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Unexampled Contribution Made by the
Federal Government.
All DEPARTMENTS IN CO-OPERATION
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The magnificent building at the west end
of the lagoon which , with Its contents , rep
' resents the contribution of the United States
government to the exposition is one of the
first objects to command the attention of
the visitor to lho main court. Its dis
tinctlvely Imposing architecture , Its towering -
ing dome that rises far above the topnlost
projections of the surrounding bulldings
and Its elaborate investiture of exterior
ornamentation arc hnmediately perceptible'
and the Impression thus afforded Is enptha I
sized by a study of the remarkable colic (
lion of interesting objects and Information
that Is displayed under its arches This Is
alone well vtortlm mint one , but a dozen visila
to the exposition. It is a liberal edueatton ,
for the visitor is confrmtted on over ) hand
with things that he has miever seed and much
that he has never Imeard of. Incidentally
it serves to illustrate the vast amount of
valuable research amid Invention that Is ac-
compliahed by the governmemil and to teach
the citizen that govermnmtt olielals are
doing something more than drawing their
ialnries ,
while this 1s not the largest exhibit the
government han made , it. is conceded to be
by tar the most interesting amid valuable
In this case the departments have profited
by past experience. They have succeeded
in making the exhibit more compact and nu
weeding out useless rubbish to make way
for things that the people ts'ant to see. It
may safely be assunicd that In the whole
vast collection there is not an article that
Is not well worth careful attention , and in
the decoration of the building and the manner -
ner of installing the various exhibits all
previous records have been surpassed.
The bill that was passed by congress Jun. . '
10 , 1897 , provided for an appropriation of
$200,000 for this exldblt. It provbled for an
exhibit from thtr executive departments , the
Smithsonian Institute , time United Stales
Fish commission and the Natlom l museum
of such a'rtlclesnsmight Illustrate the functions -
tions of the governmott la time of pence
and the resources that It might command In
time of svar. Iii pursuance of its provisions
the secretaries of the various dcparttuenta
and the special departnnemits uiemitloncd each
designated a representative to act for them
1n selecting and installing the materials to
ho exhibited. The government commission -
mission , whichm met for the first
ttme \Vashington lu the following
October , was composed of Colonel J. II.
Brigham , president ; C. E , 1Cenper , Treasury -
ury department ; I' . E. Clarke , Interior department -
partment ; Lleutemiaut C. 11. MlcCormlck ,
Navy ucparttnent , Major heir ; ' C. ward ,
1Vnr department ; .InjorV. . If. Milchael ,
State department ; Major Fmuk Strong. 1)c-
partmeut of Justice ; J. B. ihvw'nlow , Post-
otllce departmnmit ; Dr. 1' , \ \ ' , True , Smithsonian -
sonian Institute and National ltuseutu ;
LleutenamltVlllintu D. C. Itaveu11 fish
conmisslob and Lleulenaul 11. C , MlcLcl
Ian , life saving service. At this meeting
W. V. Cox of the Nat onul Museum , who
had acquired a vahttble experience lu con-
nectlon with prevlmms government exhibits ,
was appointed secretary- the cnnunlssiei
anti the couudttecs on allotmmit of space
mind funds were selected. A committee ou
the installation of deeoratlous tvas also
designated as this was the first time that
the government hail had u bulldiug that
was susceptible of time degree of Interior
ornameutatimm that was desired by the
members of the couuuission.
( Worlc Ilclrlns Early ,
Soon after the contract for the m'eetlou
of the building was lot to George Moore of
Naehvillu and it wits completed svIIIi imm IIn
time called for by the contract amid at a
cost of about $60,000. The committee on
the allotniemit of funds performed Its thankless -
less and dltlicult task , ghing each department -
mont as much satisfaction as was possible
and time w orlt of collecthig mud arranging
the exhibits was actively begun.
while the ssork was under full headway
the beginning of the war Interfered inn-
tonally with the plans of the army and
navy departments. No sooner was a nuum
selected to look after the exhibit thou he
was spirited away to time held and another
was nppolnted ht ] his idace. fly the line
be had become in touch with the work he
was called awayto the front tit turn timid
this was repealed tumtll It was with the
greatest dlfheully that the work was carried
on , Thin Navydeit mrtnment was especlnlly
hand leappel In this Ii etiteunnt
McCornilck was ordered mvay to join Cour
modore Dewey on time Asiatic slatlou as
commander of the gunboat Concord. Ills
successor , Lleuteumtt Counnnuder N , G. I ( .
Patch , was promoted to tta hnportant con-
maid hm New York harbor. Llculeuant
Commnnder la , C. Logan was appointed to
succeed Imhn amid a few days after he was
prmmoted to time connnarid of time Am-imierla.
Lieuteunnt Conmuuuler 1 : , Ml. Stedman svgs
next nppolnted to represeul time department
on time connnisslon mind lie arrived hm Omaha
less lluum feu days before lime exposition
opened.
