The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-07
TO DEAL IN PRINCES and DUCATS.
The Novel Proposition Received by
Mr.. Burr Of New York.
An Australians Scheme of a Great
Match Making Bureau.
Princes Already In Stock Ready for
International Trade.

NEW YORK, March 6.-The exchange OF
foreign titles and foreign debts for Ameri-
can dollars and American heiresses is to be
put on scientific and strictly commercial
basis. At least, such is the project Of an en-
terprising European, who finds that the
fortune hunters are numerous enough to
warrant the establishment of an information
al matchmaking bureau. The Austrian firm
of which this inventive genius Is the head
has been trying to secure an agent on this
side of the Atlantic. and recently. Mr.. VIM.
P. Burr. q lawyer Of 800 Broadway, received
an interesting letter.
About three years ago. while Mr.. Burr
was In Delmonico's cafe, he was introduced
Guemenee-R Rochefort Of Vienna, Austria.
and also to his companion, Arthur Goryenyi.
Mr.. Burr has for several years represented
an Austrian syndicate that Is pushing pro-
ject known as the Danube-Oder Canal, tnat
Is to join these rivers, and thus secure
commercial waterway over large portion of
Austria and Germany. The Prince and his
companion were very much interested in the
project.
This incident passed out of Mr.. Burr's
mind, but Prince Rohan, it seems, did not
forget Mr.. Burr, and mentioned him to bis
friends at home, among them Anton Saller
of Vienna, as an able man. Recently Mr..
Burr received letter from Mr.. Saller. The
Austrian asked Mr.. Burr to go into the
match making business with him. he In
his return from America, told friend that
he would go back to that country because he
had hopes Of making good marriage there.
Soon after the Prince died. and thus he
missed the main chance OF his life.
Prince Rohan told this friend that while at
one of the seaside resorts Ia America he had
become acquainted with one of the richest
heiresses of the country. He was poor at
the time, was not gifted with the admirable
assurance of the English adyenturer who
borrows money from his friends and Is daily
expecting remittances, and. therefore, he
could not screw up courage enough to offer
the lady his title in exchange for her cash.
Mr.. Saller>s letter goes on to say that the
friend of the dead Prince had shown him an
illustrated paper and some photographs OF
some of the millionaires in America, also the
photograph Of an heiress who recently mar
ried
A friend of the dead Prince has greatly in
terested himself in the subject of American
heiresses and would produce Prince for the
money. Thus Messrs. Saller and Burr could
make great deal Of money IL the latter
could bring about such marriage.
Mr.. Saller probably has a sackful of
princes. but he is cautious and pulls them
should be glutted with them. Where. then,
would Mr.. Saller's commission come in?
Further on in the letter he says that he has
two princes whom he is willing to bring
over to America, with the best of references,
in case anything can be done.
Such matter was certainly out Of Mr..
Burr's line of business, and for some time he
was too much amazed to respond to the let
ter.
Mr.. Saller, however, was in dead earnest,
ana was too impatient to wait for an answer.
He even pulled a third prince out Of his sack.
. blue -blooded one, who certainly should
prove as good bait for willing American
heiresses as soft shell crab Is for weakish.
Mr.. Saller, in the second letter, reminds
Mr.. Burr Of his preceding communication In
which he asked information as to what sue
cess would be likely to attend the match
making enterprise that he had suggested.
He feels convinced that something could GER
tainly be done, especially with regard to his
Royal Highness. The lady for this match
must be young, beautiful, rich, and of lead
ing family. As to the other princes, they are
not so particular, and II the ladies that may
be secured do not possess all the other quail
hcations the princelets will be satisfied with
the Doodle. II beauty, youth, &c, can be
had, too, why, so much the better.
Mr.. Saller Is so impatient that he cannot
wait for answer by mail, and asks for one
by cable. A few words will suffice. In fact,
one single word will do, and he begs Mr..
Burr to cable either ''ya" or "nein."
Mr.. Burr does not care to embark in the
business of a matchmaking broker, nor is
he going to cable "ya" or ''nein." The only
reply that he will send to Mr.. Saller will be
slips from the newspapers.