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Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-02-14

Jo&a r.. Cummins aud Frank M.
BDs7is OF this place and Jesse
Toung of Elizabethtown, are at
Ute Park, and report plenty of
work going on at that place and
are anxious for more men.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-02-14

w. ID. Pridmore has a number
OF men employed getting out fence
posts for shipment to the San
LUIS valley.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-02-14

IOCALS.
- = sl a's FL stationery.

George Walt r. rs at Clnarron
working At bis trade as carpenter
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-02-14

James a. Gill was in Red River
Z day or Two from his ranch at
ltJ1o-
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-02-14

If You pay up all eroears, If any,
and Cne year ia advance for the
Red River Prospe2tor and 25 cents
fxtTy, We viii send you that great
weekly pewspapetshe Toledo Blade
oneyear. $1-75 for both paper.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-02-14

ed mersIaz
'egaIes as SAINT Re la-
delegates So far has AlNays to,
haBd at all calls for the dolegaees
ready to do their part toward .orn-
ing n constitution.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-02-14

Red River, New Mexico.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Negress Tells Her Story.

There was no romance about nurs-
ing Deleval through spell Of sickness
i'm our relations. / met him at a dance
in chihuahua where there were Mex
leans and people of my own blood
present. and from the time I danced
with him the first time. he asked me
to come and live with him. and did
That is all there was TO it." says
Lady Flo" in speaking OF her life
with Beresford.
The contest OF the Beresford will Is
exciting intense interest in the South
west.
Although she will not admit It, II
is declared here that much of Lady
Flo's" hope of breaking the will lies
in the expectation that Beresford's
family will compromise rather than
bring additional scandal into the fam
lily over a legal contest with the negro
woman who sets out her claims
Two pictures, that OF Beresford and
Lady Flo" in a heavy satin dress.
were given by Beresford to friends.
and they adorn the albums Of some OF
the better class of negro homes In
III Paso.
Pictures are eXtant and in the hands
Of the Beresford lawyers. showing the
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Flora WolH,s PersonaIItl.

Flora Wolff is fairly good looking.
though past forty. She speaks and
writes we'll and is said to have been
handsome, in a wild way, when the ad-
Yenturesome Englishman first met her.
She was born in Illinois. then went
TO Kansas and from there to Mexico.
She was for a time employed as n
domestic in the family OF the American
consul at Chihuahua. where she had
gone TO live with a relative of ex-
Mayor Anthony OF Leavenworth,
Kan. and with whom she quarreled.
Shortly afterward young Beresford ap-
peared and the strange romance had
its inception.
The nobleman ranchero was killed
in a railroad wreck on the 800"
railroad in North Dakota late last
December. In his will Beresford mere
~ spoke Of the negress. in hequeath-
ing her the legacy. as Flora Wolff. 80
But she says there surely is another
will in which she has been left all.
or at least the bulk OF the estate.
The body of Delaval Beresford was
buried in the family vault in Clon-
ogram churchyard, on the Curragh-
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

gion. which incuIcates charity 20
the faithful as a sure entrance TO the
realms Of bliss.
When a poor man has a pretty
daughter about eleven or twelve years
old-the age at which Persian ladies
have matrimonial views-a marriage
broker waits upon him 20 bargain for
her. The broker. generally mollah.
or priest viii perhaps offer from two
hundred 10 four hundred tOmauuns-
The bargain completed. the girl be
comes the wife OF some kahn rich
enough 70 AFFORD such a luxury and
give the broker a handsome profit II
is n matter OF business: and man
posting his accounts at the end OF the
year might note that on such q day he
bought" a lady. much as though he
had purchased a fine TUrcoman horse
or an English rife. only the prices OF
the latter would be higher than that OF
the first. II is seldom that either
party has seen the other. The lifting
OF the ven on the wedding day may be
a delightful surprise Of a gluru disap-
pointment. Marriages are seldom In
tended 10 last through life A lady
may be taken on lease. like q house.
for period. and this is encouraged by
the mOIlahs. who drive repeated liberal
fees as a result Boys marry between
twelve and fourteen Cousins marry
frequently. yet the race seems not 70
degenei ate in consequence.
In general education IL must at once
be stated that Persia is far behind as
regards anything like higher educa-
ton; but. on the other hand. prob
ably as large a proportion OF the male
population now read the Arabic char
acters as fifty years ago in the West
were masters Of the simpler Latin al
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Estate a Rich Prize.

