The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-05-23

~ & Sized in 1879 and
IN ~ AS# subsequently di-
@sS - rected the Charley
49, expedition, which
~SzSEkS was dispatched IN
S~w der the jointauspi-
ALLEN THeRND1rx RICE. ces OF the United
States and France to investigate system
atically the remains of ancient eiviliza-
ton in Central America and Mexico. In
1884 he bought controlling interest in
lie Matin, one of the chief papers of Paris,
Of which he is still proprietor. He has
always been actively interested in poll
tics, and in 1885 ran on the Republican
ticket for congress in the Tenth New
York district, against Gen. Spinola, but
was beaten by local political leaders.
He was a strong advocate Of the Austria
liam system of voting. He has edited
"Reminiscences. of Abraham Lincoln"
New York, 1856 and contributed to
''Ancient Cities in the New World
nSS0. He was nominated to be minis
ter to Russia by President Harrison, and
was to have sailed for Europe Wednes-
day on the steamer City Of Paris. Mon
day afternoon the soreness in Mr.. Rice's
throat developed into q very severe at
tack of tonsilitis, the alterations being
of such character that his physician
forbade all thought of sea voyage.
Mr.. Rice caught a cold on Saturday
last that settled in his throat, his weak
point, and attacked the tonsils. Years
ago he had been troubled with tonsilitis,
but tie tendency had yielded to an oper-
alton performed abroad. This recent
cold brought back the old trouble. Up
till ,,Fednesday night he showed some
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timation of danger. He had been rest
The doctor gave him a potion, under the
influence of which he dozed off. At half
pasta o'clock a. ~. the nurse called the
valet, who slept in an adjoining room,
telling HIM that Mr.. Rice was chokiKg.
They raised him to sitting position and
the valet hurried for DR.. Fuller, No. 107
East Thlrty-seventh street, DIR. Reyes
partner. AS soon as the doctor saw the
patient, he sent for DR.. Keyes and en-
deavored vainly to resuscitate Mr.. Rice,
who was being smothered by the aceu-
mutation of phlegm in his throat, BY
forcing oxygen in his throat. 1t was too
late. He died before DIR. Reyes could
respond to the summons. The imme-
date cause of his death was oedema of
the CLOTHS.
Funeral of Allen Thorndyke Rice.
NEW YORK, May 18.-The body of the
late Allen Thorndyke Rice, was taken to
Grace church at $50 a. M, where the
funeral services were held.
The caskett, of plain rosewood and
heavy silver handles, bore this inscription
on the silver plate: "Charles Allen
Thorndyke Rice, Born June Is, 1858,
Died May IL, 1885,"
The services were
of the Simplest Character,
consisting merely Of the Episcopal ritual
istic service, the musical part being rem
dered by the choir of the church. At
the conclusion the casket was borne down
the aisle and placed in the vestibule of
the church, from which place it will be
deposited in the mortuary, where it will
remain until it is removed to Boston for
burial.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Aston, Cyrus Bussey, Assistant Sec
rotary of the Interior Robert Jay Hamil-
ton, David Dudley Field, Col. Robert G..
Ingersoll, Clarence w. Seward, Paul
Dana, Gen. Joseph g. jackson, Collector
Joel B. Erhardt, William j. Florence,
Mr.. and Mrs. v illiam Jaffray, s. L. Bar
low, Hon. George w. Lyon, and j.
Hampton Robb. The following persons
were among those that sent a profusion
of flowers: President and Mrs. Harrison
and Secretary Blaine.