New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-06
THE ORIENTAL CONGRESS.
A CHANGE OF BASE TO CHRISTIANIA-THE
FINAL SESSION AT STOCKHOLM.

Christania. September o.
IL is probably due to the extreme nicely with
which the balance of power is maintained between
Sweden and Norway that our Congress has been
adjourned from Stockholm 10 hold its final session
here in the Norwegian capital. There is great
scnsitiveness on the part Of either people
rs TO the predominahce of the other. and while
many of the small jealouses of the past are
happily disappearing, the numerically smaller Nor
wegian people resent any discrimination in favor
Of the Swedes, and look with distrust on anything
which might seem TO prepare the way for an alb
sorption of their national independence SO
while the two countries have the same King and
are represented abroad by the same diplomatic
officers in other matters-army, navy. customs
coinage, postal service-they are quite separate.
The King did not accompany the Congress to
Norway, but closed il in state last Friday mora
ing at the Knights Palace in Stockholm. The
Congress said its farewell with the greatest good
WILL and expressed its gratitude through varisus
channels For instance the Brahmin Dhruva re-
cited 70 the King an original Sanskrit ode eX-
pressive of his appreciation of what Northern
hospitality had done for us; Max Muller-who
reminds me OF Thackeray whenever | look at hin
spoke in German. thanking the Royaf protector
for his great interest in all lines of intel pctua
effort. lie gave thanks to the people OF sweden
whose kindness and goodwill had been manilesU
from the first IL was no wonder that thelScanoi
navian people were proud of their KING ana ne
knew thnt the King was proud of his people. lie
led us in cheers for the ROYAL President, when
were very heartily given. Count Uubefnatls, oil
Florence ravc another eloquent address, In Italian,
which. as all his speeches have done, woke up
the audience to great applause and laughter
Miyoshi. of Japan, pronounced some verses IN an
inaudible voice. and was followed by the shelK
Hamza FathaIlah OF Cairo, who turned his roped
and ornate presence toward His Majesty ana
delivered q series of unutterable consonantal com
binations in melodious wall not without ricnhess
of information, but continued until the auuehce
would fain have called upon him TO deSist iie
was rewarded, however, with storm OF appiause
at its close. Finally the King arose, ana wi'h
all the dignity Of his fine presence ana voice. pro-
nounccd a farewell address in resonant bauh'
bidding the Congress Godspeed in ITS 1urther
work ard renewing his assurances OF lhIereSU
and friendship. When Professor Dlhnahn' Oh
Berlin. had responded in Latin on behalf oil 'ne
Congress the King declared the session auJourheu'
and The assembly broke up
'rhe last exercise in Stockholm, which rounded
nm IN an appropriate way, the weeks festivities
was the banquet to the foreign members al 'he
Grand Hotel at which more than 400 persons
wero carried oat in the princely style Whlch
has heon shown in the other entertainments ana
the array of decorations, gldcd bronze taole ser
yire flowers and candles was al that coulu DC
dca,,td The dinner had seventeen courses ue
moss completely Oriental being Agneau J."
Bcduuinc7 In this course there were Drought ia
ON great plates whole cJrcasses OF lamps. wen
Drowned and served with rice looking as thouEn
they had beer brought directly from the lenIS Vi
linn
Shem. The menu WAS, | believe something
unioue in the histor; Of sportiVe scholar
ship and could hardly have been more eI"o
orateN carried out IL made goodsized book
printed in the most sulnptuous way on hedNS
paper. with illuminated borders. To dlherent
scholars had been given the various courses on inc
bill Of fare as themes for complete poems ia oIl-
cntaI languages which were printed IN thelf own
aIphabes with TRANSACTIONS into European E'h-
ruapes. S, Scblegel composed an ode III hlgh
literary Chinese on the theme fotage
Suedoise" Dlmann one IN ADysslnlah' anu MA
Muller one ON SaluIon,' which preserved ao-
mirably the form. language and feeling OF Neo'c
hynn Coptic AkEadan, slaay, HleroEHl'Ic
Iabylonian and dozen other languages were
represented The Bings health was proposed py
l;aron Ehrenhem, master of ceremonies anu uruhN
with much enthus IsIn, the leader drinking from
The horn which tie King had given the Congress
a
OF oxdizcd silver, ornamented with gold and IN
laid with enamel of various colOrs The horn
stauds ON a pedestal made OF three dragons Win
diamond eyes ind on the lid IS an owl OF gold'
A long special train was provided, free OF
charge. for our journey TO Christlana. OWING 10
m accident ON the road we were about twenty
hours on the way. The boundary of Norway had
hardly been crossed before we noticed character
istic differences in scenery ana people
The whole region seemed more Alpine WIN
mountain and pasture scenery, large HOOKS graz
ing ON green slopes. and clear torrents breaking
over rocky beds. The houses, too, were Alpine
in their appearance made Of heavy uhpaihVeu
thinkers fittcl solidly together the groups OF
buildings and farmyards showed surprising neat
ncss and good order, and the appearance OF the
country was that of contentment and industry.
Norway is not a land of wealth or great resources
,,ut scems one in which the inequalities of fortune
do not show strong contrasts. The harvests OF
hav and barley are being gathered, ana as IL Is
necessary to take every advantage oil the SNORT
summer, all these crops are hung on small lralies
or poles to hasten their drying ChFlstahla WAS
on fcte 70 receive US: some miles before reaching
the city papers were put into the tralh WHICH
contained formal address OF welcome anu as
surcd us that arrival would be waited Tor WIN
interest At every crossing were groups OF people
cheering and waving salutes, and we landed IN the
Central Station between rows OF University SUI
dents, who were singing national songs Chrlstlania
is an agreeable place in which 10 spend resttul
week 1t has few sights properly so called but IL
beautiful situation upon the evercharmlng CHRISTI
ania Ford dotted with its numerous islands, ana
made lively by all kinds of fitting craft It's hiiy
en,irons, with their many accessible points OF view
over the city and the ford; it's great promenade
and business centre, the kari Johans OaAe'
bordered with parks and leading to the nil OF the
royal palace make entertaining pictures which
will be treasured long in the memory. More
owe, after having travelled for some years pretty
wen over the world, have TO say that person