The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-25

rhs New Fork Herald States that L y
probable that 10 4 very short tlrpe the
Baron DC Hlrscas fpna IN this country
& Win b augmented BY 4 magnificent do
nation from his widow.
a. stated on gsod authority that os.
en- s. slTnus. FORMER minister 20 rus
key and, one OF the trustees Of the Baron
"a TIirEch fund, who enjoyed close per-
ottNf acquaintance with the famous
philanthrOplllt and who returned from
4. trlp abroad on the steamship Kaiser
hf6uEhk With him the positive bSH0r'
aTc from tho baroness OF her dlapo!lr
( don 70 rive the sum OF $1.SO00Oo TO d.
we're benevolent enterprises IN the
Iinited States.
az this great sum II ID reported that
81 100000 Is 70 BE- given to the alienation
"a distress Ia entirely NEW charitable
ehannela which, those eonEeEsant WIZ. WIN
fhegmnttar NSpact, VIII create great
sensation. when, the details become
K known, by their originality and scope.
But the precise nature OF the beneh-
conce Is kept closely guarded secret
for the present, ...... !,
u WAS stated further that 100000 Is
10 De given to the Educational Alliance,
IN Nkllal lllsE0k1 Nv EAANlskA WIN - tAAssl
Interest, ana the remaining &ID0.ROO VIII
30 distributed among various other
charities, but Just what ones. II u be-
ileVed, has not yet been fully deter
mined.
BaBOn d HlFsoh'S Gifts,
Baron de Hirsch, It vii be remember
cd, died suddenly at his estate. at Press
burg: Hungary, on April 20 Of last year,
leaving 10 Ids widow fortune which, u
a. Believed, wifi amount to noe Tess than
3fS0,O 900 after his affairs have all
been settled. He was the son OF y
wealthy BaVarian cattle dealer, who
was ennobled for service to the state
and the baron Inherited his title from
him. hut the greater part of his wealth
he amassed himself mostly By railroad
building on tho European continent FOR
the last fifteen Yeara Of his life he ls re
ported to have given TO charity $l6,OOO.-
90 moving himself Il great phtiaRthro-
Dist ana, Hike the late Peter Cooper, he
lived 70 behold many OF his workA hrfnly
c9tAhllGhea,
Baron Hlrsch's motive may BE- dis
ceFned in the words he once spoke 10 a
friend: Il am an old man. chudless' l
have been emlnahtly successful in all
my business ventures With my money
hope TO raise out OF ignorance and de-
spondency the helpless and prosecuted
raee q Europe th0 Jews Of Russia and
Austria"
HIS greatest single project was estab-
lIshed six yeRrs ago IN the Jewish Colo.
nIsation Association, the purpose 81
z which was to found colonies " Jews In
North and South America for the pur-
suit OF Agriculture and commerce. To
this he gave $4,000 90. In 1893 he gave
100000 for the benefit of Russian Jew
Immigrants TO the United States, 10 be
used for their ARstGtauce, eduea lion,
AmOTieaniGatlon and support after
Iauaing," and many schools and settle
meats have been established through
TIE Baron Do HlFNclI fund
The trustees he named for the aGs0cl1.
ton were Oscar 8. StrauH. Jacob H.
Schiff, Henry Rice, Meyer s. IFaacS.
James II. Hoffman and Julius Goldman,
OF New York. and Mayer Sul7berEer
aud william B. Hackenbers. Of Phila-
delphia.
EStablnhlAsnt o. American GsC(isEpsmt.
The deed Of sir. as II might be called.
though the association was organized
precisely - any other corporation, with
Baron de Hlrseh, however. owning oil
but two BhaFes OF the stock, which was
divided Into shares OF $500 each. was
algned IN Paris January 2, 1891, In the
presence of Robert NJ. Hooper. vice con-
sui general, and work was begun on the
principal settlement In this country At
WOolbine Cape May county. y. j..
800 RCFaS of good land was selected for
the purpose and where ashRndsone sym
agogue was dedicated TO the memory OF,
the founder last November by the CRATE
full residents.
The Baroness de HIrsch IS said 10 be
almost as remarkable woman aS her
husband was n man. She, too. has de-
voted the greater part OF her lie "a
charitable work and once wrote IN
letter to friend: 1T ls a great and ter
rible responsibility, this possession OF
wealth. and the proper distribution OF
IL"
During short visit TO Conslantinople
before the barou's death, she spent hCr
time In the glums in search OF cases OF
charity which Rhe might relieve, for she
likes to come in contact with her bencfi
ctarfeS She also established number
Of schO0ls there and spent In all about
StRS, 900 before she went away. Yet. she
had aIt the habits Of a poor mans wife
and the same thrift and economy to
which, in little things. her husband at
trIbut0d his wonderful success In life.
his successes where other men had
failed.
Ecsnomy In Small Matters.
A story was told of hts spending hours
clipping down the number OF words in
telegraph message he was sending TO
direct the expenditure OF $4,000 which
he had given to certain charity, and It
was said that his death was brought on
largely by his annoyance at finding that
he had made Door bargain In selecting
and purchasing the site for HIS home,
and the bRronesa herself. II IL said,
would save the margins Of letters and
envelopes which she received for the pu
pills Of her schools perhaps simply as an
object lesson In taking care Of little
things and letting big things care for
themselves.
And It was said by all that neither the
baron nor his wife had ever any person.
al ambitions. and they are believed 10
have refused many hunors which lesser
men and women would have considered
the very greatest prizes OF life. An
adopted son OF this famous couple. Ar
mold de ForeAt who IL reputed TO be
worth 32s.OO0.OOO In his own right. was
naturalI7ad four months ago and vet
tied IN New Orleans, having come to
thfs country TO escape military service,
which has killed more than one wealthy
young man through the desire Of the
officers to show them no SaVoFs, ana
thereby arouse jealousy among the rest
Domestic ,JOV,