Rock Island daily Argus., 1892-05-09
MAJOR HANOY'S SCRAP BOOK.
Keeping Tab on the Papers Who Get His
News Letters-Notes.

Keeping Tab on the Papers Who Get His
News Letters-Notes.
Major Handy keeps a lot of scrap books
in his Office in which are pasted clippings
from newspapers all over the world that
print the matter sent out from his depart
ment to exploit the fair. This means is
taken to learn not only what papers use
the news letters sent from Major Handy's
Office, but also to learn the sentiment of
different sections of the country as reflec-
tee in these papers in regard to the fair.
Nearly Four Million Words.
II the interest in the Worlds fair
throughout the country can be gauged by
the clippings that reach Major Handy's Of
fee, the exposition is certainly gaining
ground every day and in every direction.
During the month of April the guardian of
the scrap books cut from various newspa-
pers letters representing 2,962, 500 words
that appeared in English newspapers. 1t
also discovered that during the same period
here had been printed in foreign newspa-
pe-s $50, 100 words sent from Major Han
dy's Office.
Depew May Make Speech.
Chauncey NJ. Depew may yet deliver an
Grafton at the dedication of the Worlds
far buildings. His friends are exerting
every influence to get place for him on
the programme for Oct. 10 next. Repre-
sentative Breckenridge, of Kentucky, who
was chosen orator of the day several
months ago, is heartily in favor of shar-
ing the honors of the occasion with DR..
Depew. At meeting of the ceremonies
committee yesterday afternoon, letter
was produced from Breckenridge, in which
he urged the committee to make room on
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Still More Room Wanted.
Director General Davis has put himself
OIL record again with the board of control
in declaring that separate building for
the liberal arts is absolutely necessary. In
his report Colonel Davis says that the
most complaint in regard to the made
qIacy of space in this building is heard
from representatives of foreign countries.
Lieutenant Robinson, chief of the depart
n ent of machinery, finds that machinery
hall is too small to accommodate the ex-
h bitors of that department. Applications
have been received for 500, ,502 square feet
OF space, which is 329, SCI square feet in ex
cess ef what yet remains to be assigned.
Congress of Civil Engineers.
Ten thousand dollars have already been
subscribed to meet the expenses of the con-
gress of civil engineers in 1893 E. L. Cor
thell, chairman of the general committee
that is arranging the congress, estimates
that $3.50 will be required to maintain
the headquarters during the fair.
No Liquor on the Plaisance.
AS the Hyde park prohibition district
includes the midway plaisance (where
many interesting features Of the fair will
he located) no liquor can be sold there
jackson and Washington parks, however,
are outside the ''dry belt"
The Virginia state board has invited the
Hampton Normal institute (colored), Of
which General S. G. Armstrong is princi-
PAL, to make an exhibit of the progress and
requirements Of the negro and Indian
students in the educational display by that
state.
Mrs Viola Fuller, OF Mitchell, S. D., has
applied for space in the woman's building
for unique opera cloak, unlike anything
ever seen before The garment, which is
ffty-seven inches in length and circular in
oesign, is composed entirely of certain
small and particularly delicate feathers of
prairie chickens.