Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-27

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the building is clock showing the loca
time, while in each of two other tower
there is clock, giving the time, respect
lively, of New York and Pekin. In botl
of the towers, last mentioned, calendar
and barometer are seen. Every quarter
of an hour it gets lively at the station
First the telegraph operator does his
work-issues the telegram to signify
that the track is clear Then the door
of the building are opened; the sta
ton keeper and his assistant appear
on the platform; at the ticket Office
the cashier is noticeable; the guards
leave the signal booths and hoist the
barrier; a long row of passengers il
observable in front of the ticket office
baggage is hauled; one of the guards
rings the bell and a train runs into the
station. While the whistle of the loco
motive is blown, the train stops; work
man goes along the row of coaches ant
hits the axles with hammer, while an
other one pumps water into the watel
tank of the locomotive. After thirt
signal with the station bell the trair
starts and disappears in a tunnel on thu
opposite side. The station keeper ant
his assistant leave the platform and thu
doors of the depot building are closed
the guards enter their booths and quie
reigns. After fifteen minutes the samt
trouble commences again.
To and From the Grounds.
A company has been granted the priv
lege of carrying visitors by lake to ant
from the exposition grounds. 1t is plan
ming to run at least fourteen steamers
Dot +ha s.lolyn fro,,tn (thioocrS az
the grounds, four large boats, two o.
them whalebacks, and all having ca
pacity of 5000 each, will make trips
every half hour. The charge will bt
| fifteen cents one way and twenty fivt
cents for the round trip. From Kenosha
Wis, and intervening points and thu
grounds, two boats of 800 capacity
each will be put on.
From Michigan City two more will
run. Six smaller boats will take passen
gers from the Union and Northwestern
depots on the river to the lake front
Other steamboats, will be pressed int,
| service as the demand requires. TIL,
| larger boats will be fitted to be used a!
dormitOries, so that passengers will no
need to obtain hotel accommodations
Several of the boats will begin running
within few days. 1t is believed that il
pleasant weather the lake route will b.
the most popular one.
A Grand View.
Visitors to machinery hall will be en-
abled to pass from one end of the build
| ing to the other at an elevation, and thu
gain birdseye view of the vast area o
| exhibits, and TO see many of the large
exhibits to much greater advantage thai
will be possible from the floor. To &C
| compliSh this three mammoth electri
| travelling cranes will be constructed
each with lifting and carrying capacit
of 1000 pounds.
| Contracts for their construction hav
been let to the Gale 81 Towne Manu-
featuring company, of Stanford, Conn.
the Morgan Engineering company, o
Alliance, o.. and the Edge Moor Bridg
works, of Wilmington, Del, Previou
to the opening of the exposition thes
cranes will be used for the moving O
heavy exhibits; afterward they will b
covered with broad platforms capable O
carrying several hundred people at eac
trip to and fro in the building.
An International Re gatta.
1t is the intention, if possible, to al
range for grand international regatt
for both sail and fresh water yachts dun
ing the exposition. Chicago has as fiji
| water front as any city in the world
and races could be easily held in sigh
of hundreds of thousands of spectators
| Foreign yachts can reach Chicago b
way of the Welland canal withou
great difficulty. 1t is proposed to pre-
vide large prizes and make perfect al
rangements, SO that yachtsmen will bt
come deeply interested in the project
The Cleveland CO., yacht club and il
founder, ex-Mayor George w, Gardner
are taking the lead in the matter.
Hotel for Colored People.
For the purpose of aiding the colore
people of Kansas, Colorado and Missoul
to secure reasonable rates and prope
hotel accommodations at Chicago durin
the worlds fair, the Afro-Columbia
Auxiliary club has been organized /
Topeka. The names of the organizer
are among the leading colored men c
Kansas. They have secured reduce
hotel and railroad fare, also the furnish
ing of help for the Kansas headquartel
for the twenty six weeks of the fair. A
the head of this organization is jaime
r. Lytle, president; j. Hume Childe
vice president, G, l.. Derandannie, SCI
rotary and treasurer.
The Flagship Victory.
The model of the Victory, Nelson
, celebrated flagship, will be brought
the exposition by Manager Abud of tt
Prince of Wales theater, London.
part model of the Victory attracte
much attention at the recent royal navi
exhibition. Mr.. Abud is now compile
ing the model so that it will represel
exactly and completely the famous Of
war ship, which now lies in Portsmouth
harbor.
: Invitations to the Dedication.
Invitations have been sent to distil
- guished guests to attend the dedicat1c
5 ceremonies of the exposition next .
tober. Some 20, 600 or %, 900 invitation
+ have been sent ont. Those receivlr
7 them include national, state and teri
) torial officials and many distinguishe
r pcrsonages The invitations sent
Q these are finely executed, but not near
so elaborate as the one to the presiden
The Fine Art Exhibit.
The fine art exhibit will be much mo
extensive than was at first expected. a
plications for space are coming in so ia
0 that there is no room to aCcommoda
G them. Already the foreign commlssio
= ers have asked for 1870, 900 square feet
q space in excess of what can be granite
n for foreign exhibits.
z Spanish Treaty Signed.
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