Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-21
Notable Events Of Life in The British
Capitol.
Ian naclaren Coming 10 America Again -
SAKE Oburs Affairs Cause Grief in Royal
Famlly-KiDs Of Sweden m.

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Sake Coburg and Gotha, the only
son OF the Duke of Sake Coburg
and Gotha, second son of Queen
Victoria. This adds greatly to the
grief OF his relatives.
He was handsome, tall and of
manly bearing and his slight,
boyish figure, in a brilliant Hus
ssr uniform WAS conspicuous
during the jubilee festivities in
England. Soon after the jubilee
the Prince returned to his reei-
ment in Berlin, one of the crack
guards regiments; but he soon
fell into bad hands, became en-.
tangled in gambling scandals and
finally this resulted in his cousin,
Emperor William Diminishing him
from the Guards and under the
guise of promotion, transferred
him to line regiment at Coburg.
Two officers who were mixed up
in the gambling scandal were
cashiered.
But gambling was not the
worst feature of the young princes
case. He INDUCED in other dis
sipations which undermined his
health aud brought about his un-
timely death as it did with Alton
so XIII. of Spain. Early in Jan
uary specialists pronounced
Prince Alfred's state to be hope
less and his accession to the
throne OF Coburg out Of the ques-
ton. The Prince, however, had
to participate in the silver we'd
ding festivities of his parents and
was carried to the gala perform.
ance at the Coburg Theater in
sedan chair. Four days before
the Princes death the disease
from which he was suffering
caused Inflammation of the brain,
bringing an agonizing end. He
died without any of his relatives
near him, in a delirium, in the
sanitarium in the Austrian Tyrol,
to which he was taken. Only two
doctors were at his bedside when
he expired.
The state Of the health of the
Duke of Sake Coburg and Gotha
will bring into prominence the
question of the succession to the
throne Of Coburg, which devolves
upon the Duke of Connaught,
brother Of the Duke of Edinburgh
and third son OF Queen Victoria.
Before long the Duke of Con
naught may have to decide
whether he will leave his
native land and take up the sover-
eighty Of Sake Coburg. If he
chooses the latter, he will have to
abandon his career in the British
army, in which he is the most
popular general and has the pros.
pect OF becoming commander-in-
chief. The Duchess of Con-
naught will have an important
voice in the question. She is a
patriotic German and Princess
Of Prussia and will probably
throw her weight in favor Of
Sake Coburg.
The general belief, however, is
that the Duke of Connaught will
renounce the title and succession
10 favor OF his son, Prince Arthur,
who was born January ID, 1888.
The death of Prince Alfred has
been heavy blow to the London
season, as black will have to be
worn up to Easter. The season
began with the opening of the
Parliamentary session.
One of the fruits of the Hooley
exposures is that two Lords an-
this week their intention
of returning the $4,000 pounds
which Hooley claims they received
for becoming directors of the
French Dunlop pnuematic Tire
Company Both, however, repudiat-
ed Hooley's accounts of the matter.
The Rev. John Watson Clan
Maclaren) and Mr.. Watson are
on board White Star
rnentic, which left Liverpool for
New York on Wednesday. They
viii! spend three months in the
United States.
Advices from Stockholm show
that the health of King Oscar is
far from satisfactory. He will go
to Biarritz, If he is able to do 80,
at the end ot the month. Thence
he will take trip to North
America. The Queen of Sweden
and Norway is still very feeble.