Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-07
Being PUSHED.
The Work of Constructing the
Worlds Fair Buildings.
Several Already Look Like
Finished Structures.

An Illustration of How They Can HustI
When Necessary-schuckertt, the Ger
man Electrician, Now Working on
$4,000 Candle Power Electric Searel
Light-ExpOsition Notes.
CHICAGO, May THE construction O
the worlds Columbian exposition build
ings is progressing ia the most satisfact
DRY manner, and there is no reason fot
doubt that all will be completed in tim,
for dedication. The rough carpentry
work is practically finished on all of thu
large structures except machinery hal
and the manufacturers building, and OF
these it is in an advanced stage. Six o.
seven of the buildings have the exterior
appearance almost of finished structures
and look like imposing marble palaces
The erection of a number of the statC
buildings is now progressing. Land
scape gardening and other work o.
identifying the grounds is being pushed
by large force of men, and sodding
walk making and planting Thousands
of trees, shrubs, ETC., is in progress
AS an illustration of the rapidity witt
which the work of erecting the exposi
ton buildings is being pushed at Jack
son park it may be stated that on March
/ sketches We're made for a building tc
serve as permanent accommodations fol
the construction bureau, the Columbian
guards, emergency hospital, central fire
alarm service, etc. The contract was
let on April 2, and on April 30 the build
ing was finished and occupied. The
structure measures 200 by 800 feet, is
covered and ornamented with staff, and
is substantially put up.
One of the Electric Features.
One of the narvels of the recent cleo
trical exhibition at Frankfurt was six
foot electric search light of 10000 candle
power. Schuckertt, the Nuremberg
electrician. astonished Europe in its con-
struction. Schuckertt is now at work
on larger light for the worlds fair. 1t
will be seven and one-half feet and of at
least 10000 candle power. The Frank
fart light could be seen plainly at Blngen
on the Rhine, forty-fve miles away. 1t
is expected that the search light at the
worlds fair can be seen at least sixty
miles away Electrical Engineer Sar-
gent is making plans for a tower 800
feet high, on which the big light will be
mounted. At height of one hundred
feet above the ground will be two six
foot search lights, and the three will
suffice to illuminate the skies for miles
around jackson park. Brilliant feats
are accomplished with these search
lights. Sheets of light can be projected
with parallel, converging OF diyerging
rays. When the rays are thrown out
parallel CLEARLY defined sheet of flames
seems TO be suspended in the darkness.
BY changing the reflector the rays are
brought to focus at long distance from
the central station. These lights, turned
on the buildings and alternately shot
into the heavens or out across the lake,
will produce brilliant electrical effects.
Worlds Fair Notes,
Chauncey NJ Depew has been elected
president Of New York's world fair board.
Commissioner Gorton w. Allen is vice
president.
The Austrian commission on the Chi
cago worlds fair has given notice that
the time for engagement of space by in
tending exhibitors is extended until May
2S, and that returning exhibits will be
free of customs duty until March 81, 1894.
A monster panorama, AS feet long and
81 feet high, representing the Bernese
Alps, with the Jungfrau in the back
ground, has been painted for exhibition at
the fair. A private exhibition of the
work was recently given to the press in
Berlin.
Leigh s. Lynch, worlds fair commits
siener to the South Sea islands, has ca
bled that he has completed arrangements
for an exhibit from the Philippine islands
and is now devoting his attention to
Java. There is every prospect that the
exhibit will be one of great interest.
An effort is being made to collect $685.
600 with which to build at the exposition
u headquarters for the Sunday schools of
the United States. The scheme contem-
plates asking each school to contribute an
amount equal TO ten cents for each officer
and teacher and one cent for each pupil.
Costa Rica has one of the largest and
finest archaeological collections in the
world, showing many Columbian relics
and historic data relating to the dis
covery of America. This collection goes
to Madrid this year for the Spanish ex-
position and will afterwards go to Chi
cago,
A circular has been issued by the expo
sition authorities to all railway passenger
associations of the United States and
individual roads, asking that a materially
reduced rate be made by the railroads ON
the occasion of the dediCatory ceremonies
next October 1t is believed that 100000
visitors will be in Chicago from different
parts of the country.
Mr. Mccormick, the London agent of
the Columbian exposition, has forwarded
to Chicago an application from Mrs. M.
L. Mullinger, who wishes to establish
gypsy encanlpment within the grounds
of the exposition, probably upon the Mid
way Plaisance. Mrs Mullinger is alluded
to as being remarkably well versed in
gypsy lore, ana proficient in gypsy learn
ing. She manages q gypsy encampment
near Liverpool, England.
Killed by Negro,
FRANETIN. XIV, Nav flames Ford,