The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-17
IN THE COURTS OF EUROPE.
T!tl,ind tho Scenes with thu Nobility oIthe
f.s #Ea on World. @

peft kttChcncr appear 10 have been
rendering themselves guilty OF one Of
those breaches OF tact aud courtesy
which have contributed 50 much %
| damage hGNnOnularlty OF British rule
IN Egypt md 10 dralroy In the minds
both OF tho KhedlvcVand OF his people
any feeling OF gratitude for all tis5sn
benefits. financial, administrative and
| moral, which have boon conferred upOn
them by their English protectors and
sclf.lmpoScd friends,
Thus, the other day, M soon an ever
tho news " Sir llcrhcrts victory over
the dcrrlshes at Fcrkc became known,
| Queen Victoria at once sent n dispatch
conErntulnting the troops on their yiG-
tory. This message was published by
Sir Herbert In his order OF tho day and
rrnd out on parade to the troops, WHO
received 1t "nt the present" and with
every demonstration OF military honor
anu respect, Moreover, Sir Eerhcrt sent
y reply TO the queen, conveying the
humble thanks" OF the forces fur"Your
| MulCsty's most gracious nlessugc."
simultaneously with tho dlynntch
from the queen Sir Herbert received nn
| equally nppreclative telegram from the
young khcdivc, congrRtulutlng both
| nm and the troops on the victory. Yet
Sir Herbert took no notice OF this mes
sage and AbStnined from communicate
| Ing 1t to tho army. Nor did he even take
the trouble to acknowledge It In any
way until n full week later, when In rc-
| snoasc to m Inquiry from Cairo us to
whether he Mad received the telegram
from his HighncSS, no sent brief dis
patch to the Khcdivc, thanking him In
the curtest possible fashion for his
n IA A. rN1h IVA
Now, It must be barnc In mind tnlt
none but Egyptian troops took part In
| the engagement at Ferket: that Sir
Herbert Is employed, not by the queen,
but by the khcdIvc, who pays him
close upon $4,000 per annum for looking
| after his army. Moreover, the handful
| OF English officers engaged In the fight
were every ono OF them wearing the
cloth Of the Khedlvc, and In receipt OF
! his handsome pay.
Under the circumstances Sir Her
bcrts breach OF courtesy and tnct in
this matter Is simply objectionable, and
| can only be nScribed TO tlSc bitterness
which he still harbOrS against young
| AbbaS for having presumed ut re-
view held two years ago Mt ASSouan to
criticize the marching Of one OF his own
| Egyptian regiments. His criticism mcr-
tied and wild though It was, called
forth such display Of temper then and
there on the part OF Sir Herbert. who
regarded 1t as reflection on the teach
inSS OF his officers. as 10 ncceSsItate the
intervention OF Lord Cr0mer, who COM
PEELED Kitchener 10 apologize, the
khedive at the same time issuing n
general order expressing his upprecla-
ton OF the services rendered by the
English officers In his employ. y
Lord Cad0gan, whose favorItc and
most popular daughter. Lady Sophia,
has just become the wife OF young Sir
Samuel Scott, the Intimate friend and
crony OF the young Duke Of Narlbor-
| ough, IS man whose vast fortune is OF
altogether modern creation. Indeed, ut
the time OF his birth. In the same wear
rs the Prince OF Wales, there was no
idea that he would develop into one of
the wealthieSt Of the multl-mlllIonairc
| ground landlords OF the metropolis, Tn
10 that time. indeed, the EUrls Of Ca
dOgan were looked upon us rather poor
mobiles, and what land they did own In
London consisted chiefly of slums. most
OF them OF distinctly disreputablc
character Much ot-this land was not
built upon ut ALL and In the very center
OF Upper Chelsea, where thee ultra
fashionable Cadogan Square now
stands. was the large cricket ground
| known as Princes"
1t was only some time after his mar
rage to Lady Beatrice Craven, SO re-
nowned for her proves in the hunting
field. that the tide of fashion set In the
direction of Chelsea. and that Lord Ca
doSan became aware Of the opportunEt-
los within his grasp. Between the years
OF 1885. the s0-calied Chelsen recon
struction scheme was in full blast. and
to-day the site Of the former slums
and cricket field Is occupied by street
upon street and square upon square OF
the most costly and valuable houses
and mansions in london. Moreover,
much OF this land was sold vacant on
''nlnety-nlnc year" leases, and has
since been built upon. the houses be-
coming the property OF the ground land
lords on the expiration OF the lcasH the
wealth Of the Cad5gan family being
therefore bound 10 steadily increase in
gigantic strides as time rolls by.
The Chelsea property, may add such
ms It was. came Into the family through
the marriage OF the, grandfather OF the
| present Earl TO the helress OF Sir Hans
Sloane.the eminent physician and scien-
list. whose collections constituted the
nucleus OF what IS now known as Tho
British museum. Although the Cado-
gan peerng!-that Is TO Say TIL, present
creation thcreof-only dates from the
time OF the younger Pitt at the close OF
the last century. yet the lineage % che
family IL exceedingly ancient. II hav-
ing oeen founded by Welsh Prince Of
fuIys, who had son named Cadogan.
jealous as are the English OF their
superiority and pre-em!nencc in nil
questions relating 10 horses. 1t is worthy
OF note that the Four-in-H Hand and
Coaching Clubs of London accord tho
palm IN driving and In Judging OF road
| Sters not 10 4 fellow countryman. hut
10 Prussian n Baron Won DcIchman.
who, however. has spent SO much Of hIS
time In England rs 10 become wcu.nIrb
u Briton.
An intimate friend OF the late en-
peror Frederick who conferred upon
him the title baron during his brief
reign, has married one OF those de Bun
sens girls, whose father stood 80 close
TO the late Prince Consort The Baron
VINO Is panker. Is member Of It's
very sInartest society, rs well as of the
most exclusive clubs. and has achieved
that most difficult OF all things. namely
to get himself accepted by the best Eng.
liSh society MS one OF themselves In
spite OF his being foreigner.
Els stables are among the best or
dered in London,nnd so constructed +l.,
they can be visited Mt any moment from
mis- house in Wilton street, by a passage
leading directly from the lIning-room
The Baron once had an Unpleasant OK.
pcrlcncc with this house, Returning nm.
cxpectelly from his country seat in
Germany, he found his London lnl,ne or.
cupicd by a party OF Americans, &c
whom his unfalthful butler had leased
it-furnished cellar and stables includ.
ed. Since then, no male attendant Inns
even been tolerated In the rnr0n's