The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-11-09
PRINCE DEEP IN DEBT
Ensland's Royal Leech Has Drawn Upon
All He Can Touch.
BORROWING SEEMS HIS MANIA
Public Subscription Suggested To Pay
Off the Notes Now Standing
Against Him.

From The New York Press.
Debts continue to harrass the prince or
Wales. The heavy purses won by mis- horse
Persimmon during the recent racing Seat
son relieved his hungry cXchequer little,
but 100000 more or less, does not go far
toward paying OFF obligations of several
millions. Instead of making good one or
two OF his numerous outstanding O Us. he
Is still borrowing from Friend Astor and
Cousin Marlborough, says persistent ru-
NOR.
II is rather CALLING to British pride to
know that tho heir to the throne IS In
dcbted TO citizens Of foreign states with
which the English nation is no, on any
too friendly terms One loyal subject,
who believes in the divine rights of kings,
spelled with a capital N" has been writ
ing to a newspaper expressing his own
great wrath and humiliation at the pres
ent situation. SO intense Is his suffering
at the very thought OF a real diviue-rSht
English prince accepting faNors from a
man born In a mean. democratic state. that
ne IS ready to rush to the assistance Of
the prince with all the money he has.
Unfortunately he hasn't much. This only
makes him the more DESTROYS Of arousing
the English people TO "A sense of their
shame in allowing the prince only G200oo0
a year. lie nnds a public subscription for
the prince the only fitting way TO rejoice
over the conclusion Of sixty years reign
nv Queen Victoria lie would not make the
participate IN the great pleasure, and any
thing from a penny TO five millions would
be accepted.
As a matter Of fact / understand that
Lord Salisbury has approached the prince
on the subject OF his debts. The princes
reply prompted the premier 10 fall back
suddenly on his dignity His royal hishncss
said he would be most grateful 70 have
his annuity increased but his debts. he in
timated. were his own business. Well he
might. They are large enough to make
even a tory government gasp. II Is doubt
ful if the prince himself has more than
hazy idea of the amount.
lie has a clover tongue and he knows how
to borrow Nature possibly intended him
FOR a company promoter of the sort who
can bait a hook with fifty dollars worth Of
champa Ene and cigars and get Il hftN-thou-
sand-dolar Investment.
His security IS the English throne. Form
erIy IL stood higher than today, when tae
heir is aging SO rapidly and the occupant
promises to be good tor another ten or if-
teen years. IT the debtor should die before
his mother The creditors would have 70
whistle for their pay.
Tho duke OF York could not be sued. lie
would inherit only his fathers position.
The British nation could not Dee sued. Ma
Britannia has receipts FOR her wild boN's
allowance up TO date. The rich peers know
these facts we'll \ prince is not such a
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liot o. seeming I"aL oh eltl' own d.-
count Just NAeH lHe prince wants 10 Dor
row.
The prince has not been backward IN
asking n rich man for a loan on the
strength az Il brief and most formal ac-
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thrust themselves into The notice oi our
prince" observe that these 0eH-lcuafic per-
sons are faart1N9lv rich IL IS their money
vhtch mas uilee tertafn ambitious Ameri-
cams SO p1pultr with tho priuc.
When a.. tu.utfaus IA hem that ne needs
81 ana ia side hirn over "a fittl. eitUst:ltv
t,,, would nor a.. ~ base ~ 10 ask him
fnr r. fir1. motto -Thev consider that they
have bC,u houored h, he greatest Of privi-
lppas Aft.r,.arl we hoal. of them taking
dinner Win ma. queen ana entertaining
the prince ut their country houses
MIR Aston has lent the prince. with the
late Baron Hirsca the largest sums Baron
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