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Show PERDITAAT THE FAIR B With Eye and Hind Keen to EdJoj H tbt BtautlfQ), H ASD SKI LI, TO IIEHIUIIIE IT. H , The ,,Xevfi" Hprclal Correspondent H I'lrturct 1'roralnrnt icalorcs H Hotably Utah'! Exhibit and I'co B lIr. K Bftetel CertnpcnJtnet nfthl Vnlrtt .Yfult B Ciiioauo, Mir 11. Nearly two H vreeki have j atted ilnce our lrty led H Bait Lake, and lh dayi have to far H been marked with a succession of trl- H umpbal oocailom, beginning with the H arrival ot C'loveland and continuing H with Ibo proosaalon of tbe great H Liberty bell, the opening of tbe Fair, B etc., and thero promltes to bo na ceita H tlon of Ibo exciting event! that have B eo far marked the progress ot the Fair. KM, Eminent pcorle ot all natloni are BBY'I arriving every day and this with the BBS Installation ol blitorlo exhibit at BBM Jackson park keepi tho city In a cob- BBJ llnual feter ol excitement. BBm When one thlnke of the Interesting BBl and memorable oljecta atored within BBS the Fair ground), many uf them tug BBM gestiveof our nation'! ttruggtti for BBaf freedom and national existence, It It BBj not ttrango that the flrea ofpatrlolUm BBa and excitement ahould bu kept aglow BB by tbelr tight. BBa In eaobol the bulldlngt of the older BBa ttatcaand tcattered elsewhere through. BBa out the ground! are hlitotlo rellci BBa connected with tbe Imiioitant eveute BBM, wnlch hate marked tbo proudeit BBJ ' aohlovementa In cur country'! hlitory, BBS and every American In Chicago la BBj) thrilled with a new personal ptlde BBf and patriotism by their pretence lu BBj BBj Among other thlngt ot Interett at BSal, present In the ground! are plecea of f i ordnance which weru uted In thu naval baltlo of the touth aud whlih f " ' up on tbe thorn of the lake oa a H part of the naval dltplay, iieslde Sf Ihne memorial relics are alio example! Sf of the newettlnventtont 111 the telence I of gunnery, and Ihete together with I heavy Iron catlngt thowing perfora f tlonamada by belli at longdlitancet BS are ranged on tho lake tbore In vlow KSf of the new boat!. BH On aeltlng up one of thrte heavy Elacel ot ordnance the other day a orrlbly fatal accident occurred. The man engaged In tbo vrork was under H ueatli the huge barrel which wat f auipended by pivots lu lit Irou eating. H Home carelcuncia tn mounting It, It ft f thought, cauied the fattening! to Sf give way and the great Iron matt, H weighing nearly a too, fell upon H the workman, crutblng him to a tlly. BSf Tnli la only one of the many fatal accl BBl ' denla whloh have occurred ilnce tbe HKf. commencement ot work f jr the Fair. KS It la laid that tlx hundred people have been killed or rerloutly lojurod during thu time that work hue Leeu going on and nearly every week adda tomo new catuullj to the Hit. Tho difficult work conuroied with placing tho elniendout exhibits In toni'i intaiure account! for the mult, though many caaei occur through enreleteneai. The ititlstlca lu thll Instance may be taken an example ot tbo enormous rxpeiiJIture ot human fercei wlilun have llgured during tho three yeare Ibat bave wllueiaud the building up ol the maglo city In Jackton l'Jik. In regard to labor alone ono can Rtln torao Idea ol vrhat hat been neoetaary for tho carrying forward ot the entire work by that which la now going on lu putting what It but III reality the Untitling Un-titling louche! to the llxpoillioii. Ten thousand workmen aru inzagoJ abonl tho placo and tbeie are krpt inceaaaul ly active In keeping up with the work remaining to be dono ntforu tho com-pletlon com-pletlon ol the Fair. What It hat taken io conitiucl and place In order thu great building! which aro completed In ihegroundionlyono who hat had eight of Ihtmcan attempt to lnitgliiu. Wonderful at tin bein Me woraac compllahed lu thu llmo alnce It wat llrtt commenced, however, there yet remalr-e conildrrable to 1)0 done before Ibo Uxpoaltloll It cdillplite, Mauyotlho building! aro not flu Iihed yet, and In tboiotbat leerued compioio at thu opening buty work li itlll carried on adding new ixhlbitt UithuilUplay. Tho Ulah building It practically finished aa regard! the ttruclure, the woodwork, carelmlnlmr, etc., being all completed, and the work ot Ulcerating It nil that remain! lobe done to place It lu order. The ladlea who ooinprlso the board of lady rnauagere, Mri. I.. U Itlchardt, Mlia May l'ret9ii