BUILDINGS AT THE WORLD'S FAIR CHICAGO r fa il-". - ! I -- r . e- THE MACHINERY I1AI.T. f L r7 0Lwn,t0 P'y & Rtearnt, of Boton, are the architects, has been prononncM bv many architects worn) only to the Administrate Building in the maenilloence of it appearance. Thie building measures BiOxSOO feet, ami with the Machinery Ann x and rower House octt about l,20O,O0Q. It it located at the extreme south end ct the l'arlc, midway between the shore ot Lake Wwiiigan i and the west line of the Park. It li just south of the Administration Building, and west an I across a lauonn from the Agri. cultural Building. The building is spanned by three arched trusses, and the interior presents the appearance ot three railroad train. iKiusea siileby side, surrounded on all the four tides by a gallery fifty feet wide The trusses sri built separatelj, so that they can be cen down "nd '0!rt ,or u,e "Hroad train-houses. In each of the long naves there is an elevated traveling crane running Irom end KiT." i? . huilding for the purpose of movlnj machinery. These platforms are built so that visitors my view troui them the ex niblta beneath, a be power from this building is supplied from a power-bout adjoining the south tide of the buildiuj. TUB NAVAL IXBIBIT. Unique among the other exhlblta It that mtrte hr the Uultel Suites Naval D partmnt. It It In structure Zlr i . . ""'" u,r"'" ,uo ". m new osasi-un natciestilpi. Tnis ioiit itioa b',tlelii j of 18,11 is erect 1 on piling oothe Lake front in tbe northeast portion of Jackson Writ. It is turraunled by water anl bit tbs api.iarato.of being moto a wharf. Th. atruc ure bat the fittings tb.it bjlon? to t ie actual taip, tuci guni, turrets, torp.io tubs, torpedo nets anTbmT wit bmti Mctoi-1, chain cablet, davits, awning, dec flctiucj, ta, etc., toxetnjr wit, all a;piauo for w-JKinz tVie tin.. Offljira teamen mechanics and mar net are netilied bvtnsNavr lnrr.-i.nr. H..Hn n, a .u. a: !S n"B, "-, ' w uipuiuhuv an iDDja n me na our Tbe orew naval venels are completely shown. Tbe detail of men is not, bowsvar, ai greit u. umis, vspciaur uoat, rorpeao, an i gun arms, as la a veaiel of war. iscipiine tbe oomp.emeat ot the aotuil tbip. The dimensions of the ttruotur are thou of the aatuil battleship, to-witi Length. 818 fst: width amid shim 61 tost 8 Inches- and ;,hr':"'",.,hto ,h w.r ?n vd on thud-,. fjspszssi i ?i , i 5? w'tk . C mock berthing on tbe tame 7 feet higb. and above then are the bridge, ctur'-houss, and the boats At the forward end of tbe superstructure there it a cone-sunned tower, per.m I th. "mint. .u. . . t..u placed two circular "top." at rcceptaoles tor tbarptliootera. Kapid firing guns are mounted in each of these toot The heiilit from ZV" 1 ,h 01 ,'bl military mast it 70 feet, and above I placed I aflouff fo? iTguaHng , b ;taf'7 mounted cum prises tour 18-inch breecb-loadiog rifle cannon; eight b-incn breech loadfng rifle cannon- four fl-lnoh tvtecb'loading rifle cannon: twenlv ft-nounder ranld nnmr cnn?. ... i..,nrf .,..h.i " .'7!'"?.,Tln " cDnon. 'our. -",on oe. or torPh,llun. All of tb-i arl pl.d a.a mounted" rcU in t ginuin.u'le.hip. ""0" "U ,OTP ,H ".Ji1 fc!tm'iL,i'? of th" ,h,P,!,.t'lowl; rPl protection net, stretching th enure length of the vetseL Steam launches ad cutters rid at the booms, and all tbe outward d aoearaiice of a real ship ot war it imitated. rrmm. owam lauucoet i TO! TRAmPORTATtOn BCtLDIROi av..mi!.l,!ri,rJnciotn,Tr,n"pOr,"t,0n u"d'ur oonsista of an Immense tingi arch nricbe,l to an extraordinary oeire with ttd IscalleTthe om Sow pmliuB'' tbe ,ntU' ,etur forailni rich and beautiful, yxt qu.t, oolor oiimax, for it it treated in leaf smbISIl"r.?