The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-05


Exchange.
or all the ulJnarchs Of Europe the most
extraVagant is Emperor William, and in
order to find parallel for the deluge OF
debts and pressing liabilities by which
he Is overwhelmed il is necessary TO 20
back to the reign OF King George ". Of
England Until now the H0heOxollerrs
have been renowned sor their excessive
thrift Their economy used to he a
household word throughout Europe, ana
much speculation prevails as TO whence
Emperor William derives this eNtTaorii-
nary TO excessive and reckless cxpendi-
ture. he being the only scion OF his house
who can be described as euilty in this
particular.
The question is timely in view OF the
official announcement to the effect that
the emperor and empress intend the win
ter season OF 1865 TO suraass in splen-
dor and mRgnihcence all those that have
gone before. this in spite of the fact that
never before at any time since his ac-
cession TO the throne have his financial
difficulties been Of such an acute nature
as at the present moment. His reck-
lessness is perhaps attributable 10 his i'm
munity from any legal process on the
nor any member OF his immediate family
that IS. princes and princesses Of the
royal house OF Prussia-cen b. sued for
debt in any court OF law. Berlin trades
men are practically compelled TO fulfn
the orders which they receive from the
the master OF the royal household and
from the members OF the royal family
under penalty OF being boycotted by the
court, the aristocracy, and. in fact, by I
every one who has any social aspira- 4
tons at Berlin. the alternative OF refus- !
ing to purvey the reigning family mtan- /
ing nothing else than ruin. Yet they 1
have no means OF collecting payment by /,
process OF law. any tradesman's claims 4
against royalty being referred to the I
minister and grand master Of the royal I
from whose decision there is /
no legal appeal.
This condition of affairs Is the moro
seeing that the salary. or the
,ivil list. which the kaiser receives from
he national oxchequer every year
mounts 10 close upon S,0O. 600. added
o which the emperor lives in palaces
lult by the people and is exempt from
iisagreeable attentions on the part OF
he tax collector. His civil list Is mo-e
han double that received from the crown
" his father and grandfather. and in
ddition thereto he has at his disposal
he control or the royal house of Prussia,
which represents fortune OF some Ssn.-
V.oo0 This property. belonging TO the
unior branch Of the H0henzollerns-eor
he rsigning house Of Prussia Is only the
unior branch Of the family. of which
'rfnce Leopold Of Hohenzollern Is the
partly in money loaned on
in London and New York. while
he remainder is in the shape Of German
cal estate. valuable horse-breeding es-
Adjustments, manufactures. mines. etc. !
Finally it must he remembered that the
alton has provided the emperor with
lree yachts, one of which is a floating
alace. and a couple OF railroad trains.
re OF them a palace on wheels. SO
here Is no excuse for the kaisers being
debt
Emperor William receives mis- salary
uarterly in advance. The money is
lrice counted by different functionaries
the national treasury, and is after
ards placed in strong boxes and carried
the royal mail wagon, waiting at the
Dor between troop OF mounted gen.
irmes. After the load has been placed
the vehicle the ministers of finance OF
le empire and Of the kingdom place the Y
spective seals OF their Office upon the :
'or and accompany the minister Of the '
val household in his carriage 10 the
lace. the mail wagon, with it's escort ?
gendarmes, following Immediately be- y
nd. Not until the money is actually n
posted In the vaults of Emperor U
illiam's Berlin palace does the minister D
the household sign the receipts which
G made out in the name Of wilhelm
x and Wilhelm Imperator" respec-
ely. one-half Of the sum derived from =
2 treasury Of the kingdom Of Prussia
d the other from the treasury OF the
ruan empire.
'wo days afterwards the court func-
naries receive their pay, but. al
1ugh the emperor receives his salary in
vance. not one Of the employees is sim
rly favored. so that the emperor f.
Ictically always three months behind
the paylist OF his household The
y exception which the emperor makes
IN favor Of his consort. whose personal
owance OF {250GO0 per annum is paid
her quarterly and In advance.
t no great court in Europe are the
aries paid so low and infnitesmal as
!, Of Berlin, the so-callcd great Dig
aries having to satisfy themselves with
ittance Of 5000 year. while the min
r himself receives but 5000. This is
surprising when the enormous num-
Of people who figure on the pay roll
taken into consideration. For in
nee. there are no less than 800 house
Ids ard l,800 liYeried foOtmen. Every
want, high and low. is entitled TO a
sion after working in the royal house
4 for twenty years.
yer and beyond the civil list re-
red by the emperor from the treasury
the empire and that Of the kingdom,
draws from the war department full
.ry for the different military com
1ds he assumes. As commander-in-
4 Of the army he is continually ap-
lting himself colonel -in-chief OF this
that regiment, which has thereupon
right 10 style itself the "Lieb" or
Y regiment Of his majesty. When
P one reads in the Gazette that he +
thus honOred regiment in the army, z
may take it for granted that It en- )
an addition TO bis income in the
Je Of colonels pay ami allowances.
much az, at the present moment, he
y the cClonecy Of some fifty different
ments. II will readily he seen that
constitutes no inconsiderable addl- :
10 his income. all the more as the
Delcies carry with them forage allow
. for some 300 horses.
W. Pierce, Republic. Iowa. says: 81 &