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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-09

Ken into myriads of individual drops
Within the face of the niche is an elab-
crate arrangement OF electric lights nv
means OF which countless fantastic de-
signs are made to appear in the surface
of the sparkling waterfall. Other uehte
play upon the water from without nro-
ducing brilliant and pleasing effects
quite unlike anything heretofore at
tempted. The tower stands in a large
aquatic pool surrounded by balustrades
and flowers, with numerous fountains
and cascades playing into the basin.
The tower is reached from the Plaza on
the north side by a bridge of attractive
design. Elevators carry the visitors to
the promenade floors at various heights.
From these floors broad and beautiful
views of the exposition and surround
ings are obtained. At the height of 200
feet in the tower is a large restaurant.
At a height of 300 feet is lookout that
gives one a birdseye view of a vast
stretch of country, including the Mag
ara Frontier, Niagara river, Canada
and Lake Erie.
Directly east of the tower, on the
north side of the Mall, is the Agricul-
tural building and beyond that the Live
Stock displays, the latter covering ten
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-09

vUST where to begin a story of the
~ great Pan-American Exposition at
Buffalo is a problem offering many
ways of approach all of them at
tractive, all of them SO inviting as to
leave one still in doubt which to choose.
If we begin at the upper left hand
corner-the northwest-as an artist
might do in making a picture, we shall
straightway find ourselves in the LADY
rinths of the Midway, surrounded by
the gayesF CT scenes, in a maze of nov
elites, tiMH 1ding serpentine walks,
meeting the grotesque and the incon-
gruous and laughing with the merriest
of merry crowds. If we begin at the
northeast corner, we shall sit in the top
row of seats in the Stadium, looking at
a crowd of $4,000 people in that great
amphitheater, larger in its dimensions
than the Coliseum built by Vespasian
and Titus to please the sportive Romans
at the beginning of this era.
Rather let us come up from the city
by trolley, as most of the visitors will
do, and approach the exposition from
the south. 1t is close four miles from
the business center of Buffalo to the
southern gates of the exposition but
no city ever had a better street railway
system than this, and it is a short ride.
1t is May, 1901. We alight at Forest
avenue and enter at the grand southern
gateway of the exposition. 1t is on Lin
coin Parkway, a broad beautiful boule-
ward shaded deeply with rows of tall
NAPLES. The entrance is one of the not
able architectural works of the expo
sitien, of rich and elaborate design. A
so cent ticket gives us the freedom of
the exposition for a day.
The Pan-American Exposition grounds
are about one mile from north to south
and half a mile from east to west.
They embrace an area of $50 acres, of
which 1873 acres are improved park
lands, a part of Delaware Park. We
are told by experts whose word is law
among landscape architects that the
park scenes which we are now drinking
in with our fresh vision and alert SEN
sibilities are among the most beautiful
in the world. 1t is easy to indorse such
an agreeable expression of opinion, for
he must be obtuse indeed who will not
readily imagine himself set down in one
of natures own fairylands.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-09

les. Numerous shady arcades and airy
pavilions promise comfort upon the
warmer days. There is a uniformity of
cave line among the great buildings,
and patient attention to detail is every
where manifest in these extensive ar
chitectural works. Pillars and pilasters
are made rich with bas-reliefs and ara
besques. Arches are tinted and fres-
coed Towers. lanterns, domes and min
arets, flag standards, finals and fes-
ICONS, with countless flags, streamers
and banners waving gayly, combine to
heighten the festival aspect.
The style of architecture here observ-
ed is described as a modification of the
Spanish renaissance, it having been de-
cided that this would somewhat pro-
claim the All-American or Pan-Amefi-
can character of the exposition.
Throughout Latin America the APPROX
ed architecture is that which has come
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-09

A little grade brings you finally to
point where the architectural beauty or
the great main group of exposition
buildings blossoms before the eye as
flower opens when the sun streaks the
eastern sky and heralds the dawn OF
new day.
Wonderful Architectural Creation.
There are some 20 or more large
buildings, including the massive archl-
tectural features of a decorative CHAR
acter The lesser buildings are num-
bered by the hundred. The love OF
symmetry has guided the hands OF the
designers of these glorious works, ana
the arrangement is upon harmonious
lines Color shades into color, shadow
blends into brightness, and there are
brilliant contrasts in a thousand ways
that forbid a hint Of severity and same
ness and make a picture that one VIII
carry always in his mind when once 1t
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-09

