Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-05

good deal of interest ins meeting a member
OF Corea's legation, and, after asking his
age and salary, made several general in
quiries in regard to Corean relations with
this country. Mr.. Jennings being himself n
student Of Confucianisnl,. added to the
pleasure of the interview by presenting
Earl LII with copy of The Philosophy of
Confucius,' compilation of the maxims of
the Chinese philosopher translated into
English. In this little hook Ii displayed
great interest and thanked Mr.. Jennings
smiiingly for it.
The Conference With Mr.. Carlisle.
1t is understood that Ii Hung Chang's
visit to Secretary Carlisle yesterday after
neon was as much in the nature of a con-
ference as it was of social visit The
viceroy is fully aware of the Importance OF
the present political campaign, and its
bearing upon the policy Of the government
in it's foreign as well as its domestic rela
tens. So he was anxious to learn from
some one in national authority, and who
would naturally have familiar knowledge
of the prevailing political conditions and
the probabilities they would lead to, what
might be expected. He was aware, 1t is
said, that the election of Mr.. Mckinley
would not lead to an Immediate revision of
the tariff because of the present complex
ion of The Senate, but was desirous of
learning whether it was possible that
change in the sentiment OF that body might
NC eAptCleu IL tHt pIupoSitioi lHt Tree
coinage of silver was Overwhelmingly de-
feated in November.
1t is believed that he was fully posted on
all these matters by Secretary Carlisle, and
that 1t was eXplaiT ed to him that the pres
ent ineff1ciency of the revenues to meet
the expenses Of the government would have
to be remedied, and that the probabilities
were that some revision of the tariff would
follow the election of Mr. Mckinley, de-
spite the present attitude of the Senate;
that. election being taken for granted by
Mr.. Carlisle. 1t IS also understood that
the conference the vicerOy had today wi Il
Minister Yang Yu at the legation was held
for the purpose of talking over the same
matters, and that important Instructions
were given the minister in regard TO the
subject.
The EfcerOy DecOrntes Hotel Men.
Mr. T. f. Roessle and Mr. Frank V. Ben
Eett shocked the wealthy patrons of the
Arlington this morning by each appearing
with a large silver disk, bigger than a dol
lar, and twice as thick. hanging from Il
ribbon of watered blue silk from the left
lapel of his coat. The Inference was that
the Arlington proprietor and his valued
assistant had gone over boots and baggage
10 the cause OF sixteen to one, and were
announcing their conversion in the ono,
manner indicate Minds were Gained and
hearts restored to happiness however
When the supposed Bryan badges we're ex
amlred and found to be crea lions Of Chi
neSe art ard entirely harmless in q DO
Utical sense.
The decorations were the gift of Ii Hung
Chang, who presented them to the peotle-
men In person last night in a pretty LITTLE,
speech, as marks of his appreciation for
the great comfort and charming hospital
ity' they had surrounded him with aud
extended to him. The medals bear in rails
ed Chinese characters the autograph of Lii
hung Chang and his wishes for long life
ana prosperity to the recipients. They are
decorated with two dragons ramnant and
facing each other over a small ragged
edged disk that looks for all the world like
immature reproduction of circular saw
and is supposed to be indicative of what Iii
Hung Chang has in store for the necks OF
tEose Cinnamon who wont be good. One
OF the attendants OF the viceroy said that
If Mr.. Roessle and Mr.. Benrett ever went
TO China and wore their decorations the
whole nation would kotow before them:
their hat; would be chalked at every pub
lie house in the empire; they would be
treated like mandarins of the first rank
Wherever they went, while no laundry bin
could be presented to them on pain of
death to the man who washed their clothes
Inc Vlceroy also presented to Mr.. RoesSie
for his wife a silver medal bearing his own
miniature.
Tips for the Servants.
This morning he sent down to Mr.
Roessle note inclosing $50. In the mis-
sive the Viceroy renewed the pleasant
things he said last night about his enter
tainment at the Arlington, and desired
that so be given to the admirable chef
and the remainder of the gift be divided
among the other servants of the hotel. The
Dell boys were rather disappointed when
they heard of the size of the yiceroy.s CON-
soildated tip. They had read that the dis
tingufshed Chnaman had given the head
hallmen at the Waldorf In New Yorl, $40
each and the boys s. apiece, and they
only about s1.GO each. Consequently thew
were sad, and their visions of unlimited
crap and other luXuries that help TO fill I'm
Saturday night and Sunday were consul
erably clouded.
From the "Secret, Fund.
1t is quite likely that the State Depart
ment will never divulge how much the en-
tertainment Of Ii Hung Chang costs the
government. 1t will not do So unless it
should become necessary to ask Congress
to appropriate money to pay the bill. which
may exceed the secret fund" provided by
congress, SO that the Secretary of State
may pay such bills as could not with pro-
priety be made public.
Ihls secret fund.- amounts to $4,000
rer annum, and the Secretary of State is
not required to account to any one for the
manner in which he sees fit to spend it.
The record Of these expenditures is kept
by the accounting officer of the State De-
partment, but If the Secretary preferred
he need not divulge to any one how he
spends the fund placed at his disposal for
diplomatic use"
What it cost to entertain the Princess
Eulalie when she visited this country in
1893 has never been officially stated, and
the same secrecy will be maintained by the
State Department in the case Of expense
incurred for the entert ainment of Earl Lii.
Queer Assortment of baggage.
A great deal of the baggage of the party
was brought down and piled up in the ho-
tel corridor during the afternoon, and the
curious who looked it over were not mucn
impressed with it's character. AS one
lounger expressed it, ANY old thing is
good enough for a Chinaman to pack his
things in." 1t seemed SO from survey of
the pile. 1t contained small straw ham
pers. any number of bundles held by shawl
straps and the contents covered with can
vas, linen, carpets, rugs and a variety of
grips and satchels. Occupying prominent
place was somewhat dilapidated market
basket containing an unpainted wooden
box half covered with a cheap cotton bed
coverlet, the whole tied in with prodig-
ious quantity of small rope of several diff
ferent sizes, in which were numberless
knots.
All the packages had the baggage marks
of the steamship st. Louis On them, large