The San Francisco call., 1898-08-12

House Ranch herein mentioned, 1 direct that It shall be sold only as a whole, and that peIore it be disposed Of to any other purchaser purchasers 1t shall be first offered for sale to the city and county of San Francisco at a price which shall be twenty (20) per cent less than the highest bona -fde bid therefor by any other party, such bona-ide bid to be asceI- vertisement for six months; but such sale to the city and county of San Francisco shall De be kept perpetually as place of public resort and should said city and county elect to pur- chase said property on said terms and condi- tions said board of trustees and their success sors are authorized and directed to make such sale.
 XXXII. I hereby expressly declare 1t is my intention that the parcels of land herein re- ferred to as part of the San Miguel Rancho and part of the Cliff House Ranch and nun bered l and II shall the death of the last survivor of my said children vest in said poara % of trustees and their successors, in trust. that the same may be sold and the proceeds there from be applied to the uses and purposes, char itabie, educational and other, which are, III this. my will provided and specified ,
 XXXIIL l further will and direct as to all the estate and property herein devised to my my said children that in case any Of them shall die without leaving lawful issue the share and portion devised to such deceased child or chll- dren shall go to the other children surV1Ving, in equal proportions. share and share alike but in case any Of them shall die leaving law full issue the share and portion of such dece- dent shall be subject to his. or her disposition by will. or In the absence of such will to such of their Issue by right of representations
 AHAlT. The property Of which i1s,iosa am of now bv this my will, consists in general terms of real estate In the counties of San Francisco. san Mateo and Alameda, in the State of California. and house and grounds for residence at 1n- wood In the city of New York, and or per SSa m eohaS m ps bc anu pronerty whether named herein or not, l own and have ever owned as my sole and separate estate. free and released from all claims Of any other persons whomsoever- -
 XXXY. hereby appoint Gustav sutro, El- liott J. Moore Solomon Heydenfeldt and w. R. II. Adamson and my daughter, F. l., Sutro: my executors to carry out the provisions Of fly proceed to sell enough of my real estate to satisfy all money bequests in case there are
 XXXVI. On page five of this will. line four teen. the words to each of my children after the Word @aI aso % after m sane the word and were interllned by me before execution thereof
 XXXVI. l hereby revoke all wills by me
 In witness of this. my olographic will have. of California, this twenty second G2d) day of May, in the year one thousand eight hun, 5 drfd sa and eishytT2 hereTpf2 ff sMTRo M Rond ""P The seal foregoing {nstrument {s o consisting of
 b dete R thereof by he sad Rd6ph signed. sealed and published as and by him % 9 @ 6s 9S last a M S snd and in h presence and in the presence of each other haze our nsTfs as F w1es mRE thereto Residing at 1os First avenue San ETaBgisco Residing at 1911 Short street. West Oakland
 Alameda County. Cal; ,o
 TSeal1 JOHN NJ MOORE,
 Residing at 12 Mason street, san Francisco,
 fseall W R. H. ADAMsON,.
 Gndorsed on back of this page: Last will and testament of Adolph Sutro.
 Dated. San Francisco. May 9. 1882
 Much surprise was expressed at the date of the will: 1t being thought that MT present time while he retained his busi.- ness faculties. The value and extent Of his properties have changed greatly in the sixteen years that have elapsed since the
 intimates of Mir. Sutro explain the mat ter to their own satisfaction. They af- had a presentiment that if he made will he would die shortly thereafter. Again, with all his wonderful energy, he was a "rnanana' man, always ready to put of action on any matter until tomorrow.
 The paragraph relating to Miss Hattie Trundle, also known as Mrs. George Al len has revived an incident that in its day shook the social fabric Of the Com stock to its very center. MT. Sutro leaves her 000 as reparation for a scandalous charge made against her at Virginia city in 1879 The affair that led up to It took place in the old International Hotel Mrs. Sutro made serious charges against the woman, resulting in personal encounter:
 The Sutro library which 1t was thought would go to the city, will now form part volumes, stored in Montgomery Block and on Battery street. Outside of the great public libraries of Europe, there Is nothing to compare with 1t. MT; Sutro was a shrewd buyer and accumulated a remarkable collection of books at ordin- ary cost When the possessions of the mad King of Bavaria were sold he bought largely and secured many rare volumes. It was partly on the promise that the library would go to the city that the Affiliated Colleges were located on the land south of Golden Gate Park.
 It is intimated by persons close to the family that the children will acknowledge hfrs alleged widow. rights and will settle with her rather than fight the matter in the, courts.
 Mrs. Kluge has two children. Adolph and Adolphine both of whom are said to hear- all the striking characteristics of the