Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-11-03

STANLEY was very incOnSideratc in
taking up the Barttelot book as he did.
He ought to have reflected that many
OF the interests besides his own are con-
ccrned in any serious quarrel over the
Emin PaSha relief expedition and it, ad-
ventures.
'As matter OF fact, the Emin PaSha
relief expedition, IL may as well be
plainly said now, was financial and
and not a philanthropic operation pri-
marily. Mr.. Stanley virtually admits
this in his statement that he invested IN
it e12, 900 and contributed to it e3, 900
more.
"Licutenant Troup, see, questions
this statement, and intimates that Mr.
Stanley's investment was simply an esti-
mate OF the money he lost by going to
Africa in search OF Emin PaSha, instead
of remaining in England aud America
to lecture about Africa.
BE this as it may, the persons most
deeply concerned in preparing the ex-
pcdition, and the number includes,
among others, the King of the Belgians,
Lady Burdett-COutts, and perSonages
somewhat nearer the British throne,
undoubtedly regarded the expedition as
a means of gaining great tracts of coun-
try and valuable products which had
been put out of reach by the fall Of
Khartoum and a change in the relations
of Egypt to the SOudan.
''Dr. Peters aid the Germans were
always aware OF this object and now
state it plainly, DIR. Peters even going
so far as to say that the real motive Of
.he expedition was to obtain great
stock of ivory brought together by the
natives through their confidence in the
power of Emin Pasha to protect them.
There is something absolutely humor-
ous in the German account Of the rela
tion between Emin PaSha and the cX-
pcdition which was sent to deliver him.
"AccOrding to the German story,
Emin Pasha did not wish to be delivered
and was only induced to allow himself
to be delivered by threat of open war
with his deliverer. He absolutely re-
fused to allow his delvercr to remove
the ivory, and threatened to fight in or
der TO prevent that.
"Whatcver the amount of the invest
ment actually made in the Emin Pasha
expedition was, it is believed that the
100000 presented by Lady Burdett-
COutts to Mrs. Stanley on her marriage
were intended to represent the financial
interest of which Mr.. Stanley was
thought by his friends to be entitled to
on account of the expedition.
Mr. Shmead Bartlett-CouttS, who ac-
companied Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley to
America, though he carefully gave out
before leaving that he was not travel
ing their party, may doubtless, if he
will. throw light on this incident of the
affair.
The attitude of Lieutenant TrOup and
Others connected with the rear guard
makes it plain that if the controversy
goes on in America it will evidently re-
solve itself into a discussion of the char
acter and whole career of Mr.. Stanley.
He has made it so apparent that he re-
CARDS the failure of the rear guard aS
the result OF incapacity or something
worse on the part of the officers con-
cerned. including the late Major Bart
telot, that it is impossible the contest
SuOutu uOl ufibiht 0hdl bis HiN Ni'
agreeably personal.
ALREADY, | understand, several news
papers in London have received, but
declined to publish, communication
impugning the right Of Mr.. Stanley, in
view of his own career. TO bring for
ward imputations affecting the honor
and truthfulneSs of so many other men.
This is to be regretted, but it could
hardly be avoided.
The position of the BIrttelot family
in the matter eXcitcS great sympathy,
while it would seem TO be possible. in
view of the statements, not only Of Mr..
Stanley but Of Lieut.. Troup. that Ma
ior BarttelOt was n man OF quick tenn
per and OF more irraScability than suit
ed the leader OF such force in such
country.
mo one who knew the Major qucs-
tion mis- truthfulnesS or his Soldierly
honoI. lie comes Of military family,
his father, Sir Walter Barttelot, NJ. T.,
having served in the army. and his
grandfather having gone to the PENN
sular war under Wellington. His broth
er. editor Of the book just published, Is
also a major in the army. To all
attempts to interview him on the sub
ject of Mr.. Stanley AMI his brother,
Major Barttclot, 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 i'm
putations are he puts upon their dead
son and brother.
"The obvious Inconsistency between
Mr.. Stanley'S statement OF last month
in London and his statement Of We'd
nesday. made on emharking for Amer
lea, makes it important that he should
meet this challenge and explain freely
the grounds, above all, on which he in
sists upon describing the death OF Major
Barttelot. not as murder, but as an
act of killing. The implication here
plainly is that Major Barttelot was kill
ed while performing, or attempting to
perform. some unlawful act
The Barttelot family possesses the
record of the court by which the alleged
assassin of Major Barttelot was tried
and found guilty. This they desire to
publish, and they desire also the publl-
cation of all the reports OF the rear
guard now in Mr.. Stanley's possession.
Clearly the best way Of putting stop
10 all the criticism will be for Mr.. Stan
lev without delay to make known to the
whole world the particulars. whether it
or unfit for publication. as he says,
connected with the history OF the rear
guard.
If this be not done, and done prompt
". all the symptoms show that the buSi'
ness may. in one form or another, be
taken before the English courts OF law,
in which case an immense deal OF light,
not wholly unexpected perhaps by the
initiated. but certain to startle the gen
eral public, must inevitably be thrown
upon the motives, origin and issue OF
these remarkable explorations and eX
peditions into the Dark Continent"
Stanley was accompanied by other dis
tlnguished people on the Teutonic. Hi'
own party consisted Of his wife and hei
mother, and Hamilton Aide, who, IT l.
surmised, will act As historian of The
tour. and \. J. Mounteney Jephson, one
OF his favorite lieutenantS. whose book