The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-04
THE POSTAL DELEGATES
DISTINGUISHED PEOPLE WHO ARE
TO BE HERE TOMORROW.
First Really Universal Congress Ever
HeId-LOcaI Arrangements for En-
Pertaining the Visitors.


tomorrow morning. is the most cosmopoh-
tan body of distinguished representatives
that has ever been brought together in this
country. Among it's membership are eight
of the ministers plenipotentiary of foreign
nations, duly accredited to the government
of the United States, seventeen postmasters
general, and more than fifty officers of
high rank in the postal administrations of
their respective countries. Many of the
delegates to the postal congress have filled
positions of honor and responsibility as
members of foreign parliaments, and in the
diplomatic and military service
The conception of an international postal
union, which called into being the Universal
Postal Congress, belongs to the United
States of America On Aug. 4. 1862, Post
master General Blair, in a. letter addressed
to Secretary Seward, proposed an inter-
national conference with view to the re-
vision, simplfication and unification of the
postal arrangements of the various nations.
A proposition embodying these views was
submitted by the State Department to the
governments Of Great Britain, France,
Prussia, Sweden, Belgium, Italy, Ecuador
and the Netherlands. They were favorably
received by all these governments and on
the second Monday of May of the following
year QS63) the first international postal con-
ference met at Paris.
From the idea of an international con-
ference sprang the project of a permanent
postal union governed by international
treaties formulated by a congress of pleni-
potentiaries of the countries composing the
universal postal union. The function of the
postal congress is to discuss and regulate
the affairs which concern the various coun-
tries in their postal intercourse. and to in
troduce such improvements in the inter-
national postal service as are deemed neces-
sary or desirable.
The first postal congress convened at
Berne the capital of Switzerland, in Sep
tember 1874, and the first treaty consti-
tuting the Universal Postal Union was pro-
jected July /, 1875, and signed by the thirty
two delegates representing the twenty-five
countries that had organized themselves
into a postal union. The second postal con-
gress was held in Paris in 1873, and thirty
seven countries were represented therein by
forty-eight delegates. The third postal con-
gress convened at Lisbon in 1885, with fifty
-four states represented by fifty-eight dele
gates. The fourth postal congress- held in
Vienna in June, 1891, was composed of
seventy-two delegates. representing fifty
nine countries. The postal congress of
Washington is in reality the first truly uni
versal congress. SiXty-one countries. COM
prising virtually the whole civilized world,
represented by ninety-one delegates and
twenty-odd attaches, have for the past
month been celebrating over proposed inn
provements and extensions of the worlds
postal facilities.
A LIST OF THE DELEGATES.
The following countries and delegates are
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Congress:
Great Britain-Spencer Walpole, secretary
of posts and telegraphs, delegate; II. BuX-
ton Forman, assistant secretay OF posts
and controller Of the service OF ships del
egate c. A. King, inspector and chief OF
the pay department of posts ana tele-
graphs, delegate; A 3. Walkly,. attache.
British Colonies of South Africa-Somer-
| set r. French, postmaster general of the
Cape of Good Hope, delegate; Spencer
British inda-Hermann Michael Kisch,
postmaster general of Bengal, delegate;
Edward Anthony Doran, subdirector OF
British India posts, attache
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Gavan Duff minister
of posts and telegraph of Victoria, dele
gate; James Smibert formerly deputy post
master general of Victoria. attache.
France-M. Assault, administrator of
posts and telegraphs, delegate M. Recon
ing, chief of bureau of foreign correspond
ence ana maritime service, delegate; NJ.
Herman, subchief of central service, dele
gate, attache.
tor ministry of colonies, delegate;
Tunis, Regency of-Ugene Thiebaut, first
secretary of the embassy of France at
Washington delegate.
Russia-Mr. Sevastianoff counselor of
state attached to the director general of
posts and telegraphs. delegate; Mr.. Evan
off, counselor of state, chief Of the first
section of the general direction of posts
and telegraphs. attache; Mr.. Roudanowskl,
honorary counselor, secretary of the gen.
eral direction of posts and telegraphs, at
tache.
Germany-Mr Fritsch director of the de-
partment Of posts of the German empire,
delegate; Mr.. Newmann private counselor
of posts delegate; Mr.. Rothe. inspector of
Italy-Emidio Chiaradia, member of the
Chamber of Deputies, delegate; Count
Giulio Cesare Vincl, secretary of the en-
bassy of Italy, delegate; DIR. Eugene Del
matt, Inspector at the ministry of
posts and telegraphs, delegate; Count Max
Michel, attache; Count Brazza de Savorg-
Austria-Dr Rudolph Neubauer director
general of posts and telegraphs, delegate;
Theodore Habberger, ministerial counselor
at the ministry of commerce, delegate;
Chevalier Albert de Stibral, subsecretary
ministerial at the ministry of commerce,
Beigium-Count G. de Lichterveld, envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
of Belgium at Washington delegate; Mr..
Sterpin, director general of posts, delegate;
Mr. Lambin, inspector of the direction at
the central administration of railways OF
the state of Belgium, delegate; Mr.. Neven,
chief of the bureau at the general direction
of posts, atache.
Spain-Don Adolpho Rosabaly Rovira, in
spector in chief of movable bureaus, dele
gate.
Spanish Colonies-Don Carlos Flores,
chief of the bureau Of international serv-
ice. delegate.
Turkey-His Excellency Mustapha Bey,
envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo-
tertiary of his imperial Majesty, the Sui
tan, at Washington, delegate; Fahri Bey,
member of the council of administration of
posts and telegraphs, delegate; Seiffden
Bey. attache.
Egypt-His Excelency Yussuf Saba
Pasha. director general of posts delegate.
Greece-Mr. Holm, chief of international
bureau. postal union, delegate.
Canada-.Lieut Col William White, sub
minister of posts of Canada, delegate
Chilli - Ramon Luis Irarrazaval, director
general Of posts, delegate; Carlos Larrain,
attache.
Colombia - Dr. Climaeo Calderon, consul
general OF the republic of Colombia at New
York, delegate.
Hungary-Pierre De Sxaley, director gen.
eral of posts and telegraphs delegate; DR..
Guillaume De Hennyey, postal counselor,
delegate.
Denmark-Mr c. svendsen, director gem
eral of posts delegate.
Costa Rica-Don Joaquin Bernardo CalVo,
minister resident of Costa Rica at Wash
ington, delegate.
independent State of Congo-Represented
by the Belgian delegates.
Guatemala-Mr. Julio Novella, delegate.
Japan-Mr. K. Komatsu, counselor and
tons of Japan, delegate; MIR. X. Yukawa,
secretary to the ministry of communion
tions of Japan. delegate; Mr.. r. Arai, sec
rotary of postal telegraphs, attache.
Mexico - Don Augustin Chavez, director
general of telegraphs, delegate; Don Man
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