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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-08
KATyD|D DUMP DEAL
SUBJECT OF INQUIRY
Witness in Archibald Impeach-
ment Trial Closely Ques-
toned by Senator Clayton.

With not more than one-fourth of the
senators present most Of the time. addi-
tional witnesses in regard to the Katydid
culm bank deal were heard yesterday
afternoon by the Senate, sitting as a
court of Impeachment in the trial of
Judge Robert w. Archibald Of the Com
merce Court. The deal, in which Ed
ward j. Williams and Judge Archibald
were interested to buy the Katydid bank
from the Hillside Coal and Iron Com
pany, subsidiary of the Erie railroad,
furnishes the basis for the principal
charge against the judge.
Effort to Contradict Williams.
The deposition of Williams, given
months ago to an agent of the Depart
ment of Justice, was read to the Senate
Ito contradict testimony in regard to
Judge Archbald's part in the deal, as
related to the Senate by Williams early
in the week.
Richard Bradley Of Scranton. Pa, a
prospective buyer, told of Offering $2O.-
600 for the option, and also told of w. A.
May, an official Of the Hillside Coal and
Iron Company. sending him form of a
contract of sale just before the investiga-
ton of Judge Archbalds conduct became
public. The witness was questioned
Closely Dy Representative Clay ION as 10
the reasons which May gave for recalling
the contract a day or two later.
Mays Letter to Bradley.
A letter Was produced in which May
wrote to Bradley that because of COM
plications brought to your attention yes
terday,'' he called off the sale. Bradley
swore that May never gave him any
reason for ending negotiations and that
he was unable to explain the phrase.
Bradley was certain that May did not
say it was because of the Archibald in
vestigation. May testified that he had
explained it was because Of complications
as to the title, but Bradley could not re-
member that
AT $50, 600. Bradley testified. he expect
ed to make "a little money out of the
culm pile. He said he did not know
Williams and Archibald were only paying
So. 600 for the property.
The trial will continue tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-08
WILL OF MAJ. GEN. STAHEL.
Two Austrian Women and Several
Other Persons to Share Estate.

The will of Mai. Gen. Julius Stahel. U. S.
Volunteers. dated October 10. 1912, has
New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
CALL SIGNATURE A FORGERY
Experts Testify at Husband S Contest
of Will of Mrs. Minna Steck Miller.

ON the trial Of the contest over tho VIII
Of Mrs Minna Stcck Miller before Surro-
gate Fowler yesterday, two handwriting
experts gave II as their opinion that the
signature to the will was forgery. The
testatrix, vino died on December =. made
hey will on the day before her death. She
had not lived with her husband. Theodor"
Miller. for four years before her death,
making her home with her sister, Mrs.
Emile Steck Miller. who was the wife OF
Il brother Of her husband.
I'm her will Mrs. Miller loft her husband
S3.GO and bond and mortgag" on the
house. No 6'l 10Th avenue, which Miller
owned She left the bulk OF her estate 10
her sister At Ia" time Of her death the
estate Of Mrs Miller was estimated at
g. 600 Miller. who IS making In" contest
against his Wifes will says she loft an
estate valued Al $4,000. and that within
q wear before her death SIN" received $4,000.
The testatrix was related 10 the makers Of
tho Steck piano. Counsel for the sister now
declares that IN" estate was valued at
$1,000
Mr. Osborne and Nj Kingsley haudWrlt-
ing experts. testified they were convinced
that the viii was q forgery hocausc Of IN"
peculiar construction of the first letter in
tho name Steck which they said wds not
tho same as IN the signatures Of the tcsta-
trIx on checks and notes produced I'm court.
The trial was adjourned
New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
NEW OPERA STARS ENGAGED
Lydig Discloses Philadelphia
Chicago Company's Plans.

