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Show WILL OF RUSSELL SAGE : ' MY QE CONTESTED IF , -NOT PLEASING TO SOME claimants there la likely to be a difference differ-ence of opinion among the executors. Mrs. Sage, it la thought, would be In fa-Tor fa-Tor ot making some settlement with all who might consider themselres aggrieved. ag-grieved. In this more she would no doubt be checkmated- by her co-executors. ItJ developed yesterday that they had retained as their counsel Charles A. Oardlner and Delancey. Nlcoll, while the widow Is adrlsed by her personal lawyers. law-yers. Deforest brothers. James Sage, a nephew and a member of the firm ot Sage ft Gaffney, produce dealers deal-ers of Troy, left that city yesterday for New York. r Bequests for Charity. By the specjal ' Instructions ot Mrs. Sage til persons who bare even an Inkling Ink-ling of the contents of the will are maintaining main-taining silence. It la her wish that no aanouncement with regard to the be-Quests be-Quests shall be made until after the funeral fu-neral In Troy. She so thoroughly dominates domi-nates the situation as to give color to the Tiew that she will be practically In con-troPbf con-troPbf the estate of $100,000,000. , Whatever What-ever gifts have been made to charitable purposes It Is believed were made on her recommendation and advice. There have been persistent reports ever since-the death of Mr. Sage that he had made extensive provisions for some philanthropic enterprises. Among Institutions which he has helped materially materi-ally in his lifetime Is the Tuskegee Institute. Insti-tute. V It Is .believed In some quarters that educational work has been well looked afters the will. NEW Y6WC, July !4.The Herald to da says preparations for contesting the will of Russell Sage in the event of Its prevision net being satisfactory te them already have been made by relatives of the financier. Nephews and grandneph-ews grandneph-ews and others more remote are said to be considering step for legal proceedings. proceed-ings. Mr. Sage had several brothers and sis-era, sis-era, none of whom are living as far as aa be ascertained, but various kinsmen who bear his najne and who are scattered scat-tered about the country are looking to see It their family tree might not bear apples of gold, - There was a report current yesterday that a nephew who had restded in this city would be among the first to take action ac-tion la ease he were not adequately remembered. re-membered. Not on Good Term. Most of the relatives named were not on especially good terms with Mr. Sage. He had on more than one occasion given financial aid to them, but their Idea of life did not conform to his strict business busi-ness code. Mr. Sage had relatives la Troy and its neighborhood, for It was from there he started for New York, where he made his fortune. Some of the Troy heirs have retained counsel te look after their Interests, and Senator firackett of Saratoga Sara-toga has been consulted. "I ant counsel for some Of the heirs ot Mr. Sage," said Mr. Brackett yesterday. "1 cannot tell whether there will be, a Contest, 1 da not know but what he made his will largely in my clients' favor. fa-vor. . I do not evea know he has made any will at all. Ia either of these contingencies, contin-gencies, ot course, there will be no contest." con-test." Mrs. Saga'a Attitude, On the question .of the treatment of |