Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
A Wornan's War.

ow of II German baron vino hud been
teceosed couple OF years. She spoke
German. English. French and Spanish.
She had three or four servants. lots OF
baggnge and seemingly no end of mon
cy. On the contrary. she persistently
refused Invitations and explained to
all that she was OH mission. In.
stead of seeking society she sought
capitalists and spectators During
the three months She remained In the
metropolis, with froiuent visits to
Washington. she had Interviews with
half n dozen leading capitalists and
as many members Of congress-.
Whit Ia not generally known to this
day is that the Baroness Stein was an
out and out adventures from Brazil.
She hnd even been the consort OF
heads Of South American stntes. While
In this position she had learned OF u
new diamond field. The property was
owned by private individuals. She de.
sired To possess 1t. but so did the presI.
dent. The result OF individual greed
wns quarrel and n separation. and
The president was probably rejolccd
when she pockcted certain sum of
money and sailed away for the United
States. leaving him to work his own
private schemes to enrich himself. He
thought lie knew the baroness pretty
well, but the results astonished him.
TO capitalists. senators and others she
proposed II combine or trust 10 get
possession Of those mines. 1t could
hot he done without revolution and
she proposed one. She might hive at
tempted one alone had she had sufn-
Client funds. She would throw In her
all ana 40 back and he the head and
front OF the affair.
One day the Baroness Stein sailed
away, bag and baggage. and she did
not leave Il debt unpaid. She landed
at n certain port In South America and
began her work. She had interviews
with adyenturcrs. She had talks with
solid men. She sent for the owners OF
the mines and told them OF the plot OF
the president and brought them Into
the combine. She used money, and she
used her personal influence. and the
day came when she had the backing
to return to the president and say:
III you want to come In with lis all
right; If you don't | VIII sweep you
out of power within three months"
The president laughed grlmly He
was solidly seated and had been for
eight years He was ut peace with tho
ncighborlng states His people were
never SO contcnted. The I,ien TINT lie
could be bounced out. and that by II
woman, was SO absurd that he laughed
in her, fnce. She reiterated, and he
sent her to prison to teach her his
power and dignity. In three days she
won over her Jallers and disappeared.
Two weeks later the president made
his move against the owners of the
mines. They We're not residents OF his
state. md his plea was that they were
seuitionists who were fomenting rebel
lion. They were sunlmariiy arrested
ana thrown into prison. and In due
time. had things gone the even tenor of
their way, evidence would have been
manufactured 70 hang OF outlnw them.
But something happened At sunrise
one morning IL revolution broke out In
n town distant from the capital The
president spoke of II sarcustlcaliy. An
other and another town followed, aud
he finally gave the order for troops to
march against the rebels. The troops
refused to stir IL foot On the con-
trnry. the general In command Inform
cd the president that lie was undor ar
rest and mnrched him away TO prison.
a new dictator appeared. He WINS
man chosen by the baroness. Ha he'd
aims and ambitions. and he Ind agreed
to become her tool. The rcvolutionists
were armed and equipped from the
United States. and inside OF ten days
the baroness was the power behind tho
throne that was directing everything.
1t was an almost bloodless revolution.
A woman had guided and effected It.
She had even marched Mt the head of
tho troops. The old president was
glad enough to be shipped out OF the
country, and the new one. formally
elected by the people after being placed
Mt tue head OF affairs. set out to obey
tho mandates OF tho woman who had
put him there
Then followed the greed OF capital.
lists. the lack Of honesty Of the poll.
tiGians ana the ingratItudc of man.
The conspiraIors had the diamond
mines and a good thing all around. but
they were not satisfied with TINT.
They demanded concession after con
eession until the people OF the state
began to wonder what would he left TO
'hanl. Their investments prolitcd them
thouaani per cent, but still they
must have more. Tho baroness and
the now president We're almost Ignored.
fhcy were made the victims of sharp
practice. In time they became only
puppets In the hands of the trust Tho
trust could buy assistance and allie
9iance outside of them. and Il did SO.
The day came when they practically
controlled the state and dcfiad ,ts neo.