West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-11-05
Will COST 4 MILLION
That's The Price for a Real Live
Duke In Family.
4. 4 K. NAY HAYE TO BE SOLD
asrriag ~ Miss Eiklns To Take Place
Latter Part Of This Month.
other Reports
4. 4 K. NAY HAVE TO BE SOLD

New York World says:
| The formal ANNOUNCEMENT of the en-.
gagcment Of Miss katherine Elkins and
the duke of the AhruEzi now hangs upon
the consent of Marghcrita, the dowagcr
queen of Italy. Her consent. it is under
stood here, hangs in turn upon the max
ing of satisfactory marriage settlement
| 10y Senator Stephen Il. Elkins. the multi
millionaire father of the American girl
who has captured the heart of the ROYAL
Italian scientist and polar explorer and.
lastly, according To CLOSE friends of the
Elkins family, the marriage settlement,
depends upon the disposition of the noted
politician and mining, railroad, and lum.
Der operator To- raise million in cash al
a sacrifice in the present market.
| These contingencies disposed Of the
duke of the AbruEzi will hasten 10 Amer.
lea and the marriage, friends OF Senator
Eikins say, will take place shortly after
his arrival or 10y the first of the year n,
the latest.
In her attitude Queer Marghcrita. il is
declared here, is supported 10y the duke
older brothers, whose incomes are larger
| than his. Printed statements that the
duke ~ rich man with an income sufii-
| cient Ia support II wife in regal style arc
denied by persons in Close touch with the
Elkns family. The duke, it is said here,
has an income of only S24 900 a year, his
fortune having been greatly reduced by
his lavish expenditures ON his scientific
and exploration work
Concerned for the happiness of hi-
daughter Senator Elkins is understood a.
| require positive assurance she will bc
received and recognized at the Italian
court ~ though she were herself mem
Der Of royalty. So far as known here the
duke has not been able to give such an
| assurance.
Senator Elkins' first visit TO New York
last week, ostensibly ON campaign bust
1Hss, was primarily, it tx limited now, for
the purpose Of converting some oi li.
railroad and land holdings in this state
into cash, 10 be- ready when the duk,
should announce that matters on Tn,
athcr eide had been adjusted for an carh
marriage. His business asSociptcs under
| tod his mission in New y TX wa
| Jnicr with official II tho Ba.um
Ohio railroad Although senator EI..
Il hi iathcrin-law, cx-Son.t.r D.,
ausy Davis, ~ idc tif,
e@teai together IN ~ .inc,s allan .-
TOR Elkins individually owns the NJ ~
town & Kingwood railroad.
The Il. & o. folks, il il said, are anx.
ious to acquire this road, which IL lee
than fifty miles in length. But they dc
not want the property unless they car
buy the 10000 acres of bituminous coal
lands that adioin. This property is csti.
mated To be worth 5000, 900.
Senator Elkins told some Of his bust.
ness associates here that while ia New
York he had received flattcring offer
Upon his return from New York the sen.
ator got into touch with l. G. White, the
state gcologist at Charleston, by long dig
lance telephone. He told Mr. White
upon whose expert knowledge of the
mining region here hc has depended in
many business transactions, that lac had
had MI offer to sell. Mr.. White advised
the senator not TO sell at this time, rs
there were immense possibilities in the
land.
| The Elkins family will not return d
their Washington home until the matter
OF the engagement is definitely settled
Miss Elkins is guarded in her every move
ment, and has refused 10 discuss tho
matter even with her intimate friends
That she IL being advised Of the progress
being made by her sutton is made evident
by the cablegrams which pass between
the two daily, in addition 10 the numcr.
Gus letters from Italy which arrive here
each week. She spends most Of her time
riding and driving about the mountainou,
country surrounding her fathers estate
accompanied by the young women friend,
who are visiting her
Friends Of the Elkins family here wcr,
interested in the rumor cabled from Ma
ples that the duke and Miss Elkins wil
marry secretly 10 escape the curiosity o
the crowd and will later announce th,
wedding officially. The same report hao
IL that the couple will land at Naples OF
their arrival from America and for
short time b. the guests Of the duke
brother and his wife, the duke and Ouch
ess Of AOsta.
An American now in Rome writes ~
Brooklyn friend that il IL being whispcrc,
in Italian society that the date Of th,
Abruzzi Elkins weddingr is November
%, the place Washington and the clerg,
10 ofIiciatc MonseiRncur Falconio, IN,
apostolic delegate, personal friend o
the duke, who will b. the celcbrant y
the nuptial mass, and Cardinal Gibbons
who will pronounce the blessing. Tn,
date, November p, H. only two days re-
moved from the beginning Of the fou
weeks Of Advent. during which no mar
Tiagc can be celebrated with the splcndo
of display
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