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give the money back, and Van Buren, refused,
saying that iiitzel had given him too much
trouble. Mr.. Strassuy AMI soiec other of the
assistants only nine Of whom ever arrived mere,
also went before the special commission. but
they were not implicated In tho quosi ionablo
transactions of their chief.
And here may be pardoned for calling atten-
ton to the extraordinary collection of cattle
whom Van Buren, got around him for assistants.
There were some good men. notably Mr.. Me-
Elrath, long time Mr.. Greelcy's business asso-
ciatc in the Tribune once. Mr.. GarrettsoB. uf
Cincinnati who, with Mr.. Seasongood OF the
same city. and Mr.. MrMlchael, Of philadelphia,
have been "reinstated," seem to be valuable
men, although they never did anything in Darti-
cular previous to the opening uf the exhibition.
Considering what sort Of men we ought to be rep
resented Ivy On an occasion of this sort, and
the especial aversion of the Austrian Govern
mcnt to- tho return Of its former subjects ~ the
It docs seem singular that Van Buren, should
have picked out no less than Ave of his thirteen
from Americans of Austrian birth - Meyer,
Strassuv, Gotthcil. Seasongood and tufaner.
Meyer IL not the only one Of the five whose ~
cai standing would forbid his reception at the
Ausiri n court undcr any circumstances, and all
Of them except Seasongoud are mon of very
small calibre. No wonder that the Austrian au-
thorties are aifruucd at the attitude Of Amer
lea toward their great exhibition. To send such
set Of cheap lacks tor commissioners and at
the same time to refuse d decent contribution
Of her Industries seems little better than an in
suit to them. Of course the doings of the COM
nissioncrs and the trespa1sing Of Van Buren,
upon the urcrogativcs u Baron SChwarz were
particularly ANNOYING to the latter. who Is re-.
ported to express his opinion II American COM
oNE oF GRANTS FRIENDS.
! cannot forget among this distinguished COM
pauv " Americans whom the Administration
sent abroad to Disgrace the American name in
and thereby hangs tale. Mr.. |. Cook IL known
no Vienna "a special friend uf Gen Grant, and
% is understood that he WIS appointed under
an BL,cu bytho especial mandate ~ the Prc-i-
dent. Nr Cook happens to bc a dealer in wines,
or az least an exhibitor. but ne Is also n driukcr
"i vine. aud II occurred To him That II would bc
quite easy to ship To Vienna a few cases of wine
tur his personal use in the United states trans
ports. 80 he sent along twelve or fifteen cases,
together with over i0J cases ~ utncr wines and
pruyi-l ms, which Mr.. Van Buren allowed to Toe
brought over for the restaurant keepers. There
= lttlu doubt that the intention was To smugglc
this whole mass uf goods within the exhibition
grounds but tho Austrian authorities were
mart enough tn seize the whole. believe that
the restaurant keepers are To obtain their goods.
hut Mr.. J. Cooks wines have gone where the
wuodhnc twincth, and Mr.. |. Cook l. in a state
of wrath thcreat. \ pretty person surely TO send
over here to represent America world cNhi-
hlii"n' lmasne Great Britain sending here a
natch ~ commissions who should forthwith
begin to smuggle goods into the country . DO
You wonder that the Austrians have a poor opin-
Ion OF America and Americans!
ONE or JAYS FRIENDS.
have aimed TO give the leading facts In rcla.
tion - Van liuren IN this letter, and to show on
what foundations the allegations of his guilt
based. Whether after all he may not have spent
a great deal more money than he collected does
not greatly alter the case at any rate he took
money irrcgurally and under suspicious circum-
stances. That. he. took It Is sufficiently clear
from the fact that he has paid back at least to
Blchm wichl. and believe to other restaurant
keepers. one aalf Of all they paid. should not
omit to say that Van Buren now denounces
Never as "a fraud and swindle, although he re-
mninsd On good terms with him until the
poSurc II their dongs was almost complete. |
shall not attemut To give the history of the pay
m"nt ui sh,sJ for the roof Of the anncx" for
the sewing machines. RESPONSIBLE men say
they cnuld have done the same work FOR s20.rn
and mod. rroht Of = per cent The principal
agent in thi- business was a young man named
James, hllf Englishman aud half ex-Confeder.
ate soldier who has some mysterious hold on
Mr.. Jav. so that he inhabits his otfice ON the
same term. - the attaches. Indeed. this fell
luw wa appointed hy Van Buren, one Of his a.
sI-tHutS. am ,uld, ON JAYS account. and here
the boot seems TO he On the other leg. At any
rate Van Buren j. not responsible for this swim
die FOR a swindle everybody believes IL to be-
-loners was tn peremptorily forbid this James
70 excrcis" any authority IN the American de-
pdrtment. am curious to see whether Mr.. Jay
To Whltrwist MIN In his report.
