Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24

wife OF a capitals, aud while my .hus-
hand looked Tor some land purchase
tmy husband" would represent himGcl,
10 he 4 Dutch financicrD | would "opcr-
ate rs planned ny our secret :crvicc
bureau On III" day on which let
H"ri!n ! was introduced 10 my HITS
hani' whom ! found ar agreeable and
gcnti"'rariy m"u. Under a Dr'ci; pass
port "" to"k passage by rio dc Iauciro
by British boat. and spent q, fcw days
NJ London before ! sailed
II was while in t.ondon that first
n"ard Of tn" Republic OF l(unani. which
had its headquarters in u city otiic" IN
IN" british capital. ,Eut st Ina; .,nc
| paid iitt!" attention 10 the scheme
which scented to me quite a mao on.
However on The boat mot an Amer
i"ain. who was ais" a tinancicr. ard Who
was or his way 10 Brazil to grab Lind.
who told u" quite lot about this
little republic ard it's crazy President.
This American even knew the nam" OF
the President Of Eunan You have
heard of tic r'rcnchman, Jacques &c
beudv, who wishcd TO he a king. and
there no. hcirs vacant throne Tor
him IL tic civilized world he went and
got NJ Il Iittle Kingdom OF his cwr in
The Sahara desert.
HAD SET UP Own
EEPuHLIC ~ WOODS
This is tho way it all happened: There
wa; a rich BRAZILIAN named Don Pr"si =.
dio Lopez. who wished TO be a Prcsi =.
dent. and therefore set up scoaiatc
republic % Ms own in the most Fac
ccsS bic part Of all Brazil He had spent
his money in building II railway. which
ran from nowher" to nowhere. laying
tiftv miles az rails on which no train
ever ran. lie had established n little
settlement r'iti. a band of advc nturcrs
"f all notionaIitieS as mad and craIy
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free from All interruption in the Very
heart Of the Am:2onian forest. lis
cabinet. | learned. was composed e "1en
Tho would never Care to return to thei;
nttiv" lands unless ;h"v Gid 50 urder
generous Az ncH'y. In ITayil reople
knew about tbs republic of kun:ni. but
they called it rho Medmcns Land" 4
terrible curiosity seized me to see this
TRANCE republic and meet It's mad
president and his Cabinet II :dven-
turcrs
One day. after = coafcrnnre in the
office Of gu" consul in Rio dc Janairo
I had occasion TO meet young Ger
man who was horn in America. Ia a
Joking way I inquired OF him about
this mysterious republic Of Kunani. and
was n'casingly surprised 20 learn tina.
to the people Of Brazil there was 10
mystery about this state. Hc told mo
that the President Of Eurani was in
3
need Of funds 20 nay OF tho sala-:c- II
! his Cabinet He had been intru-tod hy-
his Cabinet members 10 bring to Ric de
Janeilo consignment of gold a,d Hia-
monds which he had sold to Tho Fra
lillian Treasury and realized 5nn. 900
! francs later ne vent TO an exclusive
gambling place aid lost every n.rI; ~
- n" vas in such dire circumstances
( that i've was compelled To vacatc HE
J spacious rooms at a hotel and was now
staying IT q third-class house in rhe
Soher' ian section OF she city. Like n
! mad man. as he was. he wa now daily
visiting the Offices Of the Brazilian ma :
Z tional lottery. where he expected to
/ wiz 2 lucky rumi CT. OF course. I.opez
[ could not return to his republic with
/ cut "a cent in his pocket
or iaNS frcquvntcd the Rio de Ia
/ NERO state lottery Office. as was in
/ formed by our consul that certain PEG
! pic wished to r Get would Ne found
at these establishments Meanwhile.
was in search of Preside Lone.
.tf.e- mary days without progress In
by singular freak of forturc, met
/ Lopez. ] mad his acquaintance N a
yer" strange fashion.
Explains HOW LOTTERY
Is CONDUCTED N RIO
In Rio they draw every day STATE
lottery. and on Sundays they double
the prizes, and after the morning
church services every one buys tickets
one may win 10000 marks on any Sun.
day with lucky ticket and so .ooC
marks ordinary days. One gooc
thing with these establishments is thai
while they satisfy cverybody's gam
SHE DARKENED HER