The evening times., 1899-09-11
HIS TITLE ON TIE MARKET.
HOn0red Name of lEafauez dn Agufa
Hra for SaI Ie

HOnOred Name Oh DkARauez da Aguta
Branea for Sale.
NEW YORK, Sept 1.-THE royal title of
Marquee da Aguia Branca, held by Dom
Eugenio Faria da Teixeira, a relative OF
Dom Pedro II. is for sale. Financial dis
tress has led the Brazilian, whose caprices
! have been the wonder of West End Avenue,
to offer his gIittering title in exchange for
gold, as the following advertisement. pub
lished yesterday will show
ROYAL Title of Marquee da Aguia Branca. held
by relative of Pedro III, exrEmrsrur OF BRAZIL will
| be sold for financial assistance to Marquis; only
propositions from distinguished gentlemen viii be
considered; all others rejected Address by letter
only, giving geneaiogy, TO ComDandador PEDRO
cARDOZO BARATA D'AZEVEDO. Westerieigh,
Staten Island
His palatial residence, mortgaged and
about to be sold under the hammer. owing
to unpaid interest. his wife divorced the
| millions with which he was reputed to be
endowed when he came TO this country
three years ago vanished, Teixeira's title
is offered as q final sacrifice TO his
creditors. 1t viii not be placed on the
bargain counter TO be grabbed by any indi-
viduals who happens along. but will be sold
only to man who has some sort OF family
| tree. and who can give assurance that the
| dignity of the title will be upheld Ameri-
cans who are members OF the Order OF the
Cincinnati, the Loyal Legion, or are Sons
of the Revolution, and foreigners of distin-
guished ancestry will be considered elisibls
| candidates for the title which is offered
through friend of the present incumbent
Those who know TeixeiTa say tha tn .
wreck of his fortune was due u specuia-
h nod IN
confidence. When he came to this C ty in
| 1886 he was said to be worth at least $50.
| Geo, eco. 1t was announced that his depart
ure from Brazil was due to political IL
trigues, and that after living in Spain AMI
Mexico he had decided to make New York
his home and to invest his fortune here
| He was accompanied by his mother Dola
Maria Louisa da Teixeira, and it was said
| that he had promised his vie on her dy-
| ing bed that he would never wed again.
| While trip TO Mexico in December,
| 1886, he met Carmen LIorens, sixteen years
! old, who won his heart, and his vow was
| forgotten. He married Miss l. orens in
| this city in January; 1897. she wSs pos
sessed of remarkable beauty. and Teixeir1
at once began the work of surrounding her
with luxuries.
| His lavish expenditures led TO his bein :
called a Brazilian Croesus and mole
Monte Christie. Not being able to find
house in this city which would meet his
| ideas, he purchased the property at the
corner OF West End Avenue and 10sth
Street, paying $50. eco for the corne'. He
| is said to have spent double that a-Eouns
Transforming il to meet his requirements
Dom Eugerio is an artist of some re-
pute. He designed the decorations an /
| furnishings, and some of the wo. on the
walls was that OF his own brush. Roo Is
| were lighted through ceilings OF tinted
glass. The floors were, beautiful mosaics
| and were covered with costly rugs. Tap
estries and silken hangings hung en- the
| walls of the drawing room. pIivats
chapel was built, and an .orna:e shrine pro
vided for the family devotions- The en-
trance excited the city G illed iron gate
were placed without massive ken doors,
and lanterns. held a,oft by hideous dra-
CONS, drew wondering c.owds- The TEX
| ezra coat of arms in brass was cORspicu-
| Gus on the outer gates.
| Before this unique dwelling was finished
| Teixetras wife disappeared, and IL was
| said she fed with a son of a prominent
| Spanish official. Teixeira obtained a di-
vorce from her in Dakota. Attention was
called to the Brazilian in January, 1885. by
| the arrest CT William Gould and William
B. Turnbull whom Teixeira charged with
attempted blackmail. He said that Turn
| bull threatened to publish certain secrets
| about Teixeira's past, but agreed 10 pre-
vent the publication for $500. The grand
| jury failed TO indict the men. Teixeira was
sued by Rose Kelly, former servant GIRL
| who asked S1G0 0o0 for alleged assault but
| the case was dropped Teixeira enter
| tanned lavishly. and :: was common oc-
| eurrence for his guests TO find diamond
| scarfpins beside their plates at dinner.
| Early in the present year rumors that
| the Brazilian millionaire was financially
| embarrassed were circulated. They re-
| ceived little credence until judgments were
| filed against him. Finally proceedings were
| begun to foreclose a mortgage on the West
| End house. General James r. O'Beirne,
| who attempted to straighten out Teixeira's
| finances, then said that the Brazilian had
| been heeced right and left. and that little
| of the fortune which the marquis brought
| here was left. II was stated that he had
lost about S200 600, mostly in real estate
investments. No explanation as to the dis
| appearance of the millions of which Teix-
EZRA was supposed to be possessed has been
furnished They are gone and the title is
| for sale.