The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-06
BOUNDED BY MADMEN.
Great Wealth Does Not Bring HapDi-
ness to ROthschiIds.
From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
You must be a happy man." said Sir
7. Fowell Buxton once to old Nathan
Rothschild, as he inspected the beauties
and Injuries of the millionaire's house
at Stamford Hill. Happy! 1 happyH' was
the bitter reply. How can man be
happy when just as he is going to dine a
letter is placed in his hand saying, III
you don't send me $500 / will blow your
brains out?' Happy, l happyl'
Threatening letters are familiar deni-
zens of the Rothschild post-bag. Few
members of the family have not received
them at one time or another. Some
times they are handed over to the police;
at other times they are investigated by
the private charitable agencies of the
family, and not a few instances might
be related of generous and even success
full efforts to reclaim the misguided writ
ers, and to give them an opportunity of
making a more reputable livelihood. OF
course, IL the writers are lunatics it is
dangerous to daily with them. 81 have
no fear of the man who threatens my
life" said Lord Rothschild once to Sir
that he IS sane. He will never carry out
his threat. But With mailman the case
place over a violent homicidal missive
New Court. Most people would have
handed the document over to the police,
him can testify-as large-hearted as he
is rich, and he simply took steps to have
the mental state of the writer inquired
into, and that with the most scrupulous
delicaey. 1t was found that ne was a
dangerous monomaniac, and prompt
measures were accordingly adopted to
have him incarcerated in an asylum.
Lord Rothschild, however, penSioned the
family and took the deepest personal
interest In seeing that they did not suffer
pecuniarily by the loss of their bread
winner. This is only one of many unpub-
lished stories which might be appropri--
ately. related in connection with the an
archist campaign againt the Rothschilds.
nephew OF Baron James, the late
Baron Meyer Carl of Frankfort who was
as noted for his witty sayings as for his
public spirit and financial enterprise, had
frequent dealings with writer's of threat
eniTg letters. Once while seated at din
ner at a summer resort a paper came fly
ing through the window and alighted on
his table. 1t was addressed to the baron
who, on opening it, read the following
laconie and anonymous message: TOD
oder zehn thaler" death or ten thalers).
from his pocket, wrapped It in a piece of
paper, on which he wrote, ''Lieber zehn
thaler" (sooner ten thalers) Then hiding
himself in the curtains he flung il back
through the window. He saw a shabby
genteel person pick IL up, open it, and
laugh heartily over 1t as he pocketed the
gold piece and hurried away "PlacritW
exclaimed the baron. with another hearty
laugh, as he returned to the table, and re-
lated to his guests what had occurred.
The surprise of the epistolary marauder
hugely amused the baron. His uncle
Nathan of London, had somewhat of a
similar vein Of playfulness. He said to
Sir T. POWELL Buxton once. Sometimes
to amuse myself / give a begger a guinea.
He thinks IT'S a mistake, and for fear
should find him out, off he runs as hard as
he can. advise you to give a beggar a
guinea sometimes; 1t is very amusing"
But the anarchists are not the most dam
gerous enemies Of the Rothschids. They,
at any rate. are not inspired by religious
or race hatred, and their most incendiary
literature is singularly free from person.
alites. To, them Rothschild is a type
the ''Roi des Grinches," as they are fond
of calling him In their curious argot-and
his personality is a matter of no conse-
quence to them. Very different is the at
titude Of the anti-Semites. With a vio-
lenee of)anguage which yields nothing to
that of the most exalted anarchist they
daily hold UP every rich Jew by name to
the hatred Of their readers. Baron Al
phonse de Rothschild is a favorite Turks
head for them. and IL is marvel that the
ineendiary articles and cartoons they have
devoted to him have not long ere this pro-
dnced a crop Of outrages in the Due Laf-
ftte