The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-01

list of $500 forms, which means about
$4,650,00O in the money Of the United
States, One moiety of this sum is paid
to him as emperor of Austria out of
the revenues of German Austria and
the other moiety as king of Hungary
out of the revenues of Hungary. Leo
pold H., the reigning king of Belgium,
has a civil list Of 100000 francs which
is about s760,000 in American money.
This is quite modest in comparison to
the sums paid to other European mon
archs. and the wonder is how Leopold
II. manages to get along so economic
ally. Christian TX. of Denmark has a
civil list of 900 rigsdalers set on him
| by the vote of the rigsdag. This means
about SIT. 755 of our money. Even for
such a small state as Denmark this
seems quite modest. The heir apparent
to the crown receives sum that is
equivalent to $50 600 year in our mon
ey. If both these sums are put togeth-
er they seem moderate enough to make
| inapplicable the remark of Marcellus to
Hamlet that there was something rot
ten in the state of Denmark"
King George I. of Greece, by a decis-
ion OF the national assembly, has L.
$4,000 drachmais set on him. In lddi-
ton to this the governments of Great
Britain, France and Russia have each
of King George $4,000 of American
money. This comes nearer to President
McKinley's salary than anything on
the other side of the water.
King Humbert of Italy has annually
voted to him 16,O500OO Ira, which
amounts to about 81. 100000 of our mon
ey, and out of which the prince of Ma
pies has an allowance of 100000 per an
mum.
of
lie receives $4,000 per annum. while
the mikado of Japan receives 100000
yen, or $1,500,000 of American money
per annum.
The president of the French republic
receives 100000 francs, or 100000, per
annum; in addition to this he is given
$4,000 each year for necessary house
hold expenses.
Wilhelm II, of Germany, the war lord.
has money to burn" Until short tim E
ago the knights of Prussia enjoyed the
whole income of the state domain.
amounting to about a million sterling
per annum This has been materially
changed at the present time. The total
"Kronodatrons Rente," as it is called.
as far as known, amounts to 15,l19,296
marks, or between three and four mil
lions of our money. The reigning house
Is also in possession of a vast amount
of private property, comprising castles
forests and great landed estates. All
this is used to pay the expenses of the
court and the royal family, not to speak
of private yachts. sp=cial railroad trains
and magnificent escorts used by the err
ratio sovereign in his wanderings on
land and water.
Mulai-Abdel- Aziz. sultan of Morocco
does not have to stop to think where he
will get the money for his next meal
His revenue is estimated at s2,500O0o
per annum. and is derived from mon
opolies, taxes, tithes and presents from
his royal subjects. He practically has
the wealth of his small state at his
imperial pleasure and disposal.
Wilhelmfna Helena Pauline Marie,
the youthful queen of the Netherlands.
receives 100000 guilders, or about $780,
600 per annum. In addition to this she
has $4,000 annually for the mainte-
nance of royal palaces situated in diff
fsrent portions of her country, which
revenues are derived from the royal
domain. The queen regent who. until
a few months ago, was the real ruler
of the Netherlands, received and still
receives $4,000 per annum.
Muzaffad-ed-din, Shah of Persia. in
the language of all the royal DEGREES.
is master of the lives and goods Of