The estate over which the two Beres-
fords contend with the negress Is as
valuable as any similar property on
the North American continent. The
Ojitos ranch. in Chichuahua, has
10000 acres, and Is stocked with the
finest blooded cattle from the United
States and Canada. The san Pedro
ranch, adjoining. is composed of 1900
acres Of rich pasture land
BY the laws of Mexico l am recog-
nized as Beresford's wife" declares
the negress, "and I mean TO have his
estate. ] lived with him for twenty
FIVE years. and was always called his
wife. can bring hundreds of wit
nesses to prove it. BeresforE had
promised 70 marry me on his return
from Canada. but he was killed com
ing back. loved and he loved We
had our troubles just like all husbands
and wives had. but we still lived to-
Eether."
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Life in Persia Has Charms for Students

uhabet- Good parliamentary schools are
urgently needed D4d they exist. there
would be no lack OF pupils with ability
10 proht bv them The Persian IS
Quick and Intelligent. and has great
perception. imitation and imagination,
he IS industrious where he realizes the
value of work. but he has not the rest
less energy which produces q craving
for occupation In the inhabitants o.
Northern countries
The hrst telegraph IN Persia. erected
about IS years ago. was vigorously op-
posed by the priests as subversive Of
religion and the interests OF the state
Opposition was overcome. and the
class which then resisted now use the
telegraph with complacent indifer-
ence. In 1852 q telegraph line from IN
dia to England, through Persia, Rus
STA and Germany, was completed and
began working on the 1st OF Jsnuary,
1870. some telegraphinE had previously
been carried on over q line through
the Euphrates valley; but this Wss not
satisfactory, because OF errors, delays
and Interruptions II IS BtfIl used oc-
caSionally. but through Turkey it can
not be depended upon
The father OK the Late Shah on De
Cember s. 1889. granted the then min
lister for foreign a1airs q concession
for electric lighting, telephones. phono-
graphs and the application OF cleo
tricity 20 Industrial purposes IN the
whole OF Persia, with monopoly for
sixty years. This concession was trans
ferred 20 DR.. ". ". Terrence, an
American. but for want OF means has
not been put into execution TO pro
tect the concession two or three wires
have been kept IN q workable state
and are IN use.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

A IL Oriental life possesses
~ charms for the student: that
n Of Persia Is Of especial inter
est While apparently cast IN
molds Of immemoriaI usage. It IS more
plastic and mobile than that OF other
Eastern countries. The Persian is Vi
vacious and mercurial, and has not
that aversion 20 change, as such. so
marked In the Chinese OF Hindoo.
Physically and mentally the Persian Is
Caucasian. His complexion IS dark:
his hair is chestnut and never curly.
the beard thick. His head Is oval; the
forehead moderately high, hattened
round the temples; the eyes light
brown. the cheeks leshy. without red
ness: the lips thin and the chin mar
row. He IS Of little more than medium
size. Persians resemble Europeans.
or rather Latins. more than do other
Asiatics.
Persian mounts his horse from the
right side; he writes rom right TO left.
p -ese seem unimportant or trihing
cI. 1racteristics. but they illustrate the
difference between the East and West.
A Persian OF rank always keeps open
house. In addition 10 frequent and
sumptuous entertainments. a traveller
Of distinction finds comfortable lodging
IN the chief houses OF a town or VII
laEe. More the poor can obtain meal
there. II NAV be merely bread and
IF or a ragout- but when the poor
nan at the gaze asks he Is not re-
fused While many needy hesitate 10
beg. in ever. place some are dependent
on charity. and they do not suffer
The reason is rarity the Mohammedan
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

Beresfords. but claims she has a right
to the coronet and the rank of peerless.
TO add TO their humiliation. Her
latest assertion is that she was
Delaval Beresford's business partner:
shows as proof that many Of the cattle
on the Beresford ranch. Ojitos. in
Mexico. bear her private brand. and
that in any event she is entitled to a
far greater portion Of the estate than
the paltry $4,000 he bequeathed her,
when he left the residue of his estate
to his two brothers In England, the
Admiral and Lord Marcus Beresford.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

