Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1888-01-16
DE MARK EFFENDI

DE MARK EFFENDI
started wednesday Last Fer
This CITY.
According to the San Francisco
papers on Wednesday last, Mr.. de
Mark Effendi left that city for Los
Angeles, and if that report be true,
he is in this city at the present time,
although close search Of the hotels
has failed to reveal his whereabouts.
Concerning this gentleman the San
Francisco papers have the following
to say:
The steamer Colima on her last
trip to this city from Panama brought
among her passengers a swarthy-
looking foreigner, whose naughty
department and handsome attire pro-
claimed him parsonage OF more
than ordinary distinction. He was
accompanied by a lady of command
ing appearance and magnificent pro
portions, whom he introduced
to those of his fellow passengers
he happened to honor with his
acquaintance as his wife, Mrs. A. A.
de Mark. On arriving in this city on
November goth last this distinguished
couple, together with a large quantity
of baggage, repaired to the Palace
Hotel, where they took rooms on the
third floor, registering as Mr.. and
Ms. A. A. de Mark, Washington. 1t
was whispered in the corridors and
obtained currency among the habitues
of the great hostelry that Mr.. de
Mark was somebody quite out OF the
common, and one or two OF his fel-
low-passengers by the Colima hap
pened to hint that the distinguished
foreigner was diplomat hailing from
Egypt. He was instantly the re-
cipient of redoubled attention.
In fact, De Mark obtained SO much
notoriety during his few days resi-
dence at the hotel, that he decided to
change his quarters for others where
he ccald secure more of that privacy
for which he protested fondness.
IN QUIET QUARTERS.
On December I'd he disappeared,
bag and baggage and wife, without
leaving trace of his presence, and
without mentioning to any one the To-
cality of his future residence. In
quiries for the distinguished indi-
vidual were consequently Of no avail.
No one knew where he was, save,
perhaps, an expressman, who con-
veyed six large and very heavy Sara
toga trunks from the Palace Hotel to
clearinghouse, 261a Kearny
street, and happened to remember
the locality by reason of his re-
Enumeration, which he said was pain
fully inadequate. Mono was heard
of Mr.. de Mark until Monday, De-
cember 10th, when long interview
appeared in morning paper, in the
course of which this distinguished in
dividual delivered himself of guam
tity OF Oriental information. The ar
ticle was headed Egyptian Inquiry"
and Mr.. de Mark was described in
large letters as ga Khedival EN-
bassador."
The article commenced as follows:
ssPerhaps it may cause little sur
prise iu Consular and official circles
when it is known that the Egyptian
Minister to the United States has
been in San Francisco during the last
week. His name is A. A. de Mark,
and he came to this city without
parading his official titles. and regis
tered quietly at the Palace Hotel, for
he has been on secret mission of
the most important character. At the
hotel he obtained too much publicity,
and he soon retired! to private lodg-
ing house, where he is engaged in
arranging his business and reports to
his government, and receiving a few
friends to whom he had letters of in
PRODUCTION.
Following came list of the inter-
viewed gentleman's titles. He had
the honor of being for ten years Ad-
jutant to the Viceroy of Egypt, the
late Ismail Pasha. Subsequently he
was an attache of the Egyptian Dip
lomatic Service at Constantinople,
thence he was transferred back to
Egypt, where he became Minister of
Public Works under the new Viceroy,
Mohamed Twofik Pasha. After filling
this post with the most brilliant abil-
ity, Mr.. de Mark was selected by
Twofik as the representative of Egypt
to the United States, and dispatched
from Alexandria on secret mission
of importance.
A PROFICIENT LINGUIST.
He futher spoke OF his acquain-
lance with no less than eight Ian
guages, and described himself as hay
ing played very prominent part in
the construction of the Suez Canal.
He assisted De Lesseps, he said, in
his darkest, moments, and was pre-
sent in the Khedive's steamer when
the canal was thrown open to the
world. Furthermore, Mr.. de Mark
spoke with great deal of authority
on the subject of the Panama Canal
which he protested to have examined
in every detail, aad delivered himself
of the opinion that the enterprise was
one,which De Lesseps could undoubte-
dly carry through successfully.
On the appearance Of this interview
representatives of the various papers
of the city began to seek out the
Egyptian ambassador for the purpose
of inducing him, if possible, to fur
ther deliver himself. Mr.. de Mark
was not to be found, however. His
address was a profound secret, the
very last place in the world where
any one would think of looking for a
distinguished diplomatic, being a
lOdging-hOuSe on Kearny street.
A reporter who was detailed to find
out the whereabouts of the Viceroy's
ex-Adjutant repaired to the various
Consulates Of the city with a view to
discovering whether he had waited
on any of the official representatives
OF the European governments in this
city.
UNKNOWN TO THE CoNsULs.
In reply to the reporters inquiries,
Edmond Carey, the French Consul,
said:
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