The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-06-18
iT SHAKES THE THRONE.

IN England ut the Prince OF Wales Con-
nection with the Baccarat Afrsirs-Cum-
ming Expelled from the Army.
LONDON, June 13.-The fate of Sir
William Gordon Cumming is sealed, as
tar as the army is concerned, for the
following paragraph is published in the
Official Gazette:
WAR OFFICE, June IL. 1s91.-Scots Guards.
Mai and Lieut.. Col Sir William Gordon Cum
ming baronet, is removed from the army, her
majesty having no further occasion for his
services.
Rated June 10, 1ss1.'
The storm rising round the prince of
Wales is fast obtaining intensity, en-
dangering his chances of succession to
the throne, if not the existence of the
English monarchy. No class appears to
be stirred so deeply as the.great middle
class, the real strength of the country
and hitherto a solid and stolid
prop of the monarchy. Wherever the
voice becomes audible its earnest de-
nunciations of the prince of Wales are
accompanied by regrets at his nearness
10 the throne. Representative gather
gsngs Of religious bodies es7-Congregation-
al, Methodist, Baptist. Unitarian and
Presbyterian-have already recorded
their condemnations. Boards of guar
dians are going out of their accustomed
paths to discuss. motions branding the
gambling propensities of the prince of
Wales as disgrace to the country.
Several liberal societies have adopted
protests against his continuance in the
army. The agitation has every char
acter of permanence. 1t has not vet
touched more than a fringe of the polit-
ieal 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
parliament.
1t is understood that the prince of
Wales is keenly stung at the adverse
press criticisms which have been show
cred upon him from all quarters. Es-
pecially is this the case in regard to the
newspaper comments which practically
accuse him of revealing the secret of the
Tranby Croft scandal, and referring to
the fact that he, the prince of Wales,
was not asked if he had spoken of the
affair to anybody, after Sir William
Gordon-Cumming signed the incrim-
mating document, while this question
was put to all the other witnesses for
the defendants. The prince of Wales
emphatically denies that he divulged
the secret to anybody.
The radical MEMBERS of the house of
commons are opening the attack on the
prince of Wales, but they have been
warned that Mr.. Gladstone resents the
movement and that the leaders of the
opposition will actively show their re-
pugnance to associating liberalism
with an agitation tending to cast dis
credit on the crown. A group
of radicals, meeting after Cum
ming's dismissal from the army was
gazetted, concurred in the opinion that
the leaders had mistaken the feeling of
the nation; that even on party grounds
it was impossible to neglect the duty
to take the sense of parliament on
the position of the prince of Wales
and the others concerned. The radi-
Gals will not be content with any
thing less than action by the military
authorities involving the same official
reproof of the prince of Wales, Gen.
Williams and Levett. The prosecution
of Cumming and the others for illegal
gambling will be made part of the
demand on the government, but it will
not be earnestly pressed.
Court circles are much excited over
letters from the German court reflect
ing the opinion of Emperor William. 1t
is believed that the emperor has writ
ten the queen long and serious criti-
cism on the princes life, and dilating
especially upon the gambling of
officers as a grave offense to
military honor and made worse by the
signing of paper permitting col onel
of the guards convicted of cheating to
retain his commission in the army.
The queen, it is said, forwarded the
letter to the prince of Wales.