The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-30

MONEY IN GREAT SOLDERING.
Immense Cash Rewards 10 EngIand's
Successful Generals.
London Tit-Bits.

London T1t-Bits.
While the army is ~singularly lacking in
the rich prizes which the church and the
law hold out as bats TO their jealous and
capable followers, IL has brought to some
of its most skillful generals a crop of dig
mites, wealth and glory for which no other
profession has any parallel.
In actual money the Duke of Wellington's
brilliant generalship yielded considerably
over e1,o00,0W sterling for himself and his
descendants, in addition TO dignities and
princely presents almost beyond number.
After the great victory OF Assaye, in
which he crushed the Mahratta power.
gifts poured on him in lavish profusion. in
GLIDING a sword Of honor valued at loo
guineas. the gift of the inhabitants of CAL
cutta, and a 1900 guinea service of plate.
the tribute of his army. After the greater
battle of alavera he received a peerage
and a pension of $4,000 a year for two gen.
erations.
Salamanca brought him the thanks OF
Parliament, a marquisate and a sum of
E100,0 900; and a little later the Commons
voted him a further sum of f500.00 TO
maintain his dignity as a peer. The crown
ing victory of Waterloo was rewarded by
an additional grant of 100000; and among
countless other rewards were f60.0O in
prize money, a silver plateau worth 10000
guineas, from the King of Portugal, a
statue in Hyde Park which cost another
910,000, and a magnificent sword from the
city of London. In addition TO these SUBJ
stantial rewards Wellington won within a
short space of five years a viscounty, an
earldom, a marauisate and a dukedom, I'm
addition TO seven foreign titles, including
one of prince.
The great Duke of Marlborough. the
victor of Blenheim and Families. reaped
a rich harvest from his soldering. OF
dignities he won with his sword a barony,
earldom, marquisate and dukedom, In adj
dition to two titles of prince, all within
the space of seventeen years A pension
of $1,000 a year was conferred on him and
his descendants, the Manor of Woodstock
was presented TO him by Parliament, and
the Palace of Blenheim was built for him
by the Queens direction at a cost of nearly
$3.50, 900. AS the dukes pension was con-
| tinued to his descendants for Ia years.
his skill and valor, like that OF the Duke
of Wellington. yielded more than d million
pounds sterling.
geniuses of this and the last century, stand
| absolutely alone In the wealth of money
their swords won for them. To find a
rival We must look TO the navy and Lord
Nelson. who, in addition to large pariia-
mentary grants. won for his descendants
| a perpetual pension of $1,000 a year.
Viscount Cough, the victor of the Sikhs.
| thrice received the thanks of both houses
of Parliament. was made baron and
viscount. knight of ST. Patrick. c. c. s. l.,
and privy councillor, and received, in addi-
ton TO these honors. a pension of f2.0o0
a year from the government and a similar
| pension from the East India Company.
Few soldiers. however, of any country or
century nave reaped a richer crop of re-
wards tnan our present commander IN
| chief. Lord Wolseley. or have crowded so
| many honors into a smaller compass OF
time. In 1870 he was a plain colonel OF
| infantry, with a distinguished record, IL
is true, but with little 10 show for IL be-
yond a fairly rapid promotion IN army
rank.
Within eight years he had become a gen.
eral, a Grand Cross of st. Michael and ST.
| George and a X. c. B.; he had been thanked
by Parliament for his courage. energy and
perseverance," I'm the conduct Of the Asian
ii war and had received a grant of E25,oo0
and a sword of honor.
Since then he has twice received the
thanks of both houses OF Parliament, was
| created a viscount in 1885 and has since
blossomed into a Knight of St Patrick. a
privy councillor, a q. {. u. and
| er-in-chief, In addition 10 receiving several
honorary degrees from our leading uni
| versities.
Even this astonishing record OF distinc-
| tions has been rivaled, IL not eclipsed, by
| Lord Roberts. The hero of Candahar has
been mentioned twenty-three times In dis
| patches and has twice been thanked by
both houses of Parliament, and on many
| occasions by the government Of India He
| has won the grand cross of three orders
| and the Indian Empire, Is a privy councillor
| and a Knight OF St. Patrick and a baron:
| has received doctors degrees from the four
| leading universities in the United King
dom and the freedom of a dozen cities and
| royal boroughs.
1t is quite possible that Lord Kitchener
| may yet rival even u marvellous records
as these, for a man who at forty-eight has
won a peerage. a G.. G. B.. h c. M c., the
| thanks of Parliament and a grant of Esq.,
COG may reasonably be expected TO reap q
very rich croD of laurels.