Philip NJ IYdiG, vice-presidcnt OF the
Philadelphia Chicago Opera Company, said
Yesterday that the company would give i've
performances next season at the MetropOl-
itan.
"Nine-tenths Of tho present members "f
the Philsdclphia-Ch Chicago Opera Company
have received offers OF Encouragement,
he added and II some OF them have not
closed yet n is only because they are not
willing 10 accent terms commensurate with
their artistic value to the COMPANY
we have also engaged Mr.. Muratore,
the tenor. Of the Paris Opera; Mmc. Gar
6ani ,lramatic coprano of the opera in
Madrid. and Nine Claussens. Coutraito "f
the Royal Opera in Stockholm. Nine. Claus
sons is said 10 have a voice much ike
that Of Nine Matzcnauer.
We viii give five performances in N""
York at The Metropolitan next season. and
a special ono in November, and four sub
scripucn ones In February. They will te
of operas not given by the Metropolitan
Opera COMPANY, and will not necessarily
bc of French works. The fact that final
engagements of yome of the artists have
not yet been made is of no significance,
and tho Fhiladclyhia-Ch ChicaGo Company VIII
continue To hold its high standard
New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
LARGEST WARsHIP LAUNCHED
The Queen Mary, Britain s 25th Dread
nougbt, Takes the Water.

London. March 2O.-The Queen MARY,
Great Britain's twenty-ffth DreadnouEht.
was launched to-day At Jsrrow in tho pros
ence OF thousands Of spectators.
The now battleship is Of the same type
as the Lion, which was launched in Au-
gust 1910. hut she has greater displace-
ment and horsepower, which are given as
$1,000 tons and $4,000 indicated horse
power, respectively.
Tho Queen Mary * tho largest var@mp
vet built IN Great Britain. and her total
cost amounted 10 t1O,&o5,:"o.
Tho Lion which has hecu hitherto re
Earded As tho largest fastest and most
powerful bsttleshir-cruiser in the world has
a displacement Of ?6.%56 tons and an indi-
Gated horsepower Of 10000 Her contract
speed was given as cS knots. but she made
more than 81 knots at her trials. i was
said. however, that her powerful engines
developed abnormal heat, and that impor-
taut alterations in the engine and boiler
rooms were IN ho carried ont. Tho i'm
provcments hayo been introduced into the
Queen Mary.
The Lion carries an armament of eight
13.5-inch guns in pairs in four turrets and
sixteen 4-iuch Uuickfrors. while she has
three 2t-inch submerged torpedo tubes and
carries a complement II go lnou.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
EXPENSE OF KN0X'S TRIP
Democrats Say He Employs De
partment Laborer as Valet.

Washington. March n The House Com
mittoc on Expenditures in tho State To
partmout is Investigating statements that
SeCrNta~y Knox uSos a7 a private servant
| Archibald s Fnkcrt. = negro, carried on
| the department pavrolls. and that TiulIort
| is accompanying Mr.. Knox as a valet ON
/ his Central American trip. Finkort is said
/ to have Leen employed by Mr.. KnoX when
he was in the Senate. Chairman IIamlln
said to-day:
| We have had Robert =. CLAYTON. surorin-
/ tcudcu' Of the State departments mailing
room. before us. He told us that while
| F'iukert WAS carried on tho mailing room
| payroll AT 81 ,cp0 year. ho has not been at
work there moro than oue-third Of the
! time I'm three years and that th" remainder
Of tho time ho WAS engaged At Secretary
! Knox S home In som" capacity. just "hdt
hC did rot know
Pnkcrt receives the samo salary a. IN"
superintendent of the mailing room.
The committee to-day ordered record ~
the hearing printed CIayton's testimony,
Mir Hamiu said. was supported by that
Of William McNicr. chief clerk ~ the State
Department.
The committee also inquired into the eX
pcnses Of tho Sccretary's trip and IN" state
mont made ny Controller Tracewoll that
thoy could not b" paid out OF the secret
emergency or diplomatic fund. but might
come out of the horse and stable fund OF
the department. which is 5000. McNI"r
testified that the horse and stable fund
would not pay one sixteenth part ~ the
cost Of the trip.
Where win tho mouov como from.
then >" Mr. Hamlir asked.
81 do not know" McNior replied
state Department officials to-day said
that Secretary KnoN's expenses w"r" being
paid from tho emergency fund provided In
tho regular diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bul Tho item roads.
To enable the President 10 meet Uufor"-
seen cmergcnclos arising in the diplomauc
and consular service and 10 extend IN"
commercial and other interests OF IN"
United States, $50 IN.
u was explained that the expense OF tn"
trjp might also hayc been charged against
the appropriation for tho cultivation Of
trade rotations.
40 Official comment Was mad" on IN"
charge that tho Secretary was using one
of the department ldDOrers as = valet, al
though II was said tnat the higher officials
az tho government often had 10 do much
ofFicial work at home, involving the en-.
pIOvmcnt outside Of the department or
stenOgraphcrs. clerks and messengers.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
OBITUARY..
CHARLES ToWsN,

