, 1889-03-28
THE NEW ICROESUS.
Pen Portrait of the Richest Man
in China.
He Lives in Gorgeous Mansion
in Canton.
Parental Authority In China Celestial
G.stronomy- black Cat Stew Drown
Ing Girl Babies. Blind Beggsrs.

FRANK ". carpenter writes from oah'ou
as follows:
I vis;ted this afternoon the Vanderbilt
=. c.,- u. !. -o,a,;,o 90 ,ha ch;pese
Vi 0n.""' ,' =" ."''o y. tuo .Ss
minister at washington ana MS srano
father died less than generation ago.
leaving AN estate worth fifty million hard
.,,, lo,,o.s u;s ,amo 10 uou O,a and
eo'u o'''"i'' i' """,' =, NV" 49,
ne mas acres OF houses IN the ouSies' paf'
OF Canton MS own residence occupies .ne
site OF good sized farm and ne mas
diamonds and pearls by the cup full. One
Of bis diamonds. a ring which cost
seo ooo ,raa son. b r,,,ana % ba so,d
'oo,oo'' was 'e", W '"N'""u ~ 20
not long ago. and IL Is preoabiy no" IN
the Jewel caskets Of one Of the monarchs
of Enrone, He has plantations of rice
Acids and many acres of the choicest tea
gardens His money il well invested and
he oonld annroach the wealth of jaw
Gould we're It not that the official every
now and then come down upon him for u
oift of from $40 600 To SlOO 600 he dare
not refuse. This rich man is now 40
years old tbonvh he does not look over
H. He is typical China
man of the literary Glass, has
broad bioh forebeaI. thin. yellow cheeks.
and ewes That shine as brightly IA his
choicest diamonds, His hair ia like let
and his cue reaches TO his ankles. He was
dress.d in silks and furs when he received
me and he had a tight. round, black silk
skull CAP on the top of his head. He shook
his owp hands before his breast in Chinese
saIntion when onr American consul. Mr..
Ssvn,cnr ;ntrodnced me to him and then
he reached ont his lono.nailed fingers and
orasned INV hand a la a mericaine.
,.a,,,,,
nv" S'H van
IL was In MS Rranu residence on tne
banks OF the feari river; IN the beart OF
Canton. we walked through Wider
ness OF buildings devoted to the servants
and relatives OF the family before we came
to the reception room. how qua sup,
ports about 40O or MS poorer relatives ana
when man makes a fortune In emma DIS
whole clan settles down upon MIN. In
the various courts all KINDS or WORK
seemed to be gong on. mere servants
were cleaning hsh Tor the fami'y. mere
in great baskets and just next the recep-
tion room we heard the ou2zing or oaoel.
10 was How Quas chlloren pelng tauRht
by their tutor. and ike all
Chinese children, they STUDIED out loud,
singing their lessons out Ut the top OF
their voices. NOW ana tnen the sharp
clapper OF the ruler couid oe heard when
one OF the boys mace mistake, ana the
father told me he lntended TO nave the
boys educated at the Hong honS foeien
college and to hnlsh tnem on IN america
and Eng land. He talked Enelish nhnseif
and he Is among the progressive OF the
Chinese. As we sat ana chatted the
choicest OF formosa tea was orougnt m
\ a |
about S2O a pound, anu we seaten our
selves In black ebony CHAIRS winch In
coup es we're arranged on tue sides OF
small tables. ana sippeu lhe r Yea from COW
80 eIu -; H. Ch;naso 1,antian,an,s
honse and this palace in China
h ad nncsrneted floors of stone and its walls
between the rooms were of colored glass
in ehonv Some of tho cnrions
. shansd naneIs had niotures painted on
hem Inv Chinese artists and the effect of
he whole was the finish of a fancy store.
room VET unoccupied rather than that of a
comfortable. home. some of the finest
ronns Iooh ed ont nnon a little lake of lotns
LATE of nerbans nm acre in extent and
nere we're class covered corridors which
ran around th,s The chairs sat against
the walls and their upbendipp backs were
straioht mn and down, There were no COSY
nooks such as Won find in our American
homes and the soft t,nts of our family
l;fe were not found in the picture
Nearly every room contained AN Ameri.
can clock and some were hung with pIass
/ went into his mother's
bedroom. the best in the house. | doubr
NOT and where How Qua pointed as ne
said there INV mamma sleeps--was A
nIatform between four posts which was
with straw mating and mon
~ b;cb was a pieLe Of porceIa,ne of ahont
ths share and size Of a : cent loaf of
brsa5 and this was the inflow of this rich
Th;nass iadv