The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-06-16
TO MEET IN ROME
THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL CONGRESS
ADJOuRNED.
with sober. >onbcr, Dignified Formally y
the General Treaty Il
signed.

Washington. Jurc l5.-Thc universal
postal congress finished It's abors to-day
after ~ closed session lusting several
hours. The next congress will De held at
Rome, Italy, in February. 1893. Thr linal
session was dey otcd to the formal signing
of the general treaty and of detailed art
cics. Each delegate signed those two sots
of papers subject 10 formal ratification
by his government. and, owing 10 the ~
ctssivc amount of labor involved. sigma
lures 10 the other sets OF documents were
waived under general authority for their
return. The original u ~ these docu-
ments will he placed / nthe archives or
the state department for preservation,
aud certified copies will b. forwarded to
all governments comprising the universal
postal union.
Deliberations Of the final meeting were
accompanied with much Formally. Gca-
eral Ratchellor, pres sideut Of the congress
called the body to order shortly before II
o'clock and after q few exchanges Of re-
marks and appropriate speeches. the
documents were signed Prior TO the
general session a meeting WAS held under
direction of NJ. DE Lesscrt. the Swiss
delegate and dean OF the corps, accord
Ing to age at which speeches OF rccOrnl-
ton OF the services of officials were made
and valuable tokens OF good will present q.
cd TO them by the congress. This after
noon final adcx were made and the
Washington postal congress was declared
adjourned 10 meet at Rome.
Following Is AZ official resume Of the
results of the work: The principal treaty
which excludes the entry of Corea Into
the postal union. the declaration Of tho
orange Free State (which fajlrd 10 send
y delegate to Washington that II hoped
soon 10 enter the union; and the doclara-
tion of the Chinese empire (which WIS
represented In the congress- that Il will
observe the regulations Of the union as
soon us the organization OF lis service
permits. The Intermediary trUuslt rates
have been facilitated and tariff diminish
ed quite materially or - graduated scale
for the ensuing six years. Uniform col
ors have been projected for postage
stamps. Postal cards unpaid are subject
TO a double tax. that Is. cents in place
OF the former tax. which was - cents,
the same as for unpaid letters. Circulars
produced on q machine uypcWrl'icm In
quantities Of 20 circulars. Jll OF ihc same
character. are admitted % lgteru. tionAl
malls ~ the same rates 4s printed rlrcu-
lars. SanV,.s of merchandise ~, adj
mittcd up to go Erammes. Object. of na-
tuIal history, animals. dried plants or
preserved geological EpcciWcns afe nd
mittcd @= samgles
Tac question OF tnc crHti9u ar uni
Ncrsal postage stamp wa brought up un'
the proposition defeated CH account OF
the difference which would occur d. put
ting Into nraeti,r The Important lnuo-
walton. especially b,D.gs, ~ thr d.
versiiy oi standard Special lfransr-
ricnts concctning pack sc. of rlier,
postal orders. books 90 iicrtiN and SUBJ
s,riptions 10 journals have been thor
ouEhly rcyised Thi- ooJuiry is NOT fot-
uglly rC1rrrued in the, drriuer nrr's
u'nt o. Eurouc.
The rev trclty viii become 9icraflve
January :. lsA. Most % flr lslrrai
Ieft the city for their hCmes l0-uient.
having ouEagrd pas.axe on ike OCEAN
lincrs for this and neat Nu-h.