The St. Louis Republic., 1904-06-30
NOTES OF HAPPENINGS
Al THE WORLDS FAIR.

Models of several welI-known, large bridges
in this country shown in the Palace Hi
Liberal Arts. amCng them being large Hl.uei
sssippi River al Memphis. Tenn. This model
is L feet long and shows every detall Oh 'he
construction.
A lecture on the music Of the American
Indian will be given at the Indian School To-
morrow evening at I O'Clock by MISS fiSEiSIS fSit
fas been given much attention by mus.ciIiss
all over the world VINO are striving 70 70 ~ ~
serve and still further develop the character
istic Indian melodies.
The largest aud rnost complete automatic
instrument in the world. an orchestIipn. mas
just been Installed in the German seytlvn & i /
the Palace Of Liberal Arts. The orchsst.ion
represents all the instruments Of the orchestr.',
contra-bass 10 the highest note Of the piccoln.
The sounds OF the bass drum. snare drum.
kettle drum. triangle. castanet and steel har-
monica are also produced with perfect harmony
and precision.
The exhibit which has been prepared by the
city of Buffalo and the Niagra frontier VIII be
installed soon In the Town Hall in the Model
street. Richmond :. I'M. who has charge
the necessary preliminary installation arrange
ments. The principal feature Of the Butia 70
100000 improved canal to carry lCoO-ton
barges. which the state Of New York Is con. on
structing between Buffalo and New York, by
way Of the Hudson.
The free ice water fountain installed on
the Plaza Of St. Louis by the Woman chris mrs
tian Temperance lnion viii be- formaly dg9l- d-
Gated Saturday afternoon at o'clock. The
fountain has been In operation Tor TWO weeks
and is visited daily by hundreds of thirsty
people.
The fancy rife shooting exhibitions by Ad
Toppervein at the rifle range west Of the Pal
ace Of Forestry. Fish and Game. attracting
large crowds Mr.. Topperwein WHO IS an eX
american Rife Team which participated in the
international shoot in London England. inc
exhibition includes shooting az stauoharE anu anu
moving targets OF all sizes and at various DIS
tances.
ON booth in block Is. Liberal Arts build
ing, is exhibit OF typewriters that is attract
ing considerable attention by reason OF l!s y!
uniqueness. The typewriter is novelty IN
that while II is light and simple enough TO DC
portable. it Is entirely practical The company
having the booth has on exhibit there q type
steamer. railroad cars, horSehack caineIeach ~
and mulehack. through southern Europe. ASA
Of Local sap ncWs5aper man WHO recently made
a trip through those parts, and Travelled through
Palestine from one end to the other. During
the Palestine trip. the typewriter; whlch Wbs hs
in almost constant use, was carried WIN tle
baggage Of the party camels. While II re
ccived pretty hard usage. the machine came came
back in practically as good condition as wheh
1t left the office.
The Indian Congress will convene IN the
Indian School building tomorrow at ?. m.
Miss Emily s Cook OF the indian ibuf; bufe;t!.
Of the AnthropoloEicsl Society. Washington, d.
G.. win deliver lectures on the origin ana slSnI-
ficauce Of Indian names.
Frank HcoEs Of Honolulu. Hawaiian Islands
who returned 10 his home lately after visit y
the Worlds Fair. has given an interview m INC nc
advocates the erection OF a Hawaiian Pavilion
at the Exposition. He says that II ls by no
means too late for substantial benefits TO be
derived from such building, since. if IL cGuld
be finished by September /. ii would be in Time
to appeal to the largest Exposition crowds.
Lem Riley Of Peoria, IN. arrived at the
Worlds Fair grounds last night. and has &C
cepted the position as director OF the world $
Fair Indian Band M Riley conducted the
band concert last evening. and was highly
pleased with the band. and will make Improve
rments by the addition of new instruments as
soon possible.
The Executive Commissioners Association
has on its rolls a member from practically
everv state and Territorial Commission and
several foreign commissions. An invitation has
been issued by the association. through us
secretary F r. Conway. TO all State, Terri
toriaI and foreign commissioners 10 Join the
association as charter members.