The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-14
ITO, OF JAPAN, IS HERE.
THE MARQUIS rs RETURNING FROM
THE JUBILEE.

Hasn't Time, NE Says, to no nnterviewed, AL
though the Deliberations OF His Manner Is
Its Marked Charncteristic-Chine-e omciais
Here Fles Tn hot Haste at sight OF Hin.
Ito Hirobumi, Marquis Of Dai Nippon. three
times Minister President OF State for Japan.
and known to tho civilized world as Marquis
Ito, arrived from Europe on the Campania
yesterday afternoon. He was met at tho
Cunsrd oompany's pier by NJ. Hoshai. Japa-
ncse Minister to tho United States.
by the Japanese Consul.General Mt New York.
Mr.. Uchida. by attaches Of tho Japanese Legs-
tion ut Washington and by q number of Jap
aneso merchants OF this city. Tho suite Of the
Marquis consisted of two secretarics. X. Nabe-
shima and s. II. Tokioka.
The Marquis was almost tho last one to leave
tho ship. Remaining aboard until the rush for
tho gangplank was over he had an opportunity
to chat for some time with those who had gone
down TO the pier to meet him. When he did de-
eide to come ashore he and the Japanese Min
ister walked down tho R%angplank together. The
rost Of tho party tagged along after them.
Marquis Ito is q small man. even for n Japan
cse, being only about Ave feet three inches tall.
but he would attract attention at onco on ac-
count of his full beard. A Japanese with q full
board is an unusual sight.
The noble Marquis Is bow-legged, n fact which
In emphasized by the cut Of his trousers, More
over, In walking he describes O half circle In
little longer than tho right. He wore yesterdaya
trousers, and patent leather shoes. In the left
lapel Of his coat was an orange and black but,
, ton about tho ss size of Ihst w sSspv by y %SmSsrs 9 Fl
ie%lsurcly, and 1t would be difficult to imagine
that no could ever be In a hurry: When he left
the ' sSouide sd and G's said: p'"Ia 'a'p'a A'' I'll
Smoking Is not allowed on the dock!"
"Indeedl" sail the MARQUIS In perfect Eng
lie took the cigar from his mouth slowly pnd
body. When the Minister finished his CONVEX
Japanese merchants said something to tho
Minister looked in that direction and. far down
the pier. he saw the Marquis. walking, nncon-
fisrn nSn,S., along, sS all BY "a himself ms Mor Ths Minister ins Or
much ~stouter. He started on an undiplomatic
run to catch up with the big man Of the Ja,ps.
surrounded by a mob OF cabmon at the pier on.
trance. When the Minister came up the Mar
Yelling ssabmen. EvsntsSiiy the .}ornsr
Japanese Premier and the Minister reached the
S SnITen to w the W saS ,Sl.eT w hsa en ap a sna T Sas
been reserved for the Marquis on the second
floor in the southwest corner: The two seere-
taries tarried at the pier to attend to the Mar
When tho Marquis walked into the hotel,
Ambassador from China to the Queens Jubilee.
were sitting on tho benches reserved for the
Waldorf bell boys, directly opposite. the desk
where the register 10. As the Marquis stepped
up to the desk. the Cinnamon looked up. One
glance satisfied their curiosity. The Celestial
on the north end OF tho line promptly got up and
ran for the elevator. He was no sooner III mo.
ton than the Chinaman who sat next followed
him. And one after the other the eight disap-
peared much quicker than IL takes to tell about
1t: A roar went up from, the Americans
attracted the attention of the Marquis. who
looked around in time TO see the last pigtail
vanish on the way to tho elevator, and smiled al
the spectacle. Chang Yin Hoon left the Wal
dorf yesterday morning to avoid possible com
plications.
An hour after the Marquis reached the hotel
O Sun reporter sent him a request for an inter
view. The Marquis replied through one of hi
secretaries. who said:
The Marquis presents his compliments Il
THE SUN. and says he regrets that he Is too busy
and then leave for Vancouver. He will be verI
1t Is understood that his Excellency will re
main in New York until this afternoon. He II
returning to Japan from London, where he was
the special Ambassador from Japan to the dia
mond jubilee. He stopped In New York on hi
way to London on May 81. The Marquis hal
been called tho Bismarck Of Japan. He Il
to Japan what Ii Hung Chang Is to China
WAS n small farmer. At the conclusion Of tn,
Japanese-Chinese war. during which Ito wa
the Commander-in.Chief Of the Japanese force
in the field. he was made Primo Minister Of tn,
empire. About a year and a half ago he re
resigned tho post.