The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-16
POSTAL UNION ADJOURNS
THE OFFICIAL RESUME OF RESULTS or
THE WORK.
Orange Free State and China Expect Soon to
Come in---New Treaty Opera
tive 1899.

Washington, ID. c., June 15.--'The
Universal Postal Congress, the fifth con-
vention Of the kind in the world, adj
jOurned today after closed session last
ing several hours. The next of the con-
crosses, the sixth sextennial one, will be
held at Rome, Italy, in February, 1908.
The final session today was devoted to
the formal signing of the general treaty
and of the detailed articles of arrange
ments. Every delegate signed these two
sets of papers, subject to the formal
ratification of his government and, 0w-
ing to the excessive amount of labor in
volved, signatures to other sets of docu-
ments were waived under a general au-
thority for their execution. The originals
of all of these documents will be placed
in the archives of the State department
for preservation and certified copies viii
be forwarded to all the governments COM
prising the Universal Postal Union The
deliberations of the final meeting were
accompanied with much formality. Gen
George S. Batcheller, president of the
Congress, called the body to order short
ly before eleven o'clock and after a few
interchanges of remarks and appropriate
speeches the documents were signed.
At o'clock dinner was served in the
banquet hall, where the delegates met
Postmaster General Gary, Assistant
stmaster-Generals Heath, Shallenher-
ger and Merritt. Another session wat
called at 8 o'clock, when farewell adj
dresses were made. Prior to the general
session a meeting was held under the d.
rection of NJ. De Lessert, the Swiss dele
90 III h. hn
ing to age, at which speeches of recogni-
ton of the services of the officials were
made and valuable tokens of good win
presented them by the Congress. 1T was
late this afternoon when the final adieus
were said and the Washington Postal
Congress was declared adjourned to meet
at Rome.
Following is an official resume of the
results of the work of the Congress:
First-The principal treaty which ex-
cludes the entry of Corea into the Postal
Union; the declaration of the Orauge
Free State (Which failed to send dele
gate to Washington that it hoped soon to
enter the union; and the declaration OF
the Chinese empire (which was repre-.
scented in the Congress) that it win OBJ
serve the regulations of the union as soon
as the organization of it's service permits
Second-The condition in which the
countries of the union will reeiprocaily
aid the intermediary transit rates, have
been facilitated and the tariff diminished
quite materially on a graduated scale for
the ensuing six years.
Third-Uniform colors have been pro
jected for postage stamps.
Fourth-Postal cards unpaid are sub
ject to double tax; that is, four cents
in place Of the former tax, which was ten
cents the same as for unpaid letters.
Fifth-Circulars produced on a ma
chine (typewritten) in quantities of TWEEN
ty circulars, all of the same character.
are admitted to the international mails at
he same rates as printed circulars.
Sixth-Samples of merchandise read
mitted up to $50 grammes.
Seyenth-Objects Of natural history
animals dried plants or preserved ge9-
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