Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-18
FRANCE AT THE FAIR.
Her People Will Exhibit to Some Ex-
tent, but They Do Think
EXPOSITIONS ARE OUT OF DATE.
The Treaty With America Is a Go, Though
It's in Uncle Sans Favor.
MAKING up WITH BULGARIA AGAIN

| PARIS, Jan. 17.-Letters from Mrs. Pot
ter Palmer addressed to Foreign Minister
Ribot and Madame Carnot, which were for
warded by the State Department at Wash
ington to Minister Reid, have been pre-
sented by him in person to NJ. Ribot. These
letters solicit the appointment by Madame
Carnot of a committee OF French women to
| supervise French exhibits of women's work
tor the Chicago Fair In presenting the
letters, Mr.. Reid explained to M. Ribot the
| deep interest taken by the State Depart
ment in the application and Mr. Blaine's
| strong desire for favorable response.
Deputy Georges Berger said to a press
representative to-day: "Our wines and dress
goods will be we'll represented at the Chi
cago Fair, for there is always market for
them. There is little enthusiasm about ex-
hibiting ordinary goods.
Worlds Fairs Out OF Date Now.
''The expense of exhibiting will be high
and the advantages likely to result small
The Government credit will suffice to cover
the expense of the exhibits of the different
ministries, but will not be used to help pri-
vate enterprise.
1.-THE day of the international exhibition
Is over. A new invention is no sooner
patented than it becomes known to the
world through the telegraph and telephone.
Personally, wish the Fair success, and will
endeavor to spend month there"
Minister Roche says he has not decided
whether Commissioner General for the
Fair be appointed, or whether Consul Bru-
waert, of Chicago, will be Deputy Commis-
sioner General. NJ. Roche will shortly ask
the Chamber of Deputies to vote 90, 0O0, 900
francs for an exhibition at the Fair.
A group Of leading Partisan merchants
will call meeting to excite interest regard
ing the sending of exhibits to Chicago. NJ
Lourdelet. a member of the Chamber of
Commerce, says: "French merchants will
enter heartily into participation on the
Fair, since the lead is taken. We have told
NJ Roche of our intention to institute the
lead"
7h: American Treaty Is a Co.
Unavoidable delay has arisen in the con-
ciusion of the treaty of commerce between
France and the United States. 1t is now
expected that a satisfactory settlement will
be reached within ten DAYS. 1t is believed
that when Foreign Minister Ribot lays the
matter before the Chamber of Deputies the
ultra-protectionists will attack the Govern
ment with vehemence. The agreement, al
though hardly favorable to France, will re-
tain a secure majority.
The Journal des Debdts, referring to the
trouble in Morocco, says: "The crisis in
Morocco is an internal affair in which
France must not interfere. The French
Government must not treat Morocco as
Great Britain dealt with Portugal in Africa
AS soon as Tangier is safe and tranquil the
European warships will have to retire al
together, unless Great Britain seeks pre-
texts to stay. According to the latest news
from Tangier. the situation there is improy-
ing. The Sultan agrees to Withdraw the
Governor, who is unpopular with the NAL
content tribes
Making Up With bulgaria.
Advices have been received from Con-
stantinople that the Bulgarian Government
has accepted with slight notifications the
note which the Porte proposes to address to
France. ending the Franco-Bulgarian dis
pute.
The Temps announces the that Swiss Gov
ernment has assented to temporary arrange
ments with France by which Switzerland
comedies the lowest tariff on French imports
in return for the French minimum tariff on
Swiss imports.
A plot against the Sultan of Turkey has
been discovered in Stamboul, and 800 per-
sons have been arrested.