Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28
ALASKA'S HETTY GREEN.
me interesting and Gheckered Career of the
Wealthy Princess Thom

Inc Interesting and Checkered Career of the
Wealthy Princess Thorn.
sitka Correspondence of the Chicago Times
The millionaire Of the Indian village ia
princess Thom-Emeline Baker," as she styles
herself in the double name over her door. The
princess" is not of royal blood, but because
OF her riches and marriage in high-caste fam
lily she wears the title. She ia the richest
woman In southeastern Alaska and In her own
right. for she has made from $4,000 to s15.-
OOO herself. Part of her wealth was made in
legitimate trade, buying furs and curios by
Wholesale and selling at retail to tourists at
enormous profits. The princess is a char
acter-in two parts. One is the shrewd, clever.
bargaining woman of business and the other il
the smooth. willy 'serpent OF the Nile" mod
ern Cleopatra, whose fascinating arts have
played havoc with the hearts of her dusky adj
mirers. She is no longer youthful, but, like
the most attractive women of the civilized
world. the princess" is still powerful with her
charms. Her married life includes several Inns.
bands and considerable romance
A few years ago she married the elder Of two
brothers OF high-caste family by the name of
Thom. He was many years her Junior, but for
time she seemed pleased with her choice The
younger brother was the handsomest young In
dian in the village, so handsome that even the
white people regarded him as an Adonis. Pretty
soon the princess" decided that she would set
her affections on the young Adonis Though
twice his age, strangely enough the young man
yielded as completely to the destinations of this
middle-aged charmer as did ever Marc Antony
to Cleopatra The princess at this time was
a member Of the Greek church and could not
be a polygamist. But she was O cunning
clever woman, and ticking her husband, the
elder Thorn, she made. a visit to Yakutat and
there had him married to her sister, Then
he ratn aA tbs md ~
some young Thorn. or course. she had gone
through with some form of separation to
enable her to carry out her wishes She
lavished her wealth on the handsome young
husband in fine clothes, gold watches, chains
and other presents and spent money extraya-
gantly on expensive hunting outfits. But her
gold and her wiles could not hold the young
man. He was too handsome'and attractive not
to have numerous admirers among the young
Indian maidens, and they took great delight in
giving the middle-aged wife good grounds for
jealousy. They made the princess very
wretched in mind and very furious in temper.
She doubled her lavish gifts to young Thorn.
whose toilets were the envy of the other young
men in the village. But the gay and migrate
full young husband went on with his fiirtations
and would not DO faithful
Things went from bad to worse until young
Thorn left the princess" and took mp his
abode in another part Of the village. Before
she could persuade him to return he became
i'll and died: Then she had him brought home
and gave him q great funeral in the Greek
Church. His death left the princess" sadder
but wiser woman. She now made a second
visit to Yakutat, and while there the wife Of
her former husband, the elder Thorn, died,
There was q rumor Of sudden death. but no
questions were asked. The princess" re-
turned with her former husband to Sitka.
They were married again, and are now living
together in the village. apparently us happily
as II the gay young brother had never inter-
rupted the first marriage.