Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-01-13
ALLOWANCES OF RULERS.
The Enormous Sums of Money Annu-
RIly Expended by Leading Eu-
rOpean Potentntes.

OF all the royal potentates of Europe
Franz Josef, of Austria and Hungary,
has the largest annual allowance OF
money for personal use, family distri.
button and entertainment in the palace
generally. In other words, his appro-
priation each year is greater than those
enjoyed by the car of Russia and the
German emperor, Court life in Vienna
is gay end expensive, but it is not gen
orally known that it costs more to keep
the wolf from the doors of royalty there
than in ST. Petersburg and Berlin. Off,
cial figures, however, show such to be
the case.
The comparative illustration here
presented gives a simple but direct idea
of what it takes to make up the budgets
Of eight of the prominent European po-
tentates, drawn in exact proportion to
the relative amounts of money involved.
When the tremendous expense of main.
tanning these rulers of monarchies is
considered seriously modest republic
like ours is to be congratulated on the
simplicity of its institutions and the
economy in its pay roll.
Emperor Franz Josef draws 81, SOC, 900
a year, But it is no secret that were it
not for his private income he could not
pay all his expenses with that fund in
the course of year. He has to lead a
double royal life, so to say-onein Aus
tria and the other in Hungary, both of
them costly. In addition there is long
list in his family Bible of relatives and
their families who come in for a share
of the funds each year. 1t is not diff
cult, therefore, TO calculate how easy
the emperor of Austria and king of
Hungary can wind up his year with the
balance on the wrong side of his ac-
count books, despite the fact that his
allowance is almost $5.OOOO0O
RuSsias car is close second with
an appropriation for the year only $780,
600 less than that of the Austrian mon
arch, the difference being enough to
represent about the cost to our govern
ment of a salary and prescribed expense
items of one of our presidents through
out an entire term of four years.
Wilhelm H., king of Prussia, is mil
lion behind the first two monarchs. 1t
must be borne in mind in this connec-
ton that he doesn't get cent for being
the German emperor-that is a charity
job. His entire public expense allow
ance comes from the old kingdom of
Prussia.
King Humbert of Italy is a good
money spender. He supports five pal
aces in as many places in his domain
with the same lavish hand that dsstin-
cuisines several American millionaires
one can call to mind. He is said to be a
clever tinancier, though, and never gets
behind the game.
Judged by the expenditures of those
mentioned thus far, Queen Victoria's al
lowance is a mere pittance. And she
has a far-reaching family at that. She
manages to keep up the dignity of her
house on an appropriation for the year
of Sl,9S6,2iO, and have a little left over
when the new year begins. 1t is worthy
of note, by the way, that Great Britain's
budget provides for $s7S,4OO for the
court officers in addition to the allow
ance 10 the queen.
SPANS wee king-the smallest pc.
tentate in Europe enjoys $500, 900
pesetas year, equal to S1,s43,2 200. He
can afford to own motor carriage. The
prince regent of Bavaria has the control
of little over a million dolars-4,231
0i4 marks-each year, and the king of
SaXony struggles along with 1892, 4sO.
Royal money .circulates freely. It is
scattered far and wide, and keeps up
the gayety of nations.-San Francisco
Chronicle.