The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-08-13
NEWS SUMMARY.

4NG w ~ Nv III uulL1lO l.
Northern Wisconsin a Tornado Of
Flames-The Village OF Spencer
Destroyed.
Samuel j. TiIden's Will-Over $4,-
100000 Bequeathed for Public
Institutions.
Crops Looking Badly Throughout
the Countrywide General Con-
dition.
New YORK. Aug. 10.-The will of
| Samuel j. Tilden was read to his heirs
at Greystone last night. The value of
| his estate is estimated at $4,000, 900 and
| is nearly all in personal property. The
amount bequeathed for the establish
ment of public institutions is fully $4,-
600, 600, and the disposition of this
money is left absolutely in the dscre-
! ton of three trustees, John BigelOw,
Andrew II. Green and George w.
| Smith. To Mrs. Pelton he gives the
house, 3S West Thirty eighth street,
and the income of 100000. For each
of the other relatives he sets aside a
certain sum to be held in trust, the in
come to be paid to them during their
| lives, they to have power TO dispose of
the principal at death. All the rest of
his property, GreystOne and the Gram
| ercy Park residence, are left in trust
to the trustees. who are also executors,
to be applied to several public uses.
They have absolute power to do, or
not to do. as he suggests III his will.
The will provides for a free public
library and reading room in New Leba-
non, another in Yonkers and grand
free library in New York at cost
probably of more than $3,0O0,000. A
large number of small bequests are
made to servants and friends.
NEW Y DIRK, Aug. S.-The body of
the late Samuel j. Tilden was taken
from YOnkers, n. Y, and buried yes
non, n. Y. At $50 a. m. the doors of
Greystone were thrown open and the
public was allowed to gaze upon the
form of the dead man. A great many
| people availed themselves of the OPP
portunity. The body lay in state in
| the drawing-room of the mansion,
which was draped with black, the SOM
| berness being simply relieved with
flowers. President Cleveland and Sec
retaries Endicott and Whitney arrived
at the house at $3.50 q. IN. and joined
the throng of people which passed
! around the casket.
A few minutes later services were
conducted by the Rev. DR.. William j.
Tucker of Andover. Mass, who read
the funeral prayer of the Presbyterian
church and made brief address on the
private life Of Mr.. Tilden. The choir
church of New York sang abide with
Me" and Beyond the Smiling and the
Weeping" and Miss Antona Henne
sang "One Sweetly Solemn Thought"
President Cleveland and Secretary
Whitney sat at the head of the casket
during these services. The pall-bear-
ers were Secretary Manning, John B.
Trevor. Charles A. Dana, Charles Sim
mons, Daniel Magone, Smith Nj. Weed,
John Bigelow, S. j. Randall, Andrew
III. Green, George S. Miller, William
Allen Butler, and A. j. Vanderpole.
Among others present were Secretary
Endicott, William 5. Bissell, Congress-
man Spriggs, ex-senator Barnum, Gov.
Hill, and Mayor Grace.
Immediately after the close of the
services the body was taken to New
Lebanon by train. 1t was accompanied
by Mr.. Tilden's relatives and many of
the distinguished people at Greystone.
The president did not go to New Leba
non, but returned at once to Washing
ton. On the arrival of the funeral
train at New Lebanon the body was
taken to the Congregational church of
the village, where at least five thou
sand people were allowed to look for
the last time at Mr.. Tilden's face. The
body was then removed to the ceme-
terry and consigned to the earth with
out formal services save brief prayer
offered by the Rev. Mr.. Burrill, pastor
of the village church.
1t is said that the last words which
Mr.. Tilden wrote were the following
lines from Goethe's 'Iphigenia:"
Happy, who, with n bright regard looks back
Upon his fathers fathers, who with joy
Recounts their deeds of grace. and in himself
Values the latest link in the fair chain
OF noble sequences for nature loves,
Not at one bound to achieve her topmost type.
But step by step she leads family on
To demigod or devil, the rare joy
Or horror of the world
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE spring
wheat returns to the department of
agriculture for Aug. / show an i'm
provement in condition in Iowa. q
small decline in Wisconsin and Ne
braska. and heavy reduction in Da-
kota. The causes of deterioration are
drought and chinch-bugs. Heat has
been excessive in many districts that
have produced a fair yield, notwith
standing. The harvest is two weeks
earlier than usual and the quality is
unusually good, except in sections
where, heavy loss from blight has oc-
Cured.
The general average of condition is
reduced from S3.2 to 80. At the time
of harvest last year the average was
86. A part of the loss last season oc-
Cured after Aug. /. AS the present
harvest is already nearly over, with
improving meteorological conditions,
the final estimate cannot be much fur
ther reduced. The present average is
81 for Iowa instead of 80 last month
No less than twenty-five counties, each
producing from 100000 to 100000
bushels, report the condition at 100 or
over. In Minnesota there is an in
crease from 78 to 80. The reduction in
Wisconsin is from IS to 72 in Nebraska
from SO to 81, and in Dakota from IS
to 81.
Winter wheat previously harvested
is not reported this month. There has
been heavy decline in the condition
of corn since the first of July. The
average, which was then 50, is reduced
to 81. The heaviest decline is i'm Illi-
"a. -. A..