Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-05-25

sian delegation, informally assumed
the presidency of the conference.
Message to Queen Wilhclmsnn.

sian delegation, informally assumed
the presidency of the conference.
Message to Queen Wilhclmsnn.
After making his address, M. De
5Staal, in behalf of the conference, tele-
graphed to the queen of the Neither
lands as follows:
1.-THE members of this conference as
sembled for the first time in this beautiful
Huis Ten Bosch hasten to lay at the feet Of
your majesty their best wishes. praying
you to accept their homage and gratitude
for the hospitality you have graciously
deigned to offer them
Mckinley to Nicholas.
Washington, May 19.-The following
cablegram mas been addressed by the
president to the emperor of Russia on
the occasion of the opening Of the dis
armament conference:
washington, D. c., May IS, 1870
His Majesty, Nicholas IL, Emperor of all
the Russias, st. Petersburg: On this day
of good omen send my heartfelt congrat-
ulatfons on the opening of the conference
at The Hague. which had its origin in the
enlightened and generous initiative of your
majesty.
(Signed) WILLIAM M'KINLEY.''''
The Delegates.
Austria-Count de Walsenheim ambas-
sador extraordinary: Count Okolicsanyi
.dOcolicsna ambassador extraordinary at
The Hague: M. Morey. special counsel to
the court and ministry. 5s5*t5 t
China-Yang Ju. amba ssador at st. Pc
tersburg.
Denmark. de Billie, minister to Lon
don, and COL de Schnack 81
England-Sir Julian Pauncefote. ambas-
sador at Washington; Sir Henry Howard.
Vice Admiral Sir John A. Fischer and Maj.
Cen. Sir j. Ardagh. =3
France-Iseon Bourgeois, ex-premier: M
Bihourd minister TO The Hague: Baron
#d'Estcurveles de Constant minister plen-
ipOtentiary and member of the chamber
of deputies: Vice Admiral Pephan Gen
aMonnier and Prof. Louis Renault.s
ri Germany-Count Munster. German am-
sbassador at Paris: Prof. Zorn. of Toenigs-
berg. and Prof. Baron Won Stengel. of the
Munich university.
Ttaly-Count Nigra. ambassador at vi
emma: Count Zanninf. minister to The
Hague: Gen. Zuccari and Capt, Blanca.
Japan-Baron Hayaschi. minister at St
Petersburg: j. MonotO, minister at Brus-
sells: Col Myehara and Capt sakomoto.
Netherlands Baron Won Kaynebeek.
member OF the second chamber and ex-
minister of foreign affairs; Gen de Beer
Poortugae1, ex-minister of war; T. M G..
8Asser and Fl N. Rahnsen. member of the
first chamber.
/. Persia Gen Mira Khan. minister at ST.
Petersburg y. ~ i .ss
& Rouma nia-Al Beldeman minister to
Berlin; . Papinini, minister at The Hague.
and Col G. Coand a. 8 WIS
Siam-Phya Suriga, ambassador at Paris;
DR.. Oh. Cora gioni d O'Relli and e. Roin5
S Spain-Duke Of Tetuan, de Villa Urrutia,
minister to Brussels. and Senior Baguer.
minister to The Hague.
Switzerland M s, Roth. minister 81 o
Berlin: Col. a. Kuzli and p. Ddier
II Turkey -s Turkhan Pasha counsel Of
state: Mourey Bey. secretary of foreign af-
fairs; Lieut., Gen. Abdullah Pasha and Ad.
smiral SMehemmed Pasha.
4 United States Andrew D. White, ans
sbassador at Berlin; Seth Low, president of
Columbia university; Stanford Newell.
minister at The Hague: Frederick w.
Halls, Capt. Alfred T Mahan. y I 81 N.