Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-05
7ELEGRAPHIC.
i MAKES A SPEECH.
,,,pklul for The Reception Given Him
BY tho United Stats.
,,pRrssIoSs OF THE COUNTRY
4, ll,nrJ JollI Gone 10 Meet ihita's
Statesman al Niagara
Falls.

WARRINGTON, Sept. ALL Hung
r.,nr was entertained Mt dinner TO.
s,sbt by ox-sectotafy OF Slate John
~ Foster, tho guetts including four
.,,ubsts VI the cabinci, the commando
,,s general Of the army and several
,,s,t no,ablos 10 official life. The
dinner vas given nj the Arlington,
hre large parlors being used for tho
,ee,,lon. The decorations were Of the
uo,t elaborate character. tho long
nple showing great clusters OF Ameri'
an beauty roses, yellow astors,
cblusse Aslers aud golden fcrnt, thus
,ombinlng the characteristic oolors Of
The countries. The United States
Marine band was et,,ioned In onc OF
The rafloft. aud played Cbinese as well
-Amerlcan airs while the dinner pro.
csede1.
The meal was simple but elegant,
heking, however, any dishes Of dis.
upct character. IL was prepared by
American cooks. The distinguished
sutst had taken bis dinner before the
event OF the evening, aud paftook but
very sparingly OF what was before
blm, aud merely touched tbs cham.
pagne to his lips.
A the conclusion OF the dinner, Mt.
Foster made few remarks expressing
Tho great pleasure OF tho company ut
the visit Of III Hung ChhDg TO the
national capital aud ether cities OF the
United States, aud tegtetting that bis
public mi urgent duties made his
,lay 70 short.
The viceroy responded a. follow;
ain acknowledging the Hospitality
extended 10 mo by my old friend, tho
Hon. J. w, Foster, 1 have 10 thank
him for aiioruing mo an opportunity,
before my departure from the capital
II this country, 60 renew once more
the hincere expression Of my gratitude
and thankiulness 10 the American
government and citizens Tor the wei.
come aud reception offered 10 me ~ the
representative OF my august master,
The emperor OF Chins, anu tue PERSONS
hcAliOn Of the Chinese empire.
"Since the oslabliahmont OF our
treaty relations there nave always been
evidences OF good fellowship between
cur TWO Countries, nut all these evi.
deucep, 1 date say, have now been
eclltttd by the cordially and warmth
Jlsplnyea by tho American govern.
mont aud ciiiEnns In my welcome.
Though I regret that my time
does not allow mo TO make NJ long
sclourn In this county As l wish, In
order TO appreciate moso fully the
accomplishment and pfogresa OF the
United States Of America as a nation,
/ cannot help, during my brief visit
here, being struck aud Impressed by
tho liberty anu freedom enjoyed by
the people, by the welfare anu prosper.
lly In their agricultural, industrial and
commercial puTuuitF, by tho character.
istics Of their classical, historical,
philosophical and political literature,
By the manner Of application OF the
scientific discoveries anu inventions
tor promoting tho happiness Of man.
klnl, and by he display OF their NJ.
tittio taste Ia tue architecture OF the
public bulldings, sculpture and paint.
iugs OF historical figures anu facts,
which my old friend, the Hon. John
W. FcnIeT, has been kind enough 10
show the.
"rhtse impressions will carry
home, not ouly NJ augmenlations TO
my store Of knowledge OF the fruits u
western modern civilization, but as thc
means Of oulightening the millions
feprsient, facilitating In the intfoduc.
tiun VI these very means anu ends OF
civilization into China, and amaiya.
mating the old civilization OF tho far
East with the most modern OF tue ex.
IRENE West.
~ have only one word TO add, that
the Hon. John W. Foster, In his mani.
fold aOilities, has 10 mo rendered most