The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-08-03
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

The Worlds Fair Directory has expended
up to date approximately seven and a quarter
million dollars.
The famed "Six Nations" in New York
State will be represented in the Indian ex.
hibit at the Worlds Fair. ~
BEFORE being sent to Chicago, the Argen.
tine Republics World Fair exhibits viii
be exhibited in Busnos Aires.
THE Secretary of Mchigan's Worlds
Fair Commission has estimated that 250, 0C0
people from n chigan will visit the Worlds
Fair. -.
TIE Worlds Fair Commission for Peru
has asked Government aid to enable it to
make an exhibit Of living animals Of that
country.
IT is proposed to hold worlds fairs in Ber-
lin In 1893, and in Paris Ia 1890, but definite
action has not vet been taken by the Na-
tons concerned.
In Denmark's exhibit at the Worlds Fair
Will be fine array OF porcelain ware and q
notable art display, including reproductions
OF many OF the Thoswaldsen sculptures
The work OF assigning space to the thou-
sands OF exhibitors 10 the various Worlds
FAIR buildings has been entered upon and
sible.
mey will probably be seen in the Dahomey
village, which will be established at the
Worlds Fair. Sixty or seventy natives and
their manner Of living will be shown.
An effort is being made 70 have the cot
ton mills OF Georgia make fine sxhibit at
the WORLDS Fair. It is believed that such
exhibit would greatly stimulate the invest
meut Of capital In the cotton mills in the
South.
The authorities OF Harvard University
have applied to Chief Peabody of the De-
partment of Liberal Arts Of the Worlds
Fair for 1000 square feet for thoroughly
representative educational exhibit from that I
historic institution.
The exhibit to bs made at the Worlds
Fair by Krupp, the celebrated German gun
maker, will represent an expenditure Of
81, SOC, 900. The largest cannon ever made,
will be also several hundred tons OF war
material.
An effort Is being made to show by an
exhibit in the Wol,an's building at the
Worlds Fair the relics and data Of the past
and present literature, musical, dramatic,
industrial and philanthropic work OF
women. The Irish portion Of this exhibit
promises to be particularly complete and
Interesting.
The Washington State building at the
Worlds Fair will show to some extent the
forest resources Of the State. The founda-
tion alone will contain III logs some OF
them 120 feet long and forty-two inches In 8
diameter at the small end. The supsrstruc-
ture Of the building will contain, besides
heavy timber, fine finished woods, showing
the gran and structure Of the woods, and q
complete exhibit Of shipbuilding material
CAPTAIN r. q. PRATT, Of the Government
Indian School at Carlisle, Penn, wants to
place 800 Of the young Indian scholars atths
Carlisle school In the civic parade at the
time Of the dedication Of the Worlds Fair
buildings. Captain Pratt desires also 70
have full military band, composed exclu.
sivelY Of these Indian scholars. BE intends
to make at the Fair an exhibit illustrating
the educational! and training work of7ths !,
Carlisle school. ,S
IT is next to certain that the date Of dedi-
cation of the Worlds Fair buildings will be /,
changed from Octobar II to October a. the
latter being really the 400th anntvsrsaryoe
the landing OF Columbus, allowance being
made for the correction in the calendar
made in the time of Pope Gregory. The
change was requested by the Worlds Fair
Commissioners Of New York, the Lsgislature
of which State had provided for Columbus
celebration on October 12. 1t was thought
that the TWO celebrations IL held dmul- !
taneously, would deTact from eaca other.