The morning call., 1893-08-25
TING YET CHANG.
The New Chinese Consul
Appointed.
KING OWYANG IS RETAINED.
Personnel of the New Imperial DIP
Iomatic Corps in This City.
The Geary Law.

Speculation as to who the new Consul
General for China at this port is to De was
set at rest last night when 1t was SEMI
officially announced that Ting Yet Chang
bad been selected to head the Chinese oip-
lomatlc corps in this city.
Since the arrival in this city oil apg
Yu, the new Chinese Minister to the
United States, there has been much speeu-
lation as to who would be appointed to MI
the vacancy made by the recall OF III
Young Yew, the present sulGeneral
Yesterday the Chinese Minister de-
parted fer Washington, taking with MIN
all but thirteen OF his attaches. 1t was
given out that those left behind were to be
divided between this city and Peru. but
that the official appointments would not be
made until Yang Yu reached Washington.
In spite of this statement it was given out
at the Stock ton-street consulate last even
ing that the Minister had selected Ting
Yet Chang to fill the position OF Consul
General here and that his papers and Gre
dentials would be forwarded from Wash
ingtou in due time.
1t was also announced that King
Owyang, who has been Vice-COnsul for
some time, is to be retained IN his present
position and that he will share the duties
OF secretary and official interpreter with
Chung LANG Wong, one OF the new ar
rivals. The new under secretaries Will be
rupn Hung Fung, Tung ShaDg, Tai Lee
Chin and Yu Chez Ii.
Ting Yet Chang. the new Consul
General. is a tall. g0od-loOking man with
an intellectual cast of countenance and
dignifed bearing He is 53 years of age
and for the past twenty five years has been
in the service Of his Government botn at
home and abroad. His most important
foreign diplo matte service was performed
while he WAS attached to the Chinese lega-
ton at St. Peters burg. Russia. For the
past five years he has been in charge Of
important Government work in the
province OF Shang-tung, one OF the central
provinces and probably the most density
populated district in China He was Sc
lected for the important most he IS to I'LL
in this country because OF his experience
and his good judgment in all matters per-
tanning to questions of International dis
pute where a diSpaSStOlate consideration
is of the utmost Importance.
Chung Liang Wong, the man who is to
share the duties of King Owyang. is man
Of LIBERAL education and sound Judgment.
He is a graduate of Lafayette College.
Pennsylvania, and has travelled extern
Sively. Since leaving college in 1881 he
has been in charge OF the imperial arsenal
at Iientsin. China, one of the most i'm
p0rtant posts III the northern provinces.
He caue u this country with King
Owyaug in 1872 and began his Engli b
education at Lafayette at the same time
King Owyang entered Yale.
The announcement that Vice Consul
King is TO be retained at the consulate in
this city will be received with no small
degree Of satisfaction by every one who
met him during his stay here. He is thor
OUghly in touch with the race cues ton on
this coast and his efforts to help his coun-
trymen, as we'll as our own people, to
better appreciation of the knoity Ques-
lions involved have been well received and
app, eciated. His vigorous manner of
treating the highbinders and his organiza-
ton OF the Chinese merchants to suppress
vice in Chinatown are of regent date and
will be readily recalled by all newspaper
readers.
The remainder Of the party left behind
IN this city are Yung Kwei Yung Chang
Yang. Su Lee Hn. Wing Sun Fang, Ping
Lien Shu, Fee Yuen Hung and Pung
Men WI. All of these are to represent
the Chinese Government in Peru. 1ung
kwei is 10 be appointed Consul Gener al.
Yung Chung Yang, who is a proficient
Spanish scholar, will be official interpre-
ter and secretary of the legation. The
others have not vet been assigned to their
respective positions.
All of the members OF the new consul
late refused TO say anything last night
respecting the policy their Government
intended to pursue in Its treatment of the
workings of the Geary law and kim
dred legislation. They all admitted
that they possessed knowledge of
the Off ial papers which are said to be
now in the hands OF Secretary Gresham.
From unofficial sources, however, it was
learned that the Minister carried with him
instructions. both verbal and written,
from the Imperial Government as TO the
stand he should take should the United
States attempt to enforce the present Chi
neSe immigration laws.
Il have known for some time" said
gentleman whose business relations brings
him into constant communication with the
Chinese both here and in China, that the
Imperial Government intended to take
firm stand against the en- forcement of the
Geary law. or course, there is no question
OF war should the differences between the
two countries come to n point where
neither would yield. but friendly relations
would be broken off, and that means that
every American in China would be driven
out and many of them murdered The
Chinese Government would. of course. take
measures to protect our citizens from i'll
treatment, but Chinese mob knows no
laws. and the result would be that good
many lives would be sacrificed. The Chi
neSe question is indeed serious one."