The St. Louis Republic., 1902-12-21
Manchester Estate Greatly En-
riched by Fortune Left by
Fernando IZnaga.
LEGATEE WILL SHARE 1T ALL.
\ AppraiSement of Personal Proper
" Shows Value to BE Far i'll
Excess of Amount Orig
inally Estimated.
REPURLIc SPEcTAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. Dec. 2o.-Appraisement of the
personal estate of Fernando Yznaga proves
that he left a much larger fortune than
WAS generally supposed when he died, on
March 6 1901.
Under the terms of his will his sister Con
suelo. Dowager Duchess of Manchester.
whom he made his sole heir. will receive a
sum amounting to something more than
SO. O0JG0.
Appraisement OF the personal property
alone has just been made, and an applta-
tion 10 Surrogate Thomas VIII follow for
the confirmation of the appraisers report e
Mr.. Yznaca's will which was one of the
shortest and simplest ever recorded, was
eXscIted on December II. 1895. II contained
little more than nve lines IN which, he pc
qusathed his entire estate. real and per
sonal. to his sister Consuelo. and appointed
as executors his friends Harry Is. iiplllns
and William X. Vanderbilt, to whom letters
testamentary were issued.
When the will was filed for probate. on
April l., 1901 some surprise was expressed
that the testator had made no mention
either Of his mother or of his two other
sisters At that time ii was believed Mr
Iznaga had left not more than about S35 90
in personal property, while his real estate
was estimated at value of about S2.o10 800.
The appraisement shows a net personal es-
tate. exclusive of real property, amounting
t. s.. .29S.SlS
WOULD SHARE FORTUNE.
Immediately after Mr.. Yznagas death the
Dowager Duchess of Manch ster came to
America. accompanied by her sister and her
brother-in-law, Sir John Pepys Lister
Kaye. and Lady Lister Kaye. and they at
tended the church service held in memory
Shortly after the will was filed it was
publicly announced that the Dowager
Duchess would voluntarily share the for,
tune in generous part with her aged
mother Ellen NJ. Yznaga. of New Orleans.
La. who is the widow of Don Antonio
Yznaga del Vale. and with her two sisters.
Natica, now LADY Ijster-Kaye. and Emily
Yznaga. of No. 20 Avenue Marceau, Paris.
No objection was made to the probate of
Mr.. Yznaga was a member Of the firm of
II. Il. HollinS & Co. bankers. and il Is
shown that his interest in that firm at the
time of his death amounted to s1.19i,461 less
his liability to the firm on joint ventures.
S35I,5is. and less oEe-fourth interest III
Stock Exchange seats appraised at sl5O.JU-
total OF Si05.Oi6 TO be deducted from his in
terest in the firm. which leaves his net in
terest S7S942l.
COTTAGES AT TUNEDO.
The furniture and effects in his cottages
az Tuxedo are placed at valuation of So
166. while his personal effects are placed at
the low estimate OF So 8 @, Sa Ta gress personal
deductions aggregating s62,S31 have to be
made. which. leaves the net personal
tate s.. 29S.S SOS. These deductions consist of
disbursements of sos commissions of the
executors. which are placed at s47. .235. and
administration expenses to the amount of
$500.
No estimate is made of the value of his
real eStcte which Is also inherited by his |
sister. the Dowager Duchess of Man +!
chester.
Mr.. Yznaga s:me time prior to his death
had filed claim in Washington for $50. 900
arising from the destruction of two planta-
tions belonging to his father by the Cuban
insurgents In this he had a one-fhh in
terest. 1t is said to be extremely doubtful
if anything will ever be collected from this /
claim.