The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-22
PRINCE HENRI AN ADVERTISER.
ms GAINED REPUTATION ONLY AS
LADY-IGILLTER AND A POSER.

fffs 2
af which He Was Decorated With
.b. cross of the Legion of Honor.
pcnorted That He Never Did the
Tbiu.s lie Claimed to Have Done.
went to Abyssinia 10 Keep Up His
p.cc For ReputatiOp-His COnncc-
.ton With the Paris Figaro and
Ne,v York HeraId-The COrrespOn-
dcpce THAT Led Up to the Duel.
ucmri's Indebtedness.
From the New York Sun.
For a prince just nearing his S0th birth
a.y Henri Of Orleans has had rather re-
,,rzable list of failures. In fact he has
sssn fully successfully only as a Prince
rbarming He is one of the lady-killers
n the European continent, ranking with
mix, Ernst Gunther of Schleswig-H ol
stein. ard Leopold king of the Belgians
n me royal diversions Of conquering opera
SINGERS. actresses, and other women of
fame. Aside from lady-killing and pos
Ing he has had sorry time in seeking
tse reputation that some day might be
useful for an Orleans in France.
Prince Henri is a newspaper hero. He
riser. That is the best index to his char
acer in few words. While throwing
away money in a way to make a Russian
grand duke stare, and seeking the soft side
Of life with an acuteness to stir the envy
Of an Austrian archduke, he has professed
4 he
by dong something worth doing 1t is
not recorded that he ever did that some
thing Nevertheless, he has clutched at
the reputation of having done it; therein
les the secret of his undoing.
Two or three years ago Prince Henri was
known in Europe principally as a wildly
eNrdyagant young man who was pouring
forth gold pieces in greenrooms to the IN
casing pain Of Prince Philippe, duke of
Orleans, he parsimonious head of the
family. His only relative who looked on
him with any degree of favor was the
Princess Helene, now Duchess of Aosta.
who has an equally theatrical streak
through her nature, as she has
shown by her two attempts to
run away from her Italian husband
and her one attempt to kill herself. The
Duke of Aumale was so Disguised with
MS Spendthrift nephew that he did nor
leave INN sou in his will, although per
ittty aware that Prince Henris financial
condition would have made him the most
grateful heir in the family.
with 100000 francs of debts and the
desire to make more, Prince Henri was in
way 10 do something unusual after he
Ha1 passed his twenty-seVenth birthday.
ana ne did it. He went to Asia. He decid
ed to gain the reputation of an explorer
Just now he went about it is a matter Of
some doubt. The Paris newspapers saw
mat ne settled down in an Asiatic city
lar from The haunts of newspaper CORE
spondents and travelling Englishmen and
there imagined terrible adventures in nm
discovered country. In due time. how
ever, ne returned to France. He returned
Win Whoop, and two dailies. one Pari-
san ana one not so Partisan. though it is
published IN Paris, set about booming him
III grand style. He had been in the heart
oil Asia they said, had risked his life in
lA'lllng encounters with wild beasts; had
discovered new trade routes from India TO
NH!ha, ana moreover, had the maps to
s'o" ne mad discovered them, as he had
inc SKINS TO show that he had killed the
via animals. He was at once the pet of
tAe women, not only in the greenroonl. but
~ so ~ lie was the geographical Boul-
oAseL oil the hour. He was invited to tell
w geographical Society of his explora-
u"S' Inc president hung on his breast
me cross of the Legion of Honor.
IN the midst of this Jubilee three news
pa.FIS came forward with positive state
mems ihal Prince Henri was a humbug
~"' tiat ne never had been at the head
waters OF the lrrawaddy. They compared
nS maps and trophies Of the chase with
tt l9H mat man takes home to prove
,-'' ~ mas been fishing. One newspaper
.'I BIAS, proclaimed that on Prince
-- 'g'' demand, it would name the man
~ lad the full story of the princes
Y'1Hs ID safety While supposed to be pur-
- 'le roaring tiger and the winding
-aae tiaiL Ii was never called upon to
III I'm 1iia. A new turn was given Prince
49, career by the Abyssinian venture
"'-''A Led TO the duel of yesterday morn
~ expenses Of Prince Henri in Asia
p ueea paid by business friends in
ms us nty were out of pocket and so
=, l'e' 10 is bad thing to stop midway
-, 'I, race for reputation, so Prince Henri
T...4' 10 h'ep what he had and get more.
XII "H'Ieloies Of the ARRANGEMENTS for
srD 59o[ney ana its eventual aims. The
- i"Iis correspondent Of the Berlin
story 'iS 'niS explanatory
d. vas absolutely necessary for him to
" 'le pubic attention TO himself PER-
nj. s was a painful necessity. for he
III o'"sed' IN the glare of publicity, 10
snar scruunizng examination Of his
n .'i "Idifs. Yet others drove him TO
m, were bis creditors, among whom
IA. '-1'o ana the New York Herald are
~, '.l considerable. These two news
were the organizers and promot-
M, VIC prince. How far their specula-
~, a successful one remains 10 be
p Aiter brief resume OF the
|rgrl.5 UoiHs IN Abyssinia, the CORE
. T'.Aeht continues:
/ p.. .-i.' it'nr travels on. II is boped
.o'A VIII discover gold fields which
hf HtNe particularly useful for him
n an, ..t y. creditors, FOR these gentlemen
. 8- ME and promote the prince
IL NNf Their services in paving part
. bir.. '' ANA oquippng him for hls
.t- ' ADysslnia were not due. of
"A Tom. pure nrotherly love. These gem
rn. '.'H' business. They have In their
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M .'. .id.nr IL that the piece In cues.
.r.. 'ND francs They wish 10 get
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t. ~ lne promoters are not selfish:
hr Tlah TO keep the paper an TO
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