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PROBABLE CAUSE OF
DEATH OF MR.. RICE.
New York Authorities BendinG Their
Energies I'm Efforts Ia Dis
q

NEW YORK, Nov. efforts were be-
ing made this evening 10 determine the
exact condition OF the lungs OF William
NJ Rice. the millionaire. after his death.
Jones. his valet. in his confession made
before he cut his throat. said he saw
Patrick holding a towel In the shape Of
a cone over Rices face. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Osborne, who said he
would communicate with Prof. witthause
concerning the matter. declared that the
autopsy had revealed a state of AFFAIRS
consistent with smotherlng
Whether the lungs have been preserved
was not known at the coroners ONCE to-
day. but II Is believed that they and other
organs were removed before the million
aires body was erenated.
David L. Short. who executed the win
OF Mr.. Rice-the one in which the mill
fonaire hequeathed the bulk OF his for
tune 10 Albert T. Patrick. today for the
first time consented to be interviewed re-
garding tho incidents leading up TO the
execution Of the document. To n reporter
he said.
II went TO Mr.. Rice's apartments az the
request OF Mr.. Patrick. Patrick sent n
Tnessenser 70 my office. ] went over to
Patrick's office. Patrick said 20 me: You
are wanted uptown 10 execute some pa
rers.
Morris Meyers went with me. He went
as a notary. When we reached the apart
ment Jones let us In. and escorted us to
Mr.. Ricc's room. Rice was sitting at his
desk. and from sort Of cabinet COM
partment he drew out hi- papers lie
said TO US both: This IL my will, gentle
men. have sent for you to witness my
signature
"Iie asked Meyer. 70 road ono particular
paragraph in the will I do not remember
what the subject matter ef the clause
was did not pay any attention TO &c
Mr., Rice seemed TO have much confidence
In Meyers, He consulted him about his
AFFAIRS. frequently. I did not know the
contents OF the viii. which was not read
aloud frequently executed papers for
Mr. Rice. I executed the assignments 10
Patrick"
Mr.. short further said that he never
talked 90 Mr.. Meyers or Patrick ahons the
viii or assignments. He hsd known Mr.
Rice for about A year before his death.
Mr. Rice had not said anything to him
about another will
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Special Dispatch 20 the Pcst-rnte'lleencer.
WARRINGTON. Nov. 2.-secre,ary 81
the Treasury Lyman J. Gage said this
afternoon that he had today received from
personal sources very convincing as
suranee that the states OF Washington.
Oregon and California would cast ma
jority Of their votes for Mckinley and
Roosevelt next Tuesday He said that his
Information related especially TO Wash
ington which chose Bryan electors In
1896
about the change OF sentiment In that
commonwealth anywhere outside the great
manufacturing centers of the country
where Mckinley prosperity has come in
the tremendous waves tha. sweep away
the Bryanite arguments like cocklesheils.
II is In the state Of Washington. The
most marvellous DEVELOPMENTS OF the latter
half of this century have been seen In
the Puget sound region. The people there
not only appreciate their great natural
resources. which are directly developed by
an era OF prosperity such as the Re-
publican administration has brought but
they have awakened 10 the wonderful
possibilities Of the Orient. On the other
side OF the Pacific ocean ships sailing
from the almost mstchless harbors Of
Washington state enter the ports Of A.
vast commercial empire. the possibilities
~ which no man can estimate. AZ the
very door Of the Philippines lies China.
whose commerce with other nations
amounts To ssse.issoon a year. There IL
also the commerce Of Japan, amounting
U s,1r nm. of the British Fast indies,
amounting n ssss Tsscoo and other COM
merce which reaches the grand total Of
ess77 7s4 oon
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BIG MAJORITY FOR
MR. M'KINLEY.
Figures Are Given showing Tint
Result of Tuesdays Election
VIII Be . Land slide.

