The freeman's journal., 1889-08-17

/ sense to invest securely FOR her hi Paris aad
New York. A South Americaii, who has beef
for several years contemplating. like Mime.
Barrios, a removal OF her residence to New
York. Is Dona lsadora Cousin0 Aho bears OF
even above "Hetty" Green's head the palm Of
being 1.-The richest woman Id the world '
Dona Isadora isn't as young by half as Mime
Barrios. and while she may Id her time have
been as beautiful, she hasn't even now ~
h,any pretty daughters to plead her CAUSE
Dona Isadora's agents here began preparing
"a palace for her on Fifth avenue but tho
tickle and fascinating salt-gold coal ranch
and-cattle queen seems to have changed her
mind. She has not yet deprived Chfli ot the
golden splendor of her presence.
Mrs Maurice D. Flynn. who was Miss Moss,
Il no doubt worth million, br almost that
sum, since her husband left his entire estate
to her. 1t is more aud more customary gus
rich men III this country to leave their prop
erty to their wives. San Francisco, Chicago,
st. Louis, Denver, Philadelphia, Boston ard
Pittsburg have plenty Of wealthy wonsaa
whose millions come in this way.
PHILADELPHIA's t,oNG I.fsT.
Mrs. Alexander Ray In one of Washingtou's
known miller Miss Jennie i:isgs is said 70 be-
tional capital She inherited million OF two
from her father to guard xeai6usly from for
tune hunters
Mrs. Rogers, one OF the Texas cattle aueeni;
became by her husbands viii owner of d herd
of 10000 cattle She married 4 preacher
twenty years younger than herself He hat
had seven children and she took care Of them
She also takes care of her cattle business, with
iok tha
interfere Texas, however. IN full of cattle
queens Colorado has several said TO he worth
their millions
Philadelphia Is said to have several women
millionaires, as follows: Mrs. j. Campbell
Harris. said to TO worth SJ,OOO.OOO: Mrs.
Thomas A. Scott, s3.0oOOO0; her daughter,
Mrs. Howell Buckley, 5000, ,OtCt Mrs: Joseph
Harrison, 5000. 900, Mrs. ~ w. baldwin.
$20O0,00o: Mrs. Bloomfield Moore, 81 Geo.
600; Mrs. j. Edgar Thomson, 81 1900 600:
Mrs. I'll. S. Benson, 81. 900. Mrs. RichGti
Townsend ono of the prospective heirs to nH
estate of $4,000, 900; the three daughters or
Mr.. F. A. Drexel, each worth several mir
lions, and one OF them now married; Miss
Helen Erbeu, worth $l,UOUOOO; the Missed
Pugh, $5OO,O0O; Mrs. Thofnhs Clyde, mora
than 81 ,OO0, 600; Mrs. John Bohlen, 500 0O0:
Mrs. st. George Tucker Campbell. t5OtOO;
Mrs William Wilstach, $1,000, Quo, and Mrs.
Thomas Balch and her daughter, $5OO, ,OO0
The richest woman ON the Pacific coast Ii
Mrs. Mark Hopkins, widow Of otc OF the
Central Pacific syndicate Her husbandI
estate proved up to s2a5,OoO,OOO, and the only
two men in California who could justify on
the widows bond as executrfx were Leland
Stanford and Charles Crocker They wera
compelled to justify im twice the amount OF
the estate and each swore that lie was worth
s46.000.O00. Mrs. Hopkins is an elderly
woman. The Hopkifises had no children, but
had adopted son whom Mrs. Hopkins mar
tied to Miss Crittelflen, q protege OF hers.
providing her with the dot OF a princess
The richest youlfg and Unmarried woman
on the Pacific coast II said 10 be Miss Jennie
Flood. only daughter of the bonanza king.
The richest prospective heiress I'm Califotnia
is Miss Hattie Crocker, the only daughter OF
Charles Crocker, another Of the railroad
syndicate. She also is, hike Miss Flood, rather
plain in appearance. She is noted for her
charities and domestic virtues York
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