In Favor Of Fiske

The general term of the supremo court sitting in Utica, N. Y., hasuanded down a decisión reversing the deoree of the surrogate of Tompkins county, which awarded to Cornell university property amounting to some $1,50 ',000 under the will of the lato Jennie MoGraw-Fiske. The will of the late Joha McGraw loft to Cornell university property valued at about $2,000,0.30. The property was mostly in Michigan pine land?. Jeunie SIcGraw was his daughter. To her he left the residue of his estáte, the nature of which was notknown. She was then oliout 40 years of age and was suffering with consumption. i?he was niarried in Berlin on July 14, t88ft to Prof. Willard Fiske of Cornell uuiver.sity. Previous to the marriage l'rof. Fiske made an agreementwiih lier that he would accept, in case oC her death, whatever share of her property she ini-iht bequeath to him, and would make uo Curther claim by virtue of having been her husLiand to the property she might die posvessed of. Sho made a will shortiy after her marriasie, bequeatning to her liusbaud $UO,i0. She also gave legaoies to Cornoil university, the value of which were not known at the time. The sum of t4U,000 was to be devoted to the students hospital, füO.UU) to the maiutenance of tho McUraw building; $300,ttuO and the residuary estáte to Corneil university library. Soine of the property was in western lands, and the rapid appreciation of it made the aruount to which tlie university could lay claim to something like $l,9Ü0,'O0O. Prof. l'iske and his wife, before their return f rom abroad, madearrangements for I uilding a magniíiceut residente near the university, ut a cost of about half a million of dollars. Tüey collected much valuable brie a-brac in foreii;n countries with wbicb to beuutity thier residence. On their return to America Mrs. Fiske's health had not improved. he was scill a helpless ïnvalid. bhe savv the new resi dence onlv once, from tLe windovy ot her carriage as she rode past it. It is one ol the handsomest resideiice in this country and its location is especially beautiful. When it becauie apparent tbat the residue of Mrs. Fiske's estáte would amount to such an unexpectedly large sum. Prof. Fiske set up the claim tliat Cornell university was prohibited from holding an endowment of more than i:S,OOO,UO I, and that holdings of the university had ineroased in value until they already exceeded that amount. not couuting Mrs. Fiske's be quest. On this ground, maiuly, Prof. Flske contested the will. The executor is Judge lioardmaD. Gov. Hill, through a trustee of Cornell university, was the attorney for Prof. Fiske and the other contestant! in the contest and the subsoquent pro ceeding--. His partner, Chas. Bacon, has been the attorney of the appellants. Stick to Their Old Love. The Pennsy.vania republican state convention assemblod in Harrisburg on tho 17th inst., and placed in nomiuation the foüowing tieket: For state treasurer, Wm. B. Hart; for supreme j udtje, Henry W. Williams. The platform indorses the stato government; advocates a protective tariff and the restriction of immigration; favors bouuties upon exports in American bottoms; declares in favor of a dependonc pension bill; arraigns the national adminístration for general Imbecility; advocates primary electious for nominating candidutes tor congress and the state senate; includes a plank exteuding the pro found sympathy of the republicana of Pennsylvanin to Glad-toue and Parnell; and indorses James G. Blaino for 188& Folio wing is the portton oï the platform relating to IíIhíiiu: "The republicana of Pennsylvania, the native state of ilon. Jas. Ij. Blaiuü wi 1 vie-v with high pleasure his nomination for the presidency in the campaighn of lsï.-. Accident cannot alíate tbe love of a preat party nor the admiration of a greHt people for a statesman trua alike to hiu convictions and to his country," From tli" Frozen North. Two years ago the whaling bark Napoleon was wrecked off the Biberian coast and two boata with their crws have been missing ever siucc. Offlc of the Pearl, which has ariived from the Fox Islands Alasita, state that the belief exists that several of the missing crew are in Siberia, Pieces of wood contaiuing carv ed initials were obtained by the Pearl's crew from the natives. Cait. Healy, of the revenue cutter Bear, will try to soive the mystery while in Biberian waters.