Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-06-16
\ CRUSADE ON ROYALTY.
THE BACCA" AT SCANDAL
WILL. NOT DOWN.

Some Very Ugly Questions Rein,
Asked-The Prosecution of Ons
Member of the Royal Fannil,
Urged.
LONDON, June 16.-The popular cru
SADIE against the Prince of Wales show,
no signs of abating in strength or bitter
ness. After lecture delivered last nigh
at Carnuvan, Wales, by Henry M. Stan
ley, the band played God bless tn,
Prince of Wales" The Welchmen nc
sooner heard the first strains of the ia
n'liar air, however, than they raised q
storm of Kisses which almost drowned
the noise of the band.
At seven religious meetings held in va.
rioxs parts Of The country Yesterday the
Prince of Wales was roundly denounced
for the share he took in the baccarat
scandal.
AT Methodist conference, now being
held at Leeds, the visit to Tranby Croft
was classed as gamblers orgie."
In letter published today in the Pail
Mall Gazette the writer asks why the
captain who is wanted by the police in
connection with the Cleveland street
scandal and who is now residing in
Tunls should have been allowed to resign
when Sir William Gordon-Cumming was
dismissed from the army for his share
in the Tranby Croft scandal.
As evidence oi the attitude of the press
and public on the question of royal pre.
negatives, letter which is published in
today's Standard, a sturdy conservative
organ, may he cited. The writer OF this
letter calls attention to the fact that
during the course of the picnic at Vir-
ginia Water Saturday last some mem
bers Of the family of the Prince of Wales,
violated the law relative to the CLOSE
season" of fishing by fishing in those
waters. The writer calls upon the local
authorities to prosecute the elaw-brcakcrs
under the statute and not to exempt
from punishment those members of the
royal family WHO may be shown to have
violated the law. The fact that his let
ter is published by the Standard goes far
to show the telling that has been aroused
by the actions of the Prince OF Wales.
Hon. Edward Stanhopc, secretary OF
state Tor war, replying today in the
house OF commons TO a question put bv
William Summer, Gladstone liberal, IN
regard to the baccarat scandal, said that
Sir William Gordon. Cumming was the
chici person who had broken faith be
cause he did not report the case to his
commanding officer. OF the three officers
concerned, Gen. Owen William was re-
tired officer OF the army and was therefore
not subject to regulations, but the other
two-Ficld Marshal the Prince of Wales,
and Lieut.. Rerkely Levett--undoubtcdlv
were. The former, said Stanhopc, on
looking back at all the circumstances of
the case, had authorized him (Stanhop)
to say that he now saw that an error of
Judgment had been committed. Lieut..
Berkeley Levett, on the other hand, con.
llnued Stanhopc, had written a letter to
his commanding officer, expressing deep
regret that he had not acted in accord
ancc with the army regulations.
The house. hushed and intensely expect
ant. listened eagerly TO Stanhope's state
ment, which had evidently been carefully
The announcement that Gen
Williams was already on the -etired list
surprised the group of radicals eager to
attack him, and the Prince of Wales vol
untary admission of an error of Judgment
on his part astonishcd and gratifcd the
whole house and wss received with slight
from the opposition benches and
repeated congratulatorys shouts of hear,
hear from the conservatives.
The utter absence of an official state
ment OF defense rendered the reply acccp
table to every side and has taken the
pith out uS ihc radical intention to con-
tinue their agitation.