Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-12-05
Welded BIG WIGS.
Peter Donahue, the California Million
aire, Gives His Daughter to a
German Baron.

NEW YORK, November 29.-The rep
resentatives of great many million dol
lars were gathered at Cardinal Nc
CIoskey's residence IL Madison Avenue
last evening. There were not over
score of persons present, but among the
number there were half dozen million,
aires. The occasion was the marriage of
Miss Mary Ellen Donahue, daughter of
Mr.. Peter Donahue, the California
millionaire, to Henry Baron Won
Schroeder. Vicar General Quinn off
ciated at the nuptIals, and was assisted
by the Rev. Father Farley. The
groom was supported by the Ger
man consul general, Mr.. A. Feigel,
and the one usher was Mr.. J. Mer7yn
Donahue. the brides brother. There
were no bridesmaids. The groom wore
on his breast the iron cross he received
from Won Moltke's hand before Metz in
the Franco Prussian war. Baron Won
Schroeder is lieutenant in the Seven
teenth PrussiAn Dragons. His grand
father was the great banker Baron John
Henry Won Schroeder, and his father is
Baron Charles Won Schroeder, Of Ham
burg, whose princely estates of
GOotses and Kleiner Schwanzee,
Mecklenburq, are among the finest
in that part of Germany. Three
years ago the young baron came to
America on hunting excursion. He
extended his journey to San francisco,
and there met Miss Donahue. OF course
they fell IN love, but the parental bless
ing was withheld. The millionaire re-
fused to part with his daughter even for
title. To overcome this objection the
baron became a ranchmap. At last the
consent was reluctantly given. Mr.. and
Mrs. DonahUe, Mr.. Mervyn Donahue,
and the Baron Won Schroeder started on
a European tour, the understanding be-
ing that the wedding should take place in
San Francisco on their return, but on.
the voyage over Mr.. Peter Donahue
was thrown from his chair by the lurch-
ing of the ship and broke two of his
ribs. The accident caused a delay, and
the party have spent the last two weeks
at the Windsor Hotel. The plan was
changed and it was decided that the
wedding occur quietly in New York, and
the bridal party then proceed to Califor-
MIA. After the ceremony a reception
was held at the Windsor Hotel. A dis
tiDguished company gathered to offer
their congratulations TO the American
baron and his bride. There were Mr..
and Mrs. D. o. Mills, Judge and Mrs.
Donahue, Consul and Mrs. Booker,
Judge and Mrs. Belden, Admiral and
Mrs. Baldwin, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Lent, ex-Mayor and Mrs. Grace, Mr..
and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Roach, Lieut.. Chenery, Father
Harry Mcdonald, Mrs. J. G. Hood, Miss
Jennie Hood, Mrs, Mark Hopkins, Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Kelley, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Dewey. The bridal party
left for Philadelphia. After visiting
Washington they will proceed to San
Francisco, where the brides father will
give them magnificent reception at his
home.
GIRLS WHO HAVE MARRIED TITLES.
LONDON, November 29.-The London
World publishes the following to. day:
SIT is quite mistake to suppose that
most Americans who marry Englishmen
are rich. A few are well-to. do, some
half dozen are rich. Lady Harcourt
had large life income and iointure; but
her sister, Mrs. Sheridan, had no con-
siderable fortune. Mrs. Arthur Paget
will probably some day have 910,G00 a
year. The son OF Lord Augustus Lotus
is married to the daughter of very rich
Philadelphia lady. Lady Hesketh will
have very large fortune. Mrs. Edward
Balfour probably has 100000 Lady
Vaudeville and Lady Lister Kaye assur-
eddy were not married for money. On the
other hand, many French and Germans
have rich American wives. The daugh-
tiers of American Irishmen long resi-
dent in Paris have married French
grandees. The daughters of Mr.. Fisher,
a rich dry goods man, married Italian
mobiles. Some ladies named Lee, the
daughters of a New York wholesale
grocer, have married into the ceme- de-
la-creme of Germany. Gee is the wife
of Won Moltke's Adlatus, and is, in
fact, the second In command of the
army"