But iii spite of these disadvantages -
tages the work was salisfactorlly
completed std aItlmugli there ndghl
have beet n hero exteimslvu
representation of the functions of the army
and navy departnmmris If their ofeors had
boon less actively engaged time martial spirit
of the times will operate to make their ox-
biblts among the most fascinating epecta-
des of time exposition.
Thu stoat Intport + tnt connection of the
Department of State with time exposition
consisted in the notice that it extended to
foreign governments that it was an inter-
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national alTair and htvitiug then to partici-
pate. This brought numerous responses.
Lord Salisbury notified this govcrmnett that
the British governsteut would use every
menus to assist exhibitors and to dissendn.
ate Unformation relative to the exposition.
The Chinese government , President Dioz of
Mexico , and the governments of Canada ,
Venezuela , Bolivia and various other nn-
tlous promised to send characteristic exhibits -
hibits of their resources.
Aside from this the department is represented -
sented by a very Interesting exhibit. It
Includes portraits of the presidents from
1Vashittgton to McKhniey , n variety of documentary -
mentary matter Illustrating time workings of
the consular , diplomatic anti other bureaus ,
and a vast collection of records of the
highest historic Interest. Among these are
letters to this government frmn the rulers
of nearly every country in the world , and
the originals of proclamations by each of
the long line of presidents. The original
rough draft of the Declaration of Indc
pendence is shown , together with portraits
of ninny of its signers ; to these ha added
an extensive collection of articles of ex-
traordhmary hmterest that have acumulated
in the archives of the tiepartinett during
the last century and a quarter.
Iearlment lixhillils.
The Department of the Interior preseuls
exhibits front the palemt o111cc , the general
land olnce , the bureau of Indian affairs , the
geological , survey and the bureau of educa-
tlon. The models fromn the patent office
afford an interesting illustration of the different -
ferent steps by willch familiar machinery
has reached its present degree of perfec-
tlon , as well as those of less well known
inventions. The bureau of Indian affairs
exhibits samples of the work of the Indian
schools , as well as wax figures of types of
time various tribes and a large collection of
Indian curios. The bureau of education
Illustrates the development of school architecture -
tecture and methods , and an interesting collection -
lection of Alasknn grouups ,
The treasury exhibit includes sonic of the
most interesting features of the building.
hero is n collection of the currency
issued by the government , including coins
and notes of all denominations and
issues. A striking feature will j e a coin
press in full operation with a capacity of
$90,000 per hour. The light lmouso service
dispas one of the iauneuse imises like tlmose
widch Hash miles across time Ocean , and time
marhe hospital service will illustrate how
time sick and wounded on Uncle San's ships
are cared for. The life saving service is
also connected with this department and it
leas been provided with a small building just
back of the mirror colonade , franc which it
will give practical lessons in the operation
of time apparatus.
But in these panicky limes the exhibit of
the Wnr department commands exceptional
interest. All time various subordinate de-
pnrtinents are represented by a variety of
martial effects that it would require a von- n
uume to describe , Time engineers' department'
shows models of pontoon bridge apparatus ,
Key \Vest harbor mid of time various types
of coast defense batteries. Another feature
is a group of torpedoes and a submnrln'
unite with indications of time manner in
widen it Is anchored and fired. The ord-
uanco departinetmt shows a conmpletc collection -
tion of guns maul mnmmnItiou , Including
samples of the huge 1,000-pound projectiles
like those which are fired from the big guns
of the Iowa an(1 ( Indiana' One of time most
interesting features of the quartermaster's
department are the groups of lay figures 1
which illustrate the uniform and accoutrements -
ments of the United States soldiers from
time Puritan soldier of 1620 with a matchlock -
lock In one Land and a bible in the other
down to the neat ummiform of the present
day. The signal corps anti medical corps
also have large and interesting axl1bits ,
Jlodeis of the 1Var Ships ,
The models of upwards of a score of the
best known vessels of the American navy
are a conspicuous feature of the naval ex-
ldbit. These are supplemented by sped-
moos of every sort of ordinance and appara-
tus that have ever been used in the Unite' (
States navy.
The scope of the l'ostolilce department is
fully illustrated. It includes a complete
series of United States stammps , models
showing the developnnemit of mail facilities
from time old western stage coach to the
elaborately equipped mall cars that now
travel across the comllnent. A vast amount
of curiosities gathered front the dead letter
o111ce and a collecttmt of valuable records
and curios are also htteresting features ,
The Department of Justice is represented
by portraits of tlmo judges of the supreme
court , departmental records and old law
books and photographs anti ummisceliaimcotms
articles illustrating the managmnent of the
various penitentiaries tinder govermmmmt
control.
