The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-29
i SEES GROVER.
Assurances of Amity From
the FloWery Kingdoms
Greatest Man.
BLESSINGS OF PERPETUAL PEACE
The Yellow Jacket Flashed on
Fifth Avenue-Diplomatie
Absurdlties.


NEW YORK, Aug. %. 1SsG-Li Hung
Chang was officially received by Presi-
dent Cleveland at the residence of Mr..
William c. Whitney. Fifth avenue and
Firty-seventh street, at few minutes
after eleven A. NJ The house for the
time being was in the hands of the Gov
eminent and represented the official resi-
dence of the Executive.
President Cleveland. accompanied by
Attorney General Harmon and Private
Secretary Thurber, arrived at the resi-
dence OF Mr. Whitney at nine o'clock. He
had arrived on the Sapphire. arriving at
the foot of East Twenty-sixth street at
$50 O'Clock. Mr.. Whitney, who had just
arrived from Newport. received the Presi-
dent and his party. President Vreeland
of the Metropolitan Traction Company
was also in the house. After brief stay
of iifteen minutes in the house, President
Cleveland, Mr.. Whitney, Attorney Cen
eral Harmon and Private Secretary
Thurber drove to the Metropolitan Club.
sixtieth street and Fifth avenue, where
they had breakfast. The party returned
to the Whitney residence at ten minutes
past ten o'clock.
The President and his party were es-
corted from the yacht to the Whitney
residence and thence to the club and
back again to the house by Detectives
Matthew H. Brown and John ]. Allen
the East Fifty-first street station. At
er returning to the house the President
nd his party were Joined by DIR. Bryant,
he Presidents physician, and Secretary
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rangements around the house We're in
charge of Inspector Cortright, with a
force of 300 bluecoats stationed in the
vicinity of Mr. Whitney's residence
Secretary Lamont came up from. Sea-
bright NsJ., and Joined the President
little later
Secretary Of State Richard Olney es-
corted Ii Hung Chang from his hotel to
the house. Just before the distinguished
guest arrived Secretary Carlisle walked
through the crowd on Fifth avenue and
entered the house.
Assistant Secretary of State W. W.
Rockh:n, General James H. Wilson.
John Russell Young. ex-secretary OF
State John w. Foster and Mr.
William c. whitney were the only
acter of which was changed at the last
moment from public to private one
Pie representatives of the two press
associations, who had been invited, were
not permitted to be present. Ii Hung
Chang his sons and secretaries Of the
highest rank were taken in open car
riages from the Waldorf up Fifth ave-
nue. to the reception.
Ii Hung Chang arose at eight o'clock
this morning After partaking of light
breakfast prepared in Chinese fashion,
served in an apartment adjoining his bed
room, the Ambassador repaired to a third
room in his suite on the first floor of
the Waldorf, where he smoked Turkish
cigarettes and looked over his engage
ments of the day.
Returning to his own apartments, Ii
Hung Chang received as a visitor ex-
Secretary of State John W. Foster, with
whom ne remained in private conyersa-
tion for some time.
The hallway leading to Ii Hung Chang's
suite of rooms is guarded by eight of
the Ambassadors men, who saw to it
that no one obtained access to their chief
except at his express orders. To news
paper men who sent UP their cards Ii
Hung Chang sent back word that he re-
gretted that he was too busy to seethem.
but stated that he was feeling in good
spirits.
At s.l5 O'Clock he called upon Secretary
of State Olney. who arrived at the Wal
dorf Hotel from Washington last night,
and who took suite of apartments on
the third floor. AT ten o'clock Mr.;
the visit. Ii Hung Chang's interpreter
was present as well as Lord Ii.
AT 1910 o'clock Ii Hung Chang left the
Waldorf to pay his respects to President
The Sixth United States Cavalry acted
as escort for His Excellency. Shortly
before II o'clock the sound of martial
music made known to the large throng
about the Whitney mansion the fact that
the great Chinannan and suite We're ap-
preaching. 1t was Just IL o'clock when
the mounted band of the Sixth Cavalry
u S. A., at the head of 200 troopers.
reached the corner of Fifth avenue and
Fifty-seventh street The troopers filed
into the side street, and formed in single
Ale. Following the cavalry were the car
rtages containing the nations guest, and
his attendants. First came Lii attend
ed by his secretary and interpreter, Lo
Fnng Luh, and Secretary Of State Rich
ard Olney. In the next carriage was the
Chinese Minister, Yung Yu and his secre-
tary. with General Ruger. The third
vehicle contained the Viceroy's two sons,
Colonel Davis Commissioners of Chinese
Customs j. B. Drew, with a staff officer
was in the last carriage.
Ii escorted up the steps of the
Whitney house by his secretary and at
once taken to the large ball room, Just
off the main hall. The interior of the
house had been decorated with green
palms, and the gorgeous tapestries, which
had been removed some time ago for the
summer season. had been hung for to-
days reception.
The reception was held in the white and
gold ball room of the Whitney residence
Mr.. Cleveland made an address of well
come. which was responded to by the
Ambassador.
The reception lasted half an hour. All
1870 the troops were formed in line and
a. few minutes later Ii and his suite left
the house and were escorted back to the
Waldorf
Ii Hung Chang ard his suite, upon en-
teTdBg the Whitney residence were Gsif-
cred into the drawing room al the left
Of the entrance. President Cleveland and
the members of his Cabinet who We're
Dresert took positions in the centre of
ahe ballroom. the President standing be-
aieath a group OF Chinese flags draped on
either side Of gilded American eagle
above which were the stars and Stripes
When all was ready for the presenta-
tion Private Secretary Thurber notified
tho guests of the fact
Iii Hung Chang and mis- secretaries and
members of his suite thea entered the
viceroy to President Cleveland
The Ambassador, who wore new and
far more gorgeous yellow jacket than
that worn upon mis- arrival yesterday.
bowed low ard shook hands with Presi-
Gent Cleyeia1ss. AA present were standing
and 50 remained throughout the cere-
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