The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-31
OMAHA'S EXPOSITION.
Unique Features In the way OF Sill
yer Palaces and Mines.

Omaha, Neb., January 3O.-A bill Is
pending before the legislature OF Nebraska
providing for an appropriation OF $4,000
in aid Of the Trans Mississippi and Inter
national exposition of 1888 This measure
Is being pushed with great vigor and its
passage within a week or ten days Is con-
idently expected. Governor Silas a. Hol-
comb in his biennial message strongly
urged that liberal appropriation be grant
ed. A bill is before the Illinois legislature
appropriating $4,000 for the exposition
and many OF the Western States are now
considering similar bills
While the active work OF the managers
OF the exposition is now mainly directed in
Efforts to secure legislative and stock sub
scrlpuons plans covering the exposition
proper are being gradually developed. The
most imposing feature of the exposition OF
1898 Is to be the mineral exhibit. 1t Is
proposed to set apart portion of the
grounds for this purpose, under the desig-
nation OF Eel Dorado" in which Il silver
palace is to be the central structure The
building as proposed is about 450 feet
square, and its title, silver Palace" sig
niiied the character Of the exhibit to be
made In il. II Is to be built of metal and
silver plated. Mr.. $. 5. Beman of Chicago,
one of the architects OF the Worlds Fair
buildings, upon request, submitted a sketch
of the proposed palace. He selected a high
ly ornate Gothic style of architecture for
this building. and the style lends itself
readily, with its pinnacles. arches, flying
buttresses and graceful and delicate forms
10 the idea usually associated with silver
art work. The architecture of the Milan
cathedral was drawn from in a measure in
making the sketch Of the proposed silver
palace, MI Beman says If one can picture
In his mind the fairy like effect of silver
pinnacles, crockets and points presenting
forest Of spires to the sivory moon or
| the golden sun for their rejecting and
dancing scintillatlons, a faint idea Of the
character and novelty Of the possibilities
or this beautiful idea can be had. II lies
only In the province of the poet to adeuu-
ately describe the bewidering beauties and
glories of this fairy palace Truly the pos
illimitable. "'e
Another feature which will be both move,
and instructing is the chronological exhibit
/ l ne idea is to bring together Represent
| at'Nos or every Indian tribe in the United
| states, IN greater or less numbers Not
only VIII the various types OF North Amer
,cah Indians be assembled. but there will
| ne also an exhibit of their old aud new
| implements Of war: the great vnrietv n,
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/ between the Northern and Southc-c- tribes.
the various ornaments and ABORIGINAL lew
cry with which the trlhesmen bedecl,
| themselves. and their crude household
utensils, In fact, it is designed that this
aboriginal exhibit shall enable the visitor
TO see the various tribes as they exist and
I'VE today The progress In civilization
Hauo by lhe red man will also be ex-
! empiihed The wild Apache from the south-
west and the semi-civilized Indian ~ The
! rive Nations or Of the reservations in tho
East VIII be brought together. Tins givir,,
an object lesson OF the advances ,nade In,
the agencies for the civilization of tho rod
man. ~ Wv ~"
another feature proposed is nerfect
representation OF the Mercury gold mine
ot , IAN, made IN miniature. covering pos
sloiy an acre OF ground, representi,,p n
larse tract IN the neight orhood Of the rrea,
tnlne Other mining districts viii he rev
produced In similar manner
nc manager OF the department NJ e1
hlolts' Mr., Il. l.. Bruce, in his nrnsncc,ns
70 exhibitors, names trophy and nrize IN
We aWaroeo 70 the best exhibit ILLUSTRATORS
an irrigated farm The subject OF irrIpn.
49,, - ono Whleh is attracting very wide
| spread attention throughout the Nveet ava
Y Is the purpose Of the projectors ~, ~
/ exposition OF 1898 that every mode -, H.
] Ne' ION round to have been most nrac-
uV@pic snail be given Illustration /, Is
siso tue purpose to give prominence IN ,ha
ueet sugar Industry and to the cuItnro az
/ the sugar beet. "''''p VI
M"ny other features unique and biehlv
/ ra,a,in are pelns suggested and ideas
atns therelo are being develonpd rha
exposition of 1898 Will be originai a., ~
eepuon, as II is the aim OF the nromo,...
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