The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-05-21
THE CHICAGO EXPOSITION.
Baron de Jenne's Valuable Collection
If Prehistoric Relics to be
Secured-Etc.

A Racine wis firm 10 planning tc
have complete tannery plant in opera
ton at the exposition.
Chauneey NJ. Depew has been elected
President OF the New York Worlds Fai.
Board. Commissioner Gorton W. Allen
lie Vice President.
1t is reported that 100 tons Of exhibits
for the exposition have already been col.
lected and are awaiting shipment u,
Lima and Callso.
The steamship lines covering the ives,
coast OF South America have agreed "a
carry government exhibits at half price
rs far as Panama. Passenger rates have
been greatly reduced.
A monster panorama, 445 feet long and
Of feet high, representing the Bernese
Alps with the Jungfrau in the back.
ground, has been painted for exhibition
at the fair. private exhibition of the
work WAS recently given to the press in
Berlin.
Baron de Jenne's valuable collection
OF prehistoric relics, it is believed. will
be secured for exhibition at the fair. Ii
comprises many rare specimens from
caves in France. De Maret, who made
the collection, spent twenty-five years in
the work.
The lofty stone monolith, which Wis
consin Will exhibit at the fair, will re-.
main at Jackson park permanently, the
fark Commissioners having given their
consent. The monolith is lO7 feet hiyh
and cut from n solid block OF ston.. The
contract for its erection has already been
let.
An effort is being made to collect s25..
uOp, with which to build at the exposi.
ton a headquarters for the SUNDAY
schools OF the United States. The scheme
eontemplstes asking each school to con-
trlcute An amount equal 10 10 cents for
each officer and teacher and | cent for
each pupil.
karl Hagen beck, famous for his ability
IN tanning wild animals, is devoting his
time in Hamburg to a group OF lions,
tigers, laguars and hyenas that he ex.
poets to bring to the fair. This group
consists OF fifty animals, all to be kept
IN one big cage. Hazenbeck has ALREADY
spent a fortune on the group.
The contract for the erection of the
Texas building has been let tn Waco
contractor for 100000. The building
Will be in Spanish renaissance STYLE, will
measure Sx25O feet, and will have four
towers. The exterior will be covered
with staff and rendered very ornamental.
The interior will be handsomely finished
with native Texas woods.
President Diaz has recommended 10
the Mexican Congress that October u OF
TINS year be made national holiday in
eommemoration OF the landing OF Co
ium bus in the new world. He saws in
his message that the work of collecting
the Mexican exhibit is progressing rap
IDLY, and that display OF Mexican
troops Will be male at the dedicatory
exercises
The women OF North Carolina are or
CANNING throughout the State for the /
purpose OF raising $4,000 with which to /
erect that states building at the exposi- /
ton. The building will be a reproduc-
lion OF the "Tryon Palace" cele brated /
structure which was the home OF the I
Governors in colonial DAYS. The women
also contemplate placing in the woman's
building memorial OF Virginia Dare,
'laimed to be the first white female child
BORN IN America, thus emphasizing the
act that the first American woman was
'orn on North Carolina soil.
AN SlCdC Which the exposition
now afford, with most OF the
buildings nearing completion and the
being pushed forward bv
more than 5000 work N, is accounted
% interesting and wonderful that from
100 to 5000 visitors day willingly paw
ne admission fee OF % cents 10 witness
I. Before the abolition OF the free pass
ystem the visitors often numbered as
iigh as $4,000 or 2O.C00. The company
YORK OF construction was inter cred
WITH, so that it was thought best to ,
barge an admission and thus diminish
he size OF the crowd OF sightseers and {
t the same time add to the financial re-
ources OF the exposition.
The construction Of the exposition
uildings is progressing in the most sat
'factory manner, and there is no reason
Or doubt that all will be completed in ,
line for dedication. The rough carpen-
" work ls practically finished on ali OF
ne large structures except machinery :
all and the manufact1rers' building :
nd on these it ls in an advanced stage. ,
* or seven OF the buildings have the /
xterior appearance almost OF finished
;ructures, and look like imposing mar
re palaces. The erection OF a number T
the State buildings is now progressing.
andscape gardening and other work OF
eautlfying the grounds is being pushed c
y large force OF men, and sodding. c
ak making and the planting OF thou
'nds OF trees, shrubs, etc, is in prog \
.ss.