Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-15
IruRLD,S EIIR NOTES.

MADE Tor tne exclusive privilege u scll-
ing peanuts at the Worlds Fair.
Seats will be provided OF the Worlds
Fair dedicatory ceremonies in October
for 1900 newspaper correspondents, 1t
having been estimated that about that
number will he present.
From the applications already on file
it is estimated that more than 100000
men will participate in the great civic
parade at the time of the dedication OF
the Worlds Fair buildings in October
Plans for the Worlds Fair passenger
station at Jackson Park call for a main
station 150x300 feet, with an annexed
trainshed 10Ox673 feet Provision is
made for loading and unloading Sc trains
at one time on reserved tracks.
On each side of the MacMonies nam
moth memorial fountain in front of the
Administration building at the Worlds
Fair will be huge electrical fountain
which will throw stream 100 feet high,
brilliantly illuminated by yariously col
ored electric lights.
The Austrian wood carving industry
will be specially represented at the Chi.
cago Exposition by "a expert wood
carycrs from Vienna, who will exhibit
their work in its various branches.
Everything is being done to organize a
thoroughly representative and interest
ing collection of exhibits.
The Winnebago County, Ill, Woman's
Columbian CLUB, for time contem-
plated making an exhibit at the Worlds
Fair, but has now decided instead to
raise sufficient money to send TO the fair
for eight days 156 working women and
pay all expenses, 1t is believed that
many other womans clubs will follow
their very commendable example.
The japanese government has ar
ranged to send to this country 1900
japanese of the middle class, who are
to be here during the Worlds Fair and
aGterward make tour of the principal
cities of the United States. instruction
and information as to the industries and
customs of the American people consti-
tute the object desired to be attained.
Thirty.two silk manufactures at
Lyons, France, have decided to make
exhibits at the Worlds Fair, and each
one is striving 10 make the finest show
ing. Lyons is the greatest silk manu-
featuring center in the world, and made
a magnificent display &C the Paris expo
sition. 1t is reported, however, that 1t
will do still better al Chicago.
Colonel de Palitschek, the Austrian
Commissioner general, writes that the
world.famed glassmakers of Austria, es-
pecially Of Bohemia, and the china
manufacturers Of Carlsbad and the sur
rounding neighborhood have agreed
upon making a grand display of their
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facturers of stained glass in Tyrol will
join in the exhibit.
A company has been incorporated
with 100000 capital stock for the pur-
pose of erecting near the Worlds Fair
a $4,000 club house, which shall be
maintained during the fair as headquar-
tiers for wheelmen from all parts of the
world. Thereafter the building will
become central club house for the
League of American Wheslmen. The
project is approved by members of the
National Association and by the Coun-
Gil of the Illinois branch.
Chief Smith of the Department of
Transportation has secured the promise
of two monster locomotives to adorn
the entrance to the Railway World's
Fair passenger station, inside jackson
Park. The Rogers locomotive works
has agreed to furnish one and the
Brooks company the other. Each loco.
motive will weigh 100000 pounds, and
be mounted on u pedestal They will
stand one on each side of the main
entrance.
The Worlds Fair souvenir coins
some of them, it is now expected, will
be issued in November, probably by tho
middle of the month. The exposition
authorities have offered quantities Of
them to banks throughout the country
at the uniform rate of 81 each, and it is
believed that those institutions will be
prompt to avail themselves of the oppor
UNITY to get a supply for their custom,
ers. Orders for them are already being
sent in at the rate of $1,000 to $4,000 Q
day.
A national exhibition is now in pro
gress at quito, Ecuador, and a com
missioner of the Chicago exhibition
writes that almost the entire exhibit il
to be sent TO Chicago to constitute
Ecuador's exhibit at the Worlds Fair
The display includes lace in grcat
variety, leather goods, wood carving
gold and silver filigree work, paintings
and many varieties of fibre, several OIL
which are said to be very abundant and
of such exceptionally fine quality as to
be destined in time to become the basis
of very great industrial and commercial
interests.
A false statement is going the round,
of the press to the effect that visitor:
will not be able to get any drinking
tJn lNnrldis L,oir u,;tbnrt ,,nt
ing for it. There will be an abundance
of excellent water free to all who wan
it. Those who wish to drink mincra
spring water, piped to the Exposition
grounds from Waukesha, Wis, hun
dred miles distant, will have to pay on,
cent glass for it, The free water vii
be that Of Lake Michigan, brought b
tunnel from a point four miles from
shore, and much better than the inhabi
tants of most large cities are supplied
with.
William Il. Curtis, of the Latin
American department, has started fu
Europe in quest Of Columbus relics 70
the Exposition Mr.. Curtis will ais,
present government requests to til,
Queen of Spain and the Duke o
Veragua, descendant of Columbus
for important relics, and will also carry
handsome invitations TO the Spanisl
queen, the infant king and the de
scendants of Columbus To be present n
the dedication exercises in October, AM
to attend the Fair next year. BY a recen
act of Congress the United States govern
ment is made responsible for any relic
that are sent to the Exposition. The re
quests for them and the invitations ar,
handsomely engraved on parchment
Among the exhibits to be made at tn