Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-26
NEARLY READY FOR Ii
Official Preparations for Receivingthe
Viceroy.
CAVALRY ESCORT GOES TO new YORK
No Naval Demonstration Contem-
plated at Present.
TH F. FORM IT, PROGRAN M
TIL E FORMAL PROGRAM

Active preparations are in progress for
the reception of Earl Ii Hung Chang, the
Chinese ambassador, on his arrival on the
ST. Louis at New York next Friday. As
sistant Secretary Rockhill Of the State De-
partment who will represent Secretary Oh
ney in welcoming the Chinese viceroy to
the United States. left here this afternoon
for New York. Mr.. Yang Yu, the Chinese
minister, and his entire SUITE including
secretaries and interpreters, will leave here
for New York this evening. and will form
a distinguished section of the party that
will go down the bay to greet the earl on
the st. Louis at quarantine.
Departure of the Escort.
The troops at Fort Myer, comprising four
troops of the 9Th Cavalry, which will act
as a special escort to the distinguished
Chinese visitor from the steamship wharf
to his quarters at the Hotel Waldorf, left
here this morning at $50 o'clock over the
pennsylvania railroad. Their train was
divided into two sect;Ons-one occupied by
the troops and the other by the horses and
their keepers. The detachment was 21O
strong, and included all the available troops
at Fort Myer, as we'll as the regimen; al
band of twenty-five pieces and a detach-
ment Of the Hospital Corps
Those Who Went.
In the absence of Col. s. S. Sumner, COM
manding the 9th Cavalry. who is away on
leave of absence, the troops were in COM
mand Of Major Thomas c. Lebo. The de-
tachment was composed of Troop A, Capt.
H. NJ. Kendall and Lieuts Walter C. Short
and II. A. White; Troop E. Capt. B. H.
Cheever and Lieuts. f. c. Brooks and Is.
3: Hyer: Troop G, Capt Frank West and
Lieut.. Harry G. Stout; Troop H, Capt.
Louis A. Craig and Lieut.. Charles D.
Rhodes Major Lebo's staff was composed
geon; Lieut.. E. F. Wilcox adjutant, and
Lieut.. j. A. Harmon, quartermaster and
commissary.
Gen. Ruger in Charge.
The troops will report to Gen. Ruger,
commanding the Department of the East,
who has entire charge OF the arrangements
for the reception and entertainment Of the
chinese viceroy, and, outside Of acting as
the escort on the day Of arrival, the part
they are to play in the arrangements has
not been announced. 1t Is expected that
they Will remain in New York during The
entlre stay of the Chinese ambassador and
that they will return here in time to as
slst in his reception in this city next week
Ihey are equipped and provsioned for six
days. and will hardly be away from their
post any longer than that. While in New
ork they will be quartered at Fort Ham,
ilton. These troops are unquestionably the
nhest mounted soldiery In the world. and
they will undoubtedly make fine appear
ance In their parade in New York. They
have their own horses, and are completely
equipped for all possible conditions of
weather or service.
The Official Program.
The arrangements for the reception of
the Chinese ambassador were made by the
President, Secretary Olney and Secretary
Lamont. :nd are comprised in the follow
ing official program:
LII Hung Chang. special ambassador
from the Emperor of China, will arrive in
New YORK by the steamship st. Louis on
Friday, August %. Gen. Ruger, command
Ing the Department of the East who has
been designated by the President to act as
his representative, will meet him on his ar
It rival IA and desc escort - him with detachment of
the 9th UTited States Cavalry to the Wal
dorf Hotel where he will remain during
his stay in New York as the guest of the
nation. The State Department will be rep
resented by w. w. Rockhill, first assistant
secretary of state.
Gen. Ruger will attend the viceroy dur
ing his sojourn in this country and be IN
charge OF all arrangements pertaining TO
his visit. The President of the United
States, who Is to be in the city as the guest
of former Secretary of the Navy William G.
Whitney, will receive the special ambassa-
dor at Mr. Whitney's residence on the day
following his arrival, the Secretary OF
State, the Secretary of the Treasury. the
Secretary Of War and possibly other men,
bers of the cabinet being present
Other Plans.
"a visit will be made to General Grants
tomb on Sunday. and Monday will be spent
in trip to the Military Academy at West
Point on the Dolphin, and sail under the
Brooklyn bridge and UP the East river.
Tho o-tx,
on Tuesday by representative business men
of New York, and later in the day an op-
portunity will be given the Chinese resi-
dents of the city to meet Ii Hung Chang
Brooklyn will be visited on Wednesday on
the invitation of the mayor of that city,
and in the evening the viceroy will be
rendered a review by the Seventh Regi-
ment, in it's armory. The party will go to
Philadelphia on Thursday, and Friday and
Saturday will be spent in Washington and
Sunday at Niagara Falls, where the vice
roy will be met by representatives of the
Canadian government, who will escort him
to Vancouver, from which port he will
sail for home"
No Naval Demonstration.
In speaking of the part the navy will
play in the reception Acting Secretary
McAdoo says there will be no naval demon
stration except such as General Ruger,
acting for the President, may request.
THE presence of the North Atlantic
squadron at its usual anchorage OF Staten
Island at this time" says Mr.. McAdoo,
has no connection with the visit of Earl
Ii, the Chinese ambassador 1t Is in ac-
cordance with the arranged program Of
summer exercises. The commander-in-
chief has no instructions with reference
to the reception of the Chinese ambassador
Major General Ruger, who represents the
President, will arrange all the details of
the reception. There will be 10 naval
review or any action taken by this depart
ment in the matter Of the reception unless
by General Ruger. The Dolphin
will report to General Ruger on the 27th
instant and will be subject to his orders
as long as Earl Ii remains In this coun-
try''