Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10
BIG GAMBLING DEBTS
Of the Prince of Wales Causing His
Royal Mother Much Sorrow.
PUSHED HARD BY BARON HIRSCH
Queen Victoria Is Fsrced to Gene to the
Princes Rescue,
IN ORDER TO AVERT A GREAT SCANDAL
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LONDON, May 9.-When nature estab-
fishes an equilibrium by bestowing spend
thrift upon miserly and avaricious parent,
then ensues unpleasant hours for the latter,
and this is why Queen Victoria is sad. 1t
Ii now almost an open secret that the good
old lady has been compelled to come down
with some 2300, 900 or 100000 in order
to save her heir-apparent from actual
prosecution for debt. The Prince Of
Wales is forced to seke out . scanty
subsistence upon trifle over half million
dollars per year. or e11o, 900. of which Par
Lament allows him R40, 900. His revenue
from the Duchy OF Corn wall is about R10,-
600 more, while his military Offices and
other emoluments make up the balance.
But the Prince of Wales is heavy gamb-
Ter and an unIucky one. HIS attempt to
keep racing stable cost him many thous-
and pounds, and his efforts to pick the win
ners on the tracks many Thousands more,
while the percentages in favor Of the bank
at baccarat refused to succumb at his
hands a. well a. those Of less exalted
players.
Pushed by His Creditors.
For the last two years 1t has been whis-
pered that some Of the Princes creditors
were becoming impatient and that scan
dal would ensue If they were not paid.
Large sums were advanced to the royal
beggar, first by Colonel North, the Nitrate
King, and then by Baron Hirsch, the Aus
trisn railroad magnate. both Of whom
were repaid by being permitted to certain
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brief periods, but the Prince kept on bet
ting and playing baccarat and the money
did not last long.
Nor were his gambling losses confined to
England, for his debts are matter of record
at the Circle Royale and Circle Delmirali-
tons in Paris. Now it came to pass early In
the month of March that Baron Hirsch
went to Monte Carlo and engaged the hand
soonest and most magnificent villa he could
find to entertain the Prince Of Wales, the
royal gentleman having promised to be the
millionaire's guest for week or two. The
Baron spared no expense in making prepar-
ations, and he invited lot of illustrious
personages to meet the Prince.
He Obeyed His Mother.
The Prince did not come, because his
mother would not let him, his familiarity
with Hirsch having caused much consterna-
tion in royal circles on the Continent, since
the Baron, being Hebrew, is prescribed at
the court Of his own country. It is Hirsch's
anger over this slight that has brought about
the promised calamity. He has made
most urgent demand of the Prince for his
money, and, since an appeal to Parliament
for assistance would be hopeless, the Queen
is compelled to sign her august name to a
large check to avert scandal.
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the old lady, il she desires to have her son
succeed her to the throne of England.
Sir William Gordon Cumming, after
demonstrating to the British people, with
its occasional and severe spasms of virtue,
that the Prince is the habitual gambler, and
if the matter were to be sgitsted in the
House of Commons, in connection with the
measure for the payment of bad debts he has
thus contracted, there might be aroused
storm that would be fatal to his chances for
success to the throne.