Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-10-14
FILING OF ONE WILL.
The One Made by Millionaire Rice
in 1896 Given In.
VALUE NOT NAMED.
Most Of the Estate Goes 10 Founding
an Institution AT Houst0n--A
Copy Of the Second VIII
Has Been Made.

New York. oct l3.-The will of W.
M. Ric was filed for probate Friday.
Il is dated sept 20. 1896. The wit.
nesses were W. @. Wetherbe Of Brook.
lyn and w L. Harmon. Brooklyn The
executors are W. ". Rice, Jr.. J. ID.
Bardine and james A. Baker, Jr BY
the terms Of the will, the executors get
$4,000 In the benefit Of the testator's
brother. Frank A. Rice and his first
wife, Charlotte. To tho executors is
left $4,000 for the benefit Of the tesla.
tors sister Mineya Olds Of Massachus.
etts. and tlO 900 is left for the use Of
his sister Charlotte $. Mckee OF Massa.
ohusetts. The executors are 10 BE- r..
compensed for their service by a per
cent commission on the value Of the
estate. All the residue Of the estate Is
bequeathed 10 the W NJ. Rice institute
for the advancement Of literature.
science aud art, Of Houston, Tex.
The testator states that he desires tina,
his son. William NJ. Rice. Jr., b. elected
70 the board u trustees, and he hopes he
will take an active interest in advanG.
ing the affairs of the institute. II Il also
the desire of the testator that +. Ra.
phael Of Houston, Tex. net a. secretary
of the institute, he 10 receive no com.
pensation for his services Il Is men.
toned, however, that his acceptance
be- conditional upon the boards approx.
ing him. otherwise the board may eleot
some one else.
In the clause by which the income of
go 900 Il % be- paid % the executors for
Frederick Rico aud his wife Charlotte.
there is provision that in case Of the
death of either beneficiary. the other
shall receive theincome. and In case tho
beneflc'aries should not need all the In.
come. they may dispose oi Il as they see
NJ to any OF the following persons J..
L Rice. r. A. Rice. IT,. David Rice.
George Rice. Minnie Lummis. wife Of
II II Lummis of Texas or Lbbio Tins.
pom 10 bis nephew William n. Rice.
the tostator leaves any moneys due the
firm Of j. $. and W. NJ Rire.
The viii was hlel Tor probate by Horn.
blower. Byrnes, Miller aud Parker.
a petition was filed later by John D.
Bar1ine but the value Of the estate j.
not given in tho petition There is an
affidavit by Frederick A. Rice attached
20 the petition In WHICH be states that
be has read the petition filed by Bardine
and verified oct. ~. 1900. He states be
has given information 10 Bardine as "a
the relatives of the family Of the tesla.
tor aud he says efforts have been made
70 locate Frederick NJ Rice. but that no
information has been obtained of hi.
whereabouts for the past 30 years Hs
was last heard Of In Hartford. Conn,
and efforts were made 70 find him, but
they proved unavailable
Chief Of Detectives McClusky has re-.
oeived what purports % be- a copy % the
second will of the late w. II Rice. Ths
original will Is in possession Of Attorney
Patrick and Captain McClnskey's copy
is a copy Of the copy which Patrick fur
nished 10 Captain Baker. Mr.. Rice,
lawyer from Houston. Tex.
In the first paragraph Of this will, Mr.
Rice, after stating that heis sound mon
tally. revokes all former wills. He ap
points his nephew, William NJ. Rice. Jr
Of Hyatt, Tex. and James A. Baker, Jr
Of Houston. and Albert T. Patrick o.
New York as executors without security
and for their servires gives them a com
mission Of 8 per cent upon thcaggregatl
value Of the whole estate. excluding
such gifts as the testator makes 70 Oh,
William NJ Rice institute.
The next paragraph bequeaths 10 hi
brother, Frederick A. Rice, or his linoa
heirs IL he die before William NJ, IN
sum Of $4,000.
Next comes bequcst of $4,000 &
each Of bis brothers and sisters surviv
ing him. To the directors OF the vii
liam NJ. Rice Institute 5000 each is lef
and 5000 20 each Of the following name,
persons Charles T. Adams Of Mon
Claire, N. j.; A. r. Cohen of Houston
Tex, John ID. Bardine Of Somerville
N. j.; W o Wotherbe Of New York
and Frederick l. Blynn Of Springfield
Mass.
The last paragraph II the will reads
II give, devise and bequeath 20 A. I
Patrick formerly Of Texas. all the res
and residue Of my estate. real. persona
or mixed, heretofore or hereafter nc
quired aud wheresoovor situated.
The will Is dated June 30, 1900, aud /
witnessed by Morris Meyers, lawye
Of this city, and David L. Short, put
Usher OF Brooklyn.
The Rice estate Is estimated at b,