and Mr a. Traailel, aru luril at woik grttlltg theexhlbita In ahae, and II li thought that two or Ihleo wetki at thu ruoit will tie the arrangement! completvd. Tno rrcep-tlon rrcep-tlon ruotnf, brdroomi mid oflloi of the comtiilulontra and lady manager havu been lilted up, and by next week the arty will be comfortably aettlcd In IhubullJIng. There hat been but a eprlnklug of Ulah vlaltori teen at yet In the lair groundt. Mayor Kvliel, Jiidgul'altou and Dr. A. t). t.'ondon, ut Ugdeu, called at tbe building the latter art ol laat week, aud Mr. Hmedley autl Hon, J. II. Wahlen, Mri. llaikueia and Mitt Ura llarkneta have called ilnce. Uovernor Wett wai preient on thu opening day, aud did tno hononof tho Ulah building whllo tho other Bait I.aVo poople were enjoying the cert-moii cert-moii let. Mr. J, Crockwell, who occupltt thu poaltlou ol etatu phouigrapbcr fur Utah, II here rrady lu commence work ai oucennd thu vlewt which he will have on baud afertbu completion of thu building Will tw Intubating and excellent ex-cellent touvenlra for thu Ulah peoplo wlm vMtlhu Fair. Ho tar tbero hat boon little In con. ntcllon Willi Utah'a purt at tho Fair to Interett our vlallort, the only con-ilououi con-ilououi event being the iretcutatlon of tbo rtlerei for tho woman'a build lug, which took placu at tho apeclil mreltng held latt weok. Tbo ipccch of pmentatlon madu by Mra.Whceleu though very pleanautly aud clearly exprtuoi wat it Jlttlo disappointing to thu Utah peoplo prcatut Uatmuch at It could hardly bo mid to have pro. duced tbe Impreitlou mado oulblu by tho occaalou. Aa an llluttratlou ol tome of the ellVcllvo epeechoi glveu that day In making thu ipeclal pre- (cntallon theru wat among tbn eitr. oiacra a thrilling little olljrt maJe by a llohcinuu lady lu tendering tho gift mado by her oauutrywomeii to tho Woman'! bulUlHg. there waindtt-crlf waindtt-crlf tlon ot tho counlrj'a ttruitgle for mtlotial lndeienilcnce and thepatler.ee and pitrlotllnivhlch have betnthown by her women during thu hardahlri Uftlcled by the long mid arJuiui ttiuggle, aud tbe entliuilum mini fcated by thtm lu any entcrprlata undertaken un-dertaken for bur luntlo recognition and welftre oipeclally In iltirtt which havo Ixcn made for making n credltablodliplay at the Worlil'a Flr. Thaipt'ochortale moreuat'iuilaim than any otlur that wca made and after tho lengthy npplautn had tub. aided a vote of tbaukt waa tendered the Ilttln woman lor her comprehen-tlvo comprehen-tlvo and elUi'Ut recital. though tho two caaca are ri'.t In all reapecta Identical yet Hutu la ouough rouuecled with tho iKjiltlon held by Ulah and her peoplo aa will at the elffiilt madu by the women In thu woik uf plaolng tier ou an equal footing with the other ttatetlii the niittttr ot dlaplay to have Juatlflod a more delallud recital and ono which woulJ havu had tho aUVol Iierhapa ot putting Ulah moro clotely in touch Willi tho roprcieiitatlvel of the dlfleieut ttatri. A! It wat, tho iprech piuaentlng Utah'a gift though Mull rcielvud made little luipieailon aud the Utah pooplo felt thtt tomi-thing tomi-thing might have men aald t) create ono Hut woull have boon tailing. Ulab'a epacu In tho other bullJlngla being ilowly tilled up, nnd when Mo. lahed will preiout acredltabloihowlng. In tho mining building work la pro grctaalng under tl.e elllclent management manage-ment uf Mr. l)jn Magulre, mid lie ho(ea to have luu InalalUllon of Utah'! exhibit completed thliwiek. In thu Horticultural building theru liagood dtaplay of Ulah'elljwtra, thonrrange-inent thonrrange-inent being very taatcfully ilealgncd. nveryihlngdlapfayed lu the vaat hulld-lugladwaif'jd hulld-lugladwaif'jd by the New Yorkea hltilt a collection which IIIU up the entire ccutrtl apace lu the prlncltal building. Tho rut of the vxhlbllr, though beautiful lu the extreme, teem iliuplo uccraaluna to tho ploluro mailo by thu gorgeout Ulrplaji. the collection la arranged lu tomelhtng uf the ahape ot n pyra. mtd aud lowura almoal to tliu dome of tho great building. There li a cave with rock and man ellecta at the bate, with caaoadei of water trickling from above aud thu gnat man of growing troca, vlnea, llowera, etc., of Which thu atructuru la compoied make! up a gorgeoua aud Imputing tight. The lloweri'd century plant belongatothe collection aud furmi part uf a wall of Ireei, ihrubi, etc., which edge thu ipacu In front of ttie bank of