New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-12

the negro race. or the latter there q.
number. and quite lately they have ho..
jected to much hostility on the par, =, .ue
white classmates The other day a stud. meg
offence at some insulting epithet addrs.". soos
him by white youth and challenged b,r. 70
duel. The young Frenchman, however % 70
all declined to cross swords with a man wh .s,
African blood in his veins and subseouerso nad
clared that If he gave way in the ma,ssy de.
accepted the challenge 1t would only bs !. ana
condition that the two seconds Of his odr ~ tns
should be- white. Fortunately two memhs.sar
the Chamber Of Deputies, one OF whom ~,
creole, came forward ami offered themselv.s :
seconds. the duel taking place and res;,,,s"
the white student receiving a severe sworS,ss V
In the stomach, wnicl has naturally servss~
intensity the bad feeling between the tw"
lions in the school. This race prejudice IL .os
thing altogether now here, and 80 little h.e
been manifested that one would have been si,N
tempted 10 believe Il at the presence OF clo.s
blood In ones VEINS was source Of honor nv
than anything else. Thus, General Dodds ~ss
OF the most popular and successful Of rransss
Generals, to whom belongs the meri, -
conquering the cruel King Of Dahomey 4.
quadroon, while a, least two members NJ ~
Academy. one Of them former member Of ~.
Cabinet and the other popular author glory il
their negro ancestry.
NJ. Henri, VINO as project of the Apes MAJ
times is a familiar figure TO most OF the Amer.
can visitors and residents OF the Riviera IA a
an,mosity on the part of the press. owing IA N.
having decla red in the LOBBY Of the Chamber -
Deputies that the new press laws might N
greatly simpl!fed by the enactment Of a statu,s
empowering the authorities to clap journalIs,s
into prison for sly months whenever they In.
Cured the dsplea. ure OF the Government Ths
remark was repeated, and not only has he been
assailed in the most unmeasured terms by news
papers Of every class ard description, but has
also been challenged to several duets. However
| suppose that he will extricate himself from thIs
difficulty. as he has from so many others for h
IS a man Of ready wit or this the following
story may serve an illustrations 1t seems that
when Nine Media went 10 Nice a year or two
ago to take the part OF Ophelia In the opera Of
"Uamlct" the newspapers, as usual reported
that the Duke of Orleans was In her train. Il
was partly in consequence OF this that the house
was crowded when the performance began, and
the attention Of the audience was somewhat
diverted from what was going on on the stage
by a manifest anxiety TO discover in what part
OF the theatre the Duke was sitting. Finally,
one person holder than the rest entered the box
occupied by the prefect and aiter the customary
salutatlon proceeded 10 ask that dignitay
whether he was aware that the Duke was
present in the house notwithstanding that his
crossing the French border was prohibited 7
know as well as you do that NJ. 10 Duo Is present
tonight" replied NJ. Henri. with the greatest
seriousness but please don't say So Csr.
tainly." replied his interlocutOr. but you would
he very kind Il YOU would point him out to me-"
with PLEASURE exclaimed the project III
can rely upon your discretion and upon being
assured thereof ne pointed out box In the thru
row Of which n coal black negro was seated
behind two ladies' apparently wishing 10 keep
himself IN the background and out Of sight
"Above everything continued NJ. Henri. not
n word about this 1 intend 90 nave MIN ar.
rested after the fourth act. 60 YOU understand
Within ten minutes afterward me negro had o.:
come the cynosure Of all eyes. The rumor spreaa
like wildfire through the house thar me coiors'
gentleman was no other than the Duke OF VI
leans In disguise. Inasmuch 20 me newspapers
had f.mlla y.zed the people with the story 70 u;
asyact that the Prince had once before via''i
Paris with Nine. Mel6a. dressed IN livery ana
disguised as one OF h: footmen II was 'nS vi,s
norfectly natural that on thr occasion ne snoud
have made up as a negro by mere france .,s
object Of popular attention happened - lea'. ~
box M the close Of the fourth act. being Foe.
ably too sleepy to remain for the cohe!usoaw
the performance This confirmed the conucuea
NJ the public and 20 this day II ~ dlMe.I
make any one believe that the Duke OF onnm
has not visited Nice in the disguise ornNv
and subsequently been quietly expeiied W.
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