The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-08-31
Ii Hung Chang Received by
President Cleveland at
New York.
The Ceremony Occurred at the
Residence of Hon. William G.
Whitney.
Several Cabinet Officers Present.
Remarks Of Grover
and Lii.

New YORK, Aug. 31.-Li Hung Chang
arose at a. m. His first caller was ex-
Secretary John w. Foster, between
whom and the Chinese ambassador a
strong friendship has existed, especially
since Mr.. Fosters mission to the east
during the Japanese Chinese war.
Another caller was Van Phou Lee,
who was sent here by the Chinese gov.
ernment as student in 1878. He pre-
sented all invitation from the governor
Of Tennessee, to visit Nashville on his
way West.
y The report that the ambassador and
the Russian minister had q conference
was confirmed by Edward B. Drew, the
commissioner of customs, in the Chinese
service. Mr.. Drew would say nothing
as to what had passed bteween his ex-
cellency and the minister.
The programme for the day was pre-
sented to Earl Ii. By it he found the
great feature of the day was to be his
reception by President Cleveland at the
residence Of William G. Whitney.
The Ceremony Was simple.
Lii Hung Chang and Secretary Olney
exchanged visits in the hotel, after
which they proceeded to the Whitney
residence, escorted by troop OF the
Sixth cavalry. The reception by the
president was quite simple in character
and lasted only 25 minutes. Among
those present were Secretary of State
Olney, Secretary of the Treasury Car
Isle, Secretary of War Lamont, and
Assistant Secretary of State Rockhill.
After the reception Earl Ii returned to
the Waldorf.
The Remarks of Ii Hung Chang.
After the formal greetings, Lii Hung
Chang addressed the president as fol-
lows:
Your excellency, it affords me great
pleasure to have the honor to be pre-
sented TO your excellency. The reputa-
ton of your highly esteemed virtues is
widely known throughout the world,
and in you the citizens Of the United
States of America have invariably
placed their confidence; consequently,
both the interior administration and the
exterior relations of this great republic
are in state Of prosperity.
1t will always be the desire Of my
august master. the emperor of China, to
maintain the most cordial relations with
America, whose friendly assistance rem
dered to the government Of China, after
the China-Japanese war, and whose
protection for the safety of the Chinese
10, A ,r,o o1xr,n 20 ho
highly appreciated.
am now specially appointed by my
august master, the emperor of China,
to present to your excellency the as.
surances Of his most friendly feelings
towards the United States of America,
in the hope that your excellency will
reciprocate his sentiments and cooper.
ate with him to promote the friendly
intercourse between our two countries
for the cause of human kind.
trust that your excellency's govern.
ment will continue to afford protection
and kind treatment to the Chinese i'm.
migrats in America, and to render
friendly assistance to the Chinese gov
ernment when required.
May the people of our two nations en-
JOY the benefit of perpetual peace,
Mr.. Cleveland Replied Thus:
Your excellency, it gives me grea
pleasure to receive from your hand tht
personal letter from your august SOW
ereign and to greet you as his persona
representative.
"Since our two countries became bet
ter acquainted, many incidents hav,
occurred calculated to increase ou
friendly relation and not the least graf
flying of these are the friendly expires
sions contained in the letter Of your em
peror and the visit to our country Of hi
most distinguished subject, who ha
been SO honorably and prominently con
nected with public affairs in his owl
country and with all that has been at
tempted in the direction of its advance
ment and Improvement
Your visit to US at this time is mad
more impressive by the thought that il
serves to join in one the most ancien
civilization of the east and the best typ
of a newer civilization in the wester
world
Notwithstanding the widely differel
characteristics of the two countries. tn
welcome which is rendered you by til
government and citizens of the Unite
States, illustrates in the strongest po.
sible manner the kinship of nations
We feel that in the arrangement {
your tour you have not allotted to you
sojourn among us sufficient time to gai
an adequate observation of al we hay
accomplished as nation. 1t will no
however, escape your notice. that ric
and fertile domain has here bee
quickly created by those who were a
cured that they would reap where the