The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-07-02

of ndjectlves the world over WAS
Sheng. the imperial director OF telc.
graphs and railways. on the other
hand. Consul General Goodnow. who
WAS I'm communication with that on.
cial almost daily. holds him In highest
regard. Mr.. Goodnow goes further and
declares that while Sheng was being
bitterly attacked by the foreign press
he was actually In danger OF being as
sasslnated for the proforeign views he
30 literally expressed. MIR. GoodnOw
has a leave of absence covering co
days. but expects 10 return to his post
some time before the expiration of that
period.
despite the reports TO the contrary"
said MIR. Gcodnow the other morning
when interviewed on the subject by n
reporter of the Washington Star. there
was never any immediate danger OF an
outbreak Ia Shanghai. There was
however. seriously tense feeling eX.
istlns during the days Pcking was
closed chapter. We were 1000 foreign
'ers. including women and children, In
the midst Of three-quarters of a million
Cinnamon. The foreigners felt little
uneasy. but did not manifest 1t In any
way. The Chinese. numberless though
they were. also had secret fear or the
foreign settlement. Such feeling
sometimes leads TO trouble, but nothing
came Of II IN this instance. happily.
''rhe foreigners drove out among the
Chinese daily just ms II nothing had
happened In the north. My reception
the 4th OF last July was attended. as
usual. 10y all the Chinese officials, and
everything passed of without the
slightest embarrassment or annoyance
on the part of any one.
''Li Hung Chang came TO Shanghai
early In August. Those who saw him
during his visit 90 the United States
several years ago would be surprised at
the fccblcrCss which has oycrtaken the
distinguished old man. lie is now about
as years Ct age and never walks out
without tie assistance OF two coolies,
one on citlCr arm. lie still carries the
cane given aim by Mrs. Grant. II was
used by President Grant, and IL tnies
great care OF II. His once tall erect
stature Is now stopped, but mentally
he is as keen. rs astutc as ever, and
that means he Is one OF the most bril-
liant of minds In the worlds affairs to-
day.
MY la't visit 70 Ii was most
pleasant bne. We had learned IN
Shanghai that eight English mission.
aries were imprisoned In Chill prov
ince. OF Shich Ii was yiCeroy. The
Britains were in desperate straits, we
were tolu, and nothing short Of the
spcedIest action could save them. The
English consul general, II 50 happened,
was not ca the best Of terms with IL
Hung Chung at the time and so ! was
asked TO ihtercede. asked Ii 90 tele-
graph immediately 90 Chill thar he
would hold the cnptors of the English.
men personally responsible with their
heads II anything befell the mission
aries. Ii sent the telegram gladly. The
condition OF the missiC naries was at
once relieved and in due time they
were sent TO Tien-tsin. SO my last
impression OF II was that he had saw
ed the lives of eight white men.
"This wns my last interview with IL,
and. by the way, II was the consulta-
tion which led to the wild story tele-
graphed TO the United States TO the
effect that the American government
had made bargain with Ii whereby
he was TO be escorted 20 Peking with
an American guard and warships aud
afforded ali protection. Such matter
was never discussed between us. Dip
iomatic courtesles prevented my saying
anything at the time as TO the purport
of my visit with the eminent viceroy.
so you see how enormously history ID
sometimes made"
Speaking OF the much malIgned
Sheng, Mr.. Goodnow said:
'I'he man who is most deeply con-