tlowera. though the illinlay eeeiniuveu now complete, tho -New York ptople aro Hill buiy erforiniug wonder In work anddralgn. A new oijeel, now In courau of nonitruo'ton, la a model of thu capltcl at Wuihlngton douo In whltu Immortelle the atruclure being aonia S) or 4) feet In length, with height In propjrtlou, and which, when C03iplelud,will maku one ol tho mot pleating nod Unique fealurriof the exhibit. Auotlurcurl uuide'tlgn la thu portrait of Cleveland executed In calli lllliea aud luimor taller tho nation!) colore lu tbu name llowera being arranged In diagonal foldiandcoualllutlig tho Iramo aud the background being formed by Ivy leave! agaluet whloh thu profile 11 dlt-tlnttly dlt-tlnttly outlined. Tlie llkeniia of the I'rctldeut la not miking but the pic ture It lulcretlliig from in Ingenuity of execution nnd dealgn. Germany and Japan have Ireatwl their dealgii fromatcenlo Idea, IhetpacenfCuplcd by tho former being arranged aa a lawn with itatue! thowing from tho labyrinth laby-rinth of fljwera. and Japan hji her apace aet out with a pond arched by a bridge and edged with banka of Ilewert a very oharralng and tea e-ful e-ful arrangement. Other csnntrlea and ttatea are reprctenled by gorge-out gorge-out dltplayt and the icne In thla bullJIng alono la worth a thouaand mllea' Journuy to Lehold, fjr never nere arranged befire unier one roof io beautiful nnd complo'.e a collection. Work lu the woman'a bullJIng ha! not yet teen oommencoJtbut the Utah ladlea hoie at least to havo tbo porlloreahungbtfjra anollierweak baa I awed. At prcauut their time Is fully engage-! Ill work connects! with the Ulah building, nnd until heaawav It iiiadolnlhatnooutilde work will bo nttoraptoJ. The people In the neighboring bullJ-Itija bullJ-Itija aroatill hard at work, all ol them having much to do btfjro their tlructurea aro ready for decorative work and tho Inttallatlou of cihlbltf. Idaho, Houth Dakota and Mootina are far lehlnd In tbelr work, tho lotldo wood work, celllnfcv,etc., telng etlll un-flnlshuJuud un-flnlshuJuud II will buprobiblylatelu the season boforu either of tbem will bu opened to tho public. Houth Dakota may betald to liavo sufficient lutereat In her oxhlblla lu other lare, however, how-ever, to console her f jr tho delay III thu work of the principal building. In the Hort'culturai building It au exhibit representing a natural cave exlatlng near Dea Iwood, which fjrnit ono of lhom?tt lutereitliig altracthna of the place. Tho cave which the structure represents wat dlicorernl but a short llmu since, having been 0 en to tho tiublla hut a little ovur a year ago, and therefore la not widely known. The original ii called the Mammoth Crystal Crys-tal cave and haa been elbiedt) tho extent ot flftytwo mill! uuder the mountain. Its walls are ol talclle, a creamy white tubalaucu whose prlncl pal Ingredient la carbon of lime, ami though thu wholo It composed of but onu substance, the variety of gleaming crystals with which It It lucruileil mako It appear as havlug various klnda of forme. lu tome placia silicate sili-cate Is found, hut only In pockuta. an that It caunot be laid Io flgurn in thu fomiallon. One chamber was tcund In tho cave which from all appearance! appear-ance! had falleu In, and a dun waa found upon the alalaotltea. the accumulation accum-ulation ot which according to aclentlita mutt have taken an euortnoua period ol time. Ono hundred and fifty thousand J can It li tald would bo required for tho gathering of one Inch, and aa three Inchea wore fjund upon thu fallen walla, one can ineututo the enoriuoui number ol yean that havo paaaedtlncu the event took place. Fourtveu chambon have io far been Ulacjvercd on J thu repreientatlon at Jackton l'ark la mojelled upou the moro regular ot theao rooms. It haa lakcu three year! to gather thu etalao-lltei etalao-lltei for thu dealgn, and thu difficult dif-ficult talk of placing them mutt have commanded au Incredible amcuut of patleuce labor and Ingenuity. Many of tho itata buildings weru ready for the opening, but Ihoau that were completed wero perfect enough In appointment to meet the, requirement! re-quirement! of thu mott fastldkU! laatei. Tho Mattaohuietta bullJIng, rcpreaentlng t nolonlal touie, li tvaiitl- fully firnlshid, and thu relic of colonial day nnd old plctuieaof tho famous men who built up tho proud history of the 1'llgrlm atate make a Hiking and appropriate