was in Chicago Saturday night on his way east. The leading business men of the city, members of the Commercial club, gave him a dinner and listened attentively to his views on the Chinese question. His ideas were well received, though the United States are not yet ready to take an so nation in the solution of There must come first some open act of aggression of opposition that will directly affect American interests, one that would arouse the general attention of the peuple, Until such the influence of the United States, though working with that of Great Britain, will not be such active influence as the si tion merits, There are too many other questions now before the American people.
Lord Charles Beresford's presence in this country will, however, doubtless be of much service in arousing an interest in the matter and this will become more apparent as he gets further East, nearer the government and financial centres.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.