Evening Star Newspaper, May 5, 1897, Page 9

P ad : a visit was also made to the Bolivia—Mr. Louis Paz.’ fell in @ heap on the pavement, and those | Forgot.” A ma Sex - MR CSR ARS oa, he SEE | Exea 0 No False Claims The universal postal junion has done | Bosnia and Hergogoviitis—Mr. Heinrich | following piled on top of them, ‘crushing | Windsor to call on Col. a earctal reading of the MONOGRAPH Seaeretieene Gad te eiekes citiestes, 200 tel ds mameter and bruising the helpless ones. The wo-| Tecommendations to Mr. Rouss made thelr THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1897-14 PAGES. THEIR HEARING RESTORED ITS SESSIONS BEGUN (Continued from First Page.) pinions. To the right of the Postmaster General was M. Hohn, director of the uni- versal postal union, and to the left was Gen. Batcheller. Mr. Rogewater sat at Mr. Hohn’s right, and ex-Postmaster Gen- eral Tyner at the left of Gen. Batcheller. The six desks on the front of the platform ticns and become co-workers with you. Would that the representatives of the sev- eral gcvernments which constituted on whose the bereficent labors of their successors, cculd be present to enjoy the almost full fruition of their hopes dnd aspirations. Distinguished Dead. “Most of them have crossed the dark river and Low rest under the shade of the other shcre. Since the congress of Vienna offi- agreed to with alacrity hy. evéry civilized country of the world, and which have in no way interfered with the policy of any. August 4, 1862, ter General Mont- gomery Blair addressed _a letter to Secre- tary of State William H.. Seward, asking him to invite a conference of the postal authorities of Hurope and America to meet at a time and place to. be gelegted by them, to recommend to their governments the adoption of international postal regulations, @ uniform standard of weight, rates and conditions and a uniformsbasts for sea and land transit charges, etc. The invitation was accepted and resulted in a conference PARIS IN MOURNING (Continued from First Page.) Marie Simor, Mlle. Angele Gosse, Mlle. Zoe Gosse. Among the seriously injured are the fol- lowing: The Duchesse de Torre, the Comtesse de Raincey, the Comte de Mont- cleir, the Comte de Devisin, Mme. Macede, Mme. ler, Mme. De Laume, Mme. y To Pearline Users Only. You have confidence in Pearline. You must have. or you wouldn't be using it. But what do a long list ordinary washing and cleaning? ought to be helping you. you do with it, besides the There's things in which Pearline Why isn’t it of = Paris of the leading postal offic Hyster, the Vicomtesse de Lucay, the Mar- i > s shi were occupied’ by the secretaries, Col. | cial notices of the death of come of its | 2 Ge a a a eo doing so? For every purpose for which Mi th Stone Chaille-Long, Mr. Hatcher, Pome Ear honored members have been sent out by | Spain, the United States, France, Great | wife of the well-known painter, had her you would use soap and water, Pearline ss Wes orpe NE a eae a | ies iiilecriationall Duresntiats Berne aaech The other delegates present were: Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, face burned, but her eyes escaped injury; Messrs. Wu Ting Fang, Taylor, Bruce | conspicuous names as Hofstide, director | Prussia, the Sandwich Ielgnds Switzerland | Mile, Rafaolll. daughter of, the, painter, is better. You ought to be ready enough j S oh S 4 a a an ie Hanse cities. mK rms o H ates iO a Deaf Mm One Far. Komatsu, Yokows, “Aral, Adena, Chaves Netherlands. of Lund, ‘the late director | _ Shortly thereafter the United“States ne-| Mme. Edouard Andre, Mme. De La ‘Tour to believe that, with what you must MR. VERMILLION HAD BEE DEAF SEVEN YEARS. Mr. Berkzley Was Aimost Tetally Deaf. Miss Sallic Westhorpe, 103 F st. n.w., Zapata Vera, Garfias, Heyerdahl, Stewart, Havelaar, Van der Veen, Perk, Falcon, M. le Comte Michiel, Delmati, M. le Comte De Vinci, Chiaradia, Dovan, Kisch, M. le Baron de Hammerstein, Hennyey, Szalay, Leger, M. le Comte de Lichtervelde, Ster- pin, Lambin, Neven, Santos, Stoyauovitch, Yrrazaval, M. de Kammler, M. de Stibral, Habberger, Neubauer, Smibert, Duffy, Ybarra, Andrade, Mirza Mohammed Ali Khan, Dr. Boyajan, Fahri Bey, Moustapha Bey, Delessert, Stager, Pioda, Gronwall, Mirza Ali Naki Khan, Le Vicomte de Santo Thyrso, Peraza, Van Alphen, Chiru, Preda, Sevastianoff, Ivanoff, Roudanovski, Isaac T. Smith, Schtytern, Novella, Todd, French, general of the posts of Denmark; of Sir Arthur Lockwood, secretary of the general post office at London; of Eugene Borel, the accurate, scholarly, accomplished and effi- cient director of the international bureau at Berre, and of Dr. von Stephan, the im- perial director of the posts of Germany, a man of wide learning and wisdom and ex- cepticral mental