The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-05-03
IN REAL DANGER.
Mr.. GIadstone's Life Was
PeriIed.
THE MADNESS OF A FANATIC
He Knew That Only the Personal In
fluence of the Premier Made
Home Rule Possible.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.


cables the Tribune from London: The
special train in which the Queen Travelled
from Florence to Flushing consisted of ten
carriages. The two royal saloons. which
are the private property Of the Queen. were
placed in the center of the train, and the
Queen and Princess Beatrice occupied them.
In front of these were two large carriages
which were saloons during the day and
wagonettcs by night, with coupes attached.
Four carriages behind the Queens saloons,
similarly arranged, but not quite so large as
those in front of the train afforded sleeping
accommodation for more than farty per-
sons. The Indian dOmestics travelled by
themselves IL a separate saloon carriage, in
which all their meals we're cooked aud
served.
The German Emperor has commissioned
his brother, Prise e Henry of Prussia, to
represent the court of Berlin at the fetes
which are to take place at The Moscow cele-
brali"n of the tenth anniversary of the
Cars accession TO the throne.
The golden wedding of the Grand Duke
and Duchess Of Mecklen burg-Strelitz is TO
be celebrated at Kew on June 2S. and not
at HofstrelitZ as originally arranged. The
Grand Duke Frederick William and Princess
Augusta of Cambridge were married on
June IS, 1S43. IN tho private chapel at Buck
lngham Palace. which was not again used
on such an occasion until the wedding of
the Duke and Duchess of Fife after an in
teryal of more than forty-sIx years. The
Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburg
Strelitz will this week arrive in town from
Germany for stay of about ten weeks. and
will spend most of the time at Cambridge
Cottage, Kew, where a residence has been
nj at thair
Cambridge.
The accOuchement of the German Empress
is expected 10 take place in the autumn, and
she was advised to be very careful not to
over-fatgue herself during her visit 10 Italy.
The Archdukes of Austria certainly seem
to possess peculiar power for following to
good purpose the avocations of less exalted
mOrtaIs. Oae of them is an oculist OF
some repute, another is said 10 be so expert
as photographer that he was exhausted
last week with all the portrait-taking in
connection with the wedding of the Prince
Of Bulgaria; while a third, the Archduke
Joseph. has just assumed the editorial chair
of the chronological Journal run in the In
terest opposed TO the gypsies.
The settlement of the litigation respecting
the will of Lady Westmin ster prevents a
long trial, which would have been very
painful to her family. The case comes
before the Probate Court this week in order
that the terms OF the settlement may be
formally sanctioned. When Lord West
minister bPQueathed his enormous fortune
to his widow it was understood that he fully
intended her to make adequate provision for
his daughters, excepting the Duchess of
Northum berland and Lady Octavia Shaw-
Stewart
| believe tn re is no doubt whatever as to
the reality of the danger which ancircled
Gladstone during three days of last week
when that unfortunate lunatic, Townsend,
was watching to shoot him. In fact the
Premier had an extraordinary escape. But
the use made of the incident by the baser
sort of Gladstonian newspapers is simply
dsgraceful unless insanity may be pleaded
also for the devntees Of the Gladstonian
worship. 1t is a fact notorious that home
rule is entirely the creature and child of one
man, and practical men OF every school
admit that GladstOne's extraordinary per-
sonal influence alone made 1t possible to
carry measure like the present bill even to
second reading.
In saying this the UuiOnlst leaders merely
give expression in public to what everybody
is saving in private. and to hold them
responsible for melting lunatics to remove
him is as base as it is silly The radical
opposition to tie crimes act put BalFour in
quite as much danger; but no one suggest
ed on that ground that The measure should
be allowed to pass unopposed, and when it
did rass the Irish Secretary had to ACCEPT
rol;ce pro lection to save him from the
vengeance of fanatics whom the speeches
Of the opposition had excited to frenzy
Gladstone was very much annoyed by the
defeat of the Liverpool churches bill on
Friday night. which was brought about by
an alliance between the Irish Roman
Catholics and the Liberationists. Glad
Stone had n direct personal interest in the
matter, as he had recently purchased the
adyowson of one of the Liverpool citv
churches. and it is reported there that he
paid 10000 for it. 1t was Gladstone who
put up Leveson-Gower to support the bill
and this was the only speech delivered from
the treasury bench.
There is likely TO be an adjournment OF
the Parliamentary session at the end of
July for about six weeks. There will thus
be an autumn sitting but not an autumn
session in the strict sense Of the term. That
would involve beginning over again all the
legislation attempted since the commence
ment of the year. and even the everlastingly
youthful Premier is unlikely to be hopeful
enough 10 attempt such task a that