Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-08-31
WORLDS FAIR NOTES,

All of the great Worlds Fair build
ings, except two, are practically fin
ished. A portion of the interior fin
ishing and decoration Is all that re-
mains to be done on most of them.
On the Manufacturers building and
Machinery Hall work is being pushed
sixteen hours day, and they are fast
catching up with the other structures.
Two of the cannon, which, it is be-
heved, were at one time mounted upon
Christopher Columbus flagship we're
received at Chicago recently. The
cannon are of the ancient ard clumsy
pattern of such guns turned out in the
fifteenth century. Nothing but the
body of the guns remains, the wood
work, of course, having rotted away
centuries ago. The guns themselves
are almost worn to pieces and are not
much more than huge chunks of rust.
Indeed, the cannon are put on the
''scrap iron" list in the custom house
papers. These historic old pieces have
been secured for exhibition at the
Worlds Fair. One of the naval officers
who was detailed for work in connec-
tion with the Columbian Exposition
found the relics al o ie of the West In
tlal proof showed that the cannon had
been used in fort erected by Colum-
bus son, and that they were brought
from Spain with Columbus fleet. The
ruins of the fort are still to be seen.
New York will have one of the finest
State buildings at theWorld's Fair. 1t
will be 80 feet wide by 200 feet long.
and three stories high. Inclusive of
donated material and decorations the
structure will represent an expenditure
of more than Sl50,000
Just back of the New York building.
at the Worlds Fair, in a depressed
area, will be spread out fat an immense
| Typographical map of that state. 1t
will be Sc feet long and 26 wide, and will
show the mountains, forests, rivers,
towns and all the great natural and
artificial features of state scenery.
Accommodations for musical enter
tainments at the Worlds Fair have
been decided upon, and the construc-
ton of the necessary buildings has
been ordered. They include a recital
ball, seating 900 people; music hall,
with accommodation for 100 players,
| 800 singers, and an audience of 1000;
festival hall for performances upon
til, largest possible scale, with 200
players, 1900 singers aud an audience
| OF 1000. The music hall will contain
fine concert organ, and in festivsl
hall will be placed an organ for chorus
support
The Marquis de Iacaze, of Paris,
hes portrait of George Washington,
made by Stewart, an American painter,
which he offers to lend to the Worlds
Fair at Chi ago. 1t was taken to
France by his wife's grandfather, at
one time minister to the United
! States. As the portrait is by an Ameri-
can artist, it cannot be exhibited in
the French section, but the Marquis de
Lacaze offers to send it over if the
government will pay the charges,
which it undoubtedly y will do.
The 100000 Worlds Fair appropri-
alton which Greece has made will be
| ton for exhibit of reproductions In cast
of the many famous specimens of an
cient Greek art, now owned by the
government. These casts, it is an
nounced, will be presented to one or
more American museums after the Fair
closes.
Costa Rica's pavilion at the .World 8
Fair will be surrounded by gardens
ornamented by 8 profusion of tropical
plants, and in the galleries of the
pavilion will be placed more than 3,
600 beautiful birds, many of which
have very gorgeous plumsge.