New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-01
THE CASUBA.
..,-eprCTED RICHES IN THE OLD
-,op1D AND FABULOUS WEALTH
CONCEALED UNDER SHABBY
INTERIORS


I. doubtful whether the American author
roc recently made the announcement that
~.as about to publish sort Of Golden BOOK
oristocracy Of wealth. which is to contain
~ and particular account Of all the milllon-
If the world, beginning with the Roth
.nds and going down 20 the relatively small
- trade and finance, such as. FOR instance
- ,o,e MI Lea the creator OF Worcestershire
100 whose will just probated shows MIN 10
- ,aft a fortune OF SSOOO.0OO, has any idea
.,sa almost insuperable difficulties OF his task
80 r,,lti -nlionaires are not ostentauous' ana
general rule It will be found that the
...ost ducks Of the flock are also the qu'etes'
- the birds on the pond. This Is especially
lease in Oriental countries. where any UNDUE
,,,ay Of wealth would he calculated 20 excite
L cunidity Of the rulers for the time being
"a in consequence thereof. expose the owners
che riches not merely to persecution. but also
. che danger of death, coupled with cohhsca-
AZ, of the property, on some pretext OF con-
.,,racy or treason. In fact. nowhere IN the
n-a,t save in certain Of the English colonies
...s one ever find any oriental making great
s,s,av Of wealth. And even in India, IN places
-,o-a English rule affords proper judlcial pro-
...,,on 10 both life and property the people
lava beon so thoroughly accustomed through
., period Of innumerabe centuries 10 con-
..o, their riches that the habit clings 10 'he'h
,.m md 70 this day II Is prec'seF 'hoso
u,raoos who possess the most enormous Tort
,,,es who make the greatest PROFESSIONS vi
penury and poverty
WHERE WEALTH CAN BE WATCHED
IN England. and IN most other Western 'ou"-
.-ss endowed with a regular system OF laws
according TO the terms OF when every '"'H
~ t,,rad N nav taxes in proportion 10 MS
,ossessions TO secure the sanction or 'he 'ou''
=, Probate 70 the inheritance or property from
any dead relatives or friends 1t Is posslo'e III
great measure TO keep track OF man po'
.ass,ons and 10 form an idea or the a"'ou"'
>. b,s wealth The only people who are an eh-
oen-ion 10 this rule are the cro"heo "e"'
ona tns roval families OF Europe. whose Wills
ra,.ar under anv circumstances maze peo''O'
=, - o,o ~ this day. save Queen Nic,orias
-. ,r,,,oa,e connlants, knows the exact
-, ., nronerty left at his death by heT
husband. the Prince Consort Bur Is oe''e'e'
that It very large
- 80. same way the wealth Of the orleans
..o,,ob =. tho House Of Bourbon is known 20 De
~. great their mere landed property in Eng
land snain France Belgium ana even III W.
MANY being Of enormous extent. No '''0 nus
,ha <aintest idea however what they PO''e'
T., personal property. although 1t is oeleNeu -
one Of the biggest faHi1! ioi'
a. all Europe. II was founded by King Aouis
pbuinne who VIGOROUSLY ran the Ho'e'H
~ France 70 suit his investments anu sp'. '''
,,ons and inasmuch as the orleans pou' '''''
are a thrifty lot. noted for their aVa''oe
than for their generosity. are all gil'ed wiz"
,,eon scent for any good thing on 'he "'o"e'
49,. o,d have managed to make rich mar
WAGES the pile amassed by the WHY o'U e
has gone on increasing ever since
c,.1,or ,ovstory prevails with regard to the
,o-tune ~ the Duke Of Cumberland son ana
49,, -, .,a late King Of Hanover. and de jure'
-, M. do facto sovereign Duke OF Bruins
-. ,o,r idaa ~ his riches may be gathered
I'm the fact that the gold and silver pla'e io'
1, ,,sa ,rhich he owns weighs a trine over
.~... ,o,s And on the last occasion when ne
,o,d visit 10 England ne brought some i've
60 ~ &, with him. although his stay was not
N exceed few weeks.
rur ARCHDUKE FREDERlCkS fOi'1 Az
Ye, another royal parsonage whose "ea,'
,evord calculation Is tie Austrian <''"uD".
t,red.,,ck who a couple f years ago i''i'e'''
~ ,,o- rort.or Of the possessions 81 MS ui'O'7
.rcb6rle Albert 1t is believed that A'c''''u'''
rredc-ic, IS today. with the possible exc ~"
n. the car. the richest imperial prince III
ro,4 T. = not alone the IA thtt ~ OWNS l''
able estates. hundreds and even thousa''u'
souare miles in extent. in every cou''"' "
Oid World besides stocks ana bohuS s'''' "
he e likewise the proprietor OF qud""'y -
Goa. silver. copper and quichsii'er "''''' 49,.
,rl,. i,.xbaus,ible. but as yet are Only
par,lv developed. With all this. Archouh"
er,ck and his wife are perhaps tire most P"'e'
s!mple-!vcd and unaffected % d." 'i' '''
OF the Imperial House Of HapsDuIg'
SIN another imperial parsonage IN hu'op
ybo-o ,r,r,,. ueople are accustomed To regard as
hsnkrIlt. ard as something very much ann
a psurer and set whose treasures are aoso'u'e
" fabulous &c he present Sultan 81 IUrNeS
In <ac, tho contents ~ the imperial treasure
,ouse Which &c =, the same TIM the mausolenm
Of All tho dead sultans have passed mo 'hr
domain ~ legend so incalculabie are 'hey anu
they are believed TO constitute ono OF inc primo
n.i .,,~,c,fo,s ~ the Russians a. Constahh-
roni4 4, ao, rate il ls known that the se'ur
Inc - ~. Gamma as this entombcd treasure il
s.yled ,.as ono of the pet dreams a Peter the
Great and there ia no doubt that ne bcquea'"o"
this ,,,,,.. N his successors 1t must De re-
rneroberad that when in 1853 Sultan Mahome' j
took Cors,aoilnople by storm he obtained pos
session ~ all the treasures Of the Greek or 10y p
zantine. Empire which was then cei'"' "'en
throughout The world fOr is luxury us hds"'''
cence and its wealth Scim /. VINO cohque''u
and looted the. Danubian provinces was """'
10 use shovcls and whe-lbarrows ior the ''"
yeyance Of precious stones from one tre"su'e
chamber 10 another, 50 great was their pnah'''S
Solomon the Magnificent. and. In iac' c'e'S
Sultan who has reigncd since then has maze I"
practice o. using his power 10 ainass 'iedSu'' =
mainly IN the form Of gold and precious stones
and the present Sultan is no exception 10 inc
rule For. not alone does he appropriate inc
major part ~ the State revenues. ieaVhg inc
various servants o. the State unpaid ana MS
diplomatic representatives abroad dependent
upon charity but he likewise avails himself OF
every pretext 70 appropriate the fortunes anu