The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-28
ON a HUNT FOR a TITLE.
Miss Wheeler Must Have One, Says
Her Lover Count.
From the New York World.

FROM he Aeto York World.
PHILADELPHIA, March 25-While Phila-
delphias chosen await with keenest curl
osity the wedding of Count Pappenheim
and Miss Mary Wheeler, new story has
gone forth to explain the long delay of
nuptials. That Miss Wheeler should have
title prior to the marriage rite seems alb
solutely necessary, and the necessity lies in
the bosom of crusUy old uncle of the
counts who lives in Bavaria
1t is the custom, it seems for the noble
planning marriage to first consult all men,
hers OF his family, and every one of them
consented IN this case TO the union with
Miss Wheeler save his uncle, who declared
that the rich blood of Pappe1heim must
not be crossed with that of an untitled
daughter OF Columbia Such is the story
that comes by letter from young Richard
NJ Elliot, who is now coursing through
Europe in pursuit of title. The uncle, he
asserts, will not consent to matrlmony
unless the title is forthcoming. One of the
letters from Mr.. Elliot has carried from
him vigorous protest against the mar
| riage for reasons strongly forced upon him
during his European journey.
just now the Wheeler household is most
| intent upon the settlement of finances.
which are to play an important part in tho
union. AT the death of Charles Wheeler,
| in 1888, the estate, worth over So 900. 600,
| was fouud to be divided equally between
| the eight children and the mother. who. by
reason of having large fortune Of her
own, was not given the customary third
The VIII provided that the principal should
| not be touched ora the es ate partitioned
until all the children had reached their ma
| jority. Out of their portion each of the
| children has received yearly an income of
about $4,000. According to the will. Miss
| Wheeler, who Is but eighteen years of age,
| cannot now secure her portion. Out of her
yearly income, however, she has sDeat oaly
a fifth, and she has fortune of $4,000 or
100000 independent of her part of the
| estate.
According to the "Dicky Bird Count
Pappenheim has within a few DAYS been
| much disappointed at learning the actual
amount of Miss Wheeler's fortune. When
he met the Wheelers in their travels on the
| Continent he was aStoniShed at their lavish
| expenditures He believed the family to
be as fabuiously wealthy as Crpsus. In a
union with Miss Wheeler he assured him
self of cool million at least. This view
was further strengthened when the girl
casually remarked her income was ''ten
thousand a year"
Ten thousand pounds no thought. and
II meant to the count $4,000 per year
What was his establishment t. discover that
ten thousand per year, according to
Uncle Jonathan's arithmetic, was but
e2O00.
But finances viii soon DO sjraightened
out 10 the satisfaction of all. and now the
| family await the mails from Europe e. hear
| Of Mr.. Elllot's mission. Some delay is
| said 10 arise, more Jyer. from the urenara-
ton OF tho brides tronssegu In spite Of the
various difficulties, II is said that the mar
rlnso Is set for April 30 An Ultimate
| friend Of the family remarked to-day:
"Ihe event viii be the grandest Of the
| kind ever with, ssed IN this city Both the
/ family aud lappenheim have detormned
/ upon this. The count has visited counts
/ elsewhere 20 be- ushors. while there will be
| fully twelve or iiftoen bridesmaids whose
| dresNs niil be marvel ia the "a ad.ate's
art The outlay Il money VIII DO onor-
NOUS