San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-08
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

promise OF TWO monster locomotive 10
adorn the entrance to the Railway
Worlds Fair passenger station, in
side Jackson Park. The Rogers loco
motive works has agreed to furnish
one and the Brooks company the
other. Each locomotive will weigh
$50, 900 pounds and be mounted on q
pedestal. They will stand one on
each side of the main entrance
Germany's building at the Worlds
Fair will cost about 1925 200, and will
be q combination of typical styles of
German architecture, such rs are
seen in perfection in Nurembur 1t
Will be massive in construction, the
first story being of great blocks of
sandstone and the second of q comb.
nation of brick and cement. At one
end will be erected Gothic cathe-
dral, the windows OF which will show
exceedingly artistic effects, being the
work of some of the most famous de.
signers in Germany The interior of
the building will be finished through
out with natural woods implanted.
Much of the building material has al
ready been received from Germany,
and the construction OF the edifice is
In progress.
William E. Curtis, of the Latin.
American department, has started
for Europe in quest of Columbus
relics tor the Exposition. Mr.. Curtis
will also present government re-
quests to the Queen of Spain and the
Duke of Veragua, 3 descendant of
Columbus, for important relics, and
will also carry handsome invitations
to the Spanish queen, the infant
king and the descendants of Column.
bus to be present at the dedication
exercises in October and to attend
the Fair next year. By recent act
of congress, the United States gov
eminent is made responsible for any
relic sent to the Exposition. The re-
quest for them and the invitations
are handsomely engraved on paIch-
ment.
A false statement is going the
rounds OF the press to the eff, ct that
visitors will not be able to get any
drinking water at the Worlds Fair
without paying for 1t. There will be
Oil abundance of excellent water free
10 all who want 1t. Those who wish
TO drink mineral spring water, piped
to the Exposition grounds from Wau-
kesha, Wis, q hundred miles distant
will have TO pay one cent q glass for
It. The free water will be that of
Lake Michigan, brought by a tunnel
from point four miles from shore,
and much better than the inhabi-
tants of most large cities are supplied
with.
Vittorio Zeggio. representing the
italian government, was at Worlds
Fair headquarters a few days ago
with credentials showing hin to be a
representative of the Italian govern
ment in the movement to exhibit
italian products and industries at the
Fair. 1t appears from circular is
sued in Rome in April that the minis
ter of commerce and INDUSTRY has ap.
pointed the boards of trade OF Italy
central committee to prepare al ex-
hibit, empowering them TO appoint
two commissioners, one of whom is
Mr.. Zeggio. The government rur-
nished no financial aid, out offered to
furnish ship tor the transportation
of exhibits and suggested that space
peuses of the display. Italy asked
ter about l40, 900 square feet in the
various departments several months
ago.
The Austrian wood carving indus
try will be especially represented at
the Chicago Exposition oy thirty. |
four expert wood carvers from Wen |
ma, VINO will exhibit their work in its |
various branches. Every thing Is be- |
ing done to organize q thoroughly |
represen tstive and inter resting collec. |
ton of exhibits.
TIE Worlds Fair souvenir coins |
some of them, it is now expected, will !
De issued in November, probably by |
the end of the month. The Expos |
ton authorities have offered qusnti- |
ties of them to banks throughout the |
country at the uniform rate of one dol
lar each, and it is believed that those |
institutions will be prompt to avail |
themselves of the opportunity TO get
a supply for their customers. Orders |
for them are already being sent In |
at the rate of S., 900 to $40, 900 DAYS. !
Since 1854 Illinois women have |
taken out 2S4 patents fer inventions |
and devices of one kind and another. |
The Illinois Worlds Fair board will |
exhibit copies of all these patents
and medals of all of the inventions
that can be obtained.
The Winnebago County, ILL.,, Wo-
mans Colum bian Club, for q time
'ontemplsted making an exhibit at
the Worlds Fair, but has now de-
cIded instead to raise sufficient mon
ey to send to the Fair for eight days
1856 working women and pay all ex-
penses. 1t lie believed that many
other woman's clubs will follow their
very commendable example.