St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-22
IN THE WHITE CITY.
New Mexican Membership Set j.
tieG-AVyards to Artists.

New Mexican Membership Set
tie0-Awards to Artists.
CHICAGO, aug. 2l.-Richard Mans
field White has lost his tight, and is no
longer member of the national COM
mission. John NJ. Webster, who was
appointed by the governor of New Mex
leo in Mr.. Whites place, has been Off
cially recognized by the treasury de-
partment at Washington. and the
voucher for Mr.. Whites per diem since
July has been returned unapprOved.
The national commission, after having
received Mr.. WebSter'S credentials from
the governor Of New Mexico and Presi-
dent Cleveland, refused to uDseat White
until the treasury department took
action. That action has been taken,
and Mr.. Webster gets the pay for
the session and Mr.. White is
ousted. He questioned the legality
of Webster'S appointment, but that has
been confirmed by decision of the at
torney general. This decision against
White is not at all to the liking OF sew
eral of the national commissioners, who
fear that their governors will remove
them now that way has been found
for doing It,
The awards made by the fine arts
committee of jurors for sculpture in the
art palace were announced today by
chairman Thacher, of the executive
committee on awards. The number Of
medals and diplomas awarded was 81
out of over 1000 pieces of sculpture eX-
amined.
The following are the successful
American artists: John D0noghue,
Charles Crafty, Henry II. Kltson.
Thomas Ball, Robert p. Bringnurst,
Herbert Adams, c. -~E. Calm, &. E.
Niehaus,l John Rogers, Emil II. Weurtz,
T. Wellington RuckStuhl, f. Edwin Ell
well. j. j. Boyle, Edward Kemeys.
John NJ. Webster, of New Mexico. was
officially given his seat in the national
commission today in place of Richard
Mansfield White removed.
One of the entertaining features of the
afternoons fun was the international
concert at Festival hall. The four quar-
tiers of the Globe were represented
Japan, HindOOstan, the Hawaiian ISL
ands and Central America.
Mr.. UyenShi, the manager of the
Japanese concert hall, volunteered the
services of his musicians and dancing
girls. Mr.. Ballantine, the United
States consul at Bombay, offered the
services OF the Hindoo jugglers, who
have been performing on tue streets of
Cairo. The quartette of the Hawaiian
cyclorama furnished the vocal music,
and the Guatemala marimba was
played by the four Indians from that
country, who wore their native cos
tunes. GilmOre's band assisted at odd
intervals.
Commandant and Mrs. Mills, his
worlds fair staff of officers and 200
West Point cadets graced the Dutch
colonial room of the Empire state at an
Informal tea given by Mrs. Ralph
Trautman, of New York, first vice pres
ident of the board OF lady managers.
For over two hours the room was
crowded with the erect young men in
gray and brass buttons. many state and
| foreign commissioners, army and navy
| officers, American and foreign, and last
| but not least bevy of young society
buds, who monopOlized the attention
and conversation of the cadets. Mrs. r.
c. Kerens, of st. Louis: Mrs. f. B.
| Clarke, of Minnesota; Miss Florence G.
| Ives, Miss Frances Todd Patterson and
| Miss Margaret Tones. of the New York
state board, assisted Mrs. Trautman in
receiving. At the refreshment tables
were seated Miss Florence Higinboiham
and Miss Warner, Of Chicago; Miss
Magdelen K. kerens, of st. Louis; Miss
Lizzie Elkins, of New York, daughter
of the eX-secretary of war.