The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-02-13
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
The Missouri Worlds Fair Building.

Tho Missouri Worlds Fair Building.
During the present month competi-
i've designs for the Missouri state
building to be erected at the Worlds
fair will be received by the committee
of the state commission on building and
site.
fbe designs should he seht ts Hon Nathan
Frank. Turner building, st. Louis, ard mist s,i
be in before the last day Of this month. Early
In March the state board will meet and select
four designs from the number submitted. From
these four one will be chosen. The other three
Will be returned to their designers. The first
will receive premium Of 500, the second $50
and the third SIS. The competitor whose de-
sign is chosen as the model for the building will
be employed to furnish the working and detail
drawings, and to superintend the construction,
for which 5 per cent. Of the cost will be paid.
The lot on which the building is to be placed
Is ll2xl20 feet II is not necessary that the
building cover the entire lot 1t is desired to so
construct 1t as to convey the idea Of q head
quarters for the people of the state and their
frencs. II should not be over two stories high.
and must contain at least tho following apart
ments' A reception paflor aiid lafatory for gen
tlemen: reception parlor ard lavatory for Ia
dies; headquarters for the Missouri Worlds
fair commissioners; an Office for the secretary
Of the board and ono for the executive commits
siOner: n library. to serve also as headquar-
ters OF the bureau Of information; capacious
storage and work room; reading room for tho
ladies' and gentlemen; a state administration
room; IN auditorium of good dimensions, and
two or three other rooms that may be utilized
II necessary for the display of articles difficult
to classify, and a room adjoining the reading
room for the use of the press of the state. Tho
building is to be constructed of materials native
to the state. The cost, including all COM
missions, Is not exceed $500 In addi-
tion to the general rules laid down by
the state hoard for the guidance Of architect
the rules Of the general management Of thJ
Worlds fair for the construction of buildings
must also be observed. There can be no eel
lars. All buildings must be of pavilion design.
The architecture must be formal rather than
picturesque. No re-proofing is required. so
wood, granite. iron and ether materials can be
combined in any way. The roofs must be low,
but a tower may be used for effect. The build
ing must be at least twenty feet back from the
main walk in front
Death of Rev. BENZ. st. j. Fry.
Rev. benjamin ST. James Fry, editor
of the Central Christian Advocate, and
widely known in the world of Method
ism. especially throughout the west,
died on the afternoon of the 5th, in ST.
Louis of erysipelas, after an illness of
but one week. The intermcnt occurred
at Cincinnati.
Deceased was horn in Tennessee in 1891 His
ancestors were among the early settlers of
Rhode Island. His early life was spent in Ohio.
and he was admitted to the ministry when q
young man. He occupied several pulpits in
rious pats Of the Buckeye state. He served
three years chaplain in the Sixty third Ohio
regiment during the civil war, after which he
was sent TO organize Methodist book concern
in st. Louis. In ls12 he was elected managing
editor of the Central Christian Advocate. pub
liShed in St Louis. and since that time he has
earned an enviahle reputation as religious
editorial writer. He also figured in journalism
during the war. when he served as war CORE
spOndent Of the Cincinnati Commercial The
deceased leaves wife two sons and daugh-
ter