Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-27
CONGRESSES.
Many to BE Held in Connection
With the Worlds Fair.
Already About a Score Have
Been Arranged For.

Old Fort Dearborn wiz Probably BE Re
produced - Over $4,000, 900 Feet of
Lumber and 10000 Tons of Iron Re-
CURED in the Construction of the Ex-
position Buildings-Fair Notes.
CHICAGO, April 27.-The numerous
congresses to be held in connection with
the worlds Columbian exposition are
creating widespread interest, and I'M
doubtedly will be a very important
feature of the fair. According to the
general schedule now prepared, the
various congresses under the several
departments will be held as follows.
May-Music and the drama, public
press, medicine.
June-Temperance, moral and social
reform, commerce and finance.
July-Literature science and philoso-
ply, education.
August - Engineering, art, govern
ment.
Observation-Disclosures of religious,
UNCONVENTIONAL congresses, Sunday rest.
October-Labor, agriculture, real es-
state, merchants, etc.
These great departments are in charge
OF general committees. which with the
advice and suggestions of persons and
societies interested, arrange the program
and select the speakers, with the ap-
proval of the president of the auxiliary.
Old Fort Dearborn.
II is probable that old Fort Dearborn
will be reproduced in the exposition
grounds. Fort Dearborn was a pictur-
esque structure of the block house de-
scription built by the government in
1903, as garrison for troops and for
their protection against hostile Indians.
Its first commander was Captain John
Whistler grandfather of Whistler, the
celebrated artist, now resident of Lon
don. Mrs. Mary Shattuck, an alternate
member of the board of lady managers,
is in charge of the efforts to reproduce
the fort in jackson park. 1t is reported
that he'South park commissioners, who
control the park, favor the idea and
have consented to let the fort remain in
the park after the exposition closes.
Washington.
Women will assist very materially in
making up the Washington state ex-
hibit for the exposition. The art ex-
hibit, which is being collected by al
woman, will include pictures of Wash
ingtOn scenery, animals, birds, fish,
fruit and flowers. Other women are
actively engaged in perfecting the cx-
hibits in education. fora, Indian curios,
needlework, embroidery, modelling, mis-
sionary and benevolent work, etc.
Every industry carried on in whole or
in part by the women Of the state is to
be shown. Some of the carved panels
and other ornamental features of I 81
state building will also be furnished by
women.
South Dakota.
Mrs. ii. M. Barker, lady manager
from South Dakota, who in the
boards offices now represents the in
terests of industrial women, has recent
ly been comforting with leading manu-
facturers throughout the United Stat $
touching the exhibit by women in their
employ. Mrs. Barker requested them
to say whether they would give the
women employed in their respective
lines opportunity and facility for pre-
pairing exhibits which shall be entirely |
their own work from design to compile
ton. Many firms have cordially re-
sponded, expressing their Willingness to
comply with the request.
Ceylon's Tea Exhibit
Ceylon will have at the exposition
several tea kioslis formed Of native tim
Der, including specimens OF its exquisite
ly beautiful cabinet woods -- ebony,
satinwood, calamandcr, tamarind,
nadun, suriyamara, etc Descriptions
appearing i'll Ceylon papers indicate that
these kioslts will be of most elaborate
design and finish, and that the tea in
dustry will spare neither pains nor eX-
pense in drawing the attention of
visitors to the merits of the fine Favored
beverage.
Lots of Material Necessary.
OF the Is 100000 feet of lumber re-
quired for the exposition buildings,
docks and electric subways, 5i,S75, 800
have been placed. OF iron and steel
80, 400, 900 pounds, or nearly 10000 tons,
are required. OF this nearly half is in
place, and the remainder will all be in
position before the first Of June.
Notes.
The women of Springfield and Sanga-
mon county, Ills are planning to make
an extensive exhibit of Lincoln relics at
the fair.
The committees on mines and mining of
both the national commission and the di-
rectory will make a tour in May of the
principal mining states with view of
stimulating interest in the mining depart
ment The members will detray their
own expenses.
President Nune2, of Columbia, it is an
nounced, has declared his intention of be
ing present at the ceremonies dedicatory
of the exposition buildings next October
Sir Julian Pauncefote, British minister
at Washington, will be present to repre-
sent Great Britain.
Tree trunks for the colounades of the
Forestry building have been received
from Wisconsin, Montana, West Virginia,
California, Indiana, Ohio, Delaware, New
Mexico North Carolina and Connecticut,
Thirty Of the states will make cuntribu
tons of this character.
Lieutenant Baker, recently special eN
position commissioner to Mexico esti
mates that fully 10000 McNicans will at
tend the fair Throughout Mexico, there
is great enthusiasm over the exposition,
and extensive preparations are being
made to have that southern republic
represented by n splendid exhibit.
The legislature of Texas has taken &C
ton looking towards holding an Aux
Hilary Worlds Fair at Galveston the
coming fall. and inviting Central and
South American countries to participates
The enterprise is intended to be prepare
tory to the states participation in the
exposition at Chicago.
The lady managers are in communica-
ton with Mrs. Humphrey Ward, request
lug her TO loan the original manuscript OF
her novel, Robert Elsemere,' for exhibit
in the woman's building, An effort is
also being made to secure the manuscript
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