New-York tribune., 1901-11-10
WASHINGTONS HEADQUARTERS AFTER THE REVOLUTION.
rived by Of

The Viceroy was dressed simply not 20 say
shabbily in the ordinary Chinese stiff round hat.
a thickIy padded upper garment Of some kind OF
yellow silk and an uudergarment OF gray silk.
His hands were tucked into his wide sleeves, ana
only came out twice during conversation,
once when he wished blow his nose, which ne
did in the familiar but lndescribable manner OF
the tramp in the street, and once when he was
startled by little piece Of news Yet he smoked
pipe five feet long An attendant stood with pipe
smoking ma teriaIs and fire the back of the re
ception room. and every five minutes he walked
so.emnIy forward, filed the pipe. blew the fire
stick into fame, the ViCeroy opened one corner
OF his mouth the attendant inserted the stem md
applied the light 10 the bowl, the great man ao-
sorbed the smoke and opened MS mouth dsaIn' l
when the pipe bearer withdrew as ne hai come.
This occurred score OF times at least, and never
a muscle did the Viceroy move. except Just TO
open the corner of his mouth Woe enough ~
admit the pipesten.
Three or four attendants did nothing. and did
it we'll simply listening 70 the conversation
while I saw in the background that another had
opened a window inch and was listening
from outside. These attendants are always
present a. official interviews, extraordinary as
ercb ba hit NAV seem 70 us. and the natural
result is that most of the foreign representa-
tives each have one Tamen in their pay: ana
thar there are few secrets which money VIII not
b1ly After left Chung Tang met 1acetlouS
acquaitnance. who inquired where had oeen.
Talking with the Viceroy.' I replied on. ne
said I'll get all you said 70 MIN LOT d Couple
OF dollars tomorrow
Jobn Russell Young wrote follows Of him in
an article in The Review Of Reviews:
How far the career of Ii Hung Chang will
tustIfv the estimate of General Grant history
will show But he is undoubtedly one Of the
natabIa men of the century. When I first saw
him in 1879 ne in the fulness OF activity.
ar alert. imposing personaSe, tan. with a sol
dier1v hearing and the touch Of the poet In his
alittering eye He had less Of the passive orr
entail manner than was common 70 Eastern
Toat Win foreigners He would give you the
English grasp OF the hand. or more HkeIy rest
his hand upon your arm IN a SehLe aleSsIIIS
way when taking leave He had an aoTupl anu
at times turbulent manner-With capacltles'
was told for vehement anger-and there were
occasions when the courtters and high people
would seek saf fety in fight. Ii was never vouch-
81 fed 10 me in this condition, was always a
stately, imperative person. with = capacIty Io'
asking questions. and given TO mockery ana pan
ter and UNIQUE views of Western affairs. He
welcomed talk running into narrative, did not
dis5ain gossip liked hear Of the customs OF
other lands relished anecdotes OF eminent men
Lincoln Grant and others. He had read IN
ternational law, and l remember MS hahdlhs L4e
a copy Of Wheaton in Chinese, and asking me
tn noi1t ont the passages in which Wheaton had
laid 1t down that negro should nave more priv
Ieges in America than Chinaman- The VICE
rOv intended this criticism as an onset 10 some
demand I was presenting, for in MS soul ne
cared no more for the emigration question thah
the average American does for the Digger 1hu
ians in Lower California.
Ii Hung Chang was princeiy in his courtesy
consfdaraTe stroye to divine some way of con-
ferring a favor. would if possible anticipate your
wishes and do IL offhaud- He would SEND MS
steam yacht fifty miles to render a service 10
the ladies' of the legations. His industry was
incessant, and he kept in touch with every Inlns
He would innocently read kilograms passing 10
Peking through Tien-Tsin, and II at all vague
would send inquiry to the receiver as 10 thelr
meaning 1 remember that a foreign minister
heard Of the death Of member or MS rarllIy
through a message of coincidence from the vice
ROY which arrived before the dispatch contain
ing the news. The dispatch had been lntrusted
to the viceroy and belated in its delivery
This tendency Of the viceregal mind to keep in
formed by other peoples telegrans was II ru-
were correct. utilized by some OF the en-
bassies It is said that when negotiations came
to a hitch thev would be advanced by a conf
Dental message of warlike character addressed
to admiral through the Tien-Tsin office. ad-
vislng him prepare for serious business
1t is the custom that when either parent dies
the sons shall resign honors and employments
to repair to the ancestral tomb and there in sack
cloth and ashes mourn for d long period. When
was in China as minister there was specula-
ton IN political. and especially opposition. cir
cles to what would happen upon the death
of the Viceroys mother. She was then in ex-
treme old age-up in the ntneties-and in the
course of nature must soon pass away This
meant the resignation Of the Viceroy-his en-
forced retirement from all office ana political
revolution
1t came TO pass In time. and Ii hurried home
to celebrate the rites ct his mothers grave. His
brother, vtceroy at Wy Chang accompanied
position had full sway. and before the season
Of sorrow over his place would be filed and
his power memory. Suddenly, like a bolt from
the blue came decree from the throne signed
with the vermillion pencil, commanding Ii 10 |
lay aside mourning and at the end Of three
months resume Office. Such decree was with |
out precedent. To suspend the mourning rite |
in Chinese eyes was as II the Pope were TO sus- |
pend one of the sacraments. But the Emperor |
was sacred and the command was supreme |
His brother. Ii Hang Chang, was permitted to
remain at the tomb and do hlal reVerences- Ii
Iyr-,,c Chaf,1 mad An-1