Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-02
MAJOR BARTTELOT'SDEA
Is Not Fully Accounted For. Say the
Friends of His Family.
The EXPLORER ASKED TO TELL ALL
lie Refuses Because He Thinks the Details
Are Revolving.
SERIOUS OUTLOOK FOR THE QUARREL
rRY cARLE TO TUE pIsrATcH.l J


shadowed in these dispatches some time ago
seems to be drawing down fast over the head
of Mr. Stanley, who has had the chief share
in bringing it on. His animadverslons,
published last week in a book just issued
by the brother of Major Barttelot, have been
followed by an outbreak Of accusations and
counter-accusations all the way from Berlin
10 New York
The personal aspects of the uproar will be
abundantly considered. Already, in all the
clubs at the West End, the very grave
nature of the charges made by Stanley
against the memory of the Major and the
uncertain. not to say contradictory manner
in which he has repeated these charges on
different occasions, create the feeling that
the probable outcome of the business will
be serious. An officer of high rank in the
British army said to-day:
STANLEY INCoNsTDERATE
Stanley was very inconsiderate in taking
up the Barttelot book as he die. He ought
to have reflected that many of the interests
besides his own are concerned in any serious
Quarrel over the Emin Pasha relief expedi-
ton and its adventures.
LAS a matter of fact, the Emin Pasha re-
lief expedition, it may as well be plainly
said now, was financial and not philan-
throplc operation primarily. Mr.. Stanley
himself virtually admits this in his state
ment that he invested in it G12, ,000 and con-
tributed TO it e., 600 more.
Lieutenant Troup, l see, questions this
statement, and intimates that Mr.. Stanley's
investment was simply an estimate OF the
money he lost by going to Africa in search
OF E,mln PaSna instead of remaining
England and America to lecture about
Africa.
AFTER AFRICAN TERRITORY.
"Be this as it may the persons most
deeply concerned in preparing the expedi-
ton, and tn. number includes, among
others, tn King of the Begians Lady
Burde GO : and personages somewha:
near the British throne, undoubtedly re-
garded tn: expedition means of gain
ing gieh ira :ts Of country and valuable
products which had been put out of reach
by the fall of Khartoum and change in the
relations OF Egypt to the Soudan.
"Dr. Peters and the Germans were Away
aware Of this object and now state
it plainly Dr. Peters even going so
lar IS 10 say that the real motive
of the expedition WIS TO obtain great stock
OF ivory brought together by the natives
through their confidence in the power of
something absolutely humorous in the Ger
man account of the relation between Emin
Pisha and the expedition which was sent to
ddi7er him.
EMIN PASHA THREATENED.
FAccording 10 the German story Emin
Pash4 did not wish to be delivered, aud was
only induced TO allow himself to be de-
Lr7ered by threat OF open waT with his de-
liverer He absolutely refused to allow his
celiverer 10 remove the ivory, and threat
eled to fight in order To prevent that.
Whatever the amount of the investment
actually made in the Emin Pasha expedi-
ton was it is believed that the e10 600 pre-
sented bv Lady Bur leIt-Coutts to Mrs.
Stanley on her marriage we're intended TO
represent tire financial interest of which
Mr.. Stanley was thought by his friends TO
be entitled TO on account o! the expedition.
''Mr. Shmead Bartlett; Coutts who ac-
companied Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley to Amer
ica, though he carefully gave out be ore
leaving that he Was not travelling with their
party, may doubtless, if he will, throw light
on this incident Of the affair.
DISCUSSION OF THE EXPLORERS RECORD.
"The attitude OF Lieutenant Troup and
others connected with the rear guard makes
il plain that ii the controversy goes on in
America II will evidently resolve itself into
a discussion of the character and whole
career Of Mr.. Stanley. He has made it so
apparent that he regards the failure o the
rear guard the result OF incapGcity or
something worse on the part of the officers
concerned, including the late Major Bart
telot that it is impossible the contest should
not become sharply and disagreeabiy per-
sonal.
Already, understand, several newspa-
pers in London have received, but declined
TO publish, a communication impugning the
right OF Mr.. Stanley, in view OF his own
career. to bring forward imputations affect
ing the honor and truthfulness of so many
other men. This is to be regretted, but it
could hardly be avoided.
SYMPATHY FOR THE BARTTELoTs.
''The position 0: the Barttelot family in
the matter excites great sympathy, while it
would seem to be possible, in view of the
statements nOt only of Mr.. Stanley but of
Lieutenant Troup, that Major Barttelot was
4 man o quick temper and of more irrascl-
bility than suited the leader of such force
IL such 4 country.
"No one who knew the Major here oues-
tions his truthiulness or his soldierly honor
He comes Of military family, his father, Sir
Walter Barttelot, NJ. p, having served in
the army, and his grandfather having gone
to the Peninsular war under Wellington.
His brother, editor of the book just pub
lished, is also a Major in the army. To all
attempts to interview him on the su blect of
Nh. Stanley and his brother, Major Barttelot
steadily replies that he and others of the
family have now only one wish, which is
that Mr.. Stanley would plainly state once
for all what the inputations are be puts
upon their dead son and brother
KILLING OF THE MAJOR.
fThe obvious inconsistency between Mr..
Stanley's statement OF last month in Lon
don and his statement of Wednesday, made
on embarking for America, makes it i'm
portn It that he should meet this challenge
and exDlain freely the grounds. above ali.
on winch he insists upon describing the
death of Major Barttelot, not as a murder
but as an act of killing. The Implication
here plainly is that Major Barttelot was
killed while performing, or attempting to
rer orm, some unlawful act
''The BarttelOt family possesses the record
Of the court By which the alleged assassin
of Major Barttelot was tried and found
rulItv. This they desire to publish, and
tEev desire also the publication Of all the
reports OF the rear guard now in Mr. STAN
lev's possession Clearly the best way of
mating stop to all criticism will be for
Air. Stanley without delay to make known
10 the whole world the particulars, whether
fit or unfit for publication, as he says, con-
uected with the nistoryof the rear guard.
SIGNS OF STARTLING DISCLOSURES.
at this be not done, and done promptly,