resources, the acknowl- edged postal mind of the world, the Bis- marck of the post. “Thus briefly alluding to the virtues of your former co-laborers and friends, [ am tempted to quote from the touching tribute paid by Dr. von Stephan at the opening of the Vienna congress to those of his for- gotiated, on the lines laid down at Paris, eight different postal treaties with as many powers, and the ease with which the prin- ciples promulgated at Paris were put into practice suggested to Dr. Von Stephan the idea of a universal postal union. Accord- ingly, under his direction, the postal ad- ministration of Germany issued a call in 1869 for an international congress, to nego- tlate a general postal treaty, having for its object the unification of all the great powers. Owing to complications arising out of the Franco-Prussian war, the inter- national congress did not meet until Sep- tember 15, 1874, when the first congress at Berne was convened. Thus the United States planted in 1863 Dupin, Mme. Malesieux, M. Le Febvre. Identification Often Uncertain. It should be borne in mind that, owing to the disfigurement of the bodies, identi- fication in many cases is extremely uncer- tain, and the list of the dead given above is subject to revision. Among the articles picked up in the ruins was a ring inscribed “Ferdinand @’Ordino— Sophie de Bavioro,” the names of the Duke and Duchesse d’Alencon, doubtless the be- trothal ring of the Duchesse d’Alencon. A silver watch, attached to a gold brooch, Was also recognized as the property of the duchesse. The body of the duchesse, how- ANHEUSER-BUSCH know of Pearline. Be Millions “tse Pearline BREWING ASSN. Walkley, King, Forman, Walpole, Dalmas, | mer seeuctates whose deaths had just been | 10 torn which ls: blossoming thro oto ever, has not yet been found. Houses in THE LEADING BREWERY IN THE WORLD. office division of issue, ‘Treasury Department Herman, Recoing, Ansault, Florez, ae “‘Gentlemen,’ said he, ‘at the moment | 8TOWR oak in Washiagton tn 1807. If Dr.| the vicinity of the scene of the disaster closed my right ear I was aisolutely sto 1 rain, Calderon, Calvo, Svendsen, Juasuf | _” AES abOHUte t ty bor, Yon Stephan may properly be called the | are being carefully searched in the hope X coukd not hear ove sound. Now I hear again | Sabe Pacha, Carbo Le Duc de Ripalda. | re aie about to inaugurate usage in calling | Father of the Universal Postal Union,” | that the duchess is only injured and ts be- ° : * . y ir bh . perfectly ae azen, ‘00! to mind the names of our fellow-laborers | the€2 Montgomery Blair and William H. | itg tended at some private residence. “Three years ago I had an abscess in my left ear, and xt Intervals from that time it gave me trou- bie. Last fall a severe cold settled in that ear, The Postmaster General’s Address. Postmaster General Gary said: and friends who since the congress of Lis- bon have by the inscrutable decree of Prov- idence passed beyond the confines of this Seward were its grandfathers. The Father of the Postal "inion. Up to daybreak the Duc d’Alencon re- fused to quit the scene and only went home after daybreak because he was phy- x The regret of the delegates at the death | sically incapable of further exertion. and I went to Drs. MeCoy and Cowden for pos “Gentlemen: I tender you a hearty greet- te een oe apes peuloey, oe mie of Dr. Von Stephan, the master gen-| The Queen of Naples and other relatives went. Ri throbhing and beating nolses, a I cd dead, ie es- an, post telece ik stenar eacaptas fur an onains, to aay | EE 12 tiie: tiembe of the’ Uslted Giaten of | eT eee eas tombs let us lay the | eral of the German empire, which occurred | °f the missing duchesse sat up all night hi annosedt jerribly been entirely driven away, word and every sound with pei These noises have 1 T hear again every t distinctness. A =e Beace, the enlightenment of the people of |@lendship. the remembrances of | their | {hex Sr the “wonty paste: A sari 8; | The names CF ae Larne a an Budweiser Had Been Deaf in Both Ears | 2! countries.the extension of commerce and | Ilves crowned by useful deeds. Fortunate | ine United States as’ the chict representa- | Of the injured. The president also dis- Seven Years. 