. Christian herald and signs of our times . tate Suite—and herewith his attaches and servants, Earl Limade his headquarters during his stay inNew York. There are with him hisnephew and adopted son, Li King Shu ;Dr. George Mark, his Chinese physician ;Mr. E. B. Drew, one of his trusted advis-ers: Dr. Irwin, another physician; threesecretaries, seven attaches, two copvists,nine guards, a cook, and eleven otherservants. On the forenoon following the day ofhis arrival, Li Hung Chang was formallvreceiv ed by President Cleveland at theresidence of Hon. Wm. C. Whitney, atFifty-seventh street and Fift
. Christian herald and signs of our times . tate Suite—and herewith his attaches and servants, Earl Limade his headquarters during his stay inNew York. There are with him hisnephew and adopted son, Li King Shu ;Dr. George Mark, his Chinese physician ;Mr. E. B. Drew, one of his trusted advis-ers: Dr. Irwin, another physician; threesecretaries, seven attaches, two copvists,nine guards, a cook, and eleven otherservants. On the forenoon following the day ofhis arrival, Li Hung Chang was formallvreceiv ed by President Cleveland at theresidence of Hon. Wm. C. Whitney, atFifty-seventh street and Fifth avenue,New York, the White House and Capitolin Washington being at the present timein the hands of workmen. Mr. Whitneyshome, however,is a palatial one, and welladapted for such an occasion. Li proceededthither from the Waldorf, escorted by antroop of United States cavalry, the Earl,again in his famous yellow jacket andwearing his peacock feather, occupving acarriage with Mr. Olnev, Secretary ofState. The President had arrived early in. EARL LI VISITING GEN. GRANTS TOMB. Photograpliedfor The Christian HeraldJ jween eternal harmonv and everlastingcord. O. will you live or die? Will^ sail into the harbor or drive on theIks? Will you start for the Egyptianrn-crib, or will vou perish amid thepty barns of the Canaanitish famine ? advised both by Russia and France not tocome to America, but to return to Chinaby other routes. Some lighter talk fol-lowed, during which Li Hung Chang dis-played a keen sense of humor, and heseemed to be thoroughly enjoying himself,when it was politely intimated that hemight wish to go upon deck. This, how-ever, he was not disposed to do, and hesat comfortably in his easy bamboo chairwhile the naval squadron and a countlessfleet of other vessels awaited his adventabove. It would have been a proud mo-ment for the American sea-dogs had Liascended to look upon the glories of theassembled fleet: the <Amphitrite, Indiana. Raleigh. Ne
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