Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-21


near the waist line. After short fight
OF oratory by his excelleney, the abieet
Wong rose to his feet, and in a very
thin, weak voice told his troubles TO
the prince, who, through his interpre-
ter, inquired about Wong's case of Mr..
James, and when it was explained TO
him that the convict had attempted TO
shoot one man and killed another. he
asked if it would be possible for the
governor to pardon him, if he, the
prince, guaranteed that the convict
would return to his native land. Mr..
James told him that if the circum.
stances of the case warranted such ac.
tion on the governor 8 part, that it was
in his power to do so, and that as Wong
is an old man it might be possible to
obtain pardon for him. With these
assurances the happy Wong received
the advice from his excellency that if
he would lead a good life the rest of
his days that he might hope for some
thing better in the next generation
when he came to life again. After his
first appearance before the royalty,
Wong confded to a friend that he was
| afraid that he had offended the prince
because he failed to "kow tow"
which probably explains his frantic
bendings and twistings on the second
appearance. After complimenting the
officials upon the condition of the peni-
tentiary, and DIR. Shaw upon the clean
liness of the hospital ward, the party
entered their carriages and went to
the asylum, where they were cordially
received by DR.. Calbreath, and shown
every courtesy. Great interest was
evinced throughout the visit, but a eli
max was reached when the laundry,
which was in operation, was reached
His excelleney so far forgot his dig
nifty as to run across the room and
lovingly examine, first the washing ma
chimes and then the wringers, and it is
safe to say that no detail of this de-
partment, to the like Of which a hard
opposition is put up many of his coun-
trymen, escaped the eyes of the learned
Kang. During the visit note book /
was much in evidence in the hands of |
the high official, and it was learned |
that he is great author as well as sci |
enlist and politician. After the insti |
tuition had been thoroughly. examined
the party assembled in the reception
room, where the doctors asked to give |
a discourse on insanity, and it was |
learned that the Chinese hold the idea |
that when an insane person believes |
that they are someone else, that they |
are possessed of the soul of the person |
whom they think they are. Here also |
the information was expounded by the |
prince that only about one-tenth of l
Confucius has ever been translated, and |
that as yet there is no great enough |
Chinese student living to translate cor
rectly, but that Socrates and Plato
both coincide, in their views as eX-
with Confucius.
His excellence took his departure
from his hosts, expressing himself as
greatly pleased with the city and the
and also the state. He did
not express himself in English to this
effect, as his whole vocabulary con.
lists of "Good bye, thank you," and
4 politicians hand-shake, all of which (
ne uses often and with fervor.
The prince expressed his opinion,
hat, from present indications, that the
laps would eventually whip the Rus.
slams, and also stated that all the
rouble which has come to China has
been caused by the Empress Dowager,
Who is called "the enemy of civiliza-
ion.' She created the Boxer rebellion
md offended all powers, in spite of the
1t was learned that the
prince, upon the death of the empress,
md the Reinstatement of the emperor,
expects to resume his position as Sec
.etary, and then put into effect the
many new ideas which he is gathering
abroad.
From Salem the party will return to
Portland, thence on a tour of the
United States, Mexico and South Amer
ca. The prince can afford TO travel for
Iome time if the custom prevails
throughout his travels as here, for the
ocal Chinese, who visited him in n IL
continuous string all last evening, in
listed upon paying the hotel bill. II
Fiendish Suffering Il;