The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-05
Ii IN WASHINGTON.
THE vICEROY VISITS MANY POINTS
OF NgEREST-
Calls on Carlisle and Discusses Fin
ance-Eiabornte Dinner Tender
ed BY Foster.

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Chinese legation. Carriages were or.
dered and the party driven to the cap
! itol. After inspecting the senate cham
Der, statuary hall, library and house
! of representatives the Viceroy was
/ driven directly across town to the Chi
! nese legation, where he talked bust
ness with Mr.. Yang Yu, and set dowr
to lunch at noon. No visitors were ad.
mitted to the legation, the reception be.
ing exclusively a Chinese function.
The entire capitol was undergoing
summer renovation. the new floors and
ventilating system was being put dowr
in the senate chamber, and a visit
would have been more impressive al
another season. but the viceroy took
a deep interest in everything. His first
question was asked in the president
room, which was unusually bare of fur
niture He wanted to know whether
the president was there every day
and was astCnished when told that the
president used it but once for a few
hours annually. He left his chair and
went around examining the historical
painting infinitely. He became deeply
interested in the story of Pocahontas,
which had to be related in full. The
first military subject he happened to
strike was the
SURRENDER OF BURGOYNE,
which led him to ask if Grant was in
it, and when told that he was not, he
wanted to know where Grant was at
the time. In the library he viewed the
stacks of books with evident interest
and when introduced to Librarian
Spofford took q great fancy to him.
He asked him how old he was.
"SaunT1tU - rnuIiA6 thp libra rian
you must have many books in your
head" declared Ii.
But many more out Of it" the libra
rian replied.
But you must be very wise man, a."
persisted Ii.
mo; [ know comparatively little"
The chair was moved out on the
capitol portico, where the magnificent
panorama of Washington was spread
out. The viceroy was charmed with
the scene. Presently he began asking
about the monument, what it cost, how
they built it, how did it compare with
the other high structures. and ended
by declaring that he should go up to
the top tomorrow and see for himself
if all that was told was true. After he
had a smoke the party was led through
statuary hall. where the statues of dis
tinguished Americans did not interest
the viceroy, after he found
GRANTS WAS NOT THERE.
He wondered why there was no
statue of Grant anywhere in Washing
ton. but when told there was fine
painting of him at the White house,
he said he would not go away without
seeing 1T.
In the house of representatives the
gorgeous gallery over the speaker s
desk attracted his attention and when
told it was reserved for the press, he
laughed and said that 1t was finer than
those of the president and diplomatic
corps. He was asked if he wanted to
go over to the library, which was prob
ably the finest building in the country,
but when he found it was unfinished
and had only 800 Chinese books in it he
said he was too old to learn to read
English and thought he had better go
to the legation, where he was due.
After transacting a, certain amount
of business and partaking of an elabo-
rate Chinese luncheon at the legation,
the statesman returned to the hotel.
AT o'clock he had am appointment
to go to the top of the Washington
monument, but at that hour Major
General Miles, General Beck. General
Ruggles, General Greeley and others
called to pay their respects. The vice
roy asked General Miles how old he
was and when the general told him he
had served with Grant, the viceroy be-
came deeply interested and asked nu-
merous questions about Grants army
life. After this interview ex-Secretary
Foster took the viceroy, Lord Lii and
DR.. Mark to call on Secretary Carlisle,
at the latter's residence. The visit
turned out to be the
MOST IMPORTANT OF THE DAY
and resulted in the complete demolition
of the afternoon programme. The vice
roy spent over an hour in a discussion
of finance and tariff with Secretary
Carlisle
When the discussion had continued
unit, 4:30 o'clock the viceroy drove
to Secretary Lamont's, where he left
his card, repeating this courtesy at the
residence of General Miles and General
Francis.
At o'clock he sat down to an elab-
crate dinner. rendered by ex-Secretary
Foster. Besides the host and the vice
roy, the following guests were present:
His eXcellency, Lii Ching Fong first
son of the viceroy), secretary to Lo
Fung Luh; Ii Ching Sou Second son
of the viceroy); DR.. Irwin and Dr.
IL,
minister, Yang Yu; the Mexican min
lister, Senior Romero; Secretary Carlisle,
Secretary Lamont, Secretary Francis,
Justice Harlan, Governor Lowndes of
Maryland, General Miles, General Ru-
ger, Assistant Secretary Rockhill, Mr.
e. 3. Drew, General James H. Wilson
of New York, DR.. w. W. Johnston of
Washington.
During the repast the United States
marine band gave a serenade.
AT the conclusion of the dinner Cen
eral Foster made a few remarks to
which Lii Hung Chang responded
through his interpreter in a written
speech. He said:
Since the establishment of our
treaty relations there have always been
evidences of good friendship between
OUT two countries. but all these evil
dences, dare say, have now been
by the cordiality and warmth
by the American govern
ment and citizens in welcoming and re-
ceiving
MY SPECIAL MISSION.
1 fegret my time does not
allow me to make a longer sojourn in
this country, as 1 wish, in order to ap-
preciate more fully the accomplishment
and progress of the United States of
America as a. nation, l cannot help,
during my brief visit here, to be struck
and impressed by the liberty and free
dom enjoyed by the people, by the well
fare and prosperity in their industrial
and commercial pursuits; by the char
acteristics of their classical. historical,
and poetical literature:
by the manner of application of the
scientific discoveries and inventions for
the happiness of mankind,
and by the display of their artistic
taste in the architecture of the public