Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-07-28
WOMEN OF MILLIONS.
COUNTLESS WEALTH IN THE POSSESSION
OF MAIDS AND WIDOWS.
MlliOn-Hsressss Not at All Unusual in Plenty o
American Oitiss-Wsalihy Women with
FadS-Ths Cattle QasenS-POints
for Foriuns-HuntarS
Netp Y0k World.

country was coming to in plutocratic
way, bat served also TO reveal the fact
that "the half had not been told" AID
that milliOnaires are as plentiful as black
berries in this part of the couasry. The
names of forty New York wOmen.were also
mentioned, each Of whom is worth in her
own right a million and more. There
are probably "a many as forty more of
whom the same golded truth might
be predicted. The rich women Of
America have been talked of and written
about until some folks imagine impecu-
NOUS foreign mobiles do nothing but scheme
to get at their hands and settlements. But
the fact is the United States are full of
wealthy women, fall indeed of millionaires
who marry plain American citizens aud
settle down on this side of the pond to
useful and ornamental lives just like their
less richly lowered sisters. Some of them
even have large families, in spite of the
dictum that there shouldn't be more than
TIVE children to inherit one million.
There are indeed many more million
heiresses in this country than in any other.
Here millionaires divide their property
with some fairness between sons and
daughters alike. AZ there are more mil
lionsires and more daughters there are nee
essarily more million-heire Some of
these Monte Cristos il petticosts are as
we'll known to readers Of the public prints
as are the prominent politicians, baseball
PLAYERS and race horses of this glorious
cline. Others have yet to dszzle the world
with their ducsts.
Wealthy women can afford fads. Most
of them have fads, and their fads are apt
10 be described is print and to make their
possessors and promoters famous. Mrs.
Mary J. Morgan had Just as m+ny mil
lions before the sale Of her orchids and
porcelain several years ago as her estate
was worth afterwards. But the orchid
sale was telegraphed ard wondered at all
over the country. There's Mrs. Mark
Hopkins, of Mob Hill, San Francisco, and
Great Darlington, MSS. Her estate of
$50, 900, 900 is ssid to show signs of able
management. She has the building fad
aad is constantly putting up palaces.
MissSt Bierre-how many OF the World s
readers ever heard of heI?-is million
heiress, and modest and pretty one too,
down in Tennessee. There che owns
several hundred thousand acres of mining
lands, and has business enterprises in the
vicinity Of Chattanooga which, it is said,
have cost 81, 10000 to organize. Miss
Elizabeth Garrett inherited one-third Of
John ". CARROTS S37 900, 600, was her
fathers confidential secretary while be was
President of the Baltimore end OHIO Rail
road, and advised him On many occasions.
She has been the head Of the family since
Robert CARROTS declise. Her fortune is
said to be unimpsired although her
brothers. has been sadly depleted.
Miss G wendoline Caldwell is one of the
famous Caldwell sisters, whose pet projects
have mostly had relation to the ClthOlic
Church, which they go love. The C,ld-
we'll girls have long been known az mil
lioH-heiresses in Baltimore and New York.
| The announcement of the forthcoming
marriage of MISS G 1endoline to Prince
Murat is the latest news from the market
of American millions in foreign courts.
Miss Linda Caldwell, her sister, remains a
disengaged prize, living with her sister at
present for the most part IN their Newport
villa Wealthy women have for years
been much more common than beautiful
women in the arist0cratic seaside resort of
Little Rhody. 1t was ct Newport that
Miss Catherine Lorillard Wolfe, the mil
lion-heiress. lived and died.
| II is at Newport that Nine. Bsrrios, who
is a property owner and resident of New
York, and a citizen of the world, is seen to
the best advantage. She has the godlike
gifts of both beauty and millions. Nine.
Barrios, the dashiDg young and brunette
widow of the Dictator of Guatemala, is
worth not less than 81 600, 600, which, be-
fore the climax OF his turbulent career her
husband had the good sense 10 invest Sc
curely for her in Paris and New York. A
South American, who hag been for several
years contemplating, like Nine. Barrios,
q removal of her residence to New York, IS
Dona Isadora Cousino, who beare off even
above "Hetty" Green's head the palm of
being "the richest woman in the
world" bona Isadora isn't IS
young by half as Nine. Barrios, and
while she may in her time have been as
beautiful, she hasn't even now as many
pretty daughters 10 plead her cause. Dope
Isadora's agents have began preparing "a
palace" for her on Fifth avenue as long as
eighteen months ago. But TIE tickle and
fascinating sslt-gold-c oai-ranch-and-c cattle
queen seems to have changed her mind.
She has not yet deprived Chilli of the
golden splendor of her presence.
Mrs. Maurice B. Flynn, who was Miss
Moss, is no doubt worth a million, or al
most that sum, since her husband left his
entire estate 10 her. 1t is more and mora
customary for rich men in this country to
leave their property to their wives. San
Francisco, Chicago, st. Louis, Denver,
Philadelphia, Boston and Pittsburg have
plenty OF wealthy women whose millions
came in this way.
Senator Palmer's wife was million
heiress. As wife of the minister to Spain
she has great chance to regild the faded
romance of the banks of the Guadalquiver.
Millionaires are not plentiful in Spain, and
especially not female millionaires. The
wife of Congressman and Editor Tom
R.vne. of Pitssbnrg, who was Miss Smith,
the daughter of the partner of the famous
Hostetter, Of bitteJs and almanac fame,
brought him million and consequent in
auence. So to Congressman Hit, OF Hi
nois. did his wife So did Senator Hale's
wife to him, from Zach Chandler. 1t is
simply astounding how many men have
climbed the political and social ladder by
the aid of the fortune of their better
halves.
Mrs. Alexander Roy is one of Washing
toms millionaire widows. Her husband
was well-known miller. Miss Jennie
Riggs is said to he one of the richest single
women at the National capital. She in
herited million or two from her father to
guard zsslously from fortune-bunters.
Mrs. Rogers, one of the Texas cattle
queens, became By her husbands will
owner of herd Of 40 900 cattle She mar
ried preacher twenty years younger than
herself. He had seven children and she
took care of them. She also took care OF