Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-15
THE LICK ESTATE.
DisposlsiOn Of the Califognian's = Millions
San ErnuciSco Call

San Francisco Call.
In order to answer the questions of
numerous inquirers as to the condition of
the Lick estate, and the number and
kind of bequests. made by Mr.. Lick, We
have taken some pains to obtain the in
formation. which we herewith communi-
cate to our readers. The title to the es-
tate is perfect, and there is now no liti-
cation pending against it. AL contests
in relation to it have been settled, and
the trustees are waiting for the property
to advance in value before it is disposed
of in the manner intended by the deviser.
The bequests Of the Lick will are as fol-
lows: To the Old Ladies' Home, $780,
600 for 4 monument in Golden Gate park
to Francis Scott Key (authOr of the ''Star
Spangled Banner"), 100000; for
observatory and telescope. 500, 1000 ;
for mechanical school Of arts, $40,
600; for public baths, $3.50, 900; for
statuary for city hall, 100000; for
Protestant orphan asylum, S25, 600; for
Ladies' relief society. s25, 1000; for San
Jose asylum, to be located by the city
of San Jose. $4,000; John Lick, son of
James Lick, gets s15O,OOO by the last
deed Of trust. He also gets $685., 900 by
terms of compromise. The Lick will makes
the Pioneer society and the Academy Of
Science the residuary legatees Ofthe estate.
II the bequests had been paid soon after
Mr.. Lick's death. both these societies
would have realized handsome amount.
1t is doubted now whether anything will be
coming to them, as the bequests are all
paid.
The Patriots Strange Wrath.
The Harrisburg Patriot editOrally says
The following special dispatch to the
Philadelphia Times was sent from New
York on Tuesday night:
Z" Ever since the Democratic national
convention the friends of Senator Wallace
have been urging his election as a member
of the national committee, in order that
he might be made it's chairman. This was
to be accomplished through the resigna-
tion of Mr.. Scott and the election of Mr..
Wallace to fill the vacancy. The
name of Gen. Hancock was used in
futherance of his move. Gen. William
Is. Franklin, of Connecticut, had a talk
with Mr.. Scott previous to the election OF
the committees officers and told him that
Gen. Hancock desired him to resign in OF.
der that MIR. Wallace might be on the
committee and elected chairman. Mr..
Scott told him that Gen. Hancock should
have expressed the wish to him personally,
and that Mr.. Wallace could not be made
chairman if he were a member of the com.
mittce. He also showed Gen. Franklin
letters from forty-seven prominent Penn.
sylvania Democrats, among them A. H.
Dill, urging him (Mr. ScOtt) not to with.
draw
This is simply condensation of the
New York Suns article on the same sub.
.ject. 1t is true that some of s. the friends
of Senator Wallace " urged his election
as chairman of the national committee.
1t is also true that some of Gen. Han.
cocks close friends earnestly desired that
Senator Wallace should be appointed to
that position. But many friends Of the
senator advised him not to permit his
name to be used in connection with tire
matter, and he himself replied to every
solicitation to become a candidate for the
place that he could not accept it if ten
dered him. AS to the "letters of forty
seven prominent Pennsylvania Demo
Gratis" urging MIR. Scott to remain on the
committee, there is no doubt that they
were written. Mr.. Scott has probably :
thousand and forty-seven political friend.
in the party in this state Cincluding Mr.
DilD who would write him such Il letter
and Senator Wallace has at least forty
seven enemies (not including Senator Dill
who is his friend) who embrace him il
daylight and strike at him under cover OF
the darkness, and all in the name of Thar.
mony." They are the same people
who sought to defeat Hancoch
at Cincinnati and who now mas
querade as original and simon-p pure Han
cock men. They struck at Pennsylvania
favorite candidate for the nomination at
Cincinnati and when they supposed that
Pennsylvania had candidate for the
craftsmanship of the national committee
they in like manner aimed their enviou.
blows at him. At present it is we'll simply
to record these facts. They will keep fol
a year at any rate.