Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-11-21
THE ROUSE Or ROTHsCHILD


summer of prices, lawyers, mucieians,
| scqoolmasters, social science men, politi
cal economists, and a hundred others, one
very notable meeting has almost escaped
public attention. A few days ago, our
Paris correspondent told US that con-
gress # the members Of the illus,rious
house of Ro,hschld has been sitting at
Paris. The support of the meeting was
nothing less than to re arrange the do
ninions of the great banking dynasty
In one word the great object of the Roth
schild congress was to reduce the Eve
branches of the house who now rule Eu-
rope to four, and following the exam pies
OF Garabaldi, to strike another sovereign
of Naples from the list Of reigning mon-
archs. Hencctorth there are to be but
four Kings Of the house of Ro,hschild,
with secure thrones at London, Paris,
Vienna aud Frankfort. 1t is now exactly
hundred years since a poor jew, called
Mayor Ansem, made his appearance at
the city Of Haover; barefoo,ed, with a
sack on his shoulder, and bundle of
rags on his back. Successful in trade,
like many of his co reIigionists he re-
turned to Frankfort at the end of few
years, and Sc. up a small shop ia the
"Jew'lane,' over which hung the sign.
board of red shield, called the German
ro,hschild.
As dealer in the old and rare coins,
he made the acquaintance Of the Serene
Elector Of llesse Chassel, who happening
to b. in want OF q confidential agent for
various open and secret purposes, appoint.
ed the shrewd looking Mayer Anse'em to
the post. The serene EItc,or, being com
PEELED soon after to fly his country, Mayer
Anselen took charge of bis cash, amount.
ing to several millions Of FIRMS. With
the instincts Of race, Anselem did not
forget to put the money ou. on good in
terest 50 .ha. before Napoleon, was gone
to E!ba, and the illus,rious Elector had
returned to Casse!, the capital had more
than doubled. The ruler Of Hesse Cassel
thought it almost a marvel to get bis
money safely returned from the Jewlane
OF Frankfort, aud al the Congress Of Vi.
enna was never tired Of singing the praise
OF his leLrew agent to all the Princess
OF Europe. The dwellers under tie sign
Of the Red Shj eld laughed in their sleeves
keeping carefully to themselves the great
fact tha, the electoral two million horus
had brought them four millions Of their
own. Never was honesty a better policy.
Mayer Anse!m died in 1872, not with
out having the supreme satisfaction of
hearing his honesty extoIIed by kings aud
princess. He left five sons, who succeeded
him in the banking and money lending
business, and who, conscious Of their so
cial value, dropped the name Of Anse'em,
aud adopted the higher sounding one Of
Rothschild, taken from a sign board over
the aternal house On his death bed
their father had taken solemn oath from
all of them to hold his four millions we'll
together, aud they have faithfully kept the
injunction. But the old city Of Frankfort
clearly was too narrow realm for the
fruitful sowing of four millions aud, in
consequence, the Eve were determined,
after while, to extend the sphere Of
operations by establishing branch banks
at the chief cities Of Europe. The eldest
son, Anse!m, born in 1913, remained at
Frankfort the second, Solomon, born in
l774, settled at Vienna, the third, Nathan,
born in lit, went to London, the fourth,
Charles, the Infant terrible Of the family,
established himself in the sofr climate of
Naples, and the Gith and The youngest,
James, was born in 1872, took his resi-
dence at Paris. Strictly united, the wealth
and power Of the five Rothsclilas was
vested in the eldest born nevertheless,
the shrewdest Of the sons OF Mayer An.
selm, and the hair Of bis genius, Nathan,
| the third son, soon took tue relgns oi
| government into his own hands.
BY his. faith in Wellington, and the
| flesh and muscle Of the British soldiers,
he nearly doubled the fortune OF the fam
lily, gaining more than million sterling BY
the sole battle Of Waterloo, the news OF
which he carried to England two days
earlier than the mail. The weigh. Of the
solid millions sooa transferred the ascen-
dsocy in the family from Germany to
England, making London the metropolis
of the reigning dynasty Of Rothschild.-
Like tho royal families Of Europe. the
house Of Rothschld only intermarry with
each other. James Rothschild married
the daughter Of his brother Solomon; his
| son Edu ono, heir apparent Of tue French