The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-04
IL HUNG is
President Cleveland Receives the Chinese
Statesman,

NEW NoHK, Aug ~31.--IIardlv had
III Hung Chang become settled in his
rooms at the Waldorf hotel YESTERDAY
ate ere an a~ttacic OF the Rus.
sla legation called to arrange "A con.
ference between the ~viccroy and the
russian minister lie was successful
and III the evening a private confer.
cnce was held Owing 80 events IN
the East the promptncSs of the Rus.
slams caused much speculation about
the hotel. bnt it was stated that the
EuNslan minister would be- compelled
tn leave the city soon aud for that
reason held an cary interview. Tx.
Secretary John W Foster aud Colonel
trcd Grant, a party Of Chinese mcr.
chants aud EN senator George T.. Ed
mnndS, who was once a minister To
china, also called during the after.
noon and evening. Ii Hung Chang
dincd On food prepared by liis own
cook aud retired at his usual early
hour, $50 o'clock.
This morning the statesman arose
at " o'clock. Ills first caller was cx.
Secretary John W. Foster, between
whom aud the Chinese ambassadors u
strong friendship has existed, cSpc-
clally since Mr.. Fosters mission To the
East during the Japan.China war.
Another caller was Yam I'hou Lee,
who was sent here by the Chinese
government as a student il 1873. lie
presented AN Invitation from tho gov.
ernor OF tennessee to visit Nashville
Large crowds gathered IN Fifth ave-
nue. carly to see the parade to the res
idcncc of eN.Sccrctary w. &, Whitney,
where the President was to receive
the ambassador at noon. A large
force OF police was necessary to pre-.
serve order. Around Mr.. Whitncy's
house u clear place was reserved.
Ii lung Chang aud Secretary Olucy
exchanged visits in the hotel, after
winch they proceeded together to the
whitney residence, escorted by u
troop OF the Sixth cavalry.
The reception by the president was
gu t. simple IN character anu lasted
only twenty five minutes. Among
those prescnt were Secretary OF state
OIncy, Secretary of the Treasury Car.
Isle, Secretary of War Lamont and
Assistant Secretary of State Eockhill.
After the reception Earl Iii returned
to the Waldorf.
'i''i ~ 'lh' h'''l''iHs W ''HIe
Chang addressed the president as fol-
lows: "lour cXcclleucy, it affords
me great pleasure TO have the honor
to be presented to your cXccllcncv.
The reputation of your highly cs.
tccmcd virtues is widely known
Throughout. the world and in YOU the
citizens of the United States Of Amer.
lea have invariably placed their conf.
dcncc, consequently, both the interior
administration and the exterior rcla.
tious of this great republic are in a
state of prosperity. II will always 10
the desire of my august master, tho
emperor OF China, To maintain the
most cordial relations with America,
whOSc friendly assistance rendered to
the government of China after the
China~-JapancSe war aud whose pro.
tcclion for the safety Of the Chinese
~cInigrantS in America are always to
be highly appreciated.
II am now specially appointed by
my august master, the emperor of
China, to present to our cNCclicncy
the assurances of his most friendly
feelings toward the United States OF
America in the hope that your excel
iency will rcciprocatc his sentiments
and cooperate with him to promote
the friendly intercourse between our
two countries for the cause Of human
kind. j trust that your c~Xcellcncv's
government will continue to afford
protection and kind treatment to tho
Chinese immigrants in America and
to render friendly assistance to the
Chinese government when required.
May the people of our two nations
an,n, tho i,.pnHtS al nrnat,n1 ,,.aa, -
Mr.. Cleveland replicd: "Your FIX.
ccllency: 1t gives me great pleasure
TO receive from your hand the per-
sonal letter from your august sover-
eign and to greet YOU as his personal
representative. Since our two coun-
tries became better acquainted many
incidents have occurred calculated to
increase our friendly relations aud
not the least gratifying Of these arc
the friendly expressions contained in
the letter of your emperor aud tho
visit to our country OF his most distin-
guishcd subject, who las been SO hon
orably and prominently connected
with public affairs in his own country
with all that has becn attempted in
the direction Of its advancement and
improvement. Your visit to us ut this
time is made more Impressive by the
thought that it serves to join in one
suggestion the most ancient civiliza-
ton Of tho East and the best type Of
a ncwer civilization in the Western
world. Notwithstanding tho widely
different characteristics Of the two
countries, the welcome which rs @ u
dcred to you by the government and
citizens of the United States illus.
rates in the strongest possible man.
ner the kinship of nations. We fell
that in the arrangement OF yonr tour
YOU have not allotted to Your s%ojourn
among MS Sufficient time to gain an
adequate observation of all we have
accomplished as IA nation. II will not,
however, escape your notice that n
rich and fertile domain has here been
quickly created bv those who were
assured hat they would reap where
they had sown; that "A strong and
b%eneticcnt government has been here
csta blished by those who love freedom
and that we have. a generous and
patriotic people who love their gov
err because 1T is thcirs-con-
Structed by them, administered for