Aftor hvo months illness William Charles
Tover. ox-commodoro ~ the National
Yacht club. formerly known as tho Brook
Ivn Yacht club. dlod on Tuesday in his
apartments. ~ tho Hotel kuickerbocker.
Mr.. ToWen was apparently recovering from
a severe cold whom a complication of
diseases developed. q weok ago.
For many years MIR Toweu had boon or
gagged iu Democratic politics. In l'll NJ
took an active part IN the attempt TO pass
tho building code in the Board Of Alder
mon. but ho was forced 10 e. 70 Florida FOR
his health before the vot" on tho code was
taken.
Born iu New YORK 'fty In IS5. Mr. Io~cu
was the sou or William - and Cathortn"
O.HaEeu Towen. Following public school
education. he entered tho United Statej
navy. serving there for four years. Later
Mr. Towcu returned t. civil If,
As a yacHtsman Nh Towou had taken
part in many important rcgattas In the las'
ton years. In 1905 with his schooner Tam
many. no won tho Richard Croker Cup race
from Brooklyn TO cape May, and the year
before finished second I'm tho race for the
Sir Thomas Upton cup.
IIc was prominently Identified with the
Dewey reception committee, served on tho
subway committee and was a member or
the committee Of one hundred citizens ap-
pointed to receive Colonel Theodore Roose-
Welt on his return from Africa. Mr. Towen
was a member Of several associations and
clubs. including the William Dalton Asso-
citation. Of which he had been president for
many years
Nlr TOWcn also was president Of tha
American Estates Managing Company. the
Brooklyn Yacht club Realty Company and
the Eastern Shipyard Company. Of Green
Fort, y. Y, and Vi o-prcsident Of th"
Fraser Hollow Spar and Boat Company.
The funeral will h" held from tn" home
of his daughter. Mrs. Vincent 5. Lippe, at
the BRADLEY Court, Broadway and l65th
street, SATURDAY morning, at $50 o'clock.
4 solemn requiem mass will b" sung At
tho church Of St Rose Of Lima, l65tn
street aud Amsterdam avcuue The burial
will he in the family vault iu calvary
q
New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
EDWARD SABINE RENWIcK

Milburu. y. j., March - tSpeciaD.-
ward Sabine RCuwick. who was the oldest
living graduate Of Columbia University,
New York. died here last night lie hau
mst passed his cighty-uinth birthday. lie
was the son Of James RcnHick, professor
OF chemistry and natural philosophy at the
university. In due course he entered the
institution ard was graduated in the class
OF lA9
Two elder brothers Of Edward Renwck
were Henry n. Rcnwick and James Rem
wick, jr., architect for Grace Church and
ST. Patricb's cathedral Their mother was
Margaret Anne Brevourt Henry Reuwick
became an engineer of note.
In 1851 Mr.. R"n~ick became consulting
engineer for Harrison Gray Dyer. president
Of tho New Haven Railroad lie was a
member of the American Society of Nc
chancal Engineers. the American Chemical
Society. the Engineers Union. tho New
York Yacht club and the St. Nicholas So
cicty of New York. lIo lived IN Millhurn
for forty-hyc Years. one daughter. Mrs
Elizabeth Whlttingham. widow OF Walton
New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
LA BoHEME' AND AIDA SUNG
Smallest Audience Of Season at Matt
nee-Good House at Night.

