The Red Cloud chief., 1897-03-26

Lounsberry. Fargo: Iowa. George r..
Wright. Council Bluffs; south Dakota,
Thomas II. Wells, Hot Springs: Ne
braska, William Neville, North Platte:
Missouri, John Doniphan, st. Joseph;
Kansas c. a. Fellows. Topeka; Ari-
iona. Charles U. Drake. Tuscon; Cali
fornia. George w. Parsons. Los An
geles; Texas, Gustav Reymershoffer.
GalVeston; Oklahoma, Eugene Wallace.
oklahoma city; Idaho. B. r. Shawhan.
Payette; Nevada, William J. Wcster-
held. Reno: Utah. Louis w. Shur,llf.
ogden city; Colorado. Henry =. steele.
Denver; New Mexico, l.. Bradford
Prince. Santa Fe; Oregon, b. =. Cook,
salem; Alaska, Gov. James Sheakiey,
Sitka.
The officers Of the exposition are:
Gurdon w. Wattles, president: Alvin
Saunders. resident vice-president; Her
man Kountze, treasurer; John A.
Wakefield. secretary. The executive
committee is composed of the follow
ing: Zachary r. Lindsey. chairman
and manager Of the department Of
ways and means; Edward Rosewater.
manager Of the department Of pub
licity; Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock. manager
OF the department OF promotions; Free
man p. Kirkcndall. manager Of the de-
partment OF buildings and grounds:
Edward T.. Bruce. manager Of the de-
partment OF exhibits; Abram l.. Reed.
manager Of the department OF conces-
sions; w. N. Babcock, manager OF the
department OF transportation.
The plan for a board OF lady man
ayers has been approved by the execu-
tive committee. II provides for a.
board OF twenty-seven women, which
Is to have charge OF all educational
matters and of congresses on philo-i
sophical and scientific subjects. Tho
board is to be composed Of representa-
tivcs. as follows: Omaha, IL; Council
BLUFFS, 2: South Omaha. q; and each
congressional district OF Nebraska. Q.
In the three Giles named mass meet
ings were held recently. at which the
women managers were selected. Mass
meetings In the several congressional
districts will in like m elect repre-
sentatives. The congressman are re-
quested to name the dates and places
for holding these mass meetings.
Plans for a few unique and highly
attractive features have already been
favorably received by the promoters
OF the exposition, as we'll as the people
at large. One which has attracted
much attention Is the proposed silver
palace, which will be the central figure
Of the mineral exhibit. 1t is proposed to
set apart a portion of the grounds for
this exhibit, under the designation Of
"El Dorado" The building will be
about $50 feet square. II will be con-
structed OF metal and will be silver
plated. Mr.. s. 8. Beaman, an eminent
Chicago architect, has submitted a.
sketch OF the proposed palace.
In the mining section there will boz
reproductions Of famous mines In min
iature. The Mercur gold mines Of Utah
will be shown in this way; the ex-
hibit to cover possibly an acre OF
ground.
A novel feature of the exposition will
be the chronological exhibit. Represent;
tatives Of every Indian tribe on the
continent will be assembled In greater
or less numbers. The war implements,
abodes. variety Of apparel, the various
ornaments and aboriginal jewelry with
which the tribesmen bedeck themselves
will be shown. The wild Apache OF
the southwest and the semi-civilizedl
Indian of the Five Nations or OF tho
reservations will commingle,' and the
progress made by agencies for the civ
ilization Of the red men will be shown.
The exposition managers have de-
cided to erect a building to be devoted
to the Grand Army OF the Republic.
An extensive collection of war relics
will form a most interesting feature
OF this building. Gen. T. 8. Clarkson
OF Omaha. commander-in-chief OF the
Grand Army, says the government,
having become interested In the expo
sition, would gladly furnish all the
trophies and mementoes OF the civil
war and Of preceding wars. which are
embraced In the priceless collection In
the War and Navy museum. Many
states will also be induced to lend their
collections for this exhibit.
The highest aim Of the promoters of
the Trans-Mississippi and Information
al exposition of 1898 Is to show to the
world the vast extent of wealth and re.
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