The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-07-02
PARIS LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
PARIS, FRANCE, June IS, 1900.

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There are on the left bank of the
Seine and facing directly the river,
a row of detached buildings each
one of which is a national building
aud occupied as a sort of national
headquarters by the nation that
built it. Over each waves the ma
tion's flag and in each walks two or
three soldiers in the uniform of
their country. These buildings of
foreign powers or as the French
say it "Pavillons des Puissances
Etrangeres" are situated in the fol-
lowing order: Italy, Turkey, United
States, Austria, Bosnia, Hungary,
Great Britain, Belgium, Norway,
Germany, Spain, Monaco, Sweden,
Greece, Servia, and Mexico. Be
hind these, as it we're on back al
ley, are Denmark, Portugal, Peru,
Persia, Luxembourg, Finland IA
section of Russia) Bulgaria a Rou-
mania. l have wandered why the
U. S. Pavilion was built. 1t ap-
pears to be an empty piece of ex-
travagance having in it and with
out it nothing that is characteristic
or home-like. 1t contains in one
corner a postoffice but this is little
used, and affords no facilities that
are not found in the French P. O.
The building is quite eclipsed in
size and in taste of furnishings by
some of its petty neighbors, as fol-
example by that little gambling
hell of the Mediterranean, the
! Principally of Monaco.
The exhibits that interest mt
most in all these buildings were
those Of Norway and of Spain. Ii
the former, the place of honor il
given to bust of the explorer Nan
sen, very large model of his shiI
FRAN" " two of the dogs that ac
companied the expedition; the rein.
deer-skin bag in which he slept wher
so near the north pole; his dog sled
small boat and some of the pre-
pared food left over from the triI
and still in good state of preserYa
tion.
1t seems to be impossible with the
United States government to make
an appropriation without promoting
iunket. Let it be the funeral Of
member of Congress or an Inter
national Exhibition-the motto is
have a good time, put money ir
your pocket. Uncle Sam is rich
There is scandal in the air here,
all has not been told, for those who
know most are connected with the
Exposition in subordinate capaci
ty and are afraid to speak out. ]
do not think any misappropriatior
of funds will be traced directly tc
| Commissioner-General Peck, but
there has ben mismanagement,
glaring neglect of duty, indifference
to interests of country and tC
United States exhibitor, favoritism,
and probable sale of space and
privileges, ,-the proceeds of which
have not gone into the United
States Treasury. The Commissioner
who has his family with him. is
much absorbed in social functions.
The United States guards, whose
duty it is to guard the U. S. exhib.
its are detailed for parade at these
functions, were so detailed on fete
day when nearly half a million Of
people we're in the exhibition en-,
closure, thus imperiling the safety
of many valuable and exposed ex
hibits. There are complaints heard
every where and the feeling is de.
cidedly mutinous. The Commission
er.General has, besides appointing
members of his family, been com.
PEELED to appoint many relatives of
people of influence in Washington,
Some of these have big salaries and
do nothing. 1t is the same old
story-civil service iguored-tavor.
itism-nepotism. There will be an
investigation and then we will go
and do it agaln-in Cuba, in the
Philippines, at home, wherever
there is an appropriation.