The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-11
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

e. 8. DEN1soN, Of Alameda County, Cal. \
intends to send to the Exposition pumpkin
weighing 1926 pounds. n
In the Michigan exhibit will be repre-
sentation in wax Of 800 specimens Of &ui1
which grow in the State. q.
THE.women Of Missouri intend 20 furnisaj
the State Building with carpets, russ, etc.,
made Of Missouri grown WOOL
TIE women of Springfield and sanganaonl
County, III: Gre. planning to make an er-
tensive exhibit OF Lincolns relic at the Fairj
LIEUTENANT BAKrR, recently Special RI.
position Commissioner at Mexico estimates
Fair. =. q, - =
MISS ALICE RrDnour, Of San FrancisooI!
has been awarded the contraetfor scuipturat
work on the Womaa's Building. She wa
receive $500.
PRINCE GEORGE Of Wales. who. Il hs
lives, Will some day be king Of En2iand, win
visit the Exposition, q cable9ram from Lon
don announces. -
TIE number Of men working oo the Ex-i
position buildings is now more than 600O. \
On some Of the buildings work IL proceed
ing day and night. !
CEYLoH will have at the Nxpositiout
several tea kosks formed Of native timber.
including specimens Of ito e1quidtaly beau
hful cabinet woods. s. f;,ls
AcoMpLErE collection Of Ohio birds, in--
cluding every variety known to live within
the boundaries Of the State win be an en-
hibit at tho Exposition. is4 80 /
THE Committees ON Mines and Mining oej
both the National Commission and t6ei
Directory win make tour In May OF tho
stimulating interest In tho mining depart
ment. ~
MRS. AMY II. BEECH Of Boston, win pro-
pare an original musical composition to b
rendered at the dedication Of tho Woman,s
Building. Theodore Thomas win conduct
the presentation and Professor Tomiino
will organize the chorus OF 400 voices.
PRESIDENT NUNEz, OF Colombia, 1t is an
nounced, has declared his intention Of being
present at the ceremonies dedicatory Of the
Exposition buildings next October. Sir
Julian Parncsfote, British Minister st
Washington, will be present to represeuf
Great Britain.
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, Now Mexico, q
an emblem typical Of the Territory. II WIN.
be a,monument of,natve stone, upon which
Is carved In relief the coat Of arms OF tho,
Territory, and the various fruits and grains +
Of the county. 9
TREE trunks for the colonnads Of the
Forestry Building have bean received from
Wisconsin, Montana, West Virginia, Cali
fornia, Indiana, Ohio, Delaware New
Mexico North Carolina and Connecticut.
Thirty OF the States will make hcontribu-
tions Of this character.
TIE Legislature Of Ohio has appropriated
SIS, 900 for monument IMPLYING the great
ness Of that State. The monument executed
In bronze, win be seventeen test high. 3
t,o In ~ fha nht1 PyIf1dts,er
and after the fair removed to Columbus and
erected In front Of the capitol. b
Or the q, 500, 900 feet Of lumber required,
for the Exposition buildinga docU and
electric subways, 5As75, 900 have been placed
OF iron and steel So 49O,9 900 pounds, ,or nearly
10000 tons, are required. OF this nearly
half Is In its place, and the remainder VIII
all be In position before the arJt Of june. u
THE Legislature of Texas has taken action
looking toward holding an "Auxthary
Worlds Fair at Galveston the coming fall
and inviting Central and South American
countries to participate. Tho enterprise =
intended to be preparatory to the States.
participation in the Exposition ct Chicago y
TIE upper Michigan peninsula has ap
piled for u, 900 square feet OF space, and. WIZ
fu 1t with mineral and timber products. u
Is proposed to show several cords OF natur1
Copper dS I COu66 VI tu0 H44uOs oAAA 49,
the various sorts Of iron. A complete work
ing model of mime with reduction wofM
also promised.
TIE Salt Manufacturer Association OF
Michigan has agreed 70 make the salt ex-
hibit for the State, and win get up display
which, doubtless will attract great deal Of
attention. Il Is the intention to have mod
els Of all salt manufacturing apparatus used
from the earliest daysdown to the present
time, and in connection with the modais
show all the processes now prscticed In pro-
ducing salt.
TIE exhibit Of the harnessmakers which
is in charge Of the Wholesale Saddlary As
sociation, will include not only . trade ex-
hibit, embracing specimens OF the hnese
work, but also collection Of harness trap
pings and cognate things showing the evo-'
luton of the harness industry from early
times to the present. The sum OF $SS, ,000
will be expended on this latter feesure. In
the collection will be saddle used By Ma
nolaon Ronaparte