( tbf ronlt,rtu'l oompotltioa fallt into a just relation of contrast with th highly wrought ntraoo, and it duly lS..m....TJr though very broad in treatment. It consists of a continuous arcade with subordinated colonnade and entablature, and statue accja are from time to time pierced iu the walls, and with tueui are grouped terraver, teats, drinking fountain! f in thiil iSIi f bS.l.Id,n?Jl,trw'tad muoh ttar tb manner of a Roman basilica, with broad nave and alslaj. Th roof it there JZZ'U Th!t. T V" mldd' " "tet muoh higher than th otbert, anfl ita walls are pierced to form a beautiful aroaded clsar-grf?-' e cupola, placed exactly in the center of tbe building and rising 105 feet abov th ground. It reached by eight levators. uittairof VetTt -" !-!" ' ay vasuj ue uubatueo, j.u main gaueriee ot tnis uuuumg, ueuusv U the abundant elevator iacilltiet, prove quite accessible to visitors. IVbinH K OI " lr-nPO'ttlon exhibit measurta V61 feet front by 850 feet deep. Prom this extends westward to Btoney Ivihii 0 '"'" nn.ooveriug about nin acre. Thi is on ttory only In height. In it mty be teen th more bulky reoderm Ut? ?DrDUi.0r Miur nMJ " ,'D' Mct otu,r te3n ot locomoUv ninet. highly polished, and j- . ... j ' l uuui wAuvwuiugi j iiuvai auu BUTiKuig. jsuu hi us eneci oi tu cxaioiu to arcuitecwrai lsta of richly ornamented oolounad, and it may easily be seen that th interior ot the Transportation -.'J of the most impressive ot th Exposition. Tk 'INMn.iwurfBtiAR wl.lKl.. I I . . . . ' ..... . " " Vv. "l"uy inoiuaee evsryuiing, ot wuateoever name or tort, devoted to th purpose or transportation, "JJVJJJ InS yiIfT i a "."R"1 ""f10'. cash ooo veyor so a balloon or carrier pigeon. Teshuioally this eXOlbit iouUi w v. w viuys Hustings. woti. An xrauporMiuoa ouuaiag son auout uim.oju. THE HII1WAY PLAISASCR A COLLECTION OF SIDE SHOWS AT THE FAIR. WOMAN'S BCILmsO. Among a treat nnmber of sketches rabmltte.t In eonpetition for this building bv women from all over the lan!, the Frlde;it of the Board of Lady Mansgrrs quickly discovers in the sketch submittal by Mit Hophia . Havdon that hsr.mny of grouping and KrsrvlnlnrM ot details which in iicat the architectural scholar, aid to h?r was awarded tn first priuota thousul do'dir.', and alto ioaexeriitinn of the desizn. Directly in front of the building the lagoon takes the form of a bsy, about 4M feet In width. From the centre of this bay a enni landing and staircase lends to a trracj six feet above the water. Crossing this terrace other staircases give ecr-ss to the groun I four feet ntve, on which. ahoutKKI Utt back, the building is situated. The firt terrtce is df-slgned In artistic fl.iw r bt ls and low ehmhs. Tne principal facade has an extreme length of 4UO teet, the depth of the building being half this distance. Italian renaissance tt the style selecren. The first story Is raided abrut ten feet from the grounl line, ami a wide stalrcsse leads to the centre pavilion. This pavilion, form ing tbe main tripie-arched entrance, with an open ro.onna la in the second story, is finished with a low pediment enricned with a highly elaborate l.a-relief . The corner pavilions have each an open colonnade added above the main cornice. Here are located the Hang ing Oardens. A If.bt.y 40 feet wide leads into the open rotunda, 70xfiJ feet, reaching through the height of the building, and protected hv a richly ornamented skylight. This rotunda is surrounded by a two-storv opn arcade, as delicate and ciaste in design as th exterior, the whole having a thoroughly Italian oourtyard elect, admitting abundance of li-jht to ail roams facim this Int-rmr spac. On the flrt Ooor are loc itert, on the left hand, a model hospital; on the right, a model kindergarten, each occupying 8Jif)0 feet. The whole floor of the south navilion is devoted to the retrospective exhibit; the one on the north to reform work anrl charity organ ization. Each ol thene fl'Kirs Is eOxv'O). The curtain opposite the mala front contains the Library, Bureau of Informal ion, rec irds, eta la the sei-cn t story are looted laales' parlors, committee-rooms and di-maing-rooms, all leading to the opn