The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-12
Il AT NIAGARA FALLS

nv the Cataract, IuIeTcsttu AZ
Enterprise and Delighted with american
Railways-Narrow Escape from INJURY
by Contact with a Dynamo.
NIAGARA FALLS, n. Y. Sept. LII
flung Chang and party arrived in this
city at 1I:45 o'clock yesterday morn-
ing, accompanied by the United states
army officers who are escortlng the
party about the country. They came
direct from Washington in a hand
somely appointed Pullman vest1ouied-
train of seven coaches. All night and
Yesterday morning a drilling rain
fell, and when the party arrived IL was
coming down in torrents. The vlceroy
and the army officers occupied the last.
car, and about five minutes after the
stop Maj.-Gen. Thomas Ruger stepped
out on the platform, followed by the
other officers, Lii making his appear
ance last. He was gowned in his gor--
geous fellow jacket and wore the IA
nous peacock feather in his hat. HIS
appearance was the signal for a burst
of applause from the crowd of fully
1000, gathered to see him and which
the police had much difficulty in keep
ing in order.
After being assisteddown the steps he
walked to the carriage, % feet distant,
leaning on the arms of A1ai-Gen. Ruger
and Mayor Arthur Schoellkopf, of this.
city. The carriage was entered by the
three, and Ii Fling Luh, the -viceroy's
official secretary and interpreter.
The army officers with the party be-
sides Maj.-Gen. Ruger were: Lieut.. A.
S. Cummings, Maj. George W. Davis
and Capt. Z. C. Mills. Other notables
of the party were Edward B. Drew,
secretary of the Chinese embassy, who
is on the special of his imperial Chinese
majesty to accompany Ambassador LII
Hung Chang; Nj Chung, of the Chi
nese embassy at Washington; Lo Feng
Lu, official secretary; DIR. Mark, med
ical adviser; DIR. Irwin, Lord Lii, SRI.
Lord Lii, Jr.; George Ii. Daniels, j. NJ.
Toucey and others.
Upon arrival at the Cataract house,
which was headquarters, the party
retired to their rooms, the whole Sec
oud floor of the hotel having been re-
served for them.
All of the suite ate the meal prepared
by the regular staff, but Iii had his In
a private dining-room, his food being
as usual prepared and served by his
own servants.
About $3.50 o'clock the start was made
to see the falls. The rain had ceased
and the sun was shining brightly.
Thousands of people filed the hotel cor
ridors, verandas and the street out
side. The falls reached, the vlceroy
watched them for 4 short time, his
face bearing a curious expression. He
turned to his interpreter and addressed
him. The latter said:
His excellency is very much de-
lighted and greatly impressed"
Next the party were driven to the
powerhouse of the Cataract Construc-
ton Co., where they saw h monster
5.OO0-horse power dynamos running by
the energy of the Niagara river.
Ii spoke through his interpreter in,
glowing terms of American enterprise
and said the sight was the most inter-
esting he had seen on his travels. He
inquired the cost of the work and the
revenue and other things.
The party then returned to the no
tel. The interpreter said Lii marvelled
much at the American railways, say
ing they were the greatest he a ever
seen. Asked if Ii would, upon his re-
turn to China have the English engin-
GERS, who are building a railroad in
that country, adopt the American sys--
tenn, he said he certainly would. This,
important announcement was received
with much enthusiasm by the many
prominent men in hearing distance.
At the powerhouse Ii held out his
cane toward one of the rapidly revolv.
ing dynamos, and it was hit by u pro-
lection and knocked ont of his hand
like IA flash. lie was startled, out said
nothing. He came near being badly
injured by the occurrence.
The party remained in this city last.
night and crossed the river at eight
o'clock this morning. They were es-
corted from here by Sir II. q. Golly de
Lothbinere, ex-prime minister of Que
bee. and at present a member of the
Laurier cabinet, and Sir W. c. Parma
lee, Chinese agent of Canada.
The Canadian Pacific has sent a.
special train of six cars to take the
party through Canada from Niagara
Falls on to Vancouver.
Yesterday afternoon the mayor and
a few prominent citizens were received
informally in Lii Hung Changes ROOM