Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-11

before coming to the throne drew SIS
$4,000 from the treasury, Then me
Queens eldest daughter married I'm 1908
the Grown Prince OF Germany. who be-
lOnRcd 10 one OF the Wealthlest families
in Europe n kind, generous govern
incut settled an annuity OF $4,000 ON
her Up 10 her death IN 1901, there was
sent over 20 Germany for her N,9i5WO
ana she left a fortune amounting 20
2,i00Q0O. The late Princess Alice re-
ceivei 100000 The Duke Of Edinburgh,
the queens second son. received ~
$40 OO0 His wife brought him $l9jOWo
ana am income Of over $4,000 Il year.
lie succeeded to the dukedom Of sake
Coburg IN 1894 which carried with II
salary Of $4,000 year but the Bfis-
ish government stul continued his an
uuiiy of $4,000 a year and when ne
died I'm 1870 settled a pension or @oOuO
year on his rich widow. The Duke
OF COnnaught the queens third SON.
gets 1925 600 besides his army pay
Princess Christian. the late queens
third dauglter. receives am annuity OF
$4,000 q year fom the public treasury
and has already drawn $L29OOoo inc
fourth daughter Princess Louise, VINO
married the DuNc of Argyll, one of the
woulthlost Of Scotch peers, received "a
similar annuity ana has been paid up
TO date S,Ol0.u0l The queens young
est son, the Duke OF Albany who died
in 1884 had received up 30 thnt time
$500 OCO HIS widow was granted S3OWO
"A year Tor He and she has already
drawn 100000 Princess Beatrice, the
youngest daughter OF the queen, VINO
married Prince Henry OF Battenberg'
gets 20 similar annuity ana thus far
1, has uettcd her $4,000. In respect
OF large families the English house sets
aommendable example, but the ma
ton has 10 pay big price for IT, Pres
idcnt Roosovelts numerous progeny
would hardly be so much admired II the
taxpayers had TO shell out $4,000 year
60 each Of thcm when they grew up
WHAT KING DRAWS,
The king gets s2,s3O0CO year The
Prince and Princess Of Wales between
them are officially credited With a beg
carly N5O0U0 year, but they really
get much more than that
Queen Victories relatives were great
ucnslon grubbers. Prince Leonold OF
SaXe-Coburg. king of the Belgians, VINO
had the good fortune to marry her
aunt. drew &c. 900 from the taNpay-
ers Of this country before he died IN
1865. The Duke OF Cumberland, king
OF i1dllnNElt III AllAlE w N'iN 49,
cciyed m aunulties S5,33OO0O before
death claimed him. Queen Adelaide,
the widow Of King William ", ANA the
late queens aunt. received $6O0O,OOO m
annulties. she died I'm ls49. queen
Victorip's mother, the Duchess of Kent
Who died In 1862 received A,AS5,OOO. The
Duke " Sussex. an uncle, who died In
lS43, received $5i7O,0o0. Another uncle.
the Duke of Cambridge, who died In
1850. obtained S6GS0.O00 Princess Au-
gusta, an aunt, who died in 1870, took
81 $50 900 from the public treasury. An
other aunt, Princess Elizabeth. VINO
died I'm the same year, received S2,Oi0,-
900. The Duchess OF Gloucester, also
an aunt. drew 1925 900, Two Princess
Souhas, both fortunate enough to be
able to claim similar relationship
drew between them &,9iO,0oO. the
Duke of Meckenburg- Strelitz, one OF
| her cousins who died I'm 1850, received
y5ii2S0 Between them these IL rela-
tjves OF the late queen drew from Brit-
! ish taxpayers In hard cash the enor-
nous sum Of Sii,9242SO, for the most
part merely for understanding TO KEEP
alive kill time and enjoy their incomes
| But that golden age for royal relatives
| viii never come again The growing
| democratic sentiment OF the country
| will not permit it, > J.. Ll0Lh'