halony in front. The whole second flcor of the north pavilion incoses the great assembly-room and club-room. The first of these is provide! with an elevated alage for the accommodation of sitkers. The south pavilion cmtains the mo lei kitchen.retresliment room, reception room, etc. The building is encawd with "taff," the same material used on the rest of the budding and a it ttaudt with it m.'lio.v, de corated walls bathed In tbe bright sunshine th women of the country are justly proud ot the result Arab, Turks and Moors Found Liv ing na In t he Orient -The Javan ese, Vlllnge An International HcHtity Show The AVoniterfiil l o volvlng Wheel -Other Kxhlblta. There are many strange things at the fair with quner names. Thero Is the "Midway riaismne," fur Instance. '-What on earth dons that menni1" most people ask when thny hear It for I Im llmt time. Wh.itnvnr It may mean elsewhere, in Chlcnjo, s ty the. Sew York Her.tld, It means simply a eolleetion of side shows. The -I'lniaanen" Is on avenue nnn with niiililliigs In which entertainment are given, but where the "midway" comm In it In hnrd to guess. The name w.n selected by a enmmittee ot leniling eitirens who wantixl to get up something high toned, or. ns they put it, "nobby.'' It is certainly a very liolil.y name, ami no other word so well ileaiTibr It. To enll the thing an nvenve. It wis de l(ted, w.i t) comnoinpla i e. Indiiiii laistt vn.i.Anr ?n m.axr.T risrt.r. niimi s are eoiisidereil vulgar by mnny Illl-noisii-ople, mid so they borrowed a word Iron? the I'reueh. This side show nvenne Is n mile long nnd It smneks jut n little bit of t'onev Inland. It is oierited under the rye ot the fair manage ment nnd It i in the grounds, strictly speak Inif. admission lielng iie-luded with h lllty cent World's Kair ticket. It is very bro.il; Mk) teet wide over all. Kvery "eoneeHslon aire " niore l reti"l: pnya "a peri'i-ntiige or his receipts to the World's Klr Wiivh nnd M-iins Committee. (tout-Mule. nrn j $t the .xhibH an worth tlio pricj A Tower ot JUliel Is built near therntriin 'e to the I'lalomiee. It is 400 feet luyli ulnl has a diitineter tit the bns.i of oo feet. This lower d 'vlntee troni the pinn of the iritin.,l by tirtvirn.- a clonlile track elevtrii-nl .-n nlwr railway from the iMise to ttie top. A hiine ol liellx is installed id the top. Iron) vhl' b u oil view ot t lie ground Is hud. Lord and l.fidy Au-rdeeu bi,ve lieen inter ested in miiKinv n display ! the i-oit.iire In dustries ot ln-ian-1. 'lowering over a row ol Irish eottairis in far-simile is a rt-prodtn-tion of I'otn'iMl ( t.stlr. i'lir nmliout this exhibit there nre fct'.eimen ot the work ot Irish p'.H:mth mid souie o,r the people thelrselves. A Kerry has Is-cn brought overwcinlly to Show olieoi the melius vl livellltooit. Lhi'I'S ii n I '.hawls nre made mid sold here. The timple nn-llite.'t ire ot these homes, like f hut of the oiiv !iit ot I .u Halilda. is a pleas ant relief M th- eye alter the stu o IK wi-rs mid tlimrvs er"Wde 1 oa loo innuy o! the Luildings. l onie wit'i me tm'.iir It l shown by o tri"M S -eue peeiled with more t h.ui one hun dred mi I lllty Knyitiiins who were taken from the inldsi o their dan-lug, sniokiiigiind trading and dump. d. into thu V'indy ity. Hark broWii beauties Irom the luniks of tiie Nile, who liiuii'e oriental measure., look coquettishly upon the Viiukee, their buj eyes wlni. inif his attention as soon us they Hush, them upon hint. They wearspangies, cimiiiS, beie aud gilt bands. Itlnek slave boys wait upon the dainty Indies, some of wlion'i covi-r their fai-f s iu tiiu modi st fashion of the Kast, Arab traders, donkey boys nnd eiunel drivers am there. Wliilo tim diiuiers lire perlorming in the theatre the iner'-hmitH sell tieads, tiirlmiis or shells Irom the lied Hen mid other curiosities, and tin snnkc charmers eubdiie rrptili's nnd the matrieians show their tanilliHi-ity with the