Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-08-12
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
The Text of Tilden's
Will.
CHARITABLE DOCUMENT.
Proceedings Of Our State Legis-
lature--As Usual Nothing is
Accomplished.

Special 10 ths Herald bv the Associated Press.
New York, August ll.--Gov. Til
den's will is published. but oontsius lit
tie not known. After making family
legaoies it Is stipulated in all cases in
which special trusts shall be for the
benefit of any female said invome shall
be kept tree from the control or inter-
ference Of any husband which said fe-
male now has or may hereafter have;
such income being intended to be sa.
credly devoted TO the separate per
sonsl use Of said female, and Is not
TO be encountered or anticipated
by her. The will proceeds; ~ aathor-
izs my executors and trustees to cause
the establishment Of library and free
reading room in my native town Of New
Lebanon. My executors and trustees
are authorized to expend for the creation
and equipment and to Invest as per-
inanent fund to maintain said library
and reading room the sum of $65, 000,
aud any further sum not exceeding
So, 600 which may in writing instruct
my sald executors and trustees to apply
to tnsse objects. l hereby authorize
my said executors and trustees to
appropriate out Of my estate
in such manner rs they may
deem most expedient, the sum Of $780,
600 toward the establishment OF
library and feee reading room in the
city OF Yonkers, and such further sum,
not exceeding $50, 600, as | may here
after instruct my executors aud trustees
TO apply to that object. | request my
said executors and trustees to obtain IS
speedily as possible from the Lsgisla-
ture, Al Act Of incorporation of an lnsti-
tuition to be known as the "Tilden
Trust" with capacity to establish and
maintain free reading room in the city
u New York, and promote such
scientific and educational purposes
rs my said executors and trustees may
more particulsrly designate. Such cor
poration shall have not less than five
directors with power to fill vacancies in
their number, and in case said institu.
tion shall be Incorporated in form and
manner satisfactory TO my said executors
snd trustees during the lifetime Of the
survivor of two lives. II being upon
which the trust ofmy general estate here
in created 10 limited; to-wit, the heirs Of
Ruby ). Tildsn and Susie Whittlesy,
hereby authorize said executors and
trustees to organize aaid corporation,
designate the first trustees thereof, and
60 convey to or apply to the use OF ths
same, the rest and residue and remain
der Of all my real and personal estate
not specifically disposed of by this in.
sirument or so much thereof a. they may
deem expedient, | authorize my said ex-
ecutors and trustees to apply the rest,
residue and remainder OF my property,
real and personal, after making good
said special trusts herein directed or
portions thereof, Is they may not deem
It sxpedisns 70 spply TO its use to such
charitable, educational and soien tito
purpasea - the Judgment Of my naid
executors Aad trustees will render the
said rest residue and remainder of my
property most widely and substant italy
beneficial 10 the interests Of mankind.
My said executors and trustees are
hereby invested with the folio wing pow.
ers: first, to manage the funds herein
directed to be invested in trust for spe-
cihc persons until such instruments sksll
have been made with like authorities, as
Ia cases of other portions of my estate;
second, to sell and dispose from time to
time. at their discretion. Of sucn parts
and parcels Of real estate and other
property hereby devised, given and
bequeathed TO them as they shall
deem advisable. Ten thousand
dollars is beqneathed to keep in order
the cemetery at New Lebanon. A pro
vision Ia made TO erect three monuments
to his memory, to collect and publish
his speeches and publish his documents.
Any legatee attempting to contest the
will is excluded from its benefits.