Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-07
Ii WAS TOO INQUISITIvE.
fokeo With His Cane and Receive,
an Electric Shoclx

POked With His Cane and Recefvad
an Electric Shock
Ii hung Chang and his party, who left
washington Saturday evening for Niagara
rams, passed their first night in an Ameri-
can sleeping car. Before this novelty they
enjoyed an elaborate dinner in a dining car,
Inc menu card was decorated with the
American and Chinese flags intertwined
and fac smile Of the autograph of Earl
Ii done in yellow.
After eating rather hearty supper LII
sent for George w. Boyd assistant general
passenger agent Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
ROAD Company, who piloted the train over
the lines of his company, and spent about
two hours questioning him about railroads.
he mad a map Of the United States before
MN, and once he branched off to the war
OF the rebellion, asking the rames of the
states that seeded from the Union. Lii
asked particularly about the battles in
which Grant participated, and all of them
were INDICATED on the map for his benefit.
He dwelt long on this subject, and mar
Veled that although the southern forces
succeeded in approaching quite close to
Washington, they were never able to cap
ture that important point
The story Of the assassina ton of Lincoln
also interested him greatly. He inquired
what became of Booth and where Lincoln
is buried, and then queried: DO not the
American people regard Lincoln as a very
good man."
Lii Slept Well.
Ii slept on the train in a bed made spe-
cially for him, with soft, downy mattress
more than a foot thick. He declared when
he arose yesterday morning that he rested
better than In a hotel bed.
At Rochester General Passenger Agent
George H. Daniels of the New York Cen
trail railroad and Edison ]. Weeks his chief
assistant boarded the train. AS soon as Ii
awoke these gentlemen were presented to
MIN, and then he settled himself comfort
ably in his arm chair, in the observation
compartment Of his car, and INDUCED in his
favorte pastime of cross-questioning for
nearly three hours. After ascertaining Mr..
Daniels age and salary, he inquired how
much President Depew received, and was
astonished to learn that his salary is equal
to that of the President Of the United
States.
Ii said that If he had some money he
would invest 1t in American railway stocks:
He declared he was too poor, and could
not raise $4,000 This statement from
the man popularity regarded as the richest
person IN the world caused smile.
An Electric Shock.
The train arrived at Niagara Falls at
noon yesterday. Rain was falling at the
time, and the visitors had their silk blouses
journey to the Cataract House, where
rooms had been engaged.
Immediately upon arriving Ii sent for
dentist and had his teeth examined. They
have been paiEing him for some days.
. There was no cessation in the down.
pour until shortly after o'clock. when
the sun struggled through the clouds.
Carriages were quickly summoned and
the visitors spent two hours inspecting
the wonders Of Niagara.
AT the electric power house Of the Nj
agara Falls Power Company Lii had his
first experience with American electricity,
the result being as startling as it was UNI
expected. With his usual curiosity and
desire to make personal investigation of
the machinery before him he poked at a
switchboard with his walking stick. The
metal ferrule closed a circuit instantly
and LIS stick was violently thrown from
his grasp. He was naturally much as
tonished at the effect Of the sticks con-
tact with the switchboard, but fortunately
he suffered no damage beyond good
scare. However, he decided that he had
seen enough, ard he went to his room,
where he remained until bedtime.
After viewing the Canadian falls Ii W Ill
hurry on to Toronto and start on his long
journey. vie. the Canadian Pacific, to Van
couver. He will embark on the steamship
Empress of China on September IA, reach
Ing Yokohama fourteen days later. At
Yokohama Chinese warship will be in
waiting for the viceroy, and journey of
six days to Shanghai will complete his trip
around the world.