In planning the great exposition it has
been the aim of the architects to avoid
disturbing any of the features of this
charming pleasure ground The walk
leads the visitor among stately trees
and along stretches of rare shrubbery
that give off delicious odors from mill
lions of flowers. The first notable build
ing is the Albright Art Gallery we'll
within the park on an elevated site. 1t
is the permanent home of the public art
treasures of Buffalo, and the building is
the gift of an enterprising and public
spirited citizen, Mr. j. j. Albright, who
has taken this as an opportune time to
bestow lasting benefit upon the city.
1t also meets appropriately the pur-
poses of an art building for the EXPOSE
ton.
We come presently to a bridge of
elaborate design which spans a narrow
place in the Park Lake. On either side
are broad reaches of water dotted with
pleasure boats. The plumage of swans
and other waterfowl of dazzling white
ness gladdens and enlivenS the scene
They are good sailors, those birds with
sinuous necks, and the envy of young
boys to whom swimming and diving are
as yet arts unachieved.
What scene! How fresh and green
and abundant the foliage, a delight to
the botanist in its amazing variety, a
picture to arrest the eye of any artist!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-09

for the State and Foreign buildings, an
exposition in themselves. They are
ranged around a broad court, beautiful
with aquatic basins, fountains, foliage
and blossoms.
West of the state and foreign build
ings, beyond the Fore Court, are the
Music Gardens, where large assemblages
may enjoy concerts at almost any hour
Of the day or evening. Beyond the Mu-
sic Gardens near the North Bay, is the
building erected by the state Of New
York in cooperation with the exposi-
ton directorate. 1t is a permanent
building and is to be the home of the
Buifalo Historical Society's large, valu-
able and interesting collection of relics.
scope of the Exposition.
This exposition is intended to convey
a comprehensive idea of the intellectual.
social and material progress of the
nineteenth century in the western hem
isphere, embracing the independent
governments and dependencies of the
three Americas and the adjacent is
lands. AS an electrical exposition il is
expected to surpass anything ever at
tempted. The Niagara Falls Electric
Power plant, the largest on the globe.
is only 80 minutes ride by rail from the
exposition, and it is from this source Of
supply that the unlimited power for the
uses of the exposition and for the ex-
tensive and extraordinary electric dis
plays is to be drawn.
The exhibits to be displayed in the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-09

building, 220 feet square, with a centr al
lantern 236 feet high, flanked on the
north by the Graphic Arts building and
on the south by that devoted to Fore St
nv and Mines. The circular arca1es
which connect the buildings are very
ornate and form the entrances to the
Conservatives back of them. The large
semicircular court contains tae Foun-
tain of the Seasons. Throughout the
Esplanade are sunken gardens, floral
displays and colOnnades, which COM
plete the beauty of the broad, open
space.
Leaving the Esplanade, we enter the
Court of the Fountains. At the right
and left are two huge, towerlike build
ings $50 feet square. one devoted to Eth
nology and the other to Music. Next
beyond the Ethnology building, on the
right, is the building, $50 by 500 feet,
to be devoted to Manufactures. A
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-09

