Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-04-28
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

Applications for space in the expos
ition buildings now aggregate more
than 1000, coo square feet, little ovel
one-third being from foreign appli-
cants.
Great Britain has added g35,000 to
its Worlds Fair appropriation, making
it now 100000 or approximately $780,
000,.
Victoria, Australia, has made a
Worlds Fair appropriation of $4,000
Argument for and against Sunday
opening of the Exposition will be heard
by the National Commission on Octob-
er 8.
A young lad, son of the editor of the
Florida Standard, is'making, forexhlb-
ition ut the Fair, table upon which
appears an inlaid map of the state, each
county being accurately respected by q
separate piece of native Florida wood.
In the California building will be
shown growing specimen ofevery CAL
ifornia domestic flower obtainable and
also paintings, in water and oil of 600
widiiowers and grasses.
In the Government exhibit will ap-
pear all the relics, whish are obtain
able, ofvarious Arctic exploring ex-
petitions.
The Deadwood Board of Trade is ar
ranging to make a special Black Hills
exhibit at the Exposition.
The American Bible Society will
make an exhibit in which will appear
copies Of Bibles in more tEan 200 differ
ent languages.
Kentucky has made a $1,000
Worlds Fair appropriation.
The French Chamber of Deputies APP
proved by a unanimous vote the credit
asked by the government to be expend-
ed for the French exhibit at the Expos
ition. The appropriation amounts to
$670,500.
Mexico's exhibit will include num-
Der of fine works ofart. Casts are being
made of the sacriticial stone, the God
of War, the Goddess of Water, the
Calendar Stone and other Aztec relics,
now in the Mexican National Museum.
From the National Art Gallery, which
has a very large collection of paintings,
number of the best works will be sent
TO Chicago. Among them will be The
representation of Hidalgo, the "George
Washington of Mexico,n which was
exhibited at the Paris exposition.
Dipotor uioinhotbon cbo;rr,on 90
tba Wave ana Maans Gnm,,,;ttaa qti "n 30, W ua
the @ Con~ressia @ T AZ TnSost;antinos ioee ase
mittee an interesting estimate of the
Exposition. The total resources, he
thinks. will aggregate overS35 600 900
He believes the raIe receipts will bring
in SIS 900 600 or in other words. thai
there will be 80, ,000, 900 admission at so
cents each. According to his estimate
tne Exposltlon WILL III rec receive en %, 1oo, ,ooo
rom restaufau1s, @z,ooo,VvV ifom q, other @
concessions coo c n, ana privileges, ana p 10Y,
VUu rom savage. me STOCK s9pScrlp-
tlons anu city oolus ius HSnre III the est-
mate aG SIl,ooo,4oo' me committee
was given estinates Z OF a more conser,
. vaeive e. nature py several, putali agreed
noa;tinn @ @ ara = anno,,rae,;n@ .J1teo0 y Slie "a
Po''' = : = - -
Hon, Thomas B. Bryan, who has
been First Vice-President of the Ex-
position during the past year, and is
now in Europe as special commission
er to promote its interest abroad, has
been appointed by Director General
Davis to the position of Commissioner
at-large. and the Directory promptly
confirmed the appointment. Mr..
Bryan's efforts in behalf of the Fairare