The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-06-18
THE CHICAGO EXPOSITION.
Mr.. Chilis Donates a Number Of Rare
and Beautiful Palm Trees From
His Conser> atory.

tTCNS EUIn
!, His Conservatory.
The Salvation Army intends to shoy
at the exposition in q complete name
Its whole scheme OF moral and social NJ
form.
A relief map showing San Francisco
San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cru
counties, Gal, is being prepared at Al
expense OF $4,000 for exhibition at tn
fair.
As evidence OF the great and wide
epread interest ahroad taken in tn
Worlds Fair it is announced that nor
than half OF the mail now being receives
by the State Department at wsshinsto,
lie in relation to it.
William Saunders, Executive Exposi
ton Commissioner for Canada, saws tina
large and excellent exhibit from tn,
dominion is assured. 1t will be espe
eially notable in the lines of agriculture
dsirying. minerals and manufactures.
The principal commercial oryanixa
tons OF New Orleans have united in 1
petition to the State Legislature of Lou
isiana, which assemblies this month. t.
make Worlds Fair appropriation O
$N,ooN. A bill making such an appr,
priation has been drafted.
| George ". Childs, the Philsdelphis
{ philanthropist, signalired his visit to the
/ Worlds Fair grounds by planting lin
den tree on the wooded island" Mr.,
Childs has donated to the exposition q
/ number OF rare and beautiful palm trees
/ trom his conservatory. He is very en-
thusiassic over the fair and its prospects.
The New York State building a. the
exposition. As shown by the plau which
the Commissioners have approved, will
De one OF the most commoiious and Ar
tstic OF all. twill measure a.xlaS teet,
be two stories high and covered with
staff, treated TO represent marble,
The estimated cost is iron 81, 900 10
100000.
Frof. Charles n. Wslcott OF the United
States geological survey in,ends to have
At the Worlds Fair an exhibit which
will illustrate section OF the earth =
crust by specimens OF the rock strata
placed IN their proper relative positions
and by collections OF the characteristic
fossils shown in connection with the for
nations in which they are found.
President Harrison has accepted the
"
mittee, TO attend the dedication cere-
monies OF the exposition building next
Octooer. 1t is believed certain that
every member OF the Presidents Cabinet
and of the supreme Court and nearly
every Senator, Congressman and Gov
, ernor also will be present on that occa-
sion.
Helena, Mont, will send 10 the expo
a IL 4 -
1t Is composed OF nickel and magnetic
iron. and rs in two pieces OF ninety and
seventy pounds respectively. Ii is re-
ported that when found these pieces
were in hole in the ground large enough
to contain 4 house, from which fact il is
inferred that the meteor exploded when
it struck the earth.
Philadelphia's contribution to the
Pennsylvania exhibit at the fair will in
clude number OF articles OF great his
tore interest. Among them are the desk
and chairs used in the Continental Con-
zress and the celebrated portraits of the
declaration OF independence. In the
art exhibit, which promises 10 be larve
will appear the very valuable PAINTING,
The Festival OF the Brides OF Venice"
by Giacomo Gacomelli ami a mosaic
picture representing the discovery OF the
remains OF St. Marcus, the patron saint
OF Venice. The latter contains more
than million pieces, and required in
Its making seven years OF patient work.
The prospect is that the engineering
congress, which Is 10 be held in Chicago
IN 1898 under the auspices Of the worlds
congress auxiliary, will De a gathering
OF verv great scientific importance. OF
the $4,000 estimated to be Necessary for
its expenses $1,000 have been raised.
Many OF the most prominent engineers
OF the world have accepted mem berships
on the advisory council. among whom
NAV be mentioned William II. Nav and
James Dredge OF the London Euur,sr-
ing, Don Fernandez L4al. President Of
the Mexican Society Of Engineers and
Architects, c. 5. Govzski of canada
and others
The New York School of Industrial
Art and Technical Design for Women.
OF which Mrs. Florence L. Cory is prin-
cipal, will make a notable exhibit in .h.
vomAns building II will embrace the
work OF 500 women, pupils OF the insti-
tuition, In the line OF preparing working
designs Tor body Brussels and ingram
carpets, tapestry, table linen, wal pa
p@rs, oil cloths, stained glass screens.
window shades, EN- broiderv. aces. cair,, .
prints. etc, and also many finished fab
nos made from these designs. The de-
signs made by pupils OF this school are
10 many foreign a. well a. do
nestle manufacturers