The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-08
some THINGS TO Be SEEN.
That Will Be Of Particular Interest
to Western Visitors at
Chicago.
Character and Scope Of the Elk
hibit OF tho Interior De-
partment.

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Not Mt ALI tho Least Interesting VIII Ho
Bob Porter's Marvellous Count
Ing Machine.
WASHINGTON, Oct. Hon. II. A. Taylor,
OF railroads, whose office
comes under the supervision of tho SCORE
tasy of the interior, was appointed by
President Harrison to look after the
Worlds fair exhibit for that department OF
the government. Mr.. Taylor has written
letter to Secretary Noble, telling what he
proposes to do and what the various bu-
reaus OF the interior department
will contribute to the exhibit.
Tho exhibits OF this department
touch more nearly the people of the west
than any other section, and it is the only
department that will interest to any great
extent the people of the west. Mr.. Taylor
has appointed John M. Ewing, OF Wiscon-
sin, as special agent of the interior depart
nent to prepare the exhibit. and he will
devote his whole time to the work. In his
letter to the secretary Mr.. TAYLOR divides
the proposed exhibits of the department
into bureaus.
The patent office will show the marvel
ous rate Of progress made by inventors and
in inventions under the fostering care of
the American patent system. An effort
will be made to secure exhibits by some
of the most successful inventors, in SUCH
lines as will not trench upon private ex-
hibitors. Some of the curious models of
the patent Office will be exhibited by this
bureau.
The Indian bureau will exhibit the handi-
work of the Indians, including the best
specimens of their manufactures. Pains
will be taken to avoid the purely savage
features of Indian life, but the social life
Of the better kind will be shown. There is
plenty of material, the Indian commissioners
says, to make a good exhibit.
Probably one of the most important, IT
not the most interesting exhibit OF the In
terror department., will be that furnished by
the geological survey. Hero will be the min
ing exhibit so far AZ the government ls con-
csrned, and although some of the mini ng
states will no doubt make magnificent dis
plays, yet the exhibit of the geological sur
vey will have in it specimens from all por-
tions OF the United States. The rocks
Of the country will be arranged as an edu-
cational collection. There will be photo
graphs, maps and drawings which will be
rudimentary geology IN itself Of the gnltea
but auf course the interest will center around
the mining exhibit. which will be large
one as it can in no way interfere with prl-
vate exhibitors.
According to the information furnished
Mr.. Taylar by Bob Porter the census oftic 9
will furnish the tabulatinR machines, with
skilled operatives at work; also charts show
ing the striking features of our national
development and rate of progress. To the
machine part Of this exhibit it might be
added that with the exhibit would bo an
example of how the census office adver-
tises machine at government ex-
pense, which the census superintendent :
in. and which he has been trying to work
off on other countries. With the rate OF
progress 1t might also be shown how an ex-
port manipulation can count down ono city
and iuggle figures of vital statistics OF
many more and still continue unrebuked.
Perhaps by the time the fair opens Porter
will also be able to put on exhibition the
skilled method of taking into camp dem
ocratic house of representatives and secur-
ing glittering coat of whitewash for a
botched census and very questionable
manner of running it.
The bureau OF education will illustrate
the methods of collecting and dltfuslng IN
formation, foreign educational systems, n
library of text books, evolution of the
school room, school furnishings and fit
tings, the progress of physical training as
n part of the education of the youth of the
land.
The general land Office will not be able to
make any startling or sensational showing,
but there will be maps and plats showing
kho Il.
their character, products of the soils,
whether timber, mineral or agricultural
lands; the public domain, how and when
acquired; cessions from the Indians, and
all information of value to intending set
tiers and immigrants looking for homes.
In some particulars this exhibit will be
very important, and will no doubt be OF
value to the western states.
Tho pension bureau will have little OF
nothing to exhibit. There will be files OF
the old continental pension records for the
curious to look at. and that will be about
Mr.. Taylor says that he does not expect
that his bureau-that of railroads-will dc
much, except to exhibit some charts show
ing the progress of railroad construction IN
this country. The railroads themselves are
preparing to get up fine exhibit. which
will take all there is of interest in Mr.. Fay
lor's province.
nc U0TElCOEIUl uuN ROSotAAVAV tOoSA w
tion exhibit from Alaska promises to be
the most interesting show OF the interior
department. Mr.. Taylor inquired of the
commissioner of Indian affairs what ht
y, ,oposed to do with the Indian exhibits OF
Alaska, and was informed that the Indiar
bureau had nothing whatever to do Will
Alaska; that the people natives of tha
territory were not Indians and were moi
under his jurisdiction. The Alaska exhibit
will be thing apart, and will show tht
marvellous richness of that great terrltor,
and give the people some iden of the re-
sources of country Of which but little II
now known. The sealing industry, sal
mon aud other fisheries, the mines and the
work Of the inhabitants will be shown, to-
cether with all the comparatively unknown
features of development and progress made
since the territory was acquired by the
United States. An Alaskan colony IL one
of the features which is now contemp lated
Second Lieutenants Appointed.
WASHINGTON, Oct 7.-Eleven young mer
were to-day appointed to second lieuten-
anoies in the army from civil life, they hav.
ing passed tho competitive examination re-
Gently Among them ia Vim. Brooke, 81
Pennsylyanin, son of Gen. Brooke U. >. A.
and u member of the Pennsylvania nationa
guard; VIM. II. Croftou. OF Illinois, son O