The Washington times., 1906-04-29
EMPRESS EUGENE
HAS WEALTH LEFT
Will Pay for Trousseau of
Princess Ena.
HOW SHE GOT FORTUNE
Emperor Napoleon Was Very Rich, as
Was Also the Late Prince
Imperial
HOW SHE GOT FORTUNE

seau of Princess Ena OF Battenberg,
the bride of King Alfonso of Spain.
coming shortly after 1t became known
that she had given Pope Plus X 1000. .OC0
francs in cash, surprised many people
here. who had no idea that the former
Empress was as wealthy q S she really is
A paper in this city, commenting on
her gifts. says that the Empress can
well afford TO give what she Kas given.
az her private fortune amounts to about
I15.OOOOOO francs, and bases it's knowl-
edge on the following facts:
Beauty Her Fortune.
When Countess Montijo came to this
city in 1851 with her mother. she was
almost penniless. but soon made her
fortune, as her beauty attracted the at
tention of Emperor Napoleon III, who
made her his wife.
As Emperor Napoleon received $500
COO francs a year in cash, besides an
income from various other sources, and
the commission which, after the battle
Of Sedan, examined the paper found in
the Tuilleries, found that between 1853
and 1870 the country paid 10000, 900
francs to its Emperor.
When Napoleon died he left behind
100000 francs in real estate. 100000 in
bonds, and 10000 600 in other securities.
Besides, he had several millions on de-
posit with Barring Bros, in London. and
the sale of the imperial crown Jewels
added 100000 more.
When the prince imperial fell in South
Africa his mother inherited everything
and as she has lived very economically
since she left this city her fortune at
this time must amount to between 15O,-
600 900 or 200, 900, 600 francs
Roman Tomb Unearthed.
A beautiful Roman tomb has been
unearthed near Mines, close to the old
Roman road. 1t is in a perfect state
of preservation and is the sepulchre OF
n young girl. The ashes OF the deceased
have been discovered in an aIabaster
vase Of exquisite workmanship. In the
tomb were also casket full OF precious
stones. a gold necklace. and a cameo
ring with the figure Of the God of Love
upon 1t. An ivory embroidery frame
and several bronze instruments. an
ivory comb, amber mirror, and numer-
Gus toilet articles were likewise dis
covered. Everything has been placed
in the museum at Mines.
Duel With Dummy Bullets.
A terrible sight was to be seen in
the Jardin de Paris a few days ago.
Walter Winans and Commandant Fer
geus, in frock coats and hatless, were
engaged in dueiing with a number of
other gentlemen. while a person desig-
mated to keep the score marked on a
blackboard the number of kills made
by the American and his French
friends.
The weapons used were pistols. and
Mr. Winans had no less than six
deaths on his score when the meet
ing was brought to a close for lack of
victims.
The incident. however, was not a
bloody one. II was only a meeting OF
the Pistol Club of Paris. which num-
bers among its very restricted men,
bership only society men who are crack
shot. They meet once a week and prac-
tice on human targets with a new ball
invented for this kind of sport by Dr.
Derillers. The bullets are of hard wax
and cannot kill. though they bruise If
they happen to hit some unprotected
portion of the body The duelists wear
thick pads over their bodies and solid
face masks. but their arms and legs
are not protected.
Experiments With Air.
The Prince of Monaco has left Monte
Carlo on board his yacht to make at
mosrheric experiments near Corsica
The prince intends to send sounding
balloons up 10 the altitude of 5000 feet,
at which height he expects the balloons
to burst and permit him to pull down
parachutes charged with air from the
higher regions
Fortunes for Dogs.
Great excitement prevails among dog
fanciers over the sensational purchases
which have been made by Americans re-
Gently. Miss Morgan. Pierpont Nor
gan's daughter, has bought a brindled
toy bulldog for s1.200.
Mr.. Belmont, the New York banker,
has bought young dog only sixteen
months old for $1,000 The creature,
which is a white French bulldog, is the
smallest of its breed In the world and
weighs only twelve pounds.
Beckton Wallace. of Baltimore. Will be