The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-05
PEN PICTURE OF EARL LII.
A Man of Brain, to Be Liked and Adj
mired.


Julian Hawthorn, in Philadelphia Press.
New York, Sept. 2.-Certainly the ex-
tremes met IN the Waldorf parlor this
morning when the Oriental viceroy re-
ceived the New York newspaper report
ers. He represented all that we think
we are emancipated from. And yet, I
thought there was much in common be-
tween him and us. I remember an Eng
lishman, resident for many years in
China, saying he was convinced China
men had no souls. They sometimes have
brains, however and the viceroy I'M
doubtedly has a very good one. He is
man to respect and like, and were he to
afford an opportunity there would be lit
tie difficulty in arriving at mutual I'm
derstanding.
There is but one reason" said Elmer
son, and Ii has a good share OF 1T.
From the All Sin Of Bret Harte to the
Deputy Brother of the Moon Is far cry.
Though the latter is the most distinguish
ed man in China, we would perhaps do
we'll 10 regard him al better representa-
tive of his country than the other. No
doubt he has much of An Sins subtlety,
but he has also courage, justice and sense
He sees clear and thinks straight. He is
not bewildered by what has been shown
to him here he has thoughts above 1t all
and is well a'ble-when he sees ft-to con-
vey aptly what he thinks.
The viceroy is tall, somewhat less erect
than he was during the Tai Ping rebellion,
spare of flesh, undemonstrative, but de-
cided of demeanor. His voice Is low and
of agreeable quality. He has none of the
exaggerated falsetto intonations that one
hears on the Chinese stage, when super
fine personages are represented His hands
are small in proportion, with tapering I'M
gers-a chiromancer would say, that he
was man of keen intuitions, with COM
prehensive grasp of things. His head is
not large nor tremendously shaped; 1t was
clean-shaven, except for the queue; the
temples were hollow, the forehead COM
pact, the top fiat the after part irregu-
lar. A kind of seam and protuberance un-
der the right eye is the only trace left or
the wound inflicted by the Japanese bull
let The cheekbones are broad and sa-
lient, as Is common with men of bold ana
venturous prochvities, his chin is
short but imperious. HIS eyes, as seen
through gold-bowed spectacles, are brown
and could easily be fierce in expression;
short but thick dark eyebrows surmount
them. His mustache and chin beard are
sparse and gray; his teeth have by no
means the broad white ivory fash OF his
sagacious interpreter.
Upon the whole 1 am bound to say he
seen of him, whether photographed or
otherwise His nose is long and finely
formed, slightly aquiline, but not prom
inent. He seems a man who has his phi
losophy, knows his mind and Is capable
of declaring It without fear or favor-or
of concealing It, should that suit him bet
ter Though his countenance is not fur
rowed by wrinkles, Ii looks his age. HIS
mental faculties are manifestly in the
best Of condition, refined and settled, like
old wine; but one would like to have seen
him in the full strength of his physical
powers He was dressed in a long, plain,
dull purple robe, confined at the waist
his head was uncovered; on his feet were
thick-scled Chinese boots. In his left hand
he held as he sat at the head Of the little
table a gold-headed cane of dark wood
on a finger Of his right hand was dia-
mond ring; another finger, which was In
1ured recently, was wrapped up in a bit
of linen. There were three or four good
looking Cinnamon behind his chair. at
tending to him; two OF them manipulated
his tobacco pipes, small OF bowl with
long brass stems. Ii never took more
than two whiffs from the yellow pinch of
tobacco which the pipes contained; hav-
ing thus got the bloom Of the smoke, the
attendant would remove the mouthpiece
from his lords lips and presently proffer
a fresh one.
AT one period of the interview a shall
low cup of tea was administered to him.
There were likewise some small paper
boxes, into which, upon occasion, Ii would
spit with Oriental simplicity. He sat
fairly erect, facing the seni-circle of at
tentive listeners and questioners, but MS