Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1892-03-16
World's Fair Notes.

New jersey has increased its Worlds
Fair appropriation from $50 00e 10 $4,000.
The Russian government has adopted
very liberal policy toward the Exposition.
Information has been received al headquar-
tiers that the minister of finance, with the
approval OF the Emperor, has decided 10
pay all freight charges on Russian exhibits
and 10 decorate the Russian section. The
Imperial porcelain factory Is making ware
of special designs 10 be shown at the Fair.
Austria will make fine exhibit Of glass,
porcelain, bronze, leather, artistic iron and
cabinet work.
The Independent New York >chuetzcn,"
considered the elite corps of German-Amer-
lean sharpshooters, have decided to attend
the Exposition in a body. The organiza-
tion has in its membership many prominent
business men. Ii has made two or more
shooting tours in Europe, on one Of which
it was entertained by Prince Bismarck.
The Bethlehem Iron Company, OF South
Bethlehem, Pa will make an excessive ex-
hibit, including steel rails, battle-ship
shafting l25 feet in length, guns, projectiles,
an armor.p plate ingot weighing 100 tons, and
rarious naval appliances. The company
will also erect a full sized model of it, ia
nous l25-tons steam hammS, said to be the
largest in the world 1t will be to all ap-
pearanccs perfect duplicate in every re-
spect II will span the main avenue of Ma
chinery Hall, and will rise TO height of
ninety feet. At the last Paris exhibition
great attention was attracted BY a similar
model shown by the Creusot works, but rep
resenting only a loo ton hammer.
f. Seyderhem, horticulturist to the En-
pcror Of Austria, has written from Buda-
Pesih that he will contribute to the llxposi-
tons floral display, collection Of the rarest
roses, embracing 200 standard POO half stan
dard tree roses and 400 rose bushes.
Mrs. Frona Wait, one Of the lady mana
g-rs of California, has offered to finish in
redwood one OF the large reception rooms in
the Womans Building.
The French government, through the cf-
forts of Minister Whitelaw Reid, has agreed
to permit the Exposition authoritie, to send
into France, free Of duty, electrolypes Of
buildings and other Exposition matter in
tended for use in French papcrs, to stimu-
late interest in the Fair.
A cablegram states that switzerland viii
not be officially represented at the ESposi-
ton, but that the government will examine
the representations of citizens de.irous Of
exhibiting and will cosider the question Of
granting a subsidy to enable them TO do so
A Choral Hall, lGOx2GO feet, will be erect.
ed near the Horticultural Building. There
Professor Tomlins, with 1000 trained voices,
will furnish rare choral music during the
Exposition The Welsh international Els
teddfod will occupy the Building for week.
Hayti has appropriated S25, 600 for it. rep
rescntation at the Exposition. Fred Doug
as has been appointed commissioner 10
represent that country.
The exhibit which Illinois women will
make in the Womans Building will be n
model hospital, conducted entirely by wom-
en-. The women physicians and surgeons
Of the State and the Illinois Training School
for Nurse viii manage the matter. Three
rooms in the woman's Building have been
assigned for The exhibit, and the State board
has appropriated $4,000 to dcfray the ex.
pense.
A heroic statue Of Columbus, by Loui.
St. Gaudens, will stand before The main
entrance Of the Administration Building.
In the Illinois State Building a room 32x
Ga feet has been assigned 10 a kindergarten
exhibit, which will be made chiefly under
the direction Of the women.