The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-01
VICT0RIA'S HEALTH.
England'S Queen Suffers From
Rheumatism.
Her Msjesty'S Visit TO Florence Postponed
for The Present
Prince YCtOr'S Serious llneSS-A Royal
Birthday Present Gladst0ne'S Health
Injured by Public Speaking.
Special to THE MoRS1Ns CALL.

New YORK. Nov. 30.-Edmund Yates
special cablegram to the Tribune from
London says: Some uneasiness has been
caused by the announcement that Sir WILL
lam Jenner, NJ. D., has been staying for
several days at Windsor Castle. The fact
is, however. that for twenty years past IL
has been Sir Williams duty to pay a peri
odical visit TO Windsor and Osborne, and he
always goes to the castle directly after the
Queen has returned there from Balmoral.
The Queen has been in the best possible
health during the autumn, and is perfectly
we'll now, except for occasional attacks of
rheumatism, malady to which she has
become subject during the last nine years
but it usually attacks the knees only. The
Queens recent touch of rheumatics was
caused by Imprudently driving from Brae-
mar to Balm oral after dark on a cold raw
night in an open carriage, and l hear that
Sir William Jenner has positively pro-
hibitcd such risky expeditions in future.
The Queen and Princess Beatrice are both
anxious to pay another visit to Florence and
Empress Frederick wishes to make length
ened Stay there, but until perfectly clean
bill of health can be issued and the sanitary
arrangements and water supply certified to
be uncxceptionable. that city cannot be IA
vored with the presence of royal personage5.
The Queen would like to pass Easter at Villa
Palmirie, which dowager Lady Crawford
has placed at her Majesty's disposal, but it
is doubtful whether the sanitary and other
fn,,ar ;a1,
in Florence will be complete iu time to allow
of the Queen going there next spring.
l am sorry to hear that no real hope is en-
tertained that Prince Victor Hohenlohe-
Langenburg will recover from his present
Illness, which is understood TO be of can
cerous nature. The Queen is coming to
town again before she leaves Windsor, in
order TO pay visit TO Prince Victor, who
has always been a great favorlte with her
Majesty, aud he was the pet grandson of
the Duchess of Kent. The Queen is in
much grief about the Princes Illness and
her visit to him at st. James Palace last
week made her quite low spirited for some
time afterward.
The birthday present of the Princess of
Wales to the Prince Is a large painting by
Halst, a celebrated Danish artist, represent
ing the entrance to the picturesque hsr00r
OF Copenhagen, with the Russian imperial
yacht the Danish royal yacht and the
Osborne in the foreground. with view Of
the English church, which occupies a beau
| tiful site above the harbor.
Prince Hans Heinrich Pless, who is about
| to marry Miss COrnwailis West, is the Oldest
Prince Pless and is the head of the oldest
and richest family in Silesia. 1t was first
founded in 1850, when the title of Baron
Won Furstenstein was conferred. which was
followed by that of Graf Won Hechberg in
1866 That of Prince was added in 1850 by
the King Of Prussia, and the style of Serene
Highness conceded in 1854.
Although the end CO ie suddenly, Lord
| Lytton'S illness begar more than three
| years ago, when he was first treated by DR..
| Malcolm MGrris of Harley street, for what
| was believed to be cancer of the face. he
! never ent rely recovered his health, and on
| his sixty-first birthday. three weeks ago, he
| expressed q strong conviction to those who
| coDgregated about that it would be the last
| he would survive.
Lord Harrington proposes 10 go to Egypt
| for couple OF months as soon as he has en-
tertained his annual shooting parties in
Devonshlre. There has been no shooting as
| yet this season. either at Chatsworth or
Hardwieke Hall, and Lord Harrington has
| had hardly any sport this year, as he missed
| both Bolton Abbey and the grouse shoot
| ing, the usual Scotch visits, owing to his
| long stay on the Continent.
Gladstone has been strongly advised not
| to open his mouth in public until he has oc-
| casion to speak In the House of Commons.
| His orations at Glanalmond and Newcastle
were too much for his strength, which now
| requires to be most carefully husbsnded.
If Gladstone persists in addressing the Lib
| eral conference, which Is to be held next
month with the object of bamboozling the
agricultural laborers, he Will be obliged to
| limit his speech to fifteen minutes.
Agricultural property cannot now be sold
| in Scotland except at ruinOus loss, but the
| mineral estates are in brisk demand
| A locomotive has just been built Mt the
Creive Works for the London and North
western Railway which is capable of draw
ing train at the rate Of 100 miles an hour.
The speed attained by this engine in the
trial runs between Creive and Chester was
| ninety miles an hour, but this was shown to
| be conside ernble below its full poMers.