Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-07-29
THE CHICAGO EXPOSITION.
Trustees and Elders of German Evan
gelical Protestant Churches OF
the Middle States.

Mexico has appropriated 100000 for
her display at the Columbian Exhibition.
The Louisiana Legislature has appro-
priated $3S, 900 for State exhibit at the
Worlds Fair.
Over II 900, 900 persons have up to
date petitioned that the gates OF the
Worlds Fair be closed on Sunday.
A plan to utilize all the schoolhouses
in Chicago as dormitories for teachers
visiting the Worlds Fair Is being a2i-
tated.
Ten or twelve Esquimau families are
to be brought to the Worlds Fair. They
are getting ready schooner at Halifax
to go after them.
solid gold brick, weighing 500 pounds
and worth $3.50, 600, will be exhibited In
the mines and mining building at Chi
cago by Helena (Mont.) mine owner.
Director General Davis has received q
petition from the trustees and elders OF
iorty-six German Evangelical Protestant
Churches Of the Middle States, repre-
senting a mem bership Of 5000, strongly
urging the opening Of the exposition on
Sunday.
The Kentucky building at the Worlds
Fair will be typical representation OF a
Southern colonial mansion, one oil the
distinctive features Of which ia great pill
Jared porches or verandas. Exclusive OF
these porches the building will measure
about 75x90 feet.
The Michigan Worlds Fair Board has
engaged agents to attend all county and
other fairs in the State the coming fall
to secure the first-premium exhibits OF
farm products that may be drawn upon
for the States exhibit at the Worlds
Fair. Premiums are offered for the best
collections of grains and grasses.
One OF the novel exhibits in the ma
rine section OF the transportation de.
partment at the Worlds Fair will be 200
pen engravings of American steam yes.
sells. beginning with the Clermont and
following down typical series OF the
present day. The pictures will be sent
by the New York SeGboard, marine
paper.
The Washington Worlds Fair Com.
mission has arranged to make very
complete fish exhibit. 1t will include
all kinds of deep-sea and inland species
OF fish, oysters, clans, crabs, lobsteri
and other crustaceans, turtles, frogs
snakes and other reptiles; specimens o
aquatic mammals, such as sea otter
seals, fishers, beavers, muskrats, etc.
fsh-eating birds and their nests and egg
and fishing boats and apparatus.
The jelly palace, which the women Q
Ca ifornia will prepare for the World
Fair exhibit, will be 16x20 feet and 2!
feet high, with two open doors ap
preached by marble steps. The frame
, work will be of wire. On this will b.
J placed several thousand jelly glasses
cups, globes, prisms, ETC., filled will
jelly OF many shades of color, arranged
in artistic and beautiful designs. TIL,
interior will be brilliantly Illuminated
by electricity. The cost of the frame
+ work and glasses alone is estimated a
$1,000.
The Secretary of the Treasury ha
awarded the contract for the construc
ton of the United States liie-saving sta
ton authorized to be erected upon tn
grounds OF the Worlds Columbian Elk
position at Chicago for $7,S78. The sta
tion will be part of the government
, exhibit at the fair. 1t will be one of tn
, most complete of its kind ever erected
and will serve to illustrate in the bes
manner the organization and methods G
, the life-saving service. 1t will take tn
, place of the present Chicago life-savin
station, the crew of which will be move
to the new station.