The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-12-17
HER INCOME AND HIS.
THE BARON MALTZAHN'S MAR.
RAGE AT CHARLOTTE.

About the Income of his Bride..But
Knew Nothing About his own.
The CHRONICLE has already published
full particulars of the marriage of Baron
Maltzahn and Miss Mcdowell, of Char
lotte.
That marriage has not escaped the
immense amount of gossip which usually
attends such unions, and the following
extracts from varions papers are given
for their current worth.
A special from San Francisco to the
New York World reads as follows:
The news of the marrige at Char
lotte, n. O., on Tuesday of Baron Her
man Won Maltzahn, of Berlin, and Miss
Mcdowell, Of Charlotte, recalls an in
teresting series of letters published here
some months ago, written by various
titled foreigners, Baron Won Malt
zahn among the number, in answer
to an advertisement widely published in
! German newspapers, and of which the
| following is d literal translation:
"Noble gentlemen, noblemen, cava-
liers and employees of high standing
military or civil who wish to marry
very rich and accomplished American la
dies will please put themselves in COM
munication with the undersigned Office.
Choice of ladies with fortunes up to $780,
100000 Strictest discretion guaran-
teed. Photographs and detailed state
ments are at the gentlemen's service.
The International Bureau for Private
Transactions, San Francisco, California,
America.
The Bureau was one Ludwig Won
Romayer, who upon investigation, prov
ed to be simply R. O. Mayer, and he had
scores of answers to his advertisement,
and the whole affair when it came out
furnished the papers with fun for weeks,
the World getting its full share Mayer,
, too professed to have gone into it sim.
ply for amusement, though as he paid
$147 for his fun it may he considered
rather expensive jesting. The Examin.
, er of this city, published literal copies o1
a number of the letters received by May
: er and among them was the following
Q berlin, the 18th December, 1890.
] In reference to the inclosed advertise
: ment we, the undersigned, advise you o
q the following facts:
. "We are both of the oldest German
+ arch-nobility, and our names are Barol
n Won Maltzahn,, thirty years old, an
q Baron Won Wulffen, twenty-eight year
= old.
- AS you will be able to see in tn
= Prussian .'Rangliste." volume of 1873!
!. page IS, which is no doubt accessible
% | you, we are both active officers in th
a Prussian Second Regiment of the GuarC
in Berlin. We are also both decorate
4 with orders, and fatter ourselves "
- make a good impression. There is r
70 need to mention that we both are ad
mited to the Imperial Courts, and sha
introduce our future wives there.
To be very frank, we advise you th'
We have about $15. 600 debts togethe
!. and are not very we'll versed in the En-
!. lish language.
The families of the ladies under CO..
sideration are, we hope, in Germany,
will at least come here very soon, if po
l. sible to Berlin. We should not be alb
O. to obtain furloughs to 60 to America.
1e It goes without saying that we shs
not pay any advance money. Remuner
% ton will follow after the wedding tri
1e We consider the whole business In Il
ip strictest confidence as matter of hone
Id and naturally we expect the same fro
r. your side. We expect an answer 500
be through your agent here, if you ha
w one."
"a BARON Won MALTZAHN,
ID ARTHUR Won WULFFEN.
an Berlin, Friedrichstrasse 107.
r0 Whom tho Fyaminor containing II
in and the other letters reached Berlin
produced an enormous sensation. I
Berlin papers published translation
all the article, omitting the names. T
Emperor read it, requested the names
the two officers of his guard concern
and demanded their designations.
ice was stated at the time that the ohic'
-, intended to 60 to America