The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-28
WILL OF M'KINLEY
ALL HIS PROPERTY LEFT TO MRS.
MCKINLEY FOR LIFE.
AN ANNUITY TO HIS MOTHER,
MRS. MCKINLEY DECLINES THE AD-
MINIsTRATION.

The VIII Thoroughly in Keeping
the Man-Judge Day and Secretary
CorteIyou Appointed Administra-
tors-The Property Of the Estate
valued Mt S225, 900 to $3.50, O,OOO-At
Mrs. McKinIey's Death 1t Is to BE
Equally Divided Between the
Brothers am sisters of the Testa-
tor.
Canton, o., Sept. N.-Secretary
Cortelyou came here to-day to assist
Mrs. Mckinley in disposing of mat
ters connected with the late Presidents
estate. After meeting Mrs. Mckinley,
the question of filing the will was
taken up. The trying task of reading
it to her was undertaken by the faith
full secretary. Mrs. Mckinley made a
heroic effort to bear up, and succeeded
in doing so, although the ordeal was
difficult for her. She is resting well
tonight. All legal formalities neces-
sary for her to subscribe to were dis
posed of. At o'clock this afternoon
Judge Day and Secretary Cortelyou
went to the Office of the probate judge
and offered the will of President Nc
Kinley for probate. They carried with
them the following:
''I, Ida S. Mckinley, widow of Will
lam Mckinley, deceased, hereby de-
cline the administration of his estate,
and recommend the appointment of
William r. Day and George B. Cor
telyou as administrators with the will
annexed"
This recommendation bears the date
of Sept. 27, 1901.
Following is the text of President Nc
Kinley's WILL
TO His Beloved Wife.
Executive Mansion, Washington, D.
C.-I publish the following as my lat
est will and testament, hereby revok-
ing all former wills.
''To nv beloved wife, Ida S. McKin-
ley, l bequeath all of my real estate,
wherever situated, and the income OF
any personal property of which l may
be possessed at death, during her nat
ural life. | make the following charge
upon all of my property, both real ana
personal: To pay my mother during
her life $1,000 a year, and at her deatn
said sum to be paid to my sis
ter. Helen Mckinley. If the income
from property be insufficient to keep
my wife in great comfort and pay the
annuity above provided, then | direct
that such of my property be sold so as
to make a sum adequate for both pur-
noses. Whatever property remains at
the death of my wife, l give to my
brother and sisters, share and snare
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.
s'Witness my hand and seal, this 22d
day of October, 1897. to my last will
and testament, made at the city of
Washington, District of Columbia.
"William Mckinley. (Seal)
1.-THE foregoing will was witnessed
by us this 22nd day of October, 1897,
at the request of the testator and his
name signed hereto in our presence and
our signatures hereto in his presence
SC. B. Cortelyou.,
Charles Loeffier."
A Very Comfortable Estate.
1t is given out on authority that the
Mckinley estate will total $225000 to
S25OOOO. including life insurance of $751;
600. Aside from this insurance the es-
tate consists of real estate here and
contiguous to Canton, and of deposits
in Washington banks. Monday morn
ing has been fixed by the probate
court for a hearing prior to probatins
the will The will is in the President 6