Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-12
CUMMINGS LATEST FAD
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carat Trial
THE ENGLISH PRESS SCORES WALES
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LoSpoS. June lt.-Sir William Cor
don't umming has decided 10 relate al
length his own version of the Tranby
Croft bacearat scandal IL . small vol
une which ho purposes To bring out
at very early date In his book
he VIII deal particularly with what
he has termed the ''raseality" of Ly-
eett Green, the manner in which ethc
prince of Wales keeps secrets. his can
did opinion OF the hostess of Tranby
Croft, the true aud only reason why
be WAS called To sign that docu-
ment. how the prince of Wales plays
the role Of banker, why he carries MS
own bacearat apparatus about with
him, the nonsense that occurred among
the party on both nights of the
play, and last, but not least,
Lady Brooke's reason for break
ing her promise to the prince of
WaiSS that she would not utter
word about the affair 10 a living being.
Sir William is alleged To have given
this information 10 only one or two
of his most intimate friends, and is
anxious that the world should know
nothing about his proposed book until
il finally appears 1t is thought that
Sir Edward Clarke, the solicitor general
who defended Sir William, will write
the Introductory part of the volume.
LONDON, June 1.-THE outspoken
newspaper comments upon the part that
the prince Of Wales played in the bacca-
rat scandal continue 10 be the sensation
of the day in England and elsewhere A
newspaper reporter who was present
near the prince of Wales at Ascot when
the race for the gold cup was won by
Lord Hartington's Morton, telegraphed
that the prince of Wales, who wit
messed that event, was in a very sulky
frame of mind, caused, it would appear,
by the storm of adverse newspaper
criticism which has swept and is still
sweeping over the heir apparent
The religious press. as might be ex.
pected. is the most severe in its COM
meuts upon the prince of Wales con-
duct The Christian World, an infiu-
entail independent religious weekly
paper, representing all the Protestant
The throne rests upon the founda-
ton of public opinion only. A few
more scandals like that of Tranby
Croft would destroy the foundation
and Edward VIII. would never be
crowned" The British Weekly re-
marks: 'The revelations are enough to
sober up the strongest supporters Of
the monarchy"
The Vienna correspondent of the
Times says that the baccarat scandal
has caused sensation in arTny circles
on the continent, especially in coun-
tries where the prince of Wales is
honorary colonel of special regi-
ments. This correspondent also calls
attention TO the fact that an
Austrian general who was found to
have con6oned, in a similar manner to
that adopted by the prince of Wales,
acts of cheating upon the part of one of
his subordinate officers, was compelled
to resign from the army in order to
avoid being tried by court-martial
LONDON, june 11.-Sir William Cor
don Cumming has received over seventy
letters expressing sympathy with him
in his troubles. 1t is announced that
Sir William Gordon Cumming has re-
signed from all the clubs of which he
was a member. The costs in the suit
were $4,000.
The queen does not attempt to con-
ccal the fact that she is angry with
every enc connected with the baccarat
scandal and the effects OF the royal dis
pleasure may yet be felt in several
quarters.
The denunciation of the prince of
Wales by The newspaper press, especial
ly his denunciation by the tory press,
has caused tremendous sensation
throughout Great Britain, and it is
freely asserted that the revelations
made during the trial of the baccarat
scandal suit in court are judged to have
done more to impcril the monarchy
than any event which has taken place
for many years in England