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Among all the congresses held this summe
Of princes, lawyers, musicians, seho8lmastsrl
social science men, political economists, and
hundred others, ore very notable meeting be
almost escaped public attention. A few day
ago cur Paris correspondent told US that 3 con
gress Of the members Of the ill8stTioug house
Rotchschild has been sitting at Paris. The pun
port sf the meeting was nothing less than &
resuangs the dominions Of the great bsnkiRi
dynasty. Ia one word, the great object Of iis
Rothschild congress was 60 reduce tho 6v
branches Of the house, who now rule Europe, 4
four, and following the example of Garbaldi, &
strike another sovereign OF Naples from the lis
Of rsizuinr n1ch8rchg Heneeiorth there are &
be bus four kings Of the house Of Rlthschild
! with seeuge thrones st London, Paris, Vienni
and Frankfort It is now exactly huadree
years since poor Jew, called Mayer Anselm
made his appearance az the city OF Hanover
bsrsf0oted with a aac1 on hs shoulders and q
bundls Of rags on his back Successful in tfade
ike most Of bis eereligionists, hc returned Il
! Frankfort at tue end Of u few yesrs, and set up
: small shop in the Jew isue," over which
| hung the sigR-boara OF a red shield, called in
/ German r0th-schild
/ AS dealer In Old aad rare coins, he made tha
! acquaintance of the Serene Elector Of Hesze.
Casssl, who happening to be in wsnt Of a CON
hdeHEal agent fOr VARIOUS spen and secret pur-
| poses, appointed the shrewd looking Mayer An.
seim 10 the pest The Serene Eisclor heing
compelled, soon efier, 10 fY his cou1hy, NAY 81
Anselm taok charge Of his cash, amounting t9
several millions Of forms. WIKI the instinct Of
bis race, AEselm did nOtfoEget to pat the money
out on good interest, 50 that, bef1rs Nauclean
was gone to Eibs, and the ilustrious EIecsor
had returned 70 Csssel, tho capital had nlora
lhEn doubled. The ruler of Hssss-Csssel
thought it almost q marvel to get bis money
Hfsly returned from tho Jew lane Of Frankfort,
and ct the CoLgt0ss cf VieBua was never tired
Of singing the praise 81 his Hebrew agent to ali
the pm es pf Europe The dwsllers undsr the
sign Of the Red Shield lsHghed in their sleeves,
kesping csrefullg to themselves the great fact
thst the Electoral two millions Of forms had
brought them four millions Of their own. Never
was honesty q better policy.
Mayer Anselm died in 1912, without having
The supreme satisfaction Of hearing his honesty
sxaoli8d by kings and princes. II left Ave Sons
who succeeded nm in the banking &ad money
lending bUlinsss, snd who, conscious Of their
social vsiue. dropped TIE name of Anseim, and
adopted the higher sounding one OF Rothschild
taken from the sign board over the paleFnal
house. On bis dealhbed their father had iakan
solemn oath from al Of them, to hold his tour
miilicns well together, and they have faithfully
tort clearly was teJ narrow a realm for the fruit
fu sewing Of four millions; and, in c0nsequenes,
the I've were dgtermined after while to extend
tbeiT sphere Of operations by establishing branch
banks at the chief cities of Europe. The eldest
son. Anssm, born l773 remained as Frankfort;
the second, Solamsn, born in IVA settled at
Vienna; the third. Nathan, bOrH IN T777 went 70
L9ndon; the fourth Charles, the infant terrible Of
the family, established himself in Lhe soit eli
male Of Naples. and tbs fifth and yoHsgest
james, born 1892, took up bis residence 81
Psrs.
Strictly united, the wealth and power Of the
Eve Rothschiljs was vested In the eldest born
Eeverl lhaess, the shTeRdest Of the s0ns of Mayer
Anslem, and the heis of his genius, Nathan, the
ghird son. seen t0ek the reinB of government
into his own hands. By his faith in Wellington
and the lesh and muscis of British soldiers, he
nearly doubled the fortune OF the family, gain
irg mare than q million sterling BY the sole
battle Of Waterloo, the news Of which he car
red 70 England two days earlier thsn the mail
Tbs weight Of the solid millions gradually trans
ferrei the sscendaDcy in the family from Ger
n my to England making London the matrop-
oils of tie reigHing dynasty Of R5thscai!d,
L ks tHe royal families of Europe, the members
5I 5io house Of Rolhschild only iRternarfy with
aBch other James RcihscbLld married tue
daughter of his brother Solomon; his son Ed |
mend, heir apparent Of the French ins, wss
united 70 bis fst cousin, ths daughter of LiOael
aud grand daughter Of Nathan R3thschild and
LeHel sssin-M. P. for Lopd0n-gsve bis
hand IN 1886 TO bis first cousin, Cbarlotts, the |
daughter of Charles Rothschild of Naples.
L is unnecessary to say that, though these |
matrimonial slliances have kept the millions !
wonderfully together, they havs not improved |
he race Of old Mayer Anslem, Of the Red /
Shield Already signs Of physical weakness are |
becoming visible ia the great family. So, st 4
least, hint tina French paPars in their mesgre Rs-
ices about tho Rothscbiid congress ct Paris /
From 81 that can be gathered cut Of 4 wider |
ness Of canerds, thin faces and thick fiction, it 1
apFears that the soveTeigns cf ihs stock ex-
change met ia conference for the double puF- /
sGse of eentrzliziGg their money power aud |
Fideuiug their matrimonial realm. In other /
words. ths FIVE Teigning kings, descendants, ac-
sordDg 30 the law Of primCgeniiure, Of the five 4
SONS Of Mayer Apslem, came TO the decision to 4
reduce their number to four by cutting of the |
SsaDoiitsn branch Of Charles R0thchilds; while |
t was likewise decided that peTmissions should /
% given 10 the younger member of the family 1
% marry, for the benefit OF the rsee, beyond the /
-ange of first eousinsRip.
What hsa led 70 the exclusion Of the Naapnli- !
an Line of Rothschild seems TO have been the |
constant exercise of a highly bamesbis iher-
ility, Unheard Of in the annals Of the fanily /
Charles, the prodigal son Of Mayer Ansem &C.
Rsliy presented, in the year ls46, 10 900 ducais /
o the orphan asylum Of st. Carlo, st Naples, /
md the son and heir Of Charles (Gustsvus) /
las given repeated signs of bis inciinstion to /
clloW in the footsteps Of his father. suea con-
luet, utterly Unhee0ming Of the policy OF the /
rouse Of Rothsehild, could not be allowed 10 /
,ass unnoHced, and, sceordiBgly--we quote tho /
amor Of PaTls journalisnl-the deehsaHos Of the 1
NeBpol tan liDe has been pronounced. However |
Baron GUstsvus de Rothschild is net 30 retire /
nto private life, like famous Charles Y, with /
,nly cassock GA his shoulders and prayer
beck in his hand, but is allowed to take with /
nm 4 small fortune Of $50 100000 francs, or |
,bous SIX millions stering-a mere crumb from 1
ha table OF the descendants Of pe0T Mayer An !
elm, who wandered sh0sless through lie elec- /
crate Of gsod King George Ill Il is certain /
has no romance of royalty is equal 10 the TO
nance of the hOuge of Roihachild