The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-12-13
tens Indicating Progress OF the
Work of Preparation and
Publicity.
NOT BeIN6 ALLOWED 10 DRAG.
rrtd.y. December 20. VIII he an In
tcrc.ting Day. when erou"" VII
he Officially broken With Appro.
pirate Ceremony and With FROM
lucnt Witnesses.

has witnessed "a number OF lh'cIcSt
Ing advance steps in louisiana fur'
rhase exposition matters, among
them the following:
Jamaica made a very creditable ex
-hibit at the Columbian exposition,
and her governor has written that he
Is considering the matter of rep
.esentation for Jamaica at the Louis
ana Purchase exposition in 1903.
A Worlds Fair commission has
been formed in Lacledc county. Mo,
with view Of making an exhibit OF
the county's products.
The executive committee has au-
'.horized the sinking of an ar.esian
well on the Worlds fair site. The
well will have siN-inch bore.
One of the effects OF the Worlds
fair enterprise was shown in the
November receipts Of the ST. Louis
post office. which were S26,i34 larger
than the November receipts of 1900.
The North Carolina auxiliary com
,mittec has issued stirring appeal 70
North Carolinans everywhere 10 as
sist in getting up Worlds fair ex-
hit for the old North state.
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition
~. has been requested 20 invite the
Arycn Order OF Canada 10 the st.
Louis Worlds fair. The members OF
the order are mostly descendants 1T
the governors. military commanders
and other officials Of Louisiana be-
fore It's transfer to the United States
in 1903
At the meeting of the executive
committee on December ) letter
from John Hay. secretary of state,
was read. showing that several for
.eign countries had already favorably
replied to the invitation 10 particl-
pate in the st. Louis Worlds fair.
President Roosevelt. in his first an
nual message referred TO the Iouisi-
ana Purchase with such patriotic APP
probation Of its Importance as the
great turning-point in our develop
ment," and so heartily commended
the Worlds fair. which is 10 com
that President Francis promptly
wired him congratulate message.
United States Ambassador Powell
Clayton has forwarded TO the Louisi-
ana Purchase exposition officials cop
les Of official correspondence with
the Mexican government, showing
that the president of the Republic
had accepted President Mckinley's
invitation. aud announced that MeNi-
60 would not only participate as a
government in the st. Louis World s
fair, but would invite her people to
send private contributions to the ex-
hibts.
The Worlds fair executive commit
tee has appropriated 5000 to be ex.
pended in securing a prize design for
a Louisiana Purchase exposition sym.
BIOL. the prize to be awarded BY a
jury Of two artists, two sculptors
two architects and one historian.
The board 81 lady managers. al
their informal consultation in New
York. on December 5.wiih the nation
al commission for the Worlds fair
declared their intention TO ms X,
earnest efforts for d COMPREHENSIVE
display representing tn progress 81
woman's work in literature science
art and the leading indusiI IS be
tween 1903 and 1908.
IN lecture 60 the Chicago Chapter
of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution, December ;. DR.. Edmunt
y. James, president Of the Iii
nois Historical society. assured hi
hearers that illinois viii see 10 i
that the history Of the entire north
west shall bc set forth at the 81
Louis Worlds fair in painting. sculp
tnrc, historical collections and dec
oratiu.ss IN the Illinois builing."
The honorary commission Of tn
Louisiana Purchase exposition. an
pointed by GOV Toole ~ Montana
mel ~ Helena. December y, 10 discus
plans for raising state exhibit fund
pending an appropriation by the leg
islaturc. The plan of raising 5000
b. assessments on the counties. the
10 be reimbursed by the legislator,
met with iaost favor. Gov. Toole wi
attend the Ground Breaking" in s.
Louis on December 20.
The committee on ceremonies is |
receipt Of adsiccs indicating that go'
crnoiS Of the Louisiana Purchas
states. members ~ congress, bodic
of military school cadets, ard nthe
organized bodies, both civic and mil
tary are looking forward 70 partic
patton ia the COMMUNICATING ccr'
monies ON December 20
speech warmly Commended.
London. Dee. s.--Thc evolution
the prince of Wiles from a sailor II
20 m orator causes more CONNER
and satisfaction than any event
the week Ills Guildhal speech ";
perfectly free from that platitudii
Gus quality usually noticeable il rn
nj utteranccs in England. Ills de