The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-05-07
THE R0THSCHILDS.
NOTABLE MEN OF GREAT IrI.
NANCIAL POWER.
Ihey Have Important Dealings with
Nations-One Made Millions by
Napolron's Defeat at Water
loo-Other Achievements.
UHE recent arrangement with

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United States, Is not the first
Sine. says the Detroit Free Press
that they have come to tie res
cue OF Governments in financial en-
barrassment. They are now the most
| powerful bankers in the world. and
the different branches of the family in
the various capitals of Europe corli-
| ally support enc another without DC
! Ing bound in an absolute partnership
| They have seen their great competi-
tors IN England so to the wall-Over.
end, Quincy ~ Co., in the panic of
1855 and the Barincs in 1890 So
| rapid has been the extension of their
| financial power that one OF their enc
| mics has written book under the
title, The Rothschills, the Financial
| Rulers Of Nations, - in which he seeks
TO show that they have their cmissn
ries III every cabinet, aud have been
able TO manipulate tho stock market
I Tor The extinction Of their rivals.
One OF tue early achievements OF n
| mcmber OF the house, Nathan MAYER
lot hschild, was a busty trip from the
| heid OF Waterloo to London, where he
arrived before news og tho battle had
reached the Government or the bank
| ers. lie was on the stnN oil Welling-
ton and as soon as the battle was over
! rode at break neck speed to OstenJ
| traVersed tho stormy channel at The
risk of his life 10y n liberal use of gold,
anu was ON the stock eychaneo the
| next morning with m mir rs calm and
| indifferent rs thnulh LGttlcields
! Played no part in h:s peaceful trade
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OF hnancier. Tho public knew only OF
! the events Of two days before Water
! 100, when the PruSsirn Eirl Marshal,
blucher, bad been defeated by de-
tachment OF the French army Mt
LlgnI. The gloomy air OF Rutnschild
hnd the reports which were set in mo-
tloh OF the defeat of the allies caused
"snddch tnmbi" IN the prices of seen
rlllcS. Inc secret agents of tho house
seiZc" the opportunity to make cnOr-
nous purchases OF the English consol-
luated STOCKS AMI Eotnschlld realized
lhlIllonS when few hours later the
news OF the great British victory
fencned LONDON.
/ III was not altogether by fnesse,
however, that the Rothschilds built
/ up the strength OF their house. The
FOUNDER Mayer Anselm Rothschild,
was the son OF q poor dealer Ill furni-
ture ana Lric-a- brac ut Frankfort, and
was banker there at the time OF the
NapoIeohlc INVASION. The Elcctor OF
HesSe placed III ms custody IL sum OF
hDout hlteen million francs in coin
(9o' OOU'O OU), which was transmitted in
part 10 the son in honfon, the same
H ~, mayer whose nasty trip from
! waterloo has Just been described.
Geheral Marriott, IN ms Memoirs of
| Napoieoh' tells OF tie vain efforts Of
'He emperor 10 Iorcc the old man to
! surrender the money. commission
! went 10 his establishment and minute
~ cAHihihed me vault and the books.
-'enuceS hhl lntlmIdatlous were in
vain, however, III persuading Roths-
chlld to dIyulge the whereabouts of
the treasure and the commission nm.
dertook to play upon his religious
sclupiCS ny demanding an oath. He
ISiuseu 10 take II and there was talk
VI Put'lmS MIN under arrest. Ma
PolTon olo not quite care to venture
huch an act OF violence, AID an effort
was tneh mate To win tho old man by
the pr'mlso OF gam. They proposed
| ~ i''' w INV MIN halI tue treasure,
~ nc "ouIs' ueIiver tho other half to
,He rchcn onicIals. They promised
MN a receipt IN full, accompanied by
G5rtI"cute proving that he had
y,elue1 only 10 force and that he was
nl"'ileIeSS ior the SEIZURE OF the en-
.iio amount Hut the probity of
( roioct sb;. S ,'SS|, MnrDoE ied him to
him in noo p' ' ! ,rt "n" 'neY ieIt
retnrnod ~ - ue eiGclOr na'inS
tort harter 80 ro,,, III on, 'ilo L RANK
tho donnst hi III ~ ~ nun eA"ct'y
, to hin, rLa - -'' ,,o'u in'r u''ou
povo tho pntb.ot,ii1. 'ne "eposit
The inter.st 80, ,el'' '''o poueIO OF
wbilo IN ~ ~ 'no money
loroe element - 49, "uu was a
their fortrno " VIC 'oul''"'lon Of
Aftor tbo ot5i....
and the ocn.r,l - vi N"l,gicou
Eotbscbiid baI - 49, -'' W. W. Ni'yer
tbrou,,b tl,c -. - ~ vi 'ns issue
loons ON an.1 '-',',.'oli '.''lNet OF large
Prnssio f6e R,is.; ~, l''7 hlnBion OIL
pire If Al, IT, -" Pr 'uo I'm