The morning call., 1892-11-22
ITALY HIS HOrlE.
w. r. Hearst to Live There
i'm Future.
HAS HE SOLD THE EXAMINER
Orders Have Been Received to Sell
All of His Other Property in
California.

The story has been going the rounds in
newspaper circles during the past few weeks
that w. r. Hearst, proprietor OF the Ex-
aminer, had decided to sever his connection
with California as residence place and
take his household gods to some other cline.
This vas doubted very much by those
closely Interested in business affairs with
Mr.. Hearst, and it was generally given out
to the public that there was no truth in the
rumor.
1t is. however. a fact. and in future Mr..
Hearst will not be rated as a re- sdent of
California.
From letters received here in the past few
days IL is authoritatively stated that he has
given positive instructions to sell all of his
real estate at the highest price it will bring,
and that 10 future he will make his home at
some place in the southern part of Europe.
The most of Mr.. Hearst's realty posses
sons consist of the casteIated piece of
architecture situated on the slopes OF Sausa-
Tito.
This castle by the sea has been one of the
sights OF the pretty town for the past few
years, ana has caused frequent and various
comments at its constant change in appear
ance.
Hearst bought the place from Frank Car
tan several years ago for $1,000. and has
been improving il ever since, adding on
divers pieces Of land. purchased at exorbi-
tant prices from the adjoining owners,
besides spending large sums of money In
building additions to the house itself.
II is a ell-knnwn fact that his purchases
OF the adjoining property cost him S25. 600.
while its real value was not more than
$4,000.
Altogether he has invested in the place
something In the neighboThOOd Of $50. 600,
and intended TO spend a hundred thousand
more TO beautify the grounds.
1t was here that he built his famous
porcelain bathroom, which was considered
the finest in the State and was the subject
OF more or less comment
Now the place is for SALE and the bath
goes with IT,
His friends. who were approached on the
subject yesterday, were incredulous and
said that Hearst would never leave his
birthplace for good, giving as reasons that
his interest in his paper would always keep
him here. and furthermore that all OF the
late Senator Hearst's property was conferred
in this State and therefore it would be to
the young mans interest to stay here.
This Will not be the case. however, as
orders have been given to his agent. j.
Strauss, to sell off the Sausalito property
at the best price it will bring.
As TO Hearsts future intentions il was
stated that he would make his dwelling
place somewhere or the Mediterranean.
The letter went on to say that he would
build a beautiful marble villa on the upper
coast OF Italy or Southern France. but had
not decided where to locate. although his
preference was given to Cannes, or some
point between Nice and Genoa.
This will no doubt all be settled in his
future communications, but the fact re-
mains that he will be absent from Cali
fornia, for how long no one knows.
1t was thought that Hearst took enough
interest in the Examiner to al avs hold his
interest, but rumOr now states that besides
selling his property he will also dispose of
the Examiner, and that c. NJ. Palmer, the
business manager who. il is said. has owned
small interest since his first connection
with the paper. will purchase Mr.. Hearst g
Interest and be the future owner.
Mr.. Hearst is at present taking pleas
ure trip up the Nile and has no present iu-
tentiOn of returning here except on some
important business.
His mother. who has been spending the
summer on the Continent, will leave this
week for New York and will come direct
from there 10 San Francisco.
When Mr.. Palmer was sought last night
to mud out II there was any truth in the
reports that had come here, it was stated
that he had gone East or intended TO do so
to-day.