New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-14

sUTRO WILL CONTEST-KLONDlhE BTU
ATION-EXCESSIVEL HOT WEATHER.
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sor Francisco Aux 13-With the death OF
Adolnh Sutro PASSED away one Of the most CON
s,icnous figures OF the Comstock days. Ills per
sstent and finally successful efforts TO build the
great tunnel which bears his name showed
the character Of the man ard proved MN 20
be the posscssor Of great executive ability ara
indomitable determination. 1t Is reared now
ever that he left his financial! and domestic
affairs in O. tangle that will take courts ana
,ou,vors y generation to stra.ghten out, and
oa-he5 10 his heirs with his immense fort
une a legacy of litigation and trouble. Ihe Will
OF the millionaire. which was read yesterday
was written sixteen years ago. According 10
the views Of prominent attorneys. the docu-
ment will not stand the test OF the courts even
II no later will IS found. as 1t violates the STATE
statute in regard to creating trusts. The VIII
makes no mention Of the great Su;ro Hor"ry'
or OF the baths. az neither was In existence at
the time the document was drawn. Ihese
omissions leave a door open for troublesome Et-
got,on Mrs "t<luce" the alleged widow OF Sutro,
and her two children. however, will probably
cause the heirs OF the dead the most
trouble. and already lawyers are planning an
assault on the will There is question but
that she will make a hard fight, and unless she
Is bought off a legal contest may ensue which
VIII rival the Fair case litigation Inc eish-
tenth clause Of Sutros will revives the scan
dal Of twenty years ago, out OF which gre" ''ie
lifelong separation Of Sutro and his wlie' INA.
clause reads: Unto Miss Hattie Trundie' OF
xyashington D. c. heretofore known as Mrs
George Allen. the sum OF fifty thousand dollars
$50 OOO a PREPARATION as far as II may be posi-
BILE for the injury done her by scandaous
charge. falsely and maciousy. at Virginia City,
State Of Nevada. IN the month of July. $500
then and there brought against her. Inc Incl
dent referred to occurred on July 4, lo'o. Mrs.
su,ro attacked Mrs Allen with a champagne
bottle In a Virginia City Hotel claiming that
she was too friendly with the millionaire. The
separation Of Sutro and his wife ultimately re-
suited from this episode. Sutro gives in his VIII
$4,000 to establish two scholarships at NasSar
College. To each Of his brothers, Sail sutro aid
Lewis Sutro. of New-York. and Otto Sutro. OF
baltimore he gives $4,000. while 10 a niece
Harriet Jordan. of New-York, goes So'ooo. one
interesting provision Of the Will states tha' 'he
Cliff House property. which includes Su'ro
Heights the millionaire's home. shall be soid 10
the highest bidder but the city of san FRAN
cisco shall be given an option to purchase the
property at 20 per cent below the highest
bidder.
A letter from St. Michaes indicates that the
Klondike boom is liable 10 have even more as
astrous effects this fall than 1t did last winter
when thousands of people gathered al ShaSu@!
Returning miners are coming down the river ny
hundreds and thousands of eager pros
pectors are seeking TO get up the YUKON. Inc
resul, is Il blockade at the mouth Oh the IlSeI
and at ST. Michaels. which is rapidly assuming
dangerous proportions. Food supplies are IN
adequate and many persons are entirely ue-
stock OF the natives being drawn upon by the
hungry horde. SO far there has been no
trouble. but the situation is so serious that the
War Department has sent orders 10 foit
Yukon that no one shall be permitted 10 land
on the reservation who has not at least year
supplies Of provisions. Instructions nave also
been received by General Merriam 10 send more
troops to ST. Michaels but at present ne mas
none available The mint estimates OF the
Klondike output. based on the amount of gold
received for coinage, show That the Weaith oi
the Northern mines has been greatly exaggerat-
ed. Government experts believe the yield OF
the KlondiKe for the season just closed was
about S3.UOO.OOO.
The weather throughout the interior of Cali
fornia has been intensely hot during the last
week. Yesterday in the San Joaquin and the
Sacramento Valley the temperature approximat-
ed 10 degrees. At one point near stockton the
mercury marked I'D degrees in the shade while
at Fresno the thermometer showed ia degrees.
and Stockton and Sacramento were comfortable
at 10 and Ill degrees. In spite Of the great
heat. owing 10 the extreme dryness OF the at
mosphere. there has been snguarly little suf-
fering. and few prostrations. In most places
farm work has gone without interruption,
but in some sections the fruit has been injured
The youth who jumped from the ferryboat
Newark on Tuesday morning has been positive
ly identified as Charles Cabins, the fifteen
year-old son Of Lieutenant Carlos G. Calkins,
navigating officer Of the cruiser Olympia Ad-
mral Dewey's flagship. The cause Of the boys
suicide is not known. but it is thought that his
act was due 10 mental trouble caused by q blow
on his head received in a baseball game
With the return of Congressman Mcguire, the
State campaign opened in earnest Mcguire is
candidate for Governor. He nominated by
the Populists, and the indications that he
will also be chosen standard bearer OF the
Democrats who meet In convention at Sacra-
mento next week. In the Republican ranks the
situation is somewhat mixed. The most
prominent candidates for gubernatorial honors
are Henry T. Gage. Of Los Angeles, and l.. II.
Brown. present Secretary Of State Gage seems
to have the better Of the race. The convention
will meet in two weeks.
1t has been quiet week In military circles.
owing TO the delay in preparing transports and
the only troops to go were four hundred New
Workers.. who sailed for Honolulu. Next week
will see the departure OF thousands OF soldiers
for Manila.
The announcement that the Hawaiian Com
mercia Company would increase its capital
stock $1,000 600 and equip big refinery at a
plantation IN Hawaii has excited the lively in
terest Of fnanciers here and the capitalists dis
play a readiness to invest in the stock