larger buildings are announced in 10
groups or classes, as follows:
Electricity and Electrical Appliances.
Fine Arts: Painting, Sculpture and
Decoration.
Graphic Arts: Typography Steel ana
Copperplate Printing, Photo Mechanic
al Processes, Drawing, Engraving andN
Bookbinding.
Liberal Arts: Education, Engineering
Public Works, Constructive Architec-
ture, Music and the Drama.
Ethnology, Archaeology, Progress or
Labor and Invention, Isolated and Col
lective Exhibits.
Agriculture, Food and It's Accessories,
Agricultural Machinery and Appliances.
Horticulture, Viticulture, Horticulture.
Live Stock.
Forestry and Forest Products
Fish. Fisheries, Fish Products and
Apparatus For Fishing.
Mines and Metallurgy.
Machinery.
Manufactures.
Transportation Exhibits, Railways,
Vessels, Vehicles.
Exhibits From the Hawaiian Islands,
Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands:
Besides these are the exhibits in the
state sand foreign buildings, OF Whlch
there will be large number
The financial resources Of the exposi-
tion aggregate 81, 500 900, including the
federal government and New York
state appropriations. The other states
and many countries are responding
heartily, and appropriations from those
sources will aggregate several millions
more. Oficial responses to invitations
issued by President Mckinley through
the state Department have been receiv-
ed from the governments Of Canada.
Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Saliva
dor. Guatemala, Guadalupe, Dutch
Guiana. Bolivia, Argentine Republic.
chile. Costa RIGA, Brazil, Peru, Venezu-
Ella and Haiti.
The Hon William /. Buchanan, for
mer United States Minister to the Ar
gentine Republic, is Director General of
the exposition, The gates will be open
from May / to Oct 81, 1901
MARK BENNITT.
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tTlclIy DulldlnS, 100 by 500 rect.
Features About the Plaza.
We are now at the Plaza, bounded on
the east by the large and beautiful
building which forms the main entrance
to the Stadium. A few words more
about this arena for athletics, the lar
Sest and grandest ever erected in the
United States or in the western hemi-
sphere. 1t covers ten acres and con-
tains, as we have noted seats for 25,-
600 people There is a quarter mile
track, with abundant room for all sorts
of high class athletic feats and con-
tests It is also the show place for
electric vehicles, machinery, horses and
other live stock The entrances are
large and admit the floats and other
features of the pageants employed in
special celebrations. Beneath the seats
is space for vast number of exhibits.
Opposite the Stadium, on the west
side of the Plaza, is a large building
used for restaurant purposes and form
ing the chief entrance to the Midway.
The Midway covers 20 acres and con-
tains an assortment of entertainment
novelties unparalleled.
On the north side of the Plaza are the
Propyl8a, consisting Of great Monu-
mental Entrances, connected by curry
ed colonnade of huge proportions. They
form an imposing architectural screen,
shutting out the steam railway tracks
and trains that reach the exposition
grounds at this point. Here we may
take the intramural railway train and
ride around the grounds, which are
made beautiful with trees, shrubs,
flowers, fountains, lagOons, lawns and
paths at every point
At the southeast of the main group of
buildings about IA acres are set apart
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-11-06
Democratic Candidate Leads
 By Small Majority
LARGE VOTE IS POLLED
Nearly One Hundred Votes Were Cast Sunday and Monday-Today Is the Last Day of the Voting and 100 Ballots Should Be Cast.

Bryan and Stevenson. .... ........237 Mckinley and Roosevelt. ............. 228 Debs and Hartman, soc. dem.. ..... For territorial form of government. AIS Against .... 22
 Bryan is again ahead in the presiden' ial election contest. The majority given to Mckinley Saturday spurred the democrats to greater activity and the voting Sund " and Monday was largely in their favor McKinlev's lead of I2 was overcome and the dem cratic leader has now 9 majority. The voting today will decide the contest.
 The banner box in both the number of votes cast and in the size of its majority was that at Brtt's Pharmacy, where 40 votes were boiled. Brvan's majority was 24. Bran also carried the day at the Broadway Pharmacy and at Kelly's drug store Mckinley got majorties at Wilson's the DAILY ALASKAN office and the shops. The total vote polled yesterday was Io5, of which o7 were counted. This brings the total vote boiled and counted up to 468. Four of the eight votes not counted yesterday were cast for each party. Two were from Dvea and one was soldier in the army, none of whom have vote.
 There should be not less than 100 votes boiled before six o'clock today, as the polls finally close at that time and there are nearly, if not quite, Goo voters in SkagWav.
 The vote at the shops was light as most of the employees voted at the Broadway Pharmacy Saturday. Some however. were included Tn the vote at Bitt's Pnar- macy yesterday.
 The vote by polling places was as fol- lows:
 Britt's Pharmacv-McKinley, 7; Bryan, B; for territorial form of government, 3s; against, I. ..,.....- ... keliv's Drug Store--MeKinIev. 2; Bryan. 9: for territorial form of govern ment, TO; against, I.
 Wilson's Drug Store-McKinley, IF; Bryan, 3; for territorial form of goveln- ment, IS, against, O.
 Broadway Pharmacy - Nckinlev, 5; Bryan, Q; for territorial form of govern ment, IA; against, o.
 DAILY ALASKAN-Mckinlev, 3; Bryan, 2; for territorial form of government, 4, against, I.
 Shops-MoKinley, 4; Bryan, }; for terri torial form of government, 4; against, 0. | Totals for the day: Mckinley. 38; Bryan, So; for territorial government. 82; against, }.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-11-06
Engineer Has Made a Sur
 yey-'Wants It Approved.
ALARM SYSTEM ORDERED
New Electric Plan of Giving Fire Alarm Will Cost S2OO--Hook & Ladder Company Wants New Quarters--So Do the Council.

