Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-06
He SID' - 10 70 KNOW.
Ii III -dng Again Opens His
Jaily Question Box.
Spends Part Of a Day Doing Wash
ingtOn, Devoting Most of the Time
to the Treasury Department.
Greatly Interested in the Details
of the Governments Method Of
Handling and Making Money.

Washington, September 5.-For the
last day the visit Of Ii Hung Chang TO
the nations capital a rather extensive
programme had been arrang d, but this
was broken without quaim by the am
bassador, who tires quickly Of sight
seeing and seems 10 find more satislac-
tion IN personal association with his
ners than in the wonders of ar
chitectuIe or in paying tribu0e TO his
torical characters. The weather was
gloomy and threatening Tor one thing
Chis morning when Earl LII rose about
dawn, and. considering his strong re-
pugnance 10 rain, it was something OF
an achievement 3Or his conductors 10
induce him 10 go out OF doors at all.
Made aware by the newspapers Of the
extreme early hours kept by Ii Hung
Cnang, several persons seized the op-
porJunity afforded by the unOccup.ed
morning to pay their respects. among
Jl5m being he Portuguese minister and
several officials. The viceroy Sc emed
70 be in an amiable mood, but, following
his peculiar policy of dong all of the
interviewing himself, succeeded in eX-
tracing from his visitors much more
information Than he bestowed. He
also made some of the officials feel un-
comfortable at times by embarrassing
leading questions calculated TO develop
1hsir political intentions.
flor Tho r,,n~nivo- x-oc Or-py
Earl Ii consented 10 make start upon
the days programme, and about $3.50
O'clock he was placed in carriage, and,
with his personal suite, escorted TO the
Treasury Department.
The vicerOy'S visit to the treasury,
which occupied an hour and a half, ap-
peared 10 specially interest the whole
party, and, after a brief and cordial
welcome by Secretary Carlisle, the vice
roy expressed q desire 10 inspect the
money vaults, and, in company with
the secretary, Treasurer Morgan and
Mr. Foster, the lower depths were Wis
iJC1, the steel doors OF the gold silver
and bond vaults ling thrown open and
tie contents Of each explained. The
v.Cer0y'S curiosity and interest were
aroused. and his ques ions and their an
swers covered a wide range. From th1
vaults the party ascended to the upper
floors and visited the issue and redemp-
rion divisiOnsc. where the secretary eX-
plained the process by which the money
of the nation passes from the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing and minis into
circulation. The v.ce-Oy seemed de-
lighted with everything he saw, and on
leaving the building thanked the officials
for their courtesy.
The presence Of the party in the
building created the greatest interest,
ana everywhere were followed by a
throng of clerks and others who were
bent on obtaining a sight of The distin-
guished Chinaman. Secretary Carlisle
accompanied The party 20 the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing. which was next
visited. The sightseeing was, how
ever. cut short by a down-pOur of rain
The viceroy accompanied Mr.. Carlisle
TO the Treasury Department and then
the entire retinue returned TO the Ar
lire-on. which was reached at ll:45