Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-04-21
woRLp,s rAIR VOTES.


San Gabriel, is one of the exhibits an
nouneed from California,
Ostrich eggs, artistically painted in a
prize competition, are to be Il feature in
the exhibit made by Cape Colony, South
Africa.
New Hampshire which claims TO be the
Switzerland of America has appropri-
atcly planned to erect Swiss chalet for
its Worlds Fair building.
Wisconsin will have a $4,000 building
at the fair. Building material to the
value of $4,000 has been donated and
the contract for erection has been let for
$1,000.
The main exposition buildings req nire
for their enumeration 160,67S separate
pieces of staff work. Of these 100000 have
been cast and more than 5000 have been
put in place on the buildings.
The Commercial Exchange of Des
Moines, Ia, has resolved in favor of rails
ing S20,0O0 for the purpose of securing
creditable representation of that city at the
exposition. Brooklyn, N. ", wants to de-
vote q like sum to the same end.
The directors of the celebrated Wards
museum az Rochester, n. ", have decided
to expend S25, 900 in making at the expo
sition DISPLAY of specimens from all
parts Of the establishment The value of
Fifty public spirited citizens of Utah
have guaranteed $4,000 for an exhibit at
tine fair from that territory. A like amount
was similarly raised in Connecticut re-
Gently, and in both cases it is the expecta-
ton that the legislature will reimburse the
donors.
K. S. Moore of Newburn, N, c., claims
to have fragments of the chain which re-
strained Columbus when he was in prison
and he intends to exhibit them at the fair
j. c. Calhoun of New York, saws he has
pieces of the house in San Domingo in
which Columbus was imprisoned, and he
has similar desire.
A number of owners of steam Yachts in
New York intend to utilize them to trans
port themselves and their friends to the
exposition by way of the 81. Lawrence and
Welland canal. They believe ii will be of
great advantage to live aboard their yachts
ana thus be independent of crowded
hotels Ii is reported that the owners of
many steam barges in Canada will fit them
with comfortable living quarters, and
carry Canadian visitors to and from the
fair.
Major Meigs, the government engineer,
IN charge of river Improvements at Keo-
kuk, Ia, is preparing for exhibition ut the
World Fair, working models OF the gov
al1 uOhAH anu tllelup mousse, the
| various boats used in making river i'm
provements and sections OF dams, showing
the manner of their construction. 1t is
announced that in the government exhibit
will appear Photographic panorama of
the Mississippi river from st. Paul to the
mouth of the Illinois.
The Great Western Railway Of England
will exhibit in the transportation building
the famous old locomotive, THE Lord Of
the Isles" which was built at the com
| pany's works in Swindon in 1851. from de-
signs by the late Sir Daniel Gooch. This
locomotive was a notable exhibit at the
first worlds fair in London in 1851 From
that time until July 1851 it was continually
in service. and ran during that period a
distance of 7S9. 800 miles without being
fitted with new boiler. As Il pioneer III
early railroading and as contrast 10 the
powerful modern 'Alogul,n this old loco
motive will attract much attention.
In front Of the administration building
the world will toss graceful streams and
excite the admiration Of millions Of spec
tators. at is now being constructed in
Paris by Sculptor MacMonnies, who is ac-
knowledged to be one of the yerv hest of
living artists. The idea of the fountain is
that of an apotheosis of modern liberty
Columbia--and will take the shape Of a
SNhuCu Dl tlilc, neIHlUeU
by fame and rOwed by eight standing
figures, representing on one Side the arts,
and on the other science, industry, agri-
culture and commerce. This barge is pre-
coded by eight sea horses, forming semi
circle IN front, and mounted by eight
young men rs out-Iiders, who represent
modern commerce. The smallest figure is
some y feet in height aud the largest %
feet. The design OF the basin is circular
$50 feet i'll diameter-and is fanked on
each side by columns 80 feet high sur
mounted by eagles. The water is fur
nished by great half circle of dolphins
in the rear aud by a system of jets which
entirely surround the barge and figures.
At night the fountain will be illuminated
By electricity after the principle employed
in fountains in the Champ de Mars.
Aiolders and other artisans are working
day and night in getting this immense
fountain ready in time.