2324 Champlain ven William H. Miller, 336 12th st. s.e. Cured of catarrh. would be extremely deaf. teh thek. conversati I conld not hear a My greatest difficulty was i would have to America, and welcome you to the capital of this great and growing nation. “Whatever conduces to the spread of in- telligence, the encouragement of the arts-of the consequent cementing of fraternal ties between the nations, meets with the com- mendation of the people in whose behalf I extend this welcome. “You come as the messengers of peace ard good will, as the visible embodiment of international comity, as the advocates of international commerce, as the bearers of friendly messages between communities widely separated yet closely united; and I salute you as the representatives of ad- vanced and advancing civilization. Before you depart for your respective homes, we hope to bring you into closer communica- tion with our people, among whom you will find the former citizens and subjects of all the nations of the earth and their descendants. Scarcely a delegate is here today who may not receive a cordial and hosp:table welcome from natives of his own country, and some of you may find your own countrymen almost as numerous as you left at home. This Country, “We desire also that you may bear away with you a more complete knowledge of our dcmzin, which extends across a continent three thousand miles, embracing almost every variety of climate; of a country of beundless resources, of infinite fertility, of varied manufacturing interests, and con- taining « prosperous and happy population of over seventy millions of people. We want to afford you an object lesson of the marvelous growth of communities founded mainly during the past century, which support a postal system comprising more than 000 offices and 200,000 employes, supplying mails for and dispatching them over 170,000 miles of railroad, 12,000 miles of steamboet service and by other minor routes of service, aggregating in all 460,000 wreath of remembrance and friendship.’ “So, let us bring today to his grave and to the graves of those whom he, too, would have delighted to honor, the fragrance of it is that In the practical affairs of life no man or group of men is indispensable to the accomplishment of great reforms. Men die, but genius survives. Useful work follows the coming and going of the years. The deeds of brave and successful workers outlive them. Those to whom I have re- ferred have left a precious legacy of ditfi- culties overcome; of obstructions removed from the path of postal progress and re- forms, and have surveyed and made straight the highways upon which you are to travel in reaching the goal they set up for your ambition. They have made your work lighter. They conceived, and left you to execute. I doubt not that you will en- ter upon the task cheered by the pros- pects that your successes will be the con- summation of their designs. Questions to Be Discussed. “Some important questions wil! be brought to your attention. which are not Ukely to be decided by unanimous vote; some powerful governments will propose modifications of the treaty of Vienna re- lating to the reduction of transient rates. Others, perhaps, will ask to have such rates abolished. The question of reduc- ing the rates of international postage will come before you. To the consideration of these grave propositions I invite your care- ful attention, confident that your decision thereon, as well as on the other subjects, will be wise and profitable for all the coun- tries concerned. “Again, welcoming you to this capital, wishing for each of you a pleasant sojourn among us and a safe return to your homes at the conclusion of a profitable session, I declare the fifth congress of the Universal Postal Union opened, and ask you to or- ganize by nominating a president to con- about a month ago, is deep and sincere. He had been the most distinguished postal authority in the world, since the death of live of the German empire was anticipated with great interest by the pestal officials of our government. Early in April he ac- cidentally fell and broke a leg in such man- ner as to require its amputation, and death ensued within a week as the result of that operation. His career was a remarkable one, and he richly deserves the distinction of being call- ed the “Father of the Universal Postal Union.” He was what is known in this country as a “self-made man.” As an hum- ble, awkward youth, he entered the postal service cf Germany in the lowest grade, and his future was, in fact, so unpromising that after a short probation his superior officer advised him to resign, and go into some other business if he wished to make a suc- cess. But Von Stephan did not heed this advice, and continued in the service, work- ing his way gradually upward round by round until he reached the top of the lad- der as a member of the emperor's cabinet end postmaster general of the German em- pire. The List of Delegates. The delegates to the present congress are as follows: United States—Gen. George S. Batcheller, Edward Rosewater, James M. Tyner, Capt. N. M. Brooks and A. D. Hazen. The at- taches of the delegation are Col. Charles Chuille-Long, Robert Stockwell Hatcher end William A. Brown. United States of Colombia—Dr. Chiuaco Calderon, Colombian