Evening star., 1901-09-28
Mr.. M'klNLeYS WILL FILED
LATE PRESIDENT LEFT ESTATE
VALUED AT s25o.ooe.
Proceeds Go To Wife and Mother DUR
ing Their Lives-Then
Distributed.

A dispatch from Canton. Ohio. last night
says: Secretary Cortelyou came here to-
day TO assist Mrs. Mckinley in disposiny OF
matters connected with the late Presidents
estate. he arrived this morning and was
at once driven to the Mckinley home. After
meeting Mrs. Mckinley the question OF
Ming the will was taken up. The trying
task OF reading II 20 her was undertaken
by the faithful secretary. Mrs. Mckinley
made heroic effort to bear up and sue
ceeded in doing so. although the ordeal was
difficult for her She is resting well to-
night. All legal formalIties necessary for
her to subscribe to were disposed Of At 3
O'Clock this afternoon Judge Day and Sec
retary Cortelyou went to the office Of the
probate judge and offered the will Of Presi-
dent Mckinley for probate. They carried
with them the following:
L Ida 5. Mckinley. widow OF william
Mckinley, deceased. hereby decline the ad-
ministration OF his estate. and recommend
the appointment of William r. Day and
George b. Cortelyou as administrators. with
the win annexed
This recommendation bears the date OF
September "a, 1901.
Following is the text of President McKin-
ley's will:
"EXECUTIvE MANSION,
WASHINGTON ID. c
Il publish the following my latest Will
and testament. hereby reyoking all former
Wills
ITO my beloved wife, Ida s. Mckinley,
bequeath all of my real estate. wherever
situated, and the income of any personal
property of which / may be possessed at
death during her natural life l make the
following charge upon all Of my property.
both real and personal. To pay my mother
during her life 1899 a year. and at her
death said sum to be paid to my sister.
Helen Mckinley. II the Income from prop
erty be insufficient to keep my wife in great
comfort and pay the annuity above pro-
vided, then / direct that such Of my prop
erty be sold so as to make a sum adequate
for both purposes. Whatever property re-
mains at the death of my wife 1 give to
my brothers and sisters, share and share
alike. My chief concern Is that my wife.
from my estate, shall have all she requires
for her comfort and pleasure, and that
my mother shall be provided with whatever
money she requires to make her old age
comfortable and happy.
Witness my hand and seal. this I'D day
cf October, 1897 to my last will and testa-
ment, made at the city Of Washington, Dis
trict of Columbia.
The foregoing will was. witnessed by us
this 22d day of October. 1897. at the re-
quest of the testator and his name signed
hereto in our presence and our signatures
hereto in his presence.
c. G. b. CORTELYoU.
CHARLES LOEFFLER
1t is given out on authority that the
Mckinley estate will total $225.OD0 to S2-Jn,-
600. including life insurance of S61 .o0.
Aside from this Insurance the estate con-
sists of real estate here and. contiguous to
Canton, and OF deposits in Washington
banks. Monday morning has been fixed by
the probate court for a hearing prior to
probating the will. Then ii is expected
Secretary Cortelyou and Judge Day viii be
finally appointed administrators of the es-
tate with will annexed. and will give bond.
Secretary Cortelyou made the necessary
affidavit today as to the genuineness OF
the signature of the President and OF his
own. Mr. Doeffier will reach here tomor-
row and make affidavit to his sigma
ture and to having seen the President at
tach his name to the document. The VIII
is in the Presidents own handwriting, and
is on Executive Mansion letter paper.
BUFFALO, n. Y. September 21.-There
was organized in this city today at the
Mines building OF the pan-American expo
sition a company which will assume control
OF the Mckinley mines located in Whiteplne
county New The company is capitalized
at 81 100000, and will be Incorporated un-
der the laws of the state of New Jersey.
Mrs Mckinley will hold $JooOo worth OF
the stock. Among others constituting the
corporation are. -
NJ. C. Barber of Canton. w. II. McGill
of McGill New and J. a. Errington OF
Carson City, New. The officers elected at
today's meeting are: NJ. G. Barber, presi-
dent; F. E. Fitch, Elmira. y. Y, vice presi-
dent; A ]. Hazeltine. Warren. Pa, treas
urer; Dix w. Smith. Elmira, \. Y, secre-
tary.