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Worlds Fair Notes.


ton has secured space for an exhibit IN 'he
Illinois Building.
The Queen Isabella Association VIII not
have nayil;on ar club house on the Expo
sition grounds. Its application for space
for such pavilion has been rejected by the
grounds and building committee, on recon-
mendation of Chief of Construction Burn
ham, who urged that no space could be
spared for buildings of the private club
house description.
The grand entrance to the mammoth
Manufactures Building will be decorated at
an expense of about $4,000.
The total amount reported appropriated
by foreign nations and colonies for their rep;
resentation at the Exposition, 50 far as heard
from, is 81 ,95l, O5S. Quite number Of
those which have decided TO participate
h we not vet made appropriations.
The Illinois State Board of Agriculture
has offered number of prizes ranging from
$50 to $50, for the best exhibits shown at
the State Fair, to be held at Peoria, in sep
TENDER. From these exhibits the Board
will make many selections for the Worlds
Fair
\ bill protecting foreign exhibitors OF
patented articles from all possible prosecu-
ton for infringement has been passed by the
Senate, and is pending and reported sure to
pass in the House. The bill reads as fol-
lows:
That no citizen OF any country shall be
held liable for the infringement OF any pa
tent granted by the United states or any
trade mark registered in the United States
where the act complained of is performed IN
connection with the exhibition OF any arti'
Gle or thing at the Worlds Columbian EX'
position at Chicago"
NJ. Seranno, Mexico's special World :
Fair commissioner, who visited Chicago q
short time ago and made a thorough inspec
ton of Exposition progress and affairs, ha:
made to his government report exceeding
ly favorable to the Exposition. He advo
Gates an elaborate participation by Mexico
President Diaz has expressed himself in ia
vor of making fine showing Of MeXico'
progress and advantages rather than Of hel
relics and antiquities.
The Newport, Il l., Artillery which ccle
bratod its l50th anniversary several months
ago, and claims to be the Oldest active mill
tary company in the United States, will at
tend the Worlds Fair. 1t visited the Cen
tennial at Philadelphia and attracted mucl
attention.
The L. :. Treasury Department has de
cided that machinery imported to the Expo
siton from foreign countries, either wholly
as an exhibit or to be shown in connection
with the illustration of some manufacturing
process, shall be admitted free of duty
Any raw material imported for use III such
process must pay regular duty, however.
The Lady Managers are in communica
ton with Ms Aubrey II. Smith of Phila'
delphia, who compiled book of interesting
and valuable statistics for the Centennial
concerning the charities conducted by WON.
en-. 1t is the intention of the Woman
Board to take up the work begun by Mrs
Smith, and bring it up 10 date, showing the
advancement Of women in philanthropy
during the last decade The Lady Mana
gers have already collected much supple
mentary data Of an international character,
and are consulting Mr. Smith as to the best
methods suggested by her experience in
arranging the available materials
Jackson Park will retain as one Of its per.
manent attractions the building which ia.
pan will erect for its headquarters at the
Exposition. The building will be modelled
after one of the most famous and architecture
ally unique of Japan's ancient temples, and
with it, surrounding garden will cost so,
600. About 20, 600 square feet will be occu.
pied The South Park commissioners have
accepted the offer of T. :. Tegima. represen-
tative Of the Mikado, to give the structure
to Chicago on condition that it be kept per
manent and in repair, and that one room in
It is to be devoted to apublic exhibit of Jap
anese works of art, which the japanese
government agrees to replenish from time
to time
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