However. the management or those
portions OF the estate which are in
Mexico and Canada has been awarded
TO Judge o. D. Hammond. Of New
York and It looks as If Lady Flo's''
claim as Beresford's business partner
would prove a better one than her
cain to the coronet
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

influence over them
The late Lafcadio Hearn. that charm
Ing Americana reek-Irish author, por-
trayer Of Japanese life, is said 10 have
had his earlier years guided by wo-
man Of black skin.
The negress in The Ciansman. ."
Thomas Dixon's powerful book. is not
a Pigment Of imagination. but a histori-
cal person.
The wealthy aged John r. Platt,
Of New York city. was bled Of a large
fortune by Hannah Elias, whom he sued
for s6S5,O00 in June OF 1904. claiming she
had caJoled this amount out Of his purse.
This negress has again come into evil
dence through her suit against an up
holsterer. whom she charges with hav-
ing retained $4,000 worth of the property
Plat laYished upon her
Because he has determined 20 make a
strong legal fight against the suit for
breach Of promise in the sum OF $4,000,
brought against him by Miss Annie L
Marley. Of Boston. said 20 have colored
blood. Prof. Philippe B. MarcOu recently
resigned as professor OF modern Ian
guages at Harvard University.
Washington. also. has had a case or
two somewhat resembling that Of the
aged Mr.. Plat and the Elias woman
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

the admiral. who IS already IN this
country. on his z.500-mile trip from
Britain 10 Mexico.
This ghost. according 10 tradition.
for generations has warned, by its ap-
pearance. members Of the BeresfOrd
family who might be threatened with
misfortune.
The banshee" is known from one
end OF Ireland ITO the other She In
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
"Iady FIO'sy Defiance. ,

But more amazing than any Of these
cases is that OF the negress. Flora
Wolff. known as Lady Flo" who is
fighting Admiral Lord Charles Beres-
ford. Of the British navy. and other
members OF that proud English house.
for the $1.OO0OOO estate Of s. Delavai
Beresford, the admiraTs eccentric
brother, whose common law wife she
declares she had been for years.
Lady Flo not only defies the
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Beresford's Strange Romance.

5. Deieval Beresford's career was
as romantic as any in fiction The
Youngest son OF wealthy and noble
father. the Rev. John Beresford,
fourth Marquis OF Waterford. Deleval
announced his position and came 70
America 70 become a cowboy Almost
his sole companion was the negress.
Flora Wolff He was his own book
keeper and fnancier. His chief
amusement was hunting.
For over a quarter OF a century ne
remained an outcast
His brothers. whom he so generously
remembered In his last testament.
never recognized him. never wrote to
him. and treated him as one dead.
Delavsl had pleasant quarters on his
ranch. but cared little for luxury on
his own account. When he sold cattle
he always accompanied them on their
trip. He usually wore corduroy suit
and a SLOUGH hat. or sombrero. with a
loose silk scarf OF bright pattern
knotted at his throat.
When he went to FL PasO. the ne
gress always went with him and drank
as much as he did. It is said, although
her conduct was discreet enough on
Is said that two years ago they both
tried a weIl-known gold cure for
drunkenness.
For whom is this psckage?" would
be asked in an FL Paso. Texas. store.
For Lady Flo Beresford," would
be the reply
And then Flora Wolf would say for
her purchase filling out blank checks
which were signed by Deleval Beres-
ford
Incidents OF this kind, which were
common occurrences in the stores Of
Fl Paso. VIII be used by the woman
TO sustain her contention that she was
the mans common-law wife.
She will use the incidents of her be-
ing recognized as his wife by the mer-
chants and OF her undoubted right.
which she exercised in buying house
hold supplies and even Beresford's
clothes for him In FL Paso. The VIII
was written in Ell Paso and was left
there 1t was probated in FL Paso be-
cause Beresford owned realty there
and this will give the woman ground
for a fight IN Texas, according TO the
contention Of her lawyers
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
The ~BeresfOrd Banshee.-

II was a ghost-the historical "Beres-
ford Banshee." Of Curraghmore. Ire
land-which IS said 10 have summoned
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
FLORA WOLFF,

COlOred Woman Known as LADY Flo
Who Demands the Bulk Of Delaval
BeresfoTd's Estate and GJronet
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

the ghost OF the wife OF Sir TristrAr1
BeresfoTd. Deaths and births in the
Beresford family always are heralded
by the appearance OF the banshee"
at the ancestral home OF the family
az CurTaghmore-
On his arrival in America, Admiral
Beresford declared there would be no
compromise with the negress-
Flora Volts claim to my brothers
estate on the ground that she IS his
common-Iaw wife IS prepOsterous." he
said. Il have been IN cable commu-
nicatlon with President Diaz. OF Mex
leo. and thus far the interests OF ny
family have been protected Now that
am here. we viii quickly dispose or
this woman claimant
Who VIII win In this strange con-
test2
The noble admiral OF the negress2
should Flora Wolf prevail. she viii
hold rank equal 10 many Of the ladies
OF King Edward 8 court.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
ShOuldFlOra Wolff
Win Her Fight
She Would Be
Worth $1,000
900 and Would
Rank as High
aSManyaPeer-
eSS at King Ed
wards Court.

