Show WEALTHIEST ROYAL FAMILY Russian Ilelgning House Said to Have the Distinction The Russian reigning house has It Is said greater wealth than that of any other royal family In tho world In the Rev le N Hutchlnsons Living I Rulers of Mankind It Is said that tho minimum revenue the Czar derives from the crown and state domains Is estimated at 7600000 0 year More than forty members of the Imperial family not In the direct line of succession suc-cession draw revenues from landed eu tales set aside for that purpose by tho Emperor Paul 1 To these estates Is given the name of the Imperial appan ages they cover an area of flflOOOO acres larger than Scotland 01 the total income derived from them It 510 000000 Before the emancipation of thu serfs 800000 peasants were attached to these vast estates and were In a sense the propertj oi their owners I Another Item of the vast wealth of time Imperial family we are further told Is the quantity of jewels Its members mem-bers possess The Ruyalans love gems Serfs have tolled to fashion these wondrous jewels Jew-els Kmlra and Shahs the vassals of the Czar have laid them at lila feet Tho lingllsh Jimbassndora daughter said laughing that when Alexander III presented the various grand duchesses ladles ot the Imperial family fam-ily with most cosily Jewels on the occasion oc-casion of his coronation they thought nothing of the gifts but tossed them carelessly In a drawer To ladles uo plentifully supplied with pearls nnd diamonds a fresh necklace or tiara was It thing of omull account |