The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-18
Vast Influx OF Gold into Germany.
What Is Done With Il.

ABerlln correspondent Of the London
Tines writes in q late letter OF the vast
amount ofgold now in Germany, and the
use made Of 1t, saying government bill
just submitted to the House, and accom-.
panied by an explicit memorandum, con.
tsins all the details upon this weighty
subject From the document and commu.
niCations we gather that the famous FIVE
milliards are but portion Of the total ex.
acted or TO be exacted from the vanquish.
ed. In addition to thiseum, which Is cal.
Culated at 1888 100000 thalers, there Is
the interest upon the outstanding install.
ments, which, up to the 1st OF March,
1879, amount to 150O00,000 francs,
or 100000 thalers. There Is also
the Paris contribution OF 200,000,OOO
francs, or 6S, 500, 900 thalers, and another
heavy item Of IA ,6S7, ,981 thRlers, being the
proceeds ofthe tributes levied In various
departments, minus certain sums dis.
bursed for military expenses during the
campaign. Adding up these several
figures, we find q grand total of 81, ,4sl,.
4S7 ,9Ol thalers, which, however, does not
include the five per cent interest TO be
paid on three outstanding milliards from
March 2, 1879, to March 2, 1874, or what.
euer other date may be fixed upon by
special agreement.
OF this golden stream passing into the
German exchequer, nice little rivulet
has, however, found its way back TO
Franco AZ arean1ad In Nba traat,, ~
Paris, N. Theirs has had returned to him
the sum Of 325,0000 000of Francs, or &c..
$50, ,686 thalers, the price Of the Alsace.
Lorraine railroads.
The first disbursement made in the
German war was 81, 900 thalers to In.
demnify corporations and private persons
for damages sustained by the operations
OF the Contending forces. Nearly the
whole Of this sum has been bestowed
upon the annexed provinces; 100000
thalers were paid to ship owners and
crews to make up for the losses occasioned
by the German mercantile flag being un.
able to show itself during the war. The
Germans expelled from France received
2,00O,0 900 thalers; the families of the land
wehr men, in addition TO municipal aims,
were assisted by the State to the amount
ot 4,0O0, 900 thalers, as much being diYid-
ed among the generals who distinguished
themselves most in the war; 100000
thalers were set apart to serve as re-
serve fund against the next campaign, the |
Prussian reserve fund Of 100000 thalers
being in consequence entirely done away
with. The pensions paid to officers and !
soldiers and their widows already amount
to 1,f0,000 thalers; 19,792,719 thaIers
have been handed over to the Custom.
house authorities, the same amount of de.
posits being Withdrawn by merchants |
during the war, and 9,492, 900 thalers |
have been placed in the Exchange of the |
Empire to serve as permanent fund to |
make the government more independent
OF the punctual incoming Of the revenue.
These several sums, already disposed OF
under the treaty OF peace, or by special |
laws enacted in the last eighteen months,
together amount to 1884, 800, 900 thalers.
The bill just introduced assigns the re.
mainder OF the indemnity to different
State purposes, 89,250,950 thalers being
allotted TO the completion of fortresses and |
the erection of military buildings in AL.
SAGE and Lorraine.