Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-06
CHINA LAVISH WITH FLEET
Reception to American Navy Costs
One Million Dollars.
FINAL FUNCTION BRILLIANT ONE
Rear Admiral Emory steams out Of
Annoy to Join Admiral sperry
and Unite the Entire
squadrOns.

Annoy. China, Nov. 6-The second squad
ron Of the American bsttleship fleet,
which, under the Of Rear Admiral
Emory, has been in Annoy since october
30, as. the guest OF the government OF
China, brought its visit to a close this
morning when. at o'clock, it steamed out
of the harbor bound for olongapo. to Join
the first squadron under Admiral sperry.
The distance to O~longapo is about 100 miles
and the vessels should reach there early
on the morning Of November 8.
The departing warships were given a
demonstration in marked contrast to the
apathy which was noticeable on their ar
rival. The hills behind the beach were
black with people who had to
view the spectacle, ana the firing OF
crackers continued for one hour.>
Promptly at 7:3O signals were made on
board the flagship and at s o'clock the
entire squadron was under way. One after
another the white ships gllded slowly to
their position and then together the entire
squadron steamed out Of the harbor. As
the American vessels passed the Chinese
cruiser Fei Wing their crews greeted the
officials on board with rousing cheers, and
at the same time the Chinese fort hoisted
the American flag beside the standard of
China and saluted the departing guests.
This salute was returned by the American
flagship.
M"iIIion-DOlIar Reception.
The cost of the reception has exceeded
$1,000, 200. The Chinese government has been
lavish in its gifts to the American Of
ficers and men, and the final official func-
ton on shore last night, the Entertainment
afforded by the Chinese government, was
declared by the Americans to have been,
with the exception of Australia, second to
none. The Chinese are delighted with the
visit and they common especially upon the
excellent department of the American
sailors.
The battleshlp Georgia, the flagship of
Admiral Emory, will leave the fleet and 90
to Hong Kong, where Admiral Emory will
take "a liner for home. The flagship will
be in Hong Kong for only two hours. II
will then continue for Olongapo, on the
island of Luzon, and join the other vessels
there.
Farewell Dinner for Omcers.
The admirals of the fleet and their staffs,
the commanding officers of the various YES
sells and the midshipmen were last night en-
tertained at a dinner on shore for the last
blAlNs Inv QUO poo PlOPcSNu w
Prince Yu Lang, one of the official rep
resentatives from Picking. Admiral Emory
replied as follows:
"Our fleet everywhere has had a most
friendly reception, but none has been more
friendly than that accorded US here by
China. Our enlisted men are very appre-
ciative of the attentions shown them at
Annoy"
On the conclusion OF his brief address
Admiral Emory and the other guests OF the
evening surrounded Prince Yu Lang and
cheered him enthusiastically. Admiral Sab
of the Chinese navy was then greeted by a
blast on a siren and more cheering. The
admirals and the captains then personally
expressed their appreciation TO the prince
OF the gifts presented them by the pro-
vincial viceroy. Each admiral has received
a set Of inlaid blackwood furniture, -FOUR
cases of grape fruit, eight chests of tea and
n box OF curios. Each captain has been
presented with a set of inlaid black furni-'
ture and each flag officer has been given
a number OF pieces of silk embroideries ana
| furniture. Some very handsome embroider-
les are being sent to Admiral sperry, the
commandments of the fleet, and In
addition Admiral Sab sends him a porcelain
image of Buddha.
Chinese OmciaIs HuniIiRted.
PEKING, Nov. 5.-Though the American
| squadron has left Annoy the matter of their
presence at the southern port has not been
more than mentioned in Peking. Officials
are silent and the impression OF general
humiliation at the fact that only a squadron
came, instead of the whole fleet cannot
be concealed. The meagerness or the
reply of the foreign board to Admiral
Sperry's message of congratulation on the
birthday of the dowager empress has at
tracted attention and it is clear that the
throne has been indifferent to the whole
affair. 1t Is generally realized and de-
clared in Picking that the coming of the
squadron and not the main fleet will have
an unfavorable effect upon present rela-
tiOns.
The principal British newspaper in China,
in an unfriendly editorial article today
approves the sending Of a squadron instead
of the whole fleet, and refers to Americas
gambit in opening a csmmercitl lottery after
returning an indemnity to which 1t was
not entitled"
The paper gives various reasons why the
fleet should not have come, saying, among
other things, that China would have mis-
Interpreted a visit from the entire fleet
and that a visit OF the entire fleet would
have shown lack of appreciation of British
sensibility.
PILES CURED IN . 20 Ia DAYS.