The Republican journal., 1893-02-16
Mr.. Blalne's Fortune.

LEFT TO MRS. BLAINE. BLAINEs RE
>lGNATIoN FROM THE CABINET EN-
+ PLANNED
+ Mr. Blane's assets have been varously
estimated from $500, 900 to 81. 600. 600.
As before stated he left will living all
his property to lis wife and appointing
her sole eXecutrix. His property consists
Of real estate in Washingto n, Bar Harbor
and Augusta, a large tract Of coal land in
Western Pennsylvania, stocks and bonds
in various corporations and copyright
in his work, Twenty ears ia Congress. 4
INCOME FROM HIS BOOK
From the latter he had received up to
last November about $40, 900 All sorts
Of rnmors have from time to time been
current as to the amount Of money which
Mr.. Blaine personally paid into the cam
palgn fund in lSS4. 1t is now possible to
state that the sum was very close tu $50, N
600. one cheek for -, ,OUu, which he hand
ed to an intimate friend ior the same des-
tlnation, wa never sent away from Au-
gll>th. and WAS subsequently retained Nv
the receiver to Nj. Blaine.
Nothing is mentioned in the will as to
amy particular literary executor bllt it is
we'll known that Miss Dodge h;s possess
sion ol >tlch coltc>p >pnndence and papers M,
would enable hel To- prepare n0uthurized
life ~ Mr. Blaine. II IN possible tlat
>ilch 4 W,nk maN haNe been III tontempa-
tlnn " btn Nj. Blaine transferred the let-
tons, papers and documents tu The custody
NF Mis- Dpdgc No American pablic
nidu soald hly+ selected " mole uulnl,,.-
tenf Skilled or brilliant literary exrcutor.
ihe estimate A MI Blaine wealth. at
III
nlArA t4e iow
<"N~tl,N ArlNE ESTIMATE.
Ii "A lSil"wu rhut thee~tniate whieh Nr.
Blame himself Ilaced Ip~n hS fnltnne
snnrtlY before hv started toll Europe in
1851, VAS about $500. 600 This estimate
\ ii IL admitted Mas conservative. 1t omitted
from Il he active l~t considerable .5l,ufity
ot Stocks ana bonds waicl We're not iii
thai time deemed OF special value They
+ were much below par and theiI tutnre
\ "a> uncertain. The~t STOCKS are stIll id
his estate. Most Of them have increased
much in value, and some NJ them are
/ abnyr Mar Some minin. stocks. which
4 i'll l>>7 were hot considered u Iivc asset
and the future OF which was doubtful.
have since been found to be some Of the
J most valuable items in THU list. III may
i happen, therefore. that the estate will be
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1t nGlV nol it..atlI vi l,laee nnw lu slAte
f6e REASONS INF NIL &Atinr \ attitn.le f,-
Walel Tile last Presidential nomination. ,,nd
tu 4iNu fl.c tr4t reasons tur his Sudden
t-i4uatinf tr9in thc Cabinet III Plr~i-
dent ilsu1isoM Ihu ~1UiN li;,~ npI,cale.l
helule Of Mls lilamc'~ personal appIicst-
ton ln fMe President Tor tlr prnlnutiun nt
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