The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-04
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 4. 1896.

Southern Pacific railroad, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Lauferbach, Col. McCook and MS
daughters and Rev Or. Iglehaft, called
upon the viceroy shortly before noon.
Mr. Huntingtons mission was 10 invite
Ii 10 go tothe Pacific coast via the South
ern Pacific railroad.
Ii seemed particularly anxious to meet
Mr. Huntington. and when they were IN
troduced he said.
You are a great man. You are rich
man. You own railroads. You own
ships"
After Mr. Huntington had babe Ii TO
be seated again, the viCeroy computed ana
ordered his pipe again. When Mr.. hunt
ington had delivered his invitation Ii
expressed thanks and regret that accept
ance was impossible since arrangements
for his return over the Canadian racine
had been made before he left Europe
During conversation OF twenty minutes
Ii showed quite a thorough knowledge OF
American railroads
Mr.. Lduterbach referring afterWafd 10
this interview, said that Ii showed con
Germ for the best possible relations in the
future between China and the Chlted
States, and asked Mr. Huntington 10 heiP
them forward by investing part OF MS
great wealth in China, Of the undeVeloped
possibilities OF which Ii talked with en-
thusiasm
Mr.. Huntington's comments showed a
full knowledge, according 10 Mr.. tAuter-
bach, of the state of the Chinese nous-
try, but ne said:
IF did put my money in China you
would get most of it," laughing
Ii, with a laugh, also, replied: i should
certainly get part OF It,
The district known as Chinatown was
honored to-day with visit from Ii, says
the Philadelphia Press correspondence.
To l~f.. "a fraV, 70
chants Club through the Chinese guar
ter as rapidly as the closely packed crowd
would permit, and then went to review
the firemen and street sweepers at Union
square. Chinatown consists of Pell, Doy-
ers and the last two blocks of lower Mott
street
When the viceroy arrived a loud cheer
echoed through the great mass of people
in Chatham square. and from all the
streets converging to that point hundreds
of people came running and packed
themselves in with the others so tightly
that the police were forced to use rath9r
rough treatment to keep a passageway
open.
If there was a Chinaman in that crowd
who wanted TO kow-tow, he had no OPP
portunity to do it, There wasn't enough
room to bend a knee a quarter Of an
inch. LII looked curiously at the yellow
decorations and occasionally made a re-
mark to Lo Fling Lou the interpreter,
who sat in front OF him in the carriage.
But the great man paid no attention
whatever to his countrymen. He looked
over the tops of their heads, but not into
their faces, except once, when verv
fat Chinaman with three chins and face
that shook like a bowlful of jelly, came
out of No. % Mott street He was So
large that he had TO twaddle, and this
seemed to give LII amusement. The in
a III nd xrha a
saw his fat friend he laughed, too This
brought a roar from the crowd, and the
Chinaman Immediately disappeared.
Inspector McCullagh had a large force
of men scattered through the district, but
they were unable to keep the crowd back
to that the carriages could be driven as
rapidly as It was intended they should be.
The second carriage became blocked and
a dozen Cinnamon leaned from the win
dows in frame house and began to call
out in unison. Their call was something
like. Come back! Come backr' 1t was
explained by an Americanized China
man standing on the steps of Lavelle' $
saloon that this stoppage was considered
an omen of i'll luck, and that the cry was
to dispense the spirits that were supposed
to have caused the delay. BATS OF red pa
per were thrown from the windows and
from the doors along the route as far as
! the Cinnamon could see that a halt had
been made.
1t is safe to say that there was not an
ableboded Chinaman within ten miles
of the New York city hall to-day who was
not In the neighborhood Of Chatham
square. The police estimated that at
least 1900 Cinnamon turned out to look
at and to welcome their distinguished
| countryman. Aa+ tA
Better time was made In Mott street
and, after 1t had been traversed the
horses heads were turned n the direction
of Union square, and the great day in
| Chinatown was over.ss