The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-21
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million dollars.
The famed "six Nations" in New York
Ate will DO we'll represented In the Indian
hibit d tho Worlds fair.
II IL proposed TO hold worlds fairs in
brlin in 1898. and in Paris in 1900, bnt
hhnits action has not yet been tnkon BY
o nations concerned.
In Dsnmark's exhibit at the Worlds
II will be a fms array Of porcelain ware
i'd = notable art display, including repro
actions Of many Of the Thoswaldson
ulpturss.
Chicago no~ has q population Of 1,b0O,0O0
PcordtnR 10 An estimate based on the pan
q made for the oity directory just issued.
bic i an increase OF about 800, COO over the
hoOl census OF 1880.
Several aniazons Of tho king of Daho-
~ will probably be seen In the DnhOmey
llage. which will be established at the
Iorld's fair. Sixty or seventy natives and
cir manner of living will be shown.
An effort il being made TO have tho cotton
ills Of Georgia make 4 fine exhibit At the
'orld's fair. II is believed that such
khibit would greatly stimulate the invest
emit Of capital in cotton mills In the
buth.
The exhibit to he made at tho Worlds
ir by Krupp, the celebrated &c man gun
baker. will represent an expenditure Of
$780, 900. The largest cannon ever made,
sighing 122 tons, will be in the exhibit. as
i'll be also several hundred tons of war
laterial.
II is proposed and ably supported. that
bmething be done 1t the time of the
Worlds far. presumably under the auspi-
be of the Worlds congress auxiliary, to
ring about throughout the world the uni.
ersal adoption of q decimal system of
ei9hts, measurements and coinage.
An effort in being made to show bv an OK.
ibit in the woman's building at the Worlds
Dir the relics and data of the pact and
resent literature, musical, dramatic, in
ustriql and rhilanthropic work Of women.
he Irish portion OF this exhibit promises
be particularly complete II interesting.
The state authorities of New York have
pplied for floor space in the trunspo tatioil
apartment of the Worlds fair, in which TO
bake an elaborate display of models, maps,
sports and statistios delineating the rail
pad system of that state and illustrating
be history aud present stage Of develop
Pent.
Foreign governments participating in tho
Worlds fair have beea requested to fur
lQs. If any. which they propose to erect at
he exposition. 1t il not the intention to
sservs space for buildings for them be-
Ond that date unless there shOuld be gpe-
ial reasons for doing SO. IT,.
The work OF assigning space to the thou
lands of exhibitors in the Val ious Wo.ld's
air buildings has been ente ed upon, n
,ill be pushed to q finish as rapidly a. pos
ible. AS much more space has been ap-
lied for than is available it will be neces-
lazy TO scale down the requests OF the
D~ajority of the applicants.
The Worlds fair commission for Peru
as asked government aid to enable it to
make IN exhibit of living animals of that
onntry. 1t has suggested the Importance
# the matter to all breeders, especially of
he animals peculiar to that region. such rs
Elamas, %aluacas, paco-vicunas and others,
Ind there is no doubt that a very creditable
Exhibit will be sent to Chicago.
Capt. Il. Fl. Pratt. of the government In
200 of the young Indian scholars at the Car
|isle school in the civic parade at the time
II the dedication of the Worlds faic build
ngs. Cart. Prntt desires also to have Il
ull military band. composed exclusively Of
hese Indian scholars. He intends to make
1t the fair al exhibit illustrating the edu-
RATIONAL and training work Of the Carlisle
Rchool.
! The Washington state building at tho
Worlds fair will show to some extent the
Forest resources of the state. The founda-
zion alone will contain III logs, some Of
Rhem 1870 feet long and forty-two inches in
diameter at the small end. The super
structure Of the building will contain, be-
bides heavy timber, fine finished woods.
the grain and structure of the
and a complete exhibit of %shipbuild-
ing material.
( A vast amount of We Y valuable informa-
zion. descriptive. statistical and other, con-
Ferning the several states of the union. is
being collected for the Worlds fair. Quite
II number of the states are preparing topo-
graphical maps. Others will show statisti-
bal maps, photographs, ETC., aud many are
having compiled, for free distribution at
he fair. books of from 800 to 500 pages set
ling forth a mass of Information as to re-
f%ou1ces, productions, population. education
Ind advantages to settlers, and for the i'll
Restment of capital.
| Director General Davis has announced
Shat he will probably Q cate Il bureau of
i'll the department. of liberal arts
bf the Worlds fair and appoint some we'll
known promoter of athletic sport rs chief.
Col. Davis has : plan also for securing a
forty-acre cane ground one mile south Of
Jackson park. On this tract. If the plan is
followed, will be a wheel course and Il big
grand stand. 1t will be suitable for mill
barry reunions and for the tents of soldiers.
IL rests with the executive committee OF the
board of directors to Inppr We the project.
The New York Worlds fair commission
brs have been trying to find a model of
steamboat, the "Clermont." to be
included in the states exhibit at Chicago.
% far, however, they have been unable to
discover one, and they have asked the Mar
thine exchange to help them out. They
have made many inquiries. but have been
able to get only some stRtiRtics as to the
dimensions. None Of the New
York shipping men appear to know If any
model of the Did steamboat survives the
elghty years since the vessel was used.
The tide of public opinion is umistakably
turning strongly in favor of keeping the
Worlds fair open on Sunday, provided q
''silent' fair be assured. The exposition
keeping the machinery running IN sunday
and everything going at full boom as on
week days. and since they have 40 declared
the demands for Sunday closing
have diminished greatly in number. Not a
few who had petitioned for u closed fair, have
changed their minds and revoked their
and have asked that the gates be
The authorities Of Harvard university
have applied to Chief Peabody of the de-
partment of liberal arts of the Worlds fair
for 1000 square feet for a thoroughly repre-
educational exhibit from that
institution. The officers Of the
say they are prepared not only to
but TO splendidly and representa- lively
fill every foot OF space which can be granted
to them for their educational exhibit. and
accompany their application with q
carefully calculated schedule and diagram
what they are prepared to do in
this direction.
of the Worlds fair . library Of works on
Churitiea and nanal nptitutioup II will