The National tribune., 1909-09-16

time. Yes, the Duchess of Marlborough
seems to be a very happy and satisfied
woman now, which she certainly was
not during the years she lived with the
Duke.
In spite of his strong will and his
tenacious hold on life, in spite of the
best medical skill of this goth century,
E. H Hartman has been forced to
take the hand of the Dread Reaper and
pass with him into the Shades. The
great railroad builder and financier died
at his country home at Arden on the
9Th inst, surrounded by his immediate
family, and conscious almost to the last
moment of life. Altho not more than a
week ago the public was assured that
the i'll man was improving rapidly, even
walking around his country estate, yet,
if this were actually the case, he grew
rapidly worse again, one severe attack
of indigestion following another, from
the last of which he did not rally. So
great were Mr.. Harriman's powers OF
endurance, however, and so strong his
will that the seriousness of his condi-
ton was not suspected, and even on
the morning of the day he died he re-
ceived a stenographer and dictated a
number of important letters, apparently
no worse than he had been for several
days previous At the early age of 81
of finance to use a hackneyed phrase,
worked himself out. As is so often the
case when the brain is overtaxed, the
stomach rebels with fatal results. While
the exact nature of the disease which
killed MIR. Hartman is as yet unknown,
it is supposed to be something closely
connected with the digestive organs. He
was never an over-robust or strong
man, and he gave his brain no rest.
From all over the country come words
of praise of Mr.. Hartman. He is called
one of the greatest men America ever
produced. While sometimes irritable in
his intercourse with men on account of
his ill-health, he was generous to a
fault and exceedingly kind-hearted. His
charities We're many, but he kept quiet
about what he was doing, and the world
never began to. know half his good
deeds. In his family he was all that a
devoted husband, father, brother and
son could be. He is survived by his
widow and five children, three girls and
two boys. Mr.. Hartman is said to have
left a fortune valued at from $50, 00O,-
600 to 800, 100000; but the question
is, was it all worth while?
Miss Anita Stewart, who is scheduled
TO become the bride of Prince Miguel
de Braganza on Sept. Is. has been hon
ored as no American girl ever was be-
fore, and has certainly gone her fair
predecessors in the international mar
riage "one better" She has been made
Princess in her own right by Emperor
Francis Joseph Of Austria, which rank
will give her the open sesaSe to the
Austrian court, where she viii take
precedence of all save the royal family.
Prince Miguel is Hapsburg, and it is
said gave up his pretensions to the
Portuguese throne that he might marry
Miss Stewart. No American who has
ever married an Austrian before has
been able to secure recognition at court,
and this good fortune of Miss Stewart
viii probably make some of these feel
rather unhappy, especially Gladys Van
derbilt, who, with all her money has
TO content herself with what glory she
can get out of her husbands position in
Hungary. She has never been invited
to the. Austrian court, and probably
never VIII be. Miss Stewards mother
several years ago married the rich New
York millionaire. James Henry Smith,
Silent Smith, ne was called, who died
in Japan few weeks after the mar
riage. His widow is one of the richest
women in America, and Miss Stewart
was left 81 1000, 600 in her own right BY
her stepfather. Mrs. Smith has rented
one Of the most picturesque castles in
Scotland, Tulioch Castle, and there the
wedding will take place on the 18TH
with a big bonfire on beacon hill.
plpers marching around the walls of
the castle during the wedding dinner,
and at that feast will be several real
Austrian Archduchesses and others of
royal blood whom the Emperor is to
send as his representatives. oh, it's a
great triumph for an American girl, all
right
Mrs. Russell Sage has become Ma
tional character. Everyone admires and
respects her, and everything she does is
of interest TO the public. Mrs. Sage has
devoted herself since her husbands
death to the dispensing of the great
fortune which he left her, and the wis
dom she has displayed in this has won
universal praise. Mrs. Sage on the 8th
of this month became an octogenarian,
and celebrated her 80th birthday by
presenting the church in Syracuse
which she attended as a girl with S10,-
600. She did this in memory of her
father and mother, who helped TO
found the church. The ties of blood
and friendship are very strong with
Mrs. Sage, who has already given this
church $50, 900 and the city of Syracuse
several very generous gifts, the most
pretentious being the sum of 100000
for a school of pedagogy in the Syra-
cuse University.
WirZ Monument by Prisoners