consyl general at New ork. : Switzerland—The Swiss minister, Pioda; Antoine Stager, director ®eneral, and Ca- mille Delessert, director df posts. Great Britain—Sir Spencer Walpole, sec- long at the hotel of the Duc d’Alencon cn the Avenue Friedland, awaiting news. President Faure yesterday evening was in constant communication with the patched orderly officers everywhere to in- quire into the condition of the injured and hearing that a number of the latter had been taken to the Hospital Beaujon, the president at 10 o'clock proceeded there to console them. President Fa ire Thanked the Sur- weons. In the court yard of the hospital Presi- dent Faure met the surgeons, who were attending the injured, and thanked them for their devotion. Mme.- Florez, the wife of the Spanish consul, expired just as President Faure reached her bedside. An extraordinary cabinet meeting will be held this evening as a result of the fire. Many tales of despair are told. Mme. Feulard wes saved by her husband, who, as soon es ke had placed her in safety, dashed back to the burning bullding, in order to save his daughter. He had clasp- ed the girl in his arms, and had nearly reached the door, when they were caught in the flames, and father and daughter perished before the eyes of the agonized mother. The de Mackau had a stm- ilar experience. Seven times he penetrated the flaming ruins in search of his sister, each time to save ancther, and only %o see his sister, later, to fall ‘before his eyes, when he no longer had strength to lift her. ‘The Marquise de Aigle wes rescued by a fireman after she had given herself up as Icet. All her frierds had fallen around her, and she was on her knees in prayer, awaiting death, when a fireman caught her up and succeeded in extricating her, though she wes frightfully burned. Several Sisters of Charity are known to be among the dead and injured. Brewers of the Most Wholesome and Popular Beers. The Original The Michelob The Muenchener Served on all Pullma The Faust The Anheuser The Pale Lager Dining and Buffet Cars. Served on all Wagner Dining and Buffet Cars. Served on all Ocean Served in all First Class Hi Served in the and Lake Steamers. els. Best Families. Served in all Fine Clubs. The Two Greatest Tonics, ‘‘Malt-Nutrine” and ‘‘Liquid Bread” prepared by this Association, might have escaped across the vacant piat of ground behind the building. But I saw ladies who appeared as if they were glued to the ground. Some cf them were speech- less and others were shrieking for help, when a few steps would have taken them out of tie building. The Michael Burke Case. “The statement in last night's Siar about the charge of selling liquor without a li- cense, in which Michael Burke figured as defendant,” said Judge I, G. Kimball of the Police Court to a Star reporter today, ——s Si, 3 my waistcoat and make im a duct your deliberations.” retary general post office, London; H. Bus- aay aac Spee a suas Ace meaacmamuention ay it gave way | “Reeds correction. The information against ck plainly mow. The | in the yee TSOG oP SR ens |S total | “the Postmaster General was given close pent othee onda eA. Wine et eencra! | ured is explained by the fact that the capes | and she fell back ito the flames, while 1| Burke has two counts; the first charges the treatment and Cowden has aoe attention even by the delegates who cou! . = helped me wonderfully. The noises have stopped and I hear cvaversation clearly.” Alnost “Totally Deal — Hears Again Distinctly. Jenly a year ago from a cold but I never fully re- I Could Hear Only the Loudest Noises, “On the streets I coukl not hear a worl ad- dressed to me unless shouted in my ears, nor could I hear the gong on the street cars. I had to be constantly on the alert, watching for everyth! J. W. Berkeley, 636 G st. s.e. Cured of deafness. i} In the streets I had to depend almest wholly on my eyes, for my ears were of little use to me. had noises in my head constantly—a rumbling Relse generally, but varied at times by ringing 2nd whistling sounds. “I gave up golpz to all places of amusement. At concerts when the band played loudly I could hear ft, but the music all ram together, and was mail matter. Thus we place even the small and remote communities in direct communt- cation with ove another by means of postal facilities. By carrying back to your hemes the knowledge that all these millions of People are anxious to establish the closest sccial and business relaticns with each of the countries you represent you will convey scme idea of the value of the maintenance here that the suggestion creating this body originated. Origin of the Postal Unien. “Postmaster General Blair, on August 4, 1862, in a communication addressed to Mr. Seward, then Secretary of