The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-01
GALA TIME IN PARIS DESPITE
SITUATION IN
CHINA
(Copyrighted by the Associated Press.)

copyrighted by the Associated Press.)
PARIS. June 30.-The coming week will
be a gala time for the Americans in
Paris as it will be the occasion of one
Of the most suggestive Franco-American
demonstrations yet held in France Tues
| day will be unveiled the Washington
statue situated very near the American
residential quarter, and on the following
day still more important event will
take place in thu unwilling and dedication
by the French nation of a statue to the
memory Of Lafayette. Bandmaster Sousa
will inaugurate another series of concerts
on the grounds Of the exposition Tues
day, while the Lafayette ceremony on
! the Fourth of July will be followed by
a banquet Of the American Chamber of
| Commerce and later by a reception by
| the California state commission at their
magnificent quarters overlooking the
Place de POpera. on which Sousa will
give his concert from 10 p. N. till l a. m.
The scene here promises to be unparal-
leled in the history of the American colo
ny. It will take on the character of a
brilliant night fete, the building being
gayly Illuminated with appropriate mod
els and designs made from electric lights.
Sousa's concert viii be composed of patri
otto and familiar American airs.
The French government fully appre
ciates the significance and immense i'm
portance of the Franco-American rela-
! tons. Tuesday and Wednesday unve ling
of these monuments bear eloquent testi-
mony to their feelings in the matter.
This is shown by the fact that President
Loubet and the members of his cabinet
have promised to be present at the inau-
guration Of the Lafayette monument,
While NJ. Delcasse. the French minister
of foreign affairs, will be a prominent
figure and a leading speaker at the cere-
mony of turning over the Washington
monument, and Minister of War Andre
will represent the government at the ban
quet of the Chamber of Commerce.
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND.
After a few " ords by the latter and the
reading of the dedicatory poem by Miss
Voss. representative of the Daughters of
the Revolution, Archbishop Ireland will
denver an address, and Mrs. Daniel Man
Daughters of the American Revolution"
Ambassador Porter will be president Of
the days exercises.
Sousas band will also play during the
proceedings of the unYeiling of the Wash
Ington monument. Tuesday Ambassador
Porter will also preside and Consul Gen
eral Gowdy will perform the presenta-
ton NJ DelcasSe accepting on behalf Of
France. Col. Charles ChaiIle Long will
deliver the Grafton. Sousa will play at
both of the ceremonies which Will occur
at lO.3U a. m.
The relief of Admiral Seymour and the
repeated statement that the Picking le-
cations are in safety has given a bright
er aspect to the situation in China. The
officials of the foreign office express a be-
lief that if the news of the safety of the
legations is confirmed the chances of an
early settlement Of the difficulties will be
! UNNECESSARILY improved. The Chinese le-
CATION here is utterly in the dark as to
the situation at Picking.
LAFAYETTE MONUMENT
The Lafayette monument will assume
a. much greater Importance than the
originators ever imagined. The cere-
mony will take place in the Garden of
ing on the Place du Carrousel, the back
ground being formed in the main build
ing of Louvre, while at a little distance
in front stands the striking monument
to Gambetta. Two of the most famous
Frenchmen thus stand almost size by
side within this square. In specially
erected trlbunes will be collected most
of the official world. Paris will be
represented by the president of the. re-
public, by the ministers, by the mem
bers Of the French academy, the high
court and Institute Of Fine Arts and
the diplom9tic corps. America will be
represented by Ambassador Porter sew
eral United States ministers to European
court, Hon. John K. Gowdy, consul gen.
eral to Paris; leading American eXposi-
ton committee and representatives of
American patriotic societies. Several
thousand invitations have been issued.
The monument will be presented TO
France in behalf of the children of the
United States by Commissioner General
Of the United States to the Paris EXPOSE
ton Ferdinand w. Peck, president of
the monument committee. and received
for France by M. Delcasse, minister of
foreign affairs. The monument will be
unveiled by two boys representing the
schools of France and America Gustave
Hennoque, great grandson of Marquis de
Lafayette, and Paul Thompson, son of
the protector Of the monument.