Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-03
THE CHICAGO EXPOSITION.
Gold and Silver and Other Mineral
Exhibits Will Aggregate in
Value Huge Sum.

Idaho will send herd OF live elk TO
the Columbian Exposition.
The Arkansas Bankers Association
has appropriated $4,000 to furnish a
room in the Arkansas State building for
use OF the association during the fair.
Nine Arabs, who are to form part OF
an Arab village at the Worlds Far,
have arrived, and will exhibit in Bar
NUNS circus until the exposition opens.
Commissioner l.. A. Thurston OF Ha-
wall has received word from Claus
! Spreckels that the Hawaiian exhibit will
be transported to San Francisco without
charge.
| Mr.. Noble OF Cambridge, Mass, is
| modelling for exhibition at the Worlds
Fair bronze statue to represent man
OF perfect proportions according to the
ideas Of Harvard's physical director, DIR.
Sargent.
The Virginia Exposition Board intends
to reproduce at the fair Mount Vernon,
the home and last resting place OF George
Washington. A large and interesting
collection OF Washington relics will be
exhibited in the structure.
Among the curiosities OF the North
Carolina department OF the Worlds
Fair will be shown some OF the alleged
fragments OF the chain which held Co
lumbus in his prison, the property OF
Robert s. Moore of New Berne.
The Board OF West Park Commission
ers, which has control OF the numerous
parks and boulevards in the west divi-
sion OF Chicago, has decided to make a
SIC, 900 display of flowers about the Illi-
nois State building at the exposition.
Mr.. Mccormick, the London agent OF
the Columbian Exposition, has forward
M. l.. Mulligan, who wishes to establish
OF the exposition, probably upon the
luded to as being remarkably we'll versed
in gypsy lore and proficient in gypsy
learning. She manages a gypsy encamp-
ment near Liverpool, England.
Bishop ]. L. Spaulding of Peoria, Pres
ident of the Catholic educational ex-
hibit, announces that Cardinal Gibbons
and the Archbishops Of the United States
have requested Brother Maurelian, Pres
ident OF Christian Brothers College,
Memphis, Tenn, to act as secretary and
manager Of the Catholic educational ex-
hibit. Brother Maurellan has the APP
prevail of the superiors OF his order, and
will enter upon the duties of his office
without delay. Headquarters have been
established for him in Chicago at the
northeast corner of Thirty fifth street
and Wabash avenue.
Nahum Barnett, an architect of Mel
bourne, has under consideration a move
ment to arrange for visit of party of
Australian artisans to the Chicago Ex-
position. The selection will be made
from young workingmen, probably those
in the last year OF their apprenticeship,
and it is considered that the inspection
of the new modes of building adopted in
the large cities OF the United States and
of new inventions in connection with
the science of building will prove OF inn
mense advantage to the men, who will
be able to impart the knowledge they
gain here to their fellow workmen upon
their return to Australia.
The gold and silver and other mineral
exhibits at the exposition will probably
aggregate in value several million dol
lars. In exhibits of this description
Colorado will naturally take front rank.
1t is announced that the gold and silver
nuggets to be shown by that State alone
are worth s250,000. There has been
made a collection of native gold speci-
mems from all the richest mining dis
tricts. single collection valued at 500
900 has already been secured. This will
be supplemented by the finest collections
secured as loan exhibits. In the display
will be the ''Silver Queen,' beautiful
statue of an ideal female figure executed
in silver and valued at 81 500 to $40, 900.