The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-29

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ever since paid a large revenue. In 1877
c. M Newhouse left her several hundred
thousand doll~rs in his VIII, and she has
received numoer OF other less valuable
estates from loyal subjects and admirers
VINO had no regular heirs. These legacles
were more numerous than the public
suspected, for The u.moSL caution was eS-
erc4sed lest Her Mdj~sty might be In
VOWED in litigation or notorlety. Several
large estates were declined to avoid con-
tests in the courts with rela VINO
thought they were emitted to the money.
A few years aao her Majesty had d
narrow escape. An old Scotcnman be-
queatned 10 her a fortune amounting
to several hundred thousand pounds. II
was invested in the shares of a bank,
which two or three years later failed
with lab lities of millions. 1t was then
discovered ILar only 10 per Cent or the
face value of the shares had been paid
and the stockholders were Immediately
assessed 50 per cent. of tne,r nominal
holdings to meet the obligations. had 1t
not been for the prudence and foresight
OF Earl Sidney queen Victoria would
have accepted this legacy and been the
loser instead of the gamer by several mil
lion dollars.
A large portion of Her Majestys wealth
was inherited from Prince Albert. AL
the time of their marriage his income
amounted to about $4,000 a year. Paila-
ment voted him an annuity of $4,000,
which daring the twenty-lhree years of
his married life would have amounted 10
So 900, 900. He was a wise, prudent and
economical man and never spent a dollar
of his annuity, bur invested it in property
i'm South Kensington, which was then an
unsightly prairie, but is now covered
with the most beautiful ana luxurious
mansions in England, and Is worth as
much per square foot as he paid Tor II by
The acre. Ii is estimated that the queen
South KensingtUn property inherited from
the Prince Consort is worth at least $lo,-
100000 The Duke of Westminster Is the
only person who owned more property in
that section of the city than she.
Queen Victoria is supposed to have
been the richest woman in the world. Her
financial affairs have been sheltered from
cub ic know edge with scrupulous caution,
but those who nave the best facilities Tor
obtaining ina ormation believe tnat the
popular estimate is not far from correct.
For near.y half a century her private
interests were looked after by the Iats
Earl Sidney, whose devotion deserved al
the gratitude his royal mistress bestowed
upon him. His successor in this import
ant mission was Richard Asheton cross,
better known as Viscount Cross who stial
acts as general manager of her Majesty
estates. He has the assistance OF dozen
or more men of experience and ability,
who have devoted their lives to assisting
their sovereign in building up an enor-
nous fortune. Each has his particular
department, and they only OF all the
world know how great her wealth Is ana
how IL is invested. The new King ana
the rest of the family were not admitted
to her confidence.
There is no banking house or corpora
ton in the world with better methods
than 'the Queens Offices and the man
ner in which her property has increased
indicates the ability and loyalty that mas
peen shown in her service. She was her
-, f a woman of extraordinary executive
ability and foresight. This was demon
strated in private as well as public ar
fairs. Perhaps Viscount Cross is the only
person who knows the value OF her
stocks. bonds, mortgages and other Sc
entities. which she had locked away In
vari us tin boxes and in several different
places, for Her Majesty was not only Sc
cretive, but cautious, and never put all
her eggs in the same basket
Her personal estate is variously esti-
mated at from SO 100000 to So0,OO0,OoO. The
best Judges place the amount at $4,000
600, although that is merely guess she
has several bank accounts, only one OF
which, at the Bank of England is in her
own name. The remainder of her funds
appear to the credit of Viscount Cross
and other agents of Her Majesty as trus-
ices. and are deposited in a number or
banks in different cities of the Kingdom
The head office of her estate Is at Wind
sor Castle, and adJoins che headquarters
of the lord steward, who directs the dis
bursements of what is known as the civil
list and the annuities and pensions OF the
royal family. Viscount Cross receives
salary from the government OF $4,000
wear, and it is supposed that the Queen
also paid him something, but nobody
knows how much.
Her Majesty had large sums invested N
the United States in bonds and mortgages
acquired through the English and Scot
ish mortgage companies. 1t is also sup
posed that she had large investments in
Canada, but as none of them appear In
her name it lis impossible to ascertain the
truth.
The costly presents she received from
time to time are valued al many millions
OF dollars, and the crown jewels are worth
"a 100000. but these are not usually in
oluded in the estimates of her wealth,
and there is a question whether they be-
long to her or to the state. Some jewels
of great value which Her Majesty kept IN
her private apartments were received as
gifts. These she has probably disposed
of by her will.
n was impossible to conceal her real
estate possessions, but even they are MOI
well known, because the sovereign OF
England pays no taxes, and the only way
N ascertain the amount of her holdings
would be to examine the tax lists OF the
entire British empire and make a sched
mic Of the items marked Exempt, V. r."
She IS said to have been the owner of 500
business blocks and houses in Great Brit
Air alone. and over 5000 leaeeholds-farms
and city lots upon which other people
have made improvements, principally Ia
Sonth Kensington--that viii revert to her
-. 81 the eNDiratf ton Of the leases