Show LI IN THE VAULTS The Vieeroy Visits tlie Treasury Department De-partment i WASHINGTON Sept Drizzling weather is > apt to affect the programme for Li Hung Changs last day of entertainment enter-tainment in the United States The trip to the top of the Washington monument monu-ment postponed from yesterday was cancelled this morning The Portuguese minister Viscount de Hallo Thyrso was given an audience it by LI Hung Chang at 0 oclock At 930 General Ruger took the party over to the treasury department Lord Li and exSecretary Foster were accompanied in their carriages bv Viscount Vis-count Li Captain Mills United States army L r Mark and several secretar ion All the important bureaus of the treasury were visited Secretary Carlisle and Treasurer Morgan j Mor-gan escorted the vice regal party through the vaults showing Li 150 000 1000 in gold and silver which did not seem to impress him but when the bond Issue division was reached he man ifested great interest and plied his guides with questions When a 50000 bond was shown him he nudged ex Secretary Foster and asked Mm if he had any like that Down in the re demption division the viceroy destroyed 70CCO in old greenbacks with evident delight Then Secretary Carlisle entered en-tered the carriage with him and the party were driven to the bureau of t engraving and printing where all the operations of money and stamp malting malt-ing were viewed with the greatest curiosity cu-riosity Li Hung Changs parting tribute trib-ute to the American people was given to the United Astxjiated Presses this evening for dissemination Ho said THREE FOREMOST MENThe MEN-The three foremost men in history v have been Napoleon the Chinese emperor em-peror Tao and Washington Napoleon created an empire which was speedily destroyed Tao created an empire and then proceeded himself to rule over it Washington built up a great nation and then stepped aside leaving others to govern A The viceroy has been more deeply Impressed Im-pressed with the life and character of Washington than he had hitherto been credited with and today he caused ex tracts of the first presidents farewell address to be translated to him A furious rain storm prevented fur thor sightseeing after the visit to the treasury A handsome wreath which had1 been ordered for the viceroy to take to Mount Vernon and place on Washing j tons tomb was sent to the Chinese le A gation with instructions for the mini inter to perform the act of homage as the emperors representative A present of S150 was sent down to be divided among the hotel servants and the proprietor pro-prietor and managers of the hotel were decorated with silver medals similar in appearance to the old trade dollar but hardly so well executed At about 530 carriages were taken for the d pot by the entire party General Gen-eral Roger as usual escorting LI Hung Chang escorted by federal troops of the Sixth cavalry sAt s-At 6 oclock the journey to Niagara Palls began Niagara Falls will be raeched at 1120 tomorrow morning where the band and such companies as can be spared from Fort Porter will act as escort The American park will be traversed and views of the faHs from the American side during the afternoon and Monday morning at 10 oclock the river will be crossed and soon after the party will be on its way for Vancouver and home |