blaek nrt. Thero are performing monkeys, too, mi I parrots. It is truly n glimpse ol mi Knstern eit), nnd here mid there one gets a whiff ot it. An old priest gisst up Into ir.w tower of the mosque at daybreak and ills upou nil Is-lievers in MohaiiimisJ to pray. Thu people perlorm their ablutions mid then bless the prophet. When they hnvn done this the long-lsardei niec-liunts take their pipi mid wpiat in the bnir, liM.klliit ludolently at the passers-by, while the women nod chll (Iron kmo in wonder and suiile kuowiiigiv at and iouilblas mmmm A! A bob in Tiir MOOBIHH rALSCC. the lgnoranne of their ways betrayed by t'j-) Amerii-iius, who are tw great a show to thein as they are to thu purchaauni ol admimion tickets. Kauda, a gaudily dressed woman, rather fat, is the beauty of the party, und among them are Egyptians bearing Ml.'h namea as yuhuna Usiimu, Hoeina liiut, Mitwali Nuba weih and Faliili Houri. Curioitius of divers s jrte from thu nmseuuie ol C'ulro und Alex anuria can lie seen. One of thu old streets or Htaniboul is n-pro-r.ueod und tenanted with peoplo from that 1-ity uud Irom ('oust'AUtiuople, who show pretty union the same so.-, oi eutortuiumeiit us their Egyptian UHighbum. Uue of their feat ir Is n lie , department su'.'ll as it ill aerviee lit thu (.'My ot the Golden Horn. The. tire pump, which has a bit; oapa-ity, Ik smug on poles on tba shoulders of thu nstlvos, wao trot tlir ja,-il the truH-ts astonishingly Inst. Wlien they rottjll the tire tue water is supplied to th-mi by carriers, who bear leather bugs that lire r -llllivt from the wells on font an tlioir ouu tenU ui'u usmI up. Turkish lunaliuona are peddled by oostuuiod Catives, who s'irve thimi Irom a Ir.ty. A saddle belonging to the Hultau of Turkey is placed In the Transportation Building. It is coverod with red plush uud gold aud is usad by its owner 6uly ou the most solemn oiK-asions. Arab horses of iuro blood were allowed by the Hultau to be exported.. A silver bed, owned by one ot tbe sultans o'. Turkey, and said to weigh two tous, is iu the eoliuction, aud u Turkish tent oujo be longing to a Persian Hliaii, and used by him iu traveling. It is mud almost wholly of tuiUruiduntd cloth. nArtha TrtrMan and Alrnrkm t. ' Moorish palaee modeled alter on of the old style temples which am found In Hnaln and Northern Africa. A restaurant, accom modating five hundred people, in the palaee Shows that the Moors are a practlnal ra.-e. In the building Is an Immense collection of gold coins. An Algerian menhanl who ere, -ted village at the three last Paris esposltlons has put up a building In which are quartered a large sup ply of nntlves who maintain a bawiar. 111 Which nre dlsplnyeil pnvfous stonea, swords. Pistols with antique flint locks, daggers, lai-es.broo.iibn. cushions nnd table covers. In another store nrn found perfumery, seraglio pastilles, nttnr ot rosi-s and sweifmewts. V-i' 'f-'' l0 V hnlf """"I O" ' dr.AiTiy damsels who sell Ihem lo you. A Ilodonln camp, presided over by a real Be douin chief, who, of course, would cut a throat with no compiin-tlen, Is shown. The diiiu-ing girls keep tho hull crowded with spectators. .Invnnese, o Die lintnl.fr of seventy, have built a villaire in the style ot their country on the Midway Plmsanee. It is made of bamboo poles, split bamlmo and palm leaves and thnt-heil with native grasses. A screen of split Immboo nnd leaves eiii lr.-les the village to keep out those who haven't paid. The Jinanesn girls dniiee to the music of an or chestra ami puff iiriirettis. They are lit! 