San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-12
WORLD'S FAIR NOTES.


New Jersey has increased its
Worlds Fair appropriation from $780,,
90 to $4,000.
The Ru ssian government has adop-
ted p very liberal policy toward the
Exposition. Information has been
received at headquarters that the
minister of finance, with the approx
al of the emperor. has decided to pay
all freight charges on Russian exhibit
for the Fair, to insure the exhibits
anu 10 decorate the Russian section.
The imperial porcelain factory is
making ware of special designs to be
shown at the Fair.
Austria will make a fine exhibit Of
glass, porcelain, bronze, leather, ar
tistic iron and cab met work.
The independent New York
Schuetxen," considered the elite
corps of German American sharp.
shooters, have decided to attend the
Exposition in q body. The organize.
ton has In its membership many
prominent business men. It has
made two or moro shooting tours in
Europe, onOne of which il was en- ter
tanned by Prince Bismsrk. .. .. a.
Mrs. FrOna Wait, one of the lady
managers OF California, has offered to
finish in redwood one of the large re
eep ton rooms ia the Woman's Build.
ing. a.. .v-...7ees -
The French government, through
the efforts of Minister Whitelaw Reid
has agreed to permit she Exposition
authorities to send into France, free
OF duty. eiectrotypes of buildings and
other Exposition matter intended for
use Ia French papers, to stimulate
interest in the Fair. -----.-.-..
A cablegl am states thai Switzs,-
land will not be officially represented
at tho Exposition, buB that the govera"
ment will examine the representation
Of citizens DESTROYS of exhibiting and
will consider the question of grant
ing o subsidy to enable them TO d.
so. E. "-
A Choral Hall, 160x260 feet, will be
erected near the Horticultural Build.
ing. There Professor TomliBs, with
1000 trained voices, will furnish rare
choral music during the Exposition
The Welsh International Eisteddfod
will occupy the building for . week
HayH has appropriated S25, 900 for
it's Tepresentatlo ton st the Exposition
Fred Douglass has been appointed
commissioner to represent that coun-
try:
The exhibit which Illinois women
will make i'm the WOmen's Building
will be q model hospital, conducted
entirely by women. The women
physicians and surgeons of the State
and the Illinois Training School for
Nurses will manage the matter. Three
rooms i'm the Woman's Building have
been assigned for the exhibit, and
the State board has appropriated
$4,000 to dsfray the expense.
A heroic statue of Columbus, by
Louis st. Gaudens, will stand before
the main entrance of the Administra.
ton Building.
In the Illinois State Building . room
32x64 feet has been assigned to q
kIuuergar ten exhibit, which will be
made CHIEFLY under the direction OF
the women.
The Illinois Woman's Ceramic
Association has secured space for an
exhibit in the Illinois Building.
The Queen Isabella Association
will not have pavilion or club house
on the Exposition ground. Its appli
cation tor space for SUCH pavilion has
been rejected by the grounds and
buildings committee, ON recommen
dalton of Chief of Construction Burn,
ham, who urged that no space could
be spared for buildings OF the private
club house description.
The grand entrance to the nam
moth manufactures Building will b,
decorated at an expense of about So,
600.
The total amount reported appro
priated by foreign nations and colo
MES for their representation at the Elk
position, 80 far as heard from, /
IS, 95l'053. Quite a number of thos
which have decided to participate
have not yet made appropriations.
A bill protecting foreign exhibitor
of psten ted articles from all posslbl
prosecution for Infringement has beef