Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-19
BARON De STAAL.

| the history of the century and express
| ing the hope that his, majesty would be
able to look back 1t this day as the
most glorious day of his life. He con-
cluded with callingI attention to the
| allegorical group oVtr the doorway of
the hall. "peace IInt'ring to Close the
Temple of Janus" aid said:
Il trust this beautiful allegory will be
| a good augury Of yotr labors and that
after you have COMPETED them YOU will
be able to say that pace whom art in
troduced into this hal, left it Ia spread
its blessings among the whole of hu
mainly"
The delegates Organized with Baron
de Staal as chairman and NJ. de Beau
fort as vice chairman. The selection of
three secretaries followed the formal
opening of the conference.
The American delegates We're present
and received a great deal of attention
from the other deIegstes Nearly all the
delegates met for the first time Wednes-
day at a reception 8 ven by the minis
ter of the colonies. il was specially ar
ranged to bring their together.
The Russian delegates went into the
conference in a very hopeful frame Of
mind. The moral support they are get
ting from the AND lean, English and
French delegates wis mainly RESPONSE
Bile 1t is likely thai these powers and
Russia Will control the conference in
opposition to the aggressive sentiments
OF Germany and other powers. and Il
sort of moral ALLIANCE is forming be-
tween these delegates directed toward
that end.
Some of the Delegates.
Among the delegates attending the
conference are:
Austria Hungary Count Won Welser-
sheimb, first secretary of the Austrian
foreign office, ambassador extraordna-
ry; His EXcellency N. Okoliosanyo Okla
licona minister at the court of The
Hague: Court and Ministerial Councillor
Mercy
China--His Excell4ncy Yang Yu. min
lister at the court of st. Petersburg.
France-M. bourgeois, a former pre-
mier; His ENce!lenoy NJ. Bihourd min
lister at The Hague; Baron Estournel-
les de Constant deputy; Vice Admiral
Pophan, Brigader General Monnier,
Louis Renault. professor of law.
Germany-Count Won Munster-Leden-
burg, ambassador at Paris: Professor
Won Stengel of the Munich university;
Professor Zorn of the University of Kon-
gsberg: Captain Siegel, naval attache |
at the German embassy in Paris and |
Colonel Gross Won Schwarzhoff, com
the Ninety fourth regiment of |
infantry.
Great Britain--Right Hon. Sir Julian |
G. c. b. British embassa- |
Tor at Washington; Sir Henry Howard, |
K G. Nj. G., minister at The Hague;
Vice Admiral Sir John Fisher, X. C. b.,
md Major General Sir John Ardagh. X.
= 7. f.
Italy-Count Nigra minister at the
,ourt of Vienna; Count Zernini, minis
er at The Hague; General Zuccari and
Captain Blanca of the navy.
Japan-Baron Haya shi minister at
he court of st Petersburg; Colonel W.
hara, Captain Sakomoto of the navy
nd His Excellency j. Monoto, embas-
ador at Brussels.
Russia-Baron de Staal, Russian en-
'assador ut the court of st. James,
'olonel Jilinsky, Colonel Count Barant-
eW, Captain Scheme of the navy. Lieu
enant Outchinnokow of the navy, and
Professor de Martens, the well known
uthority on international law.
United States-Seth Low, president of
university: Andrew d. White
at Berlin; Stanford Newell
Minister at The Hague; Captain Crozier
the ordnance department of the ar
ny, Captain A. T. Mahan of the navy
retireD and Frederick Hollis as secre-
lry