The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-25
GOING AFTER
Il HUNG CHANG.
Arrival of Louis Spitzel of
Shanghai, Sent by
the Emperor.
RETURNS VIA THIS CITY
Will Meet Chang in London or
Paris and Come to New
York.
HIS RETINUE OF SIXTY.
Chang Drew His Petitions on the En-
peror and Stumped Him-Big.
gest Man in China.
HIS RETINUE OF SIXTY.

Among the arrivals here last night from
China via Vancouver was Louis Spitzel of
Shanghai, the sole representative OF the
Thames Iron Works in China, who has
been delegated by the Emperor of the
Flowery Kingdom to go and meet Ii
Hung Chang, who is attending the coro-
nation of the Gear at Moscow.
Mr.. Spitzel will conduct the great Chi
nese through America, and will come TO
San Francisco, where he and his charge
will take ship for China. Mr.. Spitzal is
accompanied by his son and his secretary.
He has been a number of years in China,
and has taken some big contracts there.
AS the representative of the Thames Iron
Works he has filed several orders for
ships, has filled some contracts for railroad
material, and during the Chinese-Japanese
war furnished guns, munitions and other
supplies in enormous quantities.
In his own words he has made "con-
tracts amounting to some millions" in
China. and it is not unlikely that he will
furnish other millions of supplies to China.
Mr.. Spitzel will not be able to reach
Moscow at the end of the coronation exer-
| cises, so he will meet Ii Hung Chang in
Paris or London, and after being with him
a while there will start for the United
| States.
Iii Hung Chang has retinue of sixty
persons with him, including Lord Lii and
several other notable persons, besides his
| secretaries and followers" said Mr..
| Spitzel at the Palace last night.
| Iii Hung Chang does not speak English,
| but he is so shrewd a man that no differ
ence in what language you speak he knows
| from your manner substantially what you
| have Ha an cha
acter in every way, and is stronger than
ever he was in China. He is bigger than
the Chinese Emperor.
''I was there and dined with him on his
seventy-third birthday, on February Is
last. He looked ten years younger than
| he was. He sleeps as sound as an infant
Iii gets up at o'clock in the morning
works till u, has lunch and then works
till in the afternoon. At 10 at night be
reti:es to bed, and does not have dream
that disturbs him. He is, as / have said
a wonderful man.
He has been the real man behinC
China all along. He petitioned the EN-
peror three years ago for an army anC
navy that would meet the exigencies o
the case. He saw what was coming ant
wanted to be ready. But he could no
convince anybody that he was right.
when fault was found with him at The
time of the war he produced copies of hi
petition to the Emperor. His position
then was acknowledged as being right
and he is bigger man to-day than b,
has ever been. They see that he is tn
only man who can reform China.
Il think there will be only one Viceroy
and that he will be Ii Hung Chang.
1.-THE Americans have got a chance to ge
in and build railways there. Ii Huns
Chang told me he was very friendly to tn
Americans, and tacitly said that he fel
like favoring the people of this country.
81 will meet him in London or Paris
come back to Southampton with him and
then cross TO New York. We will sta
there a short time and then go to Wash
ington and possibly to Chicago. and thel
will come straight to San Francisco. w
will be here several days before sailing.
81 want to say you have got good Con
sui to Shanghai in Mr.. Jernegan. Min
lister DENLY is also a very popular man."
Mr.. Spitzel will leave to-day for th
East.