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Canton. o. sept. ss--s~cr-tary Cor
telyoa came here yesterday 70 assist
Mrs. McKinl<y In disposing Of mat
ters connected with the late press-
dents estate.
Kinley home After ne esiax Mr.. ~
kinley the question Of Cling the vii
was taken up. The trying task of
reading IL 70 her was undertake by
the faithful secretary. Mrs Mekinl~y
made q heroic effort 70 bear up. and
succeeded in doing 80. although the
ordeal WAS hard for her
Last night she rested we'll
All legal formalitics necessary for
her to subscribe 10 were disposed Of.
At three O'Clock Judge Day and Secr--
tary Cortelyou weat TO the osic~ %
the probate eosrs. aza offered the viii
OF President Mckinley for probate.
Thy carried with them TIE following:
Il. Ada :. Mckinley. the widow ee
William Mckinley. decreased. hereby
decline the administration of his IS
tate and recommend the appointments
of William Il Day and George Z. Cor
telyou a. administrators with tn. viii
annex-si.-
This recommendation hears the date
of September -. 1901.
Following is the text of President
Mekinley's will:
Executive Mansion.
Washington. ID. g
7 publish the following a. my lat~s.
vil and te-samens. hereby revokins all
To my beloved wife. Ida : Mckinley. I
nequeath AT Of my real estate. wherever
prup~rty % uhich ! may b pa-ss--esf al
d-ath. during her natural uf- I make
tne fouo~fng charx~ upon all of my
nv mSsh-r during her iifs n.ss a ysa1. a.
and At her deafh said sum to D. paid 20
my sister. Helen Mckinley " the tn
Keep my wffe IN great comfort and pay
tne annuity above provided. then I direct
tha, such % my property Be sold 80 as 10
inake = sum adequate for both purposes
" natever properly remains al the death
OF my wife l give to my brother and
sisters. snar- and share alike NJ chief
shall have ALI she requires for her COM
tort and pleasure. and that my mother
shall b provided with whatever money
90 Ie2air-s 70 make her old age COM
Witness nv hand and seal. this "a day
% oStober; isss- 20 nv last VII and tessa-
nenL ms1e az the city OF Washington.
District % Columbia
Lsl<nedl WILLIAM MCKINLEY
The foregufnr viii vas witnessed By as
guest % the t--tator. and his name sixneSi
h-reto IN our presence. and eur sixnasurs
hereto N his presence
CHARLES LOEFFLER-
IL is given out on authority tha.
the Mckinley estate will total see5. QUO
70 saS0.ooo. including life insurance
of $4,000.
Aside from the $4,000 insurance
mentioned. the estate consists of real
estate here and contiguous 20 Can
ton and of deposits in Washington
banks.
Monday morning az nine o'clock has
been fixed by the probate court for a
hearing prior TO prohating the will.
Then ft is said. Secretary CorteIyoa
and Judge Dsy viii be finally appoint
ed administrators of the estate.
Secretary Cortelyou made the nee
essary affidavit yesterday as 90 the
senninenesS of the signatures of the
president and of his own Mr.. Loef-
ner viii reach here to-day and make
AFFIDAVIT as TO his signature and 70
having seen the president attach his
name to the document The viii
Is IN the presidents own handwrit-
ing. and Is on Executive Mansion let
ter paper