Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-29

| Cardinal he would become Catholic
| the Lord would cure his lungs, and b
once paid his attentions to the shrine n
| the Virgin on Monte Vergine. He il
much loved In Naples, and the city is ful
OF stories about him. He still keeps u,
| his charities, and like number Of on
| nillionsires has men investigate sue
csses Of restitution SIS are brough. 10 hin
| before giving.
Some of the biggest fortunes mad
| abroad are those founded on liquors. L
Dublin the Guinness family, who make n
stout which is sent to ell paris of tn
world, are worth their millions, and on
Of them wss knighted by the Queen som
years sgo. Hennessy, the noted maker o
Cognac brandy, died rich; and there art
beer milliOnsires, wins milliOnaires, apS
saloon millionsires everywhere In GlS
cow the most of the ssloops sre owned
oy one or two men, and these have psf(
their owners fortunes
Speaking Of rich Jews we all read no
long sgo of the death OF Sir Nose:
Montefore. He left nearly two million S
and greet part of this went to charitie.
among which were SIS 600 to c2aritsble
institutions in Jerusalem and the Holy
Land.
Coal oil makes fortunes wherever II is
found, snd the two Noble brothers OF
Russia are said to be worth $500, 600 coo
They are the standard Oil men of Russia
aud they control more petroleum than any
oil company in the world.
Ii this estimate of their wealth is cor
rect they are the richest brothers in the
world snd they have an income greater
than the Car himself. The Gar Of Russia
gets $4,000 coo . yesr from his private
estates, an6iat 10 per cent. is low rsta
for oil profits the NOBLE brothers Cught
to receive 0,000.0 900 each. The million
ARE Steiglitz, who was for years the
richest private party in Russia, mad only
$4,000, GOO when he retired, and if sill the
Rothschilds had SIS much in proportion to
their number SIS these tive brothers they
would be many times as rich IS they sre
One of the most enterprisipg OF the
Russia millionaires died in 1880. He
was the Alfred Kruppe Of that country.
He had rolling mills and mines. aud he
built guns and guEboats. He made 8
fortune during the Crimeau war, though
he was simply naval officer st s begin
ming, and before he died he owned 20, 600
square miles OF mineral lands, and among
MS works were those at the mouth Of the
NeVe, which employed 5000 men, aud
which made more than SIS, 900, 600 worth
OF steel rails year. T0is m;lliousira's
name wss NicoH Iyauovitch PutiiOf, snd
he WAS the most enterprising msnufac-
turer and capitalist Russia has had since
the days ci Peter the Great. Nothing
was too big for him, and he dealt in
millions.
Kruppe has the lsrges! private business
in the world. His works q. Essen cover
500 acres and he employs about 10000
hands, and IS, 600 people derive their sup
port from him. He owns more than 500
iron mines, and his establishment has
some OF the surroundings OF the Pullman
village outside of Chicago. He hiss
steamers and railroads of his own, and
bis works comprising among other things,
! chemical laboratory, a printing press
and forty miles Of telegraph wire. By
the census of 1887 be pays the highest ia
come tax In Prussia, and his tax amounts
10 more than $1,000 year.
This represents an income of more than
; 100000 yearly, and among the other
This Baron psYs more than
81, 900 in taxes every yesr. He'is q jew
banker and is close friend Of Bismsrck.
He is almost blind and his eyes look st
you ont OF blue glasses. He is as much
oadied as prince, aud the diplomats
line and court him. He might be calico
he Jay Gould of Berlin, snd he stands
lext to Baron Rotbschild OF Frankfort as
he richest Jew in Prussia. This Fnauk- /
Ort Rothschild has 8 taxable income Of
bout 100000, and he pays $4,000 !
rear OF an income tax. OF course this
ioes not represent anything like his Let I
'eceipts, for incomes are always under
estimated when they are detached
Speaking Of German millionaires re-
minds one of Millionaire Strousberg who |
vas also Jew. He LETT Prussia early in |
lie and made fortune in Eagland. He
;ame back to Germany and astonished |
ne people by the yastEess of his projects. |
lie WAS for time the railroad king of
Germany, but Bismarck had plans which /
onficted with his, and the Franco-Prus-E
ian war ruined him.
Speaking CT the rich men OF France !
heir name is legion, and the R)thachilds !
cad the list. In Paris alone it is esti-4
mated that there are ct least 5000 persons !
Who have incomes of not less than SlO,- !
90 & yesr each, and the millionaire bank |
rs, merchants end mobiles are many. The /
nilliner Worth is worth 81 900, 600 but he |
S an Engliebman with French wife. He |
makes his money out OF fine dresses, and his !
ome in the Partisan SUBURBS is IS big |
g New York city block and covers |
everal acres. 1t is gorgeous y furnished !
nd full OF rsre curiosities. OaCe q year |
Worth throws il open 10 his employees, /
nd the fete lasts for dsy and a night. !
Jpon this day each of the ladies' among
is dressmskers is permitted TO select a |
ress from Mr. Worth's stock and if is |
made up for her according to her direc
ions. Pasteur, the doctor, is not poor |
nan, end ne is making q fortune Of of |
nad dogs, and Doctor Evans. the Amari-
an dentist, ct the FTe1ch capital, has ia
en nuggets OF gold out of the pockets of
lis patients, while he has pu. atoms Of
ne same metal into their teeth.
The eighth richest man in the world
vas an italian who died year or SO sgo. !
t was the Prince Torlonia, who had sn
ncome OF nearly $4,000 aday. The prop
rty was left to his daughter and grand
on, and it comprised some of the oldest
states OF Italy. While in Genoa few
ears ago WAS tOIQ story or poor
nan who had made million in the corn
rade there, and il is said that one Of
'orlonia's ancestors began life as ped
er. His father made fortune in the
var of Napoleon, and it Is said that the
'rince did CREST good with his money.
lie had at one time the tobacco monop-
ly In Italy, and lie VAS banker Of wide
niuence. He gave balls &C which thssf
isitors were expected to tip the servants
nd Torlonia's enemies used TO say that |.