The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-02

$4,000 for each man lost; on the whole,
petty good pay.
PRuSSIA'S SPOILS FROM AUSTRIA
l'urlng the war of 1866 Prussia took
rom Austria and from her allies a
war indemnity of $41, $50, 900, besides
Se'IoO,OOO requisitioned during the cam
falgn. This war lasted only a month,
Prussia had 437,O00 men in the field
ana lost 1000. The indemnity. there
'ore, gave her $25 per week for each
mans services, or 4,25O for each man
lost Besides this, Prussia annexed
the kingdom of Hanover, the Ducbv
OF Nassau and the electorate of Hesse-
tas5el' In addition to Austria's share
OF the Duchies of Schleswir- -HoIstoin
1t was due to the Intervention of Rus
Hia tndt Japan was prevented from
eXacting an indemnity of analogous
proportions al the close of her victor
ious war with China. She was COM
peiieu TO content herself with a mere
bagatelle of $lS5,OOO, ,OOO receiving in
auuition thereto the Island of Formosa,
and the Pescadores. The war lasted
arout nine months, and 80 1000 troops
were engaged on Japan's side. The in
demnlty PAID, therefore, was equivalent
| to $50 week for each soldier of the
Mikado.
The Turko-Russian war Of 1877 came
10 close with the treaty Of San Step
ailo' Ut" terms OF which were revised
by the congress of Berlin. They COM
prlsed among other things, the surrend-
er or the Porte's protectorate over
houmahla and Servia, the abandon
ment To Austria of Herzegovina and of
Bosnia the granting of independence
to Bulgaria and of autonomy to Rou-
mania. Finally the Sublime Porte was
forced to pay a war indemnity to Rus
sia amounting to $160,OOO 900. Russia
had at first demanded a much larger
indemnity than that, however, for the
costs of the war She had insisted m
on $45O,OOOOOO, and for losses to Russian
subjects and to Russian commerce
SOL, 100000, a total of $7Ol 900, 900. The
indemnity finally awarded to her
| amounted TO 1925 a week for each SOL
| dier engaged in the war. / NAV add
that about half OF this indemnity is
still owing by Turkey to Russia.
GREAT BRITAIN's CLAIMS.
| Great Britain has received two in
|
| China. The first, in 1S40, was sos. .OO0. :
0o0' but part of it went to compensate
English merchants for opium DESTROYED
by the Chinese government, and the
portion specifically claimed on account
of the expenses of the expedition, just
| c1ualed the vote of credit The sec
ond indemnity, in 1860 was about $1O,-
100000, or less than onethird Of the vote
of credit for the war.
The settlement of Canadas claim for
indemnity for the Fenian raid from
this country is noteworthy. BY the
first raid Canada lost six men killed
| ana thirty-one wounded. She had TO
call 10000 volunteers to arms. She also
had to guard the frontier with II. .OOO
regulars and volunteers. Her farmers
lost heavily, as the raid occurred at a
busy time of the year. and she had Ia
pay away a lot of money In pensions
| and gratuities. Yet the United States
did not pay cent compensation. The
| English government was so anxious
even at that time TO maintain friendly
relations with the United States that
| II would not permit Canada to present
any claim at Washington on the mat
ter Finally the matter was arranged