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Show uu AMERICANS AND TOLSTOI ESTATE New York, Jan. 14. Michael Kous-mlnaky, Kous-mlnaky, nephew of tho late Count Tol-'Stol, Tol-'Stol, who came hore from Russia ten days ngo to tell hlB uncle's estate tp Andrew Carnegie, announces that a group of United States bankers and manufacturers have uITered to lake the property under certain conditions Mr. Carnegie declined to buy tho es-tatc es-tatc on the ground that Russia was a S?tW?.y from New York nni1 that an his time was taken up by his oth- Ci b,U8t88- The estat0 Includes about 7o0 acres of r'ch agriculture land and is valued at $1,500,000 The Americans, whoso names are not divulged, agree to purchase the estate on condition that the 130 acres which tho Tolstoi heirs desire to de vote to a memorial settlement and school of agriculture, Bhould be paid for by an International subscription inn, to which admirers of the late count might send donations. On the remaining 600 acres they purpose to erect a permanent exhibition of American Amer-ican agricultural machinery aud cwl Uvate the surrounding land by modern 'Jrft4s ' i' i Him i frM''iTiiSfii method, to lemonstrato to tho Rus-slan Rus-slan farmers how they can produce twlco the amount of crops on their fertile lands and bavo labor and expense. |