The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-02-26
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

Queen Margaret of Italy has prom
lSed to loan her famous collection of
rare laces for exhibition at the Fair.
Ceylon will conduct a tea-house on
Midway Plaisance.
The enormous steel trusses to sus-
tain the roof Of the Manufactures
Building are about to be erected.
These trusses are the largest ever
made for architectural purposes. They
span 1858 feet and rise to a height of
211 feet. The contract for them calls
for about 100000.
The Illinois State Exposition Board
has set apart $40, 900 as special fund
for the encouragement of liye stock
exhibits at the Fair. The fund is APP
pOrtioned as follows: horses, 81 per
cent; cattle, 80 per cent; hogs, Is per
cent: sheep, II per cent; poultry, 6 per
cent.
The Sultan of Turkey has consent
ed to the erection of mosque at the
Exposition grounds for the religious
services of Mohammadans who at
tend the Fair. 1t is reported that
$4,000 will be expended in its erec-
ton.
A parade, participated in by $4,000
bicyclists, may be sight at the EX-
position. Efforts are being made to
bring about that result.
The Horticultural Department of
the Exposition is planning to have a
magnificent rose garden in which will
be fully $4,000 plants, besides large
groups in special areas. The garden
will be Of classic design with temples,
arbors, archways and trelliseS.
The Pennsylvania coal operators
want to construct building entirely
of anthracite coal at the Exposition.
and to have $4,000 tons of best anthra-
cite on exhibition.
The resources and industries of the
State Of Minas Geraces, Brazil, will
be shown at an exhibition which
opens at Ouro Prato, on June Is, 1892.
The best of the exhibits will be
brought to Chicago later.
In the Washington State exhibit
will be included a representation OF
the methods used by the Makah In
dams in catching salmon and other
fish. The exhibit will include boats,
lines, hooks, seines, harpoons, etc.
The Crown Prince of Italy, accord
ing to Director Higinbotham, is
greatly interested in the Exposition,
and says he will visit it.
Members of the Farmers Alliance
in Kosciusko County, Ind, at a re-
cent meeting in Warsaw, decided to
assess themselves weekly TO provide a
fund to defray their expenses for a
visit to the Worlds Fair. About 400
farmers and their wives will compose
the visiting party
The Connecticut members of the
Board of Lady Managers have under.
taken to raise by contribution fund
with which to pay for a fine bust of
Harriet Beecher Stowe. This will be
their contribution towards the adorn-
ment of the walls of the Woman g
Building. Copies of Mrs. Stoves lit.
erary works will also be contributed.
A dispatch states that a silver
smith in Monterey, Mexico, is engag-
ed on work in silver which when
completed will be an exact reproduc-
tion of the Agricultural Building now
being built on the Exposition grounds,
Chicago. 1t will be eight feet wide,
will contain quantity of silver valu-
ed as bullion at $4,000, and when
finished will be valued at $4,000.
1t is now the intention to have in
the Fisheries Building a restaurant
devoted as far as possible to the ex-
elusive serving of fish. Fish dinners,
and fish, fresh and salt, served in
every edible style, will be popular
feature, it is believed, and will give
visitors an excellent opportunity to
know the merits of fish and food.
1t is reported from Argentine Re-
public that strong pressure is being
brought upon that government to in
crease it's Worlds Fair appropriation
from 100000 to $500, 600.