The exhibit of time Snmithsotmlan hmslitu-
timt will in itself furnish material for days
at study. It includes exhibits illustrative
time work of the Ilureau of Ethnology , time
llureut of luternatlonal Excimamige , time
Astrophysicnl observatory , the National
Zoological park and the Nalloml museum.
The exldblt of the Departmneut of
Aumthropology is especlnlly interesting. This
shows the progress of the race fronm time
prtiulllve tines whet lire stns kindled by
time friction of two slicks mumd tools and
tvempels were faslmloned frmn rocks amid
Ilhmts , down to the present era. Among the
subjects that are thus illustrated are
illumination , tools in general use , weapons ,
domestic arts , ceramic art , metal working ,
sculpture , nnmslcal hmstrmnents , photogrnpity ,
transportation and electricity , The Depart-
nmeimt of Biology covers time entire Ilcld of
zoology and botany and the Departtnmtt of
Geology- represented with equal liberality.
The lhstm conntissimm exhibit Is also of extraordinary -
traordinary interest. It illustrates the
various apparatus for collecting , dredgtitg ,
deep ItCl sounding and preservlmg specimens -
mens , The results are indicated by a vast
collecttmt of hundreds of varieties of shell
ilslt amt mollusks. The process of ilsh
culture is fully illustrated mind this feature
of time exhibit 1s supplemented by photographs -
graphs of the various hatcheries nil over
the United States , The live fish display us
complete anti includes hundreds of varieties
that exposition visitors will see for the 'tirst '
time ,
The scope and functions of the Department -
ment of Agriculture is also exhallstively
ilhmslratel. Among the divisions are the
Bureau of Animal Industry , the Divtsion of
Penology or Fruits , the Division of Botany ,
the Weather bureau , forestry and fiber in-
vestigation. The whole is so compactly
arranged that it cnn be studied without inconvenience -
convenience and the effects of the ensemble
is that of a vast museum surfeited with
time wonders of a hemisphere ,
EXPOSITION POSTAGE STAMPS
Olllvlal i escrlplion of the New Series
issued In homier of the
( : rent Simon.
As a result of the efforts of Manager Hose-
water of the Department of Publicity , the
Postofilce department bas ordered n full
series of new postage stamps in conmemora-
lion of tlmo exposition. Tlmeso stamps x111
be issued In nine denominations , and their
engraving will be equal to time best over issued -
sued by the depnrtnnent , The Issue will in-
elude 100,000,000 1-cent , 200,000,000 2-cent ,
16,000,000 4-cent , 2,000,000 8-cent , 6,000,000 10-
cent , 600,000 60-cent , 60,000 $1 and 60,000 $2
stamps , or a total of 322,000,000. For several
weeks preceding time opening of the exposition -
tion the local postofilco nuthorltles have been
I literally flooded wllh orders for these stnmps
' In lots running from $1 to $2,000. These
have been filed and will all be attended to
when the stamps are Issued , which wlll probably -
ably be In a tow days. As some of the do-
scripttons published have been inaccurate
In minor details , the following correct do-
scrlption , as approved by the Postotlco do-
parlinent , will be of interest :
The transmississippi stamps differ materially -
terially la size from time ordinary series , the
engraved space behmg about sever-eighths
of au ialr wide by about nine mud three-
eighths long. The designs are also radically
unlike those of the ordluary stmmps-cou-
slsting of n border ( substautinliy the same
ht mill deuenhmations , except that the figures
mud letters represemtimig vtdues are different -
ent ) , and a cmural scone iudlcatlve m some
way of the developnmenl of time great region
beyond the Mississippi river. The scores
mud time borders are mill prlnted trout hued
engravings ou steel , executed by the bureau
of emgrnvhmg and prluling of the Treasury
depnrtrnent.
The border , which forms in its inner line
aft Irregular oval framework to each of the
scenes represented , consists of a fluted figure
on either side , w Itlm Interior crossbars , beginning -
ginning in a single line near the botlon of
time stamp , and enlarging until it reaches a
shield In each of the upper corners , wherein
is engraved in white the Arabic numeral of
denomination-tho dollar mark being also
Included in the case of the one and two-
dollar stamps. At the top , connecting the
two shields , and united to time fluted framework -
work , on the two sides , is a curved tablet ,
on which are engraved in small white capitals -
tals the words "United States of America :
Above this , on either side , are heads of
wheat , and between these a small scroll.
Immediately below the central scene is the
title of the picture , in diminutive white
Gothic letters on a curved tablet , and below
this on either side , in scrolls , are the words
of value , "one , " "two , " and so on , 1n white
capitals , except in the case of the two higlo-
eat denominations , when " $1,00" and " $2.00"
are substituted for letters. Above each of
these is a projecting ear of corn , and at
the bottom of all on a stralglmt black tablet -
let are the words "Postage One Cent , "
( perntlssioa to use tvirich has been kindly
glven by time publisher , it. II. Russell of New
York ) , representing a prospector with paclt
mtdes In the nmnuutnins , searching for gold.
