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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-11-11

statue of the Republic, sixty feet in height.
/ There is much to do in and around the basin.
upon which front the Manufactur es and
Agriculture buildings. The pillars at the
not yet completed, and the staff facing for
the entertainments here has not yet been put
in place There have been many vexatious
delays upon the A1ministra ton building
also, and the decoration Of the magnificent
dome, which should have been completed by
this time, has been but fairly begun.
Around Machinery Hall and its annex
there is more or less incompetenesS but this
does not matter so much. Machinery Hall
is somewhat out of the way, and it is not
necessary that it should be so far advanced
as some of the other structures. Just north
is the mammoth railroad station, work upon
which is going on by night and day. Never
theless railroad tracks come in here, which
is the terminal point for a score of great
trunk lines which are to deposit their pas
sengers in the Exposition grounds without
first taking them to the city in case they do
not care to go there.
Nothing Of consequence remains to be
done to the exterior or the Electrical, Mines
and Mining, Transportation and ortlcul-
tural buildings. The Woman's building was
finished lolg ago. and nothing now remains
but the interior decorations. In the Horti-
cultural building thousands Of rare and
costly plants, trees shrubs and flowers from
all parts of the world have been stored,
ready for putting in place.
The extreme south end OF the groun Is is a
scene of picturesque confusion. Here will
be the stock exhibit, the agricultural imple-
ment exhibit, warehouses OF various sorts,
car houses, the landscape department, the
krupp gun works, the leather exhibits, the
power house and miscellaneous structures
devoted to all sorts OF uses some OF which
have been begun; others are on the way,
while the foundations for some of them have
not yet been laid. In all l25 buildings
will be erected on the grounds, more than
half of which, however, will be compare
lively small.
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its wonders AMI curiositieS can onlv be seen
by the payment of an additional fee. Com
parativelv little WORK has been done uOon
these exhibits as yet.
Visitors TO the grounds to-day are sur
prlsed at the general completeness Of things
for the progress inside has been such as to
show 10 the best aivant age. The
first object of attention naturally is the
great Manufactures and Liberal Arts build
ing, with its capacity for accommodating
three hundred thousand people There is
much work to do uoou it vet before It is COM
pleted, but IL is work that can be done just
as well during the winter as any other time.
TO the east OF this vat structure and facing
the lake the steam railway traces vet re-
main. preventing the sodding of the grounds.
is tne intention. As this railway will be a
great benefit and accommodation to exhib-
itors it will probably not be taken away uD-
til the last moment.
To the west Of the Manufacturers building
as we'll as the north, which at present con-
stitute the man entrances, the grounds are
In beautiful condition. All the space sur
rounding the United States Government
building has been Soided up, the roads nicely
gravelled and levelled; the bridge across the
north canal connecting with the Electrical
ouudlnZ, and the lagoon and north inlet,
connecting the wooded island and the Fish
cries buildn. are comoletei, and the vast
crowds that come in from the West will
have no difficulty in gaining entrance to the
place where the exercise are held.
All around the Government building ami
the other structures facing the lagoon the
landscape gardeners have been profitably
busy with gratifying results. The roadways
are in perfect condition and the beauty of
the great white structures has been mex.
pressibly enhanced by their green surroun-
dings.
A cursory glance at the groun Is will serve
to show what has boen done AM what yet
remains to be completed. Many changes
have been made since the first general plan
OF the Exposition buildings was drawn, con-
spicuous among which is the abandonment
of the Casino at the end of the pier which
runs out into Lake Michigan a distance of
$500 teet. The pier still remains, but the
location Of the Casino has been changed.
At the opening of the basin magnificent
perstyle is being erected, at the south end
Of which is to be the Casino and at the north
end music hall. Work upon them is pro-
gress ng rapidly, the staff covering being
he arly in place.
AT the east end of the basin facing the
Administration building is the gigantic
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-11-11
Washington.

