The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-10
Ii ASKS QUESTIONS.
Interview With the Chinese Diplomat
by an Associated Press Man.
liE HAS QUEER IDEAS OF AMERICA.
1t Invited He Will Taste Canvass
Backs and Terrapin.
PREFERS MEATS OF CHINA.
knowledge of the United States Is Lin.
tied He HIT the Pipe and offered
His Guest Tea.
PREFERS MEATS OF CHINA

VIC Associated Press by special APP
polntment representative OF the Asso-
| Gated Press was this morning accorded an
| interview with Ii Hung Chang, England :
guest of honor this month. The hour set
for the interview was $50 a. M. iudica.ing
| that the Chinese statesman Is not given
| to late hours. Early as was the hour there
| were several persons In waiting TO see
| the emperor of China's envoy. Attont ous
were, however instructed as to the pr or
appointment OF the representative of the
| Associated Press and he was selected from
great number Of applications on all pos
sihle crrands ana shown into Lii Hung
Changs private parlor. which is the
| ground floor morning room of Lord Ions
dale's mansion IN Carlton house terrace
| y group OF servants stood before the door
| through which the newsman was con-
| Quoted by Niscount l., The statcsman's
| son, and who acts as his interpreter.
III Hung Chang rose and bowed W tn
| formal courtesy as has visitor entered ana
| then shook hands. after which he mo-
toned to a seat opposite his own. Ito was
! habit i IN an undress costume. consisting
| of plum colored stun Skin, "a dark blue
| silk Jacket and a black satin cap " tn ~
| crimson Tx button IN tho>-oontcr of the
| crown TO des guJtc his status as n ma1-
DARN. In the front Of the capband WAS
nXed a large pearl stud, set with ,dia-
mcnds A diamond ring also glittclcd On
| the little finger Of his right hand His
shoes were of black satin trimmed N-tn
two lines ~ green six and having th'ck
felt SoeS. A. tlrA disiingW shed foreigner
took his scat. following h.s gu-7f acuon
his attitude strikinply rosomhled the mum
| erous published portraits from nhoios. 20
| that he would have boon readily recos
nv. nv. "'''''' "'' " '''''''' 80
l5,nrtnv the course OF tho interview Ii
most of thu time looked ms lnter'9 '',.,,''i
suaisht IA 'ne nee niS PIN PIN. H.,,rr OF
his face j. dark hroLa'. reviewed ny
thin, strFggnnE gray m9ns's9chs ann ,, IN.
lYeral. VALE talkirg ms l3cc t"N'',, W.,
animated wih an occtSi91nhit mn I,i.'
of petGeptoni aee e} S. pS q iveVls:
\ l'1tch. la, of sororoi.s QnllltN' 1nu ne
/ speaks win strong infectious So V'i, ,,',,
| terist'c Of the q uG.so iohNic - LINE
humber Of times h,i2r" nis attlNa' , in
England ana ms sew ,, s., ,,,"',,iIiy,i Ian
'dahlc ins'tuh IN ~ w ostetn 'iNh,Nt ,lnl
with a firm grasp TO dir"cl II If,hrt
than to be- controlled by I9r IN, mSi ..,o,
employed ~ the nstutc brlental d3,ilitl. l.
IN his interviews WIN nrWru,lrr nv"
The Assnc'atod Press representative
fcrnd himself hcsouSht inr l,I"rmltlon
transit or ~ through INC t1h'on Hth'eS
| hclorc opportunity Wds -lNtl l' I'm n, "a
qiesi m ne WIS N.I ,at' ME- NIf,it1,
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ESitates an' nG an ii,aD @ ,,,nm az,
re hHN.u u .a .,,n',' rr,T, Nm WV
:" 'VretWNL'Sm ~" vac
~, tho Chiroec dir,4iary
cli,Trod his hands to call A servant in Tho
or,o,,,,1 rasbton Tho servant cad IN
,ie nsai,.o .aTh ontorod iowed low and
ro,lred' md thecl returned with - IN a
80. =. l..ft
emo r'rc"ln m Whsle his was rariaka1
of hv mis- caller ii Hnrg CHING asked
about the r.ciel train On the renusyl-
varia railway which Is to b. provided for
him. and whether 1t would carry him to
Vanconver without change IL was in
formed that probably II would
III explained that Hon. John Russell
Young had written 70 him asking hun ~
luncheon IN PhiledeIpha. At which he
promised that an or ~ hung Chnne $
friends shoua ho present Id iirFt met
NJ. Young when the ia,ter aoc2mran'el
General Grant on rs tour Gronnn the
Woild', ana alterWafuS Wncil ~" prrain,
Lhllcl states iniiIs yer 20, MA nlHtr
sident Ar'nur. "a, ~ asR t, II AZ ,uns
urlu SUI, ~ Ia 'a''' 1}n'u'I ~ ~" -
~ rs,'t itai,,,- sl-,,,ed as /" this h. "ei-cI
rorGiailv After Tho health Of Nh Ynin-
UU,j,'" az cs,.',.,I ie,mcs vyiIs,n trd Ne
Wv!h.,,nr partHr whom Nc Ia, So. eo, "a l.,
c'h5na 80
The Associated Press repre- sentative said
,j.t 4, ,,,as fal, ntnonr Am.ticaue ~,
-. tEtr,' Cbanf u.o,,Id he nnnbi., ia go
anonrh ~ tho I;nitoJ S,ut.s 10 nhtst1
LnoIy7nipr 81 INC rountrv canal vim tba,
nbt,ineI of tba countrV he has airaad,,
sea, "''''' VI wv O'""'' "' nus "'''"'S
',I,,,,, f,h,,,- In ,,,l,, ,seer,o d 4b,, IA.
dd,,, rssrratt,i tbat /, w,s ir,nort , ne
~ ibe sho,,'d sail from Vauronvrr ~,
sor,o,n h.. T., Tor oh. ch date noss.r,a t,.
,',',, e,,,.,,ti ro- him en- IN" sf@a,n,, nm
| r,ress of China
re W. W. ,merica., TeIirn sn,,, oa. az.
SOM al lilr NH i "a, ,e1, sui -
'.',' W., gCrcrod n MN NJ ,,
e wv9' dinners. 'n1i ~ The fame Of the tcrrapn
ana cahN.'SuackS d,r n'HuN'u 70 nave
penetrated On IA thIoubl INC 'NltnNH-