The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-10
Ioan American Reporter About
His Coming Visit.
TO SAIL FROM VANCOUVER.
The Distinguished Diplomat Regrets
His Brief Stay Here.
He Has Accepted an Invitation TO
Luncheon With John Russell Young
In Phfiadeiphia, and May Try Ter
rapin and Canvasbaek Duck. IT tie
Latter Is Not Too Tough for His
Teeth.
copyrighted by the Associated Pres.

/ Copyrighted by the Associated Press.
/ London. Aug. a-By special appoint-
/ ment, a representative Of the Associated
/ Press was this morning accorded sn inter
/ view with Ii Hung Chang England's $
/ guest Of honor this month The hour sat
/ for the Interview was $50 in the morning.
/ an indication that the Chinese statesman
/ IS not given to late hours. ESr.v as the
hour was, there were nevertheless sew
/ eral persons IN waiting TO see the emperor
| Of China's envoy. The attendants were.
/ however, instructed as to the prior ap-
/ polntment % the representative OF the
/ Associated Press and he was selected from
/ number OF applicants on all possible er-
Tands and shown into Il Hung Chang's
+ private parlor. which is the ground floor
morning room in Lord I.onsiales man
/ sion in Carleton house terrace.
A group OF servants stood before the
/ door through which the newspaper man
was conducted by Viscount II. the states
mans son, ana who acts as his inter-
F., prefer. II Hung Chang rose and bowed
j with courtesy as his visitor entered and
/ then shook hands after which he mo-
! toned 20 a seat opposite his own. He
/ was habited in undress costume, consist
ing of a plum colored sim skirt. a dark
! blue silk Jacket and a black satin cap with
! crimson silk button In the center OF the
/ crown 10 designate his status as a man
/ DARN. In the front of the cap band was
/ fixed a large pearl stud set with dia-
| monds.
| During the course OF the interview the
| ambassador looked his interviewer
| straight in the face. His complexion is
! dark bronze. relieved by a thin struggling
| gray mustache and imperial. While talk
| ing his face becomes animated with an
| occasional smile.
| He then reiapsed into the impasslveness
/ OF bronze idol. His voice is low IN pitch
| but OF sonorous quality. and he speaks
| with the strong infections so character
| istic Of the Chinese tongue.
/ Ii Hung Chang has submitted 10 inter-
views a number OF times before his ar
/ rival In England, and has seized that
/ rather formidable institution OF Western
/ civilization with a firm grasp. The meth
/ od employed by the astute Oriental Dip
! lomat In his interviews with newspapers
/ Is TO ask and not answer questions. The
| Associated Press representative found
| himself besoaght for Information rs 10 the
| arrangements for the coming transit Of
/ Ii through the United States before on
/ po-tuniiy was given 20 put a question.
/ III was very eager regarding the pro-
| gramme for his tour Of the United States
/ and the American arrangements. He
/ asked II Philadelphia was much ont Of
/ the way on the railroad route from New
| York to Washington City. Az this point
/ the Chinese dignitary ciapped his hands
/ 10 call a servant IN the Oriental fashion
/ The servant clad IN HIS native rarh en-
/ tered and bowed low and retired and then
/ returned with tea Ia covered cup of ex-
/ quidtely frail and delicate porcelain. While
/ this WAS being partaken Of by his caller
/ III Hung asked about the special train on
7 the Pennsylvania railroad which Il 10 be
provided for him and whether II would
carry him direct 10 Vancouver without
I change. He was informed that probably
1 Il would
/ II explained that Hon. John Russell
+ Young had written 20 him. asking him 10
/ luncheon in Phnadeiphla. at which he
/ promised that all OF II Hung Chang's old
/ friends should be present, Ii first met Mr..
| Young when the latter accompanied Gen.
/ Grant on his tour around the world. and
/ afterwards when be became United States
+ minister 70 CAina under President Arthur
! IL asked II Mr. Young held such position
among Americans as TO lead them 20 fol-
+ low bis arrangements. Being assured as
/ 70 this. he asked cordially after the health
! OF Ar Young. and Of Gen. James H. VII
+ son and Mr. Wharton Barker. whom he
+ had met IN China. The Associated Press
+ representative said that the greatest re-
rret sTas fell among Americans that II
Hung Chang would he unable 20 see
+ enough ~ the United States 20 obtain a
{ knowledge Of the country equally Intimate
! u
+ ready visited.
I ii Hang Chang in ren,y asserted that
+ he deeply regretted that II was imperative
+ that he should sail from Vancouver on
September Il. for which date passage had
+ ben engaged for him on the steamer En-
press Of China
5 He was asked IL he would ike ~ eat
some OF the American de3lcacles. such as
terfapiu ana canvaShack duck which
were likely 70 be offered to him a. Amer
lean dinners. The fame Of the terrapln
and canvasback duck are believed 10 have
penetrated China through the extgavagant
foudness for those dishes Of A former
T Chinese envoy al Washington City Ii
replied 10 this query wth an amused
smile. saying. Il should be Pleased to
TASTE al s1ch Gaintes but cannot prom
Use 10 do so. as nv teeth are no longer
+ good For this reason I prefer % c0ntIne
{ myself % Chinese meat"
Here IL Hung Chang called cat some
thing 20 the servant IN the adjoining room.
/ The latter cntereI and took from sias~
board a long silver pipe. the bowl o which
Tesernbisd a spirit lamp Tie blew through
! the stem, pul @ rinch - toa4eco 81 it.
Hshtat e #ita q taper and heia tae steIn
/ 10 tas Chinese p95eGtsts's lips. Il pal ed
+ th-iee with mu,h apparent grasihcatiaa.
which served 20 exhaust the charge. an3
the servant blew oas tan ashes. TsAiiea
E the bawl. reltt j., and Offered the stern
20 his SUPERIOR. This vas repeated three
+ times before Il bad enough % the fumes
20 satisfy his taste
E'o}I8s'lrs hts smoke he asked aS - 'hs
facllsties AMI The cost a Shipping heavy
Z baExs 81 from New York go Vancouver
Haviag satisfied himself upon tbs point
+ Ehe correspondent Inquired whet4er ii de-
sired - see the leading sllFsTites ard Soia
standard advocates regarding sue gafs-
fion az money during h.s visit tc The Cnst-
q States. NiscoGnt t. reple1 . this 3sa&
bis father was anxious 70 earn ali that
w8s possible about America. haf mat MS
Z tlrae was 50 Short ara taat be ha8 50 nnaeh
10 90 while fn Washington City taat he
+ hored those persons wasasag 20 rave .a er-
views xEth slru w0ald arrange Tor tHevn
With laa Chinese Minister n washing -
city
Here another caller vas shown .at9 the
private rarlor ana il Haag CnanE arose
xsth bsrr~ ana a han1shska Indicating
fnst fhs srfervfea gas a. an end.