New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-31
THE ORIENTAL CONGRESS.


v,rxS. Oct 5.-The seventh International Ori-
eutaI Congress which has just been held here' mas
hacn thoroughly successful and reflects great credit
on The managing committee appointed three years
sro nv the Congress at Leyden The people OF VI
emma have done all they could to make the session
,.ssa,t and the weather has been charming.
The Congress numbers about 500 members, 800
of whom were present. They come from oil quar-
ters-Japan. China. India. Persia. Arabia. several
countries of Asia Minor Egypt, Tunis, every coun-
try of Europe and America Societies. museums ana
universities from all over Europe. Asia aud Africa
have sent delegates, and even many Governments
have sent representatives Vienna Is so convenient
IN the East that the Eastern countries were fully
represented. They came IN thor native dress ana
added much to The picturesquenoss OF the "ee'-
ings This great variety of dress, features. re'le-
ion and language largely increased the interest
ot the OCCASION The official languages OF the
Congress are German, French, Enghsn anu
Italian Latin is also allowed, but oeneVe no
one has used it IN any of The meetings. by spec'"'
peru,ssion. however some of the members from
the East read papers in Arabic. =,
II would be useless to attempt to select from the
long list of members the names OF all the ianou'
men who belong to the Congress lie contains 'h1
names of nearly all the great professors OF Oren'a
languages in the universities OF Europe Eve"
Povaltv axes an interest the Congress, Tor IL III
ndes tb Emperor of Brazil and the King OF Sweden
The list of American members Is SNORT hnonS
them are Professors Briggs and brown OF oh'o'
Theological seminary New-YorS. Professor haup,
of Johns Hopkins University. ana the heV' WIZ.
lam HAYES Ward lisa matter OF suspnse ann
regret that the American Oriental society sent no
delegates and so was not othclany represented
This society has a long history aud has done good
,vo,k and should have been represented III the Coi-
gress.
The Congress was formally opened Monday, Sep
tember Of in the presence of a large audience, oy
the Archduke Raner. who lad accepted the rro-
tectoraten of the Congress. This meeting was
held IN the large Fest Hall of the University III
was beautifully decorated with Oriental howers
nlants and rugs. The galleries were hlleu WIN
ladies' and the members all appeared In full dress
Tho honorary president OF the Congress- Dr'
Gautsch Won Frankenthurm, welcomed the Con-
cress in the name of the Austrian Governments
The nres,deut Freiherr Won Kremer delivered an
eIoonent grafton In French in which he discussed
the relations of Europe to the East
dwell ing especially the literary relations
and defining the objects of the Congress. me oi
the highest objects of our la5ors," ne sald' is 10
foster in. and spread abroad from, our libraries,
academies AMI universities, the spirit OF Impartial
research Investigation, and sound critclSh' lne
love of truth and progress amt 10 spread these
among the peoples of the East to whom we owe so
much"
Yacoub Artin Pacha chef of the Egyptian dele
,otion nresentel several works in Arabic. His
sneech of presentation was an Arabic poem the
TRANSLATION of which shows that he posses ies an
imagination cultivated TO the highest degree
The Congress was lvided into sections and officers
chosen as follows Arablbic acknowledgements TO-
fessor CHI Schefer, of Paris vicc-preSldents FRO
fessor Goeje, OF Ley den, and Count Landpere' ol
Chr,stiana; Semitic section-PresIdent. professor
Tiele of Levden vice-presden5s professor uu'd
,fRome and Professor Eutlng. of Strassburg; Aryan
sectlon-President, Professor Won Roth,ot iuolngen
vice-presldents Professor Weber, of Berlin, ana,
Professor Ligaana of Chrisiala; African Egyp-
tian President. Eduard Naville OF Geneva
vice president Professor Ile5len, OF Chr!stiana
sectlon for the languages of Eastern ASIA ana rory
nesia-Presid,nt. Professor ochlegel, OF Leydon
vce-prosidcnts. Professor Won Gabeientz' oi
Leipzig.
Center, do Gnirandon gave a long and interest
mo account of bis experience with a tribe called
pnIs scattered through Western Africa, and espe
ciaily in Senegal This trlbe has series OF traoi
lions which are strlkingy similar to those OF 'h'
Old Testament, which relate to the history OF the
Jews in Egypt. They seem TO show that thiS trioo
had been in fgyp' with the Jews. ana had i've"
nrobahlv under their protection. When the great
reaction against them came, THIS tHD' snlfeu tnci'
fate. but were driven to the West. Atterward they
were oyertaken by the great tide OF Mphmstah-
ism and while accepting 1t IN part, ye'
held firmly to their traditions and nave
preserved than to this day. These TRADITIONS, zap
tam de GuandOn hopes will soon be corrected
md collated and lie believes they Will throw NOR
hight on Egyptian and Jewish history.
This is the only section which was addressed pN
olodv Miss Amelia B. Edwards read paper "OI
the dispersion of the monumentS 10unn Ill lie WI.
discovered Egyptian cemeteries, whicn vas , &c
ceved with great applause Siie sald tilat n 49,
Psychologist are scattered over Europe ana amer
ica Many of them are IN the possession .
prlvate persons who regard them iuerelv rs culIos
tiles. AT her suggestion an attempt VIII DC i nv
10 secure accurate information concerning thcs
in order to prepare descriptive catalogue vi lne
In order TO Obtain this information MISS EuWaIus
paper will be printed and clrculaleo as "lue
" as possible NJ F. Gumet' u founder an a
LYONS. generously offered to bear the ex
nenses of publishing ana circulating French trans
iar,on ,hls gent ieuan has already done much 10
Uueatal research and study. With unstlnted gen
erositv he bas helped many authors 10 pup'lsh th
results of their labors, and has heIped 10 tqul
placed his prncely fortune at the disposal OF scie
tito men to be used Ill publishing, exploring ant
making collections of ANTIQUITIES a., o.
Mr Cone " hitchouse read a paper on the con
strnctlou of the Pyramids. These, lie SAYS ar
simply hills cut down and faced MIN 'ne wer
sImpy slipped down from the hillside INTO position
TINS seems TO explain the Arab tradition tna' W. W.
pyramids were built from the top dOwnwaIu. MI
Whitehouse also read ingenious paper on w
settemeat of the sous OF Jacob IN Goshen, "hicl
he Identifies with the Fayoum. ,o,
The congress. which met in London in 1e1
asked NJ. Eduard Navllie, OF GENEVA i,oot
Of The Dead" Of the 18th 10Th and Goth Dynaslies
The work was undertaken under the protection :,
the PrIsslan Government. which FURNISHED VI
money necessary for publication 1t Is now com
pleted in three magnificent volumes mes ,ro copy
which NJ NavIlle presented 10 tne H1n oSI
had great deal to say about the Work w.ci wa
new and interesting. 1t ~ not iitany OF ritua
"a has long been Supposed, but description 0
what believed to take place I'D 'h0 io"0
In The Semitic section, NJ. Jules Opperf, OF Paris
explained some old Assyrian legal or arro"-heau
inscriptions. .a,, IN 7 o;nzio
MIR = A. Smith, an American student I'D LeipZ'p
In a press, WulCu