The new postal carl with paid reply has
been placed on sale by the Postoffice DsDart-
ment at all first class pcstoffices throughout
the country.
E. c. OBRIEy, Commissioner of Naviga-
his annual report to the Secretary Of the
Treasury.
THE steam chimney Of the Wakefield. 81
river steamboat, blew off fifty miles souta
Of Washington. Two man were killed out
right; was blown overheard and
drowned, one was missing and three were
injured.
HE President and tae members of his
private and official family who accompanied
him to his wife's funeral at Indianapolis re-
turned to the National capital at o'clock
next afternoon. They proceeded direct to the
White House.
HE President resumed his official duties
at the White House and devoted most Of the
time to the consideration and dispatch OF
routine matters requiring his action, q great
deal OF which had accumulated
President HARRISON issued a procla,ns.
ton extending the benefits of the American
Copyright law to Italy.
HE Hon John D. Washburn Envoy Exa-
traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiarv
OF the United States to Switzerland, has
sent in his resignation to the President.
Ihecause is business engagements.
GEORGE S. BATcHELL ER called at the De-
partnent OF State and rendered t. Score
tary Foster his resignation Of the Office of
United States Minister to Portugal, which
was accepted.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-11-11
Present Condition of the Worlds
Fair Grounds.
a MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY.
The Main Structures Are Practi-
cally Completed.

Some of the Foreign Buildings Are
Also Well Under Way-Work on
the Various State Edifices-a Cen
eral Description of the Great Ex-
position as 1t Is Now and as 1t
Will Be When Finished.
Jackson Park, the site of the Worlds Fair.
Is seven and a half miles south by east of the
City Hall, Chicago. It embraces 633 acres,
Of which about one-ffth had been improved
as public pleasure park. No more beaut!-
full or convenient site for Worlds Fair
could have been found in the world
The waters of the lake have been let into
aseries Of artificial lagoons, by which COM
plete tour of the grounds may be made in
boats. Landscape gardeners have lad AL
most carte blanche in the matter OF decora-
tion and have kept pace with the architects
IN making an entirely beautiful and artistic
site beyond the anticipations of even the
most enthusiastic Chicago Exposition
boomer.
While work in general upon the Exposi-
ton Grounds has not progressed so far as
was promised it has progressed further than
was anticipated, for the promise, saws a
Chicago correspondent of the New York
Herald, is always greater than the perform
ance in such enterprises. So far as the Ex-
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the towering New York pile lust to the south
OF it, but its house is we'll along. Rhode ISL
and is located just to the north Of Massac hu-
sets, and could come into its house early in
the winter if it wanted to. Iowa has an I'M
usually handsome building next to the paw
hon, an will command attention because of
its happy location. Connecticut has a strik-
ing structure in yellow, Columbus own
color, AMI it will soon be ready for occu-
pancy. New Hampshire's building has
rugged exterior which presents pleasing
contrast to its fellows on either side.
All these Sta te buildings are in the ex-
IRENE nothern end OF the Park, between
Fitty-sixth and Fifty-seventh streets Just
south of the latter and to the west and south
west Of the art palace are the structures of
South Dakota, Washington, Colorado. Cali
fornia, Michigan. Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana
and Illinois. the latter is one OF the largest
buildings on the grounds, and is nearly
done. 1t has fine, large DOME which is
one of the most conspicuous objects within
the enclosure. California is putting up an
immense building, but no progress further
than the framework has yet been made
Enough has been done, however, to show
that the Golden State will be well repre-
sented. Indiana has a striking structure,
which is not yet complied, although it is
well along. 1t is OF unique design and of
handsome proportions. Onio has a lovely
house, not so large as some others but
lager than the great majority. 1t will be
well finished and cannot fail to attract at
tention. Colorado has lost little time and
has her building nearly done. Michigan has
merely frame work of her building up
which is about the state of things in the
cases of Nevada and South Dakot1. Wasa-
lngton, which will be we'll represented, ow-
ing to the lateness of the arrival OF material,
has but the foundation of her house laid
Not much has been heard or said about
the midway plaisance. but this promises to
be great feature of the Exposition next
year, although an extra admission will be
charged to see its features. This plaisance
is a broad strip, one block wide, running
from Jackson to Washington park, bounded
by Flfty-ninth and Sixtieth streets. Within
this enclosure is to be the Dahoney village.
the Austrian village, Indian village, Ameri-
can aboriginal Indian} village, Chinese vii
lage and theatre, Morocco exhibits, Roman
house, Algerian village, street in Cairo,
Moorish palace, a Turkish village, a German
village, Dutch settlement, Japanese bazaar,
the exhibit Of Irish industries and the Per-
sian concession, not to mention other nu-
merous catchpsnny devices at once strange
and curious. Visitors to the Exposition
proper win be admitted to the plaisance. but
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-11-11
THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.


