St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-31
HINT AT CROOKEDNEsS.
CHARGES AGAINST COMMITS Sf0KERS
MERCER AND 8EES0M
LATTER sEvkRKEy no AsTED.

Awards to Exhibitors That Should
Not Have Been Made-Rcport
of the Special Investigating
COMMITTEES Ceremonies ia
Connection With Neither
lands Day"
CHICAGO. Aug. 80. The special COM
mittee invested with the duty of hives
igating the charge of wrong doing in
securing awards for exhibitors. against
Alternate Commissioner Mercer, of
Wyoming. and Commissioner BeeSon.
of the territory OF Oklahoma, nnder the
resolution adopted st the session Of the
national commission on Saturday last.
reported this morning. Mr.. Mercer is
eXonerated from the charge, but tho
evidence against Mr.. Beeson was very
unfavorable. The report, after stat
ing from the evidence taken, Mr..
MERGERS presence in the exhibit of
the firm was, In the Judgment of the
committee, an accident, has this to say
regarding MIR. Beeson. Your commit
tee finds that sonic two weeks previous
to last Friday Mrs. Harmon Arson had
an interview with The representative in
charge OF the EXHIBIT of 4. WClfSchmidJ
and several interviews afteTward. prior
TO and inclusive OF the last date atOre-
said, all of which clearly related in
terms or intent To the matter OF an
award for said exhibit: that Mrs. Arson
is the sister of The wife Of Commissioner
BeesOn: that certainly prior to Satur-
day, the Goth inst. Mrs. Arson had
communicated the fact 10 Mr.. Beeson of
at least interviews with the representa-
tive of the Wolfschmdt exhibit, and
recommended visit OF the judges to
the said exhibit, which the latter prom
ised to do.
"These must be regarded as admis-
sionS," the report continues, land your
committee
Cannot Escape
their force as such. While Mrs. Arson
admitted that she expected to receive a
money consideration for her inter-
ventiOn In this transaction, she denied
that BeeSon had knowledge thereof.
and Beeson likewise denies any such
knowledge. 1t will he observed that on
this, as well as other important and es-
sential points. there is a serious con-
fiict i'll the evidence, but the preponder-
ating weight thereof appears to your
committee to be strongly adverse to the
testimony of Mrs. Ans0n and BeesOn."
The report says IL closing: "In
view, however, of MI. Beeson's own
admission as TO the extent of his par
ticipatiOn with and cooperation with
the scheme of bis siSter-in-law, Mrs.
Arson. it is not essential, in the judy
mcnt of your committee, 10 undertake
the determination of this conflict, mas
nnph his aGppl1pi rplafinuS tn
transaction are, in The opinion of your
committee. wholly Incompatible and
inconsistent with his official station as
member of the Worlds Columbian
commission and involve such disre-
gard of the proprietieS thereof, and an
ObliviUusneSS of those high moral con-
slderations which should invariably
govern all charged with the perform
ance Of public trust as to merit the
unqualified condemnation of the said
commission, and require from that
body such prompt action as will prop
eriy vindicate and preserve uDimpaired
Its honor, dignity and privileges.
That portion OF the report relating,to
Mir. Mercer was unanimously adopted
amid applause, but the second part in
regard TO Mr. Becson was ordered
printed in the minutes to be considered
by the commission tomorrow Afternoon.
The Evidence
taken by the committee was also pre-
scented. 1t will be printed on slips and
distributed among the members In the
morning.. <>s- f>
The ceremonies of Netherlands
day" al the exposition will commence
at II O'Clock tomorrow morning at FeSti-
val hail. Aug. 81 is the birthday of the
little queen. who is the sole living de-
scendant OF Prince William the Silent,
OF Orange, who secured the Independ-
ence of the Netherlands. She
will be thirteen years old, hav-
ing already reigned about two
years. 1t Is expected that about 5000
HollanderS will take part in the testify
tiles. This is the first great gathering
o. Dutchmen ever held in the West.
and the information of the royal Meth
erlands commissioner is that several
large delegations will arrive from
Michigan, Wisconsin and New York
After the ceremonies are completed at
Festival hall there will be procession
OF all the participants to the Java vii
lage in the Midway, where a reception
will be held.
Java's difficulties with the exposition
were settled today, and the village on
the Midway will be opened to The pub
village will be raised from 10 to 20
cents. and the exposition will still get
the 50 per cent of the receipts.
The judging Of live stock continued
today in the stock pavilion. In diyis-
ion B, class "a, German coach horses,
the Greedy Qowal Horse importing
company won first prize OH their
entry, Maltka. E. Knott 81 Co, of
Waverly, To-, got first premium for their
stallion Diocletian, four years old and
under five, and A. b. Holbert, of
Greedy, To-, second and third.
For stations, three years and under
four. A. B. Holbert. OF Greeley, To-, got
third premium.
lii Class %, French Coach, stallion
two years and under three, Leonard
johnson, Mortified. Mimi, won second
premium on Captain Ii.
GIN the Jersey cattle awards, A. P.
foster, of Plainview, Mimi, secured
premium on Widow McChree;'' second
premium in Section IL, young herd, all
under two years, bred by exhibitor; and
fourth premium III Section II, for four
amin a l. nt ri ba -,