Connecticut western news., 1896-08-13

cd to a scat opposite to his own. Ii was habitod in Hn undress costume consisting of plum culorcd stuff skirt a dark blue silk jacket and a black satin oap, with A crimson silk button in the center of the crown to designate hls status as n man darin. In the front of tho cap hand was fixed largo pearl stud. set with dia- monds A diamond ring also R'ittered on the little finger of his right Land His shoes were of black satin. trimmed with two lines of green silk ard having thick whito felt solos.
 As tho distinguished oriental took his seat, following his guests action, his at- titudo strikingly resambled the numerous published portraits from photographs, so that he would have been readily recognize ed without information as to his identity.
 During tho course of the interview 1.i most of the tlme looked his intcrlocutor straight In the face, his piercing brown eyes suggesting tho penetrntive power of Roentgen rays Tho complexion of tho face Is dark bronze, relieved by thin, struggling gray mustache and imperial. While talking. his faoe becomes animated with an occasional smile full of perccp- tion, accompanied by a gesture. lie then rclapses into tho I'm mpnssiveness of n hrcnxo Idol. His yoioe Is low in pitch, hut of sonorous quality, md he speaks with tho strong infections 50 characteristic of the Chinese tongue.
 Lrs Notion. of an Interview.
 Li Hung Chang has submitted to inter views number of times before hts arrival in England and has seized that ss sher formidable institution of western clsihsa- ton with a firm grasp, to direct it rath.r than to be controlled by iL The method employed by the astnte oriental diplomat in his interviews with newspaper men is to ask and not to answer question: Tho press representative found himscu ba- sought for Information of the arrange. ments for the coming transit of Fl through the United States beforo opportunity was given to put query,
 u was very oager regarding the pro gramme for hls tour of tho United States and tho American arrangements He ask. cd If Philadelphia was much out of the way of the railroad route from New York to Washington.
 u Hung Chang asked about tho special train on the PonnsylvaniA railroad which Is to be provided for him, and whether it would oerry him direct to Vancouver without change He was informed that probably it would.
 Li explained that Hon. John Russell Young had written to him ask ng him Co
 
 promised that all of u Hong ChanR'r old friends should bo present. Ll first met Mir. Young when the latter accompanied ( en- cral Grant on his tour around the world and ntterwaid when ho became United States minister to China under President Arthur. Li asked if Mir. Young held such a position among Americans as to lead them Co follow his uranpsmsntG Being assured of thls, he asked cordially after the health of Mir. Young and of General Jamos II. Wilson and Mir Wharton lar ker, whom he had seen In China
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 The correspondent said that the greatest regret was felt among Americans that Li Hung Chang would be unable to see suffi- oient of the United StateS to obtain a knowledge of tho country equally int. mate with that obtained of the countries he has alroady seen.
 u Hung Chang in reply asserted that he deeply regretted that it was Imperative that he should sail from Vancouver on Sept. ll, for which date passage has been engaged for him on She steamer Empress of China
 He asked ss to the facilities and the cost of shipping heavy baggage from New York to Vancouver.
 Having satisfied him upon this point, the correspondent Inquired whether Li de- sired to sec the leading silyerites and gold standard adyooates regarding the question of money during his visit to the United States.
 Niscount Li replied to this thnt his fa. ther was anxious Co learn all thnt was pos. sible on the question, but that his tiino was so short and he had so much to do while ho was In Washington with people connected with the government that he hoped that those persons wishing to havc interviews with him would arrange for them with tho Chinese minister At Wash. ington. He would do his best to lease ev- erybody, but he desired Co ecopomise hts time while in the United states ms much as possible.