The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-13
English People Indignant at
the Black Prince.
THE MONARCHY m DANGER.
Middle Glasses Especially Condemn
the Royal Baecarat Expert.
Queen Victoria and Emperor WILLIAM
Greatly Distressed = Radicals Will
Endeavor to Reopen the seandaI--
Churches Rebuke the Heir Apparent.

ToRoSTo, Ont, June Prev. Dr.
Douglass, a prominent Methodist divin,,
OF Montreal, created sensation here tu.
day while addressing the Toronto Method
ist conference by referring TO the Prince
OF Wales connection with the baccarat
scandal. which he denounced in a most
vigorous manner. He said in part:
England's widowed queen mourns as a mo,hsr
To-Day over the ghostly specter of a George w
rising up beneath the shadow OF the great
throne, and the heir OF the proudest empire thjs
word has ever witnessed bowling 70 the degrt
dalton OF the gambling house The awful spe<s-
.acie OF 'ne neir 70 the throne publicly acknowl-
edging his completely in gambling transaction
viii do more 10 weaken the power OF the throns
than anything which has happened for years.
Rev. DIR. Potts, of Toronto spoke in a
similar vein, and both speakers were
loudly applauded.
LONDON, June 12.-FAssociated Press.
Copyrighted. 1891. The storm risint,
around the Prince of Wales is fast gaining
Intensity and endangering his chances Of
succession to the throne, if not the exist
ence of the English monarchy. No class
appears to be stirred so deeply as the great
middle class, the real strength of the couu-
try and hitherto the solid prop of thss
monarchy. Wherever its voice become.,
audible its earnest denunciations of thu,
prince are accompanied by regrets at hiH
nearness to the throne.
Representative gatherings of religious
bodies, Congregational Methodist, Bap-
tist, Unitarian and Presbyterian, have al
ready recorded their condemnation
Boards of guardians are going out of their
accustomed paths to discuss motions
branding the gambling propensities of the
prince as a disgrace to the country. Sew
eral Liberal societies have adopted protests
against his continuance in the army.
Ere long the growing fierceness of pop
ular heat must penetrate 10 the core of
politics, causing party action within and
without parliament. Radical members of
the commons are opening an attack on the
prince, but they had been warned that
Gladstone resents the movement, and the
leaders of the opposition will actively show
repugnance to associating Liberalism with
agitation tending to cast discredit on the
crown. The radicals will not be content
with anything less than action by the mil-
itary authorities involving some official re-
proof of the Prince of Wales, General
Williams and Levett.
Conferences have been held at the war
Office, attended by Secretary Stanhope, the
LUKE Ol 0dtHDrluse, the luke OF lOl-
naught, General .Redvers Butler ansl
Colonel Stracey, and it is reported that
they decided that the Prince of Wales,
General Williams and Leyett committed
no offense against military law, but only 1,
technical breach of the regulations Iil
reference to the Earl of Coventry, 1t is re j.
ported that he has intimated his readiness,
to resign the Office of master of the buck
hounds, but acceptance is delayed till tina
government sees how Lord Coventry's ra-
tirement is likely to affect the position of
the Prince of Wales.
Club sentiment naturally supports thus
Prince of Wales, nor has the scandal less.
ened the princes popularity in the turf
set. Rumors of his bad reception at Ascot
are a peryersion of facts.
Court circles are much exercised over
letters from the German court, retiectinls
the opinion of Emperor William. IL is
believed the emperor has written TIE
queen q long and serious criticism on the
princes life, and dilating especially upon
the gambling of officers as grave offeEse
To military honor. and made worse by the
signing OF the paper permitting colonel
of the guards convicted of cheating to re-
tain his commission in the army. The
queen, it is said, forwarded the letter tio
the prince.
Sir William Gordon Cumming, on the
request of the officials of Forres, has rss-
considered his refusal of public welcome,
and the town will make holiday of the
occasion.
The official London Gazette this evening
announces that the name OF Sir Williarn
Gordon Cumming has been removed from
the list of officers in the army, as her
majesty has no further occasion for his
services.
The Southern Baptist Association has
passed resolution condemning the Prince
of Wales for the part he took in the bat
carat scandal. 1t is understood that the
prince is keenly stung at the adverse prehs
criticism which has been showered upon
him from all quarters.
In the commons Monday next Stanhope,
secretary of state for war, will be
questioned as 10 what action he intends I'd
take in regard to the three officers. the
Prince OF Wales, General Williams and
Lieutenant Berkcly Levett, OF the Scots
FusiIier Guards, who signed document
which practically allowed Cumming TO re-
main an officer in the British army.
although he was believed to have cheated
at cards, and as to what action
he intends to take with regard to the same
officers for having broken an army regu-
lation, so that such case as that at
Tranbycroft should be brought to the
notice of the commanding officer.
At a meeting of ST. olaye's Guardians in
South London last night, member moved
a resolution denouncing the gambling Of
the Prince of Wales as disgrace to the
country. The chairman refused to allow
the resolution TO be put. An exciting
scene followed. Friends of the movers Of
the resolution denounced Wales in un-
measured terms. The meeting dnally
broke up in disorder.