The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-12
THOMAS is ROASTED.
The Great Musical Director to
Be Deposed at Chicago.
REPORT ON MUSIC QUESTION.
The Convention of Republican Leagues
Adjourns After Eiecting Omcers-
Warrington Representatives.


work the committee investigating the
Misunderstanding in the bureau OF music
late this evening made its report TO
the national commission. The re-
port, in effect, stated that Mr..
Thomas usefulness as musical director
of the fair had ended, and that harmony
in that department required that his serv-
ices be dispensed with. The report of the
committee reviewed the whole. situation
from the inception of the disagreements.
The first action taken by the commits
sion today was the adoption OF resolutions
of coincidence with Chauncey NJ. Depew
on the loss of his wife.
The recommendations OF the committee
on live stock were then adopted to the
effect that the director general shall APP
point chief for that department reliev-
ing Chief Burnham of the agricultural de-
partment from duties in the livestock de-
pagtment.
Hon. L. A. Goshorn, director general OF
the Philadelphia Centennial exposition,
addressed the commission by request on
the subject of awards. He said
that 1t was demonstrated at the Gem
tennial that the single Judge or examiner
system was the most successful that could
have been brought forward. He urged
the management To appoint judges at the
earliest possible date. John Thatcher,
OF New York, read a long paper
ON the operation of the award sys-
TEN rs recently adopted by the
commission. In this connection the
foreign exhibitors addressed letter
to the chief of the foreign department, in
which they protes: against the individual
or single judge system. They propose
jury system for each exhibit, the decision
OF the jury being subject TO revision by a
jury in each department. The award
matter promises 10 create considerable
trouble.
Commissioner Forsyth presented COM
mun!cation from the wine growers of Cali
tornia IN which 1t has been charged that
the restaurant keepers at the fair placed
sucn high prices on California wines
that no one will call for them, as
they can obtain foreign wines a.
most at the same price. The Cali
fornians assert that the restaurants
at the grounds will not place any wine
upon their lists unless bonus Of $1,000 10
5000 is paid them; that this would ex-
clude their wines, as they cannot afford to
pay any such sums, and they
propose therefore TO establish cafe
at the California building, III
which all wines of California ex-
hibitors will be listed. New York, Ohio
and other domestic winemakers will also
be given show on the same cards. The
council of administration is asked to re-
dute the usua! % per cent. turned in to
them as their share of the sales to 10 per
cent. to enable the wine to be sold at re-
duced prices.
The report of the music investigating
committee is a most severe arraignment of
Theodore Thomas and his methods of con
Quoting the bureau of music. 1t gives a
fearful rasping to Chief Earpist Schecke,
who proposed to local firm of
musical instrument manufacturers that he
would play their harps for bonus of
81, 900 a year. Schecke, in his testimony,
j, appears. admitted having made the
proposition. Before the committee.
Thomas denied being in any way connected
with any house engaged in selling or
manufacturing musical instruments.
Thomas declared that the authority of Di-
rector General Davis over him was merely
nominal. The committee concludes by an
expression of the opinion that no piano
not eNHiDiteu iOr awards SnOuIu DE USED Tor
performances; that the usefulness of Prof.
Thomas at the head of the bureau
OF music of the Worlds Columbian Expo
sition is SO impaired that in the Judgment
of the committee his services should be
further dispensed with, and it recommends
that the director general be requested 10
request his resignation.
WORRIES FAIR GROUNDS. May ll.-TSpe-
ciat Arrivals of residents 81 Washington
today were as follows:
From seattle-D. l. Fry and family. G. W.
Johnson. NJ. s. Drew and wife and j. H. Ryck-
and wife
From Tacoma-Mrs. ". +. Brock w T. Brown,
Miss Dora Meyer. v. T. Fay. L. j. McNeeey
From OIympia-E NJ Reynolds and Mrs. 4. II.
II. stuart.
From Fairhaven-Nrs. VI. F. Roberts
From Everett. ii. BogaIt.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Michael Drew left for a three
weeks trip to Boston today.
Mrs. Rochester and family arrived today from
Kansas City to remain for the summer.