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Show 1 Current Topics J!l JK. s!S Jti ;!i i S'i J?i 3 i!i Jit X't ?t Ji 'i $'t y J y$ ?;J ?fc & . Marks the Lafxryer. ' Judge Abraham Marks, the original of Harriet Beecher Stowe's character in "Uncle Tom's Cabin," is quite ill in St. Peter's hospital, Brooklyn, at too aged of 87. Judge Marks was hardly hard-ly the man described de-scribed by Mrs. Stowe in her famous fa-mous book. Quite the reverse, in fact, for he was a war friend of Henry Ward Beecher. Unc'.e Tom's creator used only his name, and did so at the suggestion Ml m Once 4-0.000.000 ftobo 4-.-OOO.OCO. E. A. Davis, one of the heirs of the great Davis estate, died under distressing dis-tressing circumstances at the county hospital, Chicago, last week. His death was caused by brain fever brought on by years of worry over legal complications connected with the will case and family troubles. He was only J5 years old and had a very active career ever since his boyhood. Two years ago Mrs. Davis applied for and secured a divorce from him. Their i to young children were placed in the hands of a guardian, and the parting with his little ones is said to have contributed more than anything else to his mental distress and subsequent fatal illness. The great Montana estate of his uncle, the value of which has dwindled dwin-dled from $40,000,000 down to $4,000,-000, $4,000,-000, is still in the courts, and it is improbable im-probable that an early settlement will be reached. The case has been drag- of her reverend judge Marks, brother, offered in a moment of merriment But the name struck, and the judge's friends have never since called him in any fashion of speech except "Marks, the Ti,riv Msrlrt: is a courteous. learned, old-style gentleman, with a heart as tender as that of the Actional Marks was hard. He came from Virginia Vir-ginia to New York in 1832, was a reporter re-porter on the old Star, and afterward studied law. He laid away a competence compet-ence for his old aze. . In the "Public Eye Again. If rumor can De relied upon. King Leopold II, of Belgium, may abdicate his throne this fall in favor of his nephew. Prince Albert, who will be married soon to Duchess Elizabeth, of Bavaria. Were it not for the fact that the retirement of King Leopold has been the subject of repeated rumors heretofore, some credence might be attached at-tached to the report which now comes from Belgium, but so frequently has the good-natured monarch of late years had occasion to contradict such reports that there are comparatively few readers who will stop to give the matter second thought. King Leo- mm E. A. DAY 13. poia nas neiu uw itiuj i B- ment continuously since 1865. Prince Albert is the son of the late Count of Flanders, brother to the king. He succeeded suc-ceeded to the claims of Prince Baldwin, Bald-win, his elder brother, who died in gtng along for over ten years, and though the claimants tame to an amicable am-icable arrangement among themselves three years ago, the Montana courts still hold the property intact, that is, what is left of it. Hundreds of lawyers law-yers have grown rich' upon the fees necessitated by keeping it in the eourta. Sep Winner Again at XOorK, The venerable Sep Winner, despite I his 73 years, is the author of a cam- paign song, whlcn he expects to score as big a hit as his compositions of years agj, that have brought him fame, if not fortune. For some time his pen has been idle, but the melody in his heart- r-nulri never Sep. Winner. die aIld lt re Quired little stimulus to reawaken into song all the chords and harmonies that rang through his soul and found the "Mocking Bird," and other popular airs. What success may await him with his new song one can not say, but there will be hundreds of old admirers ad-mirers of his compositions who will welcome it on account of its author, if for no other reason. These will be interested to learn something of its writer, if only to reawaken old memories. mem-ories. 1 Death of Prince Henry. The death of Prince Henry, who was the uncle of the Grand Duke of KING LEOPOLD. 1891. Leopold has three daughters, but these are disqualified by the Belgian constitution, the succession being shifted when the monarch has no male issue to the eldest brother and his heirs. ' Susan B. Anthony has given way under the strain of her endeavor to save the day for co-education in the University of Rochester. Her effort to pbtain the necessary pledges of money was successful, but now she is confined to her room, is allowed, to see no callers and is in a condition ,of utter collapse Incident to the ususual exertions and attendant excitement and nervous strain. "Dr. Miller's Misfortune. Dr. George L. Miller, the veteran physician, editor and political writer of Omaha, has been suffering from , a mental ailment for some time, and his disease took a violent form last week. He was taken to St. Bernard's Ber-nard's hospital in Council Bluffs, where he will be kept until it shall je ascertained whether or not there is any hope Dr. Miller. of his nltimate recovery. ur. miui hits been conspicuous in all movements for public good in Nebraska ever since he established the Omaha Herald In 1865. For four years he served as surveyor of the port of Omaha. Dr Miller has been intimately acquainted ac-quainted with many eminent statesmen states-men among whom the late Horatio Seymour and the late Samuel J. Tilden were conspicuous. He is a native of Oneida county. New York, and Is 7. 7 ears old. PRINCE HENKY. Hesse, removes the only male relative In direct succession to the Hessian throne. Hewas married morganatic-ally, morganatic-ally, and In this way his children are precluded from succession. Abner Robblns, an Oregon millionaire, million-aire, is noted on the Pacific coast for his eccentricities. He lives alone In a log cabin, prefers humble fare, and refuses to accept a pass on his own amilroad. |