Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-20
III HUNG CHANG.


I INNM 1nfh - iNNN'NhAAfHN
The following extracts from the pri-
vntc correspondence ~ a gentleman
who accompanied IL Hung chang on
/ his now famous trip TO Japan for the
purpose ~ negotiating the treaty OF
peace between china and Japan. are
well worth reading and are particular
Is Interesting NJ this time when our
peace commissioners are returning from
a successfui termination ~ their ncgo'
uatlons with spain. The communica-
ton was written al Ticntsin on May 9.
1896.
History IL being made very fast out
here. aud I cannot hope t. keep NJ with
II In my letters We had pleasant
voyage from here to Japan n two
steamers carrying the nmbnnrllnrH
Nag. and with his stan u over 100 oili-
rlaia. guards and servants. Besides
the viccroy there were his son. Lord
IL. and a high officer named Ma. who
was educated In Paris aud took the de-
gree ~ bachelor Of arts there.
we lived for month In d temple at
shimonoach pronounced shi-ma-no-
rc-kyD. a picturesque little town ON the
west coast ~ Japan. at the entrance %
the beautiful Inland Sea. our trfnplc.
specially fitted up Tor us by the Japan
cfe government. was dainty little
place rows ~ low buildings rufround-
Ing gardens laid out IN that quaint and
delightful miniature imitation ~ ma.
turc. Tor which the laps are noted
cherry and plum trees In blossom,f0w-
cra. ponds and puecf-ahapci rocks cove
cred with moss and ferns. Every pros
p.ct pleaHcs and oniy man II VILE for
they shot the viceroy one day IN the
street nH he was returning from meet
inr IN his sedan chair. a quiet look
Ing little Jap. who was standing among
the spectators % the procession. sud.
denly pulled o small American ,smith
a Wcfson'r) revolver out Of hts sleeve
and fred at the viceroy'a face. about
feet M. The bullet struck one inch I'M
der the Viceroy'r len eye. smashed the
glass ~ hts spectnclcH and penetrated
his head nearly Inches. ana " there
yet for the surgeons could not md H.
though they probcd long aud often
they an agreed that II would be- better
10 leave the bullet where II was rather
than perform long and painful opera
ton Ia mud ". The Nlccroy {. n. too
Old Tor the shock and loss ~ blood at
tending such an operation aH would
have been necessary. The Japanese
emperor aud his government were
much alarmed. The premier count
/ Ito. whom the vircroy had lust loft hc-
ministers and al the local military ON.
ccrn hastily called and expressed regret
and sympathy, and hundreds ~ telr-
grams of coincidence were received from
all over the world--i spent scyrrni days
In answering them addresses from
/ eommlnluier' corporations and noclc.
Ties. There We're over 1000 In all. The
emperor sent HIS own doctors a. at.
tend the vlccroy. ana the empress sent
/ two lady nurses and handngca OF linen
I made hy her own hand.
THE only foreigners with tho vice.
roy were the Hon. J, W. Foster, u
Washington, SECRETARY " state under
President Harrison, who came out as
political adviser 10 the chlnese govern
ncni hi. private secretary. Dr. Doe
| phHnr. u French physician. aud myself
/ None ~ uH had gone out with the vice.
10Y that day | was the oniy foreigner
| present when he was carried into the
temple In a faintinR condition. bleed
| pouring down his face ana Iuhs. M
LIN, the vlceruyH chinese doctor (edu.
Gated IN the United Statosl ANA we're
/ sitting ON my NernndA waiting fnr hg
/ return and wondering % the delay. nul
/ We were the nrnt To- rush tn his nHr...
ancr ana get him out ~ hts chair
/ pulled out my handkerchief aud gave
] II Ia the doctor. who used Il 10 wipe
] away the bluud and cover the wound
and the handkerchief was soon soaked
AMI dripping with blood. We laid HIN
I un lounge. ana l then hurried on 10
l nnd the French doctor, aud luckily
met him not FAR on ana We IAN back
together Then japanese doctors came.
ana for long time there was great
excitement and CONSERVATION. Az the
wound was found tn be- very duep. tho
hall could not be reached by any In
Etrumonts. and II was feared that the
wound was fatal and death micht &c.
cur nj any moment, There was ru,at
confusion In the streets, too. and We
were all expecting an attack upon tho
I temple Ia destroy the whole of IL. Hut
[ soldiers and police soon came. sur
rounded the temple drove the mob
away und cleared the STREETS, Il was