Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-01
WILL We'd AN AMERICAN
Robert T. Lincoln's Daughter
Will Wed a New
Yorker
Love Sick Ferdinand, of Rou-
mania, Bafled in His
Desires
Wales and the Elder Rou-
mania Discussing Another
Plan

LONDON, July 3l-The announce
ment Is made today that Miss Mary
Lincoln, eldest daughter OF the Uuited
States minister TO Great Britain,
Robert II. Lincoln, has entered into an
engagement TO marry Charles lsham,
OF New York. The wedding will be
solemnized in this city during the
coming autumn. The prospective
bridegroom was form erly private sec
| rctary TO Mr.. Lincoln. The announce
mcnt has been received with the great
est satisfaction by the American
colony In London in furnishing a re-
frcshing exception 30 the almost uni
yersal practice Of American ladies'
abroad mating with members of Eng
liSh or continental aristocratic fanii-
lies
Charles lsham, who Is to wed Miss
Mary Lincoln, Is cousin of Edward
lSham, Minister LincOln's law part
ncr In Chicago. The young man has
always lived in New York until he
went 10 London as private secretary
TO Minister Lincoln upon the latter's
appointment. Miss Mary Lincoln is "A
| young lady Of about 20 years, highly
| accomplished In many ways
The story telegraphed from Vienna
that Crown Prince Ferdinand, Of Rou-
mania, Is coming % England shortly TO
De bctrOthcd 10 one Of the daughters
Of the Prince Of Wales is generally re-
ccivcd here as canard. Doubt
| less the love sick young man.
whose frantic efforts 20 marry
one Of the queens maids OF honor wee
only few days ago fuiled by the firm
ness Of his uncle's ministers, would
gladly enter into the arrangement
suggested, but Englishmcn feel that
IN aspiring 10 an alliance with the
British crown, he is flying too high.
II must be borne In mind, however,
that Prince Ferdinand is "A Ilohenzol-
lcrn, the peer In respect OF birth OF
any Of the suns-in-law OF Queen Vic
tOria and the superior Of the MARQUIS
Of LOrnc and Prince Henry of Batten-
berg, the ornamental hub OF Prin-
cess Beatrice. This circumstance. to
which may he added the fact that the
young man has throne In prospect,
which the Others have not, may have
the required influence with the queen
To obtain her consent TO his marriage
with her granddaughter should such
an idea DC seriously contemplated by
the ROumanian house.
such marriage would without
doubt be agreeable 30 the German en-
pcror, while the Prince Of Wales, who
has already given his eldest daughter
10 one Of his mothers subjects could
not be expected 10 object 10 one Of the
much more desirable in respect OF
station.
Upon the assumption that the re-
port Is true speculation is rife as %
which Of the two daughters OF the
Prince OF Wales, both being OF mar
rlagcablc age, will be chosen as the fu-
ture queen Of Roumania, the prefer
cnce, of course, being given to Pfin-
cess Victoria Maud, being little more
Than year younger. Such a marriage
would give the Radicals welcome op-
pOrtunity for their fulminations on
the question Of parliamentary grant
10 the bride, which would undoubtedly
be raised.
Bucharest, July 3l-The Prince Of
Wales and the king Of ROumania, will
meet at Bankenbcrg, fashionable
watering place In West Flanders. dur
ing the month Of August for the pur-
pose Of discussing the question OF the
marriage OF Prince Ferdinand 30 the
eldest daughter Of the duke of Edin-
burgh.
The first annual pilgrimage Of Hes
perus COmmandery No. 4 will occur on
Saturday, August X, 10 Victoria. B. &.
Note date; make no other arrangements:
arrange 10 take your family. Full par
ticulars during the week.