The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-11-28
!: A Woman's War.


old who gave the name of the Baroness
Stein and who claimed to be the wild
ow of German baron who had been
deceased couple of years. She spoke
German, English. French and Spanish.
She had three or four servants, lots of
baggage and seemingly no end of mon
ey. On the contrary, she persistently
refused invitations and explained to
all that she was on a mission. In
stead Of seeking society she sought
capitalists and spectators. During
the three months she remained In the
metropolis, with frequent visits to
Washington, she had interviews with
half a dozen leading capitalists and
as many members of congress.
What is not generally known to this
day is that the Baroness Stein was an
out and out adventures from Brazil.
She had even been the consort OF
heads of South American states. While
in this position she had learned OF
new diamond field. The property was
owned by private individuals. She de
sired to possess it, but so did the presl
dent. The result of individual greed
was a quarrel and a separation, and
| the president was probably rejoiced
when she pocketed certain sum OF
money and sailed away for the United
States. leaving him to work his own
private schemes to enrich himself. lie
| thought he knew the baroness pretty
| well. but the results astonished him.
| To CAPITALISTS, senators and others she
proposed combine or trust to get
| possession of those mines. 1t could
not be done without a revolution, and
she proDosed one She might have at
tempted one alone had she had suffi-
| cient funds She would throw in her
all and go back and be the head ana
front of the affair.
One day the Baroness Stein sailed
| away, bag and baggage. and she did
| not leave debt unpaid. She landed
| at a certain port in South America and
| began her work. She had interviews
| with Adventures. She had talks with
solid men. She sent for the owners OF
| the mines and told them of the plot OF
|
the combine She used money, and she
used her personal influence, and the
day came when she had the tAo9dn
to return to the president and say:
"If you want to come in with us all
right; if you don't will sweep you
out of power within three months
The president laughed grimly. He
was solidly seated and had been fol
eight years. He was at peace with the
neighboring states. His people were
never so contented. The idea that he
could be bounced out, and that by q
woman, was so absurd that he laughed
In her face. She reiterated, and he
sent her to prison to teach her his
power and dignity. In three days she
won over her jailers and disappeared
Two weeks later the president made
his move against the owners of the
mines. They were not residents OF his
state, and his plea was that they were
seditionists who were fomenting rebel
lion. They were summarily arrested
and thrown into prison. and In due
time, had things gone the even tenor Of
their way, evidence would have beel
manufactured to hang or outlaw them
But something happened. At sunrise
one morning revolution broke out IL
town distant from the capital. Tit
president spoke of it sarcastically. An
other and another town followed, ant
he finally gave the order for troops tt
march against the rebels The troops
refused to stir a foot. On the con
trary, the general in command inform
ed the president that he was under ar
rest and marched him away to prison
A new dictator appeared. He was
man chosen by the baroness. He hat
aims and ambitions, and he had agreet
!, to become her tool. The revolutionist
were armed and equipped from tn
> United States, and inside Of ten day
] the baroness was the power behind tn
y throne that was directing everything
: It was an almost bloodless revolution
B A woman had guided and effected II
She had even marched at the head o
+ the troops The old president wa
glad enough to be shipped out of tn
country, and the new one, formall
elected by the people after being place.
= at the head of affairs, set out to ODE
the mandates of the woman who ha
put him there.
Then followed the greed of capita
t lists. the lack Of honesty Of the pol
I. ticians and the ingratitude of maj
The conspirators had the damon
mines and good thing all around, bu
they were not satisfied with tina
They demanded concession after col
T. cession until the people of the stat
began to wonder what would be left t
|, them. Their investments profited thel
n thousand per cent, but still the
!. must have more. The baroness an
the new president were almost ignored
!, They were made the victims Of shar
3 practice. In time they became onl
!. puppets in the hands Of the trust. tt
It trust could buy assistance and all
glance outside of them, and it did s.
The day came when they PRACTICAL
controlled the state and defied it's pc
p ole. Then came another revolution
5. and it was swept out of power an