The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-09-06
NOR|D'S FAIR NEWS NOTES
Items of Interest Gathered a. the
Worlds Fair Headquarters
in ST. Louis.
INTEREST IN THE FAIR IS SPREADING.
erinE Of state Comm isstoas. ne.
atnnisa september 5o, f1itea
With rubur CeremoHies s.s ss-
cIAI Functions.


With rubts Cer-msHie. .-s ss-
siaI Functions.
ST. Louis. Aug. 3t.-Ths congress of
trap shooters OF the world at tho
Louisiana Purchase exposition In 1904
will he the largest aud longest shoot
Ing tournament ever held anywhere.
The main feature Of the tournament
will he n competition for the insni-
mate target championship of the
world.
The international Fair association
of san Antonio. Tex. has designated
Tuesday. October as. as Worlds Fair
day. and Hon. David II. Francis. pres
ident ~ the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position, has been invited 10 speak
there on that occasion.
Hon, John Allen, of Misslssippi. ia
mouA wit of the national congress
for many years, now member OF the
National Worlds Fair commission.
has accepted an invitation 10 speak af
the Texas state fair. Dallas. Septem-
Der 81. The entire gate receipts at
the fair on that day will be donated
To the Texas Worlds fair fund.
At Copenhagen. Denmark. recently.
Mr.. G. +, Wenncrstrum. Of Iowa. rep
reaentative Of the Worlds fair in ths
Scandinavian countries, delivered an
address. during the course Of when
he soidi No happier choice than 81.
Louis could have been made for .
place 10 hold a great international ex-
position, for that city has something
which no other city in the world
possesses. namely. the southern hos
pitaiity coupled with the northern en-
ergy That ST. Louis will outdo ali
previous records in the exposition line
admits OF no doubt"
The splendid crops In Oklahoma
this year are being taken advantage
of by the Worlds fair commission Of
the territory. and already many fine
samples Of agricultural products have
been secured for exhibition ct the
Worlds fair in 1904.
Among the many interesting
achievements Of human invrntiss
genius accomplished during the DE-
eade which has elapsed since this
| Worlds fair at Chicago. and which
will be seen at the Worlds fair in 81
Louis in 1904, there will be the wire.
| less telephone, the Transmission a
sight by wire, and the tclephonins
from railway trains and trolley cars
| In motion.
The construction of the Press
building at the Worlds fair has b-.
gun. Thi. is the same building used
for the headquarters Of the Louisians
Purchase exposition az the Pan
/ American and the Charleston expo
sitions, the material having beer
twice taken apart and transported b.
rail first TO Charleston and thence II
81. Louis. The building Il being
erected in the extreme eastern par
OF the grou
command ! us
beautiful
The Mex
the henequ
TO make
Louis Worlds fair Of the products 0
their plantations, both in a crude an
manufactured state. All the depart
ments OF the state government wil
also be well represented.
As an expression of appreciation o
the generous policy Of the Unite
States toward her. China viii max
an unprecedented exhibit at IN
Worlds fair, ST. Louis. Assurance
Of this action have been given :
Hon. John Barrett. commissioner
general to Asia and Australia. by N
yiceroys OF several important pros
inces
Hon. Wallace Bruce and Mrs. Bruei
of stuyyesant Heights. Brooklyr.
Y, sailed from New York on the Al
ehor liner Columbia. few days az
for two months in Scotland, sa
while abroad viii promoss.fhe prc5ss
Of replica Of Robert Burns brit
place at the Louisiana exposition. )
Louis, I'm 1904. Mr.. Bruce was fe.
merly eonsul-general at Edinhnrg.
Much interest IS manifested in u
offer Of a 5000 cash prize by q
Worlds fair authorities to any Pc
son who shall successfully transn
without wires. electrical snerE
amounting TO one-tenth Of Asr-
power to 1000 feet This aehier'
ment, IL performed. would make a ne
step in the Development Of The ese'
tricaI science. Many experiment.
have been made In The direction sa,
gested.
The first great gathering ef stat
commissioners will take place a. =
Worlds fair grounds S~ntsEaeer
and October ] and > The three dss
win be flied with public rsr~mcair
and social functions. the raDin pui
pose being TO have all eanaaaissiaar'
become sequSSated with tie prosrr'
OF the exposition and select sites 4.
state buildings.
Race Trouble ta su.si.sispi.