The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-08
Don EvaristO Martin Centreras,
Special Commissioner, a Mod
est Official.
ONLY TWO DAYS At HIS POST.
Comes. Departs and RelinIuishes
the PerquLsitcs of Office to
Countryman Ere Three
Suns Set.

Tir'rs o. his honors. stunning the Glars
OF official attentions from his Worlds Fair
hosts. and willing 10 shine VIGOROUSLY
Don Evaristo Martin Contreras. Count ds
olive de Gaitan. Special Commissioner 10
the Worlds Fair for the Spanish Govern
ment. has come. gone and turned over 10
= countryman the social ernoIuments Of
ms Office. with few II any OF the EXPOSE
tion officials having even known Of his
arrival
Don ESaristo. Il was annuonced through
the State Department at Washington
shortly after the opening OF the EXPOSE
uon. was appointed by the Spanish Gov
eminent Special Commissioner TO the
Worlds Fair 20 visit Sc. Louis as a
sfev.dI representative OF the Department
OF Agriculture. Industry and COMMERCE
- the spanish Government had no, Of.
,nnSsa!Iy accepted the invitation OF the
WORLDS Fair to be- represented by any
pariclpauon at the Exposition the Of
t-ia,s,, .. the tair were gratified at the
D-ialed recognition OF the great enterprise
given BY spain and waited with nuch
r..eisnrso!e anticipation the coming Of the
Iasu!idn nobleman
Ihey would still be waiting with hated
or-aths were IL not for the facr TIA, ie
became known yesterday that the Count
% DIVA de Gaitan had come and gone
MSeF TWO Says stay IN St Louis. during
wien tine II Is NOT on record that h.,
even presented HIS credentials an the Al
minisrauon building.
me iact that Don Evar!sto had spent
tNo days at his post IN 81. Louis onIy he
S..tlo generally known yesterday. when
sauTielo Mandn. in charge OF the only
Spanish exhibit at the Worlds Fair sub
mitts,i TO the Exposition management two
letters which he had received from the
count Following mis- visit TO ST Louis and
nls nasty return 10 Spain
In the first OF these letters addressed
70 fresidenc Francis. he states that as
ne VIII not return TO ST. Louis during the
STANDS that he Is down on the Exposition
boos OF elect for social inyitauonS ho
oess that Mr. Mandil be regarded as the
the Fair. ard that IN future ali Of his
invitations and other Ike courtestes be
turned over 10 Mr.. Mandii
WILL NOT RETURN
second letter Is addressed to the POST
master OF ST Louis. and notifies him that
ne VIII not return 70 ST. Louis during the
fair, and accordingly requests him to for
ward TO Mr.: Mandil all Official letters adj
has authorized :ir. MandN TO open them
c me rsinqufshins acton OF the Spanish
. Count leaves Mr.; Mandi, the Spanish
VIII probably recognize him as such IN
future.
Mr.; Mandn stated yesterday that Don
f1'aFisto mad arrived in St Louis about
the middle OF last June, bearing a letter
signed by Senior Alliende Salazar Minis
Ter OF commerce Tor Spain. in which iC
was set forth that Don Evaristo Martin
Conireras. Count de DIVA de Gaitan. was
authorized TO study the conditions of COM
merce and agriculture at San Luis Potosi.
This constituted his sole credentials from
the Spanish Government
Mr.. Mandil advised him that II his Gre
tentiaIs We're to be taken literally he
would have to take the first train south
TO Mexico. as he had stopped OF at ths
wrong San Luis. DON Evaristo remained
but two days at the Fair. and before de-
parting agreed to turn over his Office To
Nr. ManGil. which he did recently.
At the Administration building none was
found who remembered the visit of Don
Evaristo- Director OF Exhibits Skif
stated that he had not seen him. Secre-
tary Stevens stated that the Count had
not looked him UP. He was under the i'm
preston that the Spanish Commissioner
was either on the way or was about 10
be on the way 10 the Fair.
Prior 10 the appointment OF Don EvariS-
to Mr.. Nandil was down on the books for
all the social honors that should belong Id
a Spanish Commissioner. as he was In
charge OF the only Spanish exhibit on the
entire Fair grounds This exhihit is in
the Palace OF Agriculture and consists OF
the displays of wines and brandies of tho
following firms: Fernando A de Terry &C
Co. ST. Mary's Port; Caroonen 4 Co. Cor
dova: Manuel Fernandez & Co. Jerez .e
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