The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-26
CHINA'S JAY GOULD.
Arrival i'm Pell Street of the
Famous Baron LII Yen
Pang.

New York, Febru ~ 2l.-Severai CARR
ages and a string of trucks full of queer
looking boxes and bundles drove at dusk
last night slowly up TO the door OF No 30
Pell street, where Wing WO CbeOng keeps
the largest Chinese grocery store in New
York. A well-dressed. young Chinaman
Jumped ont of one OF the carriages, entered
the store and announced to the manager
that Baron Ii Yen Pang was at the door.
The name, which is a familiar one among
all classes in China, and especially in e.
nancial circles. startled the sIOreiul of
Chinese loungers.
Mark Wing. the manager, hardly be-
lieving the evidence of his ears, hastily
rushed ont hatiess and almost shOeless to
receive the great merchant king of tn
Chinese Empire. Mark Wing Is the
American manager Uf Baron Ii 1e"
Pang's various enterprises, amounting In
value TO millions of dollars.
By the time the man ger got to the
door the old Baron had been assisted from
bis carriage by his private secretary aud a
Young interpreter. These were the only
body guards OF Ii Yen Pang that came
faom Hong Kong with him, although at
home he was generally surronndes by at
least fifty attendants when out calling.
But the old man said that owing to the
present ridiculous laws of the United
States he had To leave all his other follow
ers. He began the trip around the world
about seven months ago. He went first tO
Maudalav, Burmah, where he spent few
DAYS with his agent, and thence To Bonn
bay AMI thence to AuS!rtha.
IL was there that he learned
through the English custom-houses that
in order to get INTO British Columbia II
was necessary that he mus; have pass
uorts. To obtain these he was forced 10
return TO China, and went straight 10 hi
couiin. the Victory Ii Hung Chong, at
TientSien From him he got th' neces-
sary papers to enter not only Canada, but
| The United States In order TO get his at
tendauts through il WAS necessary 10
knight an interpreter and also his comb
Dental secretary, who Was already small
Mandarin.
Although 3 years OLD, Baron Ii Yen
Pang Is as straight a. an arrow and one 81
the few big men of his nationality in this
country. He is nearly feet tall and
broad and big all srDund. His face - 81
| FAT that only small spaces are left for his
eyes, He is affable and polite. Although
he has been only a dav in the United
States he can speak many English words
The Baron has three branch houses in
Hong Kong, one in Shanghai, one in Nan
daIsy, TWO in Honolulu, several in VictO-
ria, Two in San Francisco and two III New
York. Ii is said that he has INVESTED
among Chinese American merchants shout
y, 900 900, and he is worth nearly $40, OOO,-
900. which is big figure in China. He
is one of the richest men in China, although
Pang Kim Lun is said to have 500, 00O.-
900, but the statement has never been YER
| flied.
Baron Ii Yen Psng is lodging at No 81
Pell street, preferring Chinese food and
Recommendations, no matter how humble
to the best of American hotels, where he
would only be an oject OF curiosity. He
will remain in NeS York few DAYS and
the ChiEese merchants will show him about
the city.