The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-07
HIS CANE HURLED ToTHE FLOOR
The Earl Much Interested in Grant
and Lincoln.
4 Railroad Nan Explains the Trans
continental >s>sems-Tae Niceroy
Intends so Huiid Railroads in
China as soon as Practicable,
and II Negotiating for an Ameri-
can Engineer.

c.al fThlf bearing l.. Hung tDanS ana his
party arrived here a. noon today. Ram
ass failing at the time and the visitors
Sampened their six bleuses and geld lace
some - hat in the Journey % the Cataract
house. where rooms had been engaged.
Immediately upon arriving here Il sat
for a dentist and had his teeth examined.
The rain VAS a great appointment, as
the vlovr0y VAS very desir3us of visiting
tae American fails IN the afternoon. There
was no cessation in the dOwnpour Of rain
until after O'Clock. when the sun strug-
gled lnro2gA the clouds Carriages were
quickly summoned ana the visitors spent
two hours ia inspecting the wonders Of
Niigara. At the electric power house of
thr Niagara Fails Power Company the
distinguished visitor had an experience
Nith American electricity. The result he
iuS 9s startling as Il was unexpected.
With his usual curiosity and. desire 20
make "a personal investigation Of the ma
ch!nery he poked a switchboard with his
walking stick. The metal ferule closed
tae circuit Instantly ami LIS stick was
violently thrown from his grasp. He was
naturally much astonished al the effect
OF the sticks contact with the switch
hoard but fortunately he suffered no dam
age beyond good scare However. he de-
ci6ed that he had seen enough. and went
10 his rooms. where he remained until bed
lime.
i4a>- ft-Ht III ana AIS party passed
their first nishi in an American sleeping
car Their meal. which was especially
prepared by the Pennsylvania dining car
people, was quite elaborate. The menu
card vas decorated with the American
and Chinese flags intertwinea and a fac
s.miie OF the autograph Of Earl Ii done
In yellow.
After eating a rather hearty supper III
sent for George W. Boyd. assistant gem
era passenger agent Of the Pennsylvania
company. and spent about Two hours
Questioning him about railroads He had
a map Of the United States before him
and once he branched of to the war Of
the rebellion. asking the names OF the
states that seeded from the Union. II
asked particularly ahout the battles In
which Grant participated. and all OF them
were Indicated on the map for his benefit.
III dweit long on this subject. and mar
weed that although the Southern forces
succeeded in approaching quite close 10
Washington Clty they were never able 10
capture that important point. The story
Of the assassination Of Lincoln also in
terested him greatly tie inquired what
became Of Booth and where Lincoln is
buried. then queried: ''po not the Amer
lean people regard Lincoln as a very good
Danr"
The deep interest he shows in railroad
matters conyinces those who paid atten-
Ject IN visiting this country Is 10 study
American construction ard management
with a View 10 the adoption OF some Of
the fee iUres in a proposed general extern
SION of the Chinese railway system. In
fact. the viccroy iatimated today that he
is negotiating for the service Of an Amer
lean civil engineer. who 4 he accents the
offer made him viii so to China In the
near furure ard take charge az the rail-
way extension scheme now being out
lined. Ii saws there are only about 90
miles AZ single track railr Dad in China at
present. Only three trains are run each
day and there IS no traffc al night. tho
system being crude and th, liability "a
accident a constant menace
Ii slept during the nigh, in a bed made
especially FOR him with soft down mat
tress moro than a foot thick. He declared
when he arose this morning he had rest
81 better than In hotel bed. The prop
arstion NJ his toilet consumed an hour
and ne hen ate some birds nest soup sni
drank a cup of tea. Al $50 he was ready
70 receive visitors
At 20" request Of Earl n no effort has
been made fast running an even speed
az about thirty miles an hour being main
tanned. Even on the train tl,e carl's per-
son"l bod%guarf stopped outside The door
Of MS stateroon9 Contra ~ 20 his usual
custom he took morning nap. sleeping
soindiy from o'clock ~ . At 8 o'clock
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