State, proposed an international conference of postal dele- gates to recommend measures looking to the revision, simplification and uniformity of its international posta! arrangements; and the Department of State submitted the proposition to the governments of Great Britain, France, Prussia, Sweden, the Neth- erlands, Belgium,Italy and Ecuador. Favor- able responses were received from all the governments named, and at Paris, on the second Monday of the following May, the first international conference assembled. “Out of this idea of an international con- ference grew the larger idea of a perma- nent Universal Postal Union, and the first congress of this union met in the hall of the national senate of Switzerland in Sep- tember, 1874. The treaty creating this not understand the language in which he spoke, an evidence of their delicate refine- ment and courtesy. Incidents of the Congress. A practical lesson in United States postal customs was learned this morning by one of the delegates. He came into the branch when Messrs. Merrill and Parkhurst called his attention to the fact that if mailed sep- arateiy full letter postage would be needed on the manuscript, while if the latter was mailed together with the proofs the third- class postage rate of one cent for two ounces would be sufficient. The delegate was very much pleased at the information and made a note of it. A registered package was received today at the postal congress branch post office addressed to H. Buxton Forman, one of the British delegates. It bore’ postage amounting to £5, 5 shillings and twopence; one of the stamps was of the denomination of £5, or $25. The stamp is oblong, about two inches wide and an inch and a quarter long. It is salmon colored and Lears a medallion portrait of Queen Victoria be- tween two other medailions containing the denomination of the stamp (£5). The iarg- est United States current stamp 1s $5, al- though there is a stamp used by publishers of the value of $100. ‘The delegates are very much pleased with the arrangements made to simplify their receipt and dispatch of mail. iner in revision and accguntant general's department, London. on Germany—Herr Fritsch, dixector in post department, Berlin; Herr;.Neumann, privy counselor of posts, Berling, ., France and French colqnies—M. Ansault, director of posts and telegraphs, Paris; M. Recoing, chief office of foteign correspond- tersburg; Mr. Ivanoff, state counselor, chief of first division, general, direction of posts, St. Petersburg; Mr. Roudanovski, counselor, secretery to directory general of posts, St. Petersburg. Italy—Emidio Chiaradia, member of par- lament, Rome; Eugene Delmati, inspector of ministry of posts, Rome; Count Vinci. China—Mr. Wu Ting Fang, minister plen- ipotentiary and envoy extraordinary to the United States; F. E. Taylor and Bruce t. Austria—Dr. Rudolph Neubauer, director gencral of posts and telegraphs, Vienna; Herr Theodor Habberger, ministerial coun- selor, ministry of commerce, Vienna; Herr Albert de Stibral, ministerial secretary min- istry of commerce, Vierra. Hungary—Peter von Szalay, director gen- eral of posts and telegraphs, Buda-Pesth; Dr. Wilhelm Hernyey, postal counsellor, Buda-Pesth. Denmark—C. Svendsen, director general of posts, Copenhagen. Spain—Don A. R. y Rovira, inspector-in- chief of the post office; Don Carlos Florez, chief of foreign mails office, Madrid. worn were generally of flimsy material, ard were the first articles of apparel to cateh fire. Account of an Eye-Witnens. An eye witness describes the scene as fol- lows: “The women. mostly wore light costumes, A number of women of the poorer class, standing in the crowd, at the risk of burn- ing thémselves, tore the flaming clothing from the persons of the ladies as the latter dashed in terrror through the streets. “The bazaar at that moment was nothing more nor less than a huge brazier. As the heat was unbearabie we made cur way to some vacant ground between the and the Convent of the Rue Bayard, and joined a handful of workmen who were trying to rescue people from the flames by means of a ladder too short to avail much. “While the work of rescue was in progress heartrending cries from the rear attracted us. Two women, who had just escaped from the flames, were lying writhing on the ground beyond the margin of the fire. We darted in that direction, and as we neared them pieces of burning debris fell in show- ers upon our heads, and we were unable to reach these unfortunates, who were then burning like torches. They had ceased to stir, and they soon entirgiy disappeared in the flames. Witnesses Groaned and Wept. succeeded in reaching the yacant plat. There the people were literally roast! Some tried to climb the wall, but they were overcome with heat