Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-02
OUR LONDON LETTER. The Recent Armenian Atrocities to
 Be Sifted, WHOLESALE MASSACRES  Reported as Being Daily Oc- currences-Some Lucky
 Turfmen.
WHOLESALE MASSACRES

LONDON, Dec. 1.--[Special Cable Letter. ] --kustem Pasha, the Turkish ambassador to Great Britain had a long interview last evening with the Earl of Kimberly, sec retary of state for foreign affairs, in which, it is understood, he gave Lord Kimberly such a detailed statement of the intention of the porte to make an honest investiga- tion in regard to the Armenian atrocities as satisfied the foreign secretary that the matter would be thoroughly sifted. Sir Philip Currie, the British ambassador to Turkey, has also cabed to the foreign off, flee statement, giving reasons which led him to suppose that the commission appointed to investigate the matter intend to make an un biased report. This semi official information conveys what the government wish the public to believe, but withholds the exact truth regarding the pot sition of affairs, which is that the porte is acting under an explicit warning from England that article 61 of theIBerlin treaty, which guarantees the security of the .Armenians, will be enforced through the intervention of the powers unless the re- suits of the commission's labors shall be absolutely satisfactory and the reforms promised in Armenia be effected without delay.
 The Speaker in an article on the subject predicts the failure of the porte to meet England's demands, and forecasts an An gio- Russian intervention in Armenia as the inevitable outcome of the present con- dtion of affairs. The paper says the porte after long delay will produce plan for illusory reforms, and that in the mean time the process of extirpation of the Ar menians will proceed unchecked, and adds: ''The government ought to recognize that the time for words is past.
 The first fruits of the proposed Anglo Russian entente, the Speaker continues, may be Russian occupation of Armenia, as no power but Russia can reach the scene of action without raising the question of opening up the Dardaneies ana the com. pIex negotiation connected herewith, and as a precedent for such action the paper quotes the British occupation of Egypt.
 This important utterance of government organ is accompanied by an authoritative communication from Constant tinople, de- claring that after the Armenians had re- pulsed the Kurds n large force of Turkish regulars with Kurdish and Hammadic cavalry, acting under orders direct from the Turkish capital, destroyed twenty five Armenian villages and massacred some 4000 men, women and children. There Is nothing, adds the correspondent, excep- tional in this massacre but it's proportions.
 The same thing on small scale Is going o a throughout the large districts, where Christians, Nestorians and Armenians are being exterminated.
 With reference to Egypt the article points out the probable extension of the Anglo Russian entente. II Russians shall occupy Armenia as the representative of England under the glo-Turkish conven- tion in which Armenian reforms were further guaranteed, the French policy in Egypt will receive decisive check.
 An interesting incident occurred at the in nf hp marriage of the czar and Princess Alix of Hesse- Darsmadt, which is the talE of the diplomatic circles. The guests present at the banquet were surprised to see the queen proposing toast to the newly welded couple. Rising from her chair, contrary to her usual custom, her majesty, turning to the members of the Russian em bassy, said ''I drink to the health of the empe- TOT and empress of Russia, my dear grand children. The queen spoke with un- wonted vivacity.
 The Prince of Wales will leave St. Pe- tersburg tomorrow. He will proceed di- rectly to Berlin, where he will make two days stay. The supposed purpose of bis visit 10 the German capital Is to explain family politlco facts to which he desires to reconcile Emperor William. The prince is timed to reach London on Friday night. He will proceed 10 Windsor on Sunday and report to the queen the condition of affairs and on Monday will return to London. Queen Victoria, who has always had strong hand in foreign diplomacy, is now personally interfering more than she has done for many years.
 The minority Of the cabinet, which was in favor of giving to the resolution limit ing ths power of the house of lords prece- dence over other measures at the coming session of parliament, has accepted the de- cision of the majority and will now favor long legislative programme, winding up with the resolution on the evening of dis solution. The reports that another cabi- netrupture js imminent are inventions of tine conservative party. Though the radicals urge that the house of lords question be in, medately dealt with they will shrink from causing a split in the party or move for delay of a few months, for It IS now known that it is lhe design of the cabinet to chaleBge the upper house on the first rejection by it of any great bill, the meas ure for the d dsestablish ment oi the church in Wales, lheIrish land reform bill, that shall be passed by the house of commons.
 Parliament wilireassemble the first week iE February.
 The new Russian loan of Els 1000 ,000 will be financed in London, not in Paris. 1t will be offered in the leading European capitals at 3h per cent. The French gov ernment projects a loan of ZIG, ,OO0, GOO to be issued in the spring at 2h per cent. The London mark ct is very largely interested in the prospective borrowing of China under the indemnity to Japan. According 10 the Statist $50 ,O0O 1000 might be borrowed by prolopging the existing loans and mort- eagog the free customs revenues. The proceeds of loan paid in silver would send up the price of that metal considers. bly, unless Japan, following the example of Germany after her defeat of France, should adopt gold standard.
 Yachting men in this country credit Lor: Dnnraven and Designer Watson with A liberalization to produce a boat best adapted to win in American waters. Mr. Waisca hopes to keep secret until the boat is laancheG whether she is built with keel nt.r hoa rd