The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-03-01

DEATH OF W. W. CORCORAN.
Died in Washington Feb. "a, VIM. w. Cor
coran, in the Goth year Of his age, one OF this
city's oldest inhabitants Mr. COrcOTan was
noted for his deeds of charity, and expended
nearly 100000 in that cause. In 1910 he
and Mr.. George w. Riggs founded what is
now known as the Riggs Bank, where he
acquired most of his immense fortune. In
lS47 he purchased the grounds Of what is
now known as Oak Hill Cemetery, and upon
their original purchase and their adornment ne
spent during his lifetime $4,000. In 1857 he
began the erection of the Corcoran Art Gallery,
in the construction of which he expended more
than $4,000, and subsequently endowed 1t
with a free capital fund of $SS0,O00, yielding
an annual income of more than $4,000 for Its
maintenance and for the purchase of works IN
painting and sculpture. Othe Columbian Uni
versity of this city, of which his father was
an original corporation, he gave in the year
1865 the large and commodious structure as
signed to its medical department, valued at
$4,000. Soon after the close of the war he
built the Louise Home, named after his wife
aud daughter as a refuge for aged gentle
women who had been reduced to penury. The
erection Of this building cost him $500, GOO, and
he endowed it with a capital fund of $25O,0O0,
placed il in the hands of trustees empowered
TO spend its annual income in the maintenance
of the venerable ladies who shall be selected by
them to be its benefciaries. Dir. Corcoran also
spent large amount for educational bounties
He was buried Monday afternoon, and, accord
ing to a request made by him before his death,
his funeral was strictly private.
NEW STATES.
/ The majority of the House Committee on
| Territories has, by strict party vote, decided
/ to report favorably Mr.. Springer's " omnibus
! bill 10 enable the people of Dakota, Montana,
/ Washington Territory and New Mexico to form
! State Governments. This bill cOntemplates, of
course, the admission of Dakota as whole, and
provides that there shall be an election held in
each of the Territories next August TO frame
constitutions, which shall be voted upon by the
people on the Tuesday after the first Monday
/ in November next. If the constitutions are
! adopted according to the act, the States will be
Immediately admitted and until the following
( general census three of them will have one Rep
Tesentative each and Dakota two. The minority
/ OF the Committee on Territories vigorously OPP
pose this partisan method of dealing with this
/ great question. They will insist that Dakota
IS entitled to go IN as two States, and have pre-
pared yolnminOus report setting forth this
view OF the subjert They point out the danger
that Is likely To ensHe from States of the enOr-
nous size vi dakota, rs the Territory is now
| constituted, which has an area equal to that OF
| New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio
and Indiana. Furthermore, the people of the
| Territory have proceeded from the first on the
assumption that there were to be two States
/ divided by line drawn from east to west
Both these sections have now much more terri
tory aud population than the majority of the
present States at the time they were admitted
into the Union.