The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-06-04
THE CHICAGO EXPOSITION.
The Negro Republic Accepts an Invita-
ton 10 Participate in the Great
Worli'S Fair-Etc.

The general tint OF the Worlds Fai,
buildings will be pale ivory. Several o
them, however, will show modification
Of that color.
Bavaria will send to the Worlds Fsi,
two professors from its Institute of Tech
noloSy TO report on the progress of the
United States in technical matters.
A model in miniature of Fort Sheri
dan, situated near Chicago and prospect
lively the chief United States militar,
station, will appear in the governme n,
exhibit.
| Liberia, the negro Republic. has ae
cepted the invitation to participate in
the exposition. Forty-niae nations and
thirty-one colonies and provinces have
now accepted. and the aggregate OF theii
appropriations, with thirty We; TO hear
from, is q, 90 S95.
| Contracts have been let for the con.
struetion OF the casino, music hall anu
connecting peris,yle, which together
will be conspicuous feature in the fore
| ground OF the aimln siration building
and nesI the shore end OF the lake pler
The ccn.rscts aggregate S219, 80.
Costa Rica has one OF the larses. and
/ finest archaeological collections in the
world, showing many Columbian relies
ami historic data relating to the discov-
| cry o. America. This collection goes 10
Madrid this year for the Spanish EXPO
sition, and will aitersari 20 TO Chicago.
/ Leigh :. Lynch, Worlds Fair Com
missioner 10 the ; nth Sea Island, has
cable that he mas completed ar,anyp-
ments for an exhibit from the F.. .liuins
I Islands and is now deyoting lis atten-
ton TO Java. There is every prospect
that the exhibit VII he one Of great in
terest.
Italy has 6nally decided to take part
officially IN the exposition, and has en-
trusted the management OF participation
20 the various Cham hers OF Commerce
in the principal Italian cities. The gov
ernment will encourage an extensive
exhibition OF liza ian products, and will
transport all exhibits to New York in
one Of its war ships.
A circular has been issued bv the az.
position author ties to al the railway
passenger associations OF the United
States and individual roads. ask;ns that
materially reduced rate be made bv
the railroads on the occasion OF the ded.
icatory ceremonies next October. II is
believed thar 50o,N0 visitors will lie in
Chicago from different parts OF the
country.
A movement is on foot in New York
to induce the Legislature 10 donate that
states building az the Worlds Fair to
the Ch!cago organization known as the
Sons OF New YORK. which - composed
n m slerxNa ~. h.-- :, L
A wealthy citizen OF the Worlds Fair
clty,,it Is reported. has offered, ii that
should be done, 10 donate site N Mich
igan avenue, 10 which the building nay
be removed after the fair. and where il
would De used as a clubhouse.
Fifty five OF the counties in Illinois
have been organized for exposition work
by the women members OF the STATE
Worlds Fair Board The women Of
>angamon county expect ID prepare A
volume, to be known a. the Lincoln
Souvenir" TO Sc! at the fair, l. will
embrace history ot Sangamon county
and include in addition a story OF LIN
coins social life. The book will ne EN-
oelllshed by women artists. The women
OF 10 Davies county expect to prepa-e
a similar volume in regard 70 General
drant In Stevenson county they are
a'klng OF writing history OF the Black
Hawk war.
The Braz lian Minister at Wa.hinyton
has notified Director General Dayi. that
the Republic OF Brazil vii send a spe-
elal Commissioner to Chicago to arrange
the preliminaries for its exhibit at the
Worli's Fair. This special Commits
s'oner will, It il expectei, De in Chicago
within TWO or three weeks. Brazil ap-
plies Tor nearly 5000 square ieec OF
space divided among the department
buildings OF the exposition, this bein,
aside from the space that country taxes
'or the erect on OF the pavilion Tor Off
cial headquarters. The Braz ian Com
mission at home is actively developing
an exhibit from that country, amopy the
leading features OF which viii. he groups
OF ,clnchona, coffee trees in bearing.
cochineaI cactus, man moth palms. ferns.
oambo etc, and models Of fruit.