Show Reid Assisting the Fair Commissioners PARIS July 25 United States Minister Reid is doing his utmost to assist the Columbian Col-umbian fair commissioners exCongress man Butterworth of Ohio Judge LIdsey Kentucky and A F Bullock Massachusetts Massachu-setts The members of the commission breakfasted break-fasted today with Deputy Besger who I t had charge of the Paris exnitJon arrangements arrange-ments The French commission had ment severs sev-ers sittings during the week M Roche minister of finance presiding There were warm discussions at times on the subject of railway rates between New York and Chicago and much illfeeling was caused Since the arrival of tho commission from Chicago the latter have met the French commission and explained matters to the I satisfaction of a concerned te I |