Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-09-27
THE CHICAGO EXPOSITION.
Members of the North American Turner
Bund Making Elaborate Prepara-
tons for an Exhibit.

Miss Elizabeth Ney OF Hampstead,
Tex. a descendant OF Marshal Ney oil
France, will execute in marble the
statues of number Of Texas heroes for
exhibition at the Worlds Fair.
The United States ship Constitution lie
about to start for Italy to collect works
OF art for the Worlds Fair. These art
treasures will remain In constant Gus
tody OF the government, and will be re-
turned after the fair in the same man
ner as brought.
New York State proposes to exhibit
at the Words Fair complete data, N
Guiding photographs, OF all the monu-
ments which have been erected to sol
diers OF that State who served In the
war OF the Revolution, the war OF 1872
or the war Of 1861.
Arrangements have been completed
whereby excursion trains to the Worlds
Fair, by whatever road they may arrive
In Chicago, will run within the EXPOSE
ton grounds and discharge their passen-
gers there. No transfer OF passengers at
any point will be necessary.
More than 10, 200 men are now at work
in getting the buildings and grounds
ready for the great exposition Of 1898.
On number OF the structures work pro-
ceeds day and night. Wonderful prog
REFS 10 being made, and It 10 assured that
all will be completed In time for the
opening.
The pupils Of the High School Of sa-
lem, Mass, are preparing an interesting
memorial OF that ancient town for te
Worlds Fair. The amateur photogra-
pliers OF the school are engaged in the
preparation OF series OF views OF the
many points Of historic interest in which
the town abounds. These are to be fin
ished by the pupils themselves, and are
10 form the illustrations OF handsome
album. The descriptive letter-press OF
the book, also the work Of the pupils, 10
to be neatly written on typewriter, so
that the whole volume will be literally
the handiwork Of the children OF Salem.
Members OF the North American Turn
or Bupd are making elaborate prepare
tions for their exhibit at the Worlds
Fair. They will occupy $500 square feet
In the liberal-arts building and 1880
square feet for outdoor drill, in which
| probably 5000 adults and several thou
sand children will participate. In the
covered space the Turner's will have
model classes taught gymnastics In ac-
cordance with their system now in vogue
in their societies and the Chicago pu bile
schools. The exhibition represented by
their commission includes $50 societies
with q membership OF $1,000, OF whom
5000 reside in Chicago.
A very interesting exhibit In this
transportation department OF the World,
Fair will be made by the steamship and
railway companies OF England. The col
lection OF models of battle ships, yachts
cruisers, more steamers ana merchant
vessels will be complete than was evel
before exhibited. The London anc
Northwestern railway will send over {
complete train OF cars, headed by grea
com pound locomotive named Grea
Britain" This will afford an opportu
nifty to compare the English compart
ment cars and sleepers with American
coaches. The Great Western railway
will exhibit the sntiquated locomotive
Lord Of the Isles" one OF the first uset
on the road. Several of the railway,
will show their signaling systems.