The evening times., 1896-08-26
Saks g. Company,
Ia. Ave and Ts!I st,-"saks' orner-"
as the CmDese minister and consul and other
1istinguis he'd persons.

Mucti uDfavUrable criticism il LeaId anent
the decision OF President Cleveland to re-
ceivc the guest OF tie nation in the house or
private citizen Official sCoiety is stocked
over the proce edinG. II is Cinted out that
Ii is the guest OF the whole nation. and.
therefore, there can be but one proper
place TO receive tim. and tiiat is the White
House. II is said ttat Queen Victoria might
as well tave received tie viceroy at the
house of Lord Rosehery-
On Saturday evening Ii will lie enter
tained at dinner at the Waldorf by former
American ministers TO Ctina. EX-Minister
George F. Seward announced yesterday the
arrangements that have Eeen made for
the dinner the invitation to wfich was sent
to Lii several weeks ago and Immediately
accepted by cable.
Fifty t.entlemen who have either resided
in China or have had intimate business re-
| iiitions with the country will attend The
| Kew. DR.. W. A. r. Martin, president OF the
/ Imperial University at Pekin. will proba-
| bly, make an address on behalf OF those pres
| cnt, artcrward translatins 1t into Chinese.
Speeches VIII probably be made by Rev
5. L. Baldwin, John Russell Young, John E.
Ward. Messrs, John l. Cadwallader, Ed
| ward l.. Burlingamc John BrIsben Walker.
+. y. Grant, Everett Frazar, ] G, Purion
and Drs.-w. A. +. Martin and S. L. Bald
! win.
| on Sunday the viceroy viii visit Grants
tomb. HewiII drive from he hotel 10 River
side Park. Just what escort he viii have
| has not yet been decided. 1t is not proba-
bic however, that the cavalry will be
pressed into service, as the program now is
4 no fl, n nrf IN, M
soon as they have done duty on Friday.
| This arrangement is made so that the cav
airy may be used as the escort when the
viceroy REACHES Washington.
BOARD THE DOLPHIN
Monday morning the viceroy and suite. &C
companied by Assistant Secretary OF ths
| Navy McAdoo and W. W. Rockhill. First As
sistant Secretary of state. who, as ths
representatives OF their respective depart.
| meDts, will IN eet Ii on his arrival here, will
board the Dolphin and pay visit 10 the
fleet down the bay. lie will be greeted
with an admirars salute. after which
| he will visit each ship of the fleet TO get
personal knowledge OF the latest improve
ments in modern shipbuilding.
After inspecting the ships Ii Hung Chang
will return 10 the Dolphin. which, by tbs
way. Will fly the Chinese ensign. the we'll
known yellow flag with its blue dragon
rampant. at The foremast, and take a sal
up the East River. This trip ended, the
Dolphin will proceed tewest Point.
The viceroy will spend the day in an in
spection of the United States Military
Academy. under the immediate escort oi
Secretary Lamont and Gen. Ruger. The
cadets viii give a cavalry dnll on the plain
i'll Lis honor. The yiCerOy will stay for this
dress parade In the evening and the lower
Ing OF the flag when the sunset gun is fired
| Tuesday, at / o'clock. Ii will be enter
taiued at luncheon by the Merchants Clut
in Us rooms in the New York Life Insurance.
building at lOS Leonard street.
About hundred nfthe leading merchants
of New York will be invited to meet the
distinguished guest. City Officials will also
be present, and the luncheon Will take the
place OF an entertainment by the city, fol
which there is no money.
| After the luncheon Ii will visit his own
people in Chinatown. The residents of Chi.
na,own have been looking forward to hi.
visit for long time, and they have ar.
ranged to honor the foremost citi2en nf ths
Flowery Kingdom in the most approved
Chinese fashion. When the vi1eroy's car
rage approaches Mott street. n herald will
proclaim his coming, and the streets viii
be cleared
IN CHINATOWN.
Mott, Doyers and Pell streets will Be
hung with lanterns and decorated with
flags and umbrellas As soon as the car
riage enters Mott street all manner of fire
| Works will he exploded and there will he
nothing but noise from one end OF the
Chinese quarter to the other. 1t Will he a
day OF reasting and celebration such II
Chinatown has never known before
On Tuesday evening the Chinese mini ster
will give a dinner in Lis honor at Del
monico's. Covers will be laid for $50,
and the dinner will he such rs Deinionico
serves to any of his American customers.
The menu will lie printed in Chinese and in
English. All of the leading Chinese mer-
chants will he invited to the dinner
On Wednesday the viccroy will visit
Brooklyn, on the invitation of Mayor
Wurster. and in the evening he will at
tend review and drill OF the Seventh
Regiment in its armory. Thursday the
party will 20 to Philadelphia. Friday nd
Saturday will be spent in this city and
Sunday at Niagara Falls. II is just pos
sihle. however. that this arrangement will
he changed so as To permit the viceroy to