The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
GAMBLING PRINCE
OF MONTENEGRO
Old-Tiinc Scandal Recalled by
Governments Effort to
Sell Bonds.
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POSTAL ORDER sWINDLE
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Austrian Offices. Had to Cash
POSTAL ORDER sWINDL {
Austrian Offices. Had to Cash
Many Without Being
Reimbursed.
by Ia MARoUrsE DE roNrENoY.

By LA MARQUIsE DE FoNTENoY.
n m ONTENEGRO has just made her
lMH debut among the borrowers on
Nv IL the money markets of Europe,
and is demanding, through Boi-
ton Brothers, OF Old Broad street, IN
London. subscriptions to loan of
100000 crowns--that is TO say. about
oo.0Oo-the bonds, which are on
interest at per cent. 1t Is stated
that the proceeds of tho loan will be
applied TO the repayment of the ex-
istlng loans and short-datcd bills of
the government and for the purpose
OF constructing roads and other public
works.
But cannot recommend any one to
invest their money in Montenegrin Sc
curlttes. Before they part with their
cash they would do we'll to apply for
information to the Austrian govern
ment, especially to the postal authors
ties, which have had no end of trou-
PIE In recovering from Montenegro the
amount of money paid out by Austrian
pest-oitioes for Montenegrin post-ofiice
orders. These payments assumed at
one time an extent altogether out OF
proportion to the size and wealth of
yestigation brought to light the fact
That the Prince of Montenegro, who
is an inveterate gambler and always
hard UP, had adopted the ingenious
device OF dispatching post-office orders
from Cettinte to secret agents of his
In. Vienna, Pesth and In many other
biz cities of Austria and Hungary,
where they collected the money from
the Austro- Hun garlan post-offices on
the strength of the orders. and then
handed It to the prince. Needless to
add that he had never himself paid
cash for the post-office orders at Get
TIME. but had contented himself with
merely giving his name. He turned
deat ear to all the demands of the
Austro- Hungarian post-ofiice authori-
ties for repayment, and IL was not
until postal traffic between the two
countries had been suspended by the
Austrian government that old En-
peror Francis Joseph interfered and
hlmself paid out of his privy purse
tne amount for Which the prince of the
black Mountain was indebted to the
Aus IS TO- hungarian postal departments.
RMS is BY no means the only occa-
sion on which the ruler of Montenegro
has been eHtricated from financial diff
hculties and scrapes by the chivalrous
old Emperor OF Austria. Alexander
u. and Alexander III. of Russia were
Obliged to keep their purses constant
" open in order to satisfy the appeals
for loans from Nicholas Of Montenegro.
VINO has completely exhausted the in
duIgence Nicholas II, and of his
own son-in-law, Victor Emmanuel or
never repaid
AS the government Of Mont enegro
remains to all intents and purposes
vested in the prince. despite his loudly
heraided grant of a constitution. the
money subscribed to the Afontenegrin
funds now floating on the money mar
ket In London viii 20 into the pocket
OF the ruler Of the Black Mountain.
ana Investors viii probably have to
whistle not merely for their capital.
but even for their interest.
Lord Canterbury's only son and heir.
the Hon. Frederick Walpole Manners
sutton, is charged with having spir-
lted away TO America. or, TO be more
precise, 10 Philadelphia, q young wo-
man of the name OF Maggie Dupont.
whose presence as q witness is sorely
needed by Lord Alfred Douglas and
ms associate editor of the London
Academy Thomas W. Fl. Grassland.
in order to justify certain statements
printed concerning him In their paper.
These statements he dcrounces as
!lbelous. and has caused Thomas Cross
land, the author of the accusations
street Police Court in London with
criminal libel.
Frederick Manners Sutton seems to
have been formerly on very friendly
tsi445 Win LoEu Alifcd douglas. But
this friendship ceased when Manners
sutton declined TO loan money for car
ryinE on the academy" which. save
for its denunciatIon OF everything
american, commands but little interest
or attention. The Academy" retail
lated FOR this refusal OF a loan by init
mating that Manners Sutton was Il
doubie-taced man, who. while on the
one hand he was Interested in a reli-
sious publishing concern. on the other
hand derived. large profits from the
publication of books Of such vile and
indecent character az to frequently
call for the Intervention OF the police.
On being called upon TO retract. Thomas
Grassland acknowledged himself to be
the author OF tho attack upon Lord
jury by declaring that he was q man
of SUCH a character that he could not
be jlbeled--that IS 10 say, that noth.
ing bad that could be printed about
him could ever be 50 bad as the whole
truth.
Arrested and brought before a police
cOuri. crossland vas committed for
trial, and now declares THAT he y UNI
able To fam his PROMISE or justifylng
Ihi% clafges aSaInst tho Hon. Fred
erick Manners sutton owing to fthc
latter Having srjriled away to Phila-
d6lphiA the principal witness. namely.
Maggie dupont. Unless she returns
ana enables hin 70 proyc. the truth OF OF
70 withdraw them and to offer the
most abJect apology or else to suffer
| 1pil and 0nc.
Frederick Manners Sutton IL a. mag
form part Of the branch OF the house
! df which tttG DuiG Of Rutland ~ the
I ciilcf. 9'ho family OF Lord Cantcr-
| bhfy in fact, ms he said 10 have been
founded ~ LORD George Manners.
younger non of Tho third Duke Of l.ut-
IJtiI HlfD lTItfiIiIin tho estates %