Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-01-21

Blaine said:
~ have conveyed to the President the
melancholy information you commune
cate in your note of this date of the
death OF his royal highness the Duke of
Clarence and Avondale, and | am
directed by the President TO express the
sorrow with which he learns of this sad
bereavement suffered by her majesty
and royal family"
By Geographic instruction sent to-
day the minister of the United States
has been directed to make suitable com
munication of the Presidents deep re-
greet and sincere condolences.
The following Is the text of the cable
message sent to Minister Lincoln at
London:
Lincoln, Minister, London; Express deep
regret and sincere condolences of the Presi-
dent by reason of the lamented death of
the Duke Of Clarence and Avondale.
BLAINE.
LONDON, Jan. 15.-The Irish news
papers all contain kindly articles upon
the death of the Duke OF Clarence and
Avondale. The National Press, the
organ of the McCarthyites, touchingly
refers to the idyll of love which has
been SO painfully ended. 1t says: "All
idea of royalty disappears before the
tragedy in human life which will touch
every mans heart"
The Freemdn's Journal, McCarthyite,
says: "The Duke of Clarence and Avon
dale made no enemies. He will be
mourned by all kindly and generous
men with deep sympathy for his par-
ents. The Prince Of Wales has his
faults. He has sometimes forgotten that
royalty has duties as well as right, but
the prince has certain royal generosity
and kindness of heart which are liked
by the people. The Princess of Wales
has won the love and esteem of all.
We believe that she has sympathy for
the suffcrings and wrongs of the people
of Ireland"
The Independent, Parnellite, says .
"The utmost sympathy goes from the
hearts of the Irish people for the family
in their deep affection. The Duke of
Clarence and Avondale was popular in
Dublin. When he was here for few
days recently with his brother, Prince
George, he visited Mr.. Parnell's grave
in Glasnevin cemetery"
SORROW THROUGHOUT INDIA.
CALCUTTA, Jan. 15.-The death of the
Duke of Clarence and Avondale has
caused widespread and deep sorrow
throughout India. The viceroy's coun-
Gil was TO have held q meeting to-day,
but when the members assembled the
Marquis of Lansdowne, the vIceroy, an
nounced that no meeting would take
place and that all public business would
be suspended to-day, as mark of re-
spect 10 the dead prince. The Rajah Of
Bhinga, on behalf Of the native ra1ah,
expressed the deepest regret at the death
of the duke and the most profound SYM
pathy with the imperial family. All the
! public fetes and races have been post
poned.
, ANXIETY FOR THE PRINCESS.
LONDON, Jan. 14-Apprehension was
} felt in many quarters regarding the
/ condition of the Princess of Wales
4 Her royal highness takes the death OF
) her son very much to heart and refuses
Q to be comforted. Her long service in
| the sick room Of both Prince George
8 and Prince Victor has naturally had the
| effect of greatly facilitating her and to-
Q day she is completely Frustrated.
Y DR.. Laking, one of the physicians who
\ attended the duke in his last illness, re.
. mains at Sandringham, where his ser.
/ EiSSo arc ASNulitu Ny hlC L IlHttes Ol
: Wales. Heis also attending the Princess
! Victoria May, whose sorrow at the loss
Z of her betrothed seems to increase rather
/ than to grow less as time passes. She
too, is Frustrated by the intensity of hei
{ Iegrief and refuses to touch food Hell
4 beautiful face is wan and pale and hei
/ eyes plainly bctray traces of the bittel
r tears she has shed. Much anxiety
I'D Il inn
: many and frequent are the prayer.
e that she may be able to stand tn,
d terrible sorrow that has come into he
d young life. There is no doubling tn,
II love expressed for her. 1t is believed
that at the present time she is the onl,
i rival of the Princess of Wales in til,
popular affection, and il may truthfulll
S be said that though the sympathy of tn,
# people goes out in boundless measure /,
Il the mother whose tirst.born lies in hi
e fathers house in the embrace of death
+ yet for the young and beautiful Princes
e May there is still a further and deepe
n feeling of love that appears almost per
d sonal in its manifestation.
y PRINCESS NAYS DEEP GRIEF.
q Princess May stood beside the bedsid
IT OF her royal lover, and through he
binding tears watched him as his lif
y ebbed away. When the doctors an
8, nounced that the duke was dead Prln
J. cess May became hysterica and he
l. cries were heartrending. Efforts wer
made to lead her from the room, but fu
ie a long time nothing could induce her t
N leave the death chamber. She stood b
&c the bedside and leaning over She calle
10 eddie, my Eddie" in agonized tone
and entreated him to speak to her ono
IS. more. All the time she stood by the bee
10 side after her lovers death she keI
I'd wringing her hands in complete an
n. utter despair, and adding by her hop,
al less misery to the soTrows Of thot
4 whose hearts were already bowed dow
"a by the weight of the terrible visitatiu
Ii. of death.
n THE HOUSE cHAPLAGN's PRAYER.
in WASHINGTON, Jan. l5.-In his pray,
or this morning the chaplain feelingl
al- alluded to the death OF the Duke ,
or Clarence and of Cardinal Manninl
ry sob, eternal Cod" he prayed, I'll
EN- heavy news comes from across the 3,
that the heir presumptive of the throI
is of England is dead, and the homes
NJ an empire on which the sun never Sc
ce are shrouded in mourning. Hear OF
al devout and earnest prayer for that mo
ess illustrous and gracious lady ar
'ss sovereign, Queen Victoria, whose reie
,e, has been benediction to the world IL
oss pillars of whose throne are the faithf
hearts Of her subjects, whose name al
mt person are dear and sacred in this lar
ce us in her own
~, HEIR PREsuMPTIvE TO THE THRoN