The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-02
Is COMMISSION 70 CHINA.
nav or WILLIAM wooDvILLE
roCkHrLL IN THE ORIENT.
.~>ssf Of the Bureau of american
as~ubIfcs Was Selected Because
n his Fifness for the work-It
ius~vsres Diplomatic Knowledge.

I'D Dispatch 10 the Post-Intelligences.
WARRINGTON, Aug. 1.-Willfam
4 FSe6ville Rockhill, chief Of the bureau CT
r ef1con republics, and now special COM.
's51r1oner 20 China. is a man most pecu-
- lifted for the task which the presi-
SiSt has set him TO do. II Is believed
5S<t Mr.. Rockhili will be able to place
eovernment in possession OF some val
"a and important information shortly
- his arrival In the East although long
- he reaches China officials OF this
{E1nisfration think we will know with
1ainty the fate of Minister Conger and
Ilk associates. In his present diplomatic
1Sxocity Mr. Rockhill will be entitled to
will receive all the naval and army
K28osv accorded to the highest ambassa-
n ~ some time Mr.. Rockhill has been
kf6ed az one of the brightest of the
lf1ESer men in official life at the ma
noI capital. He writes and speaks the
I'll Chinese ianaguage as well as two
= xhree other dialects OF the empire. and
r h diplomat OF no mean order. He will
{Fforn AL the functions In China that
S0uld faii to the duty Of a regularly ac-
(136Ited minister. keeping this govern
ut fully advised on all developments
. diplomatic nature and representing
4 interests OF the United States In all
Nm requiring the action Of a nom
llaRy agent. Mr.. Rockhill will con-
1s 70 act as diplomatic commissioner
IN anal and positive. information is OBJ
IA Of the death OF Mr.. congcr. after
- Mis- promotion TO the post OF minis
RI 10 china will doubtless follow.
~ Rockhill is n years Of age. and OBJ
IS muc vo,,n o. ~ ms edscaon ap pro
Ghcrit, Chinese, Tibetan and other
1GuoGee. In 1884 he was appointed Sec
r. n6cretAry Of the United States ieRa-
1e y China, and IN the following year
N 4 Peking.. N 1883 ne wont on an
(l1s1ng expedition through Western
(1K and again n 1891 he visited unfre-
1 xod msdsi o. the 'ei Royal
(1o6SnphicAi Society In 1873. In 1896 he
~ oCInmlasioned assistant secretary OF
U1to. In 1897 he was made minister to
1lpce. rsSigning this Office last year in
6(lRF 70 accept his present position OF
lAlf Of the bureau OF American repub-
II. Rcckhill was one OF the nrsS men
a lsenslate the writings Of Buddhn from
- writer upon these subjects. and
v141leted great many books and orig
~! manuscripts from tho Chinese. as
NJ latest work has been brought out BY
~ Hakiuyt Society OF Grenf Britain.
y n transIation from the original Latin
X14 an Interrogation and notes by Mr..
Who ~Sn one e sRsy s a. rs 1
tlaysIers IN the Orient The Hakiuvf 60
MI r composed Of prominent men all
eseF the world who are Interested in
l1inginR 70 light all ancient writings of
!yavelers. This II not done for the money
loese II IN II. but for the scientific inter-
e. lhc members tQke In the work Mr.
9Ykhill r. a nfefhher OF this society,
g1oeh endeavors 10 get out book every
Ifof OF some kind that II written by one
4 ~ members. He Is a gold medaiist
the Royal Geographical Society OF
loAt Britain, OF which Explorer Stanley
% member. He speaks Chinese fluently,
IA writes Il an well, having started tho
Eudy OF II whom he WAS IA years old
u II very. we'll acquainted with III Hung
IAang. and at the time OF the Chinese
visit 70 this country Mir.
,eckhtll wnsS especially appointed to be