Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-10-14
THE CHICAGO EXPOSITION.
-Four Powerful Search Lights to be USED
During the Ceremonies Have
Been Received.

Four powerful electric search lights to
be used during the ceremonies have been
received and placed In bond. They were
manufactured In Rotterdam, and are
said to be the strongest lights In Amer
lea.
Plans for the building to be erected by
the city OF Paris have been received by
Chief Fearn OF the foreign affairs de-
partment. The structure will be erected
ON the site formerly allotted TO Costa
kica.
Carl Heller has gone to Chicago to SUI
pervise the erection OF the German head
quarters building. He is a mechanical
and mining engineer appointed by the
Imperial German Commission to con-
duct this work.
One OF the curiosities TO be exhibited
at the Worlds Fair will be the compass
which Jacques Cartier, the Canadian ex-
piorer, owned. IL was recovered from
the ship 10 Petite Hermine, which was
abandoned by Cartier in 1897.
George +. Morgan has secured the
contract for the popcorn privilege. He
agrees to give sl40, 900 for the concession
and 70 per cent. Of the gross receipts
above 100000. He filed bond for
sl20 600 to cover the contract.
Major Moses r. Handy has received a
letter from Yquitos, Brazil, proposing
an exhibit OF some oil the aborlgina!s OF
the Amazon. The writer states that one
OF these tribes, the Cashihos, are still
cannibals and very interesting.
Spain will not erect building, but
will make its exhibit in the main build.
ings OF the exposition. The space allot-
ted 10 Spain will be given 10 Qua emala,
and will be planted with eofs trees and
flowers indigenous to that country.
+. Zeggio, the official Commissioner
from Spain, has applied for the space
allotted to Co 'ombia. but relinquished
BY that government. He proposes that
his government erect small building OF
pure Italian style on this space.
Twenty ladies from every section o.
Texas will be sent TO Chicago free OF ex.
pense as result OF voting contest held
by the Fort Worth Gasetis. They will
arrive in time for the dedieatory exer-
cises, and will be accompanied by an ex.
cursion OF about | 800 Texans.
Among the passengers who have Just
arrived on the steamship Empress oil
India from China and Japan is the Jap
anese architect Fukushinia, who will
superintend the construction of the jap
anese buildings at the Worlds Fair.
Seventeen Japanese carpenters also came
who viii 90 10 Chicago.
Theodore Thomas has requested these
musical conductors to unite with him in
a committee TO judge OF American com
positions TO be offered for performance
at the Worlds Fair: Carl Zerrahn OF
the Handel and Haydn Society In Bos
ton, b. J. Lang OF the Boston Apo 10
Club and st. Cecilia Society, Asger Ha-
merik OF the Peabody Institute in Balti-
more. DIR. A. q. Mckenzie OF the Loa-
don Philharmonic Society and Camille
saint-Saens OF Paris.
A large German firm OF manufacturers
OF track material proposes sending to
the transportation exhibits department
large collection OF railway track mate
rial. This museum includes specimens
OF rails, ties, rail fastenings, etc., as used
at all times and in all countries. They
have been years in making the colIec-
ton, which is the most complete in ex-
istence. 1t does not consist OF copies or
models, but the actual rails, etc., gath
cred at great expense.