The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-13
DE X
The Man from Montana 4 ppear. IN "a New
Role in France,

The little hot headed .Ichman.
Marquis de Mores. who is so well known
in this section. has. as will be seen by
the following cablegram from London.
been placed on the defensive by his
father:
The spectacle Of d father and "a son
engaged in legal conflict with each other
is never very pleasing. and the lawsuit
at Paris between the Duke Of Vallom.
brosa and his son. the Marquis de Mores,
is no exception to the rule. The duke.
who appears as plaintiff. petitions the
court for the nomination of a curator.
or trustees. for the emnant Of the for
tune OF his son on the ground that the
latter is no longer fitted to be entrusted
with the administration thereof.
Since coming Of age, some II years
ago. the marquis has s~quandered all the
money that he could lay hands upon. in
the most reckless manner and at the
time Of his marriage to Miss Medora
Hoffman. daughter of the New York
banker of that name. he was saddled
with debts to the tune Of nearly 1000
600 francs, part Of the liabilities being
the result Of personal extravaganza. and
part to unfortunate speculation in con
n~ection with the celebrated Union Gen
erale bubble. In order to enable his
son to marry free of all financial incum-
brances. the duke not only paid in full
all the debts Of the marquis. but also
settled upon him an annuity Of $1,000.
The financial misadventures Of NJ. de
Mores in the United States. where he
exhausted both the patience and the
generosity Of his father in law. are too
well known to readers to nced more than
a passing reference here. During his
residence IN America his mother. the
duchess Of Nallombrosa. and his god
mother the duchess Of Caramen died.
each bepueathing to HIM ii large legacy.
that Of the duchess of Caramen AMOUNT
ing to over tl0U.0tu. The duke. Just
about that time became involved in
some financial difficulties Of his own. and
made use 81 a general power Of attorney
which hIs son had given him before
lcaying France to convert to his "
use a portion Of the begucath. on the
plea tina, Il constituted d partial repay
meAt ON IL, money which he had spent
il settling iHe liabilities Of his son pre-
vious to the %iatter's marriage.
The marquis made no attempt to re-
cover the legacies from his father until
about a year ago. when the dukes dis
approval Of his course with regard to the
Anti-Scmitic and Socialist movement in
France m which he is taking a leading
part. and likewise his own financial
difficulties. led him to bring d law suit
thereof. The proceedings terminated in
a verdict for the %marquise. and the duke
was commanded 10y the court to refund
to his son the full amount of the be
able to comply with by selling his love
!y villa at Cannes. which is one of the
most beautiful residences on the entire |
Riviera.
The dukes present law suit against
his son. which. if successful. will deprive |
the marquise of all civil rights and re- |
duce him to the condition of a minor.
may be regarded as ii species Of retail
alton and revenge for the action of NJ.
de Mores last year. and to which | have
just referred. sympathy in the French
capital. as a rule. is rather with the
maquis than with the duke. for. although
the former has beer guilty of the most
absured extravaganza on both sides of
the Atlantic and has acquired a reputa-
ton for turbulence and hot Medicines.
yet he has always shown himself cour
ageous.