The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-18
A BILKING PRINCE.
Prince hoos, OF Belgium, Acts the Part of q
Craven with Mile. de Faria.

PARIS, Feb. 16.-[By cable to the n. Y.
World. The exclusive topic of conversa
ton among Americans in Paris is the scan
dalous conduct Of Prince Loos. grandson of
the Duke de Loos, representative of the
MODEST family of Belgium. a few weeks
ago 1t became known he was engaged to be
married to Mile de Fara, daughter of the
consul general of Portugalin Paris, young
lady OF beauty and wealth. She was by no
means the first heiress the penniless Bel
CLAN grandee had been after, for there is
not rich American girl of any social stand
Ing VINO mas passed a season in Paris with
out receiving attentions from this man.
Wednesday last the civil marriage was Gel
epfated III the mayors office; the religious
marriage was to have been celebrated Fri
day at the nunciature, the papal nuncio
hlmSeH having undertaken TO honor the
marriage OF the descendant of the most
powerful Catholic family in Belgium by
performing the religious ceremony. No
sooner had the wedding party returned
from the mayors Office, however, than the
prince drew his father in law aside and
told him he must at once be supplied with
sl0,O0O Tor immediate purposes. Faria
asked Tor what purpose it was. The prince
at flrst refused to say for what purpose
Being pressed, he alleged it was to buy the
silence OF lady who threatened that unless
sne received that sum she threatened TO
shoot both the prince and his bride Faria
thought this story very queer and insisted
ON further details. The prince said he
had received quantity of threatening let
Iefs, one OF which came that very morning.
Farla asked him to show the letters. The
prince refused. The consul said that until
he received proof of the story he should not
give the $4,000. The prince then flew
INTO a passion and said that under those
circumstances he did not care to go on with
the marriage. but what do YOU mean %
cried Faria. "You have married NV
daughter according to French laws You
DON'T mean to say you will refuse to 90 to
church with her to -morrow?n -
The prince said: 'sThat is exactly nv in
tention unless $4,000 is producedu and
putting on his hat he walked out of the
house. Next morning before the meeting
Of the wedding party and departure for
the nunclature F'aria sent to the prince's
house to know if he was coming or not
The answer was it was quite useless to
trouble him on the subject anv
1urtner until the money was paid over
Farla rushed to the Princes lodgings, and
irregular fight between the two men en-
sued, In which the consul general broke
ms cane over the back of his serene high
ness, getting black eye in exchange
Inc matter. remains in statue quo.
Pretty Miss de Faria is married and not
married at the same time. According to
French law, the civil marriage makes her
the wife of Prince de Loosy but accord
ing to Portuguese law, which does not rec
oognlze civil marriages, she is still maiden.
1t Will be impossible for her to marry
again in France without committing big
amy. The prince is in the same position.
This is one of the greatest scandals that
has happened in Paris for many years. 1t
was only owing to the large sums of money
spent by the Farias that an account got
INTO the French papers. Great sympathy
is felt for Mile Faria among Americans in
Paris, with whom she is popular.