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THE BRUNSWICK TIMES-CALL. VOLUME XI. NUMBER 67. GREAT RICE MYSTERY IS CLEARED BYACONFESSION fln - - ■-. v" Millionaire’s Valet Tries to End His Own Life. .Mm PARTY 10 CRIME mWYER PUCK 18 IN 11. The Dead Man’s Servant Has Made a Clean freest cf the Awful Crime. Sw Y rk,N v. 1.-Charles F Jous, secretary and volet to the late WlLam Marsh K ce, whose desthooourr.it u. - der suspicious ciicumetanoes, attempt ed to oomuiit suioide in the Tombs at at 4 o’olooK this morning by outtiug bis tfaroa*. He was removed to Beil*- vue boapltsl, and will probably recov er. Jones was under examination in the criminal court building yesterday ? ty Assistant District Attorney Os Steerne and several deteotives, and it is • reported he made some sort of state-. jP'ent or oonfeaslon to the authorities, Assistant District Attorney Osborne "admitted today that Jons had made a confe.eion, Aocordintt to Mr. Osborne, Jones aaid for eome day* prior to Rioe’a , death * atriok had given Rice tablets of ■* grayish color; that Rice took thi/se tablets from Patrick, and that Patrick told him to take them, as he had taken some himself; that about this time Patrick and Rioe bad become very intimate; that Rice on Saturday ■ent Jones to Patrick's bouse to de' maod oertain papers from Patrick that be (Patrick) bad io bis possession, This was about September 12. The table’s were taken every night until the Friday before Rice died. The last time l.saw him take them was on the 'Wednesday or Thursday before bis death, Friday nigbt Rice appeared worried and grieved about hiabueiness in genera’, speaking of tbe Galveiton fi)od and other things. "He slept very little that nigbt and aent me to Patrick’s house Saturday morning, and told me if I did not re turn with the papers, he would report me to the authorities. Patrlok was agitated, and aaid : “I want to know Rice’s condition and wbat steps he may take, and I want you to telephone me; and if Rioe takee any steps to notify the authori ties, 1 want to know if you will be sure and telephone me, *‘l told him I would. When I re turned Rioe was asleep, and nothing more was said about tbe papers until Sunday morning. HU mind was wan dering Sunday morning be woke up, and he talked incoherently. About 11 o’olock be improved, and naked about tbe papers. Patrick finally oarue to the bouse. Rice said be was very nervous, and told him to ‘please go away.’ “Patriok said: ‘1 have some smell ing salts to quiet your nerves.’ Pat riot asked for a towel and sponge and I got them. 1 aaid I must leave the room, and 1 left, and heard Patriok raying he would remain with Rioe. I heard Rce laughing a few minutes later, and saw Rice lying on hie baok with a towel over his bead, in a cone shape, and Patrick holding it in his right band. Patriok did not see me and Rice did not see me. Soon as I saw the condition of things, T laid down and went to sleep, Patrick oalled the next morniDg early, and had a long talk with Rioe.” Mr. Osborne says Jones described Patrick’s death as fallows: sick. Patricia'said „ * to me, ‘Go and get a dooFor.’ I went for one and he oavne back with me, and pronounced Rice dead. Patriok anked, ‘How i<>Dg has he been dead?’ The doctor answered, ‘Twenty min utes.’ This was about nine o’olock.” “While the undertaker was prepar ing the body,” the statement contin ues, “Patrick took me aside and said: •Now, Jones, we’ve got to get all the old man's papers; you know, we must get all of them.’ We took all the pa pers we could find, and Patriok bun dled them all up and took them away. Monday morning Patriok, came to Rice’s bouse. He bad a check book in his hand. He said: ‘This is Rice’s book.’ Then he showed me two check books signed ‘M. Rice.’ ‘Now,’ he said, ‘1 want you to fill out the amounts of these ohecks,’ and at bis request I one for *25,00 and another for $05,000.” RETURNED TO CUBA. Miami, Fla., Nov. 1, —General Leon ard Wood, commander of the depart ment of Cube, and Lieutenant McCoy of hie personal staff, arrived here last night, They were immediately trans ferred to the dispatch boat Kanawha, which left at once for Havana. CASE DRAGS ON. New York, Nov. I—The hearing in the proceedings to secure the removal to the United States court of Georgia o theGaynors and Greene wae continued today. The cross-examination of Engi neer Ripley, expert, for the defense by District Attorney Erwin of Georgia was continued The questions and answers wore technical. U NFORTUNATE ACCIDENT.J Whilu working on a vessel Wednes day, Mr. U. E. Tolnae, the ship carpen ter, was the victim of an accident. A large stick of timber fell upon him and hie injuries a-e regarded as serious. BRUNSWICK, UA. FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2, 1900. in mi ■wpi Ugly FiiM 01 Train lo nidosta. HE 1$ SEVERELY INJURED Four Others Who Attempted to Stop the Fracus Were Also Injured. Valdosta, Ga., November jl.