St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-19

them to the station, Whcr0 FllOCel
charged ROchefort with assault. The
revolver was found to be fully charged.
Rochef0rt was bailed.
THE PARIS SHOW.
Americas Art Exhibit Not at All
Discreditable.
PARIS, May 1S.-Americans coming
to the exposition need not make excess
sive haste. Although President Carnot
tremendously opened the exposition on
the appointed day, it is. up to this writ
ing. fragmentary. The steam which
was turned on as a fOrmality was
speedily turned off, except for trans
portatiOn purposes. The great belts
in the machinery palace have not yet
stirred lathe. The movable railway,
which was laid in flexible routes all
through the grounds, was taken up on
the eve of the opening to clear the
official path and to lend an air of COM
pleteness to the grounds. 1t has not
been put down again. The carrying Of
huge pieces OF metal, stone or wood,
from the gateways to the places Of
deposit, occupies in many instances
a week. Not one section of the
fine art exhibition is complete. Only
two catalogues are Out-the French De-
satisfactory. Each should have been
included in the general catalogue. So
far as present information juStifieS an
opinion, there is no good reason why
American visitors should purchase any
catalogues except American, unless
they have special reasons for do
ing so. Various causes are as
signed for the delay in all the
departments. The American commits
sion alleges, so far as it is concerned,
that on the one hand the French
authorities have not furnished the labor
indispensable, either in the preparation
of show cases or the equipment of
rooms, and on the other, that many
Americans who applied for space and a
considerable number who. shipped
goods have not appeared. 1t may be ne
cessary for the American governmentbe-
fore consenting to participate in another
universal exposition to claim the right
to place capable American, who
speaks French and has the necessary
board of direction. If the averments of
discOurtesy and injustice, of vexatious
disregard of reasonable comfy on the
part of the French direction toward
the American commission as re-
lated to the representative of the
press by the officials, were
frankly disclosed, an international
episode might be created not wanting
in elements of grOtesqueness. This
word of warning should be needed by
correspondents and specialists coming
here expecting the equitable treatment
enjoyed in our own country. There are
no complimentary admissions. It is said
that this rule applies unexceptionally to
all persons, native ard foreign writer's,
no matter how well known in their own
country. Even if their personal credit
here be above suspicion, they cannot
procure any attention unless they bring
duly authenticated credentials in writ
ing. The same is true as to medical,
scientific, artistic or other experts, who
guilelessly suppose that this vast inter
national university is to be opened like
dents from every quarter without scrip
or staff. If the written creden-
tials be complete, the appli-
cant will then learn lesson
son in patience. He must first wait sew
eral weeks for an official acknowledge
ment of the fact that his right to special
recognition is admitted. Then he must
have two photographs taken-One to be
put in the private gallery of the direc-
tiOn and the other to constitute, with
his name and function printed on it. his
ticket of admission. This ingenious safe
guarding of the receipts against the
amiable loaning of special tickets is en-
forced without favor, but only after the
applicant has deposited $3.50 with the
proper sub-official for the privilege of
presenting his vignette to the republic
of France. After fair trial of this
circuitous and expensive road to the
assumed universal courtesy of the ex-
position, the individual desirous of study
ing its departments generally resolves
to pay his twenty cents admis-
sion daily and dispense with politeness
of press applications on file exceeds
seven thousand, the latter half of which
will be reached several months after the
applicants have returned to their native
lands.
THE FINE ART EXHIBITION
is splendid feature of the exposition.
There is retrospect Of French art from
1889 to 1878, and decennial exhibit
supplementary to it, which is composed
of exhibits of the art of France for ten
years, and the living or recent art of
foreign countries. There is also an eX-
hibit of monuments, designs in enamel,
fine metallic craftsmanship and en-
craving upon wood. The French ex-
hibit, as might be expected, is brilliant
and grandiOSe. The entire exhibition,
with the exception of certain distinct
qualities in the art of Holland, is evi-
dence of homage to the supremacy of
France. The French exhibit, nation
ally considered, is a glorious demonstra-
tiOn Of the eSthetic instinct of the re-
public, and overwhelming testimony to
the perfect friendship between
fine art and the other intel
lectual and moral activities of
time throughout civilization. 1t is
an age of looking at all things inti-
mately, without reverence, without
spirituality. In the more than 5000
works exhibited the student will not
find a new imaginative idea or new
tribute to the old moral or esthetic in
stitutions or ideas, however dearly the
world may have cherished them. This
is true not only of French art, but of all
cOntempOraneOuS art as grouped under
these resplendent arches.
THE ENGLISH EXHIBIT
contains most Of the illustrious names
since the time Of Turner. but it is diff