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that It quite overshadowed tho Official mission
OF N. Bonvalot. which started for Meneleks

Of M. Bonvalot, which started for Menelek's
The two parties met in DJ6ontl. There was a
sharp rivalry between them, with q series OF
Oh tho meeting was that Bonvaot told tho
Prince some bitter truths. denounced him as
rsproachod him with having undcrtsken his
expedition with questionable motives, and then
Rsrtod company with him IL high ssmpScrj SsnrSnj
tho court almost simultaneously and were. re-
ceiyed on the same day by the Ncgn5; Bon; n;
his mission and started homeward. lilo had been
TndS q%G but
and quality OF tho presents afforded by Fringe
Henris private enterprise had wGakonem inc n,
in the Abyssinian mind as regards tho motives
Of the two parties that tho special envoy found
It was noteworthy that at this time tho Inter.
pst Of the, French people in the gyrations OF
completely. To be sure, he was pumping up all
hs energies to hop along tnS great G9Hse % o,
his home advertisers and labored with tho pro-
verbal African assiduity TO keep his undertake
nE sss MoPnesks PSS,kif ego Court says the Paris cor
respondent OF the Vienna Neue Freie Presse In
explaining tho origin OF the advertising scheme
nSoo 4Se hff Henr naG saT s9Sn the
observed them through French spectacles.
tisine purposes. With his newspaper CORE.
far S hd snfsd s e
Hs wanted to make the French people talk
new to advertise himself"
While In this mood tho Prince, who. far from
had been defeated by Menele Ks men. He acted
whom ins Ss
and promoters scorching denunciation OF
tho Italian troops who, far from their home, had
proved themselves miserable and disgraceful
lot! He spoke Of the private soldiers as II they
were tramps; they stole. he said, and they
tossts to Meneiek' 5 health, and had seen them
fro balutes to Menelek on the anniversary OF
rO on he
: This letter overshot the mark. 1t advertised
Prince Henri more than any man IN Europe has
dations Of the republic. The Italians are not y, a
calm or taciturn people, and 1t is well within the
th6bounds OF both calniness and taciturnitE with
Ppch yoeiferous unanimtty as SINCE @ prinSe pr nee
form Of rod Type Sot %Tee in penn
Sula has failed to hurl broadside after hroadside
tho aHth9r hardy an Ser 10 OF hs hshs5
ON the young man. both in print and out: That
the type did not melt and the paper burn is at,
cay. type and paper endure all things;
,9on. Albortone, the ranking, officer Of the
Italians taken prisoners by MenSlek, proclaimed
at once in an open letter that II Henri of Orleans
really had written these things, Henri of Orleans
'was neither nobleman nor decent human
being" While. the officers and editors of all
italy were raging, those officers who had re
turned from military imprisonment In Abys
pfnia met, cast lots. and thus selected Lieut.
pini to call out the Prince. At the same time
Aibertone came forward with demand for q
duel and numerous other men high in the army
were proclaiming their eagerness to draw Prince
Henri's blood. Prince Henri's newspaper back
ers In Paris became alarmed and began to apollo
Gize for their protcge. He might have. got his
Information at second hand, said the Figaro
perhaps he wrote in good faith, but only from
hearsay evidence. There certainly must oe ex
tenuating circumstances: the Italian officer:
were too hasty; duel would be too deplorable
1t was all of no use. The fat was In the fire.
Prince Henri appeared in Alexandria in tn,
midst Of the Italian national spasm. prompt!
had himself interviewed, and asseverated hi
Willingness to meet the whole Italian army
man by man, on the field Of honor. excluding, o
course, those who were not of royal blood o.
high military rank. He would defend the homo
Of France; he would make good the word OF
French prince; he had not said too much in con
demnation of the italian officers, but too little
So this remarkable young man went to th
feld of honor yesterday, still acting his familia
part. There, deplorable as his case may nov
seem. he WAS hoist with his own advertisement
ewarning to any future prince who might wsl
to play the adventurer with end.of.the-centur.
improvements.