The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-17

| udndlinB anything 80 NuhGaf rs niVatS-
| The $4,000 Of her quarterly allowance are
| turmoil over 20 her grand master Of
| court" who pays all the hills and Is re-
sponBibic to the minister OF the royal
| house, who acts as her mglesiys steward.
MORE HONOR THAN SALARY.
| The position of a court functionnry.
generally speaking, carries with 81 moro
4 honor than SALARY. 1t IS hard 70 believe.
1 but M incontestable fact. nevertheless,
| that the gentleman TO whom the empress
enormous allowance is entrusted, and who
| boasts OF a string OF tltles nlling three
lines OF fooiscap paper, is paid less than
i an ordinary New York reporter--l0,0oQ
| marks per year. Her maJcsty's secretary.
| or cahinesnth. receives about l5o marks
| per week ana her ladies stu less or
course, they have rooms IN the castle and
/ live on the fat OF the land. besides hay
ing a brace Of servants and carriage
assigned 10 them.
| Blis against her majesty. as indeed
| against the kaiser himself, are collectabie
! only after much delay lnasmuch as they
| are subject 70 no end OF RED tape under
| the prevailing voucher system. The mer-
chant. before all. must secure the o.
| X. OF the chief OF department, who or
| dcred his wares; next comes the stamp
Of the receiving department in the castle
and that Of the preson who actually uses
Il in the rooms. kitchen or cellars Then
the bill has to go TO the b0okkeepers. ssyho
properly check and register and initial u.
After that II looks more like map of
Germany before the Napolennic wars than
a modern bill for merchandise, being COW
cred with crosses and eagles, and uude-
clpherable signatures. stu II IS far from
being complete, for after the lower grade
OF functionnrles have passed on Il the
''nhargcH'' the vice grand charges" and
finally the grand charges must signify
their approval Of Il. That done, the
grand master Of the court, or, IN the
iAiser's case. the minister OF the royal
house, viii attest the case and authorize
It's payment on the date set apart for !
winding up that particular branch Of
business. The old emperors minister OF
the royal house was one OF the old feudai !
princes, who thousht II rare sport to let |
the lowly trades-people wait for their |
money.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED LACKEYS TO |
SUPPORT,
II is generally conceded that Emperor
William is very good hand Mt spending |
money but even if he were otherwise dis
posed. custom and tradition would relieve
him or a goodly portion OF his income |
His salary list IS tremendous; he pays
wages to and feeds 1900 yackeys al the
year round. There are besides at the |
royal residences tn Berlin and Potsdnm.
which are regularly IN use, 100 10 $50 fe-
male servants 10 be looked after. True
enough their wages are not high from an
American standpoint. An ordinary turnkey
receives but 80 marks per month, a waiter
70 marks and n coachmnn % marks. The
men IN attendance upon the royal person,
the actual chamberlins kammerdtener |
must manage to keep their family, and
only married men are selected Tor that
delicate position on 900 marks per month.
OF course, all royal servants OF the lower
class derive an extra income from tips.
When sovereign or prince visits the
court he leaves, on going away "a lump
(
divided up among the gentry OF the SER
wants hall each OF whom receives his
quota according TO rank and position
But while royal servants are naturally
naughty ard OF distant mind. they are
apt to wax very democratic in regard to
tips. They accent them thankfully from
whoever comes along.
MONEY FOR MUSIC AND DRAMA
The royal theatcrs In Berlin. Hanover.
C5ssel and Wiesbaden are likewise a
heavy drain on his majcsty's income
The Berlin playhouse and opera cost him
in the neighborhood OF 10000 marks
per year, the smallest, that in Cassel re-
1uiring 10000 marks per annum 20 exc
out It's miserable existence under the load
tons to VIII IN Il. IN common with the rest
Of these INSTITUTIONS. is subject
The Hofmusik. that is tho Royal Bands
likewise cost an enormous sum, though its
success as promoter Of good music ia
rather doubtful. Then there are the cas-
lies palaces. royal gardens and parks to
be looked after. Aside from the royal res
dcncea IN Berlin, Potsdam and the neigh
oorhood, twenty-five others have to be
Kept up The majority OF them were in
a sad state Of decay when William came
TO the throne. but today all are IN frat
class condition and ready 10 receive their
master ~ any time.
Those mentioned above are expenses
which likewise fel 10 the lot OF williams
predecessors, though they were not as
heavy then MS now. The pension Of 1000
~ marks which the Kaiser pays 20 his
mother is an extraordinary item In his HIST
so are his enormous travelling expenses
ana his disbursements for gorgeous enter
ailments His rajesty's iast trip 10 Italy
soHt hln 46leD In "anuceurE" alone II /
should be noted here that tho Kaiser. like ,
any ordinary citizen pays mileage on an ,
be they State or private prop
'rty. That IS the reason why he more
liten than not, uses the ordinary passen-
ger trains on his numerous flying trips
1etweeu Potsdam ana Berlin, paying {
marks and 80 pfennigs for himself and
Zach attendant
THE ROYAL FAMILY's FORTUNE. !
The private fortune OF the Royul IIo- e
lenzollerns, which IS at the soyerelrn's /
disposal. subject TO certain conditions 8
'nd regulations and which the present (
Emperor uses for all II Ia worth consists q
u the ao-called Grown TToasur" or treas ,
ire, q guntiug 10 25c0eJj greater part
q WIN S. loaned on New York and Lon "
lon propergy, Onc-haif Of n Is designated !
the IRON stock and must under no cir !
be- touched. An old law. which =
n our times could hardly be enforced. d
makes the minister OF the royal house J
Responsible with his head" for this Iron
took" During the last four years the
TuWn treasure Us said to haya IsareaagI
o. 10000 marks.
Tho landed property comprises the You g
al doIuain ErdwapoHfarf In Silegia. throo I
Ig fnrms ln Braudenburg. forty-cirut Z
male farms and fourteen forest dis y
nrf' aside from several well -paynF <
tuds and tho ro,al porcelain factory nt 4
iefun, the aggregate income from all d
hcee sources being iu the nclghhOrhood OF a.
W'CA There So. heaidcs, for tho ben /,
w Of The younger sons. tho go-callcd I