Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-15
RICH MEN OF EUROPE.
The Enormous Wealth of the ROths-
childs and the Mobiles.
From the London Times.

From the London Times.
For many years the richest individual
in all Russia was Herr Stelglitz. When
he retired from affairs in 1850 he held
property to the value of nearly $4,000, 900.
But the richest men in the land of the
EARS at the present time are the two
Noble brothers. They are of Swiss origin.
While travelling through interior Russia
they saw thousands of acres of land aglow
with the light of oil gas. They at once
purchased entire districts OF the appa-
rently worthless fields, sunk oil wells,
and now control more petroleum than
any other concern in the world Their
wealth is really beyond calculation,
though a correspondent thinks that $780,
100000 is not an eXtraYagant estimate.
1t is to the Rothschilds, however, that
belongs the honor of being richest among
men. Their united properties-and their
properties must be considered as united
from their peculiar family and business
relationships even beyond the millions.
In the last twelve years they have loaned
to certain European governments nearly
100000. 600. Their lordly power is shown
in modern instance. In 1866 the
Prussian government demanded an in
demnity Of $1,000, 900 from the city of
Frankfort. The head of the Rothschild
house in that CITY sent word to Count
Bismarck that if an attempt was made TO
force the levy he would break every bank
in Berlin, and Bismarck was compelled
to give way. The enormous wealth of the
Rothschilds is doubly remarkable
from the fact that the
family wastotally unknown century
ago. Inferior only to the Rotns-
childs are the Barring brothers. who have
sat instantaneous command" 100000 900.
1t is noteworthy that the Earrings owe
their commercial rise to an American,
MIR. William Bingham, of Philadelphia,
who, many years ago, had the house
appointed the American agency in Lon
don.
Among the richest Of mOnarchs is the
Gar of Russia, who enjoys from his per-
sOnal estate an income of 1000, 900. The
Sultan of Turkey is allowed for the sup
port OF his court over 41,200,000 in ad-
ditl0n to this he has a private income
of f1,000,000, The Emperor of Austria
is granted yearly allowance of $780,
600.
There are several noblemen in England
who have immense wealth at their COM
mand. The Dukes of Buccleuch, Devon
shire and Norfolk and the Marquis of Butte
have each Of them rent rolls of 100000
per annum. The Duke of Portland, who
died recently. left unentaied property OF
over 92,000000. The greater part of his
palace was COnSLrucJeu Underground.
His banquet hall, ball room, riding school
and number of superb guest rooms are
veritable tunnels, decorated in fashion
so splendid as to seem, when describ bed,
like story of the Magi.
Richer even than any OF these million
aires is the Duke of Westminster, who
undoubtedly has the largest income of
any individual in the world. His fortune
lies largely in the Numerically opposite
regions of London known as the West
End and Seven Dials. He owns acre upon
acre of the most aristOcratic domain in
London, and his tenements cover miles in
the worst slums in the world. His in
come quite passes the limit OF the credi-
BILE, and is said by some to amount to 910
a minute.