Wichita eagle., 1889-09-03
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WOMEN WORTH MILLIONS.
LARGE WEALTH IN THE POSSES
SION OF MAIDS AND WIDOWS.

SION OF MAIDS AND WIDOWS.
AIinion-Heiresses Not Unusual in Plenty of
American Cities-Wealthy Women with
Fads - The Cattle Queens Who Have
Piles of Money-Rich Californians.
The rich women Of America have been
talked of and written about until some folks
imagine impecunious foreign mobiles do moth
ing but scheme to get at their hands and
settlements. But the fact is the United
States are fun OF wealthy women, full indeed
Of female millionaires who marry plain
american citizens and settle down on this
side 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 dictun that there shouldn't be
more than two children to inherit one million.
There are indeed many more million-heir-
esses in this country than in any other. Here
millionaires divide their property with some
fairness between sons and daughters alike.
As there are more millionaires and more
daughters there are necessarily more million
heiresses Some of these Monte Cristos in
petticoats are as well known to readers Of
the public prints as are the prominent poll
ticians, baseball players and race horses Of
this glorious cline. Others have yet to
dazzle the world with their ducats.
ONE WORTH THIRTY MILLIONS
Wealthy women can afford fads. Most of
them have fads. and their fads are apt to be
described in print and to make their possess
ors and promoters famous. Mrs. Mary ].
Morgan had just as many millions before the
sale Of her orchids and porcelain several
years ago as her estate was worth afterwards.
But the orchid sale YVES telegraphed and won
dered at all over the country. There's Mrs,
Mark Hopkins Of Mob Hill, San Francisco,
and Great Darlington, Mass. Her estate Of
$40, 000, 600 is said to show signs Of able man
agement. She has the building fad and is
constantly putting up palaces.
Miss St Bierre-how many readers ever
heard of herbs a niliion-heiress, and mod
est and pretty one, too, down IN Tennessee.
There she owns several hundred thousand
acres of mining lands, and has business enter
prises in the vicinity Of Chattanooga which,
1t IS said, Fhave cost sl,3)0,000 to organize.
Miss Elizabeth Garrett inherited one-third of
John ". CARROTS S37, O00, 900, was her faith
er's confidential secretary while he was presi-
dent of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and
advised him on many occasions. She has
been the head OF the family since Robert Gar
rett's decline. Her fortune is said to be I'M
impaired, although her brothers has been
sadly depleted.
Miss Gwendoline Caldwell is one Of the IA
nous Caldwell sisters, whose pet projects
have mostly had relation to the Catholic
church, which they so love. The Caldwell
girls have long been Known as nliilion-heir-
esses in Baltimore and New York. Wealthy
women have for years been mu Il more COM
mon than beautiful women in {. aristocratic
seaside resort of Little Rhody. 1t was at
Newport that Miss Catherine Lorillard W olfe,
the million-heiress, lived and died.
It is at Newport that Mme. Barrios, who is
property owner and resident of New York
and a citizen to the world, is seen TO the best
advantage. She has the goGlike gifts of both
beauty and millions. Nine. BaTrios, the dash
ing young and brunette widow of the dictator
of Guatemala is worth not less than $4,000 900
or s., 000, 900, which before the climax of his
turbulent career her husband had the good
sense TO invest securely for her in Paris and
New York. A South American who has been
for several years contemplating, like lime.
Rarrios, a removal of her residence to New
York, Is Doua Isadora Cousino, who bears off
even above 'Hettyn Green's head the palm of
being "the richest woman in the world"
Dona IsadoYa isn't as young by half as Nine.
BaITios, and while she may in her time have
been as beautiful. she hasn't even now as
many pretty daughters to plead her cause.
Dona Isadora's agents here began preparing
"a palace for her on Fifth avenue, but the
tickle and fascinating salG-gold-coalr ranch
and-cattle queen seems to have changed her
mind. She has not yet deprived Chilli of the
}eolden Spiendor of her presence.
Mrs Maurice b. FLYNN, who was Hiss Moss,
Is no doubt worth a million, or almost that
sum, since her husband left his entire estate
to her. 1t is more and more customary for
rich men in this country 60 leave their prop
ertv TO their wives. San Francisco, Chicago,
st. Louis, Denver, Philadelphia, Boston and
Pittsburg have plenty Of wealthy women
whose millions come in this way.
PHILADELPHIA's LONG LIST.
Mrs. Alexander Ray is one Of Washington's
millionaire widows. Her husband was wel
known miller Miss Jennie Riggs is said to be
one Of the richest single women at the ma
tionaI capital. She inherited a million or two
from her father 10 guard zealously from for
tune hunters.
hrs. Rogers one of the Texas cattle queens,
became by her husband viii owner of herd
twenty years younger than herself. lie had
had seven children and she took care of them.
She also takes care Of her cattle business, with
which the young husband is not permitted to
Interfere Texas however, is full of cattle
queens. Colorado has several said TO be worth
their millions.
Philadelphia is said to have several women
mlhonaires, as follows: Mrs J. Campbell
Harris, said 10 be worth 5000, 900; Mrs
Thomas \. Scott, $4,000; her daughter,
Mrs. Howell Buckley, $4,000, coo; Mrs. Joseph
Harrison. $1,000, 900; Mrs N. " Baldwin,
s., 600 eco; Mrs. Bloomfield Moore, s. ,000,
coo; Mrs. J. Edgar Thomson, $500, 600;
Mrs. II. s. Benson, $3.50 900; Mrs. Richard
Townsend, one of the prospective heirs to an
estate OF SI5. 0o0. G90; the three daughters of
Mr. f. \ Drexel, each worth several mil
lions. and one of them now married; Miss
Helen Erben, worth $1,000, 003. the Misses
Pugh, S5G0.G)0 Mrs. Thomas Clyde, more
than 81 200, 000 Mrs john Bohlen, 500. coo;
Mrs St George fucker Campbell $500, 600;
Mrs. William Wilstach, a. coo. 600. and Mrs.
Th.vas Ealch and her daughter 500 600