Evening journal., 1896-05-01
MILLIONS FOR WALES.
Baron Hirsch's Will Bequeaths
Him a Snug Sum.
BRITAINls PENCE TOeET s5,OOO,OOO

He Was Heavy Debtor to the Great
Financier-The Brquest May Include
These Obligations Many European
Courts owed the Baron.
LONDON, May 1.-Baron Hirsch left to
the Prince of Wales by will $4,000, 600.
This announcement Is made upon the
authority Of leading official IN ono Of
the royal establishments knight com
mander Of the bath. who, by reason Of his
official as we'll as his personal and social
relations with the Prince Of Wales, is in o.
position to know the facts.
Common rumor has had 1t for a long
time that the prince was heavily in tho
baron's debt Whether the bequest is ex
elusive or inclusive Of this alleged indebt
edness cannot he known, perhaps, until the
will is read ...t. s4
The baron certainly and frequently was
OF great financial assistance TO his royal
highness. In return the prince gave him
constant social oountenance, even going
to tho baron's vast Shooting domains in
Austria few years ago on visit.
The young kaiser was also invited
there. but, with contumelious contempt,
refused to 60 Report has ever since had
20, and that the kniser's refusal was the
first cause of the well known III feeling
between the two.
A person who Processes to have known
the baron intimately writes Of him:
"ro his enemies Maurice Hirsch was
self seeking person, who sought to ex-
change some Of his III gotten gains for the
smiles Of pretty ladies and the patronage
OF royalty. The real man underneath the
mask that covered expression and emo
tion OF all kinds estimated london and
Paris society and tho princes set at their
true value.
Baron Hirsch's Pecuiiaritles.
Almost an ascetic himself, he regarded
with contempt the habits OF the comforta-
blo classes He refrained from smoking,
and was accustomed to drink nothing
stronger than n little red wine and water.
Jlnon the indulgences Of the idle rich he
was bitterly satirlcal, although to see him
nt the head Of bis own table in tho Rue
de lElyace OF at either Of his castles-at
liichhorn or St. JohRnn--no one would
have gathered that he was essentially diff
ferent from those whom he entertained.
This same authority says;
He was pronounced socialist In his
personal convictions. He once remarlzod
to the writer, after listening to the ha-
rangue of some stump orator In Hyde
park;
4 agree with every word that man has
said. will talk to him L
"And so he did, and an excellent thing
| II was to see the not have and the have
colloquying over the wrongs OF the peo-
| pie. ."
Baron Hirsoh never entored a syna-
gogue after his marriage, and he had no
more feeling for Judaism as such than for
any other form OF faith. but he was racial
| ly proud OF heinR jew. He folt for the
sorrows OF tho prosecuted millions In the
czar's dominions with passionate sim
serity OF sorrow which was shown by his
acts For wealthy Jews he had a positive
| dislike. He credited them with little more
than the love Of money. 1t IS scarcely toe
much TO say that he was an anti-Semit'
in tho sense Of despislng the oharaoteris
tics of the cosmopolitan flnanciers who
| play so great part on the iridescent sur
/ face Of society.
It is generally believed that the baron's
death may make complications in more
than one European court II his executors
arc obdurate in calling in the money he
/ loaned.