THE ,lice Board of New York City, ON
Recommendation of Superintendent Byrnex
resolved 70 abolish the long police club,
adopt a very short one in its place and use
whistles for sig mails.
ARCHIE DILL William Temple and John
Barclay were killed by q runa way car which
dashed into a crowd of passengers at tho
railway station. Huntington, Penn.
TWENTY-FIVE stores and houses in the
heart OF Gallery Junction, Penn. were
burned The loss was estimated at $50, COO
people were left homeless.
THE hank at Phoenix. Y. Y. was entered
by thieves and $500 was taken from the
safe.
JOSEPH LEDER, we'll a known halter died
of heart disease in Danbury, Conn, q few
evenings ago. At the same hour his brother
Charles, also a halter, dropped dead irs
Newark, N. ]. The lattsrs death was also
caused by heart disease.
CoysCL GENERAL DoaISGo L. RUIZ. OF
Ecuzdor, has been discharged from arrest
in New York City on the charge OF forgery.
Mrs Bertha Laws, accused of the same
crime, has been held for trial.
The people of Rhode Island held series
OF daily prayer meetings for rain.
THREE men, the cook Of the rug Colonel
Z. ID. Grubb, lying IN the Erie basin,
Brooklyn, n. Y, and two guests who were
passing the night on board, were parboiled
by an explosion of the tugs boiler and they
died soon afterward
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-11-11

The space occupied by the foreign tuild-
lngS however. does not compare TO that set
apart for tie structures of the forty-four
States of the Union. Entering the main
gate at F.fty-seventh street. broad avenue
extends directly to the lake. This is known
as the avenue Of the States. Upon it front
the Nebraska. Minnesota. Georgia, Mis-
sour, Pennsylvania, New YORK, Massachu-
sets, Vermont and Maine buildings. The
most conspicuous of these structures is that
erected by the Empire State. which is nesr-
ing completion. 1t Is beautiful building
and one OF which New Workers have reason
to be proud. All tpA framework is in place
and most OF the staff or outer covering has
been put on, but it will be some time before
the house Is ready for its finishing tIuctes.
It is as lar advanced, however. as any OK the
State buildings
OF the other buildings those OF Pennsyl-
vania and Massachusetts, which flank that
OF New ork, stand conspicuous. The Penn
syIvanlans have not been lille, for their
structure is complete. exterorly, except the
dome, which has not yet been covered with
stsr. These three structures face the beau
tiful art building, and the site is as fine as
could have been selected. It will not take
much work to finish the Massachusetts build
ing on the outside. The Nebraska building
Is well along. while unat of Minnesota is
nearly done. AS for Missouri, merely the
framework is up. but there is plenty OF time.
Missouri started late. Names building is at
upon the lake 1t is well along.
On the semi-circular avenue north OF the
avenue of States are located the buildings OF
North Dakota. Kansas, Texas, Utah. Idaho,
New Mexico, Arizona, Montana, Iowa, Ar
kansas. Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana Ala
bama, Virginia and West Virginia, North
Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey,
Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hamp-
shire. The foundations for many of these
are not yet laid, while others are well along.
Kansas has beautiful building. which is
being carried forward to completion as
rapidly possible, while that of Arkansas
is progressing favorabiy. That of Florida
Just now bears the appearance of an Egyp-
tian temple. Montana has done well, the
work being nearly completed. Utah has
been slower, for merely the framework of
her building is apparent.
West VIrg mia is building her house en-
tirely of wood, using no staff, as in the case
of the majority Of other States, and the eff
feet is rather pleasing. Maryland has her
building nearly done and it IS handsome
one indeed. Delaware is almost hidden by
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-11-11
Foreign.