II Is i,kgning story. and dislike to con-
luue Il, hut may ~ well tell 'he whole truth
MhIm tim writing u the matter. | an aware
~ AZ shall run the risk Of being disbelieved. for
!l j. a common remark among the few respec-
tahic Americans here that a truthful picture cf
waat happened here cannot seem otherwise
THAN lhcrrdlhie at home. To pat II br ely TIE
legacy Of feeblenc~s. fuss. and dcyiltry which
Van Bur'n hrqueathed To the American de-
partment seems likely to characterize II To the
end The one rcdeenIiuC feature al pres ent IL
the energy and tiuck with which Mr.. jackson
schultz the new Commissioner, and hts few
,'isiai.,s' are '.or'ns to afranse the goods IN
rliN appointed To- succeed the three who sue
t,"Gei Yam l'urc ne Al once selected MIR. Nc
Van buren, crowd as his as >tstSnts, appointing
them anew aud with lut reference 20 their pre-
N,n. appointment and -u-p"nsion. No so,'ucr
did Mr. Fish receive notification - this than
he t. the truU Die To "rvIL-tate" the three
gentlemen mentioned aiid also Mr. McMichael
ul ihllddelphla. without waiting for the result
OF the investigation. This " ~ lust what IL was
hoped here would not he dsge' as Il was deemed
yer. desirable 70 drop the odd commission en-
trrly. But 10y retnsttting a part of them, the
way was at once opened for the others who were
not implicated but whom 10 was the purpose Of
Mr. schultz 10 ignore and get rid of, to demand
reinstatement.
MIR. schultz l. working very hard. but there are
obstacles on every hand and many II them con-
cehed 50 that even the commissioners them
Il has just transpired that the engineer in charge
of the machinery department, who Is also an
exhibitor Of machinery ~ hi own, has been for
month throwing obstacles IN the way OF ther
inachinlsts In the department who had every,
reason 70 trust him. H. has been able - do
tins 10y delaying orders for parts OF the machine
~ necessary ~ put II IN operation, and by gen
tIh drteruliuaiipnto study how not to do II. |
an an informed 2, 10y nachinists in our deGartmsnt
this pers pn had done his duty. II Is a slgniu-
cant fact that he is quite favorable to Van Bu-
ren.
NE EXHIBIToRs DIsGUsTED.
Is It any wonder that the reputable American
exhibitor are disguised and wished they had
remained at home They come here at great
expense to had themselves few In number, as
s'ciate with 4 lot Of foreign born persons who
are Aintflihl bllN IN name, ldnlpeTcu and de-
lhNed At every step 10y the shftlessneSs or cum
~ uf those VINO are employed hy the Govern
mcnt to assist them, and made a byword among
all men II other nationalitles by the scandals Of
the commission A set uf German Jews fastened
on 10 the exhibition at the start and seem to
maintain their hold In spite Of all changes. one
OF these incapahlcs Is the superintendent of the
industrial nall whose business Is, with the as
sistance Of two clerks, to take charge Of the
way hills OF goods and the boxes they come In
and make out the proper certificates. lie has
been known to spend three days in making out
single paper, hut was never known to listen
attentivty TO the wants Of ANYBODY
The bitterest pill Of all for the exhibitors was
the temporary commission which for two weeks
and more made everybody wish that even Van
Buren, aud his man Meyer could have remained
IN charge. Mr.. Jay and Mr. McElrath could not
nave made more -ufur;uaata selection than
tAe i.,iu ge,,,,smeD Messrs. LeGrand Cannon,
Spang, and Roosevelt whom they ordered 10
come here during the interFegnum, MIR. Spang
and Mr. Roosevelt never did anything To speak
Of nor did Mr. Cannon, for that matter except
to offend everybody with whom he came In con
tact. His manners are described as having been
chaacterized by entire want Of tact; and ne
pos ,essed not the slightest executive ability.
While he was here nve or six OF the new COM
mssOneTs arrived, and each one called upon
him to present his credentials. Each one went
away feeling insulted aud pained 10y his blunt
and incOnsiderate manners. Considering that
he did nothing at all but hurt the feelings OF all
around him, and that his physical looks were
ht,t al ~ no ,vit 1,