Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-08
unnInS raIR NOTES.

"The e's, ~ shat The Worlds FAR
The wonui Grounds. even In their
bniIuI.h ,ncouplete condition, are no
pfesen, Lv Major Woods, executive
nouncel " ef the Connecticut
wo,idjs Fair board. A..
dlspatch FROM Christians, 'nys '1 ,o
...Fs,,irtious are being soIu MAJ,
tusjs deffayipg the coit OF uu,ii
manning the Viking thlp, Nu,iV,n
- pfopossd to senu 70 Wv "v,i ,i,a
~ Is the intention 70 Ihnn wv
g. vith tho ahlos, Norwegl9n shilo.s
suie,,able and 10 naviga'n " ecIoss
Ibo Atlantic, although the s'.einp, -
'"s,rIed as n very hazalunus one.
,yrsn the ship II on ehh'pl.lon
Chicsyo, along with the GRAVES .,
IuinrnLlis, IL Is thought tue NoIWeg,n'nni
az doating from the mast-heh9' WI
u'h' v,itness " the intfopiulty ~
N,,se sramen, both In oldon Gays anu
>, rresept. Those having zoe en'oI'
In charge will publish two pam
lsicis' one on che viking ship anu tlN
piber on the discoveries OF beii btloa'
The women OF Chelsea, Mass, VIII
.,r,hut. a tine stained glas. window
~ ihe wotnan'a building AT the WofIi's
Fair.
More than $1,000 worth OF granite
ioiber building material has been
,onated for the Maine World's fair
s,,JiIIng. Cash 10 the amount OF
III Oj0 will be expended upon the
si,ncture, $4,000 coming out OF Tue
S,,,eis interpolation ami 5000 being
,s,,sd NV subscription. Mouson STATE
LII cover the roof, which n Maine
na,esnater declares will he the "hend.
''rn,st i'm Chicago Leading up l.
10 bnildinR win DO broad granite
items. each one being n solid block
tsenty seven fect long ana SIX iee'
wide. .,
An material for the Maryland build.
ing will be taken TO Chicago Tree oil
sosi by the baltimore ~ ohio railway.
Many Maryland Arms have offered TO
contribute towards the decoration OF
the building.
The ptess association OF Mississippi,
Al n. recent annual convention, dt-
c,dei 10 cooperate heartily with the
Women's Columbian organization Ia
A. efforts to raise fund for the states
rtprescntstlon at the exposition.
The collection of word'e Fair ox.
hiblts In Montana IL facilii ated by the
yofthern Pacific and Great Northern
railroads having generously agreed TO
carry them free between local points.
I'm lighting tho Worlds Fair, 02,622
lucandsscont lampe, Of l0.candlc power
each will be used, according to present.
estimates. The contract for furnishing
and maintaining these lights has Just
been lot 10 George Westinghouse, Jr.,
for s8Sg, 900. This IN more than u, 3JO,.
OOO less than the Edison Thompson
Houston electrical combine, or trust,
frat asked for the work. This im.
mense saving was effected by rejecting
the blds and readvettising. Mt. West
inphouse 10 required 10 filo bond for
$1,000, 900 by June 10 to guarantee the
faithful execution Of his contract In
addition to tho incAndoscent lamps,
stout 5000 arc lights Of 2,OD0.candl.
power each will be used. The contract
ior these was lot some time ago at $50
per lamp.
The old whaling bark, "Pfogress,"
which Ney Bedford, Mass, will ex-
hlbil at the fair, will begin her Journey
to Chicago sometime In June, II IL an.
nounced. She has been fully rugged
and spared. Her water line has been
paInted brick red, ami her deckhouse
and daviis white. The cabin and
slAterooms have been grained In oak
AMI carpets have been laid In them.
In the saloon will he exhibited COLI
lection Of articles used aud obtained by
whalemen, for example. Whalebone-
al A.s lul, s...Klah...t la
terrible disaster OF 1871, whom thirty.
three ships were abandoned, with great
loss Of life, In the Arctic regions;
polar bear skins, pictures Of whaling
experiences, harpoons, knives, tackle,
clothing, boats, etc. The "Progrc-s"
IL Of S5s.62 tons burden, aud was built
at Westerly, II. l., In ls4S.
James Dredge, o. the British royal
commission, recently passed vaca-
ton al Venice, anu In that ancient
and historic city found great inter
ct shown In the Worlds Fair, par.
ucularly among the manufacturers
Of the exceptionally beautiful
glassware for which the city IL celo.
bnled. In the lace and embroidery
Industries also careful preparations are
being made TO send u splendid exhibit
10 the Fair. COMMISSIONER Drodge
writes that the collections Of rsra old
lace and Venetian glass which will be
exhibited from Venice will constitute
a most valuable section OF the uxhibl.
il9u 10 be made OF ancient Italian art
work.
the German government In willing
IN loan a magnificent collection OF its
works OF art 10 the WoSd's Fair, but
The loan Of such articles musl be from
the German government 10 the govern.
ment Of the United states. The GeT-
man government proposes TO deliver |
every article to the United States con.
sui'generI In Berlin ss ihe official rep. |
I,sonlauve OF this government, aud |
WIN look 10 II for the careful tTanspor- |
Al)ni safe protection anu certain re- |
luIn OF every such article. IL IL believed |
mat There viii he no ttoublo Ia induo- |
ing the United States 10 comply with |
'be condition specified.
The Exposition Is deriving quite y
revenue from the visitors whose curl.
.hty promp,s them TO rec the yraunda
AMI the wonderful buildings now ap-
plohchlng completion. An admission
o. 20 cent? II charged, and ON single
uAys The number Of visitors has ex-
eeeded $4,000. With warmer aud
more pleasant weather, II is believed,
tne visitors VIII be- much more mum.
.tous' without exception all are en-.
lnuslaslic In their admiration and
wonder at the magnificent spectacle.
A. H. do Gueryille, who was com.
nhslohed 10 20 around the world ami
give illustrated lecturer on the Exposi.