▁law ▁at ▁Alb any ▁Law ▁School . ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁the ▁Naval ▁Academy , ▁K ane ▁was ▁assigned ▁the ▁grade ▁of ▁en sign ▁and ▁began ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁Admir al ▁David ▁Far rag ut . ▁ ▁He ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Navy , ▁he ▁attended ▁university ▁in ▁England ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁law ▁school , ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar . ▁ ▁Even ▁though ▁he ▁was ▁admitted , ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁" ample ▁means ", ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁practice ▁his ▁profession . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Y acht ▁Club , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Com mod ore ▁and ▁an ▁officer ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish – American ▁War , ▁he ▁volunte ered ▁as ▁an ▁En sign ▁and ▁in ▁ten ▁days , ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Senior ▁Lieutenant , ▁serving ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁Admir al ▁Charles ▁D w ight ▁Sig s be e , ▁serving ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁K ane ▁was ▁honor ably ▁dis charg ed ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁ ▁Society ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁K ane , ▁along ▁with ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁brothers ▁and ▁their ▁w ives , ▁were ▁included ▁in ▁Ward ▁Mc All ister ' s ▁" F our ▁H undred ", ▁pur port ed ▁to