camp Of the world. 1t is
renorted that Montana's appropriation of
$50, 600 will be doubled at the next session
of the legislature
Montana's Worlds Fair Commission has
set aside $1,000 Of the states appropriation
of $50 900 for the use of the women.
A splendid exhibi, from Australia seems
assured. Minerals, education, forestry and
wool growers and wool brokers, to the
number Of fifty, met recently in Sydner,
New Souths Wales, and took steps to make
at the exposition very extensive exhibit
of woods. New South Wales has selected
ITS commission TO the Worlds Fair.
William Godway Partridge, tue great
sculptor, has asked for space in the ar;
palace for his statute OF Shakespeare which
he is now making for Lincoln Park. His
statute of Alexander Hamilton, which be
is making for the city Of Boston, will also
be shown. Mr.. Partridge is vice-president
of the American Artists Association in
Paris. He gives assurance that the asso-
citation is heartily interested in the exposi
ton.
Leigh Lynch has been commissioned by
Director General Davis to visit the South
Sea Islands in the interest of the exposi-
tion.
The Chicago Paper Trade Club. which
includes the prominent manufacturers
and dealers in paper in Indiana, Illinois.
Michigan and Wisconsin has decided to
make the best exhibit of paper manufac-
turing and it's machinery and appliances
ever held under one roof The display
will show the actual manufacture of pa
per in all grades, from the wood pulp to
the highly finished book, and the exhibit
will be conducted every day during the
entire exposition. The finished product
is to be run through a perfecting press
and printed and sold as souvenir.
Commissioners Groner and Lindsay
Directors Lawrence and Peck have been
appointed a committee to call on Presi-
dent Harrison and the secretary of the
navy to ascertain what. if any, expense of
the naval rendezvous at Hampton Roads
and review in New York harbor in April,
1898, should be borne by the exposition
management. Many are Of the opinion
that the government ought to foot the
bill.
Mr.. Sell. the London advertising agent.
has applied for space to exhibit speci-
mems Of all the leading newspapers Of the
world which have been printed during
the last two centuries.
The exposition committee on electricity
has decided that the NJ mes Of the follow
inc electricians shall app-ar over the en-
frances Of the electricity building: Frank
lin, Galvani, Ampere, Faraday Sturgeon,
Ohm, Morse. Siemens, Davy, Volta,
Henry. Oerstead, Coulomb, Ronald,
Page. Weber, Gi bert. Davenport, Seem
mering, Don Silver Arrgo Daniel,
Jacob. Wheatstone. Gauss, Vail. Balm,
De la Rive. Joule, Saussure, Cooke, Var
ley, S'einheil. Guercke, La Place. Chan
ming Prestly. Maxwell, Coke. Theles,
Cavendish. 1t was concluded not to
honor thus any electricians who are now
living.