Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-09-08
DESCENDED FROM KINGS.
transformations New Workers Whose An
cestors Ruled Kfnpdoma

UDostentatious New Workers Whose An
cestors Ruled Kingdoms.
There is an unwritten nobility in
the United States, a nobility that is
proud of its blue blood, its origin,
| its forefathers who held exalted
rank and wore titles that were in
some instances royal. A society was
quietly organized some years ago
with the avowed purpose of regen-
Grating those neglected and forgot
ten springs of nobility and tracing
the family trees to their very roots,
uncovering the secrets of an ances-
try that might extend back to the
crusaders. This society made con-
siderable Roadway and exposed the
royal connection in very many i'll
stances, and the researches so thor
oughly satisfied certain number of
their blood-so intensely blue was
it-that they in turn formed them
selves into a second society, consist
ing of those whose line extends back
to the throne-to some throne whose
Importance among the then nations
of the earth was not considered, SO
long as it was a bona fide throne,
with genuineruler sitting thereon,
welding scepter and wearing the
imperial purple.
The members of this inner circle
are for the most part New Workers
by birth and residence.
The most conspicuous, probably,
is James Gordon Bennett of The
Herald. Mr.. Bennett is direct de-
scendant on his mothers side of
Edward I OF England and the proba-
bility of his sitting one day on the
throne of Great Britain is, it must
be confessed, not altogether clear,
although it is not outside the limits
of possibility. He is the forty sew
enth in the line of heritage, and
revolution might bring him much
closer. AS to the present mode of
addressing Mr.. Bennett, as he has
practically become Partisan, he
would, no doubt prefer son altess
to his highness should he conclude
to claim the title which it is certain
his descent gives him every right
to use.
AS relative of Mr.. Bennett the
distinction of royalty naturally be-
longs also to Marmaduke Richard
son, who is duke of Schomberg, and
has voluminous documents to prove
not alone his regal lineage, but the
actual personal claim he possesses
to the title of duke. 1t must be I'LL
derstood that in corresponding be-
tween the various members of this
society their ancestral titles are al
ways employed, and they are adj
dressed as "My Dear Prince as in
the case of Mr. Bennett, for exam
pie, or "My Dear Duke" as with
Mr.. Richardson. And many mem
bers have letter paper emblazoned
with their individual position.
George Mclean, an official in one
Of the large fire insurance compa
MES on Broadway, New York, is
leading member Of the society, and
enjoys the title of Earl of Iona,
distinction that has been recognized
through many generations of his
family, but has never been publicly
claimed. Mr.. Mclean is possessed
Of documents showing a descent
from Louis TX of France, whose
crusades in the establishment of
Christianity and whose tireless eff
forts in the direction of civilization
earned him the name of st. Louis.
This ruler made his nephew lord
Of the holy isles, warranted to en-
ploy the title of Earl of Iona.
Charles Heidsleck, we'll known in
New York, is, in reality, Prince
Heidsleck Won Ravensberg, inherit
ing his title from an old German
family of great distinction and
whose estates were at one period the
most extensive on the Rhine. The
artist Thulstrup is Comte de Thul-
strup, although he never makes use
of the honor, and few of his ac-
quaintances are even aware that he
possesses it. In fact, to give him
entire credit, he is authorized to
sign himself General Comte de
Thulstrup.;' Connolly, the we'll
known halter, modestly conceals
the fact that as a direct descendant
of the last Irish king he is none
other than Lord Connolly, although
it is doubtful that he has ever said
so outside the society, of which he
has long been a member. There are
a hundred others enjoying, if it be
an enjoyment, the possession of
fif1a ,u1,i1n