Current
Once $4-0,000,000 JVottt 4-.-(
000,000,
B. A. Davis, ono of the liolra of the
great Davis cstato, died under dls
trosslng circumstances nt tho county
hospital, Chicago, last wcok.
Ills death was cnuscd by brain fovcr
brought on by years of worry over
legal complications connected with
tho will caBo and family troublos. Ho
Wb only 35 years old and had a vory
acttvo career ever since his boyhood.
Two years ago Mrs, DavlB applied for
and secured a divorce from him. Their
two younc children woro placed in tho
bands of a guardian, and tbo parting
with his llttlo ones Is catd to liavo
contributed moro than anything olso
o his mental distress and subsequent
fatal Illness.
Tho great Montana nstato of his
undo, tho value of which has dwin
dled from $10,000,000 down to $4,000.
000, Is still In tbo courts, and It Is Im
probable that an early settlement will
bo reached. Tho caso has been drag-
13. A. DAVIS.
glng along for ovor ten years, nnd
though tho claimants came to nn am
icable arrangoinont among themselves
three yoars ago, tho Montnna courts
still hold tho proporty Intact, that Is,
what is loft of it Hundreds of law
yers havo grown rich upon tbo fees
necessitated by keeping It in tho
courts.
A Cain for Gossips.
Slnco sociology has taken such a
ilrm bold upon inquiring mlndo that
nomowhat bodragglod lady, Dam
OobbIp, has gained a now dignity.
What used to bo looked upon as ldlo
chattor about ono'a nolgbbors is now
como to bo regarded in tbo light of
eclontlflc Inquiry about social units,
Thoso old themes, tho lovo of dress,
tho lovo. of one's neighbor, and tbo
lack of lovo for one's family, which
woro supposed to sot plvoty tongues
to wagging now sot lofty brains to
brooding, and to accumulate Horns of
iiowb is a pursuit worthy of tho most
dlgnlflod of investigators, It Is now
tho buslnoss of halt tho world to find
out how tho other half lives, and that
old fltatomont of Tope's that tho proper
study of mankind Is man Is today ac
cepted in a broad sociological spirit
Sep Winner Again at XOorK,
Tho vonerablo Sop Winner, desplto
his 73 yoars, Is tbo author of a cam
paign Bong, which
ho expects to ncoro
as big u hit ns his
compositions of
years ago, that
havo brought
him fame, it not
fortuno, For some
tlmo his pon hao
bcou ldlo, but tho
melody In his
heart could novor
die, nnd It re
Sop. Winner.
quired llttlo stimulus to roawakon Into
Bong all tbo chords and hnrmonlos
that rang through his soul nnd found
tho, "Mocking Bird," and othor popular
aire. What success may await him
with IiIb now song ono can not say,
nit thoro will bo hundrodB of old ad
mirers of his compositions who will
wolcomo It on account of Its author,
it for no othor reason. Theso will bo
IntorcBtod to learn something of its
writer, If only to rcawakon old mem
ories. "Death ef Prince Henry,
Tho death of Prlnco Honry, who
was tho uncle of tho Grand Duko of
PRINCE HENRY.
Hesse, removes tho only malo rolatlvo
In direct succession to tho Hessian
throno, Ho was married morganatic
ally, and In this way his children aro
precluded from succession.
Topics
MarRs the JLatvyer.
Judge Abraham Marks, tho original
of Harriot Beccher Stowe's character
in "Undo Tom's Cabin," is quite 111 In
St Peter's hospital, Brooklyn, at tho
aged of 87. Judge
Marks was hard
ly tho man do
ncribod by Mrs.
Stowe in hor fa
mous book. Quito
tho reverse, In
fact, for ho was a
war friend of
Henry Ward
Ueochor. Undo
Tom's creator
used only his
name, and did so
nt tho suggestion
of hor reverend
brothor, offered In
Judgo Marks.
n momont of merriment. But tho
namo struck, and the Judge's friends
have never since called him in any
fashion of speech oxcept "Marks, the
lawyer." Judgo Marks Is a courteous,
learned, old-stylo gentlomnn, with a
heart as tondcr as that of tho Actional
Marks was hard. Ho camo from Vir
ginia to Now York In 1832, was a re
porter on the old Star, and afterward
studlod law. Ho laid away a compet
enco for his old ngo.
