The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-14
Ii STILL ASKING QUESTIONS.
Greatly Interested IN Mining, Fish
ing and the Lumber Industry.

yzn1ouxer. z. &. Sept. 1s.-Assoe.assd
Press--Aste- t1e ySceFoy had taken RS
customary nap. AZ 80 o'ctock he WAS
driven around Stanley park, he(ng accom-
ps1Ae3 ky MS SUITE ard the Chinese dele
gates. lie vas shown he bas trees n ne
park. azs expressed KS won6er a. them
On his return n had teA and received 81
Chinese des1aation. and taea retired 4ar,y,
stating 1aat he sas farg1ed and waEied
= good res Tomorrow tte v1ceroy VII
have q busy Cay.
The v.ceroy s IN excelie-t health an.
has stood the Journey wei He expresses
hius@.f as highly pleased VIII the trip
and aossd-y expressed h2s praise a. the
scenery on the railway.
one sigh; that impressed him most vas
the busn nrss in the mountains. ard the
vicerov could not understand why 50 u9ca
i.mbtr was permitted 20 be destroyed
t4e asked lanum msra3,e questions concern
ing bris1sa C0!un5sas sntnes. ani what
dlvidenss they paid. and how taey were
worked. and when the Fraser river was
reached and fishermen were seen asaing
for salmon he VAS equally anxious %
know al about TIE fisheries OF The prov
lEce. A. Ear-aT1 lu.et WAS reached aU1
the sarge s8Szn-Is ~ere passed ne saFLs7i
us attention Id taen2. and was equally ia
gutsltiye rezar@stg the lumber in1uS.ry
TIE E8ceroy s5A maintains MS FepU-A-
h~l1G interviewed, ard the Associated
Press representative was ousy able 20 es&
a q y questions - if.e briet interview a.
cor1e1- L Was aScerraiIe1 taat Tire Re-
marks sssr.hed % III Of having stated
that Eh~ Chinese wcVe better -5aa re
Ir.sa were tne result u a Ezl.sanisrst g.
lnS. J. having made a JOKE H. answer 20
q question 81 t-e interviewer.
Concerning Chinese eHa grafton the vice
roy stated taa- $oe government intended
10 consss.er 3ae nlatter ~ an early date.
ana he believed inst whea the develop
fncnt q the country as proposed had
actually been started, en- igraslcn Mould
largely cease.
Concerning tic POL tax OF S5a on Chi
7aa-e and me proposed Increase 70 $40, IL
did not ant 10 Talk bus WIEN * was
pointed oat 80 hlu that the Chinese I.E-
IT'S ia tA.s country Pc on5y = a year
taxes outside of the 1oii tax on entering.
he admitted tne Justice of the IrN ssH,
though be thought tie proposed lacrease
IN $50 100 nlfci1.
When asked for his opinion or Canada.
i ssa.e1 tila, Ae thought ff a great colgT7-
6ry. ard that u had a spleasad future 5c-
fore ii. the construction u 40 great a
railway is rse Canadian Pacific showing
Grest piack or tle parT - the people
The viceroy distinctly dened she asser-
ton that he would resign rs otiie, on his
r,etura- stating that 80 intended 20 pay
sue hfs present worA of developing CaiGa.
Questioned on the imp~r5zsrg pTess..'-n-
Sisl election. ! said he wousd rather not
discuss th-- matter. and theu declared the
intrrS1ew closed.
The vieerov has decorated Dr Eorsev.
Canadian govern ulent representative. and
\ T.. Lalcrse Canadian pacja- raj way
representa- aIive. With the order Of the
Doahle Dragon. ard has also presented
fham wjth porcesa1ss Vases similar % those
= ven - Queen Victoria
Earl II expressed h.ns.if as highly
pleased ai,h ihe reception acco03ed him,
;1e secretary 81 ths embassy stating that
the ur-ange merts had aeea more s&siS-
f4C torily carried oat tham a szy place
since leaving Washing on Ct:y.