The city council discussed street and sidewalk grades last night. City Engineer John H. Diers reported that he had made q survey and established grades from First avenue to Ninth avenue, and requested the same De eapproved by the commoa council
 The matter was referred to special com. mittee, consisting of Messrs. Hislop, Mayer and Guthrie.
 The special committee to secure fire alarm system reported that the appliances had been ordered and the cost would De about S2oo.
 Chief Lowe, on behalf of the hook and ladder company, requested that the counci prepare the building adjoining the hose house of company No. for the use of the hook and ladder company. He also sug gested that the council could then use tn, house as meeting place. He estimated tn 1t the repairs would cost about 800. Tn, matter was referred to the fire and wate committee.
 The expen e bills for the fill on Mair street, amounting to $I76. so, were referred to the ways and means committee, as wa. bill from L. Bevetidge for the crossings at Fourth avenue and Broadway.
 The matter of permanent quarters wal again discussed. The cold weather ha driven the council out of the school house and of late the meetings have been held a the office of J. c. Price. The clerk wal instructed to ascertain if the school boar( could make arrangements to keep tn school room warm.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-11-06
RIVER MEN GET LOST
Are Two Days Coming From Upper
 La Barge to White Horse.

Captain Williams and crew of the steam CTS Ora and Nora arrived on the, train last night and tell story of hardsaips en- countered, while returning overland from Upper La Barge where they lad up the boats for the winter. They were two days on the trip, wandered off the trail and the last day were without food.
 Speaking otthe trip yesterday, Captain Williams said:
 After hauling the boats up on the river bank for winter we started for White Horse with enough food for one day. It is only about twenty miles and we were confident of making 1t in one day. AL though the snow was falling heavily, it was very cold. The trail leads along the Fttv Mile river and it was hard .o follow Without knowing it we lost tse trail and the food supply gave out After founder ing about in the snow and over locks and fallen trees we reached White Horse al- most exhausted. Capt. Barr, of the Ora, stayed at White Horse and came oyer with the m '."
 Wm. McDougal, first officer of the Ora, who was presented with sIoo purse on her last trip upstream, for his efficient work in getting her off bar, Is with the party.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-11-06
RICH MINES White Horse Copper Mines
 Developing Well.
SHIP ORE NEXT MONTH
A. Andrews Will Request a Con- cession for 16O Acres-1OO Tons of Ore Now on Dumps Sacked and Ready for Shipment.

If reports be true the White Horse copper mines are to become the greatest mining district in the world and thousands of men will be employed there within a few years A. Andrews, who owns a number of mines five miles southwest of White Horse. came in on the train last evening on his way to Ottawa where he will ap- ply for concession for I6o acres. He has with him some 200 pounds of ore which he is taking to Tacoma to have assaved some of of which goes in the neighbor- hood of s2oo to the ton. While exhibit ing piece of quartz last night he said:
 This quartz IS nearly 75 per cent. cop ger and is smelling ore. It is what is called yellow copper and carries little iron. After going over fortv-seven feet deep we were in solid ore and already have enough of this ore in sight to make property worth a million. hive every reason to believe that this ore will con- tinue for over 100 feet.
 "The last assay had from this proper ty went $223 in copper, $IS.5o in gold, aud $o.45 in silver. In this particular as- say there were no signs of iron.
 About eight men will work on the Anaconda and Rabbit Foot mines this winter and a 200 foot tunnel has already been run in.
 "The Copper King and Queen mine is being worked this winter and there are already one hundred tons on the dump ready 10 ship out. One shaft has been sunk thirty feet and is eighteen feet through solid ore. The ledge is exposed for over one hundred feet an 1 ore for ship ping can be gotten out easily.
 "W. Melntvre and Mrs. Granger are in charge of the working of this property and told me that they would be ready to ship ore in another month. They have one shipment of one hundred tons all sacked ard ready to be shipped to White Horse.
 "A good road about four and half miles long has been built out to the mines and shipping will commence in about a month
 If 1 can secure this concession l will put one hundred men to work as soon as can return"
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-11-06
Railroad Employees To Have
 Big Flag Raising.
INTEREST IN RETURNS
The Boys at the White Pass & Yukon Shops Take a Great Interest in Skagway's Election Contest Were Enthusiastic Sunday.