\ small audience probably the smallest
Of tho ycar-was present at IN" popular
priced performance of La Roh@mc &C.
to~dat afternoon ~ tho Metropolitan Opera
House. I'm the cast wCr" Misses Giu"k ana
Alien and Nine. Martin. Gilly. dc ScGurol7
aud Nni-Corsi. with Mr.. Sturani rs con
ductor Taken All in al it was AZ oAcci
lent performance, As good 4 ono as some
have hoou ~ higher prices.
Tho evening audience, hoNorcr, amply
atoucd for that of tho afternoon. AIDA
was tho opera Nj Carueo was in good
voice. and % was Miss Dostinn, but Mr..
Scott Was noarso of the Amu"rie q Mu'
CIaosscus no enthusiastic things may he
said. bat words of praise should bo tn" 0or-
tion Of Miss Anna 'ase. who, a. tho Priest
css. obtained ono Of the too fcH opportuui-
tic, she has had ~ displaying hcr beautiful
voice Mr. Toecdniui conducted.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
THEATRE FOR CHILDREN
Roof Of Century Theatre To Be Made
Into PLAYHOUSE for Little Folk

I'pou acceptance Of tho architects plans
work Is to bo begun at once on tho roof "i
tho century Theatre 10 build thor" falr'
playhouse for children. in which boys and
girls will sec plays written and designed
exclusively FOR their enjoyment
Word 10 this effect was received by cable
yesterday from George G. Tyler. manager
NJ tho theatrical firm 81 Bcblor & co. who
had cousummated this plan on his way
across tho Atlantic with William u. Van
dcrbiIt sr.. a director of The New Theatre"
The directions received by cable were :"
begin work at once and have everything IN
readiness for an opening performance in
October.
The plays presented will bo Of the sort
most IN favor with youngsters 'A'lc" M
Wonderland" IS a type ~ what will be
given the little patrons of tho childr'n''
Theatre. There will also DO plays made
from child books and productions Of fair'
stories and real life.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
JESSE n. LbNTZ.

Jesse n. Lantz, former banker Of Mount
Vernon, dropped dead yesterday while
walking through Brooktold street. White
Plains he was siXty-cight old and was
born in Harrisburg Penn, In 1916 He
came TO New ork city when young man
and entered the banking house Of J. Cook
& 20. where ho continued uutil tho house
failed during Nh" Civil War. After that h"
went 10 Mount Vernon. whore ho founded
tho Bank Of Mount Vernon. uf which iust-
tuition he was tho cashier for twenty-five
wears until II was merged aud changed to
tho Mount Vernon Trust company.
IIc Mas At tn" time Of his death vice
president Of the East chester Savings Rank,
of Mount Vernon. and vice president Of
the Mount Pleasant Bank, of Pleasant
Vile He was also vicc-prcsidcut of tho
Goodwin car Company. Mr.. Lantz leaves
"a son and a daughter.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
OBITUARY NOTES.

MRS. METVINA " MASSON. aged
cghty-two widow Of Captain Thomas L..
Mason. former master Of packet ships
sailing out Of New York, died yesterday a,
her home in Essex. Conn. She leaves a son,
Thomas L. Mason. Of Glen Ridge y. J.. o,
the staff OF life"
ORIGEN II. MERRTCK. assistant treas
urcr OF the Merrick Thread Company. Of
Holyoke. and former director of the
Home Market club. died in Brookine.
Mass. yesterday. aged ffty-fve years. \
widow and two sons survive him.
CHARLES SELBACH. SR., sixty-ona
years old. vice-presidcnt and general man
agcr Of the Seluach Hotel Company and
one Of the best known hotel men in tn"
South, is dead al Louisville, Ky. OF pneu-
monla lie was a native OF Frankcnthal,
Germany
JAMES WALKER. at one time chief
medicine man Of the Shawnee Indians, is
dead near Tulsa. Okla, Of pneumonia,
aged 100 years Walker fought I'm both the
Mexican and civil wars and attracted at
tcnton last fall when. despite his advanced
age he submitted TO the amputatIon Of one
OF his legs
CORNELIUS l.. WARING. for many
wears a political associate Of cX-GOyernor
OdcIl. died In Ncwburg yesterday. lie was
n prominent member Of the Orange County
bar.
MISS SARAH LOUISE TRACY. FOR seven
years associate principal Of Pelham Hall,
girls school al Pelham Manor, died ycster-
Gav i'm th. Ncw Rochelle Hospital. follow
irg an ,rora;jon for appendicitis She was
horn IN Montour +. Is. y. y. had taught
in Elmira College ana had been associate
principal of m" Thaue Miller School
,'incinuat and the Walnut Lane school,
Philadelphia She leaves sister, Miss
Florence Tracy.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
ACTORS FUND BENEFIT.

