The San Francisco call., 1897-08-29
An Engagement That Is
Agitating English
AristoCracy.
British Statesmen Blamed for
the Woes of the
Arm enianS.
Wellman Having a North-Pole Talk
With Nansen-Stabbing Carni-
val at Naples.
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New York World1


New York World
LONDON, ENG, Aug. 2S.-To-day had
a chat with one of the Beresford family,
who told me that the young Marquis OF
| Waterford, whose engagement to Lady
Beatrice Lansdowne has already been
announced, would be married on the 18th
of September. The wedding will be a
grand affair. Waterford is an officer OF
Horse Guards and great favorite' anon e
his brother officers. Waterford family,
however, especially his uncles, Lord
Charles and William Beresford-the lat
ter the husband of the Duchess of Marl-
| borough, formerly Mrs. Hammerseley of
New York-are not too we'll pleased.
1t is curious that Lansdowne, Secre-
tary OF State for War, should have con-
sented to the marriage of his lovely
daughter with young man of delicate
health who was formerly one of the gay
! est of the gay. 1t is said that the condi-
tion of his son so preyed upon the mind
of the late Marquis that 1t led to the des-
perate act which ended his life.
Lord Charles Beresford is naturally dis
appointed, as should his nephew marry
and have an heir his chance of becoming
Marquis of Waterford would be destroyed.
Lord Charles is the eldest living brother
of the late Marquis. and Is now 81.
| Lord Charles is not kindly disposed
| toward the American press and wishes to
contradict the story that he was the naval
| officer who kept boat coffin in his house
so that after his decease he might slip
into it and sail away to the land OF
shadows. He had lately acquired an ad-
dition to his income of 600 a year
| through the collection of some old family
mortgages, which may help him to bear
the disappointment of his nephew's mar
| riage.
Lord Charles, like other naval officers
is sore over the fact that the navy was
sighted in connection with the Duke of
Yorks tour of Ireland. Although the
Duke himself is a naval officer there is
not one naval man on his staff, but the
military element is largely represen ted.
Lord Charles was recently approached
by the promoters of scheme to obtain an
extension OF telephone lines from Dublin
to Southeast Ireland. He promised to
bring the matter to the notice of the Post
master General and did so with success,
as the latter recently sanctioned the ex-
tension from Dublin to Waterford by way
OF Wicklow, Arklow and Wexford. This
is great boon to the Irish public.
To-day had an interview with Pro-
fessor Hag opian, chairman of the Anglo
Armenia Socie tY. He is dark, nervous,
excitable man, and was greatly agitated
when he spoke of the wrongs of his coun-
trymen. Referring to the bonn BIS recently
exploded at Constantinople, he said:
Eyes, it is true that Armenians threw the
bombs; but it is no wonder, for formerly
quiet and orderly memb bers of society are
now driven by their brutal treatment to
violence. England is the real culprlt. For
years l and other Armenians have pro-
tested 10 the English press, but the situa-
| ton is worse instead Of better than in
1880. What did the treaty OF Berlin do
for us? Nothing. Neither did the conven-
tion of Cyprus.
The Porte then promised without delay
the necessary reforms and guaranteed re-
ligious liberty. This was in 1875 and the
long list of atrocities siIce gives the lie to
those promises. Yet the English Govern
| ment has taken no steps to compel the
fulfillment of those assurances. Even
those Englisbmen who wished to assist US
showed a lamentable want of tact. OF
course, l except the Duke of Westminster
and Mr.. Gladstone, who were moderate
and reasonable in their utterances, butthe
bitter language of other ill-ludg ging friends
has only sharpened against us the weapons
of Turkish Pashas and added to the ruin
of my country. / insist that the apathy
of England is responsible for the Sassoun
massacre. England takes the Sick Man
of Europe by the arm and guides his foot
steps through perilous places.
1.-THE war with Greece has been disas-
trous in it's effects upon Armenans. Pub
lie opinion in Athens forced war in behalf
of the struggling Cretans, Awhom the
powers did nothing to assist. The Greek
war is not the result of the incapacity of
European statesmen. Now the concert IS
busy arranging the terms of a patched.up
peace. l. believe Lord Salisbury was on
the point of doing something in behalf
of the Armenians when this wretched
war broke out, but now our claims are set
aside-Goo knows for how long. So long
as the present regime In Turkey exists
| atrocities are liable to occur at any mo-
| ment. Isolated instances of cruelty occur
every day which disgrace our century, as
am informed by letters and Armenian
journals sent to me. Is there anv SYM
pathy between our people and the Young
Turk party? Yes; they are certainly
united in tue desire to obtain Justice, but
that"
Wellman, the American explorer, is now
conferring with Nansen in Christiania
with regard to new expedition TO the
north pole. Wellman and eleven Nor.
wegians will start next summer on an
especially equipped Arctic trader for jack
sons station, Cape Flora and Franz
Josef Land There they will leave three
men, while the others will go with the
sledges and boats to Cape FiegeIy, where
three other men will be left. The rest
will start, beginning February, 1899 with
sIedges, canoes and dogs for the pole.
Fiegely is HOO miles from the pole.
Sledges for the expedition are now build
ing. and fifty dogs have been purchased.
General Baratieri will publish in Octo-
ber his book on the Abyssinian war, which
will probably cause stir in Italian army
circles.
From Vienna it is reported that the
feud between the Germans and Slavs in
Lower Bohemia is increasing in bitter
ness, Que, i. is thought, to the presence of
large number Of Pan-Slavist agitators
from abroad. Collisions between the
troops OF the different races are offreouent
occurrence.
English officers who have returned here
from Cons ian tinople say that the Turks
have not the slightest intention of giving
up Thessaly and are safe in saying SO, as
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