The evening times., 1896-09-05
LIS LAST DAY HERE.
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| peror of China. One was for Mr.. Roesscllc,
1.-the other for Mr.. Bennett. He also gave
$3.50 TO be distributed among the walters
and u handsome sum for the chef.
A few moments before 10 O'Clock Earl
Ii, preceded by Gen. Rugcr and ex-Secre-
tary Foster, came along the hall to the
ladies' entrance. He leaned upon the
shoulders OF Capt. Lew Buah OF the Chinese
| imperial navy, and another officer
Gen. kuger and MIR. Foster stepped into
| the first carriage, and the earl, with In
| terpreter Lob followed them, taking seats
one beside each OF the Americans. The
| procession formed in few moments and,
with guard OF police, set out for the
| Treasury.
one OF the most interesting characters
in the earl's suite is Capt. Lew, who helped
| him TO his carriage this morning. He was
| at the time OF tie japanese war an admiral
| and his ship was destroyed by the enemy,
| For this he was sentenced to die; but on ac-
count OF his illustrious service on preyiou,
occasions Earl Ii secured a Communication g:
the sentence to a reduction to the ranks.
THIS iIas mat:e Capt. Lew a devoted servant
of the earl.
BORNE UP THE STEPS.
AT the Treasury the sedan chair was
brought from its ca rriage, and the visitor
carefully seated in its red plush cushions
Then he was borne by four stout colored
| men up the west steps and throughthe corri-
dors to Secretary Caris!e's room.
A great crush OF Treasury clerks and
| visitors filled the halls from the NON ent
of his first appearance, and when the wire
door OF the Secretary's office closed in
their faces. the Jam in the hallway was ini-
peuetrable.
Two or three of the higher officials Of
| the Treasury, who were shut out, Went
| around TO Secretary van Senden's room,
| and secured entrance.
| The military escort, with ex-Secretary
| Foster, Treasurer Morgan. the earl's sons
| Minister Yang Yu. Interpreters Lob and
| Chung. several other Chinese dignitafies
| Mr.. Van Senden, and half dozen other
Americans, constituted the party in the
| room.
| secretary Carlisle advanced with a
| courtly welcome To his visitor, and bade
| him be seated Il his right, beside his bust
ness desk, Interpreter Lob sat next to the
| earl, and ex-Secretary Foster was next,
| forming "a semi circle.
| Twuor three eminent Cinnamon had seats
| near Mr.. Foster. while others busied them
| selves Looking at articles OF interest about
| the room.
The Earl was shown a specimen of the
| newisSue OF dollar bills
| How is IL madeg' he asked
Mr.. Carlisle pointed out the Bureau OF
| Engraving in sight from his window The
| processes. Some remark of his in Chinese
| then greatly tici.led his attendants, and
| they laughed heartily. Nexthe aske d about
| the Spcrctary's power.
From the Secrctary's room the party
| proceeded out the corridor to the eley atur
| III the northwest Corner. Secretary Car
| lise, Treasurer Morgan and eN-Secretary
Foster led the way, while Gen. Ru;ser, Capt
Mills and the police brought up the rear
Between there was 4 motley crowd, in
which were nuinhcrof ladies, and at least
TWO faborers in their shirt sleeves.
Interpreter Chung, who is dinnnutivc in
stature, came near being lost in the
crowd. -r-
THE BOND VAULT
At the elevator Capt. Mills cut off the
t!trong. and in rapid Succession the party
visited the bond vault, with its S277 aGO,-
OU0 of securities.
HOW are they nader inquired his
excelllency. And Mr.. Morgan expiaincdl.
Why are they issued?'' was the next
Question, aud N rapid succession. what
is done with them" aud What have the
banks 10 do with tbeni?'
He was allowed 10 hold a package con-
tanning S5.oe0. .ote in bonds and after that
stopped momentSor few whiffs from his
pipe.
At the cashroom Treasurer Morgan ex-
plaiDcd how the government pays out many
etc Thence the party we LIT by the inside
elevator TO the great silver vaults teiOw
the business offiCes of the building. First
he went where between thirty and forty
million dollars liz silver is stored.
lie handled a package OF S2.GoU,0u0 in
United States notes and several bags OF
silver and gold. 1t was explained how tie
paper money put up in packages OF 900
bills each OF whatever denomination. The
next silver vault had n it at this time over
a hundred million in silver and the next
SiS 100000 silver and several millions OF
gold, Earl Ii saw the greater part of the
treasure in these vaults.
HIS CURIOSITY
The issue division showed him how ga
900 bills Of various denomination are put
up every day, a thousand sheets in each
package, and four bills to the sheet, and
the seals placed on them.
What f"r:" he asked.
ITO keep them safe.''
In the redemption room the clerks were
busy. and he asked:
"Can all these old women count money!"
He took another smoke here and Treas
urer Morgan, with few words from Sec
retary Carlisle, explained how the PAPER
money is destroyed. He was handed n
package containing $4,000; it was then
placed under the knife and by a little per
suasion the great Chinaman was induced
to cut the package in two.
what do you do with IL now" he asked.
"ODe-f;alf goes to the register and an
other to the Secretary as check, to keep
the accounts straight
He looked curiously at the torn and
burned money. including the $500 bills
picked up on the lake frontin Chicago.
When he had finished his smoke Treas
urer Morgan took package No IA Of the
new silver certificates, and placing it in an
envelope, handed it to the earl as a souvenir
of his visit. The number was chosen to
correspond to his age. The package con-
tanned 100 bills.
From this division the earl was borne
in hi chair, as he had been tn throughout his
tour of the department, to closed carriage
headed toward the Monument.
1t was understood that that was his des-
tinatiop. But already there We're stray
drops OF rain. His carriage stopped in
front of the Monument long enough for him
to see the top and exclaim, Much high"
and he was driven rapidly to tie Bureau OF
Engraving. and Printing.
There the crowd was shut cut, and he in
spected the operations OF money y-making for
half an hour. The party returned through
the Monument grounds.
BY the time they reached the limit of the
reservation it was raining hard, and as the
carriages drove in Fifteenth street water
fell in torrents. If that peacock plume
and yellow cape We're not wet it was no
fault of the elements.
The main hallway OF the Arlington re-
sembIes a beleag cured city more than one OF
the leading hostelries in the capital OF a
country whose people have no desire for
b,oodshed or war.
Two hundred and forty pieces of bag
gage Of every conceivable size and shape
| are pied along the walls People desiring