The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-31
CANADA'S DYING PREMIER.
Widespread Interest Felt In England Over
His Condition.
BEGINNING OF THE BACCARAT TRIAL
the Trouble Between Russia and Germany.
Tho Cars Whims Persecution
OF Russian jews.
.spccial Cable copyrieh, 1871 to Tho Timcs.l

SPECIAL Cable Copyright 1891 60 Tho Ilmcs.l
LONDON. May S0-The hourly expected
5eath of Sir John Macdonald is a great shock
t. the Government, and the news has been
eeccived with deep regret by everybody. for
an admitted the sturdy Scotch loyalty Of the
man and the powerful characteristics which
enabled him to consolidate the uncongonial
clements that go 20 make up the Dominion.
lle was England's best friend in Canada.
rs men of Scotch-Hiehland blood
have been everywhere, strangely enough.
whom one remembers what followed Culloden
Has FIRST and controlling sentiment was loyal
tv and even the London Times could hardly
express motapnoucal smile at the iranhncss
and borough earnestness Of Sir Johns devo-
sion % the mother land and his Elizabethan
ideas If what constituted treason.
The interest in Sir John was shown on Fri
Oav. when more attention was paid IN the
House OF Commons 10 news of his condition
than 90 the pending debates Men of both
parties looked on him as the only strong con-
meeting link between England and her Cana
oan colonies The Queen telcgraphed from
BlImoral on Friday for news Of Sir John, and
7 lord Salisbury was kept informed by fire.
Quent cables. The general expression IS that
I'D man IN Canada can take his place or COM
msnd the respect and confidence which he did
among the discOrdant factions of British
BEGINNING OF THE BACCARAT TRIAL.
The baccarat trial beginning on Monday is
the absorbing subject OF social gossip IN Lon
don. The fight will be in earnest Both Sir
William Gordon-Cumming and Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Wilson and their friends are resOute
IN following the affair up TO its end in the
hands of justice. The dispute has deyided
London society for months past. Sir William
has influential adherents and so have the WI
sons. and many a reception and tea have been
married 10y the unintended meeting of
persons interested ON either side. Invita-
TONS have had 70 be carefully revised
with the object of keeping the hostile camps
apart. and in some instances society folks,
without much prejudice either way and de
s.ri0us of retaining All their friends, have had
@ Wilson party one week and q Cumming
gathering the next Sir William must have
large number of believers IN his innocence,
for he has been almost NOniZed at some of the
gatherings. There is general impression that
wOmans jealousy of Sir Williams attention
20 another woman. both women being
married, is at the bottom of the affair, and
everybody is anxious % see whether the facts
Will come ont. Certain II is that not until Sir
William had shown marked attention 10
lady whose name has been frequently men
toned last winter, did the scandal about ms
cheating at cards begin TO be whispered
abroad.
The general belief is that the Prince Of
Wales viii be called as a witness, but that hls
deposition out OF court will be accepted IL ms
testimony is required at all. The Prince IS
liable. Ike any other subject, TO legal sum-
mons, but the respect for his station ls very
strong and nowhere stronger than among the
middle-class from whom the English luries
are selected. Sir William Gordon-Cummng
would therefore only iniure his case by IN
sisting upon any course humiiatng TO the
Prince OF Wales and Sir william has displayed
too much shrewdness since the controversy
arose TO be likely TO blunder.
LEANING OF TIE swEDEs TO GERMANY.
The strong leaning of King Oscar and the
Swedes to Germany evidently caused appre-
hension at St. Petersburg that Sweden might
be led TO take part In % war against Russia.
As a precautionary measure against am enemy
from that direction andalsO against German
or other feet, great fortress is to he built on
the northern coast of INLAND. 1t is also pro-
posed TO Tussify the Finnish army by
transferring detachments 0 troops to
Russia and keeping them there until
thev have become acquainted with the Rus
sian language ami drill, so as To- he able - CO.
operate as q part of a Russian army. Adylces
from Finland state that Russians have good
cause for Apprehension. as the sentiment OF
the people rs very uniuendly toward the Gar
aud his Government. and there Is little doubt
that in case of German or Swedish invasion
there Will be a general uprising against
Germany.
Russia seemed to take keen interest in the
increased tension at present existing between
Sweden and Norway. it is remembered that
Russia has long had her eyes on the territory
lying beyond her northwestern frontier. as
needed 70 give her an outlet To the Atlantic
Ocean. Her fixed purpose in that direction,
SO favored by the antagonsm between SWe-
den and Norway, has been only over
Swallowed 10y the grander schemes az eXDan-
sion in the Balkans and the East. The relations
between the scandinavian States. Sweden,
Norway Denmark and Finland. their synpa-
thies and their anlmostles may soon occupy
a similar place IN general European p)lltlcs 10
that which their southern sisters of the BAL
kaus have long enjoyed. The scandinavian
States united would not make more than one
formidable power but they are divided by
mutual preudices as bitter as those OF the
Germans and French.
The expedition with which Lieutenant
NaskhkOt Of Russia. is on his way TO Abys-
snia is composed of nine persons Among
its members is a bOtani.t, a ZOOloglst, etymol-
0gist. an orthodox priest and some officers,
ail of whom wear the Russian uniform; Nj.
MaskhkOf is the bearer of an autograph letter
from the Gar and of presents for the Negus,
and the materials are supplied by the RUSSIAN
Ministers of War and of Foreign Affairs.
Egypt has promised protection 10 the expedl-
ton IN its passage through Egyptian tenl-
tory.
THE CzAR's CHARACTERISTICS.
The Gar did not 60 TO Moscow on Tues
day. according 10 the official programme. II
he had perhaps use might have been found
for the two boxes of dynamite snusgled IN
with the exhibits for the French exhibition IN
Moscow The Cars object was not so much
o. see the French exhibitions a. 10 lay the
foundation for the monument TO ms father
I'm the Kremlin. During his stay he is occu-
pyng the great palace built by the First Al
axander after Moscow had been seif-destrOyed
90 get rid Of the French invaders A Jour
ney Of the Car is the next thing 70 a
war in its demand for the exertion of the
military army 1t frequently has a parallel
lately IN the last journey of the dead Grand
Duke Nicholas TO the mAusoleum at st. Peters
burg. when one hundred thousand troops had
O. attend along the various railway stations
and salute the funeral train. Before the
Gar started the railroad bed from ST. Peters
burg 10 Moscow was carefully examined for
dynamite. and peasants living near the line
were ordered 10 move at least one mile away,
heir houses meantime being occupied by
troops Thereception in Moscow was eminently
Russian. The night before the police made
"a vast number of domicilary visits, and
rushed into prison everybody wn0m they
believed 10 be IN any degree malcontent.
Jews were an exception. They We're not ar
rested but were ordered 10 keep IN doors. it