The special musical novelty ihis year at
the Actors Fund benefit Friday March -
at the Century Theatre will consist ~ n
musical sketch written by Grant stewart
entitled Three Little Maids Of RroadV"N.
which will be acted and sung by Salli'
FISHER. Of George " Cohan's Thrntr" LII
ian Lorraine, Of tho "O,or tho River com
pauv. and Gertrude Bryan. ol tn" "IittIf
Roy Blue" company. The actresses viii h'
srinported b. the choruscs of their r"spc"
tive theatres.
Another novelty Just announced 's n""
play hy r. II. Pcplc. with Henry k"ik"r
Frank Craven and Albert Parker II vi
be qtagod hy Edgar M""Grccor
The Garden q Waller comic skit, 10y
Mrs Augusta Kiddcr. which mad" hit -
tho recent Twelfth Night Cluh benefit. win
Alice Fisher and Edwin Arden. will also br
ono Of TN, interesting feature Of this year
benefit
New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
LENIENCY TO sUFFRAGETTE

London, March Ellen Pitfcld. the
suffrsGette who attempted 10 set fire to
tho London General Postofiice on March
by throwing bundle of paper saturated
with petroleum into the building, was SON
fenced to-day at the Old Bailey "a six
months imprisonment i'm tho second di-
vision.
This means that she will be the bone-
ficiary of many privileges which arc not
granted to ordinary prisoners. The judge
explained that her sentence would have
been more severe except for the fact that
she was in i'll health.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
SENDING $4,000 FOR CHINA
Sufferers in Famine Stricken Districts
Helped by New York.

Washington, March 9o-AIthouEh the
american Red Cross Society has been send
Ing on an average more than $4,000 a
month 10 China since January last, an an
nouncement made at the headquarters here
to-day says that the need Of further con-
tributlons of money is urgent The Red
Cross reports indicate that the conditions
there are exceptionally bad.
Another $1,000 was dispatched to China
by the society to-day. This sum came en-
trely from New York
New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
WILL PAYS DEBT OF GRATITUDE

The will of Virginia Edwards, filed yes
tcrday in the surrogate Office. paid debt
Of gratitude which the testatriX said was or
twenty years standing. The will read: =
direct the payment Of 5000 To- Or. Gustav"
Simouson. and one-thrd Of the proceeds Of
q lawsuit which have against Williston a
Co, stockholders. and this bequcst Is given
I'm consideration OF twenty-five years OF
friendship and for money advanced 10 me
ont of pure friendship and sympathy. with
cut collateral or interest or hope or eNpccts-
.fion Of repayment at 2ny time Gustave
Simonson was under the impression that !
vas peunilcss 9nd abSOiutely dependent
,,oon my brother for living
New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
HAMILTON EDWARDS Is DEAD
Father of City Official, 90 Years Old,
Survives Wife Only Ten Days.

Hamilton Edwards, Of Lislo, y. Y. faith
or Of Commissioner William H. Edwards.
nf the Street Cleaning department. died
Yesterday morning AZ tho home Of mis-
daughter. Mrs II. Is. Twtcholl. No. 155
so,itb oxford street Brooklyn, IN tho nine
tioth year Of his age.
Mr. Edwards. who was descendant Of
Jonathan Edwards. survived the death n
his wife but ten DAYS The burial of both
bodies will be held at Lisle on SATURDAY
Mir. and Mrs Edwards leave five chill
drcn-C Commissioner Edwards, Mrs. j. \.
NIct'auIev. of Canandaigua. \. Y. Mrs.
II \ TwitcheIi Of Brooklyn, G.. H. Ed
wards of Brooklyn. and the Rev. H. II.
Edwards of Madison. Wis.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
CIRCUS BEGINS TONIGHT
Barnum 4 Bailey Open Indefinite En-
gagement at the Garden.

