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From the Chicago Times-Herald.
| The sudden death of Max Lebaudy. tha
young millionaire. on Tuesday in Paris
mas ocaasioned much comment among the
representative French citizens Of Chicago
and many Americans who have spent time
| in Paris
10 France young Lebaudy was what
coal Oh Johnny was to the United
States. Naturally of reckless devil-may-
| care disposition and knowing nothing what
ever OF the value of money his extraya-
gance, on the acquisition of an enormous
fortune, was such that even the spend
| thrifts of noble blood opened their ewes in
aildzement at the manner in which he
scattered portions of his fortune-only por-
uons, however, fer his strange pred lection
lor sports gained him a certain sought-for
notoriety during his minority; SO much SO
| that his mother persuaded the father to
curtail the youngsters expenses to a mere
pasateIle Of S25000 per year. Sugar Plum
srueeled along with this pin money for
| Two years. when Lebaudy pere died. As II
may seem, this extravagant son of the
| most nm &c steele nation on earth was nm
apie 10 get rid of more than third of the
wealth left by his father Frances great
est and wealthiest sugar refner
Just as soon the shock of the suddan
possession Of all this money had passed
aWay ana the proprieties surrounding the
ueath and obsequies would permit Il, q Pc
Ut Sucr.er" looked about him for a chance
10 oig his hands into his gold heaDs and
scatter some Of his wealth He was not
venture " 'AAe
Just before he became Of age he had
taken part In an amateur bull fighting re-
nearsai as prima spada, and, It is said he
acquired meritorious distinction He had
received instructions from a toreador who
was brought from Spain especially to coach
hin. Ihus 1t was that the first thing the
Souhs Sroesus did was to negotiate with a
oan SEBASTIAN architect to erect a mann
Inoth bull-hgnting arena An agreement
was not long in being arrived at, and soon
hereafter the structure Maison-Lafitte was
erected There the wealthy young snorts-
| man gave many matinees and sorees Es-
| Eagnoles to his women acquaintances and
sporty companions.
II, Iirng OF this sport. which cost him not
less than s1.O0c,OO0. Sugar Plum" ioined
Eis regiment at tAmelia-les-Baines. to which
| ne mad some time previously been con-
scripted. The life Of soldier pleased him
Ior the nonce, and his accouterments and
richly caparisoned steeds on days of parade
| the regiment. M
Like a butterfly fitting from flower to
mower, young Lebaudy grew tired of the
gaudy. tinsseled life he led in barracks.
ana he cast about him to engage in some
thing new, even though he were compelled
70 serve his ellotted time as a solder Of
france. The meager details of important
events in the athletic field, published in the
| leading dail.es Of France, caused him an
noyance. He wanted to read more graphic
ana complete accounts of these affairs. aud
when, after frequent solicitation the nro-
pretors of the big journals refused to turn
their papers into sporting directories he
was angered. Moreover, he got a furlough
on July last, and journeyed to the French
capital, where. within two days. he bought
outright the Sor, a semi-official government
organ, which was published at o'clock
every morning, giving much of its attention
10 racing, field and athletic sports. Under
t tne direction OF Sugar Plum" column af-
Ter column was devoted to sporting news,
and when the paper was pushed for space
| on especial occasions he sacrificed every
other feature to his hobby
| Of course, "Le Petit Sucrier" has figured
In sensational social events In the late one
| in which Comte Talleyrand-Perigaud and
the latter's friend, Mr.. Woestyne, were ar
rested for obtaining money by false pre-
lenses. 1t was alleged by the young man
that he gave the prisoners $4,000 notes of
hand to discount. The matter was after
ward amfcably settled This was during his
minority, and 1t is said that he was the
richest victim ever plucked by Paris usur-
ers for sll of them knew they were perfect
| ly safe In advancing him whatever sum he
demanded-no matter how large. To this
| class. it is said, he contributed not less than
100000 for tie follies of youth while q
minor
daring and reckless on the bourse frequent
| ly causing such slumps in the market as to
| frighten even the nerviest of traders
| good part of his fortune remained in the
strong boxes of the Shrewd traders. As q
hicyclst Lebaudy was more than the ordi-
nary rider-he was accomplished. and when
| he gave grand bicycle parades in the
Champs Elysees, the objective point being
the Bois de Boulogne hundreds of gay
| riders took part with Sugar Plum" in the
van.