The herald., 1896-09-05
Gets Up Early to See All the
Sights
HIS INTEREST SOON FLAGS
And He Retires to Confer With Minister
Yang
The Viceroy's Tour Is Expected to Have an
Important Effect Upon the Foreign
Policy Of china
Associated Press Special Wire

| sunrise Ii Hung Chang was up, making
ready for a day Of sightseeing. He
| decided to go first to the capitol He
| was accompanied by ex-secretary of
| state Foster and his suite. Ii Hung
Chang's party remained at the capitol
less than an hour. The distinguished
visitor was presented to Colonel r. j.
Bright, sergeant-at-arms, and was es-
corted in succession to the marble room,
| presidents room, senate chamber, su-
preme court quarters, rotunda. congress
| sional library and hall Of the house of
! representatives.
Ex-Secretary Foster, who had acted
as guide during the tour of the capitol,
made an effort to prevail upon Ii Hung
Chang to visit the new library building.
| telling him that it was the finest build
| ing in the city.
"Is it finished?" asked Ii, and when
told that it was not he declined to make
| the inspection.
He appeared to take more interest in
Librarian Spofford that in books and
| spent little time in the old library. Mr..
| Spofford, when presented. told his visi-
tor that while the library contained $780,
900 books, there were about 600 Chinese
works upon it's shelves.
| "How old are you?" Ii asked Mr.. Spot
ford, and upon being told the librarians
age, he said: You have many books
| in your head"
more out Of it," responded Mr.. Spof-
| ford. to which the Chinese dignitary re-
piled with a deprecatory gesture which
required no Interpretation.
! Earl Ii gave a great deal Of attention
to the life size paintings of Washington.
He expressed desire to ascend the
Washington monument, asked II the
air was good and If there was an ele-
vator.
Ii wore his famous yellow jacket dur
ing the tour and was followed by his
| personal attendants in the order of
their rank. From the capitol the party
drove to the residence Of the Chinese
minister.
| Elaborate preparations had been
made by Minister Yang Yu for the re-
ception Of the highest representative of
| his exalted emperor, The mansions
which form the legation were decorated
/ in magnificent style. Immediately up
| on LIS arrival and after he had received
the greetings of the minister and his
household, Ii Hung Chang and Mr..
Yang Yu retired for private confer
ence, which was somewhat extended.
| There was general reception and frat
| ernizing between the members of the
visiting embassy and those of the lega-
| tion and at noon the viceroy and his
suite were entertained at luncheon in
| the ball room. No foreigners were pres
ent.
HONORs TO COME.
OTTAWA, Ont, Sept. 4.-Sir Henry
| Jolly left tonight to meet Ii Hung
Chang at Niagara Falls. The Chinese
envoy is expected to reach there on
| Monday. He will be received by a sa-
| lutte Of 10 guns and guard of honor. Sir
! Henry will accompany the Chinese rs
| far as North Bay, and DR.. Horsey will
from that point represent the govern
ment, seeing Ii Hung Chang ON board
| the steamer at Vancouver. No. bat
| terry of Hamilton, under the command of
| Major Hendri, has been ordered to Nj
agara Falls to salute Ii Hung Chang on
his arrival. The battery will be accom-
| panied by 100 men from the Thirteenth
regiment, who will act as q guard of
| honor. The regimental band will ac-
company the detail.
EXPECTED EFFECTS.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 4.-Reports are in
| circulation here among the people in the
highest authority which, if correct, show
| that the travels of Lii Hung Chang in
Europe are likely to have in the immed-
! late future a most important effect upon
| the policy Of the Chinese government
| and the Chinese empire will short
! ly be thrown open to free trade.
| When the great Chinese statesman
was in England an official attached to
his staff said that the main object Of
the viceroy's tour was to sound the Eu
ropean governments regarding an in
crease in the customs tariff of China.
| He added that it was understood that
| Russia, Germany and France were ia
| vorable to an increase, but the Marquis
| Of Salisbury wanted time to consider
and had brought forward several cOun-
ter propositions. What the proposals
| of Lord Salisbury were are probably
| known to but a few people.
| On the other hand it is asserted here
| by people in a position to have accurate
information regarding the policy of the
| Chinese government, that the latter is
| inclined to concede the conditions set
| forth by Lord Salisbury, and that as a
| preliminary agreement there will be an
| increase of the tariff, all transit dues in
the interior of China to be abolished,
and later on free trade to be established i
throughout the Chinese empire.
| The preliminary increase in the tariff
is looked upon as being necessary, as
a loan must be secured in some manner,
and the customs dues are regarded as
being the best security possible under
the circumstances.
| 1t is also estimated that If Great Brit
| ain advances the money required by
| China, the latter, as a sort of bonus,
| will place orders for a number of battle
ships, cruisers and torpedo boats of va
rious descriptions in British ship yards,
and further, British officers may be de-
] tailed to rsorganize the Chinese army.