CONTEMPORARY history
has linked the names OF sew
eral prominent men with
those Of negresses. who are
said to have exercised great
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

two taken together on the porch Of
the ranchhouse in Mexico. and on
these pictures are marked the names
OF Beresford and the woman. with the
inscription. myself and my house
keeper, ia the handwriting OF the
man who is now dead This will be
used by the lawyers as testimony that
Beresford recognized the woman sim
ply as his housekeeper and not as his
wife
And now the admiral is the first OF
MS family 20 make a fghe for the
estate
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

more estate. England. on January IS
IN the presence Of a large gathering.
The chief mOurneTs were Lord Marcus
Beresford, the Marquis OF Waterford.
and Lord Arson
The Washington herald., 1907-02-17

This IS not a country like Italy, where
Jhe lazzaroni lie around in the sun on
the steps OF a church, day after day for
twenty years. content in a few rags.
satisfied with a long string of maccaroni.
II Is not Ike Spain, where a beggar
wraps himself in pride ana a long cloak
and receives the few pence given him by
the man Of wealth, who lifts his hat, as
he does SO, with a grave. sad courtesy
that is very pathetic. then spends them
IN q glass Of fiery Amontilado and a
dish of polenta at the nearest cafe It
is not Ike India, where the natives are
thankful for a handful of rice in the best
seasons and where beggars abound at all
seasons, wretchedly poor. poverty strick-
en-, patient people, accustomed 10 fighting
plaques and famines all their lives long
Our beggaTs are for the most part COM
paratively prosperous looking and well
tic when given a cent. They don't cringe
one bit They don't often whine They
are a pretty sturdy and independent lot
on the whole. But still there are individ-
uals among them who look very miseT-
able and are-they are by no means rec
OnCiled 10 their fate and they show that
they are in real need. Give them. with q
kind word, an occasional quarter, my
friends; you'll never miss IL. No one has
ever yet heard Of anybody's being ruined
by these little gifts
The Washington herald., 1907-02-17
CHANGING POLITICAL VIEWS.
south No Longer Stronghold of
state Rights Doctrine.

us ms
From the New Orleans Picayune.
There was once a time when Southern
Senators and Representatives in Congress
would have been prompt 10 challenge the
Presidents iuvasions of the rights Of the
States and his assumption Of arbitrary
power, but to-day the South is no longer
the stronghold Of constitutional guaran-
tees and Of the rights Of the States under
the Constitution
On the contrary, there is a growing dis
position among the people of these South
ern States to fly to the Federal Executive
for any desired action or relief in public
affairs. as if il were expected that the
complish In a moment what would other
wise have to be sought in the leisurely
formalities Of Congressional legislation or
of judicial elaboration.
A generation ago It would have been an
astounding spectacle to see the Southern
people arguing for and supporting radical
Executive action, but times have changed,
and men have changed with them. It Is
only when some apprehension has been
aroused by some movement 10 aggrandize
the negroes at the expense Of the white
people Of the South that there is a gen
eral rally around the Constitution, but the
moment this situation is changed and the
dreaded menace no longer hangs like a
black cloud over the South, all is for
gotten, and demands are loud again for
the most radical assumptions Of power
by the national Executive.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-17
HUNDRED YEARS OF PEACE.
Secretary Root MoraIiEes on Our Re-
IatiOns with Canada.
From Tie Boston Transcript

