Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-03

Canton, o., Sept. IS. = Secretary
Cortelyou came here yesterday 10 assist
Mrs. Mckinley in disposing of matters
connected with The late Presidents
estate. Mrs. Mckinley made a heroic
effort to lear up during the reading OF
the will and succeeded in doing so, al
though the ordeal was difficult for her.
All legal formalities necessary for hel
to subscribe to were disposed OF. At !
O'Clock Judge Day and Secretary Cortel-
you went to the Office of the probate
judge and offered the will OF Presi
dent Mckinley for pIohate, They car
ried with them the following;
81, Ida s. Mckinley, widow OF VIII
liam Mckinley, deceased. hereby de-
cline the administration of his estate,
and recommend the apr ointment Of
William X. Day and George u. Cortel-
you as administrations with the will
annexed
This recommendation bears the date
of September 9th, 1901.
Following is the text Of President
McKinley's will: &
Executive Mansion, Washington, p.
O. publish the following as my
latest will and testament, hereby re-
NUhluR Ill luTultT Wlllbs
To my beloved wife, Ida S. Mckinley,
bequeath all of my real estate, wher-
ever situated, and the income OF airy
personal property OF which may be
possessed at death during her natural
Lille. make the following charge upon
all of my property, both real and per-
sonal: 10 pay my mother during her
life 81, 200 year, and at her aeatn. he
said sum to be paid to my sister, Helen
Mckinley.
If the income from property be in
sufficient to keep my wife in great COM
fort and pay the annuity above pro
yided, then | direct that such OF my
property be sold so as TO make sum
adequate for both purposes. Whatever
property remains at the death of my
wife, l give to my brother and sisters,
share and share alike. Ny chief con
cern is that my wife from my estate
ehall have all she requires for her com
fort and pleasure, and that my mother
shall be provided with whatever money
\ she requires to make her old age com
Portable and happy.
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.
The foregoing will was witnessed by
us this 22d day of October, 1897, at the
request OF the testator, and his name
signed hereto in our Iesence an oui
signature hereto in his presence.
George b. Cortelyou,
Charles Loetiier.
1t is given out On authority that the
Mckinley estate will total 1925, 600 tt
$3.50, GOO including life'insuranos of sj7,
600. Aside from this insurance til,
estate consists of real estate here snt
contiguous to Canton aud OF deposits il
Washington banks. Monday mornint
has been fixed by. the Probate Court fol
a hearing prior TO probating the will
Then it is exf ected Secretary Corts
| you and Judge Day will be- finally ap
| pointed administrators Of the estate
with will annexed, and will give bond
Secretary Cortelyou made the neees
sary affidavit as to the genuineness o
the signature of the President and o
his own. Mr.. Loefler will reach her,
today and make affidavit as to his sigma
ture, aud to having seen the presiden
attach his name to the document. Thl
will is in the Presidents own hand
writing, and is on Executive Mansion
letter paper.