Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-27
Cabinet Officers Going to New York
for That Purpose.
TEE PRESIDENTS BRIEF VISIT
Formal invitation to Attend Ball
Game Here.
THE AMERICAN SECRETARY

| Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle will leave
here this evening for New York, in order
to be present at the reception of Earl Ii
| Hung Chang, the Chinese ambassador, by
| President Cleveland at eX-Secretary Whit
| rey's residence Saturday morning. Secre-
| tary and Mrs. Olney and Secretary and
Mrs. Lamont will also be present on that
| occasion, and Attorney General Harmon
| may also find it convenient to visit New
York for the same purpose. 1t is not ex-
pected that any other members Of the cab
| met will attend, although nothing is known
| as to the intentions of Secretary Francis.
| Secretary Herbert and Postmaster General
| Wilson are in Europe and Secretary Nor
| ton is in Nebraska.
| According to the best information OBJ
| teinabIe here, President Cleveland will
| make only the briefest kind of visit to New
| York. The probabilities are that he will ar
| rive there Friday evening as the guest of
| eX-Secretary Whitney, and will remain only
| long enough to exchange official courtesies
| with the distinguished Chinese visitor Sat
urday morning, returning to Gray Gables
the same evening. Although not known. it
| Is believed the President will make the trip
| from Gray Gables to New York and back
| entirely by rail-
1t is settled that he will not extend his
| trip to Washington on this occasion, and
| the general impression in official circles is
| that the President will not conclude his
vacation and resume his official duties at
| the national capital before the 1st of DC:
| tober.
Some Criticism.
There is considerable criticism in GER
| tain quarters over the Presidents plan of
| receiving the personal representative of
| the Emperor of China in a private Gwell-
| Ing In New York city instead of in his cffi-
| cial residence at the national capital, es
| peclally when the former arraag .nent is
| believed to be more expensive in the mat
ter of official arrangements, including the
| sending of a large detachment of cavalry
| from this city to New York and then
bringing them back again. The White
! House is in excellent shape for the pur
| pose. having just received a thorough over
hauling. and could easily be prepared for
the ceremony at short notice.
! 1t cannot be stated positively that the
Chinese viceroy will visit this city, until he
| has been personally consulted i'm the mat
| ter. The official program given out by Sec
| 1etary Lamont in New York includes a
visit to this city Friday and Saturday of
next week, but that arrangement was
made with the Chinese minister to this
country. subject to the wishes of Earl l..
hung Chang. to be ascertained after his
arrival at New York. Minister Yang de-
| sires to have him visit the national capital
as his guest, and it is more than likely he
Will do so, but as already stated, 1t is by
no means certainty. Consequently all ar
rangements for his reception and enter
tlonal In case he concludes to extend his
visit to this city, the ambassador and his
large suite will be quartered at the Airing
| ton Hotel, and will be feted and entertained
by the Chinese minister and possibly ex-
| Secretary Foster and others.
The dispatch boat Dolphin, which has
Deen assigned to his special use at New
| York. will be brought around to this city
Tor his use here in case he comes. She
| would be useful in taking him to Mount
| Vernon and Indian Head in case he should
| desire TO visit those places in which he is
known to have special interest.
| international Base Ball.
The Chinese viceroy will also have an op-
portunity Of witnessing the American ma
tional game while In this city. On behalf
OF the management of the Washington
Base Ball Club Mr. Nick Young visited the
Chinese legation Tuesday evening, and
through the Chinese minister extended a
cordial invitation to Earl Ii to attend one
OF the games that will take place during
| MS visit here. OF course. the minister could
not promise the ambassadors attendance.
but he indicated that he would take pleas
| ufe IN presenting the invitation to his ia
| Vorable consideration at the earliest conye-
nient opportunity. He said he woul1 com
/ munlcate the result to Mr.. Earl Wagner
president of the club. Minister Yang Yu
Is frequent attendant at the local games
! and Is therefore able to acquaint Lii Hung
Chahs with their interesting character
| An American Chosen
Although not generally known. an Amor
lean citizen has been specially deputed by
the Chinese government to look after The
| welfare OF Ii Hung Chang during his STAY
| In this country. The gentleman in ur,es
| tlon Is Mr.. Edward B. Drew a citizen of
Massachusetts and a graduate of Harvard
| University. When the Chinese government
| decldeo upon the present arrangement of
It's custom service. by which foreigners of
oliterent nationalities are employed in MAN.
aging the customs, it requested this gov
| ernment to select three graduates of the
h eaul.s american universities for posts of
nonor q It's customs establishment Mr.
Drew was one Of the gentlemen selected In
this WY by William H. Seward, Secretary
OF state, In 1865. and he has ever since
| peen cor nected with the service He learn
ed Chinese at Picking. and has for many
| years been an accomplished scholar in ths
written language and an effective SNEAK ar
ana Interpreter in mandarin, the court
he mas been collector of customs at soma
OF the most important ports-his last sery-
Ice being at Canton. He has also been
Gniei secretary of the customs service at
| Pekllg, and has enjoyed the confidence of
Sir Robert Hart. the inspector general. for
many years. He has had Intimate ac
quaintance with the great vfceroy for a
ths .iine' ana II was at the special request
|
an imperial rescript designating Mr. Drew
for this important service.
Chinese Officer as Wen,
Though an ardent American, Mr. Drew,
Under his present commission, is a Chinese
officer. being a mandarin Of the third rank
and having received several imperial dec
| orations. 1t Is his business to look after
| all arrangements pertaining to the personal
comfort of the viceroy. and everything that
concerns Chinese etiquette, and to convey
to the embassy all needed information con-
| corning American uSageS and pre- > ietieS.
| He will also have some delicate duties to
perform in shielding the embassy from an
noyance by persons who may wish to
| thrust themselves upon the attention of the
| vlceroy without any claim to his notice.
Special Secretary.
The imperial rescript appoints Mr.. Drew
secretary to the embassy while it is In
the United States.
Mr.. Drew is exceedingly popular, both
among American residents and other for
eigners in China. He has taken an active
interest in the well-being of the foreign
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