The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-13
%CHANGYUEN HOON IN TOWN
STOPS OYER EN- ROUTE TO ATTEND
VICTORIA'S DIAMOND JUBILEE.

HrinEs n Gorgeous suite and Puts Up at the
waldorf Until Next wednesday 80 ne 10 SEQ
the ~Towp-Receives the Merchants or China
town ana Will ne Entertained by Them.
Behind the yellow flag OF China with it's ex-
tremely rampant dragon, which floats out from
the first floor of tho Waldorf on the Fifth ave-
nue. side, is ensconced Chang Yuen Hoon. special
envoy to England to represent China ON the &C.
casion OF the Queens jubilee. with him are an
assortment Of Oriental gentlemen, the roster of
whose names sounds like a Swiss bell ringers
chorus. There are Liang shung and Chung
Kiang Chi, Ching Dipping, Kiang Est Fong, Yen
Chung Fee, Ii Ching Yen, and various other
persons Of resonant nomenclature. They ar
rived yesterday morning from the West on the
New York Central train which reached here at
1895.
Several Chinese dignitaries and some ffty or
sixty Chinese merchants were at tho station to
meet the party. At the head of the welcoming
group was Wee Cling Fang, tho Chinese Minister,
and with him were Ching Pas Fl, Consul at this
city; Louis Wing, Vice-Consul, and Chow Tso
Chi, al attache of tho Chinese Legation at
Washington. They got there half an hour before
the train arrived, and during the wait formed
the objective point Of interest for n considerable
crowd OF spectators. When the train came tho
officials moved forward, followed by tho mer-
chants. Tho ENJOYS car was the last on the
train. Chang Yuen Hoon stepped down to tho
platform, followed by his staff. Ho is n
medium.sized. elderly man, with a placid
ly clever face and o dignified bearing.
He advanced to within q few steps OF the well
coming party. who thereupon saluted In Chinese
fashion, which is interesting II not impressive
from an Occidental point of view. Each man
raised his hands with the fingers intortwined,
cast his eyes upward, then bent forward from
the waist until the upper and lower parts Of tho
body were almost at right angles. The general
effect OF the mannuvre was as IL the crowd, be-
ing suddenly afflicted with pains, had appealed
to heaven with prayerful hands for relief, and in
the midst of the supplication had suddenly sue
cum5ed and doubled up, In distress Ike SO many
jaGkskniyes: The envoy,s party did likewise.
esSssih sight iisfhas Of H Viee.tGon sui Louis eagsSw I ssI and ad:.
vanced upon him with outstretched hand.
How are you, old man H. he said heartily.
Glad to see you again. old fellow" responded
s w%tiRsll sr"' a4Su 'd dSnl f"s see% nnq 10 sh Sa1e changed II SasFi
much"
All Of which was the effect of American college
training, as the two young Cinnamon had known
each other at Harvard. In the midst of the group
Of solemn-faced and gorgeously arrayed ORR
homogeneous. From the station the party drove
to the Waldorf, where the visitors had luncheon
occupied by Ii Hung chang when here. One ofthe
party, by the way, Ii Ching Yen, is a nephew of
LII Hung Chang. The luncheon was not Chinese,
but American, and the ENJOYS physician, DR..
w. X. Psao, did not even examine the dishes to
see IL they were poisoned. In China q gentle
mar OF Chang Yuen Hoon's political promi
hence who ate food prepared by strangers, with
out taking great precautions, would promptly
add a tally to his family list of ilustrious dead:
during their stay, although they have cooks
among the nineteen servants with them.
Having finished the meal, the envoy said that
he was ready to receive the Chinese merchants
who were waiting to be formally presented to
him. They came up in n body and formed In u
double line, down which Chang Sucn Hoon
marched. preceded by Vice-Consul Wing, who
acted as master OF ceremonies. As they came
TO each man he handed Wing his card, usually IA
business card, and Wing, after reading the name
aloud, passed the card on to the envoy. where
upon the merchant saluted. The reception &C.
cupied about an hour. In the evening most of
the party rested in their rooms, while Il few
lounged about the lobby OF the hotel, view
ing and being viewed curiously. They
viii be here until May 10, and will see
are afoot for a banquet at the Waldorf to the
envoy, and clubdom will also entertain him. On
the way back from the Queens jubilee the envoy
expects to stop in this country for several weeks,
during which he will visit The Catskills, New
port, and Niagara Falls. He has been here
before.
Chang Yuen Hoon Is second only to Ii Hung
Chang In rank and official power. He is Secrc-
tary OF the Interior and Treasurer OF the Empire,
and is the head OF n powerful and influential
family. Like Ii, he is a progressive. and has
absorbed many Western ideas. He has been
Minister Plenipotentiary at Washington.