Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-13
POOR WALESIS WORRIED
Comment On the Baccarat Affair
Dlsplsases Him.
he IS JEERED AND HOOTED At ASCOT
sos the Fir.t Time ia His itfs. Aaa
Casts fartsas chances al tss Crowd
Wktch fasatt. Him. SansutBgs
Expelled krsa the Army

LONDON, June IA disagreed Ole
scene occurred At the Ascot races
Thursday, an unfsvorsbls dsmonstrar
tion 70 the prince of Wales being made
An attempt has been N Ade 10 hush the
matter up. and the newspapers have
been solicited from Influential quar-
tiers 10 make no mention Of the facts.
or At least 10 minimize the importance
OF the affair A tho prince
wss driving up nth q party Of his
noble friends the crowd in the vicinity.
composed mostly or well dressed peo-
pie, but with sprinklng of = roughsr
element, booted and 1eered his royal
highness. making sarcastic illusions
90 the bAccarat scandal Some
cried out: Have ysu brought
your counters with your" and
others indulged in more offensive
thrusts- The aristocratic group around
the prince. though apparently too
astonished and startled 70 be In full
possession OF their wits, managed TO
make a counter demonstration of q
rather weak sort in support of the
prince, who was himself pale
with anger and who cast furious
glances at his insultera This is
believed 20 be the first time that dis
respectful demonstration has ever been
made against the prince Of Wales by a
crowd bearing any claim 20 respecta-
bility. and the incident is even more
significant than the iecturing that he
has been getting the last few days
from religious and secular newspapers
-rHhA In,AN, ON
eial Gazette announces, under date of
June 10. that the name of Sir William
Gordon Cumming has been removed
from the list of officers in the army, as
her majesty has no further occasion
for his services.
10 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 signed the incrim-
mat ng document, while this question
was put 10 all the other witnesses for
The defendants. The prince of Wales
smphatically denies that he divulged
the secret to any body.
In the house of commons on Monday
next Mr.. William Summers Qiberall,
member for Huddersfield. and Mr.. II.
Peyton Cobb radical non-conformist),
mem Der of the Rugby division of War
wickshIrc will question RI Hon. Ed
ward Stanhope, secretary Of state for
war. as to what action he intends to
take in regard to the three officers
Field Marshal the Prince of Wales,
Gen. Owen Williams and Lieut..
Berkeley Levett, of the Scotch
Fusilier guards) who signed the docu-
men. which practically allowed
William Gordon Cumming to re-
main an officer of the British army,
although he was believed to have
cheated at cards, and as 10 what
action he intends TO take in regard to
the same officers for having broken
the army regulations requiring that
such n case as the one which occurred
should be brought TO the notice of the
commanding officers
Several radical members of the house
OF commons have met and decided To
put a series Of questions TO the govern
nent bearing upon tho responsibility
which the Tranby Croft party incurred
In conccaling Sir William Gordon Cum
ming's offense and the question of mill
itary discipline involved. II the replies
are unsatisfactory they will move an
adjournment IL is understood that
the liberal leaders will hold sloof from
the contemplated censure of the prince
of Wales.
There is a rumor current in the city
that Lord Coventry has handed in his
formal resignation as master of the
buckhounds to Lord Salisbury in con-
sequence of the feeling which has
shown itself against him in connection
with his part of the scandal.
Sir William Gordon Cumming is ex-
pected at his Scotch estates with mis-
bride Saturday. The public bodies Of
the adjacent towns and the tcpantry
are preparing addresses Of welcome,
and triumphal arches are being erected
through which the couple will pass in
approaching their home. There ia
every indication that Sir William 8
neighboss are determined TO ignore the
impairment of his reputation and stand
ing in other quarters