The Dickinson press., 1892-04-09
DENTI IST,
Pioneer Block, Mandan, N. d.
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

The Wo,ld's fair appropriations by
foreign countries, as far as reported,
aggregate more than 81, 5O0,0 900.
The Silk association of America and
the Silk Industry association have de
cided to combine in making the finest
possible exhibit Of silk goods and
products.
The Exposition company will pay $40
per lamp for th- 5 900 to {. 600 arc lamps
required for electric lighting. About
100000 incanG escent lamps will also b
used. but have lot yet been contracted
for.
a herd of live elk will bs taken from
Idaho to the exposition. La the Mon
tana exhibit will be shown about 100
specimens of wild animals and birds,
native to that state, and set up by q
skilled tsxidermist
Tie Methodists have decided to hold
an international camp meeting Of a
mouth s duration at the time OF the ex-
position. II will be held half the time
at D-spisines and the other half at Lake
Bluff. Both places are few miles out
flom Chic 60.
TIE Italian government has selected
y
United States the Italian exhibits to the
exposition free of charge. The Rome
chamber OF commerce has invited other
chambers oform committepst to promote
the securing of Italian exhibits.
Norwtgians living in Chicago, with
the help OF their countrymen in other
ppr'ssf the cou.tsy, are engaged in
raising sufficient monev to erect build
ing for Norway at the exposition. Nor.
ways appropriation of $50. 2G0 is to be
devoted entirely to securing all exhibit.
Minnesota will s'lT pIement its World q
fair appropriation of $50 000 by $780,
600 raised by subscription. Nearly
three. fourths of that amount has al
ready been secured. Henpepin county.
in which Minneapolis is situated, has
contributed $4,000 Minnesota will
expsnd $25. GOO for 6 building.
TIE secretary of the treasury has in
etructsd collectors of customs at the
United States ports that the transpor-
tation of articles intended for exhibit at
the exposition must be facilitated in
preference to all other importations.
Exhibits from foreign ports are already
beginning to arrive at New York in
considerable numbers.
Several additions have recently been
made to the appropriations made by the
states and territories, which nov aggre-
gate SO. 10000. Maryl land and New
York. respectively. have votel 100000
end $780, 000; New Jersey has increased
its appropriation of $2O,000 by $50 900;
Iowa its $50, 900 TO 81 S 900. and Massa
chusetts has doubled the $75,O 900 which
it had already appropriated.
An immense wooden box, bound in
iron, was recently found at Helsinfors,
in Finland, by workmen engaged in ex.
cavating in the cellar OF an old house
Upon openil g The box the men found
that it contained large parchment and
quantity Of pieces of iron OF odd
shapes. Being unable to make out the
contents of the parchment, they carried
it to MIR. Rizs fl, the nearest magistrate,
who found tLat it was written by Father
Suotr, one time minister to Louis the
Seventh OF France It wasan elaborately
written treatise upon the use of steam as
motive power, and further examina.
ton revealt that the bits of iron were
Numbered parts of ruainentsl but
complete cam engine. 1t is proposed
to tit the parts t6gesher and to exhibit
this pioneer steam engine at the Expo.
silion.
Dr.. David J. Gpzman. the director Of
the Costa Rica commission which has in
charee the exhibit of that republic at
the Worlds Fair, has prepared very
carefully detsi!ed classification and de-
scriptive list OF everything which will
be included in its display at Chicago,
and printed the same III q pamphlet,
which has been sent to all the officials
of the government. with specific direc
,ions tor securing the desired articles.
Tue planters, merchants, artisans and
skilled workmer, in various parts of that
country. are taking great interest in
the matter, and are already at work in
the pre- paration of their products and
illustrations of their varied industries.
The director is gentleman of large ex.
pe,;ence in other expositions, and is be-
sides an enthusiast on the Subject of q
tiue display for Costa r ca. go that, with
the ,cslve aid and sympathy of the gov
trrnent, there is no doubt of his sue
c,ss.
Chief Willard A. Smith of the depart.
nert of trans po,tation is arranging fol
large number of interesting exhibits
R.ct ntly he has been payiIg g special
attention the marine section. In it will
ne models of the rig of toe old frigate
constitution, the flagship Of Nelson, Q
caraveI from Spain, the exract copy oi
the Santa Maria, in which Columbus
made his first voyage, c. ses Of the nat
i've traders of the West IIdias, hewn
from eingle tree and propelled by
twenty five paddles. There will be
moa.ls of such modern racing schooner.
as the American, Mayfoser, Puritan
and Volunteer Alisorts of sternwhee
passer ger and freight steamers for rive1
hav!gation. fteel-screw ferryboats cleo
trio pinnancss. naphtha lauuch's, etc
will he shown. Then there will appear
in their natural order ketches an6
brigantines, sleeps ana barques OF The
Atlantic coast in l7l4, RATS, arks, bargel
leelboats and other craft.
Repairs and alterations are in progress al
Northern Pac hc headquarters in st. Paul. Tht
tf1ices RI Gently occupied as engineer headquar