The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-26
THE PACE THAT KILLS.
The Disgrace Prince Henri. Brings
the House of Orleans.


the House of Orleans.
Marquise De Fontenoy
For some reason or other-possibly be-
cause their father married his first cousin
the children of that popular Due de Char
in the late civil war in this country, have
all developed strain of marked eccentric
ity. not to call it by Il stronger name. Each
one of them has been a source OF much trou-
BILE to the parents, commencing with Prin-
cess Marie; who married Prince Waldemar
of Denmark; Princess Marguerite, who was
Tilted by the Duke of Orleans. and now
father. been subjected by the French tri-
bunals to that exceedingly disagreeabie pro-
The Prince has been travelling for some
months in Madagascar and Cochin China.
His father had had him summoned to APP
pear before the judges before his departure.
but he left France without Obeying the
writ. 1t is because he is now on his way
home with the body of his companion. the
Comte de Grandmaison who died so sud-
denly at Hong Kong the other day. that
the Due de Charities has taken the step OF
having him pronounced legally incompetent
OIL managing his own affairs prior TO his
Prince Henry. having been informed Of
this. has announced by cable his determina-
ton of contrasting the decree on reaching
spectacle of a prince Of the royal house Of
France suing his father in the same man.
ner as IL he We're an ordinary unfiilial cit
The Due de Charities had no alternative
but to adopt this somewhat severe and GER
tafnly unpleasant measure with regard to
his son Henry, who is not only spend
thrift. but passionately fond of gambling in
stocks and on the turf, and especially DIT
the card table. He is likewise very Inn
questionable and easily led into extrava-
gances. pecuniary and moral. by any UNI
scrupuIouS woman who can get him in her
tolls.
On more than one occasion the Due de
been obliged to appeal to Baron Hirsch for
assistance to help his son out of the snares
of money lenders and usurers. At one time
the young man would have been unconl-
promisingiy dishonored and branded
the last moment with the necessary " e funds
1t was after this particular affair that
Prince Henry left ON his voyage. of explora-
parture from Paris. followed by the bless
ings and good wishes of his relatives, when
beautiful but declassee great lady. who had
been one of the principal causes of his sons
ruin, had followed the Prince in the hope
of plucking him still further.
The Due lost no time and FASTENED to
ly unexpected arrival stormy scene took
place at Shepherds Hotel in the Egyptian
fair rend n Which rssue ad IN te
promise of a financial nature between the
father and the woman, who returned to
Paris while Prince Henry continued his
travels
When Prince Henry returned from his
Asiatic trip he resumed his former relations
with the beautiful countess. greatly to the
distress of his parents and OF his uncle, the
d "A moment
tended 10 make him his heir. and it was
his extravaganza in connection with this
lady that led his father to institute the legal
gay young fellows departure for Madagas-
car.
The Due de Charities lost a good deal Of
money in connection with the Union Gen
erale Bank failure in 1882. being compelled
to appeal to his elder brother, the late
Comte de Paris, for assistance in order to
avoid his name being compromised. The
Duke is far and away the most popular
71ar rf u
possesses in the smallest possible degree
that falling inherent to the house of Or
leans, and which has done SO much to bring
it into disfavor at home and abroad. name
ly, sordid avarice. The Duke spends his
free-handed and enjoys nothing SO much as
keeping open house.
Alone of the Orleans princes, ne fought 10
the ranks OK the French army against italy
in 1859 and against Germany IN lSlo-on
each occasion as a common soldier, having
Fort In 1870 his gallantry on the battle
field was so great that he was not only pro-
with the cross of the Legion of Honor un-
der the name of Robert lie Fort
After the re-estabshment of peace and
me repeal of the decree of exile against the
members of the house of Orleans the Duke
received the command OF cavalry ", Tegi-
Boulanger obtained from the Chamber
decree declaring the members OF the houses
serving in the army and debarred from
holding commissions as officers,
hts cousin. daughter of the Prince de
Joinville who, on tho death of her deaf
old father will inherit much property. all
though at the present moment she has but
little Everybody Is sorry for the DUO de
(-hartres in mis- trouble with his son. all the
more as 1t is utterly without precedent
for a, member Of a royal house to ba com ON
regard to son; and ii lis certainly some
what inconsistent with the prctensions OF
the so-called Maison de France tsias one
Of its princes should invoke the assistance
Of the law of that republic. which he pro-
fesses to ignore III order to help bins TO
manage the affairs of his family.