Color , olive.
Oue-dollar-\I'eslermi Cattle in Storm , "
representing a herd of cattle , preceded by
the leader , seektimg safety from a gatherimmg
storm , reprmhtced frunm a large steel mi-
grnvlug nfler a picture by J. Mae\Vltirtar ,
the engruvlog having been kindly loaned by
Mfrs , C i ) . Johnson. Cola' , light brown ,
Two-dolhtr-"Mississippi River Bridge , "
i otu tut engraving-a represeutallou of time
great bridge over the Mississippi at St.
Louis. Color , sapphire blue.
No transmississippi postal cards m
stamped envelopes will be Issued ,
Although this series of stamps will be
( discontinued on December 31 , 1898 , they will
be good for postage at any time afterward.
SOUVENIR EXPOSITION MEDAL
1'roll le iteproduees a Composite
l'Lolol raph of Itepresen1n11'r
Br,1111IfuI Western Women ,
1\'hmt the plnus for time Trammsmmiississippl
Exposition were la their hifamtcy time ques-
tiemm of a souvenir medal was broached amid
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Exposition , .
"Postage Two Cents , " and so on , is white
capitals.
The scenes represented on the stamps , together -
gother with the colors of the several denominations -
nominations , are these :
Ono cent "Marquette on the Mississippi , "
from a painting by Lamprecbt , now in
possession of the Marquette college of Milwaukee
waukee Wle representing Father Marquette -
quette in a boat on the upper Mississippi ,
preaching to the Indians , Color , dark green ,
Two-cent "Farming in the Nest , " from
tt photograph , representing a western grata
field with a long row of plows at work.
Color , copper red.
Four-cent--"Indian Hunting Buffalo , " reproduction -
production of an engraving in Schoolcraft's
History of the Indian Tribes. Color ,
orange.
Five-cent "Fremont on Itocky Moun-
tams , " neditled Irmo u wood engraving ,
representimg the Palhllnder planting the
United Slates flag on the highest peak of the
Rocky mamuntalns. Color , dark blue ,
Eight-cent "Troops Guarding Train , " representing
resenting a detaclunent of United States
soldiers conveying uu emigrant train across
the prairies , from a drawing by Frederick
Itendngtom , permission to use which was
kindly given by the publisher , it , Ii. Russell
of New York , Color , dark hlue ,
Ten-cent "IIardsliips of Emigration , "
from a paimting kindly loaned by the artist ,
A , G. Ileaton , represmnlhmg nn emigrant and
ills lankly of the plains in a "prairie
schooner , " ono of the horses lmavlng fallen
from exhnustion. Color , slate.
FlutycentVestern Mining Prospector , "
frmn a drawing by Frederick Remington
a umosl unique deslgu selected , which will
conunand time service of time composite pro-
tographers. It trill be remembered that when
time Cleopatra needle was transported frmn
Egypt to Amcrlca it was decided to strike
of a medal lu contntentoralion of time event.
The prnulle of Cleopatra was desired for
one side , but no perfect profile could be
found. Commmmder Goringe , time emmginet'r
tvhe transported the needle , gathered a large
uuumbe' of the aiutiIaled E61 1 pilau colas a nd
had photographs node of n sulllclenl nttm- i
her to secure a complete profile. It was them
easy to nmake a die tor the nmedal and
co hm nenmorate the removal of the great
obelisk ,
The idea of composite photogrnpity was
utilized in making the souvenir medal of
the exposition. A corps of competent judges
was appointed ht each of time trammsmmmississippi
states. They selected from the heautl'Ji j
tvonen svitltin each of their boundaries two
of the fairest , and photographs of these
w ere sent to headquarters at Onmalma. Fran
here they were forwarded to eastern photo
graphers , svinere a coniposlte picture of the
forty-four beauties was obtained.
The result , whlclt will ormmneut one silo' '
laf the utednl , will aptly lilustrute time best 1
amid strongest type of w'eslern ywumg woman
hood. On tine obverse side of time medal will
appear an Indium Inn time act of spearing n
buffalo. The two illustrations will be a std
ficient indication of the strides that civilization -
tion and culture have mode In the west
durlug time last fifty years.
tmi addition to time souventr medals , of
whtch a large quantity will be furnished , I
the governnummt will also have a number of I
gold , bronze and silver medals struck off
as awards to exhibitors under time rules
adopted by the exposition management and
printed on time back of each blank npplica-
lion [ hut tvns sent out to time prospective
eximibilors. 'rbase w'IIi bear appropriate
enibhPnms and hmsen Pt iens whisk will also
Ito comiunonorallve of time exposition and a
curies will be Issned for emtch of time various
dnpartmmtts Iola widen tIme exhibits are
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