Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-28
VISIT OF A MANDARIN
That Has Been the Cause of Some
Speculation in This City.
A CHINESE NOBLEMAN ON A CALL
He Expects to Take In Pittsburg's Mills and
Manufactures.
SAYS HE is TRAVELLING FOR PLEASURE

j. Sin, Mandarin of the highest order in
the Chinese Empire, and a wearer of the
Imperial button, now occupies suite Of
rooms at Hotel Duquesne. His presence
in Pittsburg has naturally aroused much
curiosity, but the many people anx-
ious to catch a glimpse of this Chinese
nobleman are disappointed. He travels
unattended, and claimed to be only making a
tour of America for pleasure and information.
and is in no way connected with the Chinese
legation.
Frank A. Smith, OF Philadelphia, who is
personal friend of the Mandarin, whom he met
during one of his tours in Europe, was heartily
welcomed by Mr.. Sln 4 DISPATC H represen-
tative was the only person, with the exception
of Mr.. Smith, who gained an audience with
him yesterday
j. Sin in appearance is away beyond that of
the Cinnamon known to Americans. his com
plexion is light olive, with dark hair and a
cute little black moustache. His features are
finely cut but prominent. He speaks English
with considerable difficulty, but has no trouble
in making himself understood. When speak
ing his native tongue his voice is low and musl-
cal, and has none of that gutteral glooerlsh
used by coolies. Everyone of his words seem
rounded and sound as pleasant as good En-
gllsh. He did not care to talk much about
himself, but when drawn out he said:
A Country With No Counts.
sit seems strange that Americans wish to give
me SO many titles, and learn that last of all
have been called a count. We do not have
counts in China 1 am simply Mandarin of
high order, and am only travelling through
America for pleasure. 1 have been all
over Europe and did not believe my
experience would be completed until 1
had seen America. Everything here
has impressed me favorably and the American
women are the most beautiful have ever seen;
l am much interested in your great mills and
railroads and expect to visit number of the
manufactures here in Pittsourg, for am told
that this is the manufacturing center OF the
country AS for establishing any OF
the American industries in my own
country, l don't know that 1 will do any
thing of that nature at present. The barriers
in the way are too great. The aversion to for
eign ideas is still strong IN my country. When
l see the hurry and hustle and progress here,
and then think of the slow pace of my native
land, / can hardly understand howit can come
about"
Then the Mandarin leaned over a little
further and drew his robe and an air of su Pc
riority little closer about him as he remarked:
why, when your ancestry were red skinned
savages, the children of China were reading
text books. The Great Wall of China has kept
out the foreigners, but it has also retarded
progress. We are nation of 55O,OOOOOO,
enormously rich, and our people are as good as
that OF any nation In the world.
Some More Rumors Denied.
1ne nODleman was aSkeQ IL ne was TepTeSeuL-
ing his Government in this country, and replied
that he was not connected with the Chinese
embassy, and that the Chinese Minister was
now on his way to Peru.
When asked about the report that Count
Mitkiewicz was to meet him here he said he
did not have the'honor OF the Counts acquaint-
ance.
Late last evening Mr.. Sin, dressed in an or
dlnary suit of black clothes, left the hotel, and
in company with Mr.. Smith, of the Universal
Refrigerator Company, he drove over part of
the city in a carriage, viewing the sights.
One OF the reports circulated about Mr. Sin
was that he was the Chinese Minister to this
country. kilograms from Washington yester
day poured in, stating that before that Minister
left for Peru he made a statement, which was
published to the effect that an attacbe of the
Legation, named Tu Y en- Ku, had resigned to
return to China; that Tu Yen Ku was not COM
missioned by the Minister to transact any Official
business, and that rumors about concessions to
be had in China by American business enter
prises, and statements involving any connection
on the part of the Minister any interest of
the Minister in such enterprises were without
the slightest foundation.
OF this matter Mr.. Sin knows nothing, he not
being at all interested in it.