or smoke, and fell back into the flames. The Baronne De 3! Pierre, though a cripple and on crutche: reached the dcor easily, as many others could have done if they had only kept their wits.” cees Louise, is married to Prince Alphons of Bavaria, an] her son, Prince Philippe, is the husband of Princess Henrietta of Belgium. The former queen of Naples is one of her sisters. The duchess was a woman of great wealth and one of the most promi- rent ladies of France. The remains of the duchess were identi- fied. by her dentist, who examined the teeth of a charred body, which was be- lieved to be hers. Among the last to escape from the burn- ing building was the Baronne De Reuter, formerly Miss Beatrice Potter of Phila- delphia. ‘The Grand Opera House, the Opera Com- ique, the Theater Francais and the Odeon will be closed tomght as a mark of re- spect for the families of the victims. paneer THE JONNIE JUNIORS. Their Trip to New York Was an Ar- tistic Success. The Jonnie Juniors have returned from sale of Mquor without a license; the second charges a second offerse. The jury brousht in a verdict of ‘guilty,’ without specifying whether it was of the first or second oi- fense. “Among the grounds urged by Burke's attorney, on the hearing of a motion for a rew trial, was that I could not sentence ence and maritime service, Faris; M. Her- | and those who escaped from the furnace | “The Duchesse D. Alencon was the sister| him on that verdict for second offense, but and perfection of the system you have met | post office in the building with a roll of | man, cssistant chief central postal service, | were screaming ‘Fire!’ ‘Help!’ The faces of | of the Empress of Austria and the wife of | Oly for a first offense. The right to sen- Rerkeley, 636 G st. s.e.1 fat gates ti ie his, the | ™#nuscript and a roll of proof sheets | Paris; M. Dalmas, assistant director min- many of them were covered with blood.| Prince Ferd'nand of Orleans. Sne was a | tence him was conceded by his mierney on - was very aumcging to me. (TO el arin: congraus Of ther lnitarneriomer “Bostal | Drinte’ from the manuscript. He was pe eee bee state ¢ounselor, | From time to time children ran out of the | Duchess of Bavaria. and was born in 1si7, | Hnmistakable ‘oly soo a MOORE mers cotatantly asking every one to repeat embarrassed | Union, should be held in tha United States, | about to mafl them in separate inclosures assistant director general of posts, St, Pe. | burning building crying for their mothers. | 20d married in 1868. Her daughter, Prin- : = a fo shan even my friends. | and at the capital of our nation, for it was sentenced no further action would be tak- en, as he was satisfied with that sentence. For the reasons I stated at the time, I sen- tenced him on the first count of the infor- tration, also stating that I believed the verdict was good for the second count. You will thus see that I sentenced him for an offense charged In the information.” ——o Reauty of the Greeks. From the Catholic World. The beauty of the Greeks has been great- ly praised, and I was much disappointed at Athens, but the Greeks of the lonian Islands are of a purer race, and one some- times comes across a very beautiful face. There was a village on the island famed for the beauty of the women. I drove over and saw some very handsome, tall wounien, with the low classic brow, and often with blue eyes. They wore their hair plaitea with ribbons and twined around the head like a coronet. I was amazed to see such luxuriant hair, but was told that it was Mr. Samuel M. Bryan, who was the is—J. “The witnesses of this awful scene groaned | their trip to New York, where they went] probably mixed with their mothers’ and union went into effect on the Ist of July, Netherland: . P. Havalaar, director dmothers’ hair. I thi ‘ighton's oo founder of the Japanese postal service and itation of Mr. Chas. Broedway | 8andmothers' s ink Leightor 1875. general of posts and telegraphs, The | 4nd wept. The awful drama was then at | at the invitation o! . “In congratulating our government and | introduced to the orient modern methods grap! our people upon being the host of this, probably the body most representative of all the civilized nations of the earth that Eas ever assembled, I can, therefore, ex- press our profound pride that the idea creating this union originated with us. The Universal Postal Union is young in years, but phenomenal in successes and achieve- ments. It is the outgrowth of separate treaties between different national organi- zations, each compact differing in some es- sential respects from all others. The First Congress. “Only twenty-three years ago, in the city of Berne, at the foot of the Alps, the dele- gates from a few administrations met and laid