Connecticut western news., 1889-06-12
PAY OF ROYALTY.
What Europe's Sovereigns Get
 from Their Subjects.

rom Their Subjects. Enormous Sums Required For Them Every Year.
 The people of the United Sta tes have, generally speaking, but vague idea of what it annually costs the people of Europe to maintain their respective sov- ereigns. The German Emperor heads the list with yearly stipend of $8 4O0,- 900, which means, in other words, that every man, woman and child of the A. 900, 000 of Germans who inhabit the Fatherland must pay an annual tribute of about IS cents to sustain the dignity of the imperial crown. The czar of Russia comes next, with civil list of l $7, 320, 900, or head taxation of nearly nine cents for each one of his 87,0OO,- 900 of subjects.
 The Emperor of Austria, who rules over Al, 900, 900 of people, occupies the third place, with an annual income of | $4, 600, 900 raised by means of an in- dividual personal taxation of 57 cents, for which every inhabitant of the Austro Hungarian empire is bound to pay to assure the personal comfort of the Emperor and the well-being of the imperial family.
 Queen Victoria receives from the 37;- 000,0 900 of people which comprise the population of the United Kingdom a royal tribute of $3, 600, 900, that is to say, that every member of the English, Scotch and Irish families must con tribute to the support of Her Majesty and to that of her offspring to the amount of 10 cents per head. With a population of 29,0O0, 900 Italy favors King Umberto with civil list which was raised last year to s, 1000, 900, or little more than ten cents for each individual. Spain, whose population is about 16, 0OO,0o pays her baby king $1, 800, 900 year, or an average of over Il cents per head.
 Considering that in all these coun- tries, monarchy is more or less heredi- tary, such facts and figures speak vol umes and cannot fail to bring home to the mind of the reader forcible com parison between the republican and monarchial forms of government.
 Barring out Queen Victoria, who is 70 years of age, the majority of the crowned heads of Europe are compara- lively young, and may be expected to enjoy for many years to come the gener- ous support provided for them by their subjects. Wilhelm IT,, the present Elm peror of Germany, is only 29 years old, but promises to be spendthrift, as in less than half year he has gone through large amount of his yearly income.
 Alexander 1II., the Czar of Russia, is A years old, and ascended the throne seven years ago, after the murder of Alexander H., his father. He lives be- yond his income.
 Franz Josef, the Emperor of Austria, is 5S years old, and during the forty years in which he has worn the impe- rial crown has doubled his private debt.
 King Umberto of Italy is 47 year old. He has occupied the throne fol fourteen years, and, at this hour, is said to be in debt to the amount of twenty five million francs.
 Abdul Hamid, the Sultan of Turkey, is 46 years old. He was called to power twelve years ago. As to his revenues and expenditures, they can only be sur missed, but are known to be enormous Louis I. of Portugal is 50 years of age and during the twenty years which hs has reigned in the little kingdom h. has never ceased plaguing the banker of both Lisbon and Paris for mor' funds.
 King Oscar of Sweden and Norway in his 60th year, and although he ha been king for over seventeen years h. is not known to have contracted au, debts. The same may be said of Kins George of Greece, who is now 48 year old and has reigned for over twenty -fiv' years.
 Alexander Obrenovik, son of ex-Kine Milan and present King of Servia, wh is only IA, and the little Alfonso o Spain, who is not yet 4 years of age. are in the order of things, the last on tn list of European sovereigns whose costl. maintenance seems an anomaly at th' end of the ninetee nth century.-Mai and Ezpress.
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