The morning call., 1891-05-10
THE WORLDS FAIR.
California Secures The Chief Of Horticulture.
Brief Notes.
sreeiai TO THE SUNDAY CALL

CHICAGO, May 5, 169t.-Walter l.. Max
well of Southern California has been APP
pointed Chief of the Department of HOrti-
culture. This ends the prolonged contest
over the department and California secures
the plum. Mr.. Maxwell is 80 years old and
a native Of California.
The Board Of Control has refused to
sanction a special and distinct exhibit for
the coOred people of the country.
The design for the Administration Build
ing has been completed. 1t is to occupy
space $50 feet square and be surmounted by
a gilded dome $50 feet high. The general
design is Of the French renaissance and 1t
is intended to be architecturally the finest
building of the exposition. The United
States Government Building is to possess
dome modelled after the one on the Capitol
Building al Washington. 1t will reach to
height Of $50 feet and have diameter OF
$50 feet.
At a recent meeting of the Kansas Bureau
Of Promotion of the Worlds Columbian
Exposition plan was adopted by which 1t
is proposed to have the school children Of
the State raise the money with which TO
construct the Kansas building at Chicago.
A proclamation is to be made by the State
Superintendent of Public Instruction set
ting aside a day to be devoted to exercises
by each school in the State, at which the
Worlds Fair and historical events which 1t
is Intended to celebrate will be discussed
A programme will be made out to be fol-
lowed in all the schools, and collections
will be taken and an admission fee charged.
There are in Kansas 1900 school districts
and if an average of only IS Is raised in
each fund of $50, 600 will be raised.
The New York State Legislature failed to
pass the bill appr0p Rating S250000.
Honduras viii make unique exhibit at
fh..f oir arf, hau han for QrHn m ia
Latin-American Department at Washing
ton, which show that the exhibit Will be in
the form of a square, one side representing
ancient Spanish American architecture.
another mountain range, the third agri-
culture in the form of native ranch, and
the fourth antiquities of the country. en-
tered through a portal formed by casts from
two of the great sculptured stones from
COpan. Inside these boundaries the space
will be divided into eight segments for the
classified exhibits of timber. agriculture,
mines, etc. Ia the mining exhibit will be
shown the opal occurrences Of Honduras,
samples Of the precious ores, and the eX-
hibts Of thirty foreign mining companies
operating in the country by special ar
rangement these companies will exhibit
their bullion. Among the characters
tic features of this exhibit will be the
mining machinery of the old SpaniardS;
Silver-plated cube, showing the total silver
bullion OUTPUT Of Honduras for the last eight
years; another showing the silver output
during the Spanish reign, up to 1921; gold
cube, showing the gold output of the cUun-
try for the last five years; a grott0-like en-
trance 10 an opal mine, the tunnel being
made of opaline rock, containing precious
OpalS Here, too, will be shown a native
opal-grindeT giving practical demonstration
of the recess of grinding opalS. WOman'S
work in pottery, embroidery and painting
will be shown, and the celebrated Panama
hats will be made and sold on the grounds.
The products and wild animals Of Honduras
will all be on exhibition.
The Illinois Board Of Lady Managers has
petiti0ned the State Legislature for an APP
preparation of not less than $4,000 for tue
woman's exhibit at the fair on account OF no
appropriation being made.
Conventions are about to convene in Texas
and Arkansas to discuss the best methods to
raise funds for State exhibit in their respee-
tive States. The representatives are very
enthusiastic and promise to make good
showing for their States.
Efforts will be made to secure from the
British Museum copies of important docu-
mPnts ON exhibition there.
The historic old log cabin in ST. Louis
County, Mo-, erected nearly forty years ago
by the late General Grant with his own
hands, will be placed on exhibition with
other historic buildings at the fair.