This is the first day Of spring II for 40
other reason than because the circus opens
this evening AZ Madison Square Garden
the same old Garden. after all the talk of
demolition. and the same old circus inside.
while outside. on the surface new trap
piugs Of grandeur such AZ =. T. Bdrnum
must have dreamed during som" "i tho'"
arduous winters OF training at Bridgeport
but which he left to the inhcritors of tn"
greatest show on earth To realize.
The doors open at o'clock, leaving an
hour and quarter for vcw Of the ami
mails In tho menagerie. the performance
beginning ct sl5. After that two a day.'
afternoon and evening, for an indcfcnii"
tiruc
New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
ARNOLD DALY'S MATINEE
Gave Programme Of Plays, Music and
Dancing Yesterday at the Lyceum

Arnold paly's recent success with
Plaza Hotel morning performance eucour-
aged him 10 repeat tho programme h" then
offered. and, making some additions, 10 pre-
sent n in several Of tho largo Eastern cities.
Mr. pav began with New York. Ycst"r-
dav afternoon AZ tho Lyceum Theatre he
gave his dramatic rendition of oscar
Wiidcs "Rallad Of Reading Gaol.' and be-
sides appeared I'm owen iohnsons s satiri0aI
sketch. "A Comedy for Wives" and In tho
play BRYANT $500" translation from Tho
French by Castor Mayer.
NJ Dalv was assisted I'm his programme
by Charles DO Harraok. tho Young Scrvian
pianist. and bv Lisa Gluck, ~ tho ST.
p.lcrehmrr immortal ballet
New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

Free admission 80 tho American Museum Of
Natural History and the Metropolitan Mu
scum ~ Art.
t,bibItion under the auspices ot the japan so
ci,Lv. Of japanese flowers, plants. cite. Hotel
Astor.
Vyop,en's Industrial Exhibition, Now Grand &c -
trai Palace . p. m.
I, rrar Of the Mems League Tor Woman -ufrs e.
Hotel Msrse'lle, p m.
,.,ss meeting of the womsns Political linton.
cooper Union. p. m.
Probation commission conference, City Hall.
evening
New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
MoNsIGNoR FELIX M. BoFF.

Cleveland March n Monslguor Felix VI
Boff died late to-day al the Ursuline CON
vent. Villa Angela, I'm Nottingham. Of acute
bronchitis. NonsiEnor Bof was elghty-on"
years old. and for more than tifty-eighr
years had been a priest. He was born I'm
France For twenty years he was vicar
general of the Cleveland diocese and dur
Ing six periods Of disability ot tn" thor
bishops. or during intorroGnums. he served
New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
IouN MASON a FROHMAN STAR,

At midnight last night Charles Frohman
ana John Mason. the latter at present ap-
nearing in Boston, held long diStd1ic"
tolcuhOnc conversation that lasted exactly
twenty minutes. The net result is that Mr..
Mason at tho end Of his present season he
comes a FrohmaE star. The first play that
Mr.. Mason will appear In under Mr. IRON
mans management Is Henry Bernstein :
latest drama. "Tho Attack now being per
formed at the Gymnasc Theatre. Paris.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
ADMIRAL MELVILLE BURIED
Salute Fired Over His Grave in Phila
delphia Cemetery.

Philadelphia, March 20-Dstinguished
men IN the navy and army and in civic life
attended the funeral here to-day of Rear
Admiral George W. Melville. t. $. y. Gc-
riredl. who died last Sunday. Services in
charge OF the Rev. John r. Davies, pastor
Of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, we"e
held al the home of the late naval officer
and at the grave i'm South Laurel Hill
cemetery. rwo bugiers sounded "raps'
Al the grave. and . salute of three voleys
was fired by a detachment of enlisted men
r,.m ;hc Philadelphia Nsvv Yard.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
WIFE AND BROTHER HEIRS
Will of Lawyer Also Mentions Wells
College and Salvation Army.

Tho will Of Charles Hazcn Russell =
LAWYER. who died on March Il, was filed
Yesterday in the SurroGatc's Office. th"
docnmcnt leaving 5000 to Wells College,
of Aurora. y. y, and 800 to tic salvation
Army. Mr.. Russell left TO his wife Mrs.
Annah Ayrcs Russell. $1,000. most of the
furnishings of his home. life income
from SOp.C0o and onc-hdlf Of the residuary
estate.
70 his brother benjamin Russell the
testator gave $4,000, one-haf of the resi-
due a remainder interest in 10000. a sill
yer service presented To the testator by
the Amphion Music9l Society and land
scape painting by George lnncs. Mr. Rus
sell left his law library to Wclton g.
Percy.