The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1892-08-19
Chief Willard a Smith of the Trans.

Chief Willard A. Smith of the Trans
portatlon Department of the Worlds
Fair has secured for exhibition one of
the old French voyager's boats, which
he found in the State Historical Mu-
scum of Wisconsin, at Madison. The
boat is an old batteau of the pattern
used by the French Canadian fur
traders in their voyages on the lakes
and rivers of the Northwest before
Illinois or Wisconsin had been organ
lied as territories. 1t is leviathan of
canoes, weighing I,Ioo pounds, is
thirty feet long, and in its day carried
eighteen men and over ton of goods
for the Indian trade. Secretary Th-
waite Of the Wisconsin Historical Mu.
scum, on one of his canoe trips two
years ago, found this relic, water.log-
ged, on the banks of the Upper St.
Croiy, and had it conveyed to Madi-
son.
Dr. Henius, scientist and publish
er OF Chicago, has just returned from
trip to Europe. He says that the
interest and preparation for the
Worlds Fair in the principal cities of
Germany is extraor 1inary. Germany
will be represented at the Columbian
Exposition as it never has been at any
previous International exposition. DR..
Henius is President Of the German
American Press Club of Chicago, and
in the course of his trip he met num-
Der of scientific and press men. He
visited Berlin, Munich, Frankfort,
Leipsic, Hamburg, and several of the
minor cities. DR.. Henius says that
from all the large manufacturing cen
tiers in Germany complete exhibits will
be sent to Chicago, and many manu-.
facturers and scientific men said that
they would attend the Exposition.
The Hoboken Ferry company of
New York wants to show a fac-simile
model of the twin screw steamer at
the Worlds Fair, built in 1905, with
original engines and boiler. AS con-
trast to this venerable craft it will
show the model of modern screw
ferry boat, the Hamburg, built in
1899.
Hip Lung, the wealthiest Chinese
merchant in Chicago, together with
several influential Chinese of Canton,
San Francisco and New York, have
applied for space at the Worlds Fair
for big tea house.
The French Commission informs
the Department of Horticulture of the
Worlds Fair that NJ. Andre, pre-emi.
emily the greatest landscape gardener
Of Europe, will take charge of the
grounds arour d the Women's Building
and that part Of the horticultural
grounds which will be assigned to the
French exhibit. The French florists
are not only willing but anxious to
furnish all the plants for this exhibit.
The City OF Mexico will have a
special exhibit at the Worlds Fair
$4,000 having been appropriated fol
that purpose by the city council.
The Electric Launch and Naviga
tion Company of New York has been
awarded the contract for running cleo
trio boats on the interior waterways al
Jackson park during the Worlds Fair
1t will pay the Exposition ssh pei
cent. Of the gross receipts. These
boats will convey visitors from one
point to another or on general three
mile tour of the grounds, as desired
Such a tour affords some Of the finest
views of the buildings and grounds
and is sure to be popular.
| A factory at Lynn, Mass has asked
for space at the Worlds Fair to show
pneumatic dynamite guns and pro
jectiles one dynamite field gun to bt
shown on wheeled carriage 5 by
feet over all one coast defense pneu
matte dynamite gun, stationary, mount
ed on carriage with turnable track
tube S-inch bore, three feet long.