Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-28
GENERAL GRANT.


For The Sunday Gascitei
Washington. May - ~ decoration day
draws mar plans nrc being mndp aud dis
cpfAel here VI tho Chinese legation ns 10
thl ceremonies which The minister and hir
suite must conduct OF tho tomb Of Gcuerai
Grant
'rhr Chinese minister Ia Tits uonutry r.,
CARDS tile annual pilgrimage tu New York
~ 10 uuininurtunt ruit ~ Ills dutlre here,
l'hn rnHion ~ ihr decoration ~ uionerni
drhnt's tomb BY the thlnuap government
gu Memorial day came about Ia the follow
lug mnnnor;
In his journey nrouni thu world after the
rl"sg IL his presli, ntial tcrmn, uenmal
Grant mrt the Hreat hlnpse wUrfuy u
Hung Chang, aud u h said that he prus
nal''crl HIM 10 ,, ile greatest mnu he Ind
Many pnblic men know OF The formal oaths
taken by these two non.
Papers were exchanged between them xiv.
ing The llurnRe VI each fnr ihree genera.
tipuH. accompanied hy sworn statement
~ 10 their thrnlhf1lurss.
a written compact ~ friendship was also
exchanged hetwoon them, which not only
holds rnod dufing the lives ~ the cOnttari.
ING parties. but lis obligations take ~ HE
ehildiru und Tie rhildrn's children 81 bath
the Yiprruy aud The general
The two mrh HwOre M thls compact 10
be- In The hipli,Hi sense "hruihprs," ~ take
upon each the SORROWS aud burdens Of tile
other 20 hpfrlrnl pnch aud hiH Ia any mis-
fortune ur perm Ia p0ao" ur war
The thinrAr minister here tells me that
thls bond WIS not olilrrTl iuiu lightly, hud
that Today the nnnie " ,ifnui X al open
sr,ano In Chiheae favor Throughout IN
emplte 80 great u tie rhlnese yrnrrailnn
fui HIN thai u would scarcely be- within
the frWer " nus " gcurini Grants aIiis
20 max" n request w the Whole Vt the rul.
plre mat wonld not In az orr. flnied
THIS chines' vicvruy. u Hung Ginning IL
now "a man 81 70 III gnlntd his hi4h fanL
not by firth hut through hia intellectual
endqwinenis A. one may ensily conclude,
affection When the tomb " his American
"bfotbrr' was dedicated be- contributed
large sum from hls pfifntc fortune 10 the
Win Ills eifi the Chinesa minister thon
here received hla distractions 10 10 IN per.
son 10 The dedication.
yieii IN hlnu genctnl U. \, Grant. * pred
drui ~ the United States, Nifs reAlsatcd
hy both ile officials aud people " china
"llla llgluirss the Nlref1y ~. hell fhu
general IN special aHtsuni. nhn tn general
considering The Ylrpfny hero expressed
bis great pleasure IN making bis ncInalnt
Auce
Upon my appointment NJ minlnar plah
pOlpniinry ~ The United Htntrs ~ America, |
and on The eve N nv departure from hinH,
] ala myself The honor ~ rnlliug upon hla |
hinhhcsHl who said ~ mn illus being my
self Rfcnt frlrnd N the late 4, \ Grant. |
- president u ihr liniiei sihicH. y0n Will |
please, Upon yDnr arrival there. 90 present |
Ia my hohAlf NY respects to Mrs Generni |
H. s Grant, Inquire after her health nnd /
On Decoration 1Hy see thnt Tho gfnfo ~
I he ea.preslirut be- decorated will nnw, /
err. Tls. request ever sincs came 10 tliis /
1 have complied Win wiihnit mi, |
and have personally visited the generals
This Il why zach memorial dny mny lie
seen all the nrinbef, ~ The Chinese lega-
iinn Wnkng pilgrimage 10 New York fliy, /
!inni's tomb 10 Lay thereon il magnificent
n0rnl tribute.
fbJoubieily ibis custom Will aiwaya he
kept up cefiniDly. surely during lie life
N ilin YlrerOy AMI a. reverence Il such "a /
str insy Developed eerllinent IN the Chinese
NATURE 4 VIII ,prsbabl never die oui.
Inquired % fhr present chinese minis
fer III son serving " Interpreter between
W., irirh' much Ainrrieanizrd boy uf
N Y i. wefr going 10 New York for
slrat pressure NJ work IN runneriiDn With
Nv ailnbaorhiDR -tliineFe bin" lie said
eli ha. nIwnya bncn my pleasure. each
year u my solnufr In America 10 10 IN
per aOn ~ the head ~ the legation 20 New
fo6, hiil i piA, be mat ihls yrRr shall
sintdl ihrfe. Tho nfIui Offering has hfrn
iecldrd nn1n and VhHihrf 50 on not aur
giion WI I've represented BY those u ON
~ have ~ many letters from sll parfe
pm onf peol'le <ndfedH iar-and they
~ eah, what q Hmgelce going 10 10 With
uof They ~ look 10 me-"
Minister IsHi XVI ilh n n man Of the
ID, highest aeFfer Eii.n ~ the Imnerlai
iuiYerafY. He lnF eefyc1 " nllulHt,if 10
irain md 70 rsru ~ ~ niliy AZ = iiplo
nat was we'll shown durinF the ireatylinaE
ug psfibH iaiuff'n fhlnn nui the United
iiAtls H. y a lnln afanf 81 wifh d very
llndiy smile AMI looked trry picturesque
,urpia rolira mud cardinal Ten. will Tang
ron. gray gufiir hanging tilWn ILL., back
'oiahly ~ nrmb'f " any ieKaiion q
IN caafir ~ nupVut cifir| ono N me most
lalichthh Residences w Washington lfa
la,lk " and works Win Duly shdri breaks |
~ llriif meals IN u. Ia Al that line
~ Wife ard children nhy be- seen ont IL
be- srnuDnH IN au hiring. a. ssh fh0f
iiar. aud saon ara. @ fisy ffllfe ~ ~
tight Wien other houses III the elfesr
M just beginning 70 prikhisn fif dfdnrr,
lifHari castle y utnpprd W siii.aen AID
afkne1r y. ANDREWS, (