The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-25
GERMANY AND THE FAIR.
THE COMMISSIONERS TO ACCOM-
PANY TIE AMERICANS HOME.

he VIII Arrange All Minor Details for
German Exhibits-Russia to Co
operate in the Heartiest Manner.
Many Promises of Support Made to
the American Representatives.
BERLIN, Aug. 24.-Chancellor Won
Caprivi has acceded to the request made by
United States Minister Phelps aud will
allow Herr Wermuth, the German com-
missioner to the Chicago Columbian fair,
to accompany the American COM
miss1oners when they return to the
United States Herr Wermuth will thus
be enabled to make short preliminary
visit to Chicago, where he will arrange all
the minor details of the German exhibit.
and will then return to this city to report
to the government and be ready to assist
the German manufacturers In preparing
their exhibits.
RUSsIA'S PARTICIPATION.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 24-Ex-Con-
gresham Butter worth of Ohio, Mai Moses
P. Handy aud f. w. Peck, members Of the
foreign committee of the Chicago
Columbian fair commission, have
had a most satisfactory inter
view with the minister of foreign
affairs, N. dc Giers, and with the minister
of finance, III. Vishnegradsky, upon the
subject Of Russias participation In the
worlds fair Of 1898. Both Nj. de Giers and
NJ. Vlshnegradsky promised the American
| commissioners that they would
| COOPERATE IN THE HEARTIEsT MANNER
| in the coming exhibition, and they could
be perfectly satisfied that Russia, upon this
occasion, will surpass all her previous efforts
| in international exhibitions NJ de Gier5
and NJ. Vishnegradsky also assured the COM
missioners that Russia, as a preliminary,
would send representatives of the govern
| ment to Chicago. The latter will accom-
pany the Americans back to the United
| States.
MANY PROMISES OF SUPPORT.
The fair commissioners are now visiting
| Moscow, where they have received mauy
! promises of support from tho principal
! manufacturers of chat city.
In brief, the visit Of the commissioners to
this country has been an undouDted success
| They came here to try and interest the Rus
| sian government and Russian manufacs-
urers in the Chicago fair, and they have
| thoroughly succeeded in 30 doing.
TROUBLE BREWING.
CHICAGO, ILL.,. Aug. 24-Trouble is ap-
parently again brewing between the
national commission of the worlds fair and
the local directory, and lively times are
looked for when the national commission
| meets a week from tomorrow. The first
trouble will undoubtedly develop when
| Director General Davis presents his report
to the commission. showing that practically
| nothing has been done in the Department.
Of horticulture and liberal arts.
TIE CAUSE OF NoN-AcrIoN.
When the commissioners ask what caused
the delay they will be told that the direct
ors have rejected three men in succession
who were nominated for chief of horticul-
| ture, and the fourth nomination, John NJ
Samuels Of Kentucky, has been hung up unit
the directors determine whether IL will be
safe TO reject him also
The local board IL understood 20 have de.
clared that 1t will have California man
for the place, preferably Mr.. Shorb Of Pas
adeua and Los Angeles. The director-gen-
eral, however, has the power OF nomination.
To force him to uame Mr.. Shorb, the direc-
tors may reject all other nominations for
the office, with a view to forcing the direc-
tor-generals hand.
AN EXPLANATION DEMANDED.
With all this before them the commits
| sioners will probably call upon the directors
to explain why they are delaying the horti-
cultural department by failure to ratify
the appointment of chief. II satisfac-
tory answer is not given the commission
has it in its power to make things very un-
pleasant for the local board, and probably
| would proceed TO do so.
One ray of sunshine, however, sifts
through all the clouds that depress the
directory. The contractors at the grounds
| are
| MAKING NOTABLE PROGRESS
with the construction work, and already
eight OF the principal buildings gs--agriculture,
administration. electricity. horticulture
mines, manufactures. transportation and
the women's buildings-are under way and
one, the woman's building, will be under
roof within fortnight.