Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-29
MILLIONAIRE FOREIGNERS
A Look at the Cresusss of Many
Lands Some Curious Roths-
ohiIds and Their Hobbies.
A Duke Who Sets Fifty Dollars Every
Minute and Marquis Whose Rents
Eausl S2,000,000 a Year.
Bow Nobility Follows wealsh-Tbe Richest
Men OF Kussia-worth and His Millions
Made in Fancy Dresses
Copyrighted, lSSS, by the Author.

Copyrighted, lSSS. by the Author.
Special Correspondence Of the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25-The Roths.
childs are said to be the richest family IL
the world. They have banks in the lead.
ing capitals OF Europe, and kings ant
governments are among their customers
The Paris branch OF the banking firm is
said to keep capital Of $500, OOO,O 900 81
its command, and hardly war is begun
in Europe for which the funds are net
furnished by this family. Still five gener.
atoms ago the blood which now rules
these millions was selling old Clothes in
the Jewish quarters OF Frankfort on the
MAN, and wnen Madison was President
the first millionaire Rothschild died leav-
ing only So, 000N00.
once visited the home OF all the Roths-
childs at Frankfort, and looked at the lit
tie banking house where years $50 An
selm Meyer Rothschild negen to take ar
ticles on pawn and to shave notes for so
much per cent. It is in the dirtiest part
OF Frankfort, and it has about the same
surroundings as Five Points, New York.
The street is dirty, its inha5itants are
secondhand clothiers and it bears much
the same aspect now as it did when the
mother OF all the R0thschilds gave birth
to the tnancier who lkid the foundations
OF this immense wealth. The Rothschilds
own their old property here to-day and
their bank sulll has branch here.
When Anselm Rothschild died leaving
this So, 900, 900 to his five sons he made
them promise TO Keep the fortune IN the
family and TO carry on the business to-
gether. They kept their oath and it is
this policy that has been the handspring
Of their success. Through generations
they have worked together, married to-
gether, and their millions have bred faster
than their families. O1e OF these boys
stayed at Frankfort, another went 20 Paris
and established s bank there, g third,
Nathan, settled in London, fourth set
tied in Vienna and the fifth opened bank
in Naples. All OF them made money very
rapidly, and Nathan at London made his
millions breed faster than Austral-
ian rabbits. He went to the
continent during the Napoleonic
wars and from the knowledge there
gained speculsted in the rise and fall Of
stocks. He witnessed the battle of
Waterloo and by relays OF horses and
fishing smack reached London in ed-
vance of all other messengers. The tel
egraph was then unknown and his news
was the first brought in. The news he
gave out wss that Napoleon had coz
quered, or at least this WAS the news
that spread all over London after his ar
rival. Stocks went down like shot, az
Nsthan was offered loads Of them. He
refused to buy, but had his agents quietly
purchasing all the time. The next day
the true news came and stocks Jumped
upwards. Nathan Rothschlld MADE, it is
said, $5.00O,000 by the deal.
The Rothschilds hold high social po-
sitions in the various countries of Europe.
They have mobiles among them and their
money has bought them titles. They are
3 family of intellectual and artistic tastes,
and with all their wealth they have been
somewhat charitable. The idea prevails
among the Israelites that it is their In
tention at some future time to buy Pales-
tine and give it back to the Jews, and
they have already established hospitals |
st Jerusalem. Some of them have been
horse lovers and Baron Rothschild |
owned Fayonis. one of the famous horses |
who have won the Derby. They be- |
ieve in enjoying their wealth,
and like to have nice things |
about them. One of the Frankfort |
Barons not long ago paid 100000 for |
silver cup which he wished to use as
center piece Of table service which he |
vas making up and one of the Vienna !!
Baron Rothschilds has q stable which !
cost him $4,000. This stable has marble |
ioore, encsustic tiles painted by distin- |
yuished artists, and its walls are frescoed !
With scenes done by we'll known painters. |
The rings, chains and fittings OF the stable !
ire silver, and one box stall for faEorite |
lorse cost, it is said, $4,000. The in
;ome Of the owner of this stable is about |
$4,000 day.
The biggest income OF any single man
n EnglaI d is said to be that OF the Duke |
# Westminster, who has miles Of tene-
nent houses and many square miles Of !
agricultural land. He is said to receive |
$50 q minute the year round, or $4,000 an
,our, or Sf2 200 day. Queen Victoria
las also nice income ana it is estimated |
hat she has received nearly one hundred |
Millions of dollars since she assembled the
hrone. The Dukes Of Devonshire and !
Norfolk and the Marquis Of Butte, have
ach rents amounting to 50, 10000 per
ear, and the Duke of Portland, after ex-
reYagancles like those of Monte Cristo, |
accumulated 100000 of unentsiled |
property during his life.
The tax OF England is largely an in
;ome tax, and il is possible to tell some
hing Of the fortunes OF her citizens from
he amount CT income returned. OF
course this is always less than the real
received. Still it makes ones
yes open to know that Lord Durham
,wns SI3, 100000 Of personal property,
hat the Duke of Portland gets 1000, 900 |
year from his resi- estate alone,..nd that |
&c two largest returns OF personal pro-
,erty were made by men who do not be-
ong to the nobility. Mr.. Grassy, a rail-
Dad contractor, acknowledged to hav-
ng 100000 personally. and Mr..
Morrison, a dry goods man, s20,000,-
700. Lord Dudley, one OF the large
owners of Englsnd's coal mines, had for
1ears an income OF over $4,000, 900 from
his source alone and the Duke of
3uccleuch gets sl,15O,000 year from
lis lands. IL 1872 there were more than
500 men in Eogland who had incomes
# over $4,000 year and there were
81 men who had incomes ranging be-
Ween $50, goo and quarter of million
early. It is said that there are more large
ortunes in the United States than in
england and that the English millionaires
pend their incomes more freely than do
he Am orleans. This may be true, but |
loubt it.
One of toe richest man in Cubs was
Terry who died lately leaving his baby
nd widow q fortune of $4,000, 600. The
ichest Chinaman is said to be How Qua
II Canton. who ia worth elI the WAY from