Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-22
THE .sRED SHIELD
The Money Kings OF the World.

- THE .sRED SHIELD"
The Money Kings OF the World.
From the Boston Commercial Bulletin.
The famous hrm Of Hebrew bankers and cap
italists which in known throughout the world
originated In the city Of Frankfort, Germany.
Ia the JudenSasse or Jews alley, q short dis
lance nom the chief thoroughfare, 142 years
ago, lived Q dealer in old clothes, who had q red
shield for sign, which In German reads Roth
Schild. It was In 174S that son was born to
this Israelite. The name given to the boy was
Anselm Meyer, who also became q clothes
business Of his 1ather. By degrees he extended
his business, lending money at high rates Of in
sefest curing the wars of the last century, man
aGing MS affairs with such skill that Prince
William the Landgrave made him his banker.
When Napoleon came across the Rhine in 1905
the treasures of the prince, amounting to $12.-
100000, which he invested SO judiciously that
II brought large increase to the owner, and es-
This banker died il is12. leaving an estate
estimated at $5, 900 0OO-nota very large sum
I'VE sons. which was made binding by an oath
given by the sons around his death-bed, which
has had and still has . powerful influence upon
TO follow their fathers business together, hold
ing ms property In partnership extending the
The sons were true TO their oath: The eldest,
Anselm, born in 1878, and who died in 1885,
fort. The second solomon, born TIA, and died
IN 1855, was established as the representative
N e. sIn The third
London and was the leading member and
ablest fnancier of the firm The fourth Charles,
& sa ssa 1885, to Paris ans
five brothers thus occupied great financial CEN
tiers, and were geographically located in excel:
skill to the best ADVANTAGE Nathan, in Lon
don, amassed money with great rapfdity, and
wars Of Napoleon being favorable to the bus ISL
ness OF the house. Nathan went to the
continent to witness the operations Of w elling-
prepared to act with the Utmost energy let
the result be as 1t might. He witnessed the
Icons defeat, rode ali night, with relays of
horses, to Ostend; went across the channel in a
fishing smack-ior it was before the days Of
messengers, and spread the rumor that Yelling
ton and Butcher were defeated. The 2Oth of
June in that memorable year was dismal day
In London. The battle was fought on the 18th.
Nathan Meyer, Of the house of the Red Shield,
by hard riding, reached London at midnight
news was over town that the cause Of the allies
was lost, thatsNapoleon had swept all before
him. England had been the leading spirit in
of Great Britain, 1t will be remembered, had
supplied funds TO nearly all Of the allied powers
for the futures Bankers dew t nom door to door
In eager haste to sell their stocks. Funds of
every description went down. Anselm Meyer
but he was not in the Market he had no desire
to buy. He, too. had stocks for sale. What
Of agents purchasing. Twenty -four hours later
Wellington's messenger arrived in London; the
truth was known. The nation gave vent to It's
eral advance pouring, it is said, five million
dollars into the Golfers of this one branch of the
Of no Rad fc< ha
banking house Of the world, the mightiest of
all times, and has made its power felt the world
chamber of Berlin, in the imperial palace at t.
Petersburg, in the Vatican at Rome, in the
Bank Of England, in Wall street, State street
Of the Red Shield, by the exercise OF its fnan-
cial power. can make q difference in the yearly
mine! Though AnseIm Meyer i has ei BEEN M half
century dead, though several of his sons have
gone down to the grave, the house is the same.
rem. The children Of the brothers have inter
married, and 1t is one family. loyal TO each
other, carrying out the desire of the founder of
the nrm, ana animated by common purpose,
that the world shall know only one red SHE'D.
The house at an early stage OF the American
war took hold of tho United States bonds Ger
many had confidence in America. England
strove for our ruin, but the people of the Rhine
believed in the star Of American liberty. Fifty
wealth to this land, and SO with every steamer
orders were sent across the Atlantic for invest
ment IL ns, American sscures Ger
United States bonds, and it is gratifying to
know that the profit of the bankers of Frank
fort between 1868 and 1867 was over sixty
million dollars on these securities. British
sympathiZers with the south in the same
period Of time, beside the confederate loan and
quite number OF other losses, took the south
ern cotton load which vas placed in London
by Erlauger, German banker, and proved to
be loss Of over fifteen million dollars to the all
In 1866 the Red Shield made its power felt by
Prussia The Prussian government demanded
from the city of Frankfort. The head of the
house of the Red Shield informed Count Bis
that levy he would break every bank in Berlin;
that he had the power to do it, and that he
should exercise the power. Prussia had won a
all armed opposition: but here, in the person of
one man, she had met an adversary who had
the power to humble her. aud she very wisely
declined the contest. A much lower sum was
agreed upon after some discussion, which was
paid by the city.
The great banking houses make little show.
The transactions of the Rothschilds amount to
millions day. and yet the operations are con-
Quoted as quietly as the business Of a small
in Frankfort; bonds of the state Of California
VI several American slates-of the United
Sis In Ditch Rassian Turkish Ara;
lands-of states, cities, towns and companies.
The reports of the Frankfort exch nge, its sales,
purchases and transfers, are looked at by Euro
pean bankers with quite a. much interest as
those of London or Paris
Within O period of less than twelve years the
Rothschilds advanced in loans as follows: To
England, 5000, 900 OOO Austria, SO million:
Prussia, 40 million; France, 80 million; Naples,
so million; Russia, % million; Brazil, IL mill
lion; besides million to smaller states, alto
gether the vast sum OF 462 million. The bust
ness Is now conducted by the sons Of the above
mentioned brothers, and they have banking
houses and representatives in all the leading
cities of the civilized world.
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Lyrics of Culture.
From the Boston Courier.
YE SKATRESs.
The summer heat is on the wane
And, jOyfuly, the maiden gay
Is polishing her skates again
And making ready for the fray.