Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-03-22

Paris, Feb. 2S.--'rhe last contingent
OF guards who are to be employed by
the United States in Paris duriug the
looming summer left New York for
Havre on the 18TH OF February The
party was composed OF Is persons two
!, Of whom Will be employed by Chicago
firms to look after the erection OF
, showcases in the American building.
! One young man, who had received an
; appointment as guard and who had
come to New York preparatory to
sailing for Europe, was SO unfortunate
rs to become engaged in saloon
orawl the night before the ship sailed,
He Was arrested and sent to the lock-
up and was therefore unable to con-
tinue his trip
rhc men who made up the party are
from every part OF the union and
from every imaginable walk Of life
!, Wisconsin was represented by three.
. all young men who have either left
college or lucrative positions to accept
: a place as guard. The ages of tho
guards-to-be vary from IS to 50 years
This last is the age OF a diguihed gen
tleman who is an editor of a paper in
Cherokee, Iowa. lie is sray-haired and
elean-shavcn and was Immediately
ntcknamed Mckinley. He does
not speak word Of French
and he will probably be
assigned to some place that does not
call for an extensive knowledge ot that
: language.
Another Of the members OF the party
was A farmer from illinois who. ON be
, ing offered the position, sold all his
farm tools and stock and rented his
farm. His income from his farm
/ amounts to half rs much again as hls
1 salary as guard.
Among the other passengers on la
! Gascogne Were about TO young Irish
J men who are going to the rransvaal
to help the beers, They all wear the
badge of the Rcd Cross and are under
g the direction Of several doctors from
, Chicago. they were given daily Ice
t lures on The subject of FIRST aid to the
!, wounded" rhcy did not seem to be at
A all concerned about the outcome OF
: their trip.
Not Pretty Countess
Count and Countess Buni de Castel-
lane were also on board The count
;, is handsome, which Is more than can
be said for the countess 1t was said
at the time that they had come to
America to get more money TO enable
the count to finish his $4,000. 600 house
in Paris, This house is to be an exact
imitation of lie Petit TrIanon which
was famous as the favorite retreat OF
Marie Antomcttc. Various guesses
were made rs to the amount which
Count BOni had raised Some said
100000, others $4,000 900 1t was also
! aid the countess had mortgaged her
rcsiduary legacy in the estate of her
tathcr, Jay Gould However, today :
Paris edition Of the New York Herald
states that the visit Of the Castellanes
% America was Of a purely social ma
are. Count l}oni does not seem to be
N very good terms with his wife and
making up stories about their not
having spoken TO each other for three
lays etc, etc One person solemnly
declared that he had heard the count
say
b Il can't stand this much longer, re-
telriug to his wifes treatment of him
I'npacking Exhibits.
fhe trip WIS a rough and stormy one
and tho steamer was % hours late in
arriving at Havre. a few hours after
the arrival, IT, party Of guards took
the train for Paris, arriving there at u
m. on the 2lth. They Immediately re-
/, ported at the office Of the United States
: commission 70 the Paris exposition and
were given $40 apiece 10 help them
along while they were getting settled
The first work to which the guards
will be set is the unpacking " exhlb-
Its as they come from the United
States. A. present the exhibits are
+ rather slow in arriving and there is not
: enough work to keep all hands busy
j There are now about 80 guards in
Paris Some 20 Of these arrived on
the ed Of this month Their party
came over on the American line steam
ship New York. The guards are paid
$50 per month and their expenses from
New York 10 Paris and from Paris
to New York after the exposition is
over. Few Of the buildings arc ready
for exhibitors and It appears that the
opening on April 18TH will sac as many
unfinished buildings and exhibits as
was the case at the opening Of the
worlds Columbian exposition
Same Old Story.
The attitude OF the French carpen-
tets Is one 81 the causes Of the delay
70 the exposition buildings These
carpenters have decided TO strike II
any foreign carpenters are allowed To
work On the buildings. They also
strike occasionally for higher wages
Added IN tbfe thprp ie the fact that