In the Public Bye Again.
If rumor enn no rolled upon, King
Leopold II, of Belgium, may abdicate
his throno this fall In favor of his
nophow, Prlnco Albert, who will bo
married Boon to Duchess Elizabeth, of
Bavaria. Woro It not for tho fact that
tho retirement of King Leopold ha3
been tho subject of repoatcd rumors
heretofore, somo crcdonco might bo at
tached to tho report which now comes
from Bolglum, but so frequently has
the good-natured monarch of lato
years had occasion to contradict such
reports that thoro nre comparatively
fow rcadors who will Btop to glvo tbo
matter Bccond thought. King Leo
pold baa hold tho reins of govern
ment continuously slnco 18G5. Prlnco
Albort Is tho son of tho Into Count of
Flanders, brother to tho king. Ho suc
ceeded to tho claims of Prlnco Bald
win, his elder brother, who died In
1891. Leopold has throo daughters, but
theso aro disqualified by tho Belgian
constitution, tho succession being
KINO LEOPOLD,
shifted when tho monarch has no malo
lssuo to tho oldest brothor and his
heirs.
Ctrl Tramps tumorous.
Now Jorsey has como to tho front
with n product ontlroly Its own. It
Is nothing less than tho fomnlo tramp,
drcssod In boy's clothing nnd stealing
rides on freight trains. Sho la In
coming common. Tho other morning
"James" Robinson of Philadelphia
was rolcased from tho county correc
tion farm at Tronton on payment of a
3 flno, tho monoy having been sent
by tologrnph from Philadelphia.
"James" Is a girl about 10 years old.
Sho was arrested by a railroad dotcc
tlvo and sent to tho farm chained to
six tramps. Whon captured sho had
n largo revolver strappod to a belt
around hor waist, nnd upon being
questioned promptly admitted hor box
Sho rofusod to glvo hor name, but
said bIio was trying to roach tho homo
of hor uncle In Now Brunswick. Tho
Justice committed her to tho stone
qunrry for thirty dnys In dofault of
tho $3 flno Imposed. This Is tho third
girl tramp tho dotectlves havo nn'est-
od at tho coal chutes thoro within a
fow days.
Dr. Miller's Misfortune.
Dr. Qooruo L. MUlor. tho veteran
physician, editor and political writer
of Omaha, has been suffering from a
mental ailment for
somo tlmo, and
his dlscaso took a
violent form last
week. Ho was
taken to St. Ber
nard's hospital In
Council Bluffs,
whoro ho will be
kept until It shall
b o ascertained
whothor or not
thoro Is nny bono
Dr. MUlor.
of his ultlmato recovory. Dr. MUlor
has been cohsdIcuouh In nil movomonts
for public good In NobraBka ovor alnco
ha oHtahllBhod tho Omaha Horald In
18C5. For four years ho sorvod as
BJjrvoyor of tbo port of Omaha.
Dr. Miller has been Intimately nc
nualnted with many eminent states
men, among whom tho Into Horntlo
Sovmour and tho into aamuoi j. -union
were conspicuous. Ho Is a native of
Onolda county, Now York, and la 73
yours old.
"Panorama.
JVttu President of Purdue.
Dr. Wlnthrop Ellsworth Stone,
who haii succeeded tho lata James
H. Smart as president of Purdue uni
versity, Lafayette, Ind., served tho
college as vice
president from
1892 until his elec
tion to tho presi
dency laat July.
Dr. Stone is a
young man, en
thusiastic In edu
cational work.
Although only 38
years old ho has
won wide rocoent-
Dr. Stone. tIon by h,B icarn.
Ing and his progresslvencss. He
was graduated from tho Massa
chusetts Agricultural college and later
studied at Oottltigon, whero ho re
ceived a doctor's degree. From Bos
ton university ho received tho dogreo
of bachelor of science, nn honor earned
by his rcascarchcs In ohomlstry.
