The Portland daily press., 1894-10-06
GRANT AND Ii HUNG CHANG.
How the Great Chinaman MOpcd After
His Visitor Went.

The Military Colony at Gan Diago-Career
of Greek Churchman-Comte De
Paris's Fortune-How Lincoln Scorned
Sherman's Advice
The relation between General Grant
and Lii had almost the element of ro-
nance. From the moment that General
Grant arrived in China the Viceroy took
the deepest interest in his movements.
Messages from him awaited us at every
point. Arriving at Tientsin on an Am eri-
can war vessel, before we could debark
the Viceroy came on board. l remem-
Der the meeting, the long searching,
curious glances bestowed upon General
Grant, the courtesy, the difference and
had held sovereign power sank deeply
into the Viceroy's mind. And sover-
eighty could not be Invested by any mere
resignation or suppression by electoral
forms. Then came the element of imag-
ination to be expected from pet like Lii,
whose mind WAS permeated with hyper
bole aud Oriental fancies. He and GEN
eral Grant were born in the same year.
The name of General Grants opponent
was Lee. His own name was Lii. Their
stars were in accord. recall the feryor
with which tho Vlceroy evolved this
graceful fancy, as though it were a
message from the stars.
His cynicism and haughtiness vanished.
The fates had ordained their meeting for
some high purpose. When Gen. Grant
returned his visit the Viceroy sent
quad and an official chair lined with
yellow silk. Yellow was the imperial
color. 1t could only be worn by the
Emperor or Princes of the royal house.
For the Viceroy himself to have ridden
in such chair would have been q sacri-
American men of war gave him royal
honors-and why not? And so all
Tientsin saw, and with wondering eyes
the yellow chair surrounded by guard.
No such sight had been seen by Chinese
eyes, for If the Emperor had been in the
yellow chair every house would have
been closed and the inhabitants in hid
Ing from the glow of too much glory.
different entertainments given by the
consuls and other officials in Tientsin,
hut arranged splendid feasts of his own.
And during the entertainments he must
needs have the whole party photographed
as well as a special photograph of him
self and the General / remember the
interest with which he arranged the de-
be SO. The Ieacups must be in such
fashion. And while the left hand was
the place OF honor in China, General
Graz, ttmusslappear on the right, as that
was the place OF honor in the United
States | was told by one of the
Viceregal household that when General
Grant left, atlei Vieeroy moped about for
a day orJWo and would do no work.
GWhsn General Grant took leave of the
Viceroy he accompanied him down the
Peiho river on his yach5, going out to
see to our man OF war, the Rich moHd.
The Chinese feet had assem- bled by his
orders to give stately ceremonies of fare
we'll. The two men parted never to
meet again. Amid the firing of cannon,
the Gann.ng of the yards and all possible
functions of honor we steamed over the
stncothest OF seas to japan.
Nor did the impression made by this
m sn.orahle visit on the Viceroy fade
away. ! never SAW him that he did not
refes to General Grant. His last words |
OF taking leave at the close of my mis-
sioo were message of sympathy to the |
General in his fatal illness. No minis
ter comes to the United States from |
China without some friendly word for |
tue Grant family. When the New York |
monument was proposed, among the |
lirst subscriptions were $500 from his |
private purse. And upon every Decora-
ton Day a trophy of flowers is by his |
orders laid upon the tomb at Riverside |
as an evidence of the reverence felt for |
an iilustrious memory by LII Hung |
Chang. Character Sketch of Ii |
Hung Chang, by John Russell Young, |
Oct ber Review of Reviews.
p eaog1sG baa i-7-7-77-- a5gJitstj9
MILITARY COLONY AT SAN DIEGO.
Jesse Grant has nearly completed new
1ouse at san Diego, California, where
tbs understood that Mrs. General Grant |
VII live with him. San Diego is be-
'oniug the home of many people whose
iafnes are coupled with the war history
If the country. Gen. Eli H. Murray, ex-
Governor of Utah, is now resident.
zen. Ducat of Chicago, who served as
thief OF staff to Gen. Rosecrans, will re-
urn from Europe i'll Novem Der and build
Fermanent home. Maj. Moylan, one of
ne most efficient officers of the Seventh
favalry, serving in it from the organ
zHtioa of that famous regiment until
etirefnent several years ago, is building
hal,asame residence overlooking the
'aY. Other retired officers are Col, Hor-
on. Maj. Sweeny. Capt. Maize, Col.
sarlow Col. kellogg, Capt. Duggan, Lieut..
ialiArd, Lieut. Snollenberger and Lie.
ettle are among he active officers who
ompose the military colony of the city.
COMTE DE PARIS'S FORTUNE.
Americans, especially those who
erved in the army under Mcclellan.
re always interested in anything rela-
We to the Count of Paris, who served on
lcClellan's staff and has written very
BILE history of our civil war.
Most of the fortune of the Comte de
'aris came form the Duchess of Galliera.
h1, in dying, left him. as representative
t the monarchy, 25,OoO, 600 francs. or
ne million sterling. Out of the as. 900 : 4
DO francs divided among the Princes
fter the Franco German war, he re-
aived between 100000 and 5000. 600
'ancs. 1t is now estimated that his six