The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-05
THE COURT MOURNS.
English Royalty PoStpOneS All
Festivities.
Death Of Prince Victor Of HOhenIOhe
Causes Sadness at Windsor.
Probable Visit 10 England Of Denmark'S
SOVerelGnS King Georges IllneSS-AS-
piratIOlS Of Lord Churchill.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Edmund Yates
says: The death of Prince Victor of HOhen-
lobe has upset all court arrangements and
also the intended hospitalitie5 Of the Prince
and Princess of Wales at Sandringham,
where there is not now likely to be either
ball or meet of hounds this winter. The
contemplated tableaus and theatricals at
Osborne ard other projected entertain
ments have been abandoned and the Queen
has given up the intention Of opening
Parliament, and will now remain quietly In
the Isle of Wight until within a few days of
the royal wedding The Queen will not
be in London until the second week of
March. when she is coming up to Bucking
ham Palace for two nights in order to hold
the first. .drawing-rOOm, at which she will re-
ceive the diplomatic corps. There is TO be
another drawing-room the following week
The Princess OF Wales is most anxious
that the King aud Queen of Denmark shall
come to England for the royal wedding aud
such pressing invitations have been dis
bly, consent TO do so instead OF sending the
Crown Prince and Princess to represent
them. The presence Of Queen Louise at
the wedding would be peculiarly apprOpri-
ate, inasmuch as she Is the niece Of the late
Duchess of Cambridge. and therefore first
cousin to the Duchess of Teck. II the King
and Queen do consent to come over they will
be tie guests Of the Prince and Princess Of
Wales at Marlborough House and of the
Queen at Windsor Castle during their stay
in England. They have not visited this
country for more than sixteen years
KING GEORGES ILLNESS.
There has been much anxiety in Copen-
hagen and at Marlborough House concern
ing the illness of the King OF the Helenes
and the Princess OF Wales was III great
alarm about her favOrite brother. There
was an absurd attempt made ut mystery
ABOUT the nature Of King Georges maiady
by the court aud the Ministers at Athens.
He has really been suffering from serious
attack of smallpox and one day was IN
danger. but is now advancing favorably
toward recovery aud will probably soon 20
TO Corfu for change OF air.
AN ORIENTAL CUSTOM REVIVED.
The Queen is so fay0rably impressed with
the pictures Of the queer tuTbans worn by
her Mussuiman attendants that she has
requested Lord Llnsdowne TO restore the
old-fashioned Oriental head-dress when
ever practicable In accordance with this
intimation the hldeous caps Of the Vice
TOy's bOdy-guard have been replaced by
gorgeous turbans OF dark red, blue and
SJld.
LORD CHURCHILL's ASPIRATIONS.
Whether the rumOr that Lord Randolph
Churchill was to have the ST. Petersburg
pmbaSSV pmaUAtpd from himself OT from
Over-zealous partisans will probably never
be exactly known. There may possibly
have been a wish Of this sort in his own
mind, but certainly there never has been
any thought to crafty 1t. The pr0mpt an
nOuncement OF Lord SalSburyS choice,
almost as soon as the rumor became public,
showed empEatically how unsuitable Lord
Churchill was deemed for an appointment
of first-rate importance. The fact is that
Conservative leaders have been watching
Lord Randolph's recent exploits with the
half-cOntemptuOus pity merited by his de-
liberate efforts at political self-effdcement.
Not the slightest credence is to be given
therefore to the batch of tictlOnS which
nominate him for every possible and lmpos-
sibe post, from VcerOy of India down to
Governor of Tasmania. lie has as yet
given no sign OF having made up his mind
AS to his own future that depends mainly
on himself. He will not be again pushed
forward by the party leaders.
PARLIAMENTARY PRINTING.
The new contract for printing the reports
of the parliamentary debates will be the
subject OF good many eager inquiries at
the beginning of the next session. 1t is GER
tanly unfortunate that ITesy should have
come 20 terms with the agency of which
Baron Reuter- is the head, more especially a.
four or five competent English firms ten-
dered their services as successors 10 Han
sard. There is very strong feeling in a
good many quarters against granting six
years contract to the German firm, though
the bitterest grumblers hardly express
doubt that the contract, if ratified, will be
ably and fairly carried out. The outcry is
really sentiment, but sentiment of that
stern sort which will not rest till it has at
tained its object. 1t is possible, | hear. that
the contract will have to be laid upon the
table to obtain the sanction Of the House of
Commons. and there is every chance that
Faux will be reelected without any violent
demonstration of patriotic feeling.