The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-21

splendid man0euyoe ON the part OF the
commissioners, who deserve credit for the On.
ergy displayed. Il would hardly b proper to
discuss the merits OF the strike now, but the
fact that IL lasted but twenty-four hours and
that the men returned to work after making .
complete breakdown II sufficient to show that
II was altogether unjust Public opinion WAS
against 1t from the start and the press was .
unit In condemning what It had no hesitation
In characterising a. . most Ubiquitous move to
"sand-bag" the exposition authorities.
The trouble 10 not yetat an end Carpenters
are still grumbiine, stirred up By their leaders,
and their II no knowing ct what moment
another strike may b inaugurated. A the
only point in question II that the directorate
shall discriminate against non.union workmen
the utter futility Of any strike Of the kind can
easily b seen. Al representing the govern.
ment the management OF the exposition can.
not under any circumstances discriminate
against American citissns because they do not
happen to belong TO . union. II another strike
should occur and work b suspended for any
length Of time It will render delay In the open.
Ing OF the expedition unavoidable Every
one Il dsvoutly praying chat such . thing
shall not come to pass. The directorate
sion - that demanded shall b made
to the vorkmen and the moment another strike
should be ordered, over 5000 workmen viii Be
brought into the city and put TO work. The
result IL only to be conjectured.
MAMMOTH FROM 4 MAMMOTH STATE.
"Do you know" said visitor recently. speak
ing Of the state OF Washingtons 'your state il .
state Of big things"
And 90 It 10. This vastness Of things viii b.
thoroughly unexampled in state exhibit The
biggest dagsta6 on the grounds. cut from .
single tree stands before the largest state struc.
sure on the grounda Inside this building will
b placed the second mounted mammoth in the
world. The bones Of this great animal. whose
monstrous skeleton takes one back TO those
primsval times when there wers giants ON the
earth. were found In thY spring OF 1873 ON
ner Of Spokane county. At the Same
time the skeletons of three others were
discovered. It took two months to mount the
skeleton of one mammoth after 1t came into DO
session Of the Chicago Academy Of Science. but
when 1t was hnished the trouble lsviShed upon
1t was amply repaid Tho restored skeleton
stands thirteen feet high, nearly four feet higher
than the famous mammoth Of 81 Petersburg.
When alive the Washington mammoth must
have been near fourteen feet high. II q an un.
doubted specimen Of the Elsphas primogenuA
The tusks measure nine feet ten inches on the
outer curvature, and their circumference at the
base 10 twenty.one incheA
There 10 another nearly complete mammoth
skeleton at Yale, but the monster which Il TO
stand in the Washington building II the only
mounted ono In this country.
II has been decided by the commission o
place this most interesting specimen ct the
west end OF the platform In the main hall. IL
will DO the central figure of the taxidermy *.
hibit. which will be very largo
OTHER Bic rafsos FROM WARRINGTON.
Another large exhibit viii bs that OF the coal
resources Of our state. There will DO one huge
lump weighing over twenty tons from the
Roslyn mines, and correspondingly large pieces
from the other mines OF the country. But a. II
these large things were not enough to prove
that the state II ahead in this respect, Il may b
OF interest to know that from the immense nag
stan will ny the biggest dag on the grounds
The commissioners concluded their purchase OF
this great piece OF bunting last week at what
they consider bargain It measures sixty feet
In length BY thirty feet in depth. or IN area OF
1,s00 square feet, ana Was OF course made ex-
prsssly for the purpose
That other large exhibit from Washington--
the whals-is already being set up in the fab
eries building. It 10 suspended directly over
the stale nsh exhibit Superintendent J. W.
Collins. OF the fisheries department, says this IL
one Of the finest exhibits In tho building.
PAINTING TIE STATE BUILDING
All scaffolding has now been taken from the
building. and IL stands in all the glory OF
fresh paint and bright woodwork. The tenn
porary railroad tracks have been taken up, and
the freight cars which obscursd the view in
front have been taken away. Landscape gar.
deners are beginning to get the surrounding
grounds into some sort of shape, while gangs OF
men arc busily engaged removing the huge
piles OF debris which cucumber the plaza The
commissioners have accepted the suggestion OF
the Posi- regarding the ceiling
OF the interior Of the building. Only the north
wing and main hall will DO entirely ceiled. In
the south wing the huge timbers forming
the basement will BE- left rough. 80 that
their vast size can be seen from inside - we'll
a. out In this wing, as previously stated, will
be the mineral and cereal exhibits and things
pertaining to them. The platform In the main
hall 10 nearly finished. On this will BE- minia-
ture farm 26x4S feet in siza 1t will be complete
in its equipments, with gang-plows, shrsshing
machines and all manner OF farm implemsnta
The exhibits are beginning To arrive ana every
one is kept busy locating cara Already eight
cars are here with their freight OF exhibits, and
this week sees great many of these things In
place. Apropos to this, IL may be stated that
near the Forestry building will b stationed two
logging trucks from the Washington Iron
Works, at seattle. which viii have cus oil 81
tree iox& feet in sisa
Nothing viii b lacking In the decoration Of
the building. Besides the huge dsg already
mentioned there will b . burgse on each turres
fifteen feet in size. On two OF these turrefs. on
q white background, viii b the word. In ever
green. "W ashingson." On the other two will Be
the words Evergreen State" Then, OF course,
there viii be the shruobery. bunting, lowers,
etc. which so toward making . glorious tout
ensemble
rooR oREGoS's HUMILIATION.
Poor Oregon! Attention 10 more and more At
Nacred 20 it's lack of proper representation
"whers 10 the Oregon buiidingf" asked .
belated wepiootef the othe! day, wandering
about the grounds in q disconsolsts way, seek
ing in vain 70 discover his state homo
Oregon has no building" De Vas told
He smiled incredulously, saying, "Cali!ornia
has q building aud Washington has ona You
don mean 10 tell me that Oregon hss no build
ing. Why. man, she Was settled before either Of
the oshsra loa don't mean to tel! lie taas shs
Il not herer'
"That's what"
.wsl. vel, Penurious Pennoyer 10 well called.
It's shame. disgrace," and the poor fellow
went away With tears in his sysA Every other