Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-04-01
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.
President Diax Favors Fine Showing
of Mexlco's Progress and Ad-
vantages at the Fair.


Ceylon will conduct a teahouse or
Midway Plaisance.
Queen Margaret Of Italy has promised
to loan her famous collection OF rare laces
for exhibition at the fair.
The grand entrance to the mammoth
manufacturers' building will be decor
ated at an expense OF about $4,000.
Iowa in Its exhibits at the exposition
will show the various forms in which
corn products are useful as food and also
the processes Of their preparation.
Regulations for exhibitors in the sew
| eral departments OF the exposition have
been issued, and can be obtained by all
intending exhibitors by applying for
them either in person or by mail.
Sultan Of Turkey has consented to the
erection OF mosque at the exposition
grounds for the religious services Of Mo-
hammedans who attend the fair. 1t is
reported that $1,000 will be expended in
its erection.
The enormous steel trusses to sustain
the roof OF the manufacturers building
are the largest ever made for architect
ural purposes. They span 1893 feet, and
rise to height OF I'll feet. The contract
for them calls for about $460, 900.
| The total amount reported appropri-
ated by foreign nations and colonies for
their representation at the exposition 90
far as heard from is 90, 95l ,053. Quite a
number OF those which have decided to
participate have not yet made appropri-
atoms.
The Illinois State Board OF Agriculture
has offered number Of prizes, ranging
from $50 to 1850, for the best exhibits
shown at the State Fair, to be held at
Peoria in September. From these ex-
hibits the board will make many selec-
tions for the Worlds Fair.
The Illinois State Exposition Board
has set apart $40, 900 a. special fund
for the encouragement OF livestock ex-
hibits at the fair. The fund is appor-
toned as follows: Horses, 81 per cent
cattle, 80 per cent. hogs, Is per cent.
sheep, IL per cent. poultry, 8 per cent.
II. Gloster Armstrong of London is in
Chicago making application for space
upon which to chow reproduction ol
the Tower of London, or rather the most
interesting portions OF it, such rs the
White Tower, Beauchamp Tower, Tower
Green, Traitors Gate, etc. He repre-
sents company willing to expend 1881, :
600 in the enterprise.
The United States Treasury Depart
ment has decided that machinery i'm.
ported to the exposition from foreign
countries either wholly as an exhibit or
to be shown in connection with the IL
lustration of some manufacturing proc.
ess shall be admitted free OF duty. Any
raw material imported for use in such
process must pay duty, however.
M. Seranno, Mexico's special Worlds
Fair Commissioner, who visited Chicago
a short time ago and made thorough
inspection OF exposition progress and
affairs, has made to his government a
report exceedingly favorable to the ex-
position. He advocates an elaborate
participation by Mexico. President Diaz
has expressed himself in favor of MAX
ing fine showing of Mexico's progress
and advantages rather than of her relics
and antiquities.
A bill protecting foreign exhibitors OF
patented articles from all possible prose-
cution for infringement has been passed
by the Senate, and is pending and re-
ported sure to pass in the House. The
bill reads as follows: "That no citizen
of any country shall be held liable for
the infringement of any patent granted
by the United States or any trade mark
registered in the United States, where
the act complained OF is performed in
connection with the exhibition OF any
article or thing at the Worlds Column
bian Exposition at Chicago"
Jackson Park will retain ae one of its
permanent attractions the building
which Japan will erect for its headquar-
tiers at the exposition. The building
will be modelled after one of the most
famous and INTELLECTUALLY unique of
Japan's ancient temples, and with it's
surrounding garden will cost $4,000.
About $4,000 square feet will be occu-
pied. The South Park Commissioners
have accepted the offer of S. Tegima,
representative of the Mikado, to give the
structure to Chicago on condition that it
ne kept permanent and in repair, and
that one room in it be devoted to a pub
lie exhibit of Japanese works of art,
which the Japanese government agrees
to replenish from time to time.