The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-07
EARL Il GETS A SHOCK.
The Chinese Statesman Mon
keyed with Electricity.
IT RESULTED IN A GOOD SCARE.

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the Nations Guest-The Distinguished
Statesman Continues His Quest for
K,ow,sdo. nv A.t,,g o,s.,,o,.
NIAGARA FALLS, Sept. THE special
train bearing Ii Hung Chang and his
party arrived here at noon yesterday. Rain
was falling at the time and the visitors
damponed their silk blouses and gold laco
somewhat in the Journey to the Cataract
House. where rooms had been engaged
When the rain ceased carriages were
quickly summoned, and the visitors spent
two hours In inspecting the wonders Of
Niagara.
At the electric power house of the Mag
ara Falls Power company the distin-
guished visitor had his first experience
with American electricity, the result be.
ing as startling as it was unexpected
With his usual curiosity and desire to in
yestigato the machinery before him he
pointed at a switch board with his walk
ing stick. The metal ferule closed cir
cult instantly. and LIS stick was violently
thrown from his grasp, He was naturally
much astonished at the effect of the sticks
contact with the switch board, but fortu-
nately he suffered no damape hut A good
scare. However, he decided that he had
seen enough and he went to his room,
where he remained until bed time.
Saturday night Lii and his party passed
their first nirht in an American sleeping
car. Before this novelty thew enjoyed
dinner in A dining car. This meal. which
was especially prepared by the Pennsyl-
yania railroad dining car people, was quite
elaborate, The menu card was decorated
with the American and Chinese flags in.
tertwined. and n fac smile of the auto
graph of Earl Ia done in yellow
After eating a rather hearty sumner ii
sent for GEORGE W Rovd assistant general
messenger AGENT of the PENNSYLVANIA Rail.
road company who niloted the train over
the lines or his company and spent about
two hours ouestioning him about rail.
roads He had , man If the TJnited States
before him. and once he brancbed off to
the war of the rehellion asking tho mama
of the states that secedod from the Union
IA asked narticn,arlv about the BATTLES in
which Grant narticinated and ali of them
were indicated on tho man for hie henef1t
The deem Interest IA shows in railroad
matters conv;ncas tbnse Who have maid at
tention IN tbs orbient that bis nr,ncina,
object in visiting this country ia n stndv
American railway Construction and man.
aoement with a view to the adontion Of
some of the features in a nronosed general
extension of the Chinese railway svstem
In fact tbs vicerov int,matad tbat bo ia
neootiating Tor tho saryicas of an Ameri-
can civil engineer who n ba accents tba
offer moda h;n, will rn n China in Tho
mar future and toke charge If Tho rail.
,yov e,te- sion .cbema now heino ont
,,ned Ii savs thera ara on,v about ON
,,,iIas 81 s,,ria trooL r.;,rood J., Chino ~
nresent ~ - ''' O'' 49, A" ~
p' A. TS,s reouest no effort has been mado
NJ fsst runnina an avan sneed 81 about
th,rt,y ,,,iIoo mn hour ho;nr ,,o,nto;n.d
Var on tba .r,;n tho aarss hodr n,,ors
slent outside tba door of his state room
A. Cananda;gua the train left the Pam.
ovlvania limo and M ssad on IN tho +ronks
~ Tho Nav yort Centra, A. Roobas+.r
Ganara1 Pacsenoer AGENT Goorae n
nanielo ~ tbo Nav yorL Contraj ond
Edson + waeks bis cb,es ossistont
honrded tba train Tbess aon t,onan r,ara
,,uosantad 70 IJara tban r. sattIod ~,
se,f con,fort,biv in bic orn, nboir in tha
ohservation commencement ~ he onr and
With Mr. Rovd and Mr. Danio,s on eitbar
s;da and Internrater Morts Mt bic alhou,
indr, ood In his fayorito nas+;,na ~ oross
nuasti nninn Tow neorlv tbroo bo,rs
A stor asnsrtaininr Mr Dan;ois, wand
,o1orr bo ;nou;rea how ,,,,ch prasidant
Densw receiyed and WINS oston,shed to
Ioor,, +bot bis solarr ,s oorol to +ho+ ~