Rensselaer Standard, Volume 1, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1879 — A Fabulous Fortune. [ARTICLE]

A Fabulous Fortune.

Special to tbe St. Louis Republican. " !Sew York, Nov. 26. —Ex-Governor W. F. Arny sailed to-day for England in the Algeria, to prosecute the claims of the heirs of the Hyde estates. The amount in question is variously estimated at from $100,000,000 to $200,000,000, and it is said that all that remains, to be done is fur the heirs to prove their claims, but this must be done before January 1. There are 38 estates lu the Bank of England which were decided in January last, in the high court of chancery to belong to the heirs in the United States. The heirs a few month ago incorporated themselves into the Hyde association, and elected N. Denison Morgan, president. The money for many years has been beid as belonging to the crown ot Great Bntain, under an old law, but the recent decision bas caused a reversion of the property to the American heirs who can prove their -claims. There are branches of the family in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey; aud on Long Island, but only such representatives as can give proof of their relationship will shaie iu the money recovered. The oonteet over this estate has been in progress 101 years, it being finally decided in fevor of the heirs—the coarts holding tiiat, while aliens could not veoover real estate, they were entitled to personal property. Ex-Governor Arny was the leader of the Free State party In the days of the Kansas trouble, aud was connected with Johu Brown in the underground railroad transactions. He carries as a present to Queen Victoria a crown made of minerals from the mine of New Mexico and Arizona, the specimens including a fine piece ot turquoise, garnets, moss and white agates, gold and silver quartz, amethysts, Jet and rubies, oopper and lead. The minerals are mounted on an ebony pedestal. Mr. Aruy also carries to the Qiieen a blanket made by the Navajoe Indians from sheep’s wool ou a rude loom, and as a gift from Mrs Stewart, formerly Jane Arny ot England, a silk patch-work quilt made by the doner, who is 88 years old. The quilt contains 3,684 piecesofsiik of all.shades. It is inscribed, “To England’s Queen, from a faithful subject in America.” Mr. Arny also carries a cabinet for the British museum, containing 1,600 specimens of various minerals, weighing in all 600 pounds, some being from mines opened by Spaniards 200 years ago, but abandoned then, and not until recently reopened.