The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-31
TRIBUTE TO GRANT.
Our Chinese Visitor at the Great
Generals Tomb,
FORIAL WELCOME TO AMERICA.

dencc of Hon. william G. whitney, Ex-
Secretary of the Navy.
New YORK, Aug, 3l.-H Hung Chang .
entertained and was entertained on sat |
urday at IL rit which left the distinguished |
statesman in state of almost breathless
wonder That, at least. was the Judgment |
of those who saw him after the last of the |
functions, in all of which but one he was
the chief figure Early in the morning
Secretary Olney sent in his card to the
nations quest ut the Waldorf and was re-
ceived by the Chinese premier, returning
the call soon nfterward.
Later the earl called upon the president
of the United Statcs, made and received
an address, was called upon by Mayor
/ Strong, and in the evening attended a
dinner given in his honor by former
| United States ministers to China. In go
/ ing about Iii Hung Chang is escorted by
four troops of United States cavalry.
The meeting between President Cleve-
land and the Chinese prince took place at
the residence of ex-Secretary William q.
Whitney, at Fifth avenue and Fifty
seventh street. The ambassador of China,
with the title of Su-Y, was presented to
the president of the United States by Sec
retary Olney, bowling low. Then one of
low satin, on which were engrossed rows
of Chinese characters, which his excellency
read to the president He read with great
deliberation, placing a finger upon each
character as he read it. At its conclusion
his interpreter proceeded to read the adj
dress from an English translation, doing
this with considerable oratorical effect.
The earl's address was in substance as
follows:
"Your excellency, it affords me great
pleasure to have the honor to be presented
TO your excellency. The reputation of
your highly esteemed virtues is widely
known throughout the world, and in you
the citizens of the United States of Ameri-
can have invariably placed their conf
dence, consequently both the interior ad-
ministraton and the exterior relations Of
this great republic are in a state of pros
perity.
"It will always be the desire Of my
august master, the emperor Of China, to
maintain the most cordial relations with
America, whose friendly assistance rem
dered to the government of China after
the China-Japanese war, and whose pro-
lection for the safety of the Chinese i'm
migrants in America are always to be
highly appreciated.
81 am now especially appointed by my
august master, the emperor of China, to
present to your excellency the assurances
Q of his most friendly feelings toward the
United States of America, in hope that
your excellency will reciprocate his senti-
ments and cooperate with him to promote
{ the friendly intercourse between our two
, countries for the cause of human kind
!, In his reply the president said in part
), Your excellency, it gives me great
ii pleasure to receive from your hand the
3, personal letter from your august sover-
ID eign and to greet you as his personal rep
:. sentative Since our two countries became
!. better acquainted pany incidents have oc-
a. Cured calculated to increase our friendly
:, relations, and not the least gratifying OF
Y these are the friendly expressions con-
t tained in the letter of your emperor and
the visit to our country of his most dis
tinguished subject.
= Notwithstanding the widely different
characteristics of the two countries, the
welcome which is rendered you by the
government and citizens of the United
States illustrates In the strongest possible
manner the kindship of nations. We feel
that in the arrangement of your tour
- you have not allotted to your sojourn
among US sufficient time to gain an
adequate observation of all we have ac'
complished as nation. 1t will not, how
ever, escape your notice that rich and
fertile domain has here been quickly Gre
a ated by those who We're assured that they
, would reap where they had sowni that a
stronu and benefcent government has
been here established by those who loved
freedom, and that we have generous and
patriotic people, who love their govern
ment because it is theirs-contracted by
them, administered for them, and pro
tected and saved from harm by them"
These formal compliments having beer
passed, a secretary produced a roll Of vel
low paper, elaborately besealed and berib
boned and inclosed in yellow silk, which
he passed to Earl Ii and Earl Ii presented
TO the president. 1t was the credentials O
the earl as an ambassador of China. Thus
ended the formalities.
At the banquet in the evening, which
was presided over by George f. Seward
ex-minister to China, Earl Ii also read al
= address.
III Hung Chang spent Sunday quietl!
at the Waldorf. In the morning he re
eeive,l his old friend, Colonel Forester
and afterwards delegation of Mott stree
merchants paid their respects to the vice
roy In the afternoon Colonel Fred ID
Grant escorted Earl Il. and his party t.
the tomb of General Grant There were
1000 or 1900 people on hand to see tn,
great Chiuaman.
Vixen the members of the party alighteC
from the carriages Ii Hung Chang re
tanned his seat until the big red plusl
chair was carried forward from one of tht
- rear carriages. The walk from the driv
\ TO the tomb is only about fifty yards, bu
J the august man does not walk when out
side of doors in China, and it was deeme'
proper that he should be carried to tn
spot in his own chair, Four stalwart pc
liccmen were selected as the bearers
When the Yioeroy was let down at tn
door of the tomb he got up from his seat
and preceded by Fred d. Grant, Genera
Horace Porter and his interpreter entere
= the tomb. Iii Hung Chang stood on tn
first step, just inside the gate, The florist
representative handed him wreatf
- which he laid against the metal caske
which contains Grant remains
Then followed a moment of profound S