The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-22
4 ROMANO AND FINANCIAL
COUP That SHOOK An fiipIRf


m Owe and finance jostled each
other strangely In the history
- of Adoiph Rothstein. the IL
lustrious Russian banker, whose
visit 10 this country has attracted
no small attention here and In Europe.
Those who have met this redoubtabis
man. who stands second only to M. de
Wnto himself In controlling the monetary
fortunes OF the cxnrs empire. ind II hard
10 believe that no has II In him either To
feel or inspire = grand passion. yet the
court Gossip Of st. Petersburg associates
him with the eliminating tnumph OF
woman whose career forms one of the
saoss romantic episodes In the lat,er-dsy
history OF Russia.
No pretty tribe OF tho heart was this
love affair with which Adoiph Rothstein
h credited. II reused the crnperors fury,
and very nearly resulted In thu collapse
Of an important railroad and the suicide
Of = great statesman
OF this great empire-shaking romance
the hero II silent. thoughtful man. with
bowed shoulders, reddish hair and beard.
PROMINENT, irregular teeth and weak eyes
pfptsd~kd with thick glasses
The heroine, though OF beautiful sx-
terrier, was of iowiy origin. Sadder than
mere lowiiness was the dawn OF her wo-
manhood, FOR her name was spoken light
~ In the obscure streets of Moscow,
where shs made her home, and her Sc
csrisy depended on the good VIII OF the
police
they called her Matilda. and that was
name enough. but she was not made TO
nest an early fate, She took her FIRST
stsp up tho ladder when she captivatod
= substantial tradesman named iissane-
witch and persuaded him 10 marry her
EAAlted as her position was compared
10 her former state. her ambition did not
rest she persuaded Llssanewiteh TO
move TO St Petersburg In the capital
she found a wide lisli for her beauty and
vit and she did not scrnpls 20 use ail
ftns weapons Ia the armory OF woman
heed.
~ degrees her fame mounted unul u
tDAehed the foot OF the throne itself she
oatsme the divtnity Of DE White.
He was plain Serge Witte then. but. al
though he had net reached the xenith ~
~ power he was raeosnixed az ono az
h~ great mea OF the empire, ana had
east before him thu shadow OF hts future
fAms A. the exaF's minister 1t hnAnee.
New ps wi,te il known as une of the
ersst men OF Europe. lie If linked with
Ne great plans for Internal development
sDA have maae Russia the wonder ~
4~1~neAryr closing years But fer the
4nlXeaf he thought little ~ sinRnce He
fvEhtnrly man In leve
~ Niflc va. much 10 earnest. Moth
Aar ~ absolute pu~sNssfcn would
n4Rtef bis love The husband. prudent
vfseeAnizinx tho toEogs arraYed agaias,
- proved sgreeahis lie pcckstea A
Msls present 81 x.gqe roapiss sNs sUl and
psvmistsd his spouse the luxury OF . Ill
Wye1
AAtsSa OF Moscow became Mme ne
se How far her genius helped her
AiAet husband 60 mouut the remaining
rHss ot the ladder ot success may only
Ne fen1ettureA Al an evsntn. thera
sAns tGc when & was SAID that the
Sfafins aersalf did not exert mere iaHu-
cevsF the destlntes ~ the empire than
aAsksred Nine De W1tic
We hAa power she wanted wealth,
sss leasva 30 be the richest ~ouaa IA
MasssA. ~ sell az the most Influential
aN sSfs gsa uNon Ad0lph Knthxtekn. tho
i vas a<adng hts way 60 the forefront "a
" worti o. apanSe. and she perceived
.aAs hare was ths man that coUid via
w Ass that which she desired
N'tNsscfr waa German who. after
AkAtts schooling ~ an English banking
ssass had become renowned as broker
= Berlin ISIS skat IN aoiuE business In
Asss'@n bank notes led 20 his engagement
hikA salary Ny the International
sahk o. commeros IN Russia In course
u-se be acquired almost aut0cratic
soatfoi Of the bank. ana nanaxed II with
neea seU that t has been ,denuned
ysarx
- also organized the Russo Chinese
- mich Is a controlling factor IN the
No'eua In the lar East to-day. lie Is