The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-06-11
THE CHICAGO EXPOSITION,
Amount of Insurance Carried on the
Buildings-There VIII Probably
BIZ No Eiffel Tower.

The mines and mining building at IN,
Worlds Fair 10 completed.
Amateurs will not be allowed to pho
tograph at the Worlds Fair.
A parade participated in by "a 900 bi.
cycles may be q sight at the World,
Fair.
insurance aggregating more than S..
OOO 600 is now carried on the Worlds
Fair buildings.
The Worlds Fair Commissioners ol
Maryland have authorized the erection
Of $a0,Oc0 building.
Florida will endesvor to raise $aO,OO
~ popular subscription to make an ex-
hibit at the Worlds Fair.
Five bales OF cotton that were raised
in 1862 are to be on exhibition at the
Worlds Fair. These may be properly
classed among the works of the old
masters.
An international chess congress- in
connection with the Worlds Fair is be-
ing advocated, and may be accounted n
certainty, As some of the most infiuen-
tial chess associations and clubs are
strongly in favor of the idea.
glass punch bowl made by the slass
blowers Of Cork in 1928 and presented
to Daniel O'Connell, the famous Irish
patriot, will appear in the exhibit from
Cork. One side of the bowl bears OCon-
nell's initials and the other a represen-
tation OF Cork, as it then existed.
According to the Liverpool Journal of
Commerce the English RAILWAYS will
carry Words Fair exhibits at hal. rates
from any station to the port OF EN- bsrka-
ton. and most of the Atlantic steamship
lines will transport them at a uniform
rate OF II shillings <*2.67) per ton.
An association has been formed in
Germany to organize excursion parties
to visit the Worlds Fair and incident-
ally Niagara Falls and number OF the
larger cities. 1t is proposed to accom-
plish this within period of sixtv dsy.
and An expense OF between $3.50 and $500.
The State Board of Commerce of Idaho
has assumed the res ponsibility of raising
$4o,uuO with which to sup, lement the
States Worlds Fair appropriation OF
$50 900. 1t is reported trat the people
OF the State are greatly Interested in
having 1t we'll represented at the exposi.
ton. and that it is believed that the
money will be easily raised.
The $4,000 Worlds Fair appropr;a.
ton which Greece has made will be de-
voted IN large part to the preparation
for exhibit OF reproductions in cast OF
the many famous specimens of ancient
ureek art now owned by the govern
ment. These casts, it is announced.
Will be presented to one or more Amer
lean museums after the fair closes.
W. II. II. Llewellvn, Executive Com.
missioner for New Mexico, has been in
Chicago securing space in the yarions
buildings for exhibits from the terrific |
rles. We expect to show peorle who
visit the Worlds Fair" he said. that
New Mexico can raise something else
beside cactus and sagebrush. One ex-
llolt viii! be 100 watermelons, the mini !
mum weight OF each OF which will be |
100 pounds :"
At the special request OF the EMPRESS
u germany the Princess Frederick Karl. |
.uht OF the Emperor, has accepted the |
Iesidency OF the women's commission,
which will cooperate with the Board of
lady Managers in promoting the WON.
n exhibit at the fair. The committee
which has charge OF the women's work
n Germany includes a number of WON
n OF the highest social position. and
VIII prove a mos. valuable auxiliary.
The exposition probably will not have
IN Eihel tower or anything pproximat-
ng IT In height except the elevation to
Shlch the captive balloons will ascend
mere will be, however, three obserya-
ion towers about 80 feet high for the
'rcommodation Of visitors who want 10
axe bird's-eye view OF the grounds
nd buildings. These towers will be Of
iaoorate design and beautiful in appear
nee, and will cost about 5000, 900 each.