The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-03
NOTES OF THE
WORLDS FAIR.

The sultan of lahore has $10,o OO. 600 in
jewels. The sultan ia to attend the Worlds
fair. and if he is as wise ns he is wealthy be
will leave his jewels at home.
The structural parts. equipments, orna-
ments, carvings, tapestries, etc. for the fac
simile of the celebrated Hatfield house,
England, q representative old-tilne baron
lal mansion. have been shipped from New
York to Chicago.
Mrs. Sarah Fulgread. of Mason City,
Neb., writes: u have i'll my possession Il
pal er shilling issusd by the colony of New
Jersey Outing the reign of George III. II
ia dated March 81. 1776. would willingly
loan it to the Worlds fair"
The winning exhibitors at the Worlds
fair will each receive a bronze medal and a
handsome diploma, setting forth the sps-
citic purpose TO, which the medal was
awarded. Provisions will be made, 10 is
expected. for $4,000 medals and diplomas.
The women of Mississippi have, put the
men of the state to shame in a name to
merit the praise of the whole country.
They went to work on q Worlds fair ex-
hibit when the men professed poverty and
have already made arrangements for q good
display.
Secretary Hurt. of the department. of
agriculture has received a letter from a
twenty to fifty Angora goats. Arrange
ments will be made to give space to this
rare exhibit. The goats were brought from
India and Asia Minor.
The programme of the Worlds fair con-
Rrsss of representative women is a compre-
hensive one. Tn congress will open May
Is and close May 22. The principal themes
ture. philanthrophy and charity. moral and
social reform, religion. civil Law md gov
eminent.
Miss Ida Hewitt, of Cairo. W va, said to
be the only female locomotive engineer in
the world, has been engaged by the women
commissioners of the Worlds fair to run
the f1rst train over the grounds on tho open
ing OF the exhibition and will leave for
Chicago about u week before the day Rp-
pointed for the opening.
The Patterson and Newark mills Of New
Jersey will make a splendid silk exhibit at
the Worlds fair. The silk in NIL its stages
of manufacture will be displayed, toget6er
with the silk worms and cocoons from viii, h
the silken threads will be spun and passed
through various manipulations until they
appear in the finished silk texture ready for
the market.
The Columbian souvenir coin has ,roved
q failure. Congress made a gift TO tho
exposition managers of ~, 900. 600 worth OF
the coins. and the managers expected to
sell them for 81 apiece. realizing Is, 600, 600.
Instead OF mat only 1897, coo worth have
been sold up to dnte, and over a., COZ, coo
worth OF the pretty pieces are left in kegs
in the safety vaults.
The department of state at Washington
advises Director General Davis that it has
received a dispatch from the American leea-
ton ut Madrid that definite arrangements
have been made for the re ception and trans.
mission of the manuscripts and other sou.
venirs which the duke Of Bel wick and the
duke of Veragua have consented to lonn tor
exhibition at the exposition.
The publishers of tho leading morning
and evening newspapers of Chicago have
mnde arrangements to print their pspers
on the fair grounds during the exposition,
The five big morning dailiss will each send
one of their pages TO Machinery hall, and
these with three pages OF %oilioinl announce
ments and programs mes OF tho day will
constitute the pnper. II will DO ,un off on
presses furnished rs EXHIBITS by leading
manufactured of presses.
The bureau of music has concluded mr.
ranRements with the following organiza-
tions TO appear during the exposition,
New Yosk symphony orchestra. Walter
DanroBch, conductor. two concerts during
the month of May. sousa's military band
during the months OF May and June. Gin
einnati military band, conductor, Michael
Brand, during the entire period Of the OK. J