National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-16
PROBABLY MRS. GREEN.

The Richest Woman In tho World
ADsring Spectator Who Adds MIL
lions 60 Her Fortune Every Year
Misery and shrswd.
Ne,o York World
"0ne of the most daring and successful
nent member of the stock exchange to q
World reporter at the Windsor hotel last
evening, is the princess of Wales"
"What~ calculated his nearer, "the
Princess Of Wales o Spectator in stocks? ?"
Tho Princess Of walos speak of is not
the wife of the royal heir of tho throne of
Great Britain. This title has been given
by common consent to daughter of a
rich old whaler of New Bedford, who died
q number Of years ago, leaving her an
immense fortune. This wealth she has
doubled several times by her wonderful
operations in stocks. i wonder you have
never heard Of her. You have certainly
heard of her husband, who is in every
way much less remarkable person than
she Is. Until recently no was promi-
nent director and some time ago was,
believe, for short period president of one
of the largest railroads in this country.
He is noted Spectator, and his namo is
not at all descriptive of his sagacity and
shrewdness. He is man of remarkable
height, standing nearly seven feet high.
He is we'll known both in tho London
and New York stock markets, at the
former by remarkable doal In Erie and
at the latter tor the part he took in
advancing the prices several years ago of
Louisville and Nashville.
when the father of the lady Of whom
I first spoke died, he left her $4,000, 900.
This made her one of the richest women
in America, and as significant of tho
source of her wealth she was called the
Princess of Wales by those who knew of
her. She inherited with her millions q
talent for the acquisition of money, and
On overmastering passion to keep 1t. Of
course she had many suitors. but among
them oil was none who could match her
fortune with his own. That was what
she was looking for. Failing in this, she
contented herself with o gentleman who
could procure evidence of being worth
100000 This he had made in the
Manila trade He was Of liberal dis
position, and lived in generous manner.
After his marriage. however, his wife's
stronger intellect changed his disposition
and made him also the victim Of Q mania
for saving.
at Is related in the carly days Of their
courtship that in order to facilitate his
entrance into her house he gave q liberal
fee to 1.-THE servant. Learning of it she
nearly broke Of alf further Intercourse
with him, as she Gould never marry o
man who exhibited such extravaganza.
Whom the marriage papers wore made out
living and persons1 expenses should be
paid by him alone, notwithstanding that
her fortune was ten or twelve times as
large as his. Following their marriage
came grand career of accumulation. Not
satisfied with fortune Of princely pro-
portions, they proposed by parsimony and
speculation to double and triple it, The
death of an aunt added $1,000 900 to the
wife's treasure. She began Immediately,
however, to cut down what she called her
husbands extravagant expenses.
'She compelled him to give up his
elegant bachelor apartments and hire tn o
most economical quarters. The birth of
o son gave a moro unselfsh aspect to her
passion for gain. 1t was not now for
herself that she saved but for her child.
She made up her mind that he should be-
one of the richest-if not the richest
men in America. While ooasting one
day, however, he met with an accident
which has made him cripple forlife. He
also became subject to violent fits.
IAN anecdote here will illustrate her
extreme parsimony. They were boarding
at Babylon, l.. l., when the lad was at
tackled with commissions. A doctor was
sent for, but before his arrival the child
had recovered, and tho Princess waited
at the window for the physician. As he
drew up she shouted to him, Don't come
in. doctor. he is all right now Thus she
saved a DOCTORS fec.
"Under her direction their combined
fortunes were 80 invested as to save as far
as possible the payment of taxes. Though
both Americans they hired two or three
rooms in London, and this they an nounced
as their residence, though they pass most
of their time in this country. He Is now
about hfty.five years old and she about
fifty. The lad is about fifteen years of
age. They have rolled up their wealth
until now have no doubt that $35. 900, 900
scarcely represents its extent. Though
possessed of an annual income of about
100000, l venture to say that their
total expenses do not average more than
$500 per year. Rather than pay for q
cab have known her to walk to a party
through foot Of snow with a pair Of old
stockings drawn over her shoes.
"But they could not have created all
| tnlo Wouish bihpiy ny saving.
mo; tho larger part Of 1t is the result
of successful speculations. She is re-
markably shrewd in her Investments of
stocks and he lie not far behind hor in
talent Of this kind. He may BIO remem-
bered as having made million dollars in
few days in London by tho rapid ad-
vance In Erie following the expulsion of
Gould from the management. He has
also made large sums by his deals in
Louisville and Nashville in this country.
A popularity of their speculations Is that
they operate on separate accounts and
often without each others knowledge.
She has made her stock investments
largely, it is said, through the banking
house of John j. Cisco Il Co. Her opera
tions are large and daring, but almost
uniformly successful For long time
she has made Reading a speciality and
thought nothing of buying 10000 or
10000 shares at time. Even during
the recent depression in stocks they have
generally been right on tho market and
have added to their immense accumula-
tions.
"She is undoubtedly the richest woman
in the world except, perhaps, Queen
Victoria. Mrs, Coutts- BARTLETT. rich as
she is, must rank second to the Princess
of Wales'"
Are these facts which you are relating
to me2"
"They are. No objection to telling you
the name of this worthy. | relate the
facts because think it shame that these
persons, natives of this land, should have
cut themselves OF from all,nativo ties and
have so invested their fortune as to eyade
all tho responsibilities of citizenship and
tho burdens of taxation. Let them DO
parsimonious IL they choose, but they
should make somo contribution for the
maintenance OF the government and good
order. which are tho best guarantee for
the security Of their vast wealth."