The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-25
NOTES OF H
WORLDS FAIR,

Insuranos a~ggrsgating more than $4,000
inRs.
"A projsct II being perfected - Melbourne.
Australia, whereby = large party ct artisanl
81 yAttoIs. srafts may be enAblsd 70 visit
~ expositisn " Chicago for study and
pleasure combined.
Many relics OF ths Cabots, ths early Eng
lish voyagsra = Amsrica, will bc exhibited
~ the exposition BY q COMMITTEES Termed
formed for that purpose In Brist0lr Eng
land, whore the CabOts lived.
HAN International chess CONTEST In eonnss.
eated. and may be accoantsd q certainty,
% asms Of the most Influential chess asso-
Citations and clubs are strongly In favor Of
the sdea.
II Topeka, kan. IN organization termed
me Afr0.Columbtan Auxiliary clnb, has
bssIa formed for W purpose q aiding the
Missouri, W attend the Worlds fair and
obtain reduced rates and good acoommoda-
lions.
a glass punch bowl. made BY this glass.
blowers Of Cork in. 1925. and presented to
Daniel OConnell. the famous Irish patriot,
side 81 the bowl bears OfConnelfs initisis
and the other \ representation of Cork, ~
II than existed.
An association has been formed in Ger
many to organize excursion parties to visit
the Worlds fair and incidentally Niagara
Falls and a number OF the larger cities. 1t
~ proposed TO accomplish tnis within q
period OF sixty days and ~ an expense OF
between $3.50 and $3O0.
The 10000 Worlds fair appropriation
which Greece has made VII DO devoted in
large part to the prsps ration for exhibits Of
re~produotiona ~ cnst Of the many famous
specimens Of ancient Grssk art, now owned
by the government. Yheas casts, II Is an-
nouncsd, will b presented in one or more
American museums after the fair sloses.
The state board OF commerce Of Idaho
has assumed the responsibility Of raising
$4,000 with whish to supplement- the
states Worlds fair appropriation of $780,
DOC. it 10 reported that the people OF the
we'll represented at the expedition. and that
1t 10 believed that the money will be easily
raised.
Great Britaia's building 1t the exposi-
tion will be q typical specimen Of : pic
tures4ue, half-timbered English home Of
the time Of Henry VIII. Or about tbs per-
jod which the Worlds fair will commsmo-
rate. II will be ninety feet square, two
stories high, and built OF red brick, heavy
timber and ysllowish terra Gotta, with red
filing for the roof.
A $4,000 monument TO Columbus, do
signed by sculptor Howard Krstsohmar, of
Chicago, viii BE- erected in Lake Front
park, which has been termed the 'sGateway
to tho Exposition" II will be q statue in
bronze twenty feet high, surrounding a
granite pedestal thirty feet high. The
monument will form the design for SOU
venirs of the exposition.
In the women's exhibit from South Da-
9ota will DO = life-size statue Of . Sioux
Indian maiden. The subject was Mime
hsha. the l8-year-old daughter Of Sitting
Bear, who was prominent in the engage
mont with Gen. Clusters troops on the Lit.
tie Big Horn. Minnshahn fell in love with
4 lieutennnt in the United States army at
Fort sully and died Of a broken heart.
The exposition probably, will not have
il in height, except the elevation to which
the captive balloons will ascend. There
will be, however, three observation towers
about 800 feet high for the accommodation
of visitors. who van to take n bird's-eye
view of the grounds and buildings. These
towers will be of elaborate design and beau
tiful in appearance and will cost about
$500, 600 each.
At the special request Of the empress of
Germs IN tho Princess Frederick Karl, aunt
OF tho emperor. has accepted the presidency
Ct M women's coramission which viii o.
promoting the wolnsn's exhibit at the fair.
The committee which has charge Of tho
women work in Germany includes a num- /
Der of women of the highest social position
and will prove a most valuable auxiliary.
Dr.. N. g. Blalock, president OF the WASH
that there will DO celebrated nt the WASH
ington building q watermelon day. He
has set apart 100 acres to be devoted en-
tirely to the raising of these melous. and
he has promised to take = train load Of
them to the fair and give them away with
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watermelon growing state Washington
stands first.
Chilli will be represented at the fair, re-
gardless Of tho fact that its government
made NO appropriation. Leading manu-
faoturers of that republic have organized
and appointed A. Thompson Rel to repre-
sent them 20 oommissionsr at Chicago. MI.
Rel was at headquarters recently securing
Bpace. He said the prospects for = credits-
BILE exhibit are good. In his application
for space WAS included 1900 square feet for
. nitrate exhibit.
The most conspicuous ornamental fea-
turs of the ducal palace in the city of
chariot, drawn by four horses abreast. 1t
10 of copper, and 10 the work of George
Howaldt, who ID the inventor Of the pro-
cess-one Of great ingenuity and msrit-by
it was made. Az a work of art. il at
great attention. The Brunswick Art
xHuO0yEy bOOAOey wAA 4VRAVN0CO t2O lu0u.
riga, quarter size. aud send it to the
Worlds fair.
The women of Switzerland are DESTROYS
Of giving careful information about the DO
sition occupied by tksir sex in education,
industry. philanthropy, literature. and the
fine arts. They will slss describe the civil
of women, and send to the special
exhibition of female work in tho wonsn's
some objects Of merit. The Swiss
has been consulted with re-
spsct to this undertaking. and has mani
the most cordial sympathy and
to assist.
The New York Worlds fair board has
Chicago, inspected the exposition
and buildings and inquired care
fully into tho progress of the work of pre-
for the great fair. Ths members
IL the board expressed their astonishment
enthusiasm over the magnificent build
Ings, and the vast amout of work thai has
been accomplished. They said that New T.
York will now bsndfits energies TO b crsd- l
tably and splendidly represented. and that I
there will be no ground for acous-
the state of lukswaf mncss.
Visitors to the exposition will be able to '
70 comfortably and expsditiously, from one .
part of the grounds to another and obtain !
views of the buildings, Thew c
nay do this either in e~lsctric boats through
he lsgoons, or by the intramural elevated
railway. The contract for the lat
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