The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23
NOTES OF THE
WORLDS FAIR.

The Miners assooiatioA of Nevada COM
ty. CAL, II arranging to have 4 small stamp
mill in full operation at the Worlds fair.
A creole kitchen. with native cooks and
walters. and A!shos prepared in creole atyis,
will 10 = striking adjunct 10 the exhibit
Louisiana will mako ~ the Worlds fair.
il. In tho Minnesota building at the Worlds
fair will be exhibited the old printing press
upon which the fret newspaper printed in
the sta.e-ths Minnesota Pioneer-was run
of in lS49.
The women Of Texas are raising money
Nth which to place statutes Of Houston and
Austin and busts Of Bowe, Crockett, Travis
Rnds F~annin-All celebrated Texas his
tnrIsal charaotsrs-iE the state building at
tbs Worlds fair.
Abou, two hundred Remington type
writing machines have been secured by ths
bureau OF pablo comfort for use during
the Wards fair. Expert operators will be
selected by the Remington company for
thia service. These machines will be
placed throughout the various buildings,
md are intended for accommodation of the
general public. thu prsss and the exposition
officials.
Bids for tae souvenir coins are being re-
ceivsd by the treasurer OF tho Worlds Co.
lumbar exposition, the lowest bid being at
the rate of 81 for each coin of so cents.
Several offers for the eEtire issue OF {, O0O,-
GOO coins are recorded. For tho first coin
turned ont from ths mint the bidding has
reached into the nan6rsds Of dollars. The
disposition Of khsss souvenirs ia under
consideration by abe finance committee.
A. Paznandy, q Hungarian. will send for
exhibition as the Worlds fair q collection
o! exceedingly novel paintings. which will
doubtless attract much attention. There
are twenty-five OF tss pictures and al are
miniatuYes almost TO the mic oseopio de-
gres. One Of them, representing the land
ing of Columbus with seventeen human
figures in it. IL about she size of the nail OF
the little finger. Another js . portrait OF
Emperor Francis Joseph and il of
the size OF tas head of a match. The
work on these pictures IL said to be sx-
quisits.
Ths illustration Of the great engineering
work OF ths world will be ono OF tho most
interesting features of the Transnorsatio
exhibit at the Worlds fair. Following the
announcement that tho large and vsrv per
feet model OF the Forth bridge has been
secured comes the application Of the nan-
sssmsnt of the Gothard Railway com pany
Of Switzerland, for space in which to show
a largo model or relief map OF that road,
Thia will illustrate in the most graphic
manner possible the famous st. Gothard
tunnela and the manner in which mountain
inclines arc surnounted by modern snsi-
neering science.
The council of the Sunday School union
of England. acting in COMPLETION with the
American Sunday Sehool union, Is orgsn-
izinR a worlds Sunday school convention
to be held at st. Louis In September. 1904
and with 4 view to facilitating the attand,
anos Of English visitors 10 ARRANGING fo,
excursion parties OF Sunday school vorkar,
and their friends. to leave England aboni
Aug. 16. 1888. proceeding from Livsrnool
by way OF New York and Niagara to chi.
cago where ample time will be- sftordef
for visiting the Worlds fair, and thence TT
st. Louis. returning by way of Pittsburo
Washington. PHILADELPHIA and New York I,
Liverpool.
Work At Jackson park has progressed
considerably during the psst week. Excsp
on the manufactursr's building, all "a,
stfuctural iron work is now in place. Tn,
machinery hall and elsctrioity building ar
the only strrsiures incomplete. Work o,
landscape gardening is now far advanced
Twsnty-three state buildings are IN progress
The Washington building viii q. once b
commenced AontsEa will probably b
the fast athts building hniahs6, for Vie in
terror work IS we'll a. the exterior stat
work is vel! Advanced. Tho Turkish vii
laga on ths Aidway plnisencs will be i'm
msdi.tsly started. Work has been com
msnssd ON tke building for Gsrmsny. Tn
government departments are being active,