'e bits of creature with bin.. It shiny hair. In the centre id the settlement are two big bitnlsMi Hle with holes cut through them. Wh-n the wind whistles through the- holes n strange melody Is produced t'-jj m.'ikes the J.i vans feel ho:n slcf: nad r.Vnatitie. With the .lavnnese Is an old priest named HimIJI, who has a great Inlliieiii-o over his Hock. They are a very lazy race nnd get tired of wor nlsMit once a day. throwing down their tools and siving tlu-v have bed enough. Hut the old priest knows his busi ness. Just as soon nsthev quit be has a vis ion In which it Is revealed to him that If they do not at nni-e resume thev will lie de voured by red devils or develop horns ami a bill. Hun. lllty nnd paucity of clothing nre characteristic ot the Javanese slid both char acteristics have lieen earelullvencniiraged by the Hollanders who control the island. One of them, n.-eul Prince named lladen Moekma dilnga speaks Dutch and Herman, but no English. Home of the dancing girls are quite comely. They wear their black hair In knots and out away I ho bangs from the fore head with a raxor. A remarkable display in the rinisance Is that a fry mtiKl hava that iU en t!ie tide of cart wheel and feels It revolve. The wheel is 24 teet high nnd Mi feet In diameter. It bear thirty-six passenger ears, each larger than a railroad coach, and with a seating capacity of sixty persons. When the wheel is "loaded" It contains MHO cltisens. They are carried up nnd then down like birds sitting in tnnir next. rBT or mr. nixr.sr yit.tAor. It l steel throughout nnd Is not unlike a bl-cy.-ln whel revolving ts-twi-en two hnga t-iwers. There are really two wheels placed on thesame axle and 2H'.j Iwt apart, and held to gether by struts nnd tie. The ears are built of wood and steel, upholstered nnd nrtist; OH I Iv finished, und each weighs 19 tons. The great axle. It is said. I the largist pit-en of steel ever lorged. It is 8.1 Inches in diameter, 45 feet 'i inchi-a long nnd weighs .VI ton. Arranged in grou; on the rods around th crown of the wheel are snno Inciimhsoent lights ef various colors, which lire extin guished and relighted at Interval a the wheel revolve, producing nt a distance an effe-t like that of huge fireworks. Hix cars can be londed at a time from the platforms. Tbe wheel take ten tniiiutesto make a revolution, ao there I no danger ot the passengers being emptied out ot their nest. The engine are of 40(10 horn power. The wheel was the In vention of 11. W. O. Ferris, n bridge engineer Tnr. wojrnrr.rtrt. Bgvoi.vixn wrr.n- that o' letnliiine beauty. A building ha liecu put up mid In it arc installed lift v young women, who represent thestyleof fa'i'ot va rious Nations and their fashions incostumes. They were got together by a Chicago Is-auty collector who spent some months in Kuropii advertising for tyH-s uf the difTercnt races. Ministir Lincoln wheo tho party were iu Hoiithainpton iintitled them t First they were violating 1 tie font r.ict l.atsir law in coming to America, which whs not o, as iVmgrcfts exempted the World's Fair from the law. Alter they arrived iu Chicago all their cos tumes were burned in a lire that very nearly burned tiiem. too. All those had to bo du plicated nnd the uiris Hit iu their pavilions itnil smile day after duy. The ittanagecieiit i-ontr.ictisl lor siiilh- lasting six mouths. The Vienna girl I a musician, mid other have accomplishments as datn-ers. Iturisia, flrecoo, Italy, Germany, France, Kutfliind, Austria, lkdiemiu, lluiigariu uud Chicago lire isimlly well represented, and there are beauties troui UlfTi ri'lil parts ol the I'nitod Htates. Carl Hageiilss-k, a fumoiis Herman iililmnl tamer has a building with a ball seating bono Iieople, in which he gives his ierlormanees. ie douiesticate tho liou mo that be will lie down with the lamb, aud tigers aud wildcats Imcome so tamo under Ills cure, it is said, that they ure no morn dangersous than guinea pigs. Hil"li nnlmuls us these he does not coop up lu their cages, but gives them plenty of breathing space und they livo to gether without lighting. Germany has u vlllagn in which tho artis tic nnd mercantile tastes of her peopln am combined. Tho Oermuiis have put up a model of a town of the Middle Ages, and there ure houses of tho