Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-02-16
WORLDS FAIR LETTER.
A japanese Tree Feet High and 800
Years Old.
The Big Roofs Leak--.LOOking Out for
CrOOks..A Strong OdOr.
From Our Special Correspondent.

dar is dead. This famous tree, 300
years old, was sent to the Fair by the
Emperor of Japan, but it was taken
from its soil and wrapped in brown pa
per. When it reached jackson Park
twas discovered that it would take he
roic measures to restore it to strength
and bloom, even if life were not ex-
| tinct. Hot pipes were laid around and
about it, but yesterday the time limit
was reached, and the famous old tree
was declared to be deadwood.
This cedar was considered to be one
of the best specimens of the celebrated
dwarf trees of Japan. For three CEN
turies its growth had been checked and
held down by a process known to the
clever Japs, until in appearance it was
burlesque, or miniature imitation of
a noble and massive cedar tree. There
is much mourning among the Japanese
at the Fair Grounds over the demise of
the wonderful tree, but it will be re-
tanned in the Horticultural Building
and given place of prominence in the
japanese exhibit.
British aristocrats may feel perfectly
at home here next summer To the
toot-te too-toot of the coaching horn
and the merry crack of the drivers
whip they will be able to sail Jackson
Parkward in great Picadilly four in
hand rigs at the rate of twelve miles
an hour. After an exhilerating ride
of forty five minutes the foam flecked
roadsters will dash up before typical
English hostelry and lusty guard will
sing out-"White 'Orse ; has far has
we CO." Theparty will find themsel yes
at the doorway of the Prince of Wales
Worlds Fair headquarters and will be
welcomed to great reception room by
a ruddy complexioned, round faced in
dividual, who will be playing landlord.
A Londoner has made arrangements to
send over full coaching outfit for uss
during the Fair. Sixty horses and a
full corps of drivers and stsblemen
will be sent with them, for it must be
all English, don'ch rknow.
The large tanks in the aquarium an.
mex of the fisheries building are receiv-
ing their finishing touches before being
filled with water for the live fish ex-
hibit Finishing touches include sixty
wagon loads of clay, which are to be
deposited in the bottom of the tanks.
In this clay the aquatic plants will be
rooted.
Warehouse B is nowadays pervaded
by most penetrating oder that would
shame an able bodied limburger cheese
into Oblivion. The odor centers in the
west end where large exhibit from
Lapland is stored. The exhibit con-
sists of hide covered sleds. boats, fish.
ing spears and other native parapher-
MALTA intended for Prof. Putnam s de-
partment.
The cold weather and the heavy
SHOWS and rains of the past few days
have somewhat worried the officials on
whom devolves the responsibility of
having the Fair open by May /. The
time has come when good weather is
imperatively demanded. The great,
massive roofs, strained as it was never
expected that they would be, have
shown weaknesses that are not at all
surprising, but which must be repaired
before exhibits in large numbers can
be received. Confidence is felt in the
construction department to meet the
emergency as soon as work on the roofs
is possible, but as week after week goes
by without there being chance to
send workman aloft, the situation is
anything but satisfactory. In going
through the large buildings yesterday
your correspondent found that the
roofs of nearly all of them were letting
in water over the floors and down the
sides, driving away workmen and leav-
ing bad looking marks on some painted
walls. But despite heavy rains, drift
ing SHOWS and high winds, the Fair
will be attired in Its wedding garments
on the first day of May, and with out
stretched arms ready to welcome az
guests the people of all the world.
Crooks will have difficult time ply.
ing their vocation at the Fair next sum
mer if the plans of the secret service
bureau are carried out. Probably al
! no previous exhibition has there been
such elaborate preparations made fol
the detection of criminals. In this
case it does not matter whether the
! thief comes from this country or from
foreign parts, he is likely to meet or
short notice detective who will land
him in some of the city prisons. Sew
eral months ago bureau of secret ser
vice was created at the Fair Grounds
and we'll known secret service cap
tain put 10 charge. Since that time h,
has been steadily planning successful
means for coping with the influx o.
expert fine workers who are expected
hara thia amman Tho captain ha,
just submitted to the Council of Ad
ministration what promises to be sue
cessful method OF detecting both ma
tive and foreign crooks. He has cor
responded with the officials of all tn
towns in the United States having
population OF over $4,000, and has ask