New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-01
IS OLD RYLSK[ HERE?
po.,.,fcvrr and Rothschild Interests
j. a Russian Romance.

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Al e~' - q, ,se ,ituation, II popular rui'ior
Aiae-, .,..,od &c now being enacted IN 'iie sou
y -, - is creating no emo VI a.,
"a s,x hath In Paris ana III Aoi-N -.
ts- -, =, ,,-s.-stood when IL is eAl'lAii -,
readily Oe , tors in the drama has JUST taken
Of the princips' :, ,te two immense Rsmani oil
toTciple P"s ,,1,r which have been Tor years
properties " po,b.chfds Of Paris and London ana
leased 10 r - which the new Duke OF Rutland
90 syDolca'e u
- thf ' o,rs ago an elderly Polish nobleman
sD-a,,a ~ Rylski, who in his carrier years hau
% : horishes from Poland by reason OF MS coniee-
been ,,, sor,e poitical movement, was one OF the
neh VIZ -. oil s,Sustry at Baku. He had man
lesaets .ss an enormous fortune and owned
sseo .,o enesf oil wells. Suddenly, In 1893 or
inslp ,-ss arrested on n charge OF stealing Oh py
~" . network Of secret pipe lines sapplhs uhe
IT. ~ vreIls and Fhe mains OF the riFal con-
So additional gravity being given 10 the a'cusa-
oe'l's - 4o,t that A number OF watchmen or the
,,,,al concerns had oeeH 'i'''
"a, .0,,,s in the of ranks
is - rsn So enormously rich should expose
IS 81 an accusation Of this kind II IS oifncuit
Nl s.rs+ana But before the csse coulo De
-, "a ,rfsl-in fact only a short uIne AFTER nus
80. 4, r,s officially announced tnat ne hso ooin-
80 su,,,ae IN the prison ST Bsiloh. NO non
,-eal person however oouid ever " eUo -
-. - had seen the body. and al Baku. and
us' - ,-,,sbort the south Of Russia, II is pretty
4rSa
iHu ,, h.,,svsd n this day that old Ry1sh is
-, ,su and prosperous IN America
ali'e' -. .,nounoernent Of his death his affairs
,,,,s n g rather tangled condition. There
,-,-,sd;ste need % ready money 70 hQuidate
-. ,,.tslfies snd the syndicate in which the
pIess"-e 80 the Duke Of Rutland are con-
- IN which ] have made reference, was
s - Issuance 2 sum Of about 100000 in re-
-. ,o- lang lease OF the Rylsh oil properties. on
- ,s.rstsndtng that they should recoup them
-. .cr the amount of the loan, and, IN aoditlon.
- % the Rylsh estate Fixed royalty OF 900"
,ors NJ crude oil per annum' representing Nalue
- .hor, ssreeO year. All the heirs were salts
-, ,bs arrangement, with the exception Of
~ 80, sen Of old Rylski. who for the last few
- .s. cneuly proclaimed that he would set
-. -. contract with the Rothschilds. either by
- - nv law, as soon as he became OF age, on
a. Ground that # vas iniquitoUs agreement
o.,,,e recently the Young count attained his ma
,o-ity ana finding the courts unwilling TO act he
roies5 an armed body Of men. and amid scenes OF
80, excitement took the entire property by storm.
ost,rg the agents Of the Rothschilds and CT their
s,.s,e ne succeeded in retaining the services OF
many ~ the managers and most or the worKmeh
~ nronising them increased pay and shorter
hoyrs which has had the effect OF rendering MIN
very populsr with the lsboring classes throughout
,be s;str,ct The Rothschlds 81 once appealed TO
,1e courts and also 70 the Governor General me
latter however declined 10 interfere unit! the
courts reached decision.
Meanwhile const crlation prevails az Baku' LOT
,,snz q the oil fields and most or the property
-. bs,a IN lease by foreign syndicates. and there
s-,s "a he a very general disposition on the part
IF ne nsrvA lessons to attack The validity or the
,esses IN the same way as young Count Rylski has
6o,s 20 racoyer by means Of force the property
,s,,ed ott 10 the foreign capitalists and TO leave
N the tribunals the task OF determining the rights
end wrongs Of the case, which they may not do
ror wears To such an extent has the entire affair
disturbed and even parslyZed the oil industry at
Bsku that the action o: young Rylski is ascribed
"a the Standard on Company Of America. II is a.
legged that the latter is backing him In the matter,
and there are even who Insist that old Rylski,
the missing father is cooperating with the stand
ard Oh and with his son in the affair. Could the
Rothschnd lease be set aside there is doubt that
she Rylskis could make much more advantageous
terms with the Standard OIL while the latter would
naturally benefit gre1ty by depriving it's chief rival
n the oil industry Of its principal sources OF pro
6uetion
Popular sympathy al Baku Is pretty equally
divided the native feeling Of course, being in favor
Of the Ryskls and against the foreign capitalists
end their foreign agents and managers. In fact
when the latter element eGdeavored TO secure the
exclusion OF Young Rylski from membership Of the
Baku OF Exchange tie movement was defeated
on the ground that Il would be time enough talk
about tie matter when the courts had decided on
the merits OF the case