The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-29

With eleVen military attendants ana nine body servants. Their costumes were of every possible mode, Some of the jackets were of red gold plush, others of Prussian blue, idigo blue and crimson, Of the little red button, distinguished mark of rank, there was large number, whilst the crowns of many of the mandarin hats were of the same color, All of the skirts were of rich material and gorgeously lowered. The quaint dresses of the suite attract ed much attention.
 Ii Hung Chang has a remarkable faculty for remembering faces. Among the party who went down to meet him was General James Fl. Wilson. It was many years since the two men had met. Your moustaehe was black when saw you last" said Ii Hung Chang, ''and now it is gray, How Is that?" That was good many years ago. | said the general,
 "Ah! So it was" said Li and then | followed his questions:
 How old are your" Where do you l live2" "Waat's your incone?" etc. etc.
 The viceroy asked for John w. Fos- ter, and when told he was not aboard he asked for John Russell Young, who, he was told, would meet him in, Phila- delphia. This seemed to please him. MT. Rockhill of the state department, who speaks the Chinese language, had a long friendly talk with the viceroy and it so pleased him that he insisted on MT. Rockhill's occupying a seat in his carriage on the way to the Waldorf. Ii was much absorbed in his conversa- tion with MT. Rockhill. General Wilson sat next to them on sofa and was l talking to the interpreter.
 This seemed to annoy Ii and he rap ped the general on the knee as an in- dication that he did not wish his con versation disturbed. Colonel J. J. | McCook, brother of General McCook, was among the party presented to the great Chinaman. Colonel McCook had met Ii only once in Moscow, but the oriental statesman remembered him and greeted him with my Moscow | friend" Ii seemed anxious to know l just who General Ruger was. When he learned he asked him If he was re- l tired or active officer. When he se- cured his information he said:
 'The retired officers. I suppose, be- come wealthy; the active ones become patriotic?"
 How old are you?" he said, turning to General Ruger.
 About sixty years" replied the gen. eral, slightly blushing.
 You look younger. how is that?"
 Good habits and plenty of sleep" said the general. You do not look seventy five years of age"
 At this remark Ii broke into hearty laugh and a pleased expression crept over his face. All the way up the bay the viceroy kept firing his pointed ques tions at all who attempted conversation with him, much to the amusement of the group gathered about.
 The program for the entertainment of Lii Hung Chang has not been defi- nitcly arranged, because everybody knows that he wants something to say about it himself but those who have
 the matter in charge want it to be like I this;
 I To- -morrow-A reception By President 1 Cleveland, This, contrary to all prec- ] edant, has been planned to take place 1 at private house, the home of Will
 liam C. Whitney, at West Fifty sev- enth street. The time fixed is about noon" Nothing further has been ar
 ranged for the day, but in the evening
 there will be big dinner at the Wal I dorf rendered to the old Mandarin by our citizens who have had the honor of
 being ministers to China.
 Sunday--Li will be taken to the tomb
 of General Grant. He has the most in-
 tense reverence for the memory of that
 soldier Grant and Chinese Gordon
 were the heroes of Li Hung Chang.
 Monday-Li will see our warships.
 He had to do with navy once himself,
 but Japan interfered The dispatch
 boat Dolphin will be used to take him
 down the bay. She will fly the Chinese
 ensign at the foremast. Assistant Sec
 retary of the Navy McAdoo and First Assistant Secretary of State w. w.
 Rockhill will do the honors. The fleet
 will be lined up. and on admirars sa- lute will greet the Dolphin's approach
 Ii will visit each ship if the arrange
 ments are carried out. This will be the
 most picturesque part of LIS entertain
 ment here. After visiting the ships Ii
 will be taken on the Dolphin to West
 Point to see the finest military school
 in the world. Secretary of War La mont and General Ruger will show il to him.
 Tuesday-Li is fond of eating. The
 Merchants club will banquet him at o'clock in the afternoon. Then the city officers will take him to Union Square, and policemen. firemen and MT Warnings white-winged force will file past him. After this comes the visit tc Chinatown. Mott street has been in a fever for weeks, and will try to mak; Lii feel at home. There will be more noise there than was at the battle o1 Gettysburg. In the evening there vii be more eating. The Chinese minister : will give a dinner at Delmonico's. One hundred and fifty guests will be pres ent, and the bill of fare will be printed , in Chinese and English.
 Wednesday-This is Brooklyn's day
 Iii will be taken over the big bridge ! the like of which he has never seen Mayor Wurster and his officers vii I meet him at the other end. Some com
 panies of Brooklyn militia and tht Sixth cavalry from Fort Hamilton vii aid in the reception. Then he will gt , to the navy yard. After he has seer this they will drive him to Prospec , park and show him Timothy Wood
 ruff's bicycle path. In the evening