The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-30
THE CHINESE EMBASSY.

sIoNs- Discomfort OVER THE ARRANGE
MENrs-THE PROPOSED ROUTE CT TRAVEL.
By TELEGRAPH TO THE HgRALp.l
SAN FRANCISCO, July 20, 1878.
The Chinese Embassy having recovered from the
fatigue OF the voyage and the ceremonial of welcome
entered to-day upon the business OF sight seeing.
Yesterday devoted to stros through tho picture
galleries Of the city and TO late dinners with their own
countrymeu.
CHINESE FLAG.
In Chinatown the standard OF China foated proudly
from the joss houses chief restaurants and tho prn
cpal stores Of tho Chinese merchants and the Gu
broiderod dragon in bright coIors, on rich orange
silk ground, which forms the banner OF the nation,
attracted considerable attention by Its beauty and
novelty.
SUPREME SATISFACTION.
Many Of the houses IN the city presented very brill
liant appearance by their liuoral display OF ilium
na'sd Chinese lanterns. The streets were crowded
with well dressed Cinnamon. who saun,ered along
with an air OF supreme sell-sstisacton. which un-
nis,akably told that they realized how great the
chsnge In their social position by the presence Of tho
embassy aud iis establishment In this country.
SUPREME DISSATISFACTION
Those opposed TO Cnipsse labor werc anything but
satisfied At the sight OF 10000 Mongolians prone
nadlng the Streets comiortaby and seasonaby clad ia
white suits, evidently IN good physical condition,
while 80 many citizens here are out OF employment
and in great distress This the only
Of utter feeling bewesn tho races, but also o very
strong expressions OF their discontenI
TIE ROUTE OF TRAVEL.
Its not yet decided when the embassy will leave
here but this morning orders have been given as to
the II has been decided to 20 from Omaha via
the Rock Island and Chicago Lake Shore railroads.
then the New York Central TO Albany, thence to
Springfield, then to Hartford Conn., II IL not unkely
that the embassy will stay this route
IN order to obtnin short Time Tor Niagara Falls: ths
however, will be the only stopping place until they
reach Hartford Twenty-Five Of tho diplomatic corps
are going East, and their attendants will remain ut
Hartford with the Educational Comm,ssi until tho
household preparations are made Tor their reception
at Warrington The Palace Hotel will bo tho last
hotel they viii reman at
MING COOKS DESCRIPTION
Lot Ming Cook furnished mo this morning with tho
following information respecting the embassy:-Ihe
members oil the corps are IN three divisions; THAR
rank is known by small button on top OF tho hat;
there two degrees lbe first rank, which ndi
Gated by red button; four degrees in the second
rank which are represented ny buttons Of trans.
parent blue, deep blue crystal and white. Three
grees the third rank represented by gold but
ton.
ONLY ONE COOK
Cook here and Yung Wing at Hartford. Tho former
speaks English we'll and thinks no run the
bassy machine here without anybody's assistance.
This has gvon serious offence to the resident Chinese
merchants American friends Of tho Chinese waited
upon the committee and represented that 1t would be
desirable 10 have Colonel Bee aud Attorney Brooks,
men who nave defended the Chinese AZ the peril OF
their lives attached TO tho embassy while In the city,
but Cook would It, Tho result Is that the mi
tiatory steps looking toward visits from MUNICIPAL
and federal officers and distinguished citizens have
been ignored. Cook acts as interpreter and master Of
ceremonies and, It Is said. has denied admission
the embassy TO several leading men, Yung Wing
have bo,ched the whole affair In placing the
embassy In the hands Of the agents OF the Eastern
railroad companies. 1t Is understood that Governor
Low, ex-Minister to China suggested that President
Hayes would desire that the embassy should 60 arst
10 Washington before going 10 Hartford, thus show
Ing proper courtesy to the United States govern
men,, but Lot Cook ana Yuns Wing don't see that
either.
ANTECEpENTs OF THE CHINESE MINISTER'S
THEIR FUTURE IN WASHINGTON.
The North CAnl Herald contains tho following:--s'A
Pekin correspondent Of the Sin pao states that Chen
Lcn.pin has now received his final instructions TO
proceed to Washington az resident Chiaese Minister
to the United States. He Left PskIn the 18th, ana
At Ticctsin to visit II Hung chang, TO have
ference with that Statesman. After stay OF two
days ut Shanghai he will proceed by steamer to
Hong Kong, where hs Secretaries interpreters
taned ms prssent dignity by the regular official lad
der. He is Canton man, owing his advancement 10
his knowledge OF English. He was employed the
Tsungh Y men prior to his mission to the West
indies and The spanish Main to investigate the condi
lion OF the oooe trade. Little else known of his
Official record Yung Shan.Iu (Yuug Wing, OF Hart
ford, Conu will be associated with him coenvoy.
He Canton boy, VINO went early IN life TO Amer
lea, and no Is understood to be wonderful product
OF the highest American culture. Ho has recently
acquired button OF tho fourth rank and the grade OF
project. lie studied Chinese At tho arsenal and 10
pet OF LII Hung-chang."
From tho San Francisco Commercial Advocate
Chinese organl July 20l
Minister Chen Lenp.in was formerly vi the scuca-
tional mission, whose headquarters arc In this cuy
and lived here for some limo. Ho Is a OF some
thing sixty years OF age, OF fine appearance and
pleasing manners and Chinese scholar OF distinc.
ton, but does not know word oil English; conse-
quenuy his promotion was not owing TO his accom-
pishnent in that direction. ho was mover employ cd
IN tho Tsung YAmen, and the rresularty OF his ad.
vance consits just this He successfully passed all
the grades OF competitive examination except the
very last; BIO was one or tho hundred la the
last test aud fsilef. This failure could not
be said 10 aiiect his standing rs scholar.
but II determined Tor him lower oiicia rank;
instead OF gong INTO toe foresp Office, as he would
have done II he had passed n the supreme examiba
ton. he made "a clerk 10 tho Board OF Punish.
ments While III this Office he was elected one VI
the Educational COMMISSION to THIS country and since
then hig promotion has been rapid. He has been |
made u mandarin OF tue second degree. Hts Official
position that OF secretary III the Office Tor governing
the imperial clans-or the tribes belonging to tho i'm
periA family--a very high position. his next pro- |
motion will probably 10 cx-ofcio secretary Of one
of inc boards As to Yung Wing he never stuffed |
Chinese In the arsens he holds tho rank OF msnds-
rn OF the second degree ny brevot as we shoulI say
In has, ant I'm nj If nj
Nth degree.
A nne and imposing building will be occupied In
Washington by the new Chinese Embassy, which II rs
God will DO permanent. Tho personnel of the
leg alton will be much moro numerous than that OF
any Of the other foreign legations accredited to Wash
ingon, and tho legation viii mix freely In the society
OF Washington and give elaborate entertainments.
The Embassy will have change OF all Chinese nterc
on the North American continent. ID. W. Bartlett,
journalist has consented to act American attachc
VI the legation.