Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-08
QUEEN OF MANY HERDS.
TEXAS S., 100000 RANCHERO
TALKS or DIAMONDS.

She Lights In Savannah and Takes n
look at the TowD-The Story OF Her
Wealth in the Lone star stete-sh
Don't Want to Marry and Won't
Accept Any Propos Rls-The Detective
That Watches Der Jewelry.
The Pulaski House walters filed orders
with unusual celebrity at dinner yestor-
day They said they had a ''real Queen,
leah.7 at the table. She sat near one OF
the Bryan street windows. and just where
the light produced a good effect. one
whose acquantanceship with royalty is
limited would fail to recognize in her the
chief ruler of any particular people or
government.
She reached the city early in the morn
ing and registered as Mrs. n. NJ. aalm.
She claims to be the "Cattle Queen" Of
Texas, and is reported as saying that
she is worth $1,000, 600.
10 IN Atlanta she gained the reputa-
ton of an imperiOus and c0priciOus
Queen. II may be that the fact that she
threatened to shoot three or four people
IN that city had something TO do with the
alscrity Of the sable waiter who attended
her.
were interested in what was going on N
the street in front OF the window out Of
which she was looking. Awed by her
majesty they looked at her askance.
Those whose backs were turned TO her
slyly watched her reelection in the large
mirrors on the wall.
The ne8t-titting buti-cOlOred dress dis
played a comedy figure. Dark chestnut
bangs peeped in waving ringlets
trimmed
in some gay color. She wore
lpOsy Of fragrant geranium leaves in her
bosom and bunch OF bright ribbons on
her left shoulder added color TO the round
attractive face.
Sambo proudly exhibited Bland dollar
after dinner. He said she gave it TO him
for his attentions. She stated TO the clerks
that she would not extend her visit here
more than day or two.
Her home is In Houston, Tex, and a
telegram from there in the NEWS a few
days ago stated that the millions of dol
liars and thousands OF cattle and large
ranch which she lays claims 10 are Rrial.
. Last night when a NEWS reporter en-
tered the hotel parlOr the only cOurtier
WAS a New York drummer
care you the genuine Cattle QueenW
,she WAS asked
Il am" was the reply. "There are
only three Of us in the United States, but
1.-THE other two got their title through their
husbands"
'YOu see / am young" she continued,
land the reporter murmured that he did.
Il carry "a great many diamonds around
with me, and employ detective to watch
me"
As she spoke her ewes dropped,
perhaps unconsciously, to the big
diamond brooch that spaTkled at
her throat. where it clasped the collar
XII black SILK dress. While on the dia-
EIOnd subject she intimated something
t,bOut trunk full of gems.
) "MT. O'Beirn looks after them,' said
she, and she glanced over toward the
sofa where the drummer sat. The latter,
unconscious of the allusion, kept watch
ing the NEwS man, evidently fearing for
the safety Of the glittering stones.
"Your largest ranch is wheTe" limited
the reporter.
"Fifty miles from Laredo, aud ] have
another one in the vicinity OF Houston"
Her attention was gently brought to
the directly opposite statements published
in the Atlanta papers. Chose state
ments were false" said she, with flashing
eyes. They found out who | am. and
that l am who claim TO be. II was
a piece of blackmail started by a woman
in Atlanta. ] was treated shagefully up
there. 1t is strange these charges were
never brought before. | have been pre-
scented al court in London. Paris and
Rome, aud was introduced into Washing
ton society by Attorney General BreWs-
ter. have been travelling four years,
and if am fraud il ought 10 have been
found cut before | got to Atlanta. Did
you see my card in the papers there?
No! Well, | wish you had. / said in
1t that am a little woman who attends to
her own business and pays hundred
cents on the dollar. am not fishing for
u husband, either"
THIS last was uttered with contempt
uous toss Of the head that was signifi-
cant.
~ had rather you wouldn't publish any
thing about me. don't ike IL. II you
say avn here the people will all be star
log at me on the street when ] 90 out.
When / go in the dining-ro0m they all
stare"
Tee reporter had no doubt Of the latter
statement, and attempted 10 explain that
. genuine Cattle Queen" WIS a curiOsi-
ty in Georgia.
Yes, and would have a proposal be-
lore supper II you would 80 and write me
up. but don't want any of them"
From her tone IL was inferred that WOO
ers and proposals lie lightly on her mind.
Her features are Of q Jewish type and
when excited she speaks with German
accent. From here, she says, she ~ going
70 Charleston. then to Richmond. Phila-
delphia and New York. Twice year,
she SAYS, she visits her ranches, aud Will