Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-01
TANG SHA0 VI AND PRINCE Flu
WELCOMED
MINISTER WI AND AMERICANS
GREET ENJOYS
Reception Marked by Simplicity, No
Ceremony Being Desired, Because
of Deaths of Emperor and
Dowager

IOf the remittance ny lAiS
American government of large part
of the Boxer indemnity, Tang Shao
vi, president of the Chinese board,
and created a special ambassador for
this occasion, arrived in washington
today.
Accompanied by Prince Tsai Flu,
member of the Chinese royal family,
and a distinguished group of attaches
the party was accorded the high honor
of being met by Huntington wilson,
third assistant secretary of state, nu-
merous other officials of the state de-
partment, and several aides OF Presl-
! dent Roosevelt
There were no formalities at the
union station, other than the exchange
| OF greetings.
After that the party was escorted to
two residences in an excellent sectlon
of the city, where the visitors viii be
domiciled during their stay of three or
| four months,
Arrive on Special
The party arrived on a special train
| of six private cars and coaches, IN
| Guiding a dining car. The first people
| to leave the train were DIR. Wen Chlng
Yen, second secretary, and Mr.. T. K.
| LANG, commercial attache Of the Chi
nese legation, who went to Chicago to
meet the party. Before the ambassa-
! dor and the prince left the private
car all arrangements had been made
for the march through the station to a
line of carriages.
Minister WI Ting Fang then entered
| the car and escorted the ambassador
and the prince to the waiting Amer1-
can reception committee, which in the
meantime had been Joined by Former
| Secretary of State John w. Foster
Minister WI presented Colonel Brom-
we'll. superintendent of public build
ings and grounds, and he in turn in
troduced Commander Simms and Cap
tain Butt, aides to the president, to the
ambassador and the prince.
Formal presentation of Assistant
Secretary Wilson, who welcomed the
visitors and of w. d. Straight and A.
w Pontius. officials of the state de-
partment who were in China In the
| consular service for number OF years
were then made.
The party was conducted to car
riages and the drive to the special resi-
dences was made.
Leave Them at Door
The reception committee left the en-
| bassador and prince at their doors,
no ceremony of any kind being desired
by the visitors until they were settled
and rested from their long journey.
The recent deaths of the dowager en-
press and the emperor was another
reason for the simplicity of the greet
ing
by the order in which the visitors
walked and entered the carriages
Ranking was observed throughout.
First came Tang Shao vi, the spe-
| cia1 ambassador, and Prince Tsa1 Fu,
escorted by Assistant Wilson and Col.
| Bromwell Then followed Minister
I l.. 1~I.sI kIar -TaGn
| ambassador is here, and Mr.. Chung Mum
Yew, who is said to be slated to take
a high position in the Chinese service
| They were escorted by Commander
Sims and Mr.. Straight
Other carriages followed in strict or
der of rank, the last carrying several
gift bearers. The packages were load
| ed into the rear carriages, guarded
with ostatious watchfulness and
were the objects of great deal of
speculation.
portmanteaus of Oriental design con.
tain presents and letters of rare value
for President Roosevelt, Mrs Roose-
welt. President-elect Taft, Secretary OF
state Root and other American Off
cials. The character of the gifts, how
ever, will not be made public until the
presentations have been made.
Police Escort Party
When the procession started from
the station a dozen mounted police
took stations about the carriage of the
ambassador and acted rs outriders
until the residence on Scott circle,
where the most distinguished of the
Visitors are to make their abode, was
reached.
That portion of the Boxer indemnity
which has been RENTED by the Amer
lean government amounts to nearly
$4,000, 900.
The special ambassador looks for
ward with great pleasure to several
| months stay in this country. He spent
| the days of his youth in New Eng
land and has not been in this country
since 1881.
During the session of congress he
expects to pass a great deal of time
| in the capital studying the financial
system of this government and the
procedure attending preparations for
the revision of the tariff
He may go to Europe later to carry
on his studies, but this is not decided
IT is expected Tang Shao vi will call
at the state department tomorrow to
arrange for a visit to the president
| This probably will take place on the
following day, when it is expected the
distinguished visitor will deliver the