Evening star., 1898-12-16
Calvin =. Brfce.

pneumonia had developed. Everything
known TO medical science was done to save
him. but he grew steadily worse.
At Mr.. Rrice's bedside when he died were
Mrs. Brice. Captain Stewart NJ Brice. John
Francis Brice. Miss Helen Brice and Miss
Kate Brice. Another son w. X. Brice is
on his way home from China. Mr.. Briae
was delirious FOR tweuty-four hours before
his death.
portonce visited the Brice residence during
the afternoon and evening to offer their
sympathy. There were also many mes
sageS from out OF town.
Funeral services will be held al the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church at noon on
saturday. The remains viii be taken to
Lima. Ohio, for inierment soon aftcr the
services. The Rrice family plot is in The
Presbyterian GENE cry there.
\ cablegram apprising Lieut.. Brice OF his
fathers death was sent to Hong Kong VS.
tcrday afternoon.
Sketch of His Career.
Calvin 5. Brice was a native of Ohio and
was born in 1916. He was the son Of a
Presbyterian minister. Three years before
the civil war he entered Miami University.
but i'm 1861 he enlisted in a university com
pany for the war. He served in West Vir-
ginia in the seth Ohio Infantry. In 1863 he
graduated from the university and after
teaching school for a few months he be-
came captain of a company in the loSth
Ohio and served TO the end of tn. war. lie
then went to Ann Arbor Michigan Law
School and afterward was admitted to the
bar in Cincinnati. He took an active inter-
est in politics, and in the campaign of 1876
he was an electoral candidate on the Til
den ticket and again on the Cleveland tick
ct in 1884. In 1854 he was a deleeate-at-
large TO the democratic national convention
at st. Louis where the Ohio delegation
chose him as a member of the national
committee. He was chairman of the eNecU-
tive committee during the 1888 campaign.
and on the death of William II. Barnum
was elected chairman of the democratic ma
uonal committee.
In the winter of 1890 Mr. Brice was elect
ed United States senator to succeed Henry
b. Payne, and took his seat March l. 1891.
In the Senate Mr. Brice became "A prom
inent figure He was soon made n member
of the democratic steering committee, and
became also member of the committee on
appropriations. Mr. Brice seldom spoke in
the Senate, but was a close observer OF
everything that was going on, and was al
ways deep In the councils of the party.
Mr.. Brice served six years in the Senate,
being succeeded by Joseph +. Foraker. In
Washington he occupied the Corcoran
house and gave lavish entertainments Since
his retirement from the Senate he had been
in Washington but very little. occupying
himself for the most part with business
affairs in New York.
Rejected Free silver PInnk.
Until the democratic party adopted free
silver a cardinal principle. Mr.. Brice
was the leader in his party in Ohio, hut az
ter that he did not take an active part in
politics.
The announcement of Mr.. Brice's death
caused great regret I'm the Senate, as he
was a faVoritc with nearly all. possessing
a fund of good humor, being a good story
teller and universally popular with senators
on both sides of the chamber.
He was admired for his business and po-
htical skill and ior his aboundng good
humor, which never left him any Oc-
caslon He was largely interested in rail-
way enterprises. was rated millionaire,
and of late had been one of the chief mem
bers of a syndicate with large railroad and
other concessions in China. He leaves a
wife and several grown children.
Dr. Wallace Radcliffe of this city has
been requested To go to New York rs COLI
duct fh,. services.