Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-19

violence and an effort was then made to win
the old man by promise Of gain. They pro.
posed to him to leave hun half the treasure
Il he would deliver the other half to the
French officials. They promised him 4 re.
ceipt 10 full, accompanied by = certificate
proving that he had yielded only TO force
and that he was bhmeless for the seizure Of
the entire amount. But the banker had al.
ready decided that all trusts were sacred
and refused.
In 1874 the elector returned to Fraukport
and the 100000 francs ware paid back
to him. The terms Of the deposit gave the
| Rothschilds the interest on the money while
t was in their custody and the considerable
sum was in reality the cornerstone of the
family fortune.
Wealty marriages has also been part
son who had settled in London married the
daughter Of a rich banker, Levi Barnet
Cohen.
field of Waterloo and by a wonderfully quick
trip reached London before the real news.
had been received by the government. He
was on the staff at Wellington and the min
ute he saw the defeat Of Napoleon was GER
tain rode at breakneck speed to Ostend,
crossed the channel 1t the risk Of Bis life,
and was on the stock exchange next morn
ing. At that time England only knew of
the first part of the battle, when it seemed
that Napoleon was again destined to conquer.
Rothschild's gloomy air and the adroit
rumors put in circulation argued the worst
for England. The prices of securities fell
at a terrific rate. AT the proper time Roths,
child put his agents to work buying every
thing in sight. Later came the news of
Wellington's victory. Rothschild is said to
have cleared Sc, 200 by the deal.
BISMARCK CONQUERED.
Bismarck has been forced to bow to the
moneyed powers of this family. In 1866 the
Prussian government demanded an indemn-
ity of s7s, o 900 from the city Of FRANKFORT.
The Rothschild sent word to Bismarck that
if any attempt was made to- enforce the levy,
they would break every bank in Berlin.
This was no idle threat, as Bismark well
knew, and he succumbed to the inevitable.
Baron Alphonse de Ro,hschiId to whom
the internal machine was recently sent is
the head Of the Paris bank. He has strong
ideas on the labor question and has made
many enemies in consequence. Three years
ago he expressed these views on the labor
problem:
IL do not believe in the SO called labor
movement. am confident that the work
ingmen, generally speaking, are satisfied
with their condition and have neither cause
MOI desire to complain. They are, l am
convinced indifferent to socialism! To be
sure, some agitators make plenty of noise,
but that amounts to nothing; they do not
influence the honest and reasonable work
ingman.
''In considering the so-called labor
movement it is necessary, however, to dis.
tinguish sharply good from bad workmen.
Only the idle good for. nothings desire the
eight hour day. Serious men, fathers of
families, work as long as they think neces.
sary for their own and their children's
needs. There is much loose talk nowadays
about the danger Of SC much capital in the
hands OF a few men. This is all rubbish.
Some men are richer; others are poorer.
Tomorrow this is all changed by vicisitudes
which nobody can control. 1t is the money
which circulates which fruiti6es. and money