Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-11-21
TELEGRAPHIC.
Proposed Contest Of Cookies
Will Settled.
THE CRITICS CONDEMN TEN
NYSoN's NEW PIECE.
Nominating Presidential Can
didates.
CLEVELAND FOR PRESIDENT AND STONE.
MAN FOR VCE.PREslpER1.
Thurlow Weed Continues to be
Very III.

PROVIDENCE n. L., Nov. 2O.-The pro-
posed contest Of the will of the late j, j.
Cooke, who died some time ago, has been
settled out OF Court. The terms OF the
settlement have not beer made public,
but were understood to be satisfactory to
the husband Of Cookies deceased daughter.
| The allowance of Cookies invalid daugh-
ter has been made 81 eco a year instead of
5000, a. in the will. The case was one of
great Importance, involving the distribu-
ton OF a property estimated to be worth
| 50, 600, 900, and was to have been tried in
the Supreme Court. It involved the capa-
bility Of Cooke to make his will during the
| month Of June, 1881. Cooke was one Of
the '49ers, and made a big fortune in the
grocery business In San Francisco, and
then doubled his fortune by speculation at
homo. The youngest daughter, Alice,
seems to have been carefully provided for
by her father before his last and fatal i'll
ness, but in his will he cut her off with a
pittance. At the time it was filed and
offered for probate objection to it was
made by some of the l~egatees. The tes-
tator gave lis property IL such a way that
in the event Of the death Of his children
without issue, the bulk Of the estate
would go to his brother, LOuis Cooke.
The provision made for his sick daughter,
who is affected with epileptio fits and
weak mind, was less than SIP a week. A
iew months ago the heirs agreed upon a
compromise, which was to give Alice
50, GOO q year, and her sister two-ninths of
the entire estate. Upon the evening fixed
for signing the papers there was an obisc-
ton raised by one Of the interested parties,
and the whole plan wss given up. An
appeal Was taken from the Probate Court,
aud the case was to be opened in the
Supreme Court. Fears Of endless litiga-
ton led the beirs to make one more effort
to compromise. On Saturday their attor-
neys being in consultation from II o'clock
A.. n. till 4 o'clock P. NJ the result being a
settlement without recourse 10 the law.
The will is to be allowed to be probated,
and after that has been don't the terms Of
settlement will be made public.
Teunyson's "Prosnise Of May Me-
and"
NEW YoRE, Nov. 20.-The Tribune's
London special says Tennyson's Prom
ise Of MAY Metand'' deserved a more
oontemptuous reception than any play Of
recent times. The critics, without excep-
ton, condemn T%ennyson's piece, agreeing
that 1t was crude in conception, clumsy in
structure, weak, and often puerile. in
dialogue and totally devoid OF the dra-
matte quality. The play vas received on
the first night, from The beginning 10 the
end, with derision. The noble Marquis Of
Quesusbury attended a representation.
Mr.. Tsnnyson holds a free thinker up to
public odium as the motive of his play.
The Marquis promptly denounced the
Laureate during the first act, and on the
of the curtain made a violently i'm
FASHIONED h%arangue to the audience. 1t
made a great sensation, but his Lordship
was put out Of the theater. The affair
has become the occasion of widespread
discussion, in print and out Of it. The
free thinkers are gathering to his Lord