The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-26
The Chinese statesman.

Ii Hung Chang. the distinguished Chi
naman, who will arrive in this country
this week, will be given a reception that
will compare favorably with any that he
received in Europe. 1t is said that the
President win not go to Washington to
give him a reception. but will receive him
in Mr. Whitney's house in New York
The house is one of the finest on
Fifth avenue, and is magnifcently fur
nished.
AS Ii Hung Chang enters New York
harbor he will see fleet of warships the
equal of any he saw in Europe Among
them are some of the finest steel cruisers
and armored ships in our navy. They
have just been engaged in target practice
at sea, and were ordered to New York
at this time to let the real ruler of China
see some specimens of our naval archi-
lecture
He will not remain long in this coua-
try. but while he is a visitor every posi-
BILE attention will be shown him. 1t has
not yet been discovered what the real
purpose OF his visit to European countries
and to the United States is. Efforts were
made in Russia, Germany. France and
England to find out, but they were not
successful. 1t was thought by some that
1t was to buy arms and warships, but If
So he did not disclose It. He says
he is simply a visitor He will be re-
garded as such in this country and so
treated. If he has orders to give for
ships or arms they will be gladly. receiv-
ed, of course, but it viii not be taken for
granted that he Is DESTROYS of purchasing
anything.
There Is no doubt that he is a careful
observer He has seen many things since
he left China. doubtless. which may be
useful TO him in his efforts to promote
the welfare of his own people
The truth probably is that he has no
particular object in view in visiting for
eign countries, except to see in what re-
spect they are different from his own, The
idea of making the trip may have been
suggested to him by Gen. Grants trip
around the world. Gen. Grant spent con-
siderable time in China and was a great
friend and admirer of Ii Hung Chang.
as the proverbial wet hen. Not long ago
workmen making excavations in the sub
| urbs dug into a mound and turned out a
lot of bones. The scientists pounced upon
them, and after long hours of study an
nounced that a most important find had
been made. The bones were of a people
who lived years and years ago, and some
of whom were gigantic in stature. said
the scientists. To prove the assertions
they exhibited measurements of the
bones, and showed by calculations that
| bodies in proportion with the bones would
be seven feet high. There were also pc
cuiarities about the bones that furnished
conclusive evidence to the scientists that
they were the bones of an ancient people.
| Things were thus going along swimming
ly, for the scientists; they were talking
words foot long TO each other. and the
masses were listening in open-mouthed
wonder. when an iconoclastic old news
paper man came along with the story that
the bones had been buried less than fifty
years; that they were those of yellow
fever victims and that instead of dis
covering prehistoric mound. the diggers
were really Decorating a grave yard.
Furthermore. the newspaper man proved
his story And that is why the scientists
are mad. Their scientific researches have
been knocked into a cooked hat. and they
feel that Pittsburg does not appreciate
higher learning.