The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-30
WARD nrALLIsrER pIsApPoINrED
he Had Arranged to Give Prince
George Breakfast, a Ball and Lots
of Dinners.

he Had Arranged to Give Prince
George a Breakfast, Ball and Lots
of Dinners.
From the Nelo York Sun
NEWPORT. July 27.-Ward McAllister is
disappointed, and he does not hesitate to
say So
You know we had made every arrange
ment to give Prince George a jolly time
here" he said when he read the announce
ment that the young royal naval captain
was not coming here. you know l saw
great many people in the matter,
and rather stirred up no end of a
good time for him; but he is not COM
ing, and there's an end of it. Ball! Why,
Of course, he would have a ball. One was
to have been given at the Casino and Mrs.
Vanderbilt was going to have a glorious
dance at the breakers. Dinnersf o, yes;
he'd have plenty. l am informed that Sir
Julian Pauncefote had received some twenty
invitations for the prince to dine here. But
our breakfast on Monday will not be post
poned. That will be a grand affair"
And so the great society leader ratified on.
There appears to be some sort of a mystery
regarding the determination of the prince
to avoid Newport. The Sun correspondent
found an eminent cottager to-day who was
able in part to elucdate it. He has spent
Georges father, and is as thoroughly iu-
formed upon English topics as he Is upon
those of his own land. Said he:
ut is all very well for people now to say
that there has been no official intimation
that the prince was coming That is tech
nically true. The British consul-general
did not, it is true, in his official communica-
ton TO your mayor, say that Prince George
OF Wales was to accompany the admiral,
but you will find that his statement as to
the number of vessels that were to attend
the Bellerophon here was indefinite But
let me point out to you the fact that the
British minister, who, two months ago, to
my positive knowledge, had not the slight
est idea of coming to Newport. suddenly
announced to his subordinates that
he would pass the early portion of August
here on official business. That was to re-
ceiye the prince, Of course for you know a
| British minis or does not 20 out of his way
to receive an admiral, however distin-
guished he may be, if not of the royal house
Well, then, why is the prince not coming 2
In my Judgment because of the rumpus
| that Is being kicked up at ST. Johns. There
cannot be doubt but what the people of
st. Johns are acting most discourteously
but for all that it would never
do for the prince to avoid a British port,
where he was expected, aud go into an
American port, where he was only expected
by Inference. 1t would serve them right.
but the prince would certainly not do it..
No. in my opinion, there is no other expla-
nation. But that the prince had intended
coming no sensible person will question.
on know Sir Julian Is to be entertained
by Mr.. Richard Wilson, Mr.. Vanderbilt,
Mrs. Stevens, aud several others, and these
arrangements were made for him by young
Herbert OF his legation, who married Mr..
Wilson's daughter"
sensible person found, who was very EN-.
phatic in expressing the opinion that the
prince had never intended coming here. He
said the presence of Sir Julian Pauncefote
here at this time was simply a coincidence.
and that his Information, derived from Off
cial sources, was tnat it had never been on
| the programme for the prince to visit any
American port. Still another man ex-
pressed his views as to why the prince is
not coming. He is member of one of the
Oldest of Knickerbocker families, has
plenty of American blue blood and heaps of
| money.
The fact is" said he, 1--WE have got
around here what | may be allowed to term
rainbow chasers-fellows running about
with an object in view, but not knowing
| how to obtain it. There is no hesitation on
| my part, intense American that | am, in
saying that the young prince is an exceed
| ingly manly sort of fellow, and it would
have been genuine pleasure for reasona-
bic and sensible people to have met
him. But these rainbow chasers as
call them, have upset their own
apple cart. They have become toe
intense in their admiration for royalty, and
royalty has discovered it in time. The
prince meant to come here, of course, but
he finds that we are altogether too gushing.
That's it; there is no mistake about il. am
told that Sir Julian Pauncefote has been in
undated with invitations for the prince, and
unnecessarily. It was in exceedingly bad
form for these people to do this. The prince
| is travelling as a captain in her ma jesty's
navy, aud not as the son of the Prince of
| Wales or grandson of the queen. 1t would
| have been just a. absurd to have sent invi-
tations for Admiral Watson as for the
prince. II these people desired TO be hos
| pitable and courteous the correct thing
would have been for them to have awaited
the admiral of the squadron, called upon
the strangers in a strange place, and
proffered such hospitality as they desired
to exUed. That is the right way, but now
! you see the prince discovers that a lot of
people have been making foolish social
blunders, and he deems it an act of wisdom
not to come here, and in that way he will
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