The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-25
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

bp plying three kinds of boats for
.ubIic use. These will be the onni-
bns express and cab boats or
launches. The omnibus boats will
make regular trips around the water
vays, stopping at each building.
The express boats will make round
trips without stopping, while the cab
boats. with carrying capacity of four
persons, may be hailed at any poiut
and engaged for the trip or by the
hour. as is hanson cab.
Baroness Burdett-Coutts, the cele
brsted philanthropist, who is at the
head OF the philanthropic, section of
the English Women's Department in
the Worlds Fair, according to the
London press, will cross the Atlantic
70 attend the Fair, and will read an
original paper on the subject OF
vomen's institutions conducted by
women.
Mrs. French Sheldon, the intrepid
African traveller, has applied for
paee for exhibiting at the w World's
Fair the fine collection of curios and
trophies she has gathered.
Through the department OF state
at Washington an Off cial communi-
cation has been conveyed to the
Board Of Lady Managers of the
Worlds Fair from the Queen of the
Sandwich Islands. Queen Liliuoka-
lani expresses the most cordial sym
pathy with the aims Of the Board of
Lady Managers and announces her
intention, in the event of govern
ment appropriation, OF appointing a
committee to give special attention
to woman's work.
South Dakota will be creditably
represented at the Exposition, having
now $22, 900 in sight with which to
: prepare ita exhibit. The money has
been raised by subscription.
The progress Of shipbuilding from
earliest times up to the present will
be shown by very extensive exhibit
which will be made by Laird Bros,
the big English sbipbuilding firm at
Birkenhead. The firms exhibit of like
character at the recent English naval
exhibition attracted great deal of
attention.
Brother Maurelian of Memphis,
secretary and manager of the Catho-
lie educational exhibit at the Worlds
Fair, has instructed the various inter-
ests concerned that the grouping will
be as follows: First, diocesan exhibits
In case the ordinary desires it;
second, collective exhibits of religious
teaching orders; third, individual
exhibits which do not fall under
either Of the foregoing classes; fourth,
special exhibits in any manner re-
iated to education. Special shipping
Instructions will be sent to all insti-
tutlons concerned about February l,
1893.
A dispatch from Singapore Gays
mat the sultan of Johore, one of the
most prosperous states in the east,
Stoated in the western part of the
Malay peninsula, is causing to be
prepared for the Worlds Columbian
opposition a model Malay village,
u which the trades and industries
peculiar to the Malays will be carried
Onoy natives. 1t is highly probable,
sae dispatch ADDS, that the sultan
mmself willGisit Chicago during the
exposition.
Inc Baltimore & Ohio railroad
p pli make an exhibit at the World's :
.Nr showing the history and devel-
puent OF railways from their begun
sng 10 the present time. In pursu.
suoe OF this purpose it has sent a rep
ssnsatlve to London to prepare
sOOels OF the chief objects of the
NY ,.1.:y! In the Kensington Museum
'a'lng to railways.
vne Of the most interesting ex.
~ sol,s M In the government building at
worlds Fair will be u display OF
Z uniforms, tents and flags in
~ the United States army at
,i. l.lous times since 1870. This dis.
,,s - 0selng prepared in one of the
Ferry arsenal buildings. A
!. 80 ol 5000 square feet has been
ande for this exhibit. The uni.
,sa ma Will be draped upon lay figures
a. M arranged in realistic attitudes.
s,ns.;a, ~ cne particular group in which
rs.. sl pride is taken is to consist OF
ne q ngures On horseback, represent.
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