Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-23
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

traverse the Worlds Fair grounds
from one end to another, there will be
playing three kinds of boats for public
use. These will be the omnibus,
express and cab boats or launches.
The omnibus boats will make regular
trips around the waterways, stopping
at each building. The express boats
will make round trips without stop
ping, while the cab boats, with carry
ing capacity OF four persons, may be
hailed at any point and engaged
for the trip or by the hour, as is
handsom cab.
Baroness Burdett-C Coutts, the cele-
brated philanthropist, who is at the
head of the philanthropic section OF
the English Woman's Department in
the Worlds Fair, according to the
London press, will cross the Atlantic
to attend the FAIR, and will read an
original paper on the subject OF
women's institutions conducted by
women.
Mrs. French-Sheldon, the intrepid
African traveller, has applied for space
for exhibiting at the Worlds Fair the
fine collection of curious and trophies
she has gathered.
Through the Department OF State al
Washington an official communica'
ton has been conveyed to the Board
of Lady Managers of the Worlds Fair
from the Queen Of the Sandwich
Islands. Queen Lilluokalani expresses
the most cordial sympathy with the
aims of the Board of Lady Managers
and announces her intention, in the
event of government Appropriation,
of appointing Il committee to give
special attention to woman's work.
The Boltimore & Ohio railroad will
make an exhibit at the Worlds Fair
showing the history and development
of railways from their beginning to
the present time. In pursuance OF
this purpose it has sent a representa-
tive to London to prepare models OF the
chief objects of the many in the
Kensington Museum relating to rail-
ways.
South Dakota will be creditably
represented at the Exposition, having
now 1000 in sight with which to
prepare its exhibit. The money has
been raised by subscription.
The progress of shipbuilding from
earliest times up to the present will be
shown by q very extensive exhibit
which will be made by Laird Bros,
the big English shipbuilding firm at
Birkenhead. The firms exhibit of
like character at the recent English
naval exhibition attracted great deal
of attention.
Brother Maurelin of Memphis,
secretary and manager ofthe Catholic
educational exhibit at the Worlds
Fair, has instructed the various in
terests concerned that the grouping
will be as follows: First, diocesan
exhibits in case the ordinary desires
it; second, collective exhibits of rell-
gious teaching orders; third, individual
exhibits which do not fall under either
of the foregoing classes; fourth, special
exhibits in any manner related to
education. Special shipping instruc'
tions will be sent to all institutions
concerned about Feb. l, 1898.
Verdi, the Nestor of Italian COM
posers, has consented to compose a
cantata or symphony in honor Of the
Columbus celebration at Genoa, this
autumn, and Baron Franchetti will
write Columbus festival opera for
the same event. 1t is thought more
than probably that both productions
will be rendered also at the Worlds
Columbian Exposition at Chicago,
supplementary to the original musical
compositions of the highest order, it is
hoped, which are being prepared for
that occasion.
The Rhode Island Worlds Fair
Bulletin, an eight-page monthly Illus
trated publication devoted entirely to
Worlds Fair news, has been started
at Providence, r. I. 1t gives.general
information about the Exposition and
particulars as to the preparations OF
Rhode Island for participation. The
California Worlds Fair Magazine,
seventy-two pages, published at San
Francisco, performs a similar service
for that state, and is the official organ
of the California Worlds Fair board
Both publications are ably conducted