The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-05
MRS. HOPKINS'S DISINHERITED SON.
why He Was Cut or from Her Emo pnous
FOrtuue-His Schemes Against Her.


san Francisco. July 31:-The death Of Mn
millionaire Hopkins searles has erented a Pr.
found as we'll as q gossipy sensation 10 this
e esf 81 MI Ina and Mr.. MspR Morkins soscSsSy
contest the viii. which they claim was made as
the result Of undue influence on the part Of
a ssf Thomas ns A. Af5Psss RG%as
;e ss:ss &? H. Hon.',
AZ estate worth probably ss5,6oo,Soo. but rap.
in due time through the ability o, Juds.
Sandsrson. now deceased. but Mt that time the
the father ln 81 ssS WHO
has created such Juror in musical circles 10
Europe on account Of her wS6ndertutt lyric
settled. the widow receiving half Of the estate
and the balance going to the relatives. part
a!u cne Zine Before tho death Of Mark Hop
kns he and his wife had ndoptsSdH the good sni
Es was sea IS s thsr OWN na'u aNu
shortly after Mr.: ,Hopkins's death the widow
c ra 1T 70
inilu and lucrative positions.
"A few years later. ABOUT nine years ago. Mr.:
her he maas and d.
rector u the Southern Pacific Company at a
N Tie young man. soon after taking the posi-.
tion OF Treasurer inaugrated Throughout tho
ny Process Of economy never beiore known
or dreamed OF among pretentious operators.
hs s.sss G aSsn nsuans Hssna
Or and Colts E Hantinston: Viee.rfss!.
a and tic army Of lieuten and subordInss;
should substitute thin bum paper and en-
etter paper PC Nothing but the Cheapest Kinds
q penholders pencils and al articles used din IN
rlu IN hnoE6 without binding. foot SCrAD6rS
olces and every it,s lob 81 printing vas let
sSs and iaS
Thousands q dol ars each year.
1t is curious, though q fact. that ALTHOUGH
nosatloa am and eamed that they should at
| least have white paper to use In their CORE
spondepse with thSs. high IN Ean.hEr3.y f ssss
ciunie. and tinted States Senators Sargent.
adopted on~iormerly a Sacramento Enmin.
carried his point and cut Down expenses i u
lock lock good. Timothy .aiterxard used to. show
| with delight letter from G. HUNTINGTON ut
o. IN WITCH q Mr. hf
to the, Door; s'ruGgliDG Southern Pacific Com
ppHbopt ms time Mrs; HOPKINS presents!
Tho adopted son, whose sun OF fortune seem.
| cd at this time to be at rs zeplth. had AZ IDS
Opinion was general that the wedding and the
| present OF q S50U.OUO homo were proof positive
that Mrs hopkins meant to make Timothy
Ti@o.hy at this time had his Place q bu !:
| ness In the same room with Mr.. Chnrles
FrederIc EN Croker Whils there and while hs
adopted mother was quietly living at AZ Gre.t
Horx isurns on Isad pencils. renholdsrs: do,I
mats md iGot srrarers ne was cev e,i nIs
or Ills were at, empting to deiraud her.
SHE responded TO the letters, by sending
fr nD of si III Hubbar S Co. to San Fran.
cisco TO investigate the matter. Mr.. stillmYnn ns
stses u Sr 'if lie soon assoSered a
Croker and his son were using NJ irauhT. ~
means but he did discover that Tiino'hH, ,ne
Srsd With wealth had si In his employ number
Of detectives. whose duty was to Sgrp : n, n
mother. and to report to hi n ali Of he, actions
that might lead them to believe 'h'' FLU ''A
'Wsn his s w%s nep %aetia 70 s
nsenssd "a, shn TeadG Nr him q
Mr Siman in tHe positio0 n MS seal; ,, snn,
segnsn'y Mr. and Mrs S.nres GH r., iI n,'''''"A
afq !. ,honsht pGE hst The MANY ms do
lnrs that have bo, left hy Mla h a,,smS.
The pa s se Of h T@ohv w
ticulariy as she was over 60 yeurs OF are VIE"
she married Dir. Searles. ,.r.
While tho reople OF Cal ifornin az" 70 n ras
tain nytent Indignant at the fact ihst 'ur ,as
wealth oit by tile widow will e. to Mr Ne '.n
| IN the Fast instead Of being l"'t % n, s "a
tia West where 4 WINS sc Epu'nf.d H,ie -
not much sympathy expressed Tor !'."o'"''
| Return Of the White so""dr"ss
Tho White Squadron came down mo ~
River yesterday mornIrg from lishcl ls"hu.
and passed under tho Brooklyn B'iGEs n.y.
10 o'clock. The nag ship Chicago led lhe Nv
cession. The Nee.wbich included the h'v".''
Newark Concord. Ncsuyius. Atlan'a' u ION
yor,,nw, and Cushing pusseI M tho NOfh