THE steamer Louvre was wrecked at Pen
marcn, FInlsterre. and seventeen persons
were drowned. A ferryboat capsizsi in the
RIVER Douro, Portugal, and eleven people
n ere drowned.
THE Queen of Spain has expressed her
qualification at the kindness of the Amer
can Congress in honoriug her with an inyi-
tatlon TO the Columbian Exposition and ex-
pressed her regret that the Constitution of
Spain prohibited her from accepting, but
said she should send a representative 1t Is
probable that the Infanta Isabella, sister OF
the late King will attend
OLGA, Dowager Queen of WurtemberZ, is
dead.
THERE is serious revival OF cholera at
Baku, Russia.
HENRY B. RYDER, formerly United States
Consul at Copenhagen, Denmark, has been
convicted of theft, fraud and perjury, and
sentenced to eighteen months Imprison-
ment at hard labor.
TWELVE bandits made a succassfr1 raid
on store IN Mexican town; the Govern
ment rurais attacked them woundiug three
fatally and capturing three Others
WITTEHBERG honored Luther's memory
in great style. Emperor William of Ger
many at the banquet which followed the
services and procession delivered a notable
speech.
THE French forces again defeated the
Dahoman army IN Africa.
A CABLE despatch from HAMBURG. Ger
many, announces that the cholera epidemic
Is at an end In that city.
ORDER has been completely restored in
the city OF Santiago del Estero, Argentine
Republic. The rebels have boen disarmed
by the Federal troops.
In the Island of Sardinia, foods destroyed
24o houses at Sans Perate. and 100 persons
were supposed TO have been drowned.
The British Central Chamber OF Agri
culture has decided to hold National cor
ference on the depression in the agriculture
industry. The conference viii take plG
On December z,
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position directors are concerned, they have
fulfilled their promises to the best of their
ability, and the grounds to-day are presen-
table.
To all intents and purposes the main build
incs are completed, and were it necessary
some of the exhibits could be place1 In posi-
ton now, this being particularly true of the
Transportation, Horticultural and Fisherie
buildings. 1t was the idea to have all the
main structures completed by the time of
the dedicatory ceremonies, but there have
been delays, dlsappoInuments AMI mishaps
and consequent performance but the
result is creditable. All the main buildings
will be in condition in plenty Of time to al
low the exhibitors an opportunity to place
their wares before the opening day.
As for the foreign Governments, mona of
them, outside OF England, Germany, Japan
and hayti. have displayed any particular
energy. The buildings of England and Ger
many are well under way; Hayti has the
foundation of her building ready for the
superstructure, while Japan has a large
force of workmen, sent here by the Mikado,
at work upol the temple in the centre of the
wooded island situated in the lagoon, whic..
is to be a permanent structure devoted to
art and a japanese chronological exhibit the
whole to become the property of the city
when the Exposition is over. This structure
will cost SOC, 900 and will be surrounded by
japanese landscape garden. 1t is apart from
Japan's building for the display of her gen.
eTdl pIOuuCIS, Out It's cOSC Will De QeLrayeQ
from the $500, 600 appropriated by the Japa-
nese Empire.
The foreign buildings are to be grouped in
the northeastern section of the grounds.
England, Canada, Russia, Germany, Aus
tria, Ceylon and France will face the lake
and front upon the broad avenue running
by the lake. France, situated the furthest
north, will be located just to the east OF the
art palace eastern annex. Then, arranged
along a beautiful avenue extending in a
semicirc!e, reaching from the art palace to
the Illinois State building, are the sites for
the structures to be erected by Costa Rica,
Guatemala, Ecuador. Turkey, Norway,
Sweden, Hayti, CeyIon, Colombia, Mica
ragua and Brazil. This avenue is nicely
shaded, and more desirable sites for airy
buildings could not be found. Those for
eign buildings which do not command the
lake front look upon the North Pond. which
is connected with both the lake and lagoon.
Spain and Italy are to construct their build
inGs to the north of the site selected by
Turkey. Great piles of lumber and brick
at present mark the sites of all the foreign
buildings with the exception of those of
England, Germany and Austria,
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South and West.

