The Helena independent., 1891-11-17
DTES OF THE
WORLDS FAIR.

t6O, 600 for tho uss Of the women.
.eigh Lynch has been commissioned by
rector General Davis to visit the South
lslanda In the interests OF the expoai.-
dr. Sell, tho London advertising agent,
applied for space TO exhibit specimens
sil OF the leading newspapers OF tho
I'D which have been printed during the
two centuries.
he Illinois board OF Worlds fair oom-
psiOners has ordered specihdH I ions for
architectural reproduction In drawings
III the Illinois state institutions and pub.
buildings, sixteen In number.
pne Of the interesting exhibits from Mon
will be relief map. of Butte, the
atest mining camp in the world It ia
orted that Montana'a appropriation OF
200 will be doubled at the next session
the legislature.
he grand dchoruses and band concerts
popular musical entartainments--will
held in an nmphitheatre accommodating
700 people or more. This will be In the
reme southern part Of the park and
pr the close of the projected musical
grRmme will be transformed into live
PIX show ring.
splendid exhibit from Australia seems
ured. Minerals, education, forestry and
ecially wool are TO be represented. Wool
wers and wool brokers, to the number Of
met recently in Sidney, New South
les, and took steps to make at the expo
pls. New south Wales has selected its
hmission to the Worlds fair.
v. A. Alexander and Louis GeIdsr, repre-
ting the insurance associations OF Chi
q, have asked for space, fifty by 100 feet,
construct building at the fair to
etitute an exhibit Of the most improved
hods OF hreproof construction and the
plianoeA used in saving goods from burn
buildings. The building. it is urged.
be occupied by q salvage corps during
fair.
commissioners Groner and Lindsay and
ectors Lawrence and Peck have been
pointed committee to call on President
Frison and the secretary Of the navy to
ertaln what, If any. expense of the
al rendezvous at Hampton Roads and
lew in New York harbor in April, 1893,
uld be borne by the exposition manage
pit. Many are Of the opinion that the
ernment ought to foot the bill
eilliam Ordway Partridge, tho great
lptor, has asked for space in the art
kcs for his statue of Shakespeare, which
. now making for Lincoln park. His
ue of Alexander Hamilton. which he is
king for the city of Boston, will also be
wn. Mr.. Partridge il vice president of
American Artists association in Paris.
gives assurances that the association is
rtily Interested in the exposition.
II. James Dredge, who accompanied Sir
iry Wood to Chicago from London. has
IN the publication of = series OF expo
pm articles in his paper, Engineering,
leading paper of its class in the world
Pse are technical in style and are ac-
hpanled by numerous plans. drawings,
The exposition 10 most fortunate in
inR these two exceptionally influential
|llcations sounding its praises nbroad.
he council of tho American Society of
fhanical Engineers has appointed COM
tee to devise and recommend series of
Piencv tests of engineering appliances.
this committee are Charles Z. Emery,
was in charge of the steam boiler tests
ne Centennial exposition, and Prof. r.. |
Thurston, Of Cornell university, who
commissioners to the Vienna exposi
Of 1873, and member Of the jury of
Paris exposition Of 1885,
|he pier, extending 1000 feet into the
,. IL already completed. At its extrem-
in place of the Casino, will be erected a |
Ter 25O feet high. This will be of iron.
pred with staff, and will resemble q |
|thouGe in appearance. From its sum
electrical displays OF exceeding bril-
10y will be made, and by means of cleo
search lights'' the grounds, or any
ficular portion of them, can be flooded
b light on fete nights.
8 tho south end of tie peristyle there
be restaurants and cafe, of the same
and style as Music hall. This will be
Btructed to supply the main features of
abandoned Casino. The plans for these
Eow uI~ |
hnd and buildings committee. were
Fe BY Designer-in-chisf Atwood of the
[struction bureau. The estimated cost
got, 900, or $1,000 less than would be
pssary to carry out the plans which
b abandoned.
he Chicago Paper Trade club, which in
les the prominent manufacturers and
lers in paper in Indiana, Illinois. Michi-
and Wisconsin, has decided to make
best exhibit of papor manufacturing
Its machinery and appliances ever held
Or ono roof. Tho display will show the
lal manufacture of paper in all grades
a wood pulp to the highly finished book,
the exhibit will be conducted every day
ing the time of the exposition. The
'hcd product ia to be run through a
Getting press and printed and sold as ;
yenir.
ne exposition committee on electricity
decided that the names of the follow
electricians shall appear over the on I
ces of the eleotricity building: Frank
Galvani, Ampere, Faraday, Sturgeon,
], Morse. siemens, Davy. Volta, Henry,
ted, Coulomb, Ronald. Page, Weber,
ert, Davenport. Soemmering, Don
=, Arago. Daniel, Jaoobi, Wheatstone,
ss, Vail, Balm, De Ia Rive, Joule, Saus-
, Cooke, Varley, Steinhsil, Gusricke.
NhA~ Drs,
}, Thsles. Cavendish. IL was concluded c
not to honor thus any electricians who
low living. !
ls council of the society of arts. which i
. royal British Worlds fair commits /
after listening to the highly favorable 9
IT of Commissioners Sir Henry Wood
James Dredae. relative to their inves.
ion of exposition matters at Chicago, Il
LED to appoint committees on finauce,
arts, Indian, colonial. engineering. u
ufactures, electricity, agriculture, Z
y and metallurgY, and textile I,
strles and transportation, ana n
committee on women's work to CO. u
,te with the board Of lady managers U
hlcago. 1t is also voted to invite the 8,
tance Of chambers of commerce and = =
committees throughout England. q
Takahira, Japanese consul-general y
ID by the mikado to look into exposi- =,
matters, has made formal applica- q
to Director General Davis for 1874, 100
70 feet in the several buildings and on q
midway plaisance, as follows; For an
al japanese building, 10000 square
In the manufacturers' building, 81, 600: y
building. 1000; fine arts, 1000; :
y and mining, $50; forestry, 800; ba-
. $4,000. MIR. Taknhira was formerly
tary Of the japanese legation at WASH w