The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-24
WEALTH OF ROYALTIES.
Rulers of Europe Who Are Among
the worlds Richest People.
From the London Mail.

FROM tDG LONDON Mail.
The Queen, though the ruler of the big
gest and richest empire the world has
ever seen, is by no means the richest per-
son on the earth. In fact, her salary,
1885, 900 a year, is one of the smallest paid
to any ruler on the globe. Aud Of the
f3S5. coo, all except $4,000 is spent by the
lord chamberlain, the master of the horse
and the lord treasurer, who are RESPONSE
BILE for the maintenance of the royal
household.
And Of the COG, 600, f36, 900 is put by for a
rainy day, so that the exact amount re-
ceived by her majesty is only $4,000, as
fixed by Parliament.
Compared with the huge incomes of
many Of her subjects. this is patry indeed.
Hers, too, is the smallest salary that any
British sovereign has ever received. Most
of the Queens predecessors on the throne
had at least 100000 a year. On the Queens
accession this was reduced TO the present
amount by the nation taking over the
crown lands and paying instead a fixed
sum annually. At one time the Queens ex-
penditure for exceeded her income, and had
it not been for a couple of legacies from
her subjects the court expenses would have
had TO be curtailed. John Camden Nield
bequeathed the whole of his property, more
than $500 900 in value, to the Queen, and
Mr.. Newhouse, dying without heirs left
10000 to her majesty.
Ripper years brought wisdom, and by
economy and frugaity the Queen has been
able to purchase $1,000 acres Of good land
in Great Britain, yielding a rent roll of
about f21 ,000 a year. She also owns con-
siderable properly in Germany, a large
quantity in New York and thousands Of
acres IN Manitoba and "out vest
Clsrement House Osborne, and Balmo-
raj are the private property of the queen.
The first named, standing in its estate of
AGO acres, she bought for 4,O00-a decided
bargain, for 1t originally COST Lord Give
t15dO00. Balmoral ana Osborne are said to
be worth half a million sterling. In add
ton 10 her property at Coburg the Queen
also possesses a villa at Baden, bequeathed
10 her by the Princess Of Hohenlohe.
The royal family is not only the cheap
est this country has ever had, it IS also
the most Inexpensive in the world. The en-
tire expense of the whole British royal
family amounts 10 only fl65000 a year for
against the Total expenditure of E580000
must be set the receipt Of falls. 600 from
crown lands, leaving the above net cost
Nearly AL European s0Vereigns receive
much bigger salaries than the Queen. The
Emperor Of Russia has control over the
revenue Of his country, but he only draws
f. 10000 a year The Sultan takes Fl, 800 900,
the Emperor OF Austria $50, and the
Kaiser Wilhelm $4,000 The King Of Italy
receives f585,0O9-thc same sum as the
whole British royal family-and the King
OF the Belgians gets only fl25.000 year
As our empire is the biggest in the world
and as our sovereign receives nearly the
smallest salary, il must be admitted that
Victoria is the cheapest as Well as the best
Of rulers
The private property of foreign sover-
cigns Is also very great. The Russian Inn
perial family Is the richest of all royal
houses, and probably among commoners
also. A part from mis- salary as ruler which
amounts to two and half millions yearly
the Gar, as head OF the house of Roman
offs, owns q O00.OO0 acres Of land in differ
enJ parts Of Russia. These Yield more than
y 100000 per annum; $4,000 Of this Is paid
IN allowances to torty-sN grand dukes and
ducnesses, and the remainder is at the dis
posai Of the Gar, who thus enjoys the
enormous income of l3,j0OOo0 a year-Ely0
per hour.
The Car Is also the owner OF much
valuable property all over the world, and
especially in the United States The
daughter Of the Gar ana Czarina, the in
FAINT Grand Duchess olga is the richest
heiress in the world. The week she was
born 10000 was settled upon her The
sum was invested in British French and
foreign securities as precaution against
the possibility of revolution in Russia.
The Hapsburgs. the royal house OF Aus
tria, are very little. If any, poorer than
the Romanoffs. They own immense land
ed estates and have also inherited large
private fortunes. The income of the Aus
trian imperial family Is not less than
q 10000 In addition TO the grants from the
state.
The Hohenzollerna have a private in