exhibit for tho plan of the design. Tho queen of all the state lulldtiigr, hunevir, when It la completed, will be that of Illinois, which Is thu largoil of the statu structures struc-tures on the grounds. Whllo each of the others will aim to reprcicnt socio special Ura, Illinois, at a tort of host of the tliterbood, will endeavor to have tho most atrlklng and varied tf Ihom all and will contain a greater exhibit thau any other half dcteu ttates. Ill horticulture, timber, fruits, or whatever Is raised In tbo suite, each department li compteto and tbe Hall nnd gamu exhibit lliow u wondcrtul variety. Thu University uf Illinois hatbeuu worklngln various tcleutlfio llnra for a notable exhibit for tbo fair, nnd among other thlngt will tbo. a specimen of original maun aa It grew will long beloru Columbus eallud west; tbe evolution of thla grain until Hli'iame torn, and alio tliu re-lulti re-lulti (rom n grafting rfoccn of ono apeoleall corn from unothtr. Other thing! ot llko mturu will contrlbutu to aihuwlug which will boau exposition In Itsell. Tne dedication of the building build-ing takta i lieu on Mar 19tu, wheu Illluola will dlitlngulth livrtelf at holt of tbo world, Onu of thu meat Interesting of tbu statu extra building! on tho ground! Is In the Massachusetts bulldlug a lirge comforlatle structure struc-ture with apaclittia halls and gal-crlei, gal-crlei, and Immense flreplsca heael with burning lost. The chief exhibit In thll bulldlug li that of native animals and birds, and conitl-tuloi conitl-tuloi one of tho molt Interesting eollio-tloL! eollio-tloL! upon tho ground!. Tho arrangement lliolf Is unique and Ingenluiit enough tomake remaik-able remaik-able thu exhibit the design lielug that of a natlvu forest, with treet, rockt, gnarled trunkt, and most and grs, among whloh the aulmtli and bird! arei nrranired In lllcllko poalllons. Uomeot tboanlmali are crouching or lylugdowu, othen aro standing Willi their necks arohej and mapping at the twli or feeding upou the grass; thu blrdi puched ujn the ilnibiof Ireevor peeking at luicctaln the mmiy iward ill miking a picture) that It lu reality itirtllng lu Its perfect mturalnrti. Thu work In tho goro:nmnt building build-ing li going steadily forward and tbuugh (rom day to dayonecniilinrdly behold any ruaturlil pro(resa,yot every hour marks Important ile;a in tho reduction re-duction of thu amount of labor yet to be done before all It completed. The opening of tliu l'lno Art! building, build-ing, for whloh io rainy heart! htvo Impatiently yearned, hat occurred at Inst, or at least tho part comprlilug the section of French art has been open to tbe utile, and vait tbronga avail hemtelwacach dty of luu opportunity opportun-ity of gating upon thu tuperb collection. collec-tion. Juat what a featt la tpnad for tbe eyeauf belicUeramay to Imagined when tho collection It auopoied to maku a more erfect exhibition than either uf Iho two French aaloom now lu progreas of dltplay and over wheaj remits thu critics atuludulglug a wild enlliualairu. Upon tho tamo day at the opening nf the l'fnu Arts departmont an cxhitii. Itou fef nn entirely dllli-rent nnturu w uoliig nn In ths lnaniifaclurers' building. Half a dozen cnglnea were n motion aud looms were rattllnz an I ttatnlng mills clicking with a great nolle arid puali. Tho Terra-cotln Machlno company mndu plaquei and pan r.ut of aluminum alumi-num aad brnit; tho Wllllmaiiteripuul Cotton company wai rolling oil threads; the Compton Loom Worka had three machines weaving c.irpola, mid the great Knirles worka waa turning turn-ing Columbian aouvonlri In the ahape if run engraved with the picture of Cclumbua, riieau wonderful exposition! exposi-tion! ot tho modorn appllanrosof lahir will lie onn of tho great features of tho Fair. Their commencement nmkt nn Important itcp In thopro,reu of the Fairit least when It la couildered hov many people aro paying their good niney every day to tco the chief won-drriof won-drriof tho I.xpotlllon. Though a maulfloont thow li provided pro-vided by tho Fair oven In Itt proont statu of Incompleleneti, tho ooIa who travel from all part of Iho entli for tbe purpotnof viewing llaaccumulated wondenthall havu tliubenelltuf tbu entire collet tlon. and the rapid strides that aro being taken In bringing It to rer.'oollou add to much more to Iho tatlifaotlon of the visitors and tho credit of tho Fair. I'ciidita. |