New-York tribune., 1903-02-26
KINGS FAIR EXHIBIT.
n ROYAL CONTRIBUTION.
Queen Victo,1a Priceless Jubilee
Presents To Be Sent to st. Louis.

London, Feb 25.-King Edward will send
Queen Victoria's priceless collection of jubilee
presents for exhibition at the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition, his personal contribution
toward the success of the exposition.
The King personally announced this decision
to-day to D. +. Francis, president of the ST.
Louis Exposition, who. accompanied by Amoas-
sador Choate received in audience by his
majesty at Buckingham Palace this morning.
King Edward told Mr.. Francis that he had been
prompted to take this step by his keen appre-
citation of the affection and respect in which the
American people always held his mother, and
as a token of his intimate sympathy with
American interests. His majesty said that he
thought nothing probably would be more appre-
ciated by the American and Canadian visitors
to the St. Louis Exposition than this national
memento of Queen Victoria's reign. Mr.. Fran
els. behalf of the exposition. expressed his
thanks to King Edward for the promised ex-
hibit
The King was most cordial in his reception of
Mr Francis and evinced much interest in the
exposition. Mr.. Francis more than satisfied
with his majestys promises to lend all possible
influence toward providing for full representa-
ton of Great Britain at st. Louis. The appoint
ment of royal commission to this end will
doubtless be announced in a few days.
King Edward received Mr. Francis in his pr-
vate apartments. where lie at once put his
visitor at his ease by referring to the part the
latter had taken in American public life and
asking questions about st. Louis, of which his
majesty's recollection acute. in spite of the
lapse of time since he was there. His majesty
has already read great deal regarding the ex-
position, and Mr.. Francis found him to be not
only interested listener, but intelligent
questoner. In the scope of the German exhibit
hp iDp rfi
majesty did not refer to any probability of the
Prince of Wales visiting st. Louis, but assured
Mr. Francis that Great Britain would be thor
oughly represented. The details of her repre-
sentation will he arranged when Mr.. Francis
meets Lord LansdoWne.
After the audience with King Edward Mr..
Francis lunched at the Mansion House with the
Lord Mayor, Sir Marcus Samuel Among others
present were Vice Admiral Lord Charles Beres-
ford Lieutenant-General Sir John French Gen
eral Sir George White Sir Frederick Treves, Ser
geant Surgeon-in- Il Ordinary to the King; DR..
Conan Doyle Captain Piper Deputy Police
Commissioner of New-York, and Countess
Howe. Field Marshal Lord Roberts, the COM
mander in chief who came in later. told Mr.
Francis that he hoped to visit ST. Louis when ne
went to America
All those present al the luncheon expressed
the heartiest wishes for the success of the St
Louis Exposition.
Fair Commissioner Crder. who is in Lon
don, had an audience with King Leopold of
Belgium last week The King discussed the St
Louis Exposition fully, and expressed the most
friendly sentiments for the government and peo-
pie of the United States. belgium will erect a
pavilion, and will appropriate 100000 to de-
fray the expenses of it's exhibit. In addition to
this there is every prospect Of King Leopold
sending a special exhibit of products of the
Congo State as evidence of his appreciation of
the fact that the United States Government was
the first to recognize the flag of the Congo,
which recognition. to quote the King made the
independent State of Congo possibility.