Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-07-14
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

All Of the great Worlds Fair huild-
ings except two, are practically
finished. A portion Of the interior
finished and decorating is all that
remains to be done on most Of them.
On the Manufactures building and
Machinery Hall work is being pushed
sixteen hours a day, and they are fast
catching up with the other structures.
Louisiana has voted a Worlds Fair
appropriation of $4,000.
The rich and powerful princes Of
India, writes Consul-General Bal.
lantine, are preparing to send to the
Worlds Fair a large collection of
exhibits, including artistic articles of
gold and silver, ivory carvings, paint
ings, lacquer and damask work, em-
broidery, lace, silver filigree work, etc.
Several OF the princes have decided to
visit the Fair with their retinues.
The Exposition authorities have
appropriated $4,000 for the purpose
of providing orchestra music for the
Worlds Fair. They also set apart
Sl2,500 for the entertainment Of
distinguished composers and or
chestary leaders who have been
invited.
The Portuguese minister at WASH
ington has made application for space
in the Woman's building at the
Worlds Fair for exhibits from the
women of Portugal.
In June more than 10000 people, or
a daily average of 3,l00, visited the
Worlds Fair grounds and paid 25 cents
each to see the sights. The largest
attendance on any one day was 12,05S
on May 80.
Accommodation for musical enter
tainments at the Worlds Fair have
been decided upon, and the construc-
ton of the necessary buildings has
been ordered. They include recital
hall, seating 500 people; music hall,
with accommodation for I20 players,
300 singers, and an audience of 1000; a
festival hall for performances upon the
largest possible scale, with 200 players,
1000 singers and an audience of I, 900.
The music hall will contain a fine
concert organ, and in festival hall will
be placed an organ for chorus support.
The national convention of the
Prohibition party passed resolution
favoring "a liberal appropriation by
the general government for the
Worlds Columbian Exposition, but
only upon the condition that the sale
ofintoXicating liquor upon the grounds
be prohibited, and that the Exposition
be kept closed on the Sabbath day."
More than 10000 signatures have
been secured by officers of the Nation
al Religious Liberty Association to the
following petitions:
We, the undersigned, citizens of the
United States, hereby respectfully, but
decidedly, protest against the Congress
o; the United States committing the
Government of the United States to q
nnion of religion and the state in the
passage ofany bill or resolution to close
the Worlds Columbian Exposition on
Sunday, or in any other way commit
ting the government to course OF
religious legislation.
The petition was signed by nearly
six hundred Chicago lawyers, and a
number Of the judges. The section OF
the association declares that fully "a
per cent. of all who are asked sign the
petition most willingly.
New York will have one of the finest
state buildings at the Worlds Fair. II
will be 80 feet wide by 200 feet long
and three stories high. Inclusive Of
donated material and decorations the
structure will represent an expendi
ture of more than $150,000.
Director General Davis has asked
the State Department at Washington
to make public the following rnlinf
regarding the placarding of goods a.
the Exposition: "Foreign exhibitor
in the Worlds Columbian Exposition
will be permitted to state upor
placards attached to. their exhibits the
prices at which said products will bt
sold at the place of manufacture, anC
also the prices in bond and out o
bond, or exclusive and inclusive of thu
customs duties in Chicago.
The Russian exhibit at the World
Fair will occupy 100, ,610 square feet
divided as follows: Agriculture, 80, 1000
horticulture, 1000; live stock, 200
fisheries, $3.50; mines, ., 400; machin
cry, $500; transportation, $50; manu-
lactureS, ou,UUU, electricity, ZUU; nn
arts, 1000; liberal arts, 12,40O
ethnology, 10; forestry. 1880.
The following schedule of allotment
of space in square feet to foreigl
nations in the Worlds Fair agricul
tural building, includes grants o
increase made since the first sehedbl
of allotment determined upon som
time ago. AS finally fixed thes
allotments are as follows: Brazil
1900; Argentine Republic, 1916; Chile
731; Honduras, 900; Nicaragua, 1,1SC
Columbia, 1910 %; Peru, 1912 2.
Salvador, 1,342 %; BOLIVIA, 1872 2-a
San Domingo, 9l2; Porto Rico, 9lz
Cuba, | ,444; Ecuador, l, ,7l0; Guatemala
979; Hayti, 97S; Ceylon, 1854; Mexico
6,020; Germany, 1855; Great Britain
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