Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-13

connected with the Exposition in o
subordinate capacity, and are afraid to
speak out. / do not think any mis-
appropriation of funds will be traced
directly to Commissoner-General Peck,
but there has been mismanagement,
glaring neglect of duty, indifference to
the interests of country and to United
States exhibitors; favoritism, and a
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 United
States exhibits are detailed for parade
at these functions, were so detailed on
fete day when nearly half a million
Of people were in the exhibition
enclosure. thus imperiling the safety
the safety of many valuable and ex-
posed exhibits. There are complaints
heard everywhere and the feeling is
decidedly mutinous. The Commits
sioner.General has, besides appointing
members of his family, been compelled
to appoint many relatives of people of
influence in Washington. Some of
these have big salaries and do nothing.
II is the same old story-civil service
Observation-Disclosures. There
will be an investigation and then we
will 60 and do it again-in Cuba, in
the Philippines, ut home, wherever
there is an appropriation.
The American Administration has
sent SO many National Commissioners
to the great fair, that French society
simply ignores" all but Messrs.
Peck, Woodward and Bracket. The
18 National and the 2OO State Com.
missioners, all clamoring for favors,
have bewildered the French authori-
ties until the matter has become a
sort Of international joke. President
Loubert, the other day, in reply to
Gen. Peck, sarcastically said: ~ am
pleased to say, after somewhat lengthy
negotiations with the people in charge,
that yonr request has been granted
and all your names have been placed
upon the list OF guests invited to the
Elysee official function" When the
latent sarcasm was made the subject
of remark, the President said. with
his usual good humor, "Don't you
think it just as we'll to let our beloved
sister Republic understand that there
was no need to appoint half its popu-
lation officially to represent the other
half herei Where would we be, had
all the nations been so intemperatef"
Our people in Paris seem determined
to enjoy themselves. and vie with each
other in devising novel entertain.
ments. (those who can afford to pay
for tbem) generally for their own
countrymen. A boating afternoon on
the Seine was given Commissioner
Walsh's wife, dinner at the Pa
vilion d'Armenonville, on the Bois de
Bologne by Mesdames Palmer and
Manning, a coaching picnic, by COM
missioner Sanders, and now comes the
most recherche of all by M. H. De
Young, the American millionaire
newspaper proprietor. He will give
banquet in the tree-tops at Robin.
son, a resort about IL miles out from
Paris. Huge platforms are built amid
these leafy bowers, which are reached
by ladders. The guests having as
sembled and ascended, their food and
drinkables are to be hoisted in great
baskets over pulleys. In some trees
as many as five platforms have been
built, the largest accommodating
twelve people. Mr.. DeYoung hrs en-.
gagged special cooks, the finest of wines
and the best of cigars. His party will
be composed Of 100 persons. Csrri-
ages will be sent to their homes to
carry them to the train, which will
carry them within two miles OF +" Rob-
inson" and thence they will ride don.
keys or ride in wagons As they may
choose. At the close of the days en-
tertainment the party will be returned
by special train to Paris-all expenses
to be paid by the host. Among the
guests was Madame Nordica.
President Loubert was shown by
Gen. Peck, some extraordinary
samples of Klondike ore and nuggets,
which he examined with much inter-
est, saying: "No wonder your people
are wealthy, if their land yields gold
in such chunks"
The American ice.box astonishes
the natives" and the large octagonal
refrigerator engages especial attention.
Here meat is killed every day and
served at once, and it is impossible to
preserve eggs and butter. Europe is
far behind US in the use of refrigerat.
ors, and that is why it is the center of
a deeply interested crowd of investi.
gators. 1t has plate glass on all sides,
and all sorts of perishable food are
displayed within, the space being rs
large as of moderate.sized house. 1t
revolves on pivot so that all its con-
tents are shown to the bystanders
every two minutes.
The celebrated porcelain artist Ca
mile Mudot has on exhibition series
of tea.cups and saucers, the least ex'