—Sen ator Hamrick ont Representative Har den last night while rnroute to Val dosta, and information today is that Harden is dead. t Four other legislators were also cut in attempting to separate them, but noneserlouely. Hsmriok was also ooV, in the band. The trouble arose qver Harden. if£p ping Hamrick’s taws. /' BYRD’S REPORT. There Is Nothing in it to Cause So Much of a Sensation £A copy of Adjutant General Byrd 1 * report has reached this oso*, and there is nothing in it to create such a sensa tion. The part which It is said re fleck ed the late adjutant general reads as follows: ' - 1 “I quote the above because it is about the worst case I Bad, aad shows to what a criminal looseness this branch of the department had arrived, Ex-, cellency put me on duty with the In structions to “stop every leak” I couidT ferret out, and admonished me to con- duct my departments within their re spective appropriations ” Mr. Byrd said that inasmuch as the late Adju'ant Kell did not manage the affairs of the department he could see no reason why the people should allege that he attacked his memory. TERRIBLE TYPHOON. Hong Kong, Nov. I.—Despatches re ceived here state that a fearful ty phoon has caused havoc throughout Annun, under French protectorate, south of China. The area covered by the destructive storm was very large, , Sixteen hun dred persons are reported as having perished. Besides those killed 6,500 havs been rendered homeless, •* ' THE CHINESE MINISTER. Pittsburg, Nov. I.—Wo Tang, the Chinese minister, was the principal speaker at the founders’ day exercises of the Carnegie Institute this after noon. He arrived tbie morning, and was received by the oity officials. ANOTHER DEAD. New York, Nov. I.—Joseph Bacher ach, a merchant injured in the Tarrant ezpiosion on Monday, died today. Search for bodies in the Tarrant wreckage was kept u P ,-z.Vc^nTgkt,-bn t none were found. -> hub i' nnur Russia is as Yet UndeciOed oi the Subject. AMERICA AND FRANCE. Those Two Countries are Standing Together. Alignment of Powers Complete. Washington, Nor. i—The alignment of the powers on the agreement is now practically complet ed, Russia being the only government remalnlt&to be hoard f'om Aside from Italy and Austria, whese adheres**to the agreement Is expect ed, owing to ‘thilr pptowl fetation a witttijtelßitsn'y, Japan le the only of the powers which has riven an un- assent "to thd agreement. As the matter now stands fiye of the powers are united on all the terms of the agreement, via: Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Aus trla, and Japan, Tw#t>f the powers— the United States and France—accept the clauses relating to the open door and territorial integrity, Put withhold action on the third clause, relating to future procedure in case any of the powers seize territory. The course of Russia Is not known so far as the officials here are advised, as neither the state department nor the Russian embassy hag received confirma tion of any Russian answer. It has boen the opinion of those best qualified to judge that the Russian response will be similar to that of the United States and France, although this view is somewhat shaken by the porsistent re ports from Berlin that Russia will not concur with the agreement. ROOSEVELT DONE. His Jaw Campaign is Now Over and His Voice Apparently Good. Buffalo, Nov. 1. —The It >osevelt spe o:al left Buffalo this morning for Jamestown, where it will remain to night. It was scheduled to stop at many places along the route. The govern ;r felt well, and his voiee is in appar-utly good condition. For the first time since bis trip began, the governor last night attended a dinner, after he was all through with his meet ings. Former Senator Laugblln,' of this oity, gave a dinner to the orators and newspaper men of the train. Gov ernor Roosevelt made a few remarks abont the pleasant features of the trip, and the great assistance rendered by those who accompanied him. DARE DEVIL FELL. Acrobat Seriously ißjurc-d at Valdosta Yesterday. Valdosta, Nov. I—Thfs afternoon oue of tbc