The employees at the shops of the White Pass and Yukon will raise splendid flag of tn. republic at the shops this morning in eomemeratinn. nf the elect, n in the United States. The flag was purchased bv subscription to which all the employees contributed.
 The flag will be raised on a pole erected for that purpose near the commssary. It is Iox2o feet in size and its field of stars and red and white stripes will fly to the beeze all day.
 All those who wish are invited to be present at the raising. Phographs will be taken of the scene. A large crowd is ex- pected to witness the event. Much credit is given I. J. Standsh, general store. keeper, for engineering the scheme. | Much interest was added to the plan by the DAILY ALASKAN election contest. lr no portion of the city has there been more interest shown in the result of the contest than at the north end The most of the voters there are clearly for Mckinley, and the result of Saturdays voting, as an nounced Sunday morning, caused eonsid cable enthusiasm.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-11-06
Those Shoes.

After yesterdays experience suppose you are convinced that mean what say. All the shoes must go. Without doubt, more shoes went out of my store yesterday than from every store in town. Why Because want to sell them and am will ing to sell less than cost to get rid of them. Saturday night will close them out
 realize the fact that Skagwav has grown tJ:that extent that general stocks are not the thing, consequently 1 let go of shoes, as the times deman exclusive shoe stores. F. T. Keeler's store,
 Opposite Case & Drapel's.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-11-06
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The ladies' open session of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, last Sunday at Flremen's hall, will long be remembered as one of the most successful entertainments given by the Aere.
 The large hall and balcony was crowded with spectators who listened to an excel lent program. Refreshments were served in the usual hosptabe style of the order.
 The program was follows:
 Selection by Dr. keller's orchestra; piano solo. Miss Hazel Peterson; song. "Biddv Doyle," the comedian flute solo, A. Stanley; speech, Richard Mans field White, vice. president of Seattle Aerie; vocal trio, Harry Haste, Gallagher and w. L. Green; address, J. F. Dillon; reel tation, Harry Haste.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-11-06
Tasmania Will Carry It on
 LaBarge Until It Freezes.
WINTER SCHEDULE ON
Upper End of LaBarge Is Closed for Six Miles-G Goes Down the River In Canoes-Will Reach Dawson Shortly After the Freeze-Up.

Among the passengers on last nights train was Capt, w. F. Bragg who has had charge of the Ora this season. He reports that the mail is leaving White Horse in canoes every week and thinks the river will not freeze for few days although the upper end of LaBarge is frozen. Speaking of the handling of the:msils he said:
 "The last mail left White Horse Friday morning in canoe and went as far as Upper LaBarge where it was put on dog sIeds and mushec over six miles of the lake that is frozen. Then it was taken aboard the Tasmania which took it to Lower LaBarge where was gain put in canoes and started down the Thirty Mile river. By continually telegraphng there is no danger of getting stuck ss the river will freeze first at points below.
 "The canoes will lay up at some station where there are dog teams and the mail will be delivered in Dawson shortly after the freeze up.
 "The regular winter schedule has now gone inte effect and the mail will leave White Horse every week.
 Gravel from the interior will begin earlier this year as the river will be frozen in short time and the steamer on La Barge will land them at Upper LaBarge from where there is good trail along Fifty Mile river to White Horse. Last year Lake LaBarge and Bennett not freez- ing until nearly month after the river made travel from the interior that much later but this delay is now obviated bv the railroad and the steamer on LaBarge which will continue running until the lake freezes.
 "The six miles at the head of the lake are frozen so as to allow heavy traffic. "