The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-25
FUNERAL SERVICES OVER AGED
FINANCiER WERE HELD
YESTERDAY.
WIFE TO Get CONTROL
Of His Millions in the Beief-She
Is Named AS Executor in
viii Soon to Be Made
Public.

New York, July 24-Funeral ser
vices over the body Of the late Rus.
sell Sage were held in The FIRST Pres
byterian church at Far Rockaway,
| Long Island this afternoon. A number
! If prominent persons We're among
those who came t. pay their last
tribute to the memory of the aged
financier.
After the services in Far Rockaway
the body was brought to this city
where it was taken 10 the Sage home
in Fifth avenue, Mrs Sage accom-
panied the body to this city. The
funreal will be held tomorrow
Wife to Get His Millions.
From source that is considered
authoritative it was learned today that
Russell Sage's great fortune con
3ervaiyely estimated at over $780,
100000 will, with the exception of
few minor bequests go to his wife. II
is declared that the reports to the
effect that Mr. Sage made huge be-
quests to charitable institutions are
not true, Aside from several com
paratively minor dispositions, the
widow will receive all of the estate.
which she. in connection with the
three executors, will administer as
she sees fit.
The fortune of Mr.. Sage will not be
tied up in trust. 1t is announced that
Mrs. Sage will. on her death have the |
disposition of the greater part of the |
millions.
The will of Mr.. Sage has been most !
carefully drawn There are in it no
bequests Of sensational nature. The !
testament of the great financier has |
been recently revised. His death was
not, in the nature of things uneN-
nected, and the document stands as
the eXemplilication of the very last
wishes of the veteran financier.
II is understood hal Mr. Sage
realized the sympathy of his wife for
charity of the best Kind and left it to
her to divert what portion of his for
tune she should see fit to charitable
ends.
MAY Be Surprise.
DR.. J. Carl Schmuck, who was nor
lnly Mr.. Sage's personal friend, but I
MS physician as well, limited, how {
ever, at surprise in The Sage Will
he said today:
Il think The public will be much
when the provisions of Ru~- s
sell Sage's will become known. 1t will
)e found that he was a very generous
nan. For my own part, have never {
hough him anything else but gener- J
'uS. and | had known him intimately ;
or many years" /
Charles A. Gardiner and Delaney j
licoll, who are the counsel for the
xecutOrs, called at the county court $
Iouse this morning aud asked Surro L
ate Thomas for permission to carry +
N Mr.. Sage's business pending the ad h
lission of his will to probate.
TT was absolutely necessary said y
lr Nicoll. for us to obtain this, as a
lr. Sage's business must BE- carried \
n pending the winding up of The cs- {,
ale, inasmuch as the interests of the C
state itself and the affairs of other
ersons would suffer by an immediate
losing down of the business $,
A Conference Held. Ii
Mr. Sage's brother-in law, Colonel u
J. Slocum. and Charles w. Osborne, n
is confidential secretary. were in lG
difference with Mr. Sage's lawyers n
,day A former business associate of W
Ir Sage expressed the opinion that ii
lc e-tate would aggregate well be W
Dnd S100.00a.0G0, and that the will m
ould contain many surprises. al
Mrs Sage. who is much worn on ac- Ia
,unt of her long and almost constant be
tendance On her hushasd. is under
e care of her family physician, DIR. In
Bryson Delevan. who says. however. 81
at Mr. Sage is bearing up well, but in
eds rest and quiet. dt