Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-29
Cassini Declined to Be Received
There by Emperor.
ALL CHINA WAS AsroUNOEp
imperial Son Of Heaven Honorcd the
Representative of Russia over Other
Dignitarics-von erandt's Attemot.
cd Rcbuke Brought Cutting Sarcasm.

ING, The rest Of tho foreign ministers
received him with stately courtesy and
rather likc:i his looks. He was an
erect. So'ii"rlv looking. handsome man
somewhat French in his manner: hi,
he came from Russia He was Count
Arthur fasslni. who. iii these DAYS has
become rathnr we'll known in the Uni
ted States. says the Washington, Post
IN n'ro''dancA will custom the new
minister prepared to present his Gre
flcp'ialS to the Emperor The first
step III that direction was to visit the
tS''nS Ii yancn. the Chinese foreign Of
flee. Tho Acknowledged statesmen who
composed it received him With Orient.
al courtesy. and after the usual formal
pri'l'minarirs were over they told him
on What date it would please the En-.
pcror TO receive him
shall th"u appear at the palace on
that day" began Count Cassini
'l'l'c 'sung Ii yancn suppressed their
smiles With difficulty They FASTENED
to explain that tho Emperor mover re-
cc'vr'i til" rnvoys of barbarian powers
at the lalacr. They were always re
cciv,d III i lie imperial stables.
Declines to Go to Stables.
tbs, view minister was quite we'll
aware OF that. but he appeared to be
considerably surprised. Hc said it was
I'nHSsiblc for him to meet the Empcr-
or III 1 stable. Tho tsuns Ii yamen,
With rorhcarin2 pity for the l,arbarian's
'::norancr. explained that the stables
""r" really quite handsomely fitted up
and that there we're no uisagrecablc
surroundings u.."
! understand that. said Count Cas-.
SIM Bat | cannot meet his majesty
anywhere except in the palace"
That conll never be, the tsung Ii va.
men said
Very VOL, gentlemen said Count
CaSsini. lit desolates me to say that
| caunnt present my credentials to his
majesty shall furnish you a certi-
l'rd cory of them. SO that We can do
business together but ii will be impos.
Slb'c Tor me to present them until
am recHivcd in Pcking as the Chinese
minister is received in St Petersburg.'
"foi' will wait a long time" said the
senior dignitary. You will never be
received in tho palace"
YOU have patience. gentlemen"
said Count Cassini. You will find that
am AS patient As you
lhcn he withdrew. He sent a coDy
ni his credentials to the foreign Office.
nut he never saw the Emperor Alone
among the envOys Of the barbarian
powers. he rigidly refused to see the
Son Of Heaven
Aroused Oriental Curiosity
Interest in this wonderful barbarian
spread rapidly in the celestial city. The
man Who refused to see the Emperor
hccamc a subject Of teacup talk Flu.
man curiosity exists even in Oriental
and imperial breasts, and it was ru
morcl that. as the years went on, even
IL,
cusS tho singular situation.
Strange to say. I,ussia's interests di;.
not suffer. The new minister. negoti
atcd several important treaties with
remarkable success. always working
with the tsung Ii yamcn. which grudg
lnSlE recognized the certified COPY. He
negotiated tho Manchuran Raiwa,
treaty. the treaty TO regulate telegraph
concessions. and others in which Rus
s'a'$ interests we're opposed to those
Of the other European and barbarian
countries, and in no case did Russia
get the worst Of it,
ono ia! there was to he a grand re
ccrtlon Of the diplomats--in the sta,
bics, Of course. Tho diplomatic corps
went to he residence of its dean, Min
iS'r- Won Brandt. of Germany, to dis
c:lsS it. The arrangements had all been
made when the Russian minister re
marked casually that. OF course. he was
not going.
Anu why not?' said Minister Won
Brandt
rs the Cars representative. I dc
cline TO &c received in "A stable by any.
body" said the Russian.
Minister Won Brandt felt that The
time had come to rebnhe Cassnis ar.
rnSan folly. and that as dean the duty
0ovol.cd upon him AS for me-" ht
Sa'1 with freezing ia,,trur. ''whercyer
fhc Emperor wishes to sec me shar
DC glad To go
Yes. said Cassiui calmly. even il
uc receives YOU in the lavatory''
Won brandt turned purple and lh.
ether ministers Saspci. Count Cassini
withdrew and ia!t them to wcnd thei,
way to the stables
few days after this a bombslcl
fell in the diplomatic corps. The I'm
pcror had conferred upon tho Russia,
"nvn:+ The Order Of the Dragon. III
greatest OF Chinese orders, which nc
o"r oi The other diplomats had ever re
re'v"'. They could hardly believe
their ears: it must be joke; but il
WAS not Cassini wore the order and
stayed away from the palace as before.
Called to the Palace at Last.
Ihcn the war with Japan broke out
aud the Emperor was soon in a tight
place. Tic needed Russian assistance
10 snatch from Japan the fruits Of vic
tory. One day an invitation was con.
veyea to Count Casssni to come 10 the
palace. Hc went. and was received as
the Chinese minister is received in ST
Petersburg