Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-13
EVIDENCE IN the LOOTED BANK CASE
New Light on the johnson
Murder Mystery.
THE WEEKLY REVIEW oE TRADE.
Flight of q Train Down a
Mountain.
A sHAKY MONARCHY.

The Popular Indignation Against the
Prince of Wales Gambling Propen.
stiles Becoming IntensiRed - His
Chances of Succession to the Throne
Endangered - What the Radicals
Want Done.
Copyrighted by the New York Associated
Press.l
LONDON, June 12.-The storm rising
around the Prince of Wales rs fast obtain
ing intensity, endangering his chances
of succession to the throne, if not
the existence of the English monarchy. No
class seems to be 30 deeply stirred as the
great middle class, the real strength of the
country and hitherto solid and stolid
prop of the monarchy. Wherever its voice
becomes audible its earnest denunciations
of the Prince of Wales are accompanied by
regrets at his nearness to the throne. Rep
resentative gatherings of religious bodies,
Congregational, Methodist, Baptist, Uni
tartan and Presbyterian, have already
recorded their condemnation. Boards of
guardians are going out of the accustomed
paths to discuss motions branding the
gambling propensities of the Prince of
Wales as disgrace to the country. Sew
eral liberal societies have adopted protests
against his continuance in the army. The
agitation has every character of perman-
ence. 1t has not yet touched more than
fringe of the political parties, but ere long
the glowing fierceness of the popular heat
must penetrate to the core of politics, caus-
ing party action within and without parli-
ament. The radical momberf of the house
OF commons are opening the attack on the
Prince of Wales, but they have been warn
ed that Mr.. Gladstone resents the move
ment and that the leaders of the opposi-
ton will actively show their repugnance
to associating liberalism with an agitation
tending to cast discredit on the crown.
A group of radicals, meeting tonight
after Cummings dismissal from the army
was gazetted, concurred in the opinion
that the leaders had mistaken the feeling
in the nation; that even ON party grounds
it was impossible to neglect the duty to
take the sense of parliament on the posi-
ton of the prince of Wales and the others
concerned. The radicals will not be con-
tent with anything less than action by the
military authorities involving the same re-
proof of the prince of Wales General
Williams and Levett. The prosecution of
Cumming and the others for illegal gam
bling will be made part of the demand
on the government, but it will not
be earnestly pressed. Conferences have
been held at the war Office, attended
by Mr.. Stanhope, the duke of Cambridge,
the duke of Connaught, General Redvers
Butler and Colonel Stracey, and it is re-
ported that they decided that the Prince
of Wales, General Williams and Levett had
committed no offence against military
law, but only a technical breach of the
regulations. Mr.. Stanhope, therefore,
basing Mondays response to questions on
of fha ony,fa aHo
bly, declare that the commander-in-c chief
will deal with the case privately without
regard to regulations. In conference to
the Earl of Coventry, it is reported
that he has minated to Lord Salisbury his
readiness to resign the Office of master of
the buckhounds, but that acceptance of his
resignation is delayed till the govern
ment sees how Lord Coventry's retire
ment is likely to affect the position of the
prince of Wales. Club sentiment natur-
ally supports the prince. Although the
chair of the Marlborough club committee
writes repudiating the high play in vogue
at the club and denying that games of
hazard are allowed, it is publicly known
that the club has just elected Wilson and
other baccarat friends of the prince of
Wales Nor has the scandal lessened the
princes popularity in the turf set. The
rumors of his bad reception at Ascot
Heath are perversion of facts. The
turf crowds seemed bent to console him
and he had the heartiest greeting He
was specially cheered to-day when his
horse Imp won the high weight plate.
Court circles are much exercised over
letters from the German court rejecting
the opinion of Emperor William. 1t is be-
lieved that the emperor has written the
queen long and serious criticism on the
princes life, and dilating especially upon
the gambling of officers as grave offence
to military honor. and made worse by the
signing of a paper permitting a colonel of
the guards, convicted of cheating, to re-
tain his commission in the army.
The queen, it is said, forwarded the let
ter to the Prince of Wales
Sir William Gordon Cumming arrived
| at Grantham to-day from Wollaston hall
| and thence started for Forres. When asked
to reconsider his refusal of public well
come Cumming wired the provost of
Forces asserting to a demonstration.
The municipal authority will meet the
pair at the station. The town will make
a holiday Of the occasion and is raising
floral arches the route to Altyre
Lady Cumming writes to friends here that
she intends to make a prolonged stay at
Altyre, probably over the shooting season
After months rest and seclusion she
will entertain numerous guests at Altyre
Her husband is in good spirits and con-
| tinues to receive assurances of unbroken
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