New-York tribune., 1903-03-01
THE SILVER JUBILEE OF POPE LEO XIII.
REMARKABLE FEATURES or CAREER OF SUPREME
P0NTTFF-SOURCE OF HIS IMMENSE REVENUES

tions have cyupped I'D under foreign auspices to
saSa e exfsne that tns EsaSos esussa % e :. ncs. @
property to the amount Of E12O00O00 CoRse-
quently. the loser ctsEgy, far from proving
drain on the Papal treasury. help materially to
its repIenishment
me Cardinals ara mostly archbishops, and
tneE reveane IrOn taeir seee Gny 49, S
reside In the EterEa1 City. and act az ministers
to the Pontiff in the government Of the Univer-
Papal exchequer a yearly salary Of E1009
The Pope, whose temporal sovereignty is now
restricted to the Vatican and Latersn Palace,
which are recognized extra territorial by the
Italian Government. has not given up his claims
on his lost provinces Of Central Italy. He has
Christian States. whose duties are not limited.
In Catholic countr1eG to mere ecclesiastical az
or three hundred men for parade purposes on
the occasion OF grand receptions, and has q
numerous rettnue OF prelates and chamberla1ns
and STAN OF employees.
The ehamberlains and military officers are rich
laymen with nominal salaries, but the Cur1a
Cardinals. the diplomats. the majority OF the
court prelates, and all the subordinate en-
ployes cost money, and 1t is asserted, by people
in position to know. that the Papal court and
Diplomacy cost His Holiness not less tnau tSVo-
600 a year.
It is relatively easy to total the expenditure
but the income Is problem bfistEng Witn % oln-
culties. When Plus TX refused with Indignation
the annual subsidy Of $4,000 offered him In
1870 by the Italian invaders, he was known TO
possess. invested in foreign stocks, about
600. This investment has since then gradually
increased by another 100000. and it yields at
present an annual revenue of not less tAen
$4,000
The institution OF the obolo-Peters pence-a
revival Of an old tax Christendom collected IN
all the bishoprics Of the Catholic worId-gaye IN
the first years ample revenue, whicn, nov
ever has now insensibly dwindled to about t0O,-
600 year. Efforts strenuous efforts, have been
made to stir up the generosity Of the faithtu
and jubiIees, Qualifications Of saints. Pilgrim
ages and other religious gatherings follow eacn
other in rapid succession. The great PapaI
jubilee Is ascertained TO have brought TO the
Papal Golfers in round numbers f160.OUO. out IN
ordinary years those Papal celebrations oniy
add some 10000 to the income OF the HOLY
Father.
Other sources OF revenue are the special en-
diences granted by His Holiness. Every deVout
Catholic admitted to see the Pope and receive
his blessing is expected to leave sum OF
money with the prelate on duty In the ante
chamber: and these special audience are ire
quent-often weekly, sometimes ssily-ano
cannot bring less than another fJO.OOO year.
we'll known English duke. for instance, is re-
ported to leave 1000 sovereigns whenever ne
visits the Pope
1t is generally reported that the Emperor OF
Austria and the pious Queen Of Spain have
never forgotten the grand old man Of the Vati-
can in his straftened circumstances, but their
aid cannot possibly cover the odd flOO.OOO re-
ouired to balance yearly the Vatican accounts