Az explosion OF nitro-2lycerine near
Lima, Ohio, kil.ei three men.
THE National Con vention of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union met in Den
yer, Col.
NORTHWEST gale at Chicago, H..
caused great havoc in lake shipping. Two
lives were lost and boats worth over q, OOO,-
600 were wrecked
AT San Francisco, Cal, James r. Bart
lett, one Of the survivors of the Jeanette
Arctic expedition, shot and killed his wife's
nelce. Lottie Carpenter, shot his wife i'll the
shoulder, and then shot and kille1 himself.
He was insane.
AN attempt to aSsassinate the State
Auditor of North Carolina at q political
meeting at Burnesville led TO q desperate
battle with bowie knives and pistols, in
which five men were kllle1 and more than
a dozen seriously wounded.
THE work of rebuilding the burned dis
trict of Milwaukee, Wis, was begun.
The sale of the great English thorough
bred stallion Ormonde to William o. B. Nc
Donough, of California, was settled by
cable, the Californian sending an order
for $50 90 to the Rothschilos.
CHARLESTON, S. c., has celebr lted the
fifth anniversary of recovery from the
earthquake. Vast crowds assembled in q
city ablaze with the National colors. The
war ships, Vesuvius AMI Dolphin, helped
the pageant.
THE southbound express train was held
up just south of Piedmont, Ala, by two
masked men. They made the messenger
deliver sos. They then went into the mail
car and got lot of valuable packages. The
whole thing was done in three minutes.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-11-11
The Main Buildings Described.

The imposing Government Building is a
classic structure, bearing a strong resembl-
ance to the National! Museum and other Gov
eminent buildings in Washington. It was
Treasury Windrim and cost 800 600. The
structure covers an area of 345 by AS feet
and is constructed Of iron and glass. The
central dome, 100 feet in diameter and 80
feet high, is the leading architectural feature
Of the edlice. The alIotms ats Of space for
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-11-11

EX-SENATOR PLATT, of New York, was
singer in his youth and led O countrz choir
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-08-25
Free Trade Periods.

Free trade has had five periods OF rel
ative prevalence in the history of the
United States-i e., there have been five
distinctly marked periods when foreign
competing imports have been freer than
at any others to enter our ports, to the
subverson and overthrow of domestic
competing industries. These were:
l. The colonial period, ending with
throwing over of the tea in Boston Har.
Dor and the battle OF Lexington in 1875.
The British Parliament forbade us by
law to manufacture in order that they
might moropolize our market. This
chiefly inpeled us toward the war for
Independence.
2. The "peace under confederation"
period from 1888 to 1889, when no ma
tional duties on imports existed. THIS
chiefly impelled us to adopt the Federal
Constitution.
3. The period OF the 30 called reci-
procity treaty with England in 1916 to
1924, eliminating in the financial crisis
OF 1Sl7-l9.
4. The Compromise Tariff period of
1888 to ls42, including the unparalleled
crisis OF 1S3639,
The Walker Tariff period of 1S46 to ~,
intensified by the further reduction in
81 and thus p' olonged to March 3, 1861.
This period was marked by general
poverty or "hard times" crisis, setting
in in the summer Of 1854, continuing
into bankruptcy and non payment
crisis in 1853, which caused mercan-
tile bankruptcy crisis n,,Englandi in 1856,
and this reactine produced the bank
crisis in America in 1857, after which
the country struggled on in pauperized
condition until 1861.
Without single exception, our every
approach to free trade brought disaster,
particularly to farmers and working
people.
Do we want any more of it?