The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-07
FACSINILES OF SIGNATURES OF CHINESE
MINISTER AND FAMILY.

FACSINILES OF SIGNATURES OF CHINESE
MINISTER AND FAMILY.
regarded as being a man Patterned
along the lines of former Minister WI,
democratic in manner and thought and
fond Of everything that brings him
into contact with the people In per
sonal appearance he is a large man.
being six feet tall and weighing over
200 pounds. He is but forty years of
age. In fact all his suit are comparN-
lively young men, it being stated that
but one is over forty.
One disappointment awaited the min
lister on his arrival here. He had eX-
pected to find new legation building
ready for occupancy, but it will not be
completed for several weeks. Accord
ing to contract. it was to be out of the
builders hands by the first of last
October, but owing to the scarcity of
both material and labor the interior is
still in an unfinished condition. The
location cannot be considered at all de-
sirable. the house standing on what
may be called back street, but it is
high and healthy and commands an
excellent view of the city and the Po-
tomac The plans were suggested by
WI Ting Fang, who instructed the
architect to arrange the house with all
modern conveniences and to add sta
BILE for automobiles Meanwhile Sir
Chentung is quartered at the old le-
CATION. corner of Eighteenth and =
streets, where he will remain until the
new building is ready for him. He has
on the way to this city quite an as
sortment of Chinese furniture, which
he will place in the new house, togeth-
er with the furniture that has been in
use in the present legation building.
Some of this furniture is now in the
custom house, and some of it is en-
route. It includes many rare old pieces
of oriental handiwork, both in the form
of ornamental and useful furnishings,
for his official residence.
Despite the fact that he cannot pre-
sent his credentials to the president
until the latters return in June from
his western trip, Sir Chentung will
not have to remain idle. He will be
received by the secretary Of state
whenever business questions come up
and will be in a position to render his
country all needful services without
waiting for a formal presentation to
the president, and that he will be kept
busy goes without saying if the alarm
list reports continually emanating from
China are true.
That he will also manage to combine
pleasure with business is equally GER
tain in the opinion of those who know
his fondness for society. 1t is alto
gether likely that before the spring is
very old he will have renewed other de-
ightful acquaintance than those datinS
from his earlier post at the legation.
He has several good friends in New
England having been a member of the
band of 100 Chinese boys sent to Am
herst, Mass, between 1872 and 1873 to
receive an American education. III
speaking of him the other day q gen
tleman who remembered him We'll as a
student at Amherst said:
He came to Amherst in 1915 a ro-
bust boy of thirteen or fourteen to be
educated at Phillips academy. He was
placed out with family in Amherst
and was a good student. AS he adj
vanced in his studies he went to the
educa tiOnal commission at HartfOrd
Conn, to learn Chinese. He is q mas
ter of both languages. | met him
again several years later IN Picking and
was not surprised to find that he had
developed into a very capable young
man. and l consider him exceptionally
well equipped for the position he is
now called upon to fill"
Sir Chentung is a widower. his wife
having died about five years ago. He
has brought with him his family, CON
sisting of fifteen-year-old daughter
and two sons. aged eight and six.
Washington society is agog over re-
ports that Sir Chentung is engaged
to marry the daughter of the Chinese
minister to France. but no definite in
formation on the subject can be OBJ
tanned here. The young lady is said to
be very attractive. She has spent al
most her entire life in Europe. has
been educated according to French
methods, speaks French aud English
duently aud dresses ia European style
SAMUEL HIsBBARD.