deep and solid the foundations of this union. The founders of the institution are in the transmission of mails, has placed a telephone in the building for the free use of the congress. Mr. Bryan, who was a delegate to the Paris postal congress, Is renewing many pleasant a-quaintances among the delegates to the present con- gress, who were his colleagues at the Paris gathering. Mr. Henri Guillaume of this city, a fluent linguist, is in charge of the main entrance. His great courtesy is being appreciated by delegates and visitors alike. Mr. Robert Hatcher, one of the secre- taries of the United States delegation, came forward very gracefully to the news- paper reporters this morning and inquired at what hour the papers they represented would like to have news of the proceedings ef the congress. He announced that the deliberations of the congress would be Hague; J. J. Perk, director in the ministry of colonies, The Hague; Van der Veen, in- Spector of posts, The Hague. Belgium—Count Lichtervelde, the Beigian envoy; Mr. Sterpin, director general of posts, Brussels; Mr. Lambin, inspector gen- erai department of posts, Brussels. Sweden and Norway—F. H. Schlytorn, provisional director cf posts, Stockholm. Mexico—Don Augustin Chavez, director general of telegraphs, City of Mexico; Don Manuel Zapata Vera, chief of consular bu- reau, City of Mexico; Don Ignacio Garfias, director general of posts, City of Mexico. Persia—Mirza All Naki Khan, Musteshar- ul-Vezard. Egypt—Jussuf Saba Pacha, director gen- eral of posts, Alexandria. y Chile—Ramon Luis Irarrazaval, director general of posts, Santiago. its height. In the midst of hissing,crackling flames we heard the shrieks of the victims, but they were speedily stilled. “Seeing the hopelessness of saving the bazaar, the firemen turned their attention to the adjoining convent, up the walls of which the flames were leaping. In a few minutes the bazaar collapsed with a fright- ful crash, enveloping the vicinity in flam- ing debris. “I was then able to approach ft. On all sides were the bodies of lately elegant people, many of them stretched on their backs, with arms extended, as though ap- peeling for help. Others were still burn- ing, their bodies emitting a sickening odor. Owing to the heat, we were unable to give the remains the attention which would have permitted their relatives to identify them. Rouss, who paid the entire expense of the trip, satisfied with the success they achiev- ed in every city they visited. On arrival at Balttmore the Jonnies were met ‘by several ladies from the Daughters of the Confederacy coramittee, headed by Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Poe. ‘After greet- ings the boys grouped together and made the rafters of the Pennsylvania depot ring with “Meryland, My Maryland.” The la- Gies had a warmer greeting for them, how- ever, at the theater, for a more brilliant audience was never brought together in the Lyceam Theater. The house was crowded and showered enccre upon encore on cast and chorus, Mr. Conley as Koko being encored ten times on his song “The Flow- ers That Bloom in the Spring.” After sup- rer at the St. Charles Hotel the club took ingle: eI 5 » but that any-| Guatemala—Julico Novell: juatemala | “The space in which we were standing | the 12:53 a.m. train for New York, where To went te Dectece. McOny ial Oonéen, because | 3¢ Pasting awex, Only © few remain on | NCU behind closed’ doors, ‘pat that eny- | Gus Bhcop ietcs ma speedily invaded by despairing crow4s | the members were quartered at the Metro- —s ey negra use | this side of the boundaries of time, who we to the press. Mr.| Tunis—Paul Lafaiyre, first secre’ of relatives, some of whom had to politan Hotel. The climax of the trip was T knew of many who were being benefited by thelr | have personal recollections of its inaugura- | UC, Would be given 4 Earys treatment, and I knew others who had been cured, eneng them Mr. L. €. 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Chemists, N.Y. 14 Hatcher's thoughtfulness was naturally greatly appreciated, as it was a refreshing instance of a courtesy whica reporters are seldom accustomed to receive ou occasions of gatherings of a diplomatic charecter. Previous Postal Congresses. The present postal congress is the fifth ever held. The four preceding ones were held, respectively, at Berne, Switzerland, in 1874; Paris, France, in 1878; Lisbon, Por- tugal, in 1885, and at Vienna, Austria, in 1891. The Berne congress opened its sit- tings in the hall of the national senate of Switzerland, the Tagsatzung, September 15, 1874, with representatives from twenty-two countries and colonies. The United States was represented by the late Juseph H. Blackfan, then superintendent of foreign matis. The Paris