The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-05
Ii HUNG CHANG PLEASED.
He Is Banqueted by Ex-Secretary OF
State Foster.
THREE CABINET MEMBERS PRESENT,
The Great Chinsmsu Ate Nothing aud
Avoided Champngpe-Ch'nese-
American Allegiance.

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by ox-Secrctary Of State John W. Foster
/ the guests including three members Of the
csbine,, the commanding general VI the
army and several other notables in VII
cial life. The dinner was gwen at the Ar
iington hotel. three large pariors heine
used for the occasion. The decorations
were of the most elaborate charact4r the
/ long tables showing great clusers of
American beauty roses yellow as,er, chi
nosc asters and golden rod ferns, mus
combining the character site colors OF the
/ two countries. The United States marine
band was stationed IN one of the parleis
and through the ingenuity Of Conductor
I FanieulN played Chinese as Well as Amer
lean airs, while Che dinner proceeded.
The fun Isl Of guests was as follows:
| Earl Ii hung Chang. rs eNcellency III
/ ching Long, secretary TO Ftng Luh; lh
Ching Lou, the v.ceroy's second SON. %
Irwin, medical student: DR.. Max m iiei'
attendant. his exc lency, y aug Tu, chi
nese minister. Senor Romero, Mexican
minister - Washlugtoni - rretnrN Car
| lsle, Secretary Lamont. Secretary Fr,.-
els. JUS .oe Harlan, Governor Town lie
/ Maryland, q neral Miles, General Rus"r
| .issistAn; Secretary Rockhll, comm s
/ s,oner of Chinese customs: General j, y.
Wilson. Dr. W. Jolpson,
When dinner vas announce III hung
| Chang WAS escorted on tho arm OF Cen
oral Foster to the pest Of honor, TO the
s Of o che tri sat ;SgGreaTy , Hsri,s,e am1
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court. ON Mi Fosters right sat the chi
nese minister. NJ. Yang Yu. and on his
left Min ster Romero cf Mexico
The iucnu was a simple but elegant ono.
| lacking. however, any dishes of distinct
! Chinese character. II was proparoA by
American cooks Tho distinguished guest
| had taken his dinner before he event Of
( che even NJ and partook but very sparins..
| ~ Of what was rla cd before him AMI
merely touched the champaign 10 his
lips
AT the conclusion Of the dinner Mr.. Fos-
! ter made a fw remarks. eXpressin. the
! sreat pleasure of the conuany :" the
B tiSt Of Ii Hung Chang to the Nat ou1l
| 'ap'tai and other prominent cities IF tne
country and +, greeting thai his public AMI
/ urgent duties made his stay so short -
/ be WAS about to undertake the resumn-
/ ton OF his long journey across the cont
/ nent and over the great ocean, the com
! pany heartily joined in wishing him a
! iafc journey and continued lfe Of uae-
! icrli.
| fhe vccrov resroni. follows:
| dcrcd IA me by my old friend Hon Ionl
i y. Foster. have to thank HIM for .
! ttr'ilts me an opportn0iE hrfoTe my d.
! IArlurc from tn caniiHl W this country,
/ 70 renew once more tlie sincere cSprrs.ou
v my gratitude ana hdulNfuurss TO the
| American yovernment al!d ne ,telcoue
/ off, rad me rs the repre- entative OF NY al.
,ust master the emperor OF Chine, AMI
/ the rrrsoniiication OF the Chinese empire.
! since the establishment "f cur roatt
,ood fellowship between cur two -5..u-
| .'rios. buJ MI these evidences, dare sly,
! have now been eclipsed by the cordially
md warmth displayed by the American
government and citizens In welcoming and
rc. ewing my special mission.
