The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-06-28


Germans, $500, 900
''"v",,ISS, aud S,oSoors MotoV'""' 5000, 900
Poles, 1900, ,0ln
Russians, $500, 900
Slavenians, 100000
Croats, 1886 900
Sorvian, 1,4TO,OOo
Bulgarians, $4,000
Magyars, 5,050,o00
Italians, inclusive of o,o oon
Latins and Friauls, o'o'V'0oo
Eastern Romans, 2,7O0. 900
Members Of other races, 1 ,430, 900
Austria is one Of the great mill
tary powers of Europe, her army
on the war footing being over hall
a millionof men. Tho navy, how.
ever, is comparatively small, con
sisting, in August, 1864, Of thirty
nine steamers with $50 guns, and
IL, $50 horsepower, and 90 sailing
vessels with a hundred and forty
five guns.
Great efforts have been made
within the last few years to raise
the Imperial navy to a state OF higl,
efficiency by the substitution OF
steam for sailing vessels, and the
gradual formation of an iron clad
fleet OF war. Austria has become
a constitutional monarchy since
ls49, the'main features of the con
stitution consisting, first, of tn,
Provincial Diets, representing the
various States OF the monarchy
secondly, q Central Dict, or Coun,
Gil ofthe Empire; thirdly, a re.
duced form Of the latter, or Par
tial Council of the Empire, as it is
called. The public debt of the
Empire, which, at the commence.
ment of the French revolution in
1879 was STA 500, 900, had grown
in 1868 to Sl,2l0,222,oS5. From
1859 to the present time, there has
not been a single year in which
the revenue OF the State has come
mp to the expenditure. The pres
ent Emperor, Francis Joseph l.,
was born August, 1889, and was
proclaimed Emperor and King. in
consequ nce Of the abdicaton OF
his uncle, Ferdinand l., and the
remuneration Of his father, Francis
Charles, December 2, 1s4S. He
was commander.in .cuief Of the
Austrian Army in the Italian cam
paign Of 1859.
IH.-ITALY.
The Kingdom of Italy has ar
area of 0S,7S4 English square
miles, with a population, accor
ding to the last census, taken il
the spring Of 1864, Of 21,703,7lC
souls, being on an average 226 in
habitants to the square mile T; q
figure higher than that of France
and Germany, but lower than that
of England. There has been in
some Of the Provinces a rapid in
crease Of population Of late years
but the increase OF wealth has beer
much more rapid within the las
century than the increase Of popu
lation. The great mass ofthe peo
pie are devoted to agricultural pur
suits, and the town population il
comparatively small. 1t has sea
taring population Of $500 indi
viduals, nearly all of whom are Ii
able to tho maritime conscription
The military organization Of thu
Kingdom is based on conscription
and the standing army consists o
over 100000 men on a peace foot
ing, and more than 100000 on
war establishment. The navy o
Kingdom consisted in 1865, Of 81
steamers of 2o,76o horse. power
with 2,16o guns, and II sailing
vessels with 279 guns T; altogethe,
115 mon Of war with 2,439 gun'
Italy has a public debt of nearl,
eighteen hundred millions of dol
lars. The expenditure is largely
in excess of the annual revenue.
The reigning Sovereign, Victor
Emanuel III, was born March 14tl
1920, and is the eldest son Of Kine
Charles Albert Of Sardinia, anC
Archduchess Theresa of Austria
lie succeeded to the throne on til,
abdication OF his father, March 23
lS49, and was proclaimed King o
Italy by a vote OF the Italian Par
lament, March II, 1851.
Iv.-rHE GERMAN ooHFEpERArIoN
The German Confederation wei
organized, in 1915, upon the ruin
of the Germ an Empire which hac
been dissolved in 1906: The Oh
ject Of the Confederacy, according
to the first article of the Fedora
O Constitution, is " the preservation
Of the internal and external secu.
.;tx oflarmouv and tha iudanand.