features of the open air cn tertainrrien’.s oA the bill was the high wire walk and trajeze performance by BRYAN NOW IN CHICAGO, AT THE HEADQUARTERS Spoke in Indiana to Mam v, ,_®Qth Crowds. G rant, wh ijie Aemerity and foolbard 1- nees has well earned him the sobriquet of “Dare Devil.” When be appeared to do his turn, the picture of life, agility and recklessness, resplendent in his fleshings and glit < terlng bespangled trunks he was greet ed with Bounds of enthusiastic applause. But, 10l as he was performing one of hts hair raising teats on the trapeze.the multitude was struck dumb with awe, for the intrepid acrobat through an er ror of judgment, missed the trapeze, he httfT through the air, to grasp, and fell to the ground below, a distance of .TO feet. The man while not dead, is seriously injured. GOULDS GLAD OF IT. Brothers in New York Pleased at Frenoh Cour’s Action. New York. Nov. I.—The news of Mr, George Gould’s appointment by a Frenoh court as administrator of his sister’s (Countess de Csstellane) prop erty was oonveyed by a reporter to the Gonld brothers in their Broadway of fice. Mr. George Gould sent out word that he oould say nothing, though he might make a statement later. Mr. Edwin Gould likewise de clined to be interviewed, but aaid that he was glad to hear the newa, Mr. Frank Gpuld said limply that hig brother George must do all the talk ing. Mr. George Gould summoned his two brothers into his own offioe, where the doors were dosed and they confer red for nearly an hour. Asa result of this talk, it was aaid George Gould will soon start for Paris to take charge of the Castellane affairs. AMOUNTS TO MILLIONS. —j Caetellane’s Debts Are Still Growing Rapidly. Paris, Nov. I.—Farther details re garding the appointment of George Gould as trustee for Cjuntess Castel lane, show the indebtedness of Count Boni and his wife to be over 23,000,003 francs. Of ibis sum there was spent in real estate, in connection with a charity bazaar and their private home on-Avatuie * Maiakoloff. nearly 4,000, _ r OOOWW iC*; mortgages, 7,000,000 franes; loans, notes and tradesmen’s bills, 4.293,155 francs, apd on art and bric-a brac dealers, 9,100,(5p francs. M. Wertheimer, one or art dealers in tsrestedj, olaime i|gju good* were boughUXhen takaniack, and then re sold to the a mo unMy^H.(>oo.ooo francs, and that in these transaction., there now remains due h m the sum of 2,- 000,000 frmos, , ’ ? • EDUCATOR DEAD. Oxford, Eng., Nov. I.—p r qf. Max Muller was buried today. PRICE FIVE CENTS. CANDIDATE SCORES THE MONOPOLIES' 1818 BUSINESS KILLERS His Special Car Rambler Arrived in the Windy City in the Afternoon. CtawlovdMiUe, lud., Nov. 1.-i., Bryan’s private oar Rambler, was at tached to a train which left Cincinnati at 3:30 o’clook this morning and the first stop for speaking was made at Jamestown, Ind. Mr. Bryan spoke for ten minutes to a good orowd at tbs station, dealing with the general issuea of the campaign. Mr. Bryan was received at C’raw fordsvllle by another friendly and fair sized orowd. He charged the republi can party with a departure from the principles of its fathers aod quoted Lincoln on the Declaration of'lnde pendence. Speaking of the influence of the trusts on communities, Mr. Bryan said: “Yon yourselves have seen some thing of the efifeots of monopoly. Yon hsve seen how in the campaign of 1596 in your own factory here people were warned that if I wae eleoted they would lose their employment, but if Mr. McKinley was eleotptJ, they would have employment; sad yet the trnst took in the factory and closed it down and you have lost that fao.ory today, hr would have lost it but for the faot that there is now a match factory there. But you have got a large match trust and unless you destroy the trust it will destroy your factory here end run it out of business.” The Bryan special reached Chic ago this afternoon. VISIT DELAYED. London, Nov. 1. —Lord Roberts, who was scheduled to leave South Africa on the 15th of November, has postponed his departure, owing to the fact that one of his daughters is ill with enteric fever at Pretoria. CARLI3TS WEAK. Madrid, Nov, I.—The latest news from the Carlists’ movement are more favorable to the government, it being asserted that Chlsf Berga’s band ha made overtures of surrender, if par doned The government, however, has decided to act vigorously, snd to pardon no one. POLICEMAN SUICIDES. Augusta, Nov. I.—David Redd, a po liceman, suffering from consumption, killed himself yes’erday,