Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-02-15
THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.
Latest News Items on the Progress Of the
Great Fair.

In the Fine Arts exhibit at the World.
Fair will appear three pictures from Wind
sor Castle, loaned by Queen Victoria, anf
several from the Prince of Wales collec
ton.
The Japanese royal family will be re
presented at the Worlds Fair. 1t is an
nounced positively that the eldest sou ant
probable successor of the Mikado will vis
Chicago in September.
Germany's building at the Worlds Fair
was dedicated with appropriate exercises OF
ian. 97-the anniversary of Emperor Viii
liam's birth. The building is banisom.
structure, costing $50 900. and is nearl,
completed.
The King of Siam, at his own expense,
has decided to make an interesting displa,
in the manufactures, agricultural and for
estry buildings at the Worlrs Fair and vii
also erect a royal pavilion of elaborate
carved woods
The Royal Chorus society of Belgium
more than hundred strong. will visit III,
Worlds Fair and take part in the concert,
in Choral Hall. The chorus recently gave =
series Of concerts in London for charitabl,
siasm.
The Michigan Worlds Fair Board vii
make an exhibition of its new spapers. The
first page of every newspaper or magazine
published in the state will be mounted OF
wood veneer leaf, vanished the same a.
mounted maps are prepared, AMI hung OF
leaf standards.
The list of Germany's exhibitors at the
fair contains SOFT names. Represented in
it are $50 cities and towns of the empire,
and of these forty cities send more than ten
exhibits each. Berlin leads with 2s3 ex-
hibitors: Munich follows with ls7; Leipsic
with 49, Frankfort, So; Hamburg. 81 and
Chemnitz, Al.
An English salt concern has made sal,
statue, modelled after Bartholdi '.Liberty
Enlightening the World" in New York
harbor. The statue is 5 l-2 feet high and
stands on rock salt base feet high
The salt was taken from mine $50 feet
deep. The English firm will send it as an
exhibit to the Worlds Fair.
The Patterson and Newark mills of New
Jersey will make splendid silk exhibit at
the Worlds Fair. The silk in all It's stages
of manufacture will be displayed, together
with the silk worms and cocoons from
which the siiken threads viii be spun and
passed through various msnipulations until
they appear in the finished silk texture
ready for the market.
The Queen Regent OF Spain will he rer-
resented at the Worlis Columbian Exposi-
ton by the Infanta Euialia and her husband.
Prince Antoine. The Spanish cabinet has
sanctioned their visit to the Worlds Fair as
representatives of Queen Regent Christina.
The Infanta Eulalia vas born Feb l2. 1864
and is, therefore, nearly 90 years of age.
She was married to Prince Antoine. son of
Prince Antoine d'0rlsans. Duke of Mont
pensier, Feb. %. 1856. The Infansa Eula-
Lin is the youngest sister of King Alfonso.
Emperor William OF Germany has show n
his appreciation Of the Worlds Fair and
especially lis respect for Director General
Davis. by authorizing Herr wermu,i,. his
imperial Worli's Fair commissioner. to
present Col. Davis an elegantly bouni work
bearing on the discovery of America The
German tide is "Die Entdeckung Ameri-
kas.- This work was issnei by the Geo.
graphical Society of Berlin in eommemor-
alton Of the 40Osh anniversary of the dis
covery of America. Tovani the yubIica-
lion Of the work Emperor William has him
self contributed large amount of money.