The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-27
THr GEOGRiPHTciL CONGREss.
The First Day's Proceedings of the "fe"'
Gathering.

LONDON. July 2e.-Arrangemen's OF
most elaborate kind have been made Tor
the 1elegates TO the Sixth inttrratlohal
Geogrtpfical Congress. which opened IN
london this evening. Fully 800 mcmper7'
Including 80 official delegates ffom SvN-
ernmtats and geographical sccieuts AZ
IN attendance. ihe c, ngress IS und'i '"e
DatrOnage OF the Queen. the Prince VI
Wales. and the King CT the Belslahs.
The Duke OF C0nnaught 2nd Inc 'une
OF York have become honorary presidents,
and the latter presided at the opening
ceremony to-day at the Imperial lhsu-
tute -,
IRE president Is Mr.. Clements u. Mark
ham. {. H.. H. II. :. president or the
Royal Geographical Society, ard the nom
cfary vice-prcsidents incltde thlIly-ior
f0i IN ana colonial Ambassadors, lob'lh-
CT with The Lord Mayor or London.
Practically, every civilized country IN
the World Is represented at the CONGRESS,
besides which geographical ana sclen'lhc
societies have universally sent delegates
Tnc preliminary w0rn was carried on,
by an ORGANIZING committee, nominated
by the council oil the Royal GeosrapD-
cal Society, with representatives, rom
the ROYAL scotland Geographical society,
the Education Department. the lmepriai
Institute the Royal Colonial Institute,
and the Society OF Arts.
The deliberations Of the Congress VIII
cover the whole range Of geographical re-
search. including mathematical. physical
descriptive. historical, applied, CONNER
ciai. and educational geographic ocedHv-
graphy. car,ography, ana explorations,
One OF the most generally interesting az
bates viii be that on Polar EHllo i....'r
and Antarctic" by Or. g. Neuihaici,
"Anarctic," ly i. y. Markham Herr
: a. Andre viii submit his plan OF roach-
in.. the pole IN a balloon, ana Ith'idi -
". Groeiy will give his opinions on INC
value and scope Of Arctic explorations.
'~ro What Extent Africa j. Suited Tor De-
velopment bv White Races, or Under 1heir
Suucrinfendencc p" viii constitute ar
other very instructive subject, 10 WIn.m
uany celebrated explorers OF the county
Daring the session OF the Congress
tb.ro ,tiU he many entertainments SlN'n
10 the members IN the form OF rtcci','1,,.'
dinners. parties, ETC., ana nvi.r . ~ ~, ,n@t
@f,rsions viii be available 10 them so ,hat
tho time Will not be altogether devoted ~
The business OF the gathering I'm.
As an adjunct = the mceiin2s 'giil-
nrnronsive geographical exhibition "@Ss
been opened, containing to,. 1t.nfav
historical mars rerresentai.N" ui5ir1!
~ INSTRUMENTS. historical ang mou'in;
porfraits md drawings, as We'll as sl,rcIN'
exhibits from foreign g-osi"pllr@i ~
cietios and private persons 49,. -,ooch
The Duke of York ma le a snort speeo"
in tho course of which be snii ne re-
plrdcd il as n great pleastih 10 ehieI-
tafo SO many prominent men if'" otH'.
countries. lie thanked them ~ - 100
TO the congress and welcomed 'hen' 'e"'
lie assured them that no effort VOID
be spared 10 make Their, Nisit "sie.I 1 H.
Admiral Markham spoke IN " Si"i'i'''
1neilce DAILY accepted the welcome
:, hebalf of the delegates. but ms tolcs
was hardly audible. OWING 70 III, " ,'.,e
in the gardens playing WINE ne ~,
snoaking lie referred to the SUI 80 ~
have beon made IN gaosrdphical know T.
rdpc since the days Of Prince henla' 90
Portugal in connection Wl'h Nno", On
introduced a graceful coinpni lso, W, W.
he Dnke Of York Despite TINS a1FhHS',
ha addod there Is vet ample room lor
acouirine knowledge. TO when ne hop'n
the congress would tend ..,,,,ross
The actual business or lhe coz - -.
will commence tomorrow, WIZ coas,ra.
,riii lac read on "The Training or beosid-
nhv Teachers IN the Universities, pE A.
tebnon. Geography In SECONDARY i.nu-
cation and the Training Oh ITa,.
Theron" by Mr. Andrew }. lel ll,,i'
con ami Resolutions as TO the Ofganlza-
tiou hv Geographical Societies o. Hr'td
,joyal Journevs Under Scienilhc pulu-
ance.' bv Professor K. G. Amreih' ,
In the evening. papers WIN DE- 10 ~
con the Application of photography !"
cervo Tho Young" hy Colonel Laussrua''
dirrctor Of the French National con"
servntory Of Arts and Trades; ne IL
termination Of the Terrestrial l@onsl,u 9'1,,
hv Photography" by Captain - j.. iillis'
81 tho ROYAL Engineers and The Ap1h..
cation of Photography to Ocoanosral ny H.
by Professor ! r. Houiat. Among l,,e
American delegates present are lton.
charles =. Dalv. Of New York: Henry
q Ervant and Charles il. Hutchinson, OF
Phllaieiphia: Cyrus G. Adams, of Brook
iyn. a wcll-known writer on geosrtP,,,v-
cal topics: Miss Eliza X. Scidmorc, ". W.
Irc,hfu and Crosly NCycs, OF WASH
in ,H5ii Rev. Dr. Voorhees, Angle. Of
San Francisco: G.. &. Kennedy. .l Santa
MCnica. Cal. Mrs. French-S Weldon. OF
Ninn professor Cyrus W. Hoigidn. OK
Picrmonl. Ind. ana Arthur c. Jackson,
Of Palm Beach, Fla.