New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-11
COMING iuERIcANISTS' CONGRESS-.
THE DUKE uE LornAr FOUNDER or THE So
cIErY. OK Ills NAY HERE

THE DUKE uE LorHAr. FOUNDER or THE So
cIErY. oN Ills NAY HERE
The expected arrival AT New-iork this week from
Paris of IA, Duke de Loubat, th" founder 81 tn
sci,, ~ Am.ricauists calls attention To- the thir-
tecuth international congress of that society which
will open on october 80 in the halls of the American
Museum Of Natural History II viii he continued
until October % The object % tho congress. az
explained in trc invitation letter sent by Morris Il
Jesup president Of the committee on Organization.
is Ito bring together studc1ts Of the archseoloyy
ethnology and early history of the two Americas.
and by tho reading Of papers and by discussions To
advance knowledge Of these subjects The sub
i.yts b, discussed by the congress relate To- OJ
IN. uativ. races Of America their origin. dstrbu-
ton. history, physical characteristics. languages
inventions. c.Stoms ana religions. and 80 the his
tory 81 the carly contact between America and the
ola World
This second general subject seems 10 be destined
To De prominent I'm the discussions uf the congresses
since tWo celebrated Americanists. John h. Shiplev
ara NJ De Ia Rosa. nave already sent from Europe
apers relative the book published lately I'M
French and English by Henry Niynaud himself
vicepreSideut of the Americanist society OF Paris
explaining the genesis Of ideas and facts which i'm
stgated Christopher Columbus To- undertake his
daring enterprise. The communications TO the con-
gress may be- oral on written. and ia French Ger
man. Spanish, Italian English. The council will
decide ON tne Time allowed Tor each paper or adj
dress. All debates are expected to be-. brief Tn.
comfort II the members will be- well looked after nv
the trustees and officers of the Museum reur.s,nt-
ed on this occasion by NJ a. SavilIe. secretar, 81
the committee on organization. and by HARLAN
smith, treasurer
The Invitations to the congress issued Noyen,her
30, 1891, were forwarded BY ;he State Department
10 all foreign governments which sent them T., tb
Inherent universities and scientific institutions -,
their respective countries Several OF these sn..tI
iettSr!iliuseS OF foreign governments and f,,r-s,
'-'oilS nave already arrived IN New ar from,
I-HI"l't ana south America. The latest 4rri,..t
Juan Il. AmhTusetti. delegate of IN. Nu.sr1t y.
lloii OF ifu' nos Agrtss the university uf
place anu OF that Of Id Plata and one of H., ~,
AInericauist Questions ~ 'P'''sS anu
TINS VIII bee the first time the So.iet,. go, -.
siiIIots mas ned Its congress In United
IL vas founded 10y the Duke he Iouhat W. 60
Sligg th' ntsl FUNDS for the association az h.. -
rl iis nus necessary for the thirteenth CON
t'itSltd IN lhr pre-CUlumbian historv - -,
anu IN the theories REGARDING IN. ,.,,ti,,-
oI IN NV World In order further to en.,nipr.. s
OF 1hese ana kindred subjects tertainiTt,
name. La Societe Americaine a. - . "
sltie...,H, as said in The Americ,n 49,,
JoIIial 81 last March. 'hourished Ia s,ch = an an
kif 'llti ~ members conceived ne id.. ~
meet IN Nancy France In lS7s IT, ,, ll',s,s 20
Nah,y was attended by rrprts.rt tt,,cs -, ~
= anu statutes adODtaJ vybfc,
s.lfl.tie broader organization on "A nrm b,sis
irneTnb,,,rr IN tohsress were held since lS75 AT
= i1Iussels Paris. Madrid
atI"I turln. Hueya. Stockholm 49, 40 ~
al faTls In 1879 when MS rcte5 81,
NJ usI 'e,lth congress should be held a. IN,
Ies,,r, - - uiier the presidency OF Morris X
dent D' Ioubat as vce-presi-