The times., 1898-02-23
HIS GRACE WANTS CASH.
The Duke OF Manchester After an
AInP rican HeirPsseS

London. Feb. Pills Grace the Duke of
Manchester promises to visit New York
when gentle spring blossoms forth from
The snow. or rather rains. Of winter His
grace makes no concealment that his
pocketbook is not as plethorio as it be-
hooves dukes 10 be, and that the
ducats of an American heiress. after the
formaIity of marriage had been per
formed, would go far toward filing the
pocketbook aforesaid.
And the heiress-his intimate friends
confidentialy express the belief that be-
fore the summer is over he viii have
married Miss May Goelet.
He has for more than two years heen
anxious TO marry her. and at one time
announced his engagement. This was de-
MED by Ogden Goelet. her father. then
in England, who positively stated that
his daughter would not under any cir
cumstances marry the Duke OF Afanches-
ter. The friends of the latter now say
that Ogden GoeIet was the only obstacle
TO the ma rriage. and that Mrs. Goelet
and young Goelet offered no objection.
but were. in fact. favorable to the
the friends of the Duke of Manchester.
has thus cleared the ground for him, and
that he is anxious to emulate if not ex-
eel the Duke of Marlborough.
His grace says 1t is absolutely neces-
sary TO rejuvenate his family. refurnish
Kimbolton Castle and give him his proper
standing. At the present time he has
an income of 1000 pounds year He Is
unable to live within this sum- and only
within the past two weeks has he been
able to pay off judgment against him
for livery bin of $50 This judgment
has been hanging over him for three
months. during which he has been paving,
it in installments. The nagement
of his property is entirely out of his con-
troll and in that of the Duke of Abercorn
his trustee. His receipts are barely suffi-
cient to enable him to pay the expenses
of the maintenance of Kimbolton Castle
on u very reduced scale. At the present
time kimbolton Castle is stripped of its
furniture, pictures and carpets. Only
three rooms are habitable and the roof
is leaky.
The Duchess of Manchester. formerly
Consuelo Yznaga. is a paralytic. and de
votes but little attention to her son. She
lives on a small jointure, but is hopeful
that he may make q rich marriage and
necessarily urges on him the chances in
America, instancing the Duke of Mari
borough. and saying he can do as well If
not better. saying there are no heiress in
England comparable TO American heir
esses of the first rank and that New
York in winter and Newport in summer
are his natural hunting grounds. She.
however, does not control the Duke of
Manchester although he gives more at
tention TO her advice than that of any
other person. She will accompany him
to America.
The Duke of Manchester this winter has
been paying great deal of attention to
Miss Muriel Wilson. one of the Wilson's of
Tranby Court. where the Gordon-Cum-
ming scandal originated. She is great
heiress but is not comparable to Miss
Goelet personally.
: The Duke of Manchester says he has in
herited great position and that a great
fortune is necessary to keep ii ur. He
also says that Miss Goelet and Miss Viii
son are as charming and attractive as
any young women ne has ever met
The Goelet estate Is one of the largest
in New York, and Is principally real es-
tate Conservative estimates have placed
its value at SIS. 0so coo and in addition to
this when the late Ogden Goelet died in
England last August he left personal
property amounting TO S5,9J1.9J0 Inc
tate pays over 100000 year taxes III This
city.
There are only two heirs TO this vast
property. which will be greatly increased
when they come into its possession. Miss
Nav Goelet is now nineteen years old.
and her brother a year younger.