The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-01
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

A Typographical map OF the Gettys
burg battlefield and models of the
centennial exposition, and of Indepen-
dence hall, will appear in the Penns VI
vania exhibit. A public spirited citi-
zen will contribute the first named, and
tho city OF Philadelphia will furnish
the last two. Tie schedule of exhibits
adopted by the state Worlds Fair board,
indicates that Pennsylvania will MAX.
very extensive, complete and interest
ing showing.
The Ecuador com missioncrs have had
constructed fac-simile OF the famous
palace Of the Inca Perca, the ruins of
which stand near the city of Quito. and
will exhibit it at the fair,
The French government has con-
sented that plaster casts be made for
the worlds Fair of the numerous art
treasures in the Trocadero, Paris. The
exposition authorities will bear the ex-
pense. which will be something
above $685. 900. The collection will be
spicuous place in the fine arts building.
After the fair the collection will be
placed in the projected Chicago mu-
scum, where, it Is believed, it will be
OF great benefit to American artists and
of much interest to visitors.
The New York exposition board is
planning to show in its State building
an exhibit illustrating completely the
art history of the State. An effort will
be made to have every New York ar
tist, painter, sculptor, eJcher and en-
graver of talent, from the earliest pc
Rod represented.
Carl Hagenbeck, of Hamburg, the
celebrated dealer in wild animals, will,
"a Iyn IN NJ &c Two Dnn <~f
trained and wild ANIMALS, also his col
lection in natural history. A structure
in the form of Roman arena will be
erected in the Midway Plaisance on
space ITO feet square, where some
seventy animals and several hundred
monkeys and parrots will be shown.
The widest beasts living, together with
domestic animals, will go through all
sorts of performances.
The English admiralty authorities will
send to Chicago models of a number of
modern English war vessels.
The American Library Association
will make notable exhibit at tho
Worlds Fair, divided as follows: In
dividual library exhibits; comparative
exhibits Of library architecture, APP
pliances, fittings and buildings; histor-
ical and descriptive matter relating to
libraries, and an a. l.. A. library in
complete working order. 1t has been
decided to Eave the exhibit part of
that of the United States Bureau of
Education, which has offered for it 4 ,Ot 0
square feet of space and the money
necessary for its collection. Foreign
libraries will be invited to assist in the
exhibit.
The chief motive power for the ma
chinery at the exposition will BIO
supplied by gigantic engine, to be
furnished free to the exposition by the
e. =. Allis Company, of Milwaukee,
The engine will be furnished as part
of the company's exhibit, upon special
contract providing that it shall be used
for the motive power, and that no other
engine of equal size shall be exhibited
1t will be an engine of quadruple ex-
pansion type. and will be of between
5000 and 1000 horse power. Compared
with this engine the big Corliss that
was exhibited at the Centennial exposi-
ton is almost a dwarf. In 1876 the
Corliss was considered one of the wonders
of the exposition but its builder rated
it tonly 400 horse power, or less than
half Of the one being built by the Allis
Company. The Allis exhibit represents
an outlay Of $4,000