The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-20

certain people who appreciated
the importance OF LIS visit learned of
the situation they were ]astonlshed TINT
President Cleveland should be so dis
courteous 10 the representative OF n tpl-
low-ruler, and at Once b"gnn to bring
influences TO bear upon him and upon
Secretary 0lEey TO secure for h Vice
roy Il proper reception TO the United
States. 1t Is gratifying to know that al
though late and reluctant such a rccep-
ton has been decided uron. and Ii
hung Chang will be the guest OF tho
United states from the time OF his
arrival on the 18th OF August until the
9th OF September, when he Will be turn
ed over to the Canadian authorities,
who have been bcsrlEInc him with In
Vitat!ons six weeks before he received
an tntimatiOn that he would be well
come In the United States.
II Is believed by his friends here that
Earl Ii would have been glad TO have
remained longer than one brief week in
ms country. but h" became discouraged
when he heard nothing from Washing
ION. aud engaged his passage UPON the
Empress steaHrrESIch sails from
NArccuver on thu lith OF September.
There Is no foundation far the story
that he feared assassination By tho Chi
Eesse hiShbinGrrs, and tn. warm that
ne anticipated Insult on the Pacidc
coasts equally absurd. He arranged
70 make a brief stay In the United
States simply because he received no
animation whatever from our govern
neht mat his presence would be well
come. Ihat Is the naked truth.
GENERAL RuSer has not yet had time
20 maze out the official programme.
biz hA H1G a r.,,naT l. -,
Dc done. IL Is Proposed to ,nec, the
american steamer ST. Paul. on which
the Ficeroy comes. on SANDY HooI;
with n iicct OF naval vessels. tba
largest that has been assembled sjnca
the Columbian review, and convey him
1" Quarantine, when, after the proppr
salute he will be taken or by the dis.
RatcH boat Dolphin and landed at the
IhlrtE-.ourth street wharf. Tie state
apartments at the Waldorf hytcl will
De reserved for his accommodation Or
the following day the President will
come up from Gray Gables to receive
MN. II has not been determined when
the ceremonies will take place, hut thev
viii probably be at the Waldorf hotel
1t Is expected that some entertainment
VIII be offered TIE Vicfr,y by tho ri,y
authorities, but he VIII remain hnrn
0slIy two or three days. He hag prom-
iscd 10 visit, Philadelphia. and mas nc.
cspted invitations to lunch with Iobn
Russell Young at the Union League
club in that city and Inspect the Cramn
ship yards. =
From Philadelphia he goes t5Wnsh.
inSton, where he will be entertained hy
tho Chinese minister. From there he
goes direct by special train to Niagara
Falls, and on Sunday. September 6. will
be delivered 10 the Ca1aGlan aut,1rI-
ties, who Will escort him to Toronto.
Ottawa and Montreal and then send
him 10 Vancouver By u special trnin
Y Q the Canadian Pacific. lie viii be
asked to so from Montreal to Vancou-
Yer via Detroit. Chicago. St. Paul and
Winnipeg. but tt not believed that
the Canadians VIII consent to such n
diversion. The high commissioner Of
Canada in London and tho management
Of the Canadian Pacific railway tender.
ed him their hospitality six weeks ag1
and ne accepted their invitations be-
fore he heard from our government.
Thus. because OF its indifference. h. will
see very little OF the United States.