Ulack Forest uud the other divisions ot the empire. The houses are tilled with original lurniture. Dr. 1'lri'j Jiihii. ot Herlin, manages a Uorniau ethno logical museum. The Ferns wheel Is the real triumph of the Midway l'lalsance. It represents bettor thau any other exhibit the genius of American in vention. It looks something like the paddle Cpljl WOBKMAV IX THI CAIRO STBKKT. wheel of a steamer, multiplied, however, a hundredfold. Instead of the padiile it beur passeuger cars, and when It revolves the uiuMungert get touietliliuj of the seiuwtiou of Pittshur,. Venn. It Is -aid Hint tho cost of construction was 4-4W.n(H). A model ot Kt. Peter's at Home, which was lirtun in the year Hl0 nnd finished in 17(H), Is exhibited in the Midway I'lnisance by I,, de 11, Hpiridon. It Is of cnrveil wood, coated with a substance in imitation of marble, nnd I constructed on a scale of one-sixtieth. This niskcs it uliout .SO feet long. 15 feet wldo and l.'i feet high. It is placed in a building of llomnn style, which contnins besides the model Hie portraits of innnv of the l'opes. Then there are models of tho Cathedral of Milan, tho l'iomliino Palace. Ht. Agnese Church mid Hiellomnu Pantheon of Agrippa. The attendant in this building are dressed in the uni'oruis of the Vatican Guard. Carl Hageulieel;, of Hamburg, has besidna his large assortment of performing anlmala an ethnological collection consisting of arms, implement, household goods, theatrical goods aud utensils. Uf these 4!I0 numbers come from Africa. H73 Irom New Caledonia, 40 from New iullin, 406 Irom Island of tho South Hens, M&1 Irom llritlsh Columbia, 80 from Greenland and 1'iH Irom Oylon, mak ing a total ot 2340. There Ik also an artifi cial uquariiim lorty feet long, showing fish, corals, gorgomas, etc., from the Indian Ocean, nnd a numlier of bunt ing trophies, skulls, horns and skins. Tho trained animals are a group of six lions, two tiger, two leopards, one sloth liear, one Thi bet bear, six large boarbounds aud one polar tsiur, all trained at one time in the great arena cage, and a group of three tigers, two lions, three panthers, goats, sheep, bulls, ponies and dogs, livo lions and two boar bounds performing i six male lions; a lion tiding on horseback, aud a Hon riding on horseliaek, trained with a large boarhound. There ure a numlier of othor features such an a collection of two thousand parrots and two hundred moukeys. THE TIDE OP IMMIGRATION. A Falling Off Shown by th Bureau ot Statistics. The chief of tbe Bureau of Statistic re ports that during the 10 months ending April ,'10, lWi:i, .'ii HAS immiiirants arrived at the i-ort of the I'niied States, of thia number (sj.UTh came from liernianv. 01510 Irora Kussla i except l'olandi. 43.823 from Italv. 3,(ril from riweden and N'orwav, -40,-!XiJ from Kngluinl and Wales, and 'M.Wt't from Ireland. The number arrived during the 10 months ended April 30, 1803, was 334,82Ti, of which 71 107 came from lier nianv. 44 ..WW from Ilalv. H.YI'KI from ivl. en and Norway, 2.110 from Kussia (except I'oianui. .ii.uiii irom r.tigianu and Wale nd 112,005 from Ireland. CDRFEW HINGU AGAIN, And All Canadian Children Mutt b Housed by D O'clock. 'The old custom of ringing the curfew In, Hi evening hut been revived iu all the vil Isget and towns throughout Canada. An act pasted at the last session of the Domin ion parliament provides that at 0 o'clock tbe curfew shall be rung, and if any-person under 17 years of au-e are found on the ttreett they shall be locked up. Unless satisfactory explanation can be given the parents mutt sutler either by confinement In jail, line or by sending the children to. tome public Institution whre they wi l ht taken car of until the authorities tee fit la let ihetn out. The act la mtttlng Willi lavur throughout Canada. A Noted Elooutloniat Dtad. , Jam K. Murray, th noted elocutionist, died at Cincinnati, O., on Friday. ,1