The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-09-01
INQUISITIVE EARL Ii
The Chinese Ambassador Takes in
the Sights and Asks Questions.
A TRIP WITH FRED GRANT
He Goes to West Point. But Rain
Prevents the Scheduled Exer-
oises-The Guest is Much
Pleased With Everything.


Chang arrived here this afternoon on
the dispatch boat Dolphin to inspect
the military academy, but owing to
the heavy rain he did not land and
proposed that the inspection be aban-
doned. During the trip Colonel Fred
Grant pointed out many places Of in
terest TO the ambassador. who asked
many questions. Ii Hung Chang be-
gan. through the interpreter. to speak
OF railroads and their paying per
cents. The Dolphin was then passing
the Williamsburg sugar rehneries and
Colonel Grant said; There Is a place
which pays IL per cent on an invested
capital OF s37.OOo,o0o"
The ambassador became Interested
when he heard this and asked very
minutely as to what process the sugar
went through there and he seemed sat
isfied with the replies which were
given to his every question. When the
vessel was abreast Of the navy yard
the Chinese flag was up on the main
mast OF the wooden ship Vermont.
simultaneously the saluting battery on
the cob deck fired a salute Of 10 guns.
As the boat neared the Brooklyn
bridge all the Chinese became very
much interested as well as Ii Hung
Chang. Colonel Grant explained In de-
tail the workings Of the big structure.
how long 1t took to build It. the cost.
source OF revenue. being owned by the
two cities, height. length, as well as
to the cable system Of the cars and the
free promenade for pedestrians. The
ambassador asked IL the bridge was
built by a company. As to the cost.
s25, 600. 900. he wanted 10 know II 1t had
paid for itself In the i3 years which
Rave elapsed since It's completion. He
said Il was a powerful structure and
II showed very plainly how far ad-
vanced the American engineers were.
and that their ingenuity was seeming
ly inexhaustible.
BY 2 o'clock the Dolphin had passed
the battery and she rounded II and
turned up the North river. the steam
craft Of all kinds saluted with shrill
whistles. Ia Hung Chang did not
seem to hear these salutes and kept
right on talking to those near him.
After General Ruger had shown the
viceroy his place on Governors island.
General Porter and Colonel Grant d.
rected the ambassadors attention to
the tall buildings or 'sky scrapers." as
they called them, In the lower end OF
the city. Ii Hung Chang asked what
the cost Of them we're, by whom they
were occupied. how much income they
produced and II they paid well. In
reply to question az to what he
thought OF them he replied: They are
indeed wonderful. no many OF them.
and 10 high. I am not surprised At
that height. for ! had heard OF them
In my own country"
Vice President Thompson OF the
| Pennsylvania Railroad company then
pointed out the company's depot on the
Jersey shore and explained how the
passengers and freight were trans
| ferred from New York and Brooklyn
by ferry boats. The ambassadoc
seemed to be particularly interested In
| railroads and entered into a talk with
Mr.. Thompson. asking him his age.
| how he became vice president OF the
| company and inquiring as 10 accidents,
| etc, on the Pennsylvania railroad.
Mr.. Thompson assured him on this
| point. Earl Ii asked n Thompson
would accompany hun to Buffalo. but
| the latter said he could only go a. far
as Washington.
| Mr.. Thompson turned aside ques'
| ton as to the amount Of his salary
| whereupon the ambassador said: THE
presidents and vice presidents Of the
| European railroads had never hesl.
tated In telling me the salaries which
they were paid. but they also said they
had never had any accidents as all this
accidents occurred In America
| Passing Grants tomb the ensign wa'
dipped and all aboard stood bare head
ed until the flag was raised again. L
Hung Chang. with his attendants. alsf
stood up but they did not uncover. AZ
ter this ceremony the ambassador re
turned 10 Colonel Grant. who was still
by his side. and said: II have seen ths
tomb OF Peter H., william I. and Ma
poleon. but I have not seen anything
so grand as this grand reminder Of q
great a general. II ecllpses anything
/ have ever seen" Captain Glover o.
the Dolphin was then introduced Il
the viceroy. and In turn introduced hi.
officers. Ii Hung Chang asked him 4
the boat was a gunboat and then In
aulred about her batteries and inspect
ed the shells and cartridges which
were brought TO him. He handled thes'
very carefully. but before doing so ha<
one OF his attendants take away hi,
pipe and tapers.
The weather up TO this time wal
cloudy and threatening. but rain begai
10 fall as the vessel passed Spuyten
duyvil The rain did not bother tn
viceroy, as he was protected by tn,
awning, and he continued to ask Com
mander Glover numerous question:
about the American navy and the ex
tent OF H. He received all the deslres
information as TO the number Of bat
tleships. cruisers. torpedo boats. etc
When the creek was reached Colone
Grant explained that II was this litti
bit OF water which made New Yori
an island Ii Hung Chang nodded hi
head as II he understood perfectl.
we'll General Porter and Colonel Nc
Cook then took the viceroy In han,
and explained the exports of pig lrol
10 England. Ii Hung Chang listene,
attentively and said to Colonel Nc
Cook: "Oh. you are lawyer. and yo'
can make everything appear all right.
The rain Increased during the lunch
con hour and there was A heavy fal
when the Dolphin reached West Poin
at O'Clock There were about 1.50
on the docks and they were all disap
pointed. At the advice of his physi
clan. the ambassador said II was to-
wet 10 60 ashore and decided to re
main on the Dolphin with Colonel Fre'
| Grant and Mayor Strong. The other
| OF the party hraved the rain and drov
through the grounds rapidly under MI
] itary escort