Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-05
BruxelIes. the prscurseur d'AnverH

de BruxeIles, the PRECURSOR oA"''"
and the Escaut. ,.ar,.t
From Holland will come the editoria'
.,,.. - ,ha Atjpemeene Handelsblad,
Amsterdam Couraut. Harlemscne
rant journal de la Haye, De Nederiahu-
schs stoompost, and Stats Courapt'
switzerland will be represented ny thc
Swiss Times. va
German editors will come from the nos-
sische Zeitung. the Norddeutscne Anss
,neina ZeItung, the Neue Preussische Eel
-tung post. National Zeitung. and Volks
zeIt,inu. Austrian journalistic talent
will come from the editorial-rooms OF
the Wiener Abendpost, Wiener Zeituns'
and the Neue Freie Presse.
italian papers invited to send represent
tatiyes are ii Diritto and LOpinlone; the
Gazetta Uficiale del Regnod'Italia, ana
I.'Italie. To Spain have gone invitations
10 the Offices OF Diario, Gaceta, and the
Espana: Portugal will send represent
alive from the office of the Diafio 90 10
yerno. Sweden and Norway nave Deeh
invited to send journalistic giants from
tho Christiania Intelligendssedler, Den
Constitutlonele, and Den Morgehpiao.
Denmark's press will be represented Dy
the editor OF the Berlinske Tidende. aho
the Fadrelandet. ,,,.,
Russia
minds present from the papers known "a az
the Northern Bee and the Journal oe St
Petersburg Turkish editors VIII De prs
ent from the Terguman Anwai, ihe c ~
Veeri Eykiar, and the Courier ue Son
stantinople. Grecian papers VIII De ~ ,p,
resented by editors from the spectatsul
| d'Orient and the Genike EpnenelIste
| Uellados. From the far East Will coIl'
| the representatives of the Hongkong Is'e
| graph and the Pekin Gazette. ,h,
n
newsnapers of the United States. INVITA-
| tions have been sent to al the NOS IN ~.
| portant Journals. and Will no douo' "
| responded to with enthusiasm. =, - >,
one duty of the congress WI ve a., ~
trace the growth of the newspaper 10 lt'
present-day magnitude. The FIRST recor'
| Of a publication that can be called news
paper is the Acta Diurna' VI
| Aota Publca, of ancient Rome
which was in reality the ON
cial gazette of the government or ina
| ancient empire. In 1t were printeus ~
record of births and deaths, list OF I'M
! moneys received by the Treasury, anu al
the Information obtainable regarding IN
| corn supply. Besides this lnformatio'
there were reports OF public trials; tn
magisterial edicts, accounts OF the at e 49,,
of the empire, war reports s.c IN Ssws'
bv the English fashionable sheets, am
| news about fires, funerals, sacHnces, an'
| miracles. The editorial staff was com
| nosed OF censors, quaestcrs, clerks, an, an,
notarjes. They were not sold at so iiiue'
q copy. but were posted in the most con
snIclIous places so that all VINO WIS sii.,
could read the latest intelligence. WY
the downfall OF the empire the Act'
| Diurna ceased to exist. .ho do
There Is a great gap between tne -, rs
cease of the Acta Diurna ana the pupii
coaior of the newspapers of the fifteentl
| century. when, printing having peen III
| vented. small sheets came INTO eSlstetiS
In Germany. the first being known as w
Ralafionen and the Eewe Zeytung. COPE
! NJ these that are still In existence con
tain reports OF the discovery OF America
| In the sixteenth century more iinPosln,'
! sheet was issued. called the Nouhl
Scritte. The copies were only TO De loohe
at when first issued. small payile PAYNE, ,,. ~
! curing that privilege, Dut iatel '"0S W.
! circulated extensively ,o.,. ,,o,
Tn England the newspapers became POP
uIor in the times of Charles ana JamSs
Uumors of this early journalism are ,h
iae[ing oP n blank space, 80 that an
gentleman may write his own PrlVa,s
business." They were mostly, week
newsnapers I'm those days, ana IL wa
NOT until the reign OF Queen anne tha
he nublic demanded to have the new
sarved TO them more frequently. ooIl
Of the present daily papers GATE iroih Una
period. .,-.. a., r.,,rona n
dav is. as is well known. very dlner,en
tonrnai 20 that printed IN hnlellus
Whether or not the latter Is an lmproVt
r,art on tho reverse is point upon Wnlc
~ journalists attending the newspape
congress OF all nations will be invited ,
give their opinions