The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-09-04
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND RECEIVES
TIE CHINESE STATESMAN.
RECEPTION WAS SIMPLE
tween the Chief Magistrate OF This
Country and the Representative
OF the Great Oriental Nation
-Distins nishc cd OniciaIs
Werc Present

| New YORK. Aug 31.--Tardly had
Ii Hung Chang become settled in his
rooms at the Waldorf hotel yesterday
afte rDoon ere an atLachc of the Kus.
sian legation called to arrange con.
ference between the viccroy and the
Russian minister lie was successful
and in the evening a private confer.
cnce was held. Owing 10 events in
the East the promptncss of the Rus
slams caused much speculation about
the hotel. bnt it was stated that the
Russian minister would be c0rnpcl ed
TO leave the city soon and for that
reason held an early interview Ex-
Secretary John W. Foster and Colonel
Fred Grant, party of Chinese mer-
chants and Elk Senator George f. Ed
mundS, who was once 4 minister to
China, also called during the after
noon and evening Ii Hung Chang
dined on food prepared by his own
cook and retired at his usual early
hour, 9:3O o'clock
This morning the statesman arose
at o'clock. His first caller was ex-
Secretary John W. Foster, between
whom and the Chinese ambassador
strong friendship has existed, cspe.
cialy since Mr. Fosters mission to the
East during the Japan-China war.
Another caller was Yam Phou Lee,
who was sent here by the Chinese
government as student in 1873. lie
! presented an invitation from the gov
ernor of Tennessee to visit Nashville
on his way west.
RECEIVED BY THE PRESIDENT.
Large crowds gathered in Fifth ave.
nue. carly to see the parade to the res
| idence OF ex-Secretary w. C. Whitney,
where the President was to receive
the ambassador at noon. A large
force OF police was necessary to pre-.
serve order. Around Mr.. Whitney's
house clear place was reserved.
Ii Hung Chang and Secretary Olney
exchanged visits in the hotel, after
which they proceeded together to the
Whitney residence, escorted by
troop Of the Sixth cavalry
The reception by the president was
quite simple in characte. and lasted
only twenty five minutes. Among
those present were Secretary of State
Olney, Secretary of the Treasury Car.
Isle, Secretary Of War Lamont and
Assistant Secretary Of State RocIshill.
After the reception Earl Lii returned
to the Waldorf.
COMPLIMENTS FROM IL HUNG CHANG.
After the formal greeting. Ii Hung
Chang addressed the president as fol.
lows: Your cXcellcncy. it affords
me great pleasure TO have the honor
to be presented to your excellcncy.
The reputation of your highly cs,
tcemed virtues is widely known
throughou. the world and in YOU the
citizens of the United States of Amer.
ica have invariably placed their conf.
dence, consequently, both the interior
administration and the exterior rcla.
tious of this great republic are in q
state of prosperity. 1t will always be
the desire of my august master, the
emperor OF China, to maintain the
most cordial relations with America, |
whose friendly assistance rendered to |
the government of China after the |
China Japanese war and whose pro. !
tecuion for the safety OF the Chinese
emigrants in America are always to |
be highly appreciated.
II am now specially appointed by |
my august master, the emperor of |
China, TO present to your cxcellency |
the assurances Of his most friendly |
feelings toward the United States Of |
America in the hope that your excel
lency will reciprocatc his sentiments |
and cooperate with him to promote |
the friendly intercourse between our
two countries for the cause of human |
kind. l trust that your excellcncy's
government will continue to afford |
protection and kind treatment to the
Chinese immigrants in America and
to render friendly assistance to the
Chinese government when required
May the people of our two nations
enjoy the benefits Of perpetual peace"
PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's REILLY.
Mr.. Cleveland replicd: "Your Ex-
cellency: 1t gives me great pleasure
TO receive from your hand the per-
sonai letter from your august sover-
eign and to greet You as his personal
representative. Since our two coun-
tries became better acquainted many
incidents have occurred calculated to
increase our friendly relations and
not the least gratifying of these are
the friendly expressions contained in
tne ictter OF your emperor and the
visit to our country of his most distin-
guished subject, who has been SO hon
orably and prominently connected
with public affairs in his own country
with all that has been attempted in |
the direction of its Advancement and
improvement Your visit to us at this
time is made more impressive by the
thought that it serves 10 join in one
suggestion the most ancient civiliza-
tion of the East and the best type of
a newer civilization in the Western
world. Notwithstanding the widely
different characteristics of the two
the welcome which is ten
dered to you by the government and
citizens of the United States illus
t-ates in the strongest possible man.
ner the kinship OF nations We fell
that in the arrangement of your tour
you have not allotted to your sojourn
among us sufficient time to gain al
adequate observation of all we have
accomplished as "a nation It will not,
however. escape your notice that
rich and fertile domain has here been
quickly created by those who were