FROM L-e boston transcript
within a few years. eight years from
now says Secretary Root in his recent
speech at Ottawa. we shall be able to
celebrate the centennial anniversary Of
100 years OF peaceful Fellowship between
the United States and Canada-l00 wears
during which no part Of the fruits Of in
dustry and enterprise has been diverted
from the building up Of peaceful and
happy homes, from the exercise and pro-
motion of religion. from the education Of
children. and the succor Of the distressed
and unfortunate TO be expended in war
like attack by one people upon the other -
This IS an impressive fact Of modern
history. II il be sought to minimize its
importance toward demonstrating the Dos
sibility Of avoiding war by pointing out
that the two nations are Of one blood and
stock In origin and alike in political train
ing, it can be argued quite as strongly on
the other side that this might be consid-
cred to increase the probabilities of con-
hict, Our own great civil war is a case
in point So are the so-called Latin races
and Teutonic races of Europe akin in
blood and alike in the DEVELOPMENT of
their political institutions. yet this has
not prevented an almost constant success
sion Of armed conflicts for centuries.
Secretary Root did not fail to take into
account the character of the men who
settle new continents and build new
countries as the Americans and Canadians
have done. Such pioneers are necessarily
vigorous and intense. Such men are
prone, in the pursuit Of their objects. TO
be unyielding in their confidence that
their own interests should give the law:
they become SO engrOssed in meeting the
difficulties and dangers of their enterprise
as not to stick at trifies. sometimes even
to the exclusion Of thoughtfulness for the
interests and feelings of others" as the
astute Root with his worldly experience
in plenty, very delicately puts Il. How
ever, against all theorizings of what might
have been, there looms up this great fact
Of the 100 years of unbTOken peace.
1t looks like a sign of the millennial
nations. where no forts beetle from cliffs
across the border. no bayonets or canron
threaten, and great ports are thronG ed
with fleets without a gun. Here they
stand-this pair of peaceful powers, proud
of their 100 years of mistaken reliance on
peaceful aTbitrament in difficulties, which
have not been small nor few
The Washington herald., 1907-02-17
AMERICAN HEN DEFENDED.
Unjust AspeTsiOns Upon Her Char
acter Properly Resented.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
There is no doubt that the American
men is bird which properly commands
our highest esteem. The product Of the
hen ranks high among the leading food
staples of the land, and some mathemati-
cal expert has figured it out that If she
were to set about il the hen could pay
of the national Indebtedness in a surpris-
lnCly brief period Of time. That the
American hen is surpassed in any way
by the hens OF other nations is some
thing that no loyal American would per
nit himself to admit And yet there IS
Bellamy, the eminent Bellamy-first name
unknown, but presumably Henry-who
asserts that the quality of the poultry
served in the leading New York restau-
rants IS inferior 10 that Of the poultry
served in London. He even claims that
the best American chickens would not
bring more than 1Sd in London. while the
Surrey birds readily command IS Bel
Iemy is kind enough to inform us that he
attributes the inferiority of American
poultry to the fact that it is not reared
with scientific care.
Naturally il will be asked, who is
Bellamy?" Bellamy is poulterer by royal
appointment to his gracious majesty King
Edward Yet, in the very teeth of this
mark of sovereign Endorsement. every
true American will take a fresh grip on
his LOYALTY to the hen of the republic. at
the same time setting the great Bethany
down as one who cackles neither wisely
nor we'll
The Washington herald., 1907-02-17
Cabinet Officers.

These gentlemen certainly have no idea
when they are appointed that in the mail
alone they have a regular fail which Will
scourge them daily as long as they hold
office. Nobody who is in any sense a
public character escapes this. Authors
get stacks of letters from all over the
country, Europe. Asia. and Africa. They
contain wild proposals of marriage: kind
expressions Of interest and praise Of this
or that book, trade circulars, specimen
copies of every new publication. demands
for autographs. invitations 10 put up mon
uments to put windows in churches in
honor of greet poets, urgent requests TO
adopt negro twins. To join clubs and So
cieties, 10 state the price of land In your
neighborhOOd that the writer may buy a
place and live near the author for the rest
of her life; 10 reveal whether you write
under the influence of coffee. coEnac.
beer. or buttermilk; where you were edu-
Gated, how many times you have been
abroad and the number of your wives or
husbands; also whether you begin al day
light or dark. Every such person should
be provided with what Sydney Smith
called "a fOOlOmeter" 1t simply doesn't
occur to these people that an author, I'd
to his eyes always in papers. and showed
under two feet deep on his desk by them.
with his bread to get, and a contract 10
fulfill, has no time TO consider and give
his opinion of Ms. of 500 pages on
The Conflict OF Creeds." and. so IL IS
that one of our Cabinet officers earns his
salary fifty times over just over his post
bag. Ofice-seekers. oficehoIders, friends.
enemies, parasites, flatterers critics,
cranks, above all, fools, have got target
and rapid-fire him into a state OF frenzy
almost, unless he keeps his brain on ice.