San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-02-22
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

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brought over at the rate of 200 week
in parties of so in charge of con-
ductor, and will spend two days in
New York, two in Washington, one
at Niagara Falls, and six In Chicago.
The expense per individual for the
round trip will be about Sis. The
polytechnic conducted similar parties
to the Paris Exposition.
In the Washington State exhibit
VIII be included a represen tation of
the methods used by the Makah In
catching salmon and other fish. The
exhibit will include boats lines,
hooks, seines, harpoons. etc.
The Crown Prince of Italy, accord
ing, to Director Higin botham, is
greatly interested in the Exposition
and says he will visit 1t.
Mem bers of the Farmers of the Far
mer's Alliance in Cosciusko County,
Ind, at recent meeting in Wasaw
decided to assess themselves weekly
to provide a fund to defray their ex.
penses for visit to the worlds Fair.
About 400 farmers and their wives
will compose the visiting party.
The Connecticut mem bers of the
Board of Lady Managers have under
taken to raise by contribution fund
with which to paw for q fine bust of
Harriet Beecher Stowe. This will be
their contribution towards the adorn.
ment of the walls OF the Woman's
Building. Copies of Mrs Stoves
literary works will also be contribut-
ed.
A despatch states that q silversmith
in Monterey, Mexico, Is engaged on q
work in silver which when completed
will be an exact reproduction of the
Agricultural Building now being
built on the Exposition grounds,
Chicago. 1t will be eight feet wide,
will contain quantity Of silver valu-
ed at $4,000.
1t Is now the intention to have in
the Fisheries Building restaurant
devoted as far as possible to the ex-
elusive serving of fish. Fish dinners,
and fish, fresh and salt, served in
every edible style, will be popular
feature, 1t is believed and will give
visitors an excellant opportunity to
know the merits of fish and food.
Its reported from Argentine Re.
bile that strong pressure Is being
brought upon that government to in
crease its Worlds Fair appropriation
from 800, 900 to 100000.
A parade participated in by "a 900
bicy clists, may be a sight at the Ex-
position, Efforts are being made to
bring about that result.
Chief Walker Fearn of the Foreign
Affairs Department of the Exposition
in recent report to the Director
General; says that interest in the Elk
position is already great and is ra-
pidly increasing in nearly every
foreign country. Foreign participa
ton as shown by exhibits will be ex-
ceedingly complete and gratifying.
The Pennsylvania coal operators
want to construct a building entirely
Of anthracite on exhibition.
The Horticultural Department of
the Exposition is planning to have a
magnificent rose garden in which
will be fully $4,000 plants, besides
large groups in special areas. The
garden will be of classic design with
temples, arbors, archways and trell.
ices.
The Rhode Island Worlds Fair
Board contemplates having its Expo
sition building at Chicago combine
the best architectural features of it's
State capitol of Providence, together
with those of the old capitol building
formerly occupied at Newport.
A bill making O Worlds Fair APP
preparation of $50, 900 and authorizing
municipal and country authorities to
make additional appropriations for
the same purpose has been introduce
ed In the Virginia legislature.
Some Swiss painters, at Geneva,
are painting large panorama of tine
Bernese Alps, with the intention of
bringing it to Chicago for the Worlds
Fair. The panorama will measure
81 by 345 feet and cost $780, 900. The
sketches for the panorama were TAX
en- from summit of the Mannlichen,
6, 800 feet high.
The resources and industries
of the state of Minas Geraes,
Brazil, will be shown at an exhibition
which opens at Ouro Prato, on June
Is, 1892. The best of the exhibits
will be brought to Chicago later.
The Governor of Dutch Guiana has
appointed q committee of thirteen 10
superin tend the exhibit which that
colony will make at the Fair.
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