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THE CHICAGO EXPOSITION.
Trustees and Elders Of German Evan.
gelIcal Protestant Churches Of
the Middle States.

Mexico has appropriated 1900, 900 for
herdisplay at the Columbian Exhibition.
The louisiana Legislature has appro-
prlated 900 for State exhibit at the
Worlds Fair.
Over / 100000 persons have up 10
date petitioned that the gates OF the
Worlds Fair be closed on Sunday.
! A plan TO utilize all the schoolhouses
in Chicago as dormitories for teachers
visiting the World's Fair is being agi-
tated.
Ten or twelve Esquimau families are
to be brought TO the Worlds Fair They
are getting ready schooner at Halifax
10 go after them.
A solid gold brick, weighing 500 pounds
and worth $3.50, 600, will be exhibited in
the mines and mining building at Chi
cago by a Helena (Mont.) mine owner.
Director-General Davis has received a
petition from the trustees and elders OF
iorty-six German Evangelical Protestant
Churches OF the Middle States, repre-
senting mem bership OF 90 700, strongly
urging the opening OF the exposition on
Sunday.
The Kentucky building at the Worlds
Fair will be typical representation OF a
Southern colonial mansion, one OF the
distinctive features OF which is great pill
Jared porches or verandas. Exclusive OF
these porches the building will measure
about 75x90 feet.
The Michigan Worlds Fair Board has
engaged agents 10 attend all county and
other iairs in the State the coming fall
10 secure the first-premium exhibits OF
farm products that may be drawn upon
for the States exhibit at the Worlds
Fair. Premiums are offered for the best
collections OF grains and grasses.
One OF the novel exhibits in the ma
rne section OF the transportation de-
partment at the Worlds Fair will be 200
pen engravings of American steam yes
sells, beginning with the Clermont and
following down a typical series OF the
present day. The pictures will be sent
by the New York SeabOard, a marine
paper.
The Washington Worlds Fair Com
mission has arranged to make very
complete fish exhibit. 1t will include
all kinds OF deepsea and inland species
OF fish, oysters, clans, crabs, Holsters
and other crustaceans, turtles, frogs,
snakes and other reptiles; specimens OF
aquatic mammals, such as sea otter,
seals, fishers, beavers, muskrats, etc. !;
fish-eating birds and their nests and eggs
and fishing boats and apparatus.
The jelly palace, which the women OF
Ca itorna will prepare for the Worlds
Fair exhibit, will be 16x20 feet and %
feet high, with two open doors ap-
preached by marble steps. The frame
work will be of wire. On this will be
placed several thousand jelly glasses,
cups, globes, prisms, etc., filled with
jelly of many shades of color, arranged
in artistic and beautiful designs. The
interior will be brilliantly illuminated
by electricity. The cost of the frame
work and glasses alone is estimated at
2,70O.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
awarded the contract for the construc-
ton Of the United States life-saving sta
tion authorized to be erected upon the
grounds OF the Worlds Columbian Ex-
position at Chicago for $7,S7S. The sta
tion will be part of the governments 8
exhibit at the fair. 1t will be one OF the
most complete of its kind ever erected,
and will serve to illustrate in the best
manner the organization and methods OF
the life. saving service. 1t will take the
place of the present Chicago life-saving
station, the crew of which will be moved
to the new station.