Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-09-02

Ii HUNG CHANG.
honor of Uncle Sam and preparatory to
welcoming Ii Hung Chang, the grand
old man of China, the statesman of
many titles, in an appropriate manner.
When the st. Louis reached quaran-
tine, Ii Hung Chang was dining and he
remained in his cabin. When the dis
patch boat was reached salute peeled
forth and little later as the fleet was
reached, the New York's saluting guns
bowled out the English salute of nineteen
guns for a lord high admiral, there be-
ing 10 American salute that equals that
in number.
| The party of Americans were ushered
into the aft drawing room and waited
for some minutes to see the ambassador,
in the meantime meeting the members Of
| his staff. Ii Hung Chang went into his
cabin, but soon appeared with his son.
He was attired in the historical yellow
jacket. purple silk trousers, black and
white felt shoes and a black and red hat
with the three-eyed peacock plume de-
pending from the back.
Welcomed by Gen. Ruger.
Gen. Ruger was first introduced. Ii
shook hands cordially with the general,
who said: Ambassador, 1 am here on
behalf of the United States government
and President Cleveland to bid you well
come TO this country
who, however, had showed interest
enough IN the statement to state that he
understood it. In Chinese he said: 81
am glad to be here and 1 thank you for
this kindness. | am glad to know you"
Anxious to Meet Grants Friends.
The ambassador had learned that Gen.
James II. Wilson had been a friend and
fellow fighter with Gen. Grant, that he
had record for bravery and he could
hardly restrain his impotence so anXz-
louS was he to talk with him. He final
~ sat down and asked through his in
terpreter for Gen. Wilson, made him sit
down beside him while he piled him with
ouestsccns, telling him that ne knew of his
record.
The ambassador was not without
humor as was evidenced by the express
horde of reporters. He said: owe haye
no reporters in China, but l see they
have some here"
-Four Troops of Cavalry.
At the American line pier were sta
fioned four troops of the Sixth cavalry.
i. s. A., and detachment of the naval
reserve The former were detailed to
escort the great ,China1iinn up Broadway
TO the Waldorf hotel and the latter act
ing as a guard of honor at the docl<
which was appropriately decorated GSr
the occasion, the United States fig and
| the yellow standard Of China With is
black dragon Rampant Discriminating.
Hung Chang off the st, Louis at Quar-
! antine and convey him to some pier up
| town and nearer the Waldorf than the
American line pier, which is down town,
but the Chinese minister represented to
| Gen. Ruger that the age Of the Chinese
strength and agility as clambering from
the St. Louis to the Dolphin, so this
feature of the programme was aban-
| dOneGs
When the dock was reached the am
lsassador enjoyed what to him was. cyl
IDENTIFY the most pleasant incident of the
reception. The gangplank had hardly
been put in position when Col. Fred
Grant stepped up, and the ambassador
face beamed with smiles as he grasped
the colonels hand and shook it warmly.
He conversed with him a few minutes
and then entered his carriage for con-
veyan &c to the Waldorf hotel.
AS the st. Louis neared the American
fleet the first gun of the salute in honor
; of the Chinese visitor was fired from the
flagship New York, gun by gun, until q
shots had beer fired. The other ships
) dipped their colors as the st. Louis
passed The st. Louis moved up the
) harbor in a sort of triumphant process
sion, greeted on all sides with the footing
, of steam whistles and other salutes anC
eventually reached her dock at 1870
But the party was not able to land unit
some time later, owing to the necessary
: delay in varying the ship alongside Of
her wharf.
;, The Chinese standard was hauled dow1
; from the American line steamer at 1:5(
p. m. as the Chinese ambassador landed
: ON the wharf and entered the carriag e
IN attendance.
5 The procession left the pier headed by
!, a detachment of the Sixth cavalry anC
9 having another detachment of the same
regiment in its rear. The whole wa
: preceded by a detachment of mounted pc
lice and it moved away amid loud cheer
:; ing.
/ The route was to West street ant
:; Bowling Green. up Broadway to Fourtl
;. street, thence through Washington
!: dorf. The route of the procession wa
!, guarded by police and densely packed
:; win spectators. A quantity of buntin,
> was displayed on all sides and among i
!. the Chinese standard was continuousl,
l. seen.
Ii Hung Chang's suite consists O.
y about forty persons and he has with hin
= about 800 pieces of baggage, some O.
them being of immense size. The stump
;; ftuous coffin which he carried with hin
[, as matter of pfecaution has been sen
= back to China via the Suez canal, which
: would seem to show that the traveller ha
t; no fear of dying before reaching his ma
a tive land again.
I'll Chinatown Celebrates, Too.
5. chinatown" was ready early toda.
to celebrate the landing here of tn
- Chinese envoy. Red yellow and greer
e. bunting disguised the houses-mean
9 dingy, gray, brown tenements-into oh