The San Francisco call., 1896-07-04
bAROTEAU WILL
LEAVE OAKLAND,
The Baron to Negotiate
His Title. for an
HeireSS.
EVERYTHING HAS GONE.
His Only Hope Is in a Matri-
monial Alliance for
Revenue.
ACCEPTS HIS F0RL0RN STATE.
All His Schemes Have Enriched
Others, but Have Left Him
Alone and Poor.
HIS FoRLoRN STATE.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, l

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO GALL,
908 Broadway, July 3.
Bereft of his wife by the action of di-
vorce court; without a vestige of his
former fortune; unremem bered in the
Fourth Ward, where he once posed as a
Republican leader; forsaken by men who
are now profting by his schemes, Baron
Alfred Baroteau has been forced to look
elsewhere for solace and comfort and Incl
dentally coin.
At his age and with his record, which
contains much that is unenviable, but
more that is enviable, the lord of Chateau
Baroteau feels that it is indeed hard to be
financially embarrassed.
The Baron has brains-too many OF
them. Had he but one-half and had he
used them for his own exclusive benefit
he would to-day be a rich man. But he
has used his gray matter to benefit others.
who now do not even call him philan-
throplst, but something else.
few months ago the Baron organized
scheme to go down and occupy large
portion of Lower California. He COM
menced to fit out an old bark and drew
down on himself the wrath of the Secre-
tary of War, who instructed the Collector
of the Port to keep a sharp eye on the
Baron. The project was feasible, the deeds
10 the land were good, but the Baron was
too loquacious and killed his own goose on
the eve of its laying golden egg. 1t was
pitiable, too, for the Baron has need of all
the eggs he can get now, and especially
golden ones.
"But am not downed, "said the baron to-
night. 81 am over50. but am still good
looking fellow, and although many people
take me for fool | am not one. | have
n ond "a lu Ohiooffnn 70
is that it will take me out of Oakland and
that will disappoint my friends, who have
been eating my suDpers, drinking my
Wine and listening to my stories for so
many years.
"Of coure / am dead socially, politically
and financially, but l still own my mind
and 1t is safe from attachment. Now,
have placed myself in communication
with matrimonial bureau in Chicago. 1
am informed that there are scores of
stupid old rich papas who would put up
anything to see their girls marry some
one with a title. No one can dispute my
claim 10 my title. 1t is recognized every
where but in France. The old Chateau
Barsteau stands on hill overlooking Mar
seiiles Harbor, and it was there that my
ancestors lived for many years.
Il have nothing to be ashamed of.
have done the best | could and should
France again become monarchy should
recover my estate and Baron Baroteau
would once more be a nobleman. What
American heiress would not be proud to
live at Chateau Baroteau2 1t is of course
hard to leave Oakland, but there is moth
ing more for me here and must catch
somebody before am too DID,"
The Baron is very determined and is in
earnest. For a time he was the Talbot
Clifton of Oakland, but his title, although
it gained him wife with property, from
whom he has just been divorced, has no
more commercial value in Alameda
County.