Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-16
FOR A LAFAYETTE DAY.
OCTlo NAY Be NAMED FOR COLLECTIONS
dwelling 81 Monument TO he Carried on
July 4. 1000 other Mattcr. Pertaining
to the Paris Exposition In that Year.


days with sword and money to aid
the birth of liberty on American shores.
IL TO have his rravc marked with
$4,000 monument tribute from the
patriotic school children oi America.
President Mckinley haa c1ncurr,d In
the plans proposed by Ferdinand W.
Peck. commissioner 81 neral to the Pa.
rls expedition. COR iha uuvcllnr " this
beautiful memorial ct tho Paris cxposl-
ton on The Fourth Of July. 1900.
II n TO be- the feature of United
States Day" at the exposition.
At the commissioner generals Office
Il H. announced that President McISln-
iey viii soon ISSUE a proclamation de-.
signaling % date. presumably October
10. nH Lafayette Day" flr general
Observance lu cyory school district
throughout the United States Cover
norH uf states and superintendonla Of
iustfu. tiuu viii De- urRcd 20 cooperate.
ON that date. which IL the anniversary
of N surrender uf CORVALLIS az York.
town. historical exercises will b. held
in every school in the country.for which
a nominal admission Zee VIII De- charged
10 WltnrsH Millions ~ pennies ana
dimes Hrr expected 90 be- received from
the rising generation ~ the patriots
and VIII hH applied 90 N monument
fund 10 iu expected that moro than
enoufh win b. faal'g . than Co erect
a monument which wll b. tho pride u
two continents.
Secretary Of the Treasury Lyman J.
Garr has been asked % lia custodian
of the FUND, and u o. said officially
he has Hiruincd his willingness Co do an
that h. can 90 add 90 the success ~
this national enterprise. Designs for
the monument will b. submitted next
week
Commissioner General Peck o. puEE-
Inns over the problem ~ whether or
not the United states newly acquired
possessions may be- properly termed
colonies" n Hp. tho country Will be
eligible 10 space Ia the colonial build
lnrs at The exposition. n the Islands
must. on the other hand. be- considered
mere territories. no space la the
building can De obtained.
Tho colonial building viii be- Tor
dlHtin colonial exhibits. In u
Great Rrituin VIII display the prod
ucta Of India. Canada and h"r other
colonies. and other European nations
viii exhibit The wealth 81 thrlr de-
NAA NAA NANNA ~ - - 80" VIZ 49,
spain has applied and been given space
but owing TO the loss ~ her principal
colonies, viii not now make ~ much
~ a showing
Commissioner General Peck II anxious
o. procure al the space possible and
wishes 90 have the original allotment
Of spain. which. h. says. she must soon
railuqulrh. Ito says hc would have
applied long ago but Tor the doubt In
dennlnr the word colony"
Mr. Peck says be- haH found the con-
aenrun 20 be- that the possession N colo
Mics ~ not permissible under the Com
.ti,ution. and that America Gun have
no space IN tho colonial building. but
he thinks compromise NJ some kind
may b. effected by which additional
| space Will accrue a. the United states.
The commissioner general says he 10
| determined that cuba. Porto Rico, Ha-
wall and tho Philippines shall ho rup'
rnsanted IN tho American exhibit 40
oordlnriy be- has sent "a letter 10 Son
ntnr culiom ~ thr Hawaiian commits
sion. rcqucdinr him 90 urge the Islands
| 20 prepare suitable exhibits, similar
| iotiors VIII tho commissioner g'nefhl
| rays. be- sent Go tho military governors
IND Porto Rico. cuba ana the Philippines
a. soon % they shan have been appoint
"a hv thr President
Nev York. Aug. iG-The Times TO-DAY
| snyr col. Blum who has been IN fAflH
| Tor some time looking out Tor American
| irirrerts n. 90. Paris international eN-
| nation % io0l returned yesterday
/ fsf|nrfyY ln ~ Nurmtuiir. Col lilum
will soon confer with Ferdinand Peck
| ths ffrittH states commissioner general
and the two will take charge OF the
American exhibit. Col Blum Hald re-
a.rttpw his fFIut
sThe exhibit of the United states VIII
is the largest ~ any country M REGARD
l 10 The floor space, with the exception
~ France. A. The last rNpohu3h We
| Ind 1900 SQUARE irri space. ana ms
| time etb 900 square i'ri are hlfrall az
/ sured Through the appropriation OF
! ing will b. erected. Ny special mission
| m Paris NJ this time was 60 ascertain
! tho feeling between tho French nhl
American. and 7 am sure mat what
iutie hard feeling there was has cnilfr-
/ IN dlsaUpenred. ] went o. hotels. cafes,
| iualutss houses. aud ln nll WIS treat
| "a moi only rlurtruuHly. hut nH q itlrnh.
| Throurh Opupml Horace Porter ! en-.
| tered onicIal n.iHty and the same gppd
| feeling was apparent
| Nr. Hum hls succeeded Ia ohinlnluf
] tho establishment " uu important ah'
nsx for railways, tflmWlla, auinin1-
/ hlios and yriuclpalrH Ht ths h1l. DO
/ VIuni0nls. and thc addition ~ s-i
/ SQUARE mruts Tor the Inllni nlAtlH
| eihlblt Ilr hlH also concluded .r-
rspssrnents with several leading nrchl-
/ ,sste builders and decorators Tor the
most complete ana artistic installation
Of American exhibits