Evening star., 1897-05-04
READY TO COMMENCE
Delegates to Postal Congress Now in the
City.
The Sessions to Commence Tomorrow
Corcoran Art Gallery.

and they may be readily recognized around
the uptown hotels and IN the government
departments by their distinguished and un-
mistakably foreign appearance. They are
indefatigable sightseers apparently, for they
could be met today in couples and trios
and groups wherever there was an inter-
esting sight to be seen. Many of them Wis
tied the old Corcoran Gallery of Art, where
the deliberations Of the congress will be
held, and all were struck with the beauty
and taste displayed in the decorations and
furnishings Of the apartments which were
designed and put in place by w. B. Moses
& Sons of this city, and the arrangements
for the expeditions and speedy transaction
Of business.
Ex-Gov. Hoyt to Represent Corea.
1t appears that ex-Gov. John w. Hoyt,
chairman of the national committee to
promote the establishment of the Universi-
ty Of the United States, has been appointed
by the King Of Corea to represent him in
connection with his excellency, Chin Pom
Ye, the Corean minister. and Col. Ho Lang
Min of the Corean army In the congress.
Mr.. Hoyt was United States commissioner
to the Paris, Vienna and centennial uni
versal expeditions. also president of inter-
national juries at the Vienna, Philadelphia
later the United States commissions special
representative for foreign affairs at the
worlds Columbian exposition; on all Of
which occasions he rendered such service
as won distinguished honors. Moreover, he
has had official connection with several Of
the international peace and arbitration con-
crosses of recent years. 1t may be as
sumed, therefore, that he will make him.
self useful to the Corean government IN bis
capacity of adviser and commissioner plen-
ipotentiary.
Corea, with her 2O.cOO.O 900 of people. and
her ambition, akin to that of Japan, for an
orient, could not afford to remain outside
of the Universal Postal Union, and the
sixty nations already embraced will give to
her, as we'll as to the Chinese empire and
countries are here present by their dele
gates). very cordial welcome on this i'm
portant occasion.
Many Delegates Here.
Among the delegates who have already
arrived in Washington are Col. No Sang
Min Of Corea, Postmaster General Hyder-
dahl and Post Director Svedson of Norway,
Sir Spencer Walpole. secretary of the Eng
lish post Office department.: Baron Won
Hammerstein, Count Zborowski. Count Lar
Eugen, Baron Won Rosenkrantz and Post
master General Won Szelay Of Hungary,
Saba Pasha, postmaster general of Egypt;
the department of commerce; Dr. Rodolphe
Neubauer, general director of the postal
and telegraph service: DR.. Henry Chevalier
de kamler. ministerial vice secretary Of
the international union, and Albert Cheva-
lier de Stribal, vice secretary to the minis
ter of commerce, all of AUSTRIA Ministerial
Director Fritsch. Postal Inspector Rothe
and Postmaster Neuman Of Germany, Cen
eral Post Director Schlytern and DR.. F.
Gronwalle of Sweden. Romulus N. Preda,
chief of the division of posts and telegraphs
of Roumania, DR.. Rud Neubauer, director
general of posts and telegraphs; Dr. Hen
rich Ritter Won Hamler, vice secretary of
the international union; MN. Sterpin LAM
bin, ]. P. Havelaar and c. Wander Helm OF
Belgium. H. Gale. former counsellor gen.
eral Of posts of the empire of Germany:
Edmond Hahn, former postmaster general
of Switzerland; A. Vending, once an off,
c!al in the office of the secretary general of
telegraphs and posts in France. but present
secretary Of the bureau of the International
Postal Union, and Hubert Krains. former
official of the general post office of Belgium.
who was appointed to his present position
of secretary to the bureau in 1888.
Mr.. Kowatsu. Japanese director of postal
field postal service during the Japan-Chlna
war. and Mr.. r. Arai. an attache who
has displayed remarkable ability in postal
matters; F. E. Taylor. China; T. Hexy
Spencer Walpole, H. Buxton Forman, A.
J. Washley, London; Charles A. King,
Hampton-on-Thames; Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Kisci. Clifton. England: E. A. Doran. Lon
don; Commendaire and Signora Chiaradio.
Italy; DR.. Eugene Delmati, Italy: Count n.
Michael, Italy; r. l.. Trarrajaval and Chas.
Lavrain and wife, Santiago, Chile.
Courtesies Exchanged.
The delegates to the universal postal con-
gress who have arrived in Washington met
together at the old Corcoran Gallery OF
Art shortly before noon, and were received
In the room to the left Of the entrance by
Gen. Bachelor and Capt. NJ. M. Brooks.
Introductions were indulged in, and the
scene was an animated one, especially
when former acQuaintances recognized each
other and indulged in the extravagant
greetings SO common to foreigners. At
noon the delegates ascended to the assem-
bly, hall and talked over the preliminaries
of the congress.
Assistant Postmaster General Heath vis-
tied the delegates while they were together
and was cordially greeted. After partaking
of luncheon in the octagon room the as
sembiy gradually dispersed. II the subject
of the conference was important 1t was not
developed, and evidently the gathering was
merely for the exchange Of courtesies be-