congress was held in the Bourbon The Lisbon congress met in the hall of the supreme court of Portu- gal. The Vienna congress, the last one, met in the hall of the Imperial Association of Horticulture. United States {s largely entitled to the credit of taking the initiative and pointing out the way to other nations. Thirty-five years ago there were eight separate con- Under these conventions there was a great disparity in the rates of postage to and from countries equally distant, and vary- ing rates to and from the same country, according to the route taken, and there were many confusing differences in the methods of weighing, rating and classify- ing mail matter. As a rule, the rate of postage was many times higher than it is now, and the essential requirements of French embassy to Washington, D. C. Bulgaria—Ivan Stayonovitch, director general of posts and telegraphs, Sophia. Hayti—J. F. Leger, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Hayti to the United States. South African Republic (Transvaal)— Isaac Van Alphen, postmaster general, Pre- torfa. Central American Republic (Honduras, Nicaragua and Salvador)—Gen. Nocanor Bolst Peraza, consul to the United States. Turkey—Tho Turkish minister, Mousta- pha Bey, and Fahri Rey, member of the Turkish council of posts and telegraphs. Venezuela — The Venezuelan minister, Senor Andrade, and General Alexander arra. Slam—Issac Townsend. Smith, ‘Siamese consul af New York. ue Peru—Alberto Faleon, © / Persia—Mirza All Naki Kher. Norway—Theobald Hyerfaht. Argertine—Dr. Martin Merou, en- voy extraordinary and ‘inister plenipo- tentiary to the United S secretary tp the Austrian minister of war. Bes Costa Rica—Don Joaquiy ‘CAlvo, minister to the United States. ae Paraguay—Capt, John “BtdWart, consul Saas HM: Citra, director — Constantin general ef posts and telegriphs, and Romu- jus Preda. eae Corea—The Corean Min Sang Ho, ex-Gov. J. W: Hoy! Officers of the Union. The officers of the international bureau envéy, Sts Fee. Ye, |. forcibly prevented from leaping into the flames. It was imposible to then find those whom they sought in the heap of sbriveled imbs and blackened bodies.” Testimony of a Groom. The bazaar was situated opposite the Rothschilds’ stables. Gammard, a groom in the employ of the Rothschilds, witnessed the whole scene. He says: “At twenty minutes past 4 yesterday af- ternoon I saw the Comtesse de Rezes rush- ing into the street from the bazaar, shout- ing ‘Fire.’ I looked up and saw nothing but a little smoke rising from the roof of the structure, but suddenly I heard a con- fused murmur, deepening to a roar. The roof of the bazaar burst into flames. In- Stantly there was a terrible rush of people, like a wave, into the street. Fearful ter- ror was depicted on each face. Some of ‘them had their hair burning and the cioth- ing of others was scorched. “There was such a crush from the inside of the building to the door that ten women men shrieked with agony. “I rushed out and tried to lift some of them up, but I was driven tack by the reached when on the curtain being raiscd the Washington boys found themselves facing a rerresentative audience of promi- nent New York people, prominent among them being Mrs. Jefferson Davis, Miss Winnie Davis, the club's sponsor; Mrs. Al- geron Sullivan, president of the lady pat- ronesses of the Children’s Home; Col. and Mrs. A. G. Dickinson, Mr. J. B. Ryer and the Misses Ryer, Mr. and Mrs. R. 8. An- derson, Mrs. Payne and the Misses Payne and C. Broadway Rouss, whose presence was the principal incentive to the Jonnies in presenting the best performance they have yet gtven, the manager of the theater giving them credit for breaking all records of amateur performances. At the close of the opera Mr. Rouss was taken behind the ded his head and the entire club sang their farewell, “Should Auld Acquaintance Be trip ssible. Returning home the club cupola Wilmington, Del., under the au- idea that the Greeks were originally fair was correct, for I saw several fair-haired women. fe ly measurabl; 2 Eds tells ee nnn | [uinited. In sddliion, the complex seomunte | of, the Universal Postal ‘Union, are: ty go Mr. Heinrich and one of his = McCo S stemof Medicine ‘ Becessary to be kept with the various for- | director; A. Wendling, first secretary, and were fishing in the Morcau. They were y y Today’ eign governments caused delay and annoy- | ty ‘icrains, second secretary. : standing on the trunk of a big sycamore { PERMANENT OFFICES y's as good a SEL EP ETE — pceegtere deere ots 8 ———— Invest a cent in a DR. McCOY’S NATIONAL PRACTICE, time as any other to. aitemeaaees ina Se “ poole: emus, noise from the Inside { postal card--write send your laundry to . 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