The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-16
OLD WORLD MLuONA|RES.
FAR wEALT4s1ER THAN THE VAN
DERBiLTs AND GOILOx.
Rasstaa Graaaees Who Own Gold
Mines of Fabulous W~sith-W bile
the Private Fortune Of the 1sar
In ineaievlable-atdae Hoards.

The death of the Russian Gen. Alex
ander Eastiewskl ss.vss TO recall how
very little Ii known in this country OF
the existence In the old world Of million
aires. besides waoee wealth even that OF
the l;oalds. thn panderb!is. the Assors
and the Eockefailers sink into COMPARE
tive in.sgniaeancs. True. i, Is not a
wealth that Is 50 extensively advertised
in the public press as tina, Of the great
American nsaiti-miiIiona.rss, and hence
IL hut little heard Of outside their own
countries. Yet i doubt IL there Is any
American or English millionaire whose
riches are as boancisss those. for IN
stance. of the late n. Bas'ie~sk.. says
Aarquise De Fontenoy In the SeT Orleans
Ptcayune.
His fortune vas simply incaicuia bic.
and nfs gold mines in Siberia. which have
been in his family for generations. and
which are famous for the richness 81 their
ore for their splendid organization. and
which are practically inexhausttbie. con-
stitufe only a portion % the estate which
he leaves. divided among his four sisters.
nothing being l.fs to his divorced wife.
who was the cause OF such a sensational
lawsuit AT 81. Petersburg and at Paris
some twenty years ago. Most OF the
large sturgeon fisheries n Russia be-
ionged 80 him. and his estates In Oren-
berg and kfE1oieDEk are the size OF the
Kingdoms. He came 30 Paris shortly
after the crimean war. in which he dis
tingnizhsd himself. and from that time
forth made his home in the French cap
itai. II was bis friend, Prince Seitykon.
who first turned his attention 10 art. and
who inspired him with the passion % his
life From that time forth the general
devoted most of his time TO the forma-
ton OF a collection. which Was perhaps
the finest In Europe his unlimited wealth
beng Joined 10 unrivaled taste and sound
ness Of Judgment. To house his treasures
he built The palace which formerly bore
his name. but which Is now known as the
palace OF Castillo, In the Avenue kleber.
and which IL today the Partisan residence
of Queen Isabella of Spain At the time
az his divorce from hie wife he deter
mined TO get rid both Of his art collection
and Of his house. The art collection he
presented tn Emperor Alexander H.. and
IL now constitutes the principal attraction
Of the imperial museum OF the Hermitage
palace at ST. Petersburg. At the same
time he sold the palace itself To Queen
Isabella. who IS it's present owner.
Equally iuexhansiible IL the wealth of
the nemidofrs. which also consists in
great part OF mining property. this house
enjoying almost the monopoly OF Inala-
chite and iapislaxuii, besides possessing
gold and silver mines In Russia OF great
richness.
Then. too. there are the YousopofYs who
control almost the entire output of tur-
anolses In the world. This. however be-
Ing merely All incidental feature OF the
many resources OF the revenue OF the
Princess yousopofr. who Is new the sole
heiress of the entire property. and whose
husband twho was permitted by the late
cxar 10 assume her name and titie) Is de-
seconded in the third generation from an
American of the name OF Elton. who en-
tered the service OF Car Paul at the
close OF the last century.
Similarly incaieuiahie Is the fortune OF