The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-25
DIVISION or DEAD
CROESUS' VEAL TIL
Mrs. Huntington Richly Re-
membered For Life.
-- Is
MANYHEARTSGLADDENED
Generosity of the Multi Millionaire to
His Kindred.
LIONS SHARE TO ARCHER M. HUNTINGTON
$i,OO0,O00 In Trust For the Prince SIS Ha'z'
feldt. A Bequest of 500, 900 TO TIE
Hampton Normal and AgricuI-
tural Institute of Va.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, August 24.-The viii of c. r.
Huntington was made public today. II
gives 81, 900 900 in trust for Princess
Hatzfeldt during her life, principal TO so
to her issue at her death; $500G00 in trust
is given for the benefit Of Mrs Hunting
ton, the widow for life, afterwards for the
benefit of Archer NJ. Huntington for life;
Gwo-thrds of the Southern Pacific rail
| road stock is to be given to Mrs. Hunting
ton and one third to Henry Edwards
Huntington on condition that no part
thereof shall be sold during the life of
either except with the consent of both.
The 57th street and Fifth Avenue resi-
dence in this city, together with all arti-
Giles therein is given to Mrs Huntington,
afterwards to be given to Archer NJ.
Huntingdon; $780, 900 is given in trust for
Archer NJ. Huntington, the capital at his
death to be paid to his issue; $270, 600 is
given in trust for the benefit of Harriet
s. Huntington, Elizabeth Purdy Susan
Porter and Allen Gates, in portions of
$50, 900 each; $780, ,0C0 for the benefit of G.
H.. Sammis. and $4,000 each for the
benefit of Eleanora Loveland and Frank
Pardea. Various other specific bequests
are made.
Mrs. Huntington, Charles H. Tweed
and Isaac e. Gates, Mr.. Huntington's
brother-i law are made executors of the
will. All of Mr.. Huntington's pictures
are given to Mr.. Huntington for life.
afterwards to Arthur NJ. Huntington ~.
life and at his death to the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, of New York City, abso-
lutely
The will is in % articles, is dated
March 18th, 1897, and witnessed by Max
well Evarts, Andrew X. Van Deventer
and George E. Downs.
None of Mr.. Huntington's securities
are mentioned by name except his South
ern Pacific stock. The other bequests
are made in money, but it is also pro-
vided thai the executors may give to
the beneficiaries instead of money, secu-
rites to the par value of the sums
named. The executors are empowered
to dispose of practically all securities
and real estate except the Southern Pa
cifc holdings.
The first article directs the payment
of debts. The second disposes af all
furniture, bric-a brac. books. etc, to
Mrs. Huntington absolutely and givex all
his pictures to Mrs Huntington for life.
afterwards to Archer NJ Huntington for
life and at his death to the Metropoli-
tan Museum of Art, of New York City,
absolutely.
Article third gives the New York City
residence to Mr.. Huntington for life, at
her death to Archer NJ. Huntington alb
solutely, or in default of issue by him,
to Yale University absolutely.
Article four gives to Mr.. Huntington's
sister, Elizabeth Purdy and to her daugh-
ter Eleonora Loveland absolutely a
dwelling house now occupied by them
in Oneonta, N. Y.
The fifth article gives $4,000 600 in trust
for Mrs. Huntington for life, to go to
Archer M. Huntington for life and to
his issue absolutely
In the sixth section, $25OOOO is placed
in trust for Archer M. HUNTINGTON and
issue.
The seventh article gives 81 ,O0O, 900
in trust for the Princess Hatzfeldt, the
capital to go to her issue or failing issue
to such persons as she may direct by
will.
The eighth article disposes of the
Southern Pacific stock belonging to Mr..
Huntington. Mrs. Arabella d. Hunting
ton. the widow, is given two thirds of
the stock and Henry Edward Huntington,
will provides that the shares bequeathed
to Arabella d. Huntington, and Henry
Edward Huntington shall not. nor shall
any part thereof be sold or disposed of
during the lifetime of either of the lega-
tees except with the consent of both
of such legatees or of the survivor of
them.
The will then says
81 would suggest to the said Henry
Edward Huntington and Arabella D.
Huntington that sales of such portions
of said stock as they may receive un-
der the foregoing provisions of this my
will shall not be made except pro rata
or substantially pro rata with shares of
stock of said company belonging to the
successors in interest or my former as
sociates, Mark Hopkins, Leland Stan
ford and Charles Crocker; but this sug-
gestion is not to be in any wise legally
or equitably operative or binding upon
my legatees or to restrict in any wise
their free action IN dealing with such
stock, but is merely made for the pur-
pose of indicating the mode and manner
in which / should have preferred to
make sales of such stock if I had lived,
and in which l should prefer that such
sales be made after my DEATH but not
wlthstanding this suggestion the lega-
tees of my said stock are to be at lib
erty to deal with the same according