The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-04
CHANGE In
COMMANDERS.
RumOred Retirement Of the
Duke Of Cambridge.
Aspiration Of the Duke of COnnauSht-Ef-
feet Of BOulanser'S Death Parnell'S
journalistic Ventures.
Special to THE MORNING oALL

NEW YORK, Oct. 3-The Tribune's srec-
ial cablegram from London says: The sui
eide OF BOulanger created profound sensa-
tion. but here. as elsewhere. it IS devoid en-
tirely of political significance. Most people,
hearing that lie had shot himself. were
startled at the reminder that only yesterday
he was still alive, so absolutely had he
dropped out of notice. His visit here two
years ago was failure. even from a social
point of view. Then Mrs. Leo Hunter
jumped at him with cards for her parties;
but, to do him justice, he made no ready re-
spOnse, and rather shirked notoriety. One
Of the few dinners of a semi-political char
acter which lie attended was given ut the
Constitutional Club by prominent Con-
seryatye member of the House OF Com
mons. 1t CHANGED to fall on the evening Of
the day when the returns of the general
election that shattered Boulanger's hopes
began to come on from France. Toward
the close Of the dinner kilograms arrived in
troops for Boulanger. and he asked permis-
sion to glance over in rapid succession his
defeat in his great constituencies. Bou-
LANCER showed no trace of agitation or even
of concern. The pile of kilograms grew at
his right hand, but lie went on smoking
cigars and cheerfully conversing, as ii their
contents had been nothing more than the
news on the odds of the Grand Prix race.
In France his meodramatic death has done
much to reinstate him as a popular favorite.
Few Frenchmen, and no FrenchwoHan,
could resist this picture of LIE Brave Gen
eral with a lock of his lost loves hair
wound about his heart, advancing to her
tomb with the pitiful cry, A bientot.
Marguerite" and straightway shooting him.
self. If he had taken poison in his bed, or
cut his throat at his dressing-table, France
would not care for him half as much as she
undoubtedly does to-day.
THE COMMANDER OF THE ARMY.
The report is current that the Duke Of
Cambridge has finally made up his mind to
retire from the post of COmmander-in-
Chief. The report is chiefly based upon
remark let fall by him the other day about
the end of his long connection with the
army approaching. Seeing that he was
born four years after Waterloo that seems
conclusion natural enough, and need not be
taken VIII gloss put upon it. 1t Is no Sc
cret that in the royal family IL IS thought
that the Duke has already long enough rn-
j0yed the honors and emOluments Of his
Office. II is wanted for the Duke of Con-
naught and it is felt that should vacancy
occur while the Liberal majority COM
mands the Commons, there would be
some Igf difficulty in placing 1,rE., carpet
srrny, passing over veterans who have won
their way to the front rank, sword in hand.
II the Duke of Cambridge intended to re-
tire he would have done so years ago, while
the present Government was strong enough
to DO an unpopular thing. The Duke, in
addition to being really fond of drill work.
draws SG632 year, with commander-in-
chiefs SALARY, and is not the man to fly in the
face of providence that has bestowed upon
HIM competency. Meanwhile. as some
thing must be done for the Duke of Con-
naught, ii Is said he is to 90 to India, sue
ceeding Sir Frederick Roberts as CON-
mander-il-chief there.
PARNELL'S JOURNALISTIC ENTERPRISES.
Parnell announces that he has promises
sufficient to enable him to start both morn
ing and evening papers in Dublin, but the
maximum sum alleged to be promised or
subscribed Is el0,000 which will not go far.
The FTeeman'S journal has completed its
facing about and now daily girds at Parnel
whom month ago it still Landed. Young
Gray's openneSs to conviction is uudOubted,
nevertheless the considerations of declin-
ing circulation and dwindling advertisers
uLO OCllChcu " nave SpuISbhliles " w
with the deSerlion Of the PROSTATE leader.
The National Press, one is sorry to see. is
not SO delighted with this accession to the
party 1t supports as might have been ex-
pected. The Press was started in the in
terests of the Irish Parliamentary party
when the Freeman's journal decided to
stand by Parnell. 1t was doing really very
well, when the Freeman's Journal. whose
readers and whose advertisements it had
largely Doached upon, suddenly came round
to It's way of thinking. 1t is a put-up job
between the Parnellites and Gray; that is
the final verdict on the situation which the
National Press gravely delivers.
AN APPEAL To- AMERICA.
The Irish Parliamentary party has de-
cided to make " fresh appeal 10 the United
States for funds. The plan which is pro-
posed differs widely from its former prac-
tice. DIR. Fox. member for King County,
has volunteered for a special mission, but
goes alone and without any of the prestige
that belonged to the mission which Dillon
and Mr.. O'Brien undertook last year, and
which was so diSaStrouSly interrupted by
the news from the divorce court. Dr. Fox
is not unknown in New York, where he
once filled the post of tutor at st. Francis
Xavier College. Thence he wandered to
Troy, where he varied the teaching OF the
classics and music with the practice of med
icine and surgery. He is evidently a man of
varied accomplishments, but it is not eX-
pected that his mission will lead to much in
the way of money subscriptions