The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-07
WORLDS FAIR NOTES,

In its exhibit at the worlds fair the gov
eminent patent Office will show upward:
| of 2, 500 models, many OF them being work
| ing machines.
The National museum at Washin gton III
| its exhibit at the worlds fair, will dis
| play a collection of coins and other metal
money valued at nearly $1,000. OOJ
| The various transportation lines be
tween the central portion of Chicago and
the worlds fair grounds will be able to
carry upwards Of 1901 people an hour.
| The last will and testament of Queen
| Isabella, in which she makes humble of
references to the new world. will be very
| interesting object in the Spanish exhibit
| at the worlds fair.
Exhibits for the woman's building are
required to be in the building by March
! 10, at which time an expert committee OF
the board of lady managers will pass upon
| them to determine their fitness for exhibit
ton.
The Lairds, shipbuilders in Birkenhead.
will exhibit at the worlds fair models OF
vessels showing the progress made in the
construction of transatlantic liners since
they were first run between New York and
Liverpool.
Two white kangaroos will appear 10 the
New South Wales exhibit. These are eX-
ceedingly rare animals. Only one other
living specimen is known to exist, and
that is an attraction in tie Royal Aquari-
um in London.
An engine built by James Watt, Lanca-
shire, England, IN 1915, will be exhibited
at the worlds Fair in the transportation
department. II is owned by John Rourk e
u Son, Savannah, Ca, aud has been con-
tluuCusly in use since built
The exhibit of fine woods made at the
worlds fair by West Virginia in the for
estry building will consist of 25O splendid
specimens, finely polished aud finished in
"A manner which will show the special
characteristics and qualities of all growths
and varieties to the best advantage.
Arrangements have been made in Lon
don to transport to Chicago, for use at the
worlds fair, seven English coaches and
sixty horses, together with professional
drivers and guards These coaches will
carry passengers from the hotels to the eX
position grounds and return, at prices
commensurate with such Il fad, which it is
believed will be exceedingly fashionable
with wealthy people.
Iceland sagas, bearing on the early dis
coveries of the Norsemen and the stories of
their trips to Vinland and possibly North
America, will be lent by the Danish gov
eminent to the United States for eXbibi
ton at the worlds fair These sagas are
entitled Codex FluteyensIs. 1t has re-
quired a great deal of red tape to secure
these valuable manuscripts. Before per-
hitting them to leave Copenhagen the
Danish government has stipulated that in
case of the total loss $50, 600 must be paid
for them and all expenses incident to their
exhibition. They are to be returned by
United States man OF war.
Visitors to the worlds fair who are in
firm, crippled or simply weary, can do
their sight seeing in the various buildings
by making use Of roller chairs. A COM
pauy was granted the right. some time
ago, of operating such vehicles, and by
May LIST, viii have 600 men, chiefly
college students, in its employ to push
them The charges TO visitors for making
use of these chairs will be as follows: For
chair carrying one person, 20 cents per
hour, 40 cents per half hour; two persons,
81 per hour, 30 cents per half-hour; one
person, when chair is taken for period OF
not less than ten hours, S. for the first ten
hours aud 40 cents ar hour for the time
over ten hours; carrying two persons. IS
for the first ten hours and - cents IA hour
after that.
Contracts have been let for furnishing
So COO, eco admission tickets TO the worlds
fair OF these 100000 will be Autograph
ell, and OF such elaborate workmanship
that counterfeiting them wilt be next to
impossible. These are desigC@G 10 meet
the orders for tickets which have been
flowing in for months, and they will be
good whenever presented at the gates.
The remaining SO, 0lU 900 will be simply
printed after the style of an ordinary rail-
road ticket. These tickets viii not all Ire
alike. and different style will lie used
each day. They, Will DE good only on the
I on 40 , WI
be offered TO the public q advance OF that
day. Thus danger of counterfeltIng them
vial be avoided. Ihousaucs of compli-
meutary tickets and passes viii have TO be
issued, OF course, but IL i the intention Of
the directory 10 keep he list down as low
rs possible, aud 70 Issue them only TO
those whose official position demands
recognition by the exposition" The list,
a. thus tar prepared, includes the high
officials Of the government, tae diplomatic
corps, governors, exposition commission
els, directors. lady managers, exhibitors.
EN- playes, etc. etc Nearly at! OF tde passes
will have affixed The photogrS ph of the
holder TO Dreyent their being transferred
Mr. Sargent. the electrical engineer of
the worlds fax, has completed his scheme
for lighting the nau basin on fete nights
daring the exposition. Thousands Of
iacande>ceBt lights of different colors are
to be used. One row will exi end Just hove
the waters edge all around the basin,
ana another row VIII reflect deeper into
the water from few ice. higher up. Sill
higher on the lossias of all the buildings
that surround the basin VIII BE- other rows
az lights with here and there handsome
design. Rows Of lights viii also reach
around the colonDade story Of the admin
istratlon building. which stands at the
head Of The basin, while the lower part o.
the building with lie kept DARK. At the
base OF each tier of the MacMoni-s foun-
tain will be another row OF lights. over
which the water viii f.l. from the basin
above. There are also 20 be yarigus
search-lighiS 10 help oas the effect. Oae
of these viii be placed In the uSexzoulue
floor ot tae administration bul.d.u, 10
play o. he MacMouBies fountain, AUotb-
er 9u the electricity building vii. throw
its light on the statue .ot the republic at
the ee>t end e the basin, ard still other,
VIII be empioyed TO help out At other
places. Tue edect Of al these nsny-Aas,l