Though regret that my time does not
,llow me to longer soiourn in this coun-
| try as wish, in order to appreciate more
July The ,complishmcnt and progress
ton. l can not help, during my brief
NlSt here to be struck ami impressed b:
lhe liberty and freedom enjoyed 10y the
people by the characteristics Of their
classical, historical. philosophical and po-
letirnl litcraturo,by the manner of their APP
probation OF he $, eu,itic discoveries ana
| Inventions for promoting the happiness
] "f mlrkh.l. and by the display of their
irist' testr IN the architecture of the
GV ni nlli i'iis'' aulplure ana Ptlntimg
v nis ,or'fa hEuteS 4lt faces which my
been kind enough to sho'y me
''Th SO impre Nons WI carry home,
not only us nugucn - Ions Z, my stor. OF
krowl dgc of The frui,s OF the west,
mGdsm civilization, hut as the means of
cllltallng the iutrciuct On of these en- Is
81 'iNh NaNon T. CIiia and anna !gama ing
iae oldcst civilizations Of the east with
the most modern OF the extreme west.
~ tAvc one word 20 add, thar Hon.
John w Foster has to me rendered the
most valut hlo assistance IN China- most
Cit cal moment. Amer IN whc her ms -
GOV trnmcut or as individuals. Is n friend
- e., ina in need. so she is TO her a friend
'i"''-' IL
friend Of China-IIon. John ". Foster" "
IRE d mn lasted probably hour,
and after 1t was over the guests re-
manned anolh"r hour or more IN soc'.,
conversation Ii Hung Chung NJ orwar IS
roiuE To- his room and retiring for tn.
n sht. Tomorrow morning n reception 90
iFauS OF inc several bureaus of the va
; r'ous governmental departmu1'e ana n
Nst to the treasury department Is on
, the rrogramme, while in the afternoon Il
inc Intention % take the yicoroy t.
Mount Vernon. whore h VIII place a
wreath on the tomb Of Washing, on.
Washington, September 4.-Before the
sun rose on the Capital City Ii Hung
thans had arisen aud was making ready
nor ,3tri Gny of sghiseeins. The .urn ge-
General Kruger entirely IN the hands of III
Iiuns NnahE himself. ana while the ro.nts
OF interest," that II was thought lie in!gnt
he pleased to sec were sugges ed TO h m,
no attempt was made to l,rSr ms fancy.
After some discussion. The Chinese am
"a, S"lot ar, lded 10 so 10 tue sIpttul, Il go
tnmlHnied by eN-Sccrctary Foster ana
ms suitg. u Hung Changs party re-
NAMED al the capitol less chan an our
The distinguished visitor Is eonduc, ed
where he was presented 10 Colonel K
IL. brlght observation-disclosures f'llm this
l7nt he vas escorted in succession 20
we marble room, the presidents room,
me senate chamber, the supreme cur,
quarters. The rotunGa. the rungressioi ii
library ana the hal OF the house OF rep
t'H''lN"ilN'S. very NtWe I'm. was given
to amy OF these halls and when c / al
rested for n few minutes in the house,
me Ni,eroy demanded to be taken Ia his
carriasr m order not to be late at an
engagement which he had made with the
| chinese min stef.
EN-SecteNrN Foster, who had acted MS
SU &c during The tour of the cloifol /. adc
an eiiorl 10 prevail upon LII TO Visit The
H. new library bui,ding
rs II iMshod?'' IL asked, and when ted
5 mat II was NOS. he declined t. make the
/ | insp ctiou He appeared to take mora
/ interest IN Librarian Sponord Than Ia ~
3 looks ami spent very i;tle time In the
= olH ~ airy, All Spcnord, " hen present, (.
tor mis- visitor. while tho library ccnt1 no ,
. | i'oow books. there were only about ~,
A thincs' " .Ns on is shelves
! | ''tuM OLD are you?" he asked Nj St,f
\ ! iolh, and upon bslnE told the l.htliYio' =
. age. he 80 You nave many ID ks N
= Wore out OF L." Responded Mr s,ot
y t1ra, 10 winch M Chinese digniiary r.