The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-21
A Man Who Attended the
Wedding OF Victoria.
Wealth Possessed by Some
of the Ruling MOnarchS.
Chicago May Have to Pay Heavy
Riot DamageS-N0bel Prizes.

Just now everything touching Queen
Victoria's diamond jubilee Is OF interest
especially so in the case OF American citi-
zens, who have once been, or now are, SUBJ
jects of the Queen of England and ED-
press of India Particularly worthy OF
note is the case of Chaplain Masterman
OF the Lincoln, Neb., Grand Army PcsJ.
The chaplain has received an INVITATION
10 become member OF the Victoria INA
mond Jubilee Association, which has
been formed in Omaha for the purpose
of endowing eleiDosynary institutions.
Chaplain Masterman is probably the only
man in America today who attended the
wedding OF Queen Victoria as guard oi
honor. He was lnLce corporal OF tho
sharpshootcr regiment Second Battalion,
Rifle Brigade, commanded by COL Sir
George Brown. He was the youngest
man in the regiment just as he was the
oldest in the Twenty eighth Iowa Nolun
teers during the war Ho remembers the
event and speaks of the day AZ one of
the hottest he ever experienced. tor nNe
hours the. regiment stood In the broiilDB
sun. The troops were received ny tho
Queen and Prince Albert after the we'd
ding Chaplain Dlasterman Is now o4
years Of age, but is heartier than many
men of seventy. He has lived In America
nearly half a century, ana served through
out the war, his eldest son being In the
same regiment. He Is an enthusiastic
Grand Army man and for years has been
chaplain Of the Lincoln post
James Arthur, veteran Of the late
war. furnishes the latest instance OF the
mau who hopss tn make himself rich by
discovering buried treasure. Arthur Is "a
resident of Buffalo and he arrived at Su-
perior Wis, the other day TO make In
fHn natl dAf
back nearly forty years. According TO his
story "a bag containing $50. 600 was buried
by a man named Eli Pingers in the year
1861, and has not been discovered TO this
day, though several attempts have been
made to find il. Arthur and Fingers were
partners in bank at La Pointe, which
rbey closed and went into tho army.
Pinper was killed at the battle OF Rich
mond, Ky. on August 80, 1862. A thor
ough search Of the Pingers homestead in
New York failed TO disclose apy informa-
tion rs 20 the location of the hidden treas
ure After the war Arthur married tho
sister Of Fingers. He has made several
trips I'm search of the treasure, but in
vain. About three weeks ago, while
turning over the leaves of an old book
which had once been the property Of Pin
gers small piece OF note papor was
found by Mrs. Arthur, which contained
memorandum in the handwriting OF Pin.
gers This note. Arthur claims. will no
doubt lead to the discovery OF the treas
ure in time but the references it makes
TO roads, trees and other landmarks are OF
little avail now.
The richest monarch In the world Is
probably the czar of Russia He owns
an immense stretch of cultivated land
and forest. the income from which Is nt
fcast Sf2, 6o6,tod In Stterfa he Owls
~Ix trA sralH nd ctI
mines, and, moreover. no Is allowed s., 600,
600 out of the state revenues, which sum
is supposed to defray the expense OF his
household and of diplomatic ceremonies.
The sultan OF Turkey. likewise possesses
q vast personal fortune. lie receives from
the state the sum OF "a, 600 600 annually,
and his own lands bring him at least as
much more His court is more numerous
tnan that OF any other soyereign-50O0
persons being lodged and fed at his ex-
pense. Germany pays her emperor an
annual tribute of "a. O00 600. and he owns,
besides. several estates. The emperor of
Austria has about 50. 600, 600 year. The
king of Italy receives about 800. coo
year. hut part of this goes TO taking up
his collateral. The income of the mikndo
amounts TO only about 81 600, 900, but
owing to the lowness of prices in Japan,
this sum mas the purchasing power Of
Sl6, 000 0O0 in Europe
The shah of Persia possesses a personal
fortune of about $50, COO, 000 Besides the
interest which this capital brings HIM. no
receives annually from the state 81 25O.
600 Inc civil list of the queen OF England
amounts to more than 81 000, 900: that Of
the king of Portugal is $3.50, 900 and that
OF the king Of Greece is likewise s260. GOO,
OF which 500, 600 Is paid him by his own
people while the other 500. 900 Is kindly
provided by England, France and Russia.
Tho president OF the Republic Of France
receives as his salary sl20, 600. $50 COO of
which is for rhe expenses OF his household
and the other 500. coo for travelling, the ex-
penses of diplomatic entertainments, etc.
The president or the United States re-
ceives $50 600 year, and the president OF
the Sw iss Republic has to worry along the
best he can on $500 year.
A decision Of far reaching importance
has teen banded down by Judge Adams
of Illinois III the damage cuses growing
out OF the riots during tho railway strike
at Chicago in 1894. One OF the companies
whose property was destroyed by the
rioters has made test so by suing the
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