The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-10
,lth The rlrong injections 50 eharac.

WIN tHc tlTUnW llltCtlOUs. ~ ShuitS-
tcrlslic OF tho Chinese tongue.
ID Hung Chang has submitted TO In
tcrplcwR number OF times before his
arrival In England and has seized that
rather formidable institution or w0St-
ern civilization with frn grasp 10
direct |, rather than to be controlled by
H.. The method employed by the nBtute
oriental diplomat IN his Interviews
with Newspaper men IL to ask and not
to answer questions. This Associated
Press representative found himself be-
sought for Information aB to tho ar.
ranEcmentH for tho coming transit OF
Ii through the United States, before
opportunity was given to put query.
III was very eager regarding tho pro:
grhmfne for his tour OF tho United
Staten ana the American arrange
ments. lilo asked II Philadelphia was
much out Aof the way Of tho railroad
route frolh Now York 10 Washington
At this point the Chinese dlgnltnry
clappcd his hands 10 cnll q servant In
the Oriental fnHhion. The scrvant,clnd
In his native garb, entered, bowed low
and retired md then returned with ten
In n covered cup OF CXquistcly frail
and delicate porcelain. While this was
partaken OF by his caller. Ill Hung
Chang asked nbout the special train
on the Pennsylvania railroad, which Is
10 be provided for him and whether It
would carry him direct TO Vancouver
without change. lie was Informed that
probably It would.
Ill explained that Hon. John Russell
Young had written to him, usklng him
to luncheon In Philadelphia, at which
hc promised tilht nll OF Ii Hung
Chnngs old friends should be present.
Ii first met Mr.. Young when tho lnttcr
accompanied General Grant on his
tour around the world and afterwards
when he became United States minister
to China under President Arthur. Ii
asked II Mr.. Young held such q posi-
tlon among Americans as to lend them
to follow his arrangements Being as
sured as to this, he asked cordially af-
ter the health OF Mr.. Young. and Of
General James II. Wilson and Mr..
Wharton Barker, whom he had seen
in China.
The Associated Press's representative
snid that the greatest regret waH felt
among American people that Ii Hung
Ching would be unable to sec enough OF
the United States 10 obtain knowledge
of the country equally intimate with
that obtained OF the other countries he
has already seen.
Regrets lie Couidn't See tho Elephant.
Ii Hung Chang In reply inserted that
he deeply regretted that 1t was impera-
tive that he should sail from Vancouver
on September II. for which date passage
has been secured for him on the steam
or Empress OF China.
He was asked II he would like to eat
some of the American delicacies. such
as tcrrnpin and canvass back ducks,
which were likely to be offered to him
at American dinners.
The fame OF the tcrrapin and tho can
vas back are believed to have pcne-
trated China through the extravngant
fondness for these dishes OF former
Chinese envoy At Washignton.. Ii
replied to this query with an amused
smile, saying:
'I should be pleased TO tnste nil such
dninites, but cannot promise to do so
rs my teeth ore no longer good. For
this reason prefer to conflne my diet
TO Chinese ment"
Here l.! Hung Chang called out some
thing to the servant inthe adjoining
room The latter entered and took from
n sidebonrd long silver pipe, the bowl
or which rnsemblcd n spirit lamp. He
blew through the bowl, put n pinch of
tobnCco into II, lighted It with q tuper
and then held the stem to the Chinese
potentate'a lips. III pulled thrice with
much apparent qualification. which
Stcrved 10 exhaust the charge, for the
servnt removed the pipe. blew out the
ashes, reilllcd the bowl, reltt 1t md Of
fercd 1t 10 his superior. This was re-
pcated three times before II had
enough OF the fumes to satisfy his
taste.
Following his smoke, he asked as TO
the facilities and the cost OF shipping
heavy baggage form New York to Van
couvrc.
The correspondent satisfied him upon
this point.