The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-05
THE POSTALCONGRESS
---.rsExTaTIvEs WILL MEET IN
WASHINGTON TODAY.


ra6ay the fifth worlds congress OF the
~-sv.~xaI Postal Onion will assemble In
Usehsngron. II will probably remain IN
s.sainr six or eight weeks TIE gathering
~ ~ the largest and most important OF
:. ksrS that has been held since the pos
- sxst4m was established. and u Is ex-
- that Il will mark the cons1nIrEla-
~ a universal postal union OF al the
l.1rt1ss and senai-civflized nations OF the
s-ss The Universal Postal Union now
s-Ss',des every civilized nation. and many
80 are considered otherwise. except
<<1na corea and the Orange Free state
-. these three have made preparA ti .
- sosnf at the coming congress, and, after
ssxurumerat not a single member or the
-rsaf family OF nations VIII be left out.
ire fffh congress will consist OF about
- se,egates and attaches Including the
100 distinguished representatives OF the
-s~say services Of all nations. IN many
800 the delegates being the posinasters-
-<nsrai of the respective countries The
rsacs of meeting VIII be the old Corcoran
- gallery, at the northeast corner OF
scsyenteerth street and Pennsylvania az
~rs,s northwest. opposite the state, war
- navy building. IT viii be sarnptuous-
- furnished and beautifully decorated for
ia occasion. A platform Is being con-
s4vucted at one end OF the large hall on
~
rood desks and chairs TO match viii be
srsfaIIed for the delegates. Elaborate ar
r.ngemenfs will be made for the accom-
,rodafiou OF the president and secretaries.
Ard eight or ten other rooms OF smaller
expacity will be fitted up for the use ~
committees and for the clerical force OF
sh> International bureau from Berne,
evitxerIand Several of the foreign m
s,ons will send four or Eve delegates each.
espresenting both the home government
sad the colonies thereof but each coun-
fry. whether large or small. important or
,rs.gniGcan,, Will have one vote only In
he congress.
partial list Of the delegates who have
adxssad the postoffice department Of their
fsalng includes the following. says n
Washington correspondent of the Kansas
Ctr Star:
Great Britain-Sir Spencer waIpole Sec
nary general postoffice. London: II. Bus
mTorman, assistant secretary general
,10fflce. Londcn: c. A. King. chief ex-
faf1er In revision and accountant gem
6zTs department London. A. r. Walkley.
seaytary London.
apartment. Berlin; Herr Neunanr. priyy
ccansellor Of posts. Berlin.
Hance--M. Ansault. director OF pests
saIee Of foreign correspondence and mari.
tine service. Paris: NJ Herman. assistant
chief. central postal service. Paris: NJ. Dali
MES Paris: NJ Thh. HeyerdahI. secretary
general, minister of public works. Paris.
Russia--Mr. Seyasiiauoff. state counsel
lor. assistant director general of posts. ST.
Petersburg. Mr.. Ivanoffs state counsellor.
thisf OF first division. general direction of
posts. st. Petersburg. Mr. Roudanoyski
counsellor. secretary to director general of
posts, 81. Petersburg
Iialy-F:midio Chiaradia. member of par
lament Rome. Eugene Deimati. inspector
b ministry OF posts. Rome.
Chna-Mr. Yang Yu minister plenipo-
tsn,iary and envoy extraordinary to Wash
ington. ID. c.
Austria Rudolph Neuhnuer. direct
or general OF posts and telegraphs Wen
ns Herr Theodore Habherger. ministerial
counsellor, ministry of commerce. Vienna.
Herr Albert Ritter Won Stibrai. ministerial
secretary minister of commerce. Vienna.
nF Heinrich Won Kammlcr assistant sec
Yetary minister OF war. Vienna.
Hungary - Peter Won SzaIay. director
Fneral Of posts and telcgraphs. Budapest:
h. Wilhelm Hennyey. postal counsellor.
penrnark-iM. c. sgendsen, director gem
cal OF posts. Copenhagen.
SQatn--pon Salvador Bermudez de Cas- :
ur Marquis of Lerna. Duke OF Ripaide.
nfsctor general of posts and telegraphs.
Maaid: Don Carlos Florez. chief OF for
Se,hsriands-J r. HAWAIIAN. Director
stnsfal of posts and telegraphs. The
IIaxas' J. J. P.rk. director In the minis
irrH colonies The Hague: Van der yeen.
isspefor OF posts The Hague
Rslxiuna- Mr. Sterpin. director general
Of posts BRUSSELS; Mr.. Lambln. inspector
ssntrai department of posts. Brussels.
pfnvisIorai director ~ posts. Stockholm
Korea Min Sang. representing the postal
ADMINISTRATION.
Msxlco-Dou Augustin Chavez director
general fsiegrapherS. City OF Mexico Don
Manuel Zanata Vera. chief of consular
bureau. City of Mexico; Don Ignacie Gar
fas. director general OF posts. City OF
Mexico
persia- Mirxa All MAXI Khan Musteshar-
al-Fezard
Egypt--H. f.. Iessup. Saba Pasha. direct
o. general Of posts. Alexandria.
Chiie--Ramon Luis 1rarragayal. director
general of posts. Santiago.
siuaiemala--Julio Novelia. Guatemala
csy
TunIs~paul r.afaivre. first secretary
French embassy to Washington. u. c..
deerafe for 7rlnis
swItzeriand-Edmund Holm. director Of
hiernational bureau, Berne
BHlrar.a-fvan Stoyanoyftch. director
rsncfsr OF posts and telegraphs. Sophia.
Haiti. +. I.eger. envoy extraordinary
ard minister plenipotentiary OF Haiti to
ts United States.
South African Republic eTransvaan-
lsasc Van Alphen. postmaster general
Pretoria
Central American Republic Honduras.
Nifafagus and SalyadOrl--ften. NoCanor
bcst feraza consul TO the United States
Japan. which has the finest postal SER
Nce OF all the Oriental countries will
snd large delegation. rs wen rs The
Australian colonies. and the South Amcri-
esn republics not enumerated IN the
above HIST,
The United States will be represented by
half dozen OF .he higher officials and
ieading experts Of the postoffice DEPART
ment. among them ~ NJ RroakS the az,