New-York tribune., 1910-04-04

Z 'i' edf'A IN the event of the failure Of his
3 campaign.
II Is only year since. through the death
~ MS rather. he came into possession not
"hiN 81 The latter's chateau and estate OF
nonso"fi but also ~ his palace at Venice.
ahd int" the enjoyment Of his share II the
immense fortune OF his mother the la,a
duchess 81 Madrid. in which Don Carlos
held life interest that enabled him 10
"thhold n from his children until his
death Don Jaime was. in fact. trans
formed by his fathers death from, a soldier
81 fortune. TN extremely straitened circum-
stances. and compelled % resort TO all sorts
oi devices I'm order 80 obtain money. into a
'erN wealthy prince OF the blood sur
rounded with luxury and without anv
further anxiety as 90 material welfare. He
does not wish. therefore 70 sacrifice to en-
armed attempt on the throne Of Spain. in
which be would be certain to fail. most OF
the advantages which have come 70 him
purinG The last year as a sovereign in
paruhus. In one word. King Alfonso has
nothing for the present 10 fear either from
Don Jaime or from the Carlis,s
Prince Was son-iu-Law of czar.
Prince Alexander Bariatinski who has
5Ust died A. Florence. leaving a couple Of
little boys. was son-in-lav Of Emperor
Alexander III 90 Russia for the now
widowed Princess Catherine Rariarinski is
the child whom the murdered Gar dandIed
on his knee and 70 whom he gave his last
embrace on leaving the palace ~ her
mother after luncheon there on March d.
1851 10 so 20 his shocking doom a few
minutes later AZ the hands Of the nihilists.
She is the voungest cf the tnrec children
H s.
catherine DolSorouka. who received the
name of Nourienska along with the
DrinCely title for herself ana her children.
on the occasion Of her morganatic mar
riage 20 the Emperor less than year be
fore his death The children were born
several years prior 20 this marriage. and
during The lifetime of the Cars imperial
0unsort. Empress Marie
Alexander Baria;inski was a captain u
the regiment Of ChevsIier Guards up 90
the time 81 his bankruptcy. three wears
ago. which created a tremendous sensa-
lion. for although there are plenty of Rus
sian mobiles who. being ra.uei through eX-
travaCance. ana especially by high play
quietly disappear from The scene. cases Of
bankruptcy iudicially declared are ex-
uemely rare among the Russian aristoc-
raCy. Indeed. within the last fifty years
there have been only three instances OF
scions of The old patri-iato Of Russia being
razetted as bankruuts The first was that Of
Prince WOikonski who. being possessed Of
vast forests. went into the timber business
on a large scale and came To grief through
lack or working capital The second case
Was that of Count Stenbock Fermor. who
was mere spendthrift. The third and
last case was that Of Prince Alexander
FaUatinsh who has Just died.
There was something peculiarly disgrace
fUl about his nkruptCv-discreditahle not
So much 10 himself a. To his motheT-in-law.
the Princess Nourisfska-fnr when Car
AieEander was murdered il was found that
he had taken the preCaution Of depositing
some time previously a sum estimated ~
considerably over S25oa3pls in her name
and for the beneft Of herself and her chill
Gren. in the Bank of England, besides
making other investments abroad with the
same object ia view. he knew full well
that. owing TO the manner in which he had
neElectf5 his FIRST vife. the Empress Marie.
for the sake of the princess, the latter
would receive hut scant consideration at
the hands Of his son and successor. Alex
arder III
Princess YouIienska is therefore enor-
mously rich. having, il is understood. al
most doubled her fortune by judicious in
yestments. But she has also earned the
reputation. from ore end Of Europe u the
other. of avsrice Of the most sorail char
srter and though the money given and he
quHatned - her ty her husband. Alexander
If. vas intended for the benefit of his and
her children quite as much as fo- herself,
she has always treated them in the most
srahoy manner. from financial point Of
view Her two girls. Princess OLGA and
Princess catherine, were repeatedly en-
gagged before finally married, the match in
every instance being broken off on account
of The refusal of their mother 10 give them
a dovry. OF anything beyond "A small allow
auco the payment of which Vas wholly de-
pendent on hel caprice and heI pleasure.
When eventually the two girls did get
husbands. olga marrying count Nerenbers.
eA-preten6er % the grand dC-aI throne Of
Iuxemhurg and Catherine wedding the
late Prince Alexander Rariatinski. both
men had 10 agree 10 be content with what
ever tlelr stiugy motheF-in-lsv would con
sent % do for them in financial way.
The Bariatinskis were On financial diff
--Iries fr1m the time of their wedding nins
wears ESQ The princes own means were
restricted to an allowance Of about Sl091o
voluntarily paid 10 him by his parents, and
he was heavily n debt al the time Of his
marriage Princess Nourefzka declined u
give her daughter any doUry and limited
her allowance 10 sl5@a. which was not
very regularly paid. Naturally. the young
people b1tn # them accustomed 10 eN-
trarasaEce and reputed to bee enormously
.s-l. became involved in financial dificul-
tics. ana the prince began giving notes,
notably tHr JeNelry, horses, carriages, etc.
These notes. having been discounted. we're
oI-louorsa on presentation. and the princes
creditors. finding that be- was unable to do
anything toward even "a compromise OF his
liabilities. and that bis mgIti-mIIlionaire
r-other-il-.as declined O. raise a finger or
tu advance cent 20 save him from dis
grace invoked the counts ar 81. Petersburg
ana secured decree of EanlUlptcy against
him. NARQTISE DE FONTENOT.
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