The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-10-05
WILLIAM McKINLEY,s WILL
The late President 81 the Omitted st.t.s
Leave. uis Eatlre Estate 10
Mss. NaKIntey.

Canton. o., Sept. es.--secretary Corr
telyou came here yesterday - ssalss
Mrs. Mckinley In disposing OF mat
tcrs connected with the late pred
dents estate.
lie was at once driven 20 the Mo-
Kinley home. After meeting Mrs. Nc
Kinley the question OF fling the viii
was taken up. The trying task Of
reading 1t 10 her waa undertaken by
the faithful secretary. Mrs. Mckinley
made heroic effort 10 bear up, aud
succeeded in doing 20, although the
ordeal was hard for her.
Last night she rested we'll.
All legal forinalities necessary for
her so subscribe 10 were disposed OF.
At three o'clock Judge Day and Seere-
tary Cortelyou went 20 the office OF
the probate court. aud offered the viii
OF President Mckinley for probate.
They carried with them the followingi
II. Ada $. Mckinley, the widow Of
William Mckinley. deceased. hereby
decline the administration OF his e.
tate and recommend the appointment
of William Il. Day ana deorRe 4. Cor
telsou as administrators with the viii
annexed"
This accommodation bears the date
OF September 81. 1901.
Following is the text of President
Mekinley's will;
Executive Mansion,
publish the following az my latest
Will and testament hereby reyuking all
former Wills.
10 my beloved wife. Ida 4. Mckinley. I
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. / make
the following charge upon all OF my
property. both real and personal: To pay
aud AT her death said sum to be paid 20
my sister. Helen Mckinley. II the In
come 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 80 as to
make "A sum adequate for both purposes.
Whatever property remains at tho death
OF my wifa | give TO my bTothsn. aud
sisters, share and share alike My chief
concern Is that my wife from ny estate
shall have all she requires for her COM
fort and pleasure. and THAT my mother
shall be provided with whatever money
,,he, ,hs,.,., d,e,qnires TO make her old ags eom-
Witness my hand and seal. this 7zd day
oi 9ttoDtfl itJfs 70 my last viii ana te8tA-
ment. made AZ the city OF Warrington,
Laienedl WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
The foregoing Will waa Witnessed by us
this "a day OF octobor, i@7. at the re-
guest OF the testator. and his name signed
hereto IN our presence. and our signature
lslgnedl q B' coRTELYoU.
CHARLES LOEFFLER.
IL is given out on authority that
the Mckinley estate will total s22s nuD
to $25o,ooo, including life Insurance.
| OF S67, 900.
Aside from the $4,000 Insurance.
mentioned, the estate consists of real
estate here and contiguous - can-
ton, and of deposits In Washington
banks.
Monday morning Mt nine o'clock has
been fixed by the probate court for a
hearing prior to probating the win.
Then. II Is said, Secretary Cortelyoa
and Judge Day will be finally appoint
ed administrators of the estate.
| Secretary Cortelyou made the nee
essary affidavit yesterday as 70 tho
genuineness of the signatures of the
president and of his own. Mr.. Loef-
fer will reach here to-day and make
Affidavit as TO his signature and 10
having seen the president attach his
name TO the document. The will
Is in the presidents own handwrit-
ing, and is on Executive Mansion let
ter paper.