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MACHINERY, ELECTRICITY,
THE longest building on the Lewis
and Clark Exposition grounds Is that
devoted to machinery, electricity and
transportation. The main building Is 100
Xeet "wide, hut at each end, where pro
jecting wings 100 feet square are added,
the widh is doubled. The wings were
made necessary by the unexpected de
mand for exhibit space on the part of
large manufacturing concerns.
The Machinery. Electricity and Trans
portation building is a plain structure,
"with comparatively little attempt at orna
Snentation. A red hip roof covers the
structure -with the exception of the wings,
which are flat-topped.
Decorative efforts have been, confined
almost entirely to the main entrance,
which is in, the center of the west facade.
Th entrance is through an arch, orna
Snented with flanking pilasters, a cornice
of liberal -projection supported by classic
'brackets adding to the attractiveness.
Above the cornice, an extending wall is
' adorned in the center by a star window,
fand each angle supports a pinnacle and
flagstaff.
The Inside of tho building Is -made at
tractive by the immense machines which
occupy the entire space and extend high
Snto the air. The rumbling of several
.hundred varieties of machinery also add
much to the attractiveness. A few of
th& most important things to be seen
in the building, and those that receive
the most attention are: The largest hay
and straw press in the world, capable
of balling 100 tons per day; an electric
light plant, operated by an immense gas
engine; the most expensive scale ever
jnado; telephone exchange In operation;
the largest oll-burnlng locomotive ever
made: a collection of cables; a $2000
wagon; $1000 set of harness and a large
display of road-grading machinery th
like of which has never before been seen
at any exposition. These, with hundreds
of other things, most of which are in
operation make p an exhibit that is
a credit to the" Exposition.
HER FATE IS AT STAKE
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pale. Though It costs but $25 an acre for
water, the Government engineers prom
ise, and, every one believes, that, when
watered, the land will be worth from $40
to $150 an acre, easily.
The Minidoka project, designed by Gov
ernment engineers, has from tho first
been In the hands of D. W. Rosa. Though
one of the youngest engineers in the Rec
lamation Service, Mr. Ross is numbered
among the most competent, and he en
joys the proud distinction of having, up
to this time, carried forward the work
without a single accident or a single
break. So great is the confidence reposed
In him by the Reclamation Service that
he Is given full sway on this great engi
neering enterprise, and in addition has
charge of all other work done by the
Service in Idaho. It is a great responsi
bility to bo placed on . one man, but
throughout his service In Idaho Mr. Rosa
has shown himself competent. He takes
double pride in his work, since Idaho la
his home state, Boise hla permanent resi
dence. The work -done Is work to be proud
of. and Idaho is proud of him. H. J. B.
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Simp AY OREGOIAN, PORTLAND,. AUGUST 13, 1905.
TRANSPORTATION
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Powerful Creations of Mechanical Genius, With Motion
and Rumbling Music; Interesting Exhibit.
DROUINS A FREAK COUPLE
Dead Man Was King or World, Wife
Empress of Universe.
PEORIA, III.. Aug. 12. There were un
usual developments at the lnque.it over
the death of Edward Drouln. Mrs. Drouln
Is incarcerated In the County Jail, seem
ingly deranged. The Interior of their
home Is filled with furniture of the
strangest character, and the walls aro
covered with facsimile reproductions of
the "coat of arms" adopted by Drouin
and his wife. For some time he hnd
posed as "King of the World." and his
wife as "Empress of the Universe."
"With an energy almost Inconceivable,
Mrs. Drouln spent hours of each dny
wrlting letters to prominent people In
this city, warning them of attompts upon
their lives and asserting that a band of
people were threatening the extermina
tion of the populace by turning on the
"electric fluid."
Their apartments were found to con
tain vast quantities of mineral and medi
cinal waters, designed to destroy the
efforts of the people with the electric
fluid.
Great Italian Murder Trial Ends.
TURIN, Italy, Aug. 12. The jury ha3
found five persons accused of the mur
der of Count BonI Martini guilty with ex
tenuating circumstances. Tullio MurrI,
the victim's brother-in-law, and Dr.
Naldi. an accomplice, were each sen
tenced to SO years solita.ry confinement.
Countess Theo di Linda Bonl Martini, wtte
of the count; Dr. Secchi, her lover, were
sentenced to 10 years Imprisonment, and
Rosa Bonnetti, her maid, to seven and
one-half years.
The affair dates back to IMC. and ex
tends throughout " Italy, owing, te polit
ical Intrigues. More than 100 counsel were
engaged In the trial, which lasted many
months.
AHnn W. Wood at Death's Door.
NEW YORK. Aug. 12. Allan W.
Wood, son of W. D. Wood, the Pitts
burg steel magnate, lay at the point
of death last night In Roosevelt Hos
pital. Taken violently ill on Thura,
day afternoon, he was operated on that,
night. Though hope Is held out to the
members of his family that he may re
cover. It is admitted that tho chance
Is extremely slight.
Mr. Wood retired from active busi
ness about four years ago. and camo
from Pittsburg to make his home In
New York. Great surprise was occa
sioned when announcement was made
last February that almost a year be
fore Mr. Wood had married a well
known show girl. Mr. Wood Is 55
years old. and Is well known In th'e
higher business circles here and In
Pennsylvania.
The Kmpres3 of Russia Is to cathode la
ber taste for perfumes that she vaporises
the royal apartments dally with the concen
trated essences of lilac. Jasmine, narcissus.
Jonquil, tuberose and white violets.