Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-31
HE CAME TOO HIGH.
Miss Caldwell Declines to Hire
the Prince.
THE VULGAR DICKER BROKEN OFF.

Both Parties Well Pleased and Receiv-
ing the Congratulations of Their Friend,
Over the Happy % Issue-what Amer.
lean Girls Must Prepare for when They
Want to Hire French Princely Hus-
bands-Ante-Nuptial Negotiations.
PARIS, Oct. 81. Prince Murat, the dash.
Ing French cavalry general, who has become
variously decorated and extensively gray,
has finally refused to let himself out as G
mari decoratif" to Gwendolin Caldwell, the
Baltimore heiress who gave a fortune to the
Roman Catholic university. The prince
said to circle OF intimates Wednesday
evening at the Jockey club that the lady Of
fered him nothing bat sea BISCUIT There
was not enough money in sight Il said
nothing to my fancee about money until
Saturday. The lawyer called at her hotel,
where We were all gathered, by appoint.
ment, to sign ths settlements.
Murat Had Great Expectations.
81 had expected % witness on her part
some signs OF generous devotion What do
you imagine | saw That during my life
time was 70 receive 5000 francs a yea,
only: should she die before me, leaving nS
heirs, the money was all to revert to hsi
family Madam l said, You deceive your.
self greatly. I am not al Italian. French
princes are quoted much higher IN the mat.
rimonlal stock list aud with my most dis
t.ngCished salutatIous left
The prince was congratulated for the
noble stand he had made against an Amer
can bear movement ON the European matri.
monial market and the nightly haccara,
was resumed
Nothing Green About GwendoIin.
This IS the truth of the affair; Miss Cald-
well plainly announced from the commenc ,
nent Of the affair that should the marriage
take place she proposed to run her finances
as before She was willing to give her hus-
tand $1,000 francs per aunum for cigarettes
and Paris mutuas on the Sunday races, but
bad no idea of ntrustiny her fortune to such
spsndthritt hands Prince Murat acquIesced
hoping that ey good behavior he would Oh
tain more liberia. terms. but Miss Calj wei
osv ar falterei in her thrifty purpose
The Family to the Rescue.
Finally Murzts lam IL, ami in particul ar
frines Joachim, JHtsvSeIsl aud tried to dIs-
sSsie the heal OF he house from mesai-
lance by which, owing to the hard bargain
driven, the family was not to profit, ans
when Princess Joachim Learned how cheap
her father-in Jaw was going she offered, out
OF her private fortuna. 10 give him the sans
allowance as Miss Caldwell rendered pro
videi the marriage should not take placs
As Princess Joachim is thu niece and princi
pal helress OF the late Nine Hurtaio Hem
this was simply a bagat7Ils to her.
Congratulations All Round.
The offer Of the princess was gladly &C
cepted, and SO the engagement has come L
q happier end than the friends of both par
ties were ever justified IN hoping for Primo
Murat has gone TO FountsinbIeu to take part
In shooting battle of two DAYS wbicl
James Gordon Bennett is giving at his ceie
brated place there. waile Mss Caldwelli
house on Avenue dam, is alive with con
gratulatory visitors, AMI everything Coe.
merry as a marriage hell without the chill
ing presence Of q >exagenariau groom The
moral OF The story, which American heir
esses must take to heart is that they can moi
be supplied with rirst-class prince without
paying for him.