The evening times., 1896-08-26
THE CONFERENCE.

THE CONFERENtE-
Upon the arrival OF the minister there will
be a conference at the Chinese consulate,
ut &c West Ninth street, New York, be-
tween him, the Chinese consul, Sze, and
Major Geo. tt oTnas II. Ruger, command
Ing the Department OF the East. VINO mas
charge of all the arrangements During
the conference any changes which the min
ister MAJ suggest will be made. and then th,.
Official program will be announced.
Unless something unforeseen occurs, th..
st. LOUIS, bearing the viceroy and his suite,
will arrive on Friday morning. On her
way up the lower bay the American liner
will pass the finest fleet of warsilips ever
rendezvoused under the American flag
The fleet will include the flagship New
York, Capt. Winfield s. schiey; the battle
ship Indiana, Capt Robley ID. Evans; the
battle-ship Massachusetts. Capt. Frederick
Rodgers: The secund-olass le-ships Maine
and Texas: the cruisers Newark. Columbia,
Raleigh, Montgomery and Cincinnati: the
monitor Amphitrite, and the ram Katah-
din. If the Brooklyn gets back from her
trial trips in time she will join the fleet
There Will te something more than 3, 600
officers and men ON all the ships of the
fleet
Following out orders from Assistant
Secretary CT the Navy Mc.doo. -.s'niral
Bunce Will have his fleet lined up and
ready 20 salute the st. Louis az she passes.
According TO the present plan the big liner
will be met at Quarantine by the Dolphin.
with s,aior-Gen. Ruger and staff, the Chi
nese minister and suite md the Chinese con-
sui and suite aboard.
WELCOME THE vICEROY.
The party will board the st. Louis, and
Gen. Ruger, as the representative OF the
President, will welcome the viceroy TO the
United States. After this hosts and guests
will board the Dolphin, which will proceed
up the river to the foot OF West Thirty
fourth street. There the Dolphin will make
a landing, and the entire party riil pro,
ceed to the Waldorf, where the viceroy
will stay while in town.
Carriages will be in waiting to convey the
party to. the hotel. Ii Hung Chang's suite
includes his son Tao-Tai-Li, his nephew
and adopted son, Lord Ii, whom the vice
roy adopted several years al go when he had
no male heir: Loh-Fcng Luh, the first sec
retary and interpreter to the viceroy; LIS
English physician, DR.. Irwin; Major Won
HannReken. military attache; tie wife OF
Lord Ii B., and about forty servants.
The procession from the pier to the hotel
will probably be in the following order: The
viceroy and Gen. Rugcr iu the first car
riage: Tao Tall. DR.. Irwin, Mai. Won
Hanneken and one of Gen. Rugers staff
in the EeXt carriage, followed by Lord L
and his wife. Loh-Fens- Luh, aud another
of Gen. Rugcrs staff. the Chinese minister
and consul. members Of their suite and otheI
members OF Gen. Ruger's staff.
The distinguished visitors will be cs-
corted to the hotel by four troops of the
Sixth Cavalry. preceded by the mounted
hand from Fort Myer. under Mai. Lobo.
THEIR APARTMENTS.
Ii Hung Chang aud his suite will occupy
the state apartments at the Waldorf. These
| apartments take up the entire first floor al
the hotel, that is, the floor directly above
the office. The apartments of the vicero,
will be the corner rooms, overlooking Fiftt
avenue and Thirty-tkird street. The SUITE
includes u bedroom. furnished in green and
| gold, dressing room, bath room, ted
roon for his body servant, reception and
writing room. In the bedroom is largr
| square bed. with huge carved posts. reach
| ing nearly 10 the ceiling. Over the bed i:
] a canopy Of lace. Rich tapestries hang
| upon the wall, and heavy tapestry curtains
| are hung at the windows.
The state apartments include the gnca'
| reception room, two additional receptiu.
| rooms. n number o. bedrooms for the suite
| the large banquet hall. a breakfast room
| library. smoking room council chamber and
| art gallery.
| Aside from the room assigned to the vice
| roy no other rooms have been assigned. as
| that must be done according TO the rank oil
| the suite. When the hotel management /.
enlightened on this score it will make {
proper assignment of the rooms There art
| enough rooms in the state apartments, Il
| Is Thought. to accommodate all the suite
| including the servants. There are mum
her of small bedrooms in addition to thos,
which will be occupied by the city's guests
So far as his meals are concerned the vice
roy can hardly fail to be suited II he see.
fit TO eat the foo of a plain United State.
| citizen his fare will. Of course. be that o
| the other boarders. II. on the other hand
| he has the inclination to partake only O
Chinese dishes his cook may prepare then
IN the hotel kitchen and send them up O,
| the dumb waiter which connects the hut
.er's pantry in the state dining room witt
the kitchen.
| SOCIETY is SHOCKED
Ii will he ute q liberty to rest Quietl