Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-30
|HUNTHGION'S MILLIONS.
The Will of the Dead Mil
lionaire Has Been Made Pub
: lie at New York.
1T COVERS TWEATY-THREE ARTICLES.
After Providing for His Widow and
Adopted the Princess
Hatfield and Archer NJ. Hunting
ton. the Principal LeEatee is His
H. E. huntington.

New York, Aug. 25.-The last will
New York, Aug. 24.-The last will
| and testament of Coils P Hunting
ton has been mad public.
The will is in % articles, is dated
March 13, 1897, and witnessed by
Maxwell Evarts, Andrew K. Vande-
enter and George E. Downs.
The first article directs the pay
ment of debts. The second disposes
of all furniture, bric-a-brac, books.
etc., to Mrs. Huntington, absolutely,
and gives all his pictures to Mrs.
Huntington for life, afterwards to
Archer NJ. Huntington for life n at
his death to the Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art of New York city abso-
lutely. Article third gives the New
York city residence to Mrs. Hunting
ton for life, at her death to Archer
NJ. Huntington absolutely or, in de-
fault of issue by him, to Yale uni
versity absolutely.
Article four gives to Mr.. Hunting
tons sister, Elizabeth Purdy and to
her daughter E%leonora Loveland, alb
soIutely, a dwelling house now occu-
pied by them in Oneonta, n. Y.
The fifth article gives 100000 in
trust for Mrs. Huntington for life, to
go to Archer NJ. Huntington for life
and to his issue absolutely.
In the sixth section $250,000 is
placed in trust for Archer NJ. Hunt
ington and issue.
The seventh article gives S $4,000 0
in trust for the Princess Hatfield, 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
MI. Huntington. Mrs. Araballa d.
Huntington, the widow, is given two
thirds of the stock, and Henry Ed
wards Huntington, nephew, one-third.
This portion of the will provides that
the shares bequeathed to Arabella d.
Huntington and Henry d. Huntington
shall not, nor shall any part thereof,
be sold or disposed of during the life
time of either of the legatees, except
with the consent of both such lega-
tees, or of the survivor of them.
The ninth section gives half of the
residue of the estate to Mrs. Hunting
ton, the widow.
The tenth article gives $27O,OOO in
trust as follows: Harriet S. Hunting
ton, sinster-in-law; Elizabeth Purdy,
sister; Susan Porter, sister: Ellen
Gates, sister: $4,000 each; Coils II.
Sammis, $4,000: Elonora Loveland,
niece. $4,000: Frank Pardee, nephew,
$4,000.
The eleventh article makes the fol-
lowing specific requests: To his sister,
Susan Porter, $20,000; to his nephew,
Willard Y. Huntington, $4,000; to his
nephews, Edward II. Dunbar and
George S. Dunbar, $4,000 each: to his
nephew, Edward H. Pardee, 500, 900;
to his niece, Mary Pardee, $780, 900: to
his niece, Caroline D.. Holiday, $780,
900; to his niece. Leonora Foster. co.
600; to his niece, Adeline Dunbar, $780,
600; to his niece, Helen NJ. Hunting
ton, 100000; to Isaac E.. Gates, $780,
900; to the widow of his deceased
nephew, Charles H. Pardee, $4,000; to
his friend, Charles HI. Tweed, $4,000
The twelfth section gives 500, 900
to the Hampton Normal and Agricul-
tural institute, Hampton. Va.
Article Is gives $4,000 to the Chap
in Home for the Aged and Infrm,
New York city.
Article fourteen provides that the
residue of the estate to be given to
the testator's nephew, Henry Ed
wards Huntington.
Articles fifteen and sixteen give
certain legal powers to the executors.
Article seventeen authorizes Mrs.
Huntington, as ~executrix, OF such at
torney or substitute as she may ap-
point, to join with Charles F. Crocker
and Stillman and Hubbard or their
respective attorneys or personal rep
resentatives in executing or indors-
ing commercial paper. (This power
is terminated by the death of Charles
F. Croker and the dissolution of
Stillman and Hubbard.)
The articles following are purely
legal, the twenty-second providing
that any beneficiary contesting the
will shall forfeit his share in it.
Horse Thieves Abandon Their Stock.
Washington, Aug. 25.-A telegram
has been received at the interior de-
partment from Acting Superintendent
Good of Yellowstone Park, as follows:
1.-TWO men, guarding so head of
horses, attempted to pass through
the park on tire Goth. / held their
stock and the men disappeared. They
are evidently horse thieves. Civil Of
ficers are looking for them, and have
sent descriptions of the brands on the
horses Il the stock inspectors for
Montana, Wyoming and Idaho"