Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-15
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM
Cornelius Vanderbilt's Estate
Estimated at Sl00,O00,000.
bis FATHER LEFT ELM $60,0GO,O00
Many National Assemblies Sched-
uIed tor the Near Future.
SYMPATHY FOR DREYFUS
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| Special CORES pondence of The Evenii, Star.
NEW YORK. September Ii; 1890
| There is great speculation as to the
| amount Of money left by Cornelius Van
detbilt and where it will go. Nothing is
| known YET of the provisions of Mr. Van
| defbifs viii, even the NOS. intimate
| friends OF the family being in ignorance.
| If Cornelius Vanderbilt followed the ex-
| an'p-e of his father and grandfather and
! gave TO the eldest the largest share it
| would so to show thai a reconciliation Of
| some kind had taken place between the
| father and young Cornelius.
! The will will probably be read some time
| on Friday after the funeral. An intimate
friend of the Vanderbilts said today that
| before the reading of the will it would be
| practically impossible to estimate the value
| of the estate left by Cornelius Vanderbilt
| He is supposed to have received. under the
| provisions of his fathers VIII sco,Goj,OOO.
| This estimate was made at the time the
! will of William H. Vanderbilt was made
| in 1855, by man fami.ia with the market
! values of the securities transferred under
| the will.
| The accumulation of his uneXpended III
i come since his fathers death has been
| enormous. and although it is inposs BILE TO
| estimate c ose.y, his estate cannot be much
| less than $i0J,oJo,Gco &nd riay be consii-
| friendship which Mr. Valierbii. enter
tanned for Yale University. 1t is thought by
many that the read n@ OF the Will VIII re-
i veal substantial tohen of his regard for
| that institution. The gifts which he made
| to The nvccs-ty in his lifetime amounted
! to about s1,:00,G10. Many of his Yale do
| ma tons have been made quietly and nave
| never been recorded as from him Mr..
! N.n u r
| Hadey. President Had'ey. who is one OF
| the leading authorities Cn the subject Oh
| railroad transpci tat:on. was often CAMEO
to this city By Mr.. Vanderbilt to give adj
| vice on the subject of railroad matters.
| ;iany Assemblies to &c Held.
| Tie number Of assemblies in the interest
| of all kinds Of social, political, comm eccial,
| educational, phlanthropc and ecclesi-
| astical enterprises to be held in the mean
| future is attracting marked attention here
b Combination and concentration is tie rule
| not only in manufact turing and commercial
| but i'll church circles as well. seclll ns
| unity of effort. economy In expenditure
and gain in results. The coming months
| will witness three OF these gatherings
| which promise to be notable in themselves
! and far-reaching in their influence
| The first of these is the international Con-
| gregational council, to be held in Boston
| this month. Such opportunities as thls
| conference will afford for counsel ana fol
| railying otherwise scattering forces are
| peculiarly necessary to such system a.
| Congregationalism, which is less closely ar
| ticulated than some other denominations
| The council will hold its sessions in ire
| mont Temple, commencing Wednesday
| September 20 There will be many n0sabl
, speakers from Great Britain and America
| The church in its relation to the state
| municipal government and social REFORMS
| international relations and responsibilities
| education, woman's work, the paslorl
| function the place and power OF young
| people in the church. the obligations ano
| opportunities of Congregauonalists ana lts
| associated principles of independence ant
| fellowship, Christianity as Worid [S!l'
| gion and the conditions and neeos OF .oi
| eign missions are some of the impo.f.h'
| subjects which Will coHLidhu Liz 0N>NH
! ton of the council.
| About the time that the world couhc
| Of Congregationalists assemblies IN fremont
| TenenIe Boston, the Presbyterian ana he
/ formed alliance will meet in the national
! capital This body had it's beginning in or
! ganic form in 1919, when the preIimlnaTy
! meeting for the organization OF the an.
| ance of the Reformed churches throughout
| the world holding the Presbyterian sSs-
| tenn was held in London. The persons
| mainly instrumental In bringing ABOUT 'ne
| movement were President James McCosh or
| Princeton and Professor w. IL Bla e OF
! Edinburgh The constituency of the an
| ance consists of ninety different den NINA,
| tional or national churches found On all
| five continents, and including a Presbv-
| terrain population of about twenty-five m l.
| lions.
Foreign Mission Conference.
| More notable than either the worlds Con-
| grecational or the Pan-Presbyterian council
will be the ecumenical conference on for
| e:pn missions representing the Protestant
| missionary societies and missions or the
| world to he held in this city, April u TO
| MAY l. 1909. 1t Will be similar in character
and aim to the two preceding conference
| held in London in 1883 and in Midway in
| ISIS The conference itself VII represent
| every phase of the work of some : 10 boards
and societies throughout the world
A far idea of the character and sc pc OF
| the conference may tie obtained from d gen
! cral outline OF the subjects 20 be presented
| and discuss ed. Thesc include the authority,
/ pun pose. administration and support OF mis-
| sicns: the relation of the young people.
| students and other classes to foie gn mis-
| sGns. The history Of m ssions VII lie G.
| view ed the fel3s presented and DI Cviden-
tai opening ana demands cons d red.
| Comfy, cooperation and unity in missio l
| WORK self-support by ma i've chur~ hos. a: ID
! me various forms CT work-evanselsi k,
| educational, literary, medical and benevo-
| 'ent-Win also be discussed including the
| important share taken by women in mode n
| missions. a unique and interesting featu: e
will be the missionary e-,h bit. This Will
| inclUdc a library and a muse um the forn.e'
| including all forms of missionary terature,
The latter designed to set forth and illus
| trate the various phases of the work. the
! manners and customs of the pc piles a d
the transforming power of the Gospel.
| Sympathy tor Dreyfus.
| Sympathy for Dfeyfus has taken definite
| form at "A conference of citizens tho are in
| favor of holding a mass meet ng next Sat
| urday night to make Il ringing protest
| .g2inst the verdict jusl delivered at Rem IS
| AGAINST the accused French officer. The
| icel is to send a caDleerdm t. lie sident
| i.Jubot OF France, pray.:g HIM, n the name
| Of humanity, to see tat JUS Ice IS done to
| Iroyft.s. is also not unlikely Eat an
| e2.rcst appeal Will be sent t. Pie s:dent
| MCKINLEY urging HIM 10 use his in .uence
| to nCJfnDass the same ends by conmuni-
eating with the French pIesiCent On the
| subject.
| LION LOOSE IN A CAR.