After completing his studies in Ger
many Dr. Stono was for a time con
noctod with the chemical department
of tho University of Tennessee. In
1889 ho left tho Tonnesseo university
to nccopt tho chair of chemistry at
Purduo university.
Dr. Stono Is n great favorlto with
tho studonts at tho Indiana collogo and
tho opening of tho Institution will
bring flilm enthusiastic greetings from
tho members of his old classes.
Hero of "Dig "Riots.
Pollco Lleutonant Edward J. Steele
of Chicago, who died suddenly tho
other morning, took a prominent part
In suppressing tho Haymarket riot,
his company being at tho head of the
column that advanced to disperse the
anarchists. Ills clothing was riddled
with bullots and ho Injured his wrist
In clubbing ono of tho rioters Bonso
less with his empty revolver. Lleu
tonant Steolo was out for two dayo
EDWARD J. STEELE.
and two nights, nnd nlno of tho twenty-four
members of his company were
sorlously wounded.
"Defends Her Worfis.
Sarah Grand, tho novelist, who is
engaged in a sharp controversy with
an English clergyman as to tho effects
of her stories upon tho minds of the
young was born In
Ireland. Sho began
writing at tho ago
of 11 and nt 1C
was married to an
army officer with
whom sho traveled
In Ceylon, China
Japan and Egypt.
Hor contributions
to porl o d 1 c a 1 3
Miss Grand.
woro at Unit re
turned with unfnillng regularity, but
sho refused to bo discouraged and
kept on semi ing manuscripts to tho
publishers until they wcro compolled
to glvo her a hearing. "Idcala," hor
first Important work, was published
at her own cost, whllo "Tho Heavenly
Twins," porhaps hor most successful
effort, had to wait threo years for a
publisher. Sarah Orand'a position In
contemporary English literature has
boon tho subject for much controver
sy, una tins many menus and many
onomles. Her real namo Is Mrs.
Chambers McFnll.
"Bryan's Home Hun Hit.
Back In tho 'SO's when William J.
Bryan, tbo standard bearor of tho Do
mocrncy, was a lnwyor at Jacksonville
111., ho was a base
ball csthuslast
nnd belonged to a
club thero, tho
bnseball club of
Morgan county
bar. R o c e n 1 1 y
this fact was
brought to light
by tho finding of
John W. Spclngor,
ono of tbo leading
citizens of Denver,
of a faded photo
graph, showing Mr,
Bryan In tho unl
form of a ball
player. Spoaklng
Bryan In Bnso BaiL
of tho matter Mr.
costume, 1SS4.
Springer r'c:
"Tho pleturo of Mr. Bryan was taken
nftor tho club had participated In a
vigorously contested game, ono of a
series of charity games plnyod at
Jacksonville, In tho summor of 1881,
Tho day tho pleturo was taken, Mr.
Springer recalls that tho club of
which Brynn was pitcher and himself
catcher had been victorious ovor a
team inndo up of tho best players
among tho town storo clerks. He also
recalls that victory was pulled out of
defeat In the ninth Inning by Bryan's
homo ruu hit."
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SCHOOLS IJV THE J
J THILITTI JVES.
Frank O. Carpenter, the noted news
paper correspondent, now in the
Philippines, sends the following de
scriptive Utter anent the Introduction
of the American free school In Manila:
I have visited a number of the pub
Ho school of Manila. I am surprised
at tho quickness and Intelligence of
tho pupils.
Lot me tako you Into ono of tho
schools, and show you Just how it
looks. It is a primary school, for as
yet llttlo more than tho primary
grades havo beon established. Tho
nothing like any
you havo seen in
tho Unltod States.
It Is a one-atory
building, nbout 30
feot square, built
upon posts 10 feet
In height. It hab
sliding windows
mado up of a lat
tice work of hun
dreds of llttlo
squares In each of
which a piece of
oyster sholl not
thicker than your
school house is
school houso Is nothing like any you
havo soon In tho United States. It
Is a one-story building, about 30 feet
square, built upon posts 10 feet In
height. It hns sliding windows mado
up of a lattlco work of hundreds of lit
tle squnres, In each of which a plcco
of oyster sholl not thicker than your
TTHtttE UTTlil. riUPIMOft
SOME GALVES&OJSf TIC&WRES .
