The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-01

wisdom of obtaining a decree of divorce
in State where such decree will hold
equally as we'll in Italy as in the State
where it is granted. Developments of
time, 1t states. might cause the question of
the children's right Of inheriting the
property and titles of the Prince to be
brought prominently forward, and this
TACT. and the ineficiency of the Dakota
decree IN this respect, caused the rejection
OF the effortin that direction.
NO detail was omitted that would guar
antee the safe conduct of the Princess and
her children through to California. AT
Chicago and Omaha eminent lawyers were
at the service of the lady In case any at
tempt should be made by the Prince.
through legal obstructions, to impede her
night. These attorneys were under the
direction of the New York firm men
toned, and ere in constant communiea-
tion with them by wire. Once inside the
limits of California the friends of the
Princess felt assured that all further dam
ger of interference from the Princes
agents would be at an end.
Mr.. Mackay has vigorously excluded
newspaper men from meeting his sister
since her arrival in this country. The
reason assigned is the manifest impro-
priety of ber discussing matters which
will of necessity sooner or later be brought
out in the courts. Mrs. Merritt, the
Princess friend. however, was not averse
to expressing her views upon the case,
which has assumed features of interna-
tional interest.
lis a shame" said she, shat the poor
girl cannot escape the prosecutions of
newspaper men. She certainly has trouble
enough TO contend with. AS to that inhu-
man creature to whom she is unfortunately
married, cannot express my contempt
for him. 1t has been sad experience for
the poor girl all through. and the relations
of the Prince are fully as much TO blame
as he.
"Y ou men know nothing of the thousand
and one little indignities a woman can
bring to bear upon one of her sex when
placed in a position of social power.
What do you think of a man who would
endeavor to wean the affections of a child
from its mother and poison its young mind
against her?
Here is en- illustration which will fur
nish the key to the titled aristocrat's char
acter. While in Paris year or more ago
the Prince picked up a souvenir spoon at
the table one day which had the letter
Nj. representing the Princess maiden
name. carved on the handle. He took his
penknife and cut the letter IS over the
M to represent dollar mark and handed
1t to his wife with the remark, That is
your monogram
Mrs. Merritt said that she was satisfied
the Princess would never return across the
water, ,sunless some unforeseen eme rgency
should arise. "It ] could only tell one
half of what she has suffered" remarked
Mrs. Merritt. lit might serve as a warning
TO aspiring heiresses who are willing to
sacrifice anything to gain title"
The identity of the now widely known
Princess became known to all passengers
after the train left Ogden, and at every
stop a curious crowd surrounded the pri-
vate car. Traveller" the same in which
Corbett Travelled to New Orleans, and
they gazed into the closely curtained win-
dows. II the hope of obtaining glimpse
of the distinguished fugitive within.
When one OF the male occupants of the
car came out periodically TO get Whit of
fresh air he shut up like clam when ap-
preached by any inquisitive felow-tray-
eler. A venturesome trainboy who got
his head inside the car long enough to ask
if they wanted daily paper was so
startled by the emphasis put upon the
negative answer that he dropped his stock
10 trade overheard.
At Sacramento the party will be Joined
by Dick Dey, the agent of Mr.. Mackay in
San Francisco, after which tue trip to
MONTERREY will cnntiune