Show A BILKING PRINCE Jrinco Loos of Belgium Acts the Part of I Craven witk Mile do Faria PAttis Feb IGBy cable to the N Y lVortdThe exclusive topic of conversa ion among Americans in Paris is the scan dalous conduct of Prince Loos grandson of the Duke do Loos a representative of the noblest family of Belgium A few weeks ago it became known he was engaged to be marred to Mile de Faria daughter of the onsulgencral Portugal in Paris a young lacy of beauty and wealth She was by no means the first heiress the pennilessBel gina grandee had been after for there is not a rich American girl of any social stand lug who has passed season in Paris without with-out receiving attentions from this man Wednesday last the civil marriage was cpl ebrated in the mayors office the religious marriage was to have been celebrated Fri day at the nunciature the papal nuncio nuncature himself having undertaken to honor the marriage of the descendant of the most powerful Catholic family in Belgium by performing the religious ceremony No sooner had the wedding party returned from the mayors office however than the prince drew Ins fatherinlaw aside and told him he must at once be supplied with 10000 for immediate purposes Para asked for what purpose it was The prince purpsc at first refused to say for what purpose Being pressed he alleged it was to buy the silence of aladywho threatened buy she received that sum she threatened TO shoot both the prince and his bride Faria thought this story very queer and insisted on further details The prince said he had received a quantity of threatening let tars one of which came that very morning Faria asked him to show the letters The prince refused The consul said that until received proof of tho story he should not give the 10000 The prince then flew into a passion and said that under those circumstances he did not care to g6 on with the marriage Bit what do you mean cried Faria You have married my daughter according to French laws You dont mean to say you will refuse to go to church with her tomorrow Tho prince said That is exactly my in tention unless flO000 is produced H and putting on his hat he walked out of the house Next morning before the meeting of the wedding party and departure for the nunciature Farm sent to the princes house to know i he was coming or not The answer was it was quite useless to trouble him on the subject any further until the money was paid over Fariaxushed to the Princes lodgings and aregular right between the two men ensued en-sued in which the consul general broke his cane over the back of his serene highness high-ness getting a black eye in exchange The matter remains in statao quo Pretty Miss de Faria is married and not married at the same time According to French law the civil marriage makes her the wife of Prince de Loosy but accord ing to Portuguese law which does not recognize rec-ognize civil marriages she is still a maiden It will be impossible for her to marry r again in France without committing big amy The prince is in the same position This is one of the greatest scandals tha has happened in Paris for many years I was only owing to the large sums of money spent by the Farias that an account got into the French papers Great sympathy is felt for Mile Farm among Am sympatly < ns Paris with whom she is popular |