China's Great Viceroys. 1
Slnco tho Chlneso troubles began
thoro havo boon frequent references to
the great southern viceroys, only ono
of whom, LI Hung Chang, has hither
to onjoyed nn International reputa
tion. Tho othors, with tholr strnngo
names, aro easily forgotten, nnd yet
Ll'a vlcoroynlty Is tbo least of tho
threo which wo give hero In tbo order
of tholr population:
Vlccroyulty of l.lu Kiiii-Yl.
Provinces. Area. Populat'n.
Klangsu -14.500 20,905,171
Vgan-hul 4S.4GI 20,950,288
thumb nail has been fitted. Theso
shells servo to keep out the hot sun,
and thoy are so transparent that they
admit enough light for study and
work. Tho windows are always open,
except where they keep out tho sun, so
that tho air may sweep through, Thore
Is a llttlo cocoanut trco in front of the
building I am describing, and wo pass
through a grove of banana trees on
our way to the back yard, where the
entrnnco is found. Going upstairs,
wo find two or threo rooms filled with
llttlo children nt work.
In this school all
are boys, for there
is no co-education
of tho sexes in Man
ila, and tho boys
and girls each havo
schools of their
own. Tho boys aro
as brown ns mulat
tocs, and their hair
Is cut short, so that
It stands up like
black bristles over their llttlo bullet
llko heads. Notlco their eyes. Thoy
are black, and tho most of thorn 6nap
with Interest they show in tho teach
er. How queerly they dress. If our
boys wore their clothes in this way
their teachers would send them
straight homo. Each boy Is In his
Klang-sl 72,170 24,531,118
Total 105,137 60,395,577
VIceroynlty of Clmiic Clil-Tung.
Provinces. Area. Populnt'n.
Hupoh 70,150 31,214,085
Hunnn 74,320 21,002,001
Total 144,770 55,247,289
Vlccroyiilty of 1.1 linns t'lmnt.
Provinces. Area. Populnt'n.
Kwnng-tung 79,450 29,700,249
Kwank-sl 7S.250 5,151,327
Total 157.70G 31,857,570
bare feet, or In slippers, without stock
ings. Fully half of tho number can
not help studying out loud, accord'
ing to tho custom which was taught in
the past,
Later on I visited ono of tho pri
mary schools for glrls.The teachers woro
women, and among them was an
American girl who told me that sho
found tho children qulto as bright as
our school children at homo. With
her assistance I photographed somo of
tho pupils, taking three little girls as
a sample, and later on mado a pleturo
of a class. She had somo of tho llt
tlo ones recite their English lesson,
and they did remarkably well.
Tho teachers aro doing all thoy can
to inculcate Americanism. Last
Fourth of July thero was a school cele
bration at which pyrotechnic speeches
on liberty wero made, and tho Decla
ration of Independenco road by ono of
Uio pupils. On Washington's birth
day American flagB were put over all
tho school buildings for tho first tlmo,
and thoro wore approprlato exercises
In commemoration of tho first presi
dent of tho United States. I doubt
whether tho hatchet story has as much
forco bore as In America, for tho Fili
pino child has thus far not been
taught to rovorenco tho truth.
Thoso provinces roach southward
from around tho mouth of tho Yangtze-
Klang River to tho Cnnton coast,
ami tho only other vlcoroyalty that Is
of tho samo class as regurds popu
lation is that of tho single great prov
Inco of Sze-chunn, which llos way to
tho west on tho borders of Thlbot
This Is tho largest province of China,
containing ns It does 1C0.800 squaro
miles and a population of 07,712,897.
Its viceroy Is a Mnnchu named Kwol
Chun, of whom llttlo Is heard.
I A silver coin Is usually In currency
for abcut twenty-soven years.