Evening journal., 1896-08-10
AN INTERVIEW WITH Ii.
The Chinese Envoy Insists on
Asking the Questions.
lie IS ANXIOUS TO SEE AMERICA.

Isays Ills Stay Here WIN BE short-wm
shop In New York and Philadelphia
ana Cross the Continent. Sailing From
Vancouver.
4 LONDON, Aug 10y special appoint
fment @ pross representative was accorded
an interview with III Hung Chang, Eng
Hands guest Of honor this month being
shown into III Flung Changes private par
Tor, which is the ground floor morning room
/ N Lord Lonsdales mansion in Carlton
Blouse terrace A group Of servants stood
before the door through which the news
man was conducted by Viscount III, the
Statesinan's son, and who acts as his In
*lerpreter
Ia Hung Chang rose and bowed with
#sormal courtesy as HIS visitor entered and
fhen shook hands, after which he motion
& ed TO a seat opposite to his own. ii was
Inhabited in an undress costume consisting
MOI a plum colored stuff skirt, dark blue
silk Jacket and black satin cap, with
crimson silk button In TIE center of the
Grown to designate his status as a man
#darin. In tho front of the cap band was
Ehxed large pearl stud, set with dia
&monds. A diamond ring also glittered on
1.-THE little finger Of his right hand. His
Ethoes were of black satin, trimmed with
two lines Of green silk ard having thick
Il white felt soles.
NJ AS the distinguished oriental took his
& seat, following his guests action, his at
Sttude strikingly resambled the numerous
Unpublished portraits from photographs, so
|Ethat he would have been readily recognize
Hed without Information Us TO bis identity.
Nm I'M no 80 =, toe a
.2most of the time looked his interlocutor
5 straight In the face his piercing brown
|Heyes suggesting tho penetrative power of
Roentgen rays. The complexion Of the
face Is dark bronze, relieved by thin,
s Struggling gray mustach6 and imperial.
awhile talking, his face becomes animated
with an occasional smile full OF peroep-
81 ion, accompanied by O gesture. He then
relapses into the impassiyeness Of bronze
idol. His voice is low In pitch, but of
Honorous qualify, and he speaks with the
strong infections so characteristic Of the
3 Chinese tongue.
LIS Notions of an Interview.
Ii Hung Chang has submitted to inter
Z views a number OF times before his arrival
In England and has seized that rather
formidable Institution of western ciyiliza-
lion with a firm grasp, to direct IL rather
han TO be controlled by it. The method
Employed by the astute oriental diplomat
n his interviews with newspaper men is
10 ask and not TO answer questions The
press representative found himself be-
4 sought for information of the arrange
81 lnents for the coming transit of III through
3 he United States before opportunity was
given to put query.
Ii was very eager regarding the pro-
Il yranme for his tour of the United States
and the American arrangements He ask
i sd If PhilAdelphia was much out Of the
way Of the railroad route from New Yorh
70 Wasbington.
Ii Hung Chang asked about the special
rain on the Pennsylvania rallFoad which
50 DE PROVIDED for him, and whether il
would carfy him Direct 70 Vancopvel
without change. he was Informed thai
probably It would.
Ii explained that Hon. John Russell
Young had written 20 him asking him t,
luncheon IN Philadelphia, at which j,
4 promised that all Of Ii Hung Chang's ole
riends should be present. Ii fret met Mr.
Young when the latter accompanied Gen
3ral Grant an his tour around the worl(
and afterward when he became Unitet
states minister To China UndeS President
Arthur I'll asked il Dir. Young held suol
position among Americans as 20 leaC
hem to follow hts arrangements Being
assured Of this he asked cordially aftel
a ho health Of Ne. Young and of Genera
James H. Wilson and Mr. Charlton Bar
& her whom he had seen in Shina.
Makes ouIy brief soiourn.
The correspondent said that the creates
regret was, felt among Americans that L
Hung Chang would be unable to see sVn
cient of the United States 20 obtain
knowledge Of the country equally init
mate with that obtained OF the countrie
% has already seen.
Ia Hung Chang 10 reply asserted tba
be deeply regretted that il was iinperatiy
has he should sail sfrom Vancouver O
sept. IA, for which date passage has bee
Engaged for him on the steamer Empires
Of China.
He asked as to the facilities and tho COS
of shipping heavy baggage from New Yor
10 Vancouver.
Having satisfied him upon this point
he correspondent inquired whether ii d,
sired TO SEQ the loading silverites and COL
standard advocates regarding the questin
Of money during his visit TO the Unite
States.
Viscount II replied to this that his {.
ther was anxious to learn all that was POI
sible on tho question, but that his tim
was so short and he had SO much TO d
while he was in Washington with peopl
oonnected with the government that h
hoped that those persons wishing TO ha,
interviews with him would arrange Il
hem with the Chinese minister at Wasl
ngton. Hewould do his best to please o.
sry body, but he desired TO economic hi
line while in the United States as muc
as possible.
Camp Was Not Drowned.
S TRENTON, Aug. 1o.-John Camp Of til