Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-06-20
HEIRSIO SCOTCH ESTATE.

10 the Editor ofthe Alexandria Gazette:
Washington, D. O., June IS. 1901.
1 inclose you a clipping from the
Kansas City Star Of May s regarding
millions in Scotland due the American
heirs. Why not let the Virginia men,
tsrs OF that family know through the
columns of your well-known paper OF
their foriuut? VIRGINIAN.
A woman VINO expects sooD to re-
ceive a snare of an estate In Scotlsnd
valued at 200 million dollars, was in
Kausas City On the Dight OF May Z.
Hers is not an idle dream. There have
bsen 20 many estates 10 Europe for
which heirs could not be found and 80
! many, when claimed, have proved 10
bs visionary, that siory OF fabulous
wealth such as this ia received with ex-
treme caution. But this Scotch estate
is actual. 1t is several miles wide, bas
never been 10 litigation. the court Of
chancery bas never fastened its clutches
on the fortune smsssed by Lord George
Hume, aud, what is better still, the
whole estate s being cleared up and set
Elements made with the heirs by the
British parliament. Among these heirs
is Mr.. A. B. Lewis, 1886 east Eighth
street, Kansas City; Mrs. II. M. Hume
Buck, Mrs. Cora Archibald and Mrs.
5. w. Douglas, of Las Vegas, N. NJ;
Frank Hume. Washington, ID. G; Mrs.
Jdlia Hume Ellis, of Richmond, KY,
and K. ID. Hume, a millionaire salmon
packer OF California.
Toe story of the struggle, continued
through many years, TO straigbten ou'
ne tangled threads of the history Of
the Hume estates would fill large
volume. Severel of the American heirs
are wealthy and were too much occo-
pied 10 the chase for more gold to
search through musty records for pedi-
grees. The Indifference was vexstious
TO the heirs who really needed the
money. Some there we're who fol-
lowed each clue 30 assiduously and
worked 80 unremittiDgly that they be-
came almost ia aaticsl on the subject Of
the Hume heirs. Of all the American
Hume heirs there was probably not
one who knew more about the geneal-
ogy of the family than Mrs. Hume,
now living In Las Vegas, whose daugh.
ter is Mrs. A. B. Lewis OF Ksnsts City.
She had at one time large drawing
made, showing the branches of the
family tree from its earliest available
history and never gave up the hope
that one day she would come into her
rightul share OF the big estates left by
her rich relatives over the Sea. 1t re-
qnired more money, however, than
Mrs. Hume could afford to spend, and
very likely she would never Rave lived
to zee her dream realized bad II not
neen for Mrs. Henrietta Hume Munro,
widow of the millionaire New
YORK publisher, who hes gone to
Scotland to hasten the settlement
of the estate. Mrs. Munro determined
TO briOg to close the long and tire
some fight that had been made by o
few of the American heirs. She is
doing ell she Can to effect settlement.
and some day, not so very far distant,
large amount of English and Scotch
money will find its way over the ocean,
ana very likely sportion Of 1t will reach
Kansas City, for Mis-. Lewis Ia direct
hei- and will come 10 for share with
the others when the distribution takes
place.
The estates OF Lord George Hume
carries, among others, the titles OF Lord
Hume of Wedderburn, Earl Of March.
mont, Earl Of Ely, Earl OF Dunbar and
Earl of Polwortb. These titles take
precedence over q large Dumber OF the
oldest ari tocracy OF England, and the
castles are some of the fntJt show
places Of Europe. Wedderburn castle
is situated one and half miles from
Ddnse, in Berwickshire. MsrchmoDt
town is at present the home of Sir
Hugh Hume Campbell, and Paxton
house Is occupied by 'rd David Milne
Home Hume, member OF Parliament
for Berwickshire. Lady Kirk and
Lenthill are situated on the North sea
and are priceless with wealth of age and
traditions.-[ Kansas City Star.