St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-18
RISE OF MARY ann.
She Was Only Miss MeIntee
When Sam Bowman Mar
ried Her.
Then Bowman Died and She
Became the Wife Of a
Gpandee,
And Now She is a Countess
as Fine Toned as You
Please.
What Became Of Little Mary
Dooley, Her Old School
Friend.


cisco the other night, has just arrived
in the Mexican capital after an absence
of quarter of a century. She has come
back to arrange the affairs of her late
husband, the famous general and am
bassador to Spain. The lady inherits
from her husband vast property, and
she also retains much of the beauty and
all Of the charm that distinguished her
as girl.'
Who would recognize in the high
sounding title and description the once
pretty Mary Ann McIntee, daughter OF
widow in the most modest cream
stances, living in the humblest part Of
San Francisco.
The tale is strange one, and begins
thirty years ago, when pretty Mary Ann
McIntee, as she tripped along Third
street on her way to school-a girl only
three years into her teenS-attracted
the eyes of Sam Bowman, the owner of
the Pioneer Omnibus line.
There we've two omnibus lines in San
Francsco-one that was yellow. called
the Pioneer; the other red, called the
Peoples. Both traversed the city from
North Beach to South Park. The red
line was owned by Sicily u Logan, the
yellow by Bowman q Gardner-a part
nership that included Pat Hunt and Joe
Beach.
Sam Bowman was the Oldest in the
business, having started his line in 1874.
When Bowman caught sight of pretty
Mary Ann McIntee he quickly found
out who she was. and as quickly offered
to give her good education. The poor
widow greatfully accepted the offer OF
the rich man, and the mother and
Mary Ann attended the Sisters Convent
school. The girl got on rapidly in all
the arts and graceS, and In 1850, when
old Sam Bowman offered her his hand
in marriage, he was accepted, and the
bride was installed i'll what was then
mansion.
All this while Bowman's affairs were
not prospecting as blithely as they might.
The opposition line had forced him to
mortgage his line to old Morris Dooley.
OF. Stockton.
DOoley was a clever freshman who
had run the stages from Sacramento to
the mines in pioneer days. Then he
moved to Stockton, where his livery
stable and stage business prospered
nightly. He became rich and helped
bring over his relatives from the old
country.
One of them. an aunt. brought along
such a little beauty with her-little
Mary Dooley, aged fourteen years.
Morris Dooley followed the example Of
his friend, Sam Bowman, and educated
for himself wife. Miss Dooley went
to the San Jose convent, too, where she
became great friends with Miss Nc
Intee. Just after the latter became
Mrs. Bowman Morris Dooley came down
from Sacramento TO foreeloSe his mort
gage on Bowman's line. He entered
into the management of the omnlbuSeS
himself, and presently sent for little
Miss DOoley, his cousin, and welded
her.
Meantime Sam Bowman decided to
seek new fields for fortune. Collect
ing his remaining resources he set out
for Mexico with his beautiful young
bride.
At MaZatlau he entered into the stage
business, running line thence to the
capital. Sonora Bowman, as she was
called, now developed into thorough
woman of the world. She proved to be
possessed of all the diplomacy and tact
of duchess in the old world. The Mex
lean dons were fairly entranced with
her beauty and manners. Her husband
and balls.
Suddenly over came Macmillan, and
flooded the country with French SOL
dIerS. The BOWmanS, by their diplo-
macy. managed to remain undlSturbed
in their possessions. But just as sud
denly the French rule came to an end,
and with itinternal wars and vengeance
from the MeXicans.
Gen. JuareZ assumed the reins of
power, and his Tight-hand man was the
distinguished Gen. Corona, minister of
state.
All of the Bowmans' property was
cOufiScated and they were pennlleSS in
MaZatlan. In the emergency Mrs. Bow
man came to her husbands aid with a
woman's art. She journeyed across the
mountains 10 the capital herself, through
lawlesS bands of soldiers and desperate
bandits. .:
Seeing the power behind the throne,
Gen. Corona, she told him who she was
and plead, with tears in her eyes, that
her husbands property be restored.
Il would that | were he," exclaimed
the rough soldier, melted by the wo-
mans tenderness and beauty. and forth
with he handed her an order for the
restoration of all Bowman's property
and rights, and gave the wife convoy
Not long after Il at Gen. Corona Wis
tied Mazatlan and was the guest of the
Bowmans for some time.
In that year 1850 Mrs. Bowman paid
a visit to San Francisco to see her
mother.
While she was gone Mr.. Bowman
took Journey inland, where some myS-
ferrous fate befell him. He was killed,
but it is not reated exactly how.
Times were wild in Mexico then, and
death was abroad in every form. Mrs.
Bowman hastily returned to MaZatlan
to arrange the estate of her late huS-
band. Gen. Corona was on hand to re-
ceiye her, and aided her heartily to
settle her affairs with more dispatch
than was usual in that country.
At the end of several months Mrs.
Bowman became the wife of Gen.
Corona, who had come out of the revo-
luton rich and powerful man.
Nine Corona daZZled the society of
the City of Mexico few months with
her wit and loneliness, and then left for
Old Spain with her husband, who had
just been appointed ambassador to the
court of Madrid in that'city. She soon
became famous as the ''beautiful Amer
lean" She he'd court of her own,
where there were hundreds of adorers.
l1HI RItdI wealth. anu lICl huOMlcuS6 VI
pleasing made her favorite with King
Alfonso. Her town house was marvel,
filled with treasures of art and luxury.
Her country seats were numerous, and
conducted in grand style.
At the end of his term Gen. Corona,
who was also a tavorite with the king,
decided to remain in Madrid. He was
raised to high honor and many marks
of distinction were conferred upon him.
Just year ago some man with fam
cled grievance jumped upon the general
and stabbed him 10 the heart as he was
leaving the opera.
1t is ais WIDOW who is now visiting
the City of Mexico to look after her
great possessions there. She has sew
eral sons and two beautiful daughters.
AS for Mrs. Dooley. her once COM
panion and friend. that lady's husband,
Morris Dooey, waxed richer till he died,
about 1870, leaving his young wife with
two children and a strange WILL
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