The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-05

lating to the American exhibit at the
Paris exposition has naturally attract.
ed the most general attention as pass
ed. the sundry civil bill carried for this
display $SSO,000. of which 100000 may
be for clerk hire. raises the limit of last
years act by $4,000 to 81 .050, 900. and
allows $25O.OO0 for buildings and $4,000
for the pay of Jurors.
Second in Importance perhaps is the
celebration of the Louisiana purchase,
under the administration of Jefferson.
This celebration is planned for 1904 at
ST. Louis, and was before congress only
in a preliminary way. No action was
taken at the session just closed and
none was really expected. 1t is esti-
mated that $4,000, 900 will be needed to
carry out the plans of the projectors.
or this sum congress will be asked to
advance S5.O00,OO0, the repayment of
which will be amply secured.
Two eXpositions. for which 100000
each was voted. will be held respective
ly at Toledo in 1902 and at Buffalo in
1907. The Toledo celebration will be
in commemoration OF the admission Of
Ohio to the Union in 1902. This, too
will be an illustration of the country
growth. as Ohio will show an increase
of about-,a hundredfold in population
since 1T was carved out of the North
west territory. and of about a thousand
IolO III revenues, Slale- anu local. Inc
Site chosen for this fair is near Wayne's
battlefield of Fallen Timber. and also
near Put-inBay, where Perry gained
his great victory. so that a naval dis
play and an exhibition of Indians are
proposed.
The display at Buffalo will be a pam
American industrial exposition. and it
is proposed to illustrate the develop
ment of the Western hemisphere. The
a1,xy tI, COR In pa n
corporated last year. Its directorate
includes r. P. Flower. Chauncey M.
Depew, H. Walter Webb. w. f. Shee-
/ han and other well known men. The
government appropriation will be de-
voted in part to a. building, $500, coo hav-
ing been set aside for this purpose,
while $50. 900 will be expended upon the
federal display.
Another exposition. which asked aid
| from congress, was that to be held at
| Omaha from July to Nov. this year
| For this however, no financial aid was
| asked from congress- The request was
| for a board of managers appointed by
| the president to superintend govern
ment exhibits from Cuba, Porto Rico,
the Ladrones and the Philippines in the
| exposition buildings which the govern
| ment already has, and also the gift Of
| those buildings after Nov. l TO Omaha
1t wants, too, Congress of Ameri-
| can Indians" like last years, with eX-
hibits eff the country in general, and
the privileges of last years fair as to
the admission of exhibits. and, finally,
an invitation from Secretary Hay to
other countries to take part
Next year occurs the anniversary Of
| the establishment of the capitol at
Washington, and the anniversary will
| doubtless be celebrated in fitting style.
under the direction of congress, but no
| action has yet been taken. There will
| be time to provide for this at the next
session. as the date to be celebrated
| does rot occur until May.
Other expositions, which were before
congress for aid were the Commercial
exposition, to be held at Philadelphia,
which asked for $4,000, and the Wom-
ans Industrial exhibit at Washington.
For this Senator Gallinger introduced
a resolution appropriating S25, 900