The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-19


Gus sorts, and those who affect to know
most about her resources declare her to be
worth at least 5000, 900, 600. This is four
times as much as Hetty Green, the richest
North American woman, is credited with
and many times greater than the greatest
wealth Of any European woman.
Next to the Widow Cousino in opulence
comes our own Hetty Green, said to be
worth $50, 900, 900, and for long years the
most inaccessible Of women, and therefore
the one concerning whom stories were con.
sidered the very best sort Of newspaper
copy. Some months ago, however, Mrs.
Green, worn out by what she considered
unwarrantable persecution on the part of
certain people, appealed to the newspaper
reporters to certain extent, thus making
Hetty Green copy so exceedingly common
that little can be written of her which has
not already been seen in print.
The Baroness Burdett- Coutts, the well
known English woman banker, worth
$50, 900, 00O is listed as the next richest
woman in the world. OF her the public
knows much through the press, since she
has been the subject of numberless scrib-
blers all her life, and particularly since the
date of her marriage with the American,
Ashmead Bartlett, who forsook his own
name to take hers at the time Of his mar
riage.
Nine. De Barrios, or, more properly
speaking, the Marquise De Roda, comes
next on the list. Her present husband is
Spanish grandee, and she is now living
with him in Spain. Her wealth is esti-
mated at s15, 900, and, unlike many
foreign noblemen who have married Amer
ican women worth millions De Roda has
money Of his own, so that the united for
tunes of the two make them an unusually
wealthy couple. Although twice married
and the mother Of seven children, Mime. De
Roda is still comparatively young. Her
first marriage took place from convent
in Guatemala when she was but IA. De
Barrios was then president of that Central
American republic, and he saw the young
girl one day while he was visiting the con.
vent school. She was very pretty then, as
indeed she is said to be now, and the gen.
eral fell in love with her without delay,
vowing that she should marry him or he
would know the reason why. He found
what sought to be q deterring reason in
the will of the mother superior of the 9on-
vent, who said that the marriage should
not take place, When he found his affec-
tion returned, he promptly locked the
mother superior up, after the fashion OF
South American presidents, and the old
lady soon learned that the influence of her
will was unequal to the task of reaching
beyond prison bars.
De Barrios had lots of money, since he
was virtually dictator of the country and
could take whatever he liked whenever he
liked from anybody. He treated his young
wife we'll, despite his general tyranny, and
the two lived happily together until one
fine day, when man, who had probably
been despoiled by the dictator, got behind
bush in the suburbs Of the capital and
shot bullet into De Barrios, thereby con
verting the president into a dead body.
After that his widow went to New York
with her children and her money, and
there she lived In great style, entertaining
freely and showily until De Roda came
along. Her children are now at different
schools In Europe and America.
Miss Mary Garrett of Baltimore sched
uled at $40, 900, 900, and about whom less
that is Objectionable has been said than
concerning any other OF these very rich
women, is next on the list. Some there
are indeed who say she is worth more than
SIC, 200, 900 and undoubtedly she would bt
II her brother, the unfortunate Robert Gar
rett, had not succeeded In depreciating the
stock OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
so seriously by his mismanagement dur
ing the years Immediately preceding his
mental collapse. Miss Garrett is woman
of quiet tastes, fond of study and also fond
OF business,
Nine. Woleska, whose name Is sixth and
last ON the list of the richest half dozen
women, Is Russian. She, also, Is said to
be worth el0, 900, 900. Her estate Is chiefly
landed and came TO her by Inheritance
She lisa thorough business women and de
votes hours every day when at home to tn,
conduct of her affairs. She Is also thor
ough woman Of the world and has Travelled
much. She has daughters who are mar
ried 70 members VI the Russian nobility
and Hhe Is thus la close touch with the
highest society Of the czar's empire.