Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-06

tCleu lIDu nlaNOflc sNONa III Nlt DhNef
such as the battlefield VI Peiryville,
the home OF Henry Clay, and the birth
place Of Lincoln.
The Jelly palace, which the women
OF California will prepare for the
World's Fair exhibit, viii be 10 10y 90
feet ami q feet high, with two open
doota approached by three marble steps.
The frame work will be Oi wire. On
tubs will be firmly placed several thous-
and Jelly glasses-Cups. gl0hca, prisms,
etc.-iilled with jelly Of many shades
Of color arranged In artistic anu beau
tiful designs. The Interior viii bo
brilliantly illuminated by electricity.
The cost OF the frame work aud glasses
alone IL estimated at $1,000.
More than one thousand meu art
now at work on the mammoth Maui.
fnctures building Tor the w rld's Fair
The force was recently doubled by
or Ter OF tue Exposition authorities,
who concluded that the contractor
was not making ~ rapid progress a.
was desirable. The authorities ar
determined that all Of the buildings
shall he completed In time for deiica-
ton in October, anu the puhlic may be-
assured that this viii be done. The
total number Of wOrkmen M Jackson
Park now exceeds 1000. IL Will pro.
badly be increased to 10000 OF more.
Last AprlIth world's Fair Notes, I"
sent out weehly by the department Of
| publicity snd promotion of the Worlds
| Fair, announced that 0sitich eggs, ar
tistically painted IN prize competi-
| tion, were 10 I've feature IN tho exhibit
from Cape Colony, South Africa. This
/ competition has Ueen held. Nineteen
/ contestants, mostly young women, PAT.
| ticipated, aud Furnished designs which
! the Cape press praises highly 90 being
very Artistic aud beautiful. Each con-
te.tnnt submitted half doLen beauti-
/ fully decorated eggs. all Of which will
be exhibited AT tue Worlds FAR The
subj cuts Of the paintings Include dow.
ers. birds, animals, landscapes, lubliC
| buildings, etc. rhe gem Of the whniv
collection, painted by Mise Van Rec.
nan, winner ut the FIRST prize OF -
! lOs., IL reported 10 be- fairy 1surc
standing on a vine leaf drawn by u but.
tetiiy, with underneath the wOtis, "r0
Chicago"
The mineral exhibit al the World's
| Fair prnmles u We incomparahly huer
| than amy ever before made, either In
this country orabrOsd. Californian ami
Colorado each II striving I, surpsss all
other States, aud olaimes thai II Will
surely 10 so. Michigan, Montana aud
Missouri, too, are masing a specially VI
the exhibition Ut their remarkably Rich
aud varied mineral resources, and arp
not without hope Of winning the
highest award. Almost every State
POSSESSES mineral resources " especial
merit In one or more particulars, AMI
will display IT, best. From ali together
wonderfully complete and valuable
exhibit isa certainty. Then, too, maDy
foreign nations, notably England, vii
make mineral exhibits Of the mos,
complete description. Canada will
occupy 10000 square feet for IT, miner.
al display, Half OF 1t Is deaired by
Ontario province, which intends u
make hn extensive exhibit, iuclu ling
lead, copper, Iron, gold, graphite, mica,
asbestOn, phosphate OF limo, gypsum,
mari, petroleum, salt, terra Gotta clay,
nickel, silver, anh many varieties NJ
marble, granite aud other building
material.
Rev. John Henry Barrows, ID. D..
chairman OF the general committee ON
religious congresses In connection Will
tue Worlds Fair, reports 4 very favor
able response to the plan OF holding n
parliament OF religions, August 25th u
September 3rd, next year. From lee
land TO Australia scholars Of all rcligi'
Gus faiths are looking forward with
great Interest 10 this phenomenal con
vention. A larry. representAti N Ii
promised from Japan. The Journal
and missionaries and many OF the
native scholars Of India are discussing
the plan. with growing interest ani
favor. Hon. Raj Maya Dls, a British
commissioner and magistrate u th'
: PunJaub, writes that incalculable goo
will come from this conference, IN 4
free county, Of representative oi vari
Gus religions. The Hindu Df Madrn
thinks the parliHment"marks an ep0c.
In the moral history OF the world. v
Among recent additions TO tho advisor,
council are DR.. Waldenstrom Of thu
swedish parliament, Or. Hinttalin o
iceland, the Bishop OF Sydney, New
south Wales; DIR. Bloiget OF Pckins
Dr.. Frome!, court preacher, Berlin
MIR. Mokurai Shim1ji, a leading Buii
hist scholar of Tokyo; Professor Jame
Bryce, George William Curtis, rhos
W. Higginson, Dr. IA, H. Je,sup O
( Syria, George W. Gable, Professor A
IL. Bruce OF Glasgow, Presijen
Dwight Of Yale, President Schurmsi
Of Cornell, and the eloquent Mr.. Mo
EOOmdRr OF Calcutta.