CHICAGO Nov. 2--Chairman Hanna
and Vice Chairman Payne are now con-
fdent that Mr.. Bryan will be the worst
defeated Presidential candidate since the
Campaign of is72, when Horace Greeley
met overwhelming defeat as the candi-
date against President Grant
The Republican managers concede to
Mr.. Bryan the eleven old slave states OF
the South and no more The Republicans
have not attempted to break into the solid
South. and have made no contest for any
of the old slave states. but they have
made successful contests in the border
states, ard have added Kentucky. West
Virginia and Maryland to the Republican
column.
Mfr. Hanna said that the fight had been
won and all was over but the shouting.
'"rhe critters eyes are sot," said Vice
Chairman Payne The campaign 10 end
I'd. The Bryanitee are routed. All We
have to do fs hold the lines steady and
get out the vote Mckinley will be re-
elected by a greater electoral majority
than he had In 1886. snd II will be greater
Grant in 1s72 He viii sweep the North
and Middle West, and get every electoral
vote east Of the Missouri river and north
OF Tennessee and the Potomac river He
will also get the electoral vote of Me-
braska Kansas, North and South Dako-
ia. Wyoming and all the Pacinc coast
states He has an even chance to secure
the votes of Utah. Idaho and Nevada,
and chance to get Montana, Colorado
and Missouri.
'Mr. Bryan has better chance for these
three states. but do not concede them
TO him by any means.
what do you concede to Mr. Bryan"
THE solid South. without tho border
states. Maryland. KentuGky and West
Virginia. concede to Mr.. Bryan the
old solid South which bae always gone
Democratic and where we have not made
land and West Virginia are as certainly
Republican as Ohio and Illinois, and Ken
lucky will give Mckinley from 5000 to
Sc. 900 majority.
"The only question Is wfether the Dem
ocrats will dare steal the electoral vote OF
Kentucky by false count We will beat
BRYAN In his own state of Nebraska. and
Kansas Is certain to give Mckinley a
good majority.
Sure Of Pacific Coast states.
I'VE will get both Dakotas. wyoming
and the Pacific coast states. In Montana
and Colorado BRYAN has better chance
than Mckinley. hut the stntes are both
doubtful SO is Missouri. do not com
csde that state to Mr.. BRYAN by anv
means. Our chance Is 10 10 t0 as the bet
ting men would say would not he sur
prised to see Missouri give her electoral
vote 10 Mckinley and elect Republican
governor
Mckinley will have more than 800 cleo
toral votes. more than were ever before
cast for president MFR Bryan will not
have more than I Is electoral votes, and
ne may not have more than fI2 He viii
be the wor 4 beaten presidential candidate
since poor old Horace Greeley
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ORIENT. Bound,... Fi-,a.

This sum Is so great that No human
mind can conceive OF H.. Into this bound
less heid the wise policy Of President
Mckinley has led the United states. No
ports on the Pacific have hefn quicker TO
recognise this than the. three principal
maritime cities Of Washington. The ex-
ports Of these cities have increased by
something like q per cent In the four
Years ~ the Mckinley ADMINISTRATION.
and suspect that I have not placed the
figure high enough
at Il well 10 emphasize that Il Is the
national policy now In force that has
made this advancement possible and n 80
have benefited from IL are looking for a
change. But I must remember that II
Mr. Bryan were speaking in the state Of
Washington. free silver and not our poll
ley IN the Orient would for the time be-
Ing be his paramount issue, The circu-
latinE medium out there Is gold The
and he In turn nays for what he pnr-
chases in sold. If the Democratic party
proposition to omen our mtnts for the
free coinage Of silver were rSnlixed what
would happen to the circulating medium IN
Would there not hs instant cnntractionr
Would gold continue to be money az gen.
eral use thereg doubt It. Cold would
be boarded. The working neople cpud not
hoard e. The small merchants could not
hoard =. what chaos weald come from
the contraction As I said IN my Brook
lyn speech the other night.
And II Won consent % a free silver
pragramme. e Bryan snd his Democratic
ranuiiAtic supporters come into power
that programme would be adopted and
yoa inevitably get your pay in tho new
dollars containing SIX grains IN ane
silver Before YOU vote for this sort 0f
business Ne wise enough % get \ stipu-
lAttan from your employer that YOU SHAH
then hr paid ss ypu. are now pAid-ia
something equivalent 20 enc grain 0s sif-
yer. N you do not DO 49,. sau will get
tha equivalent - only s7ik grains for
every dollar paid you. Can you AFFORD
itf'
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fIyf CHINESE IfADfRS
TO PAY THf pfNAlTY.

nOAoT1NGFu. Oct. 2s.-The
commission OF inquiry into
the outrages on missionaries
here has sentenced to death Tieu
Yang, the provincial Judge: Wang
Hung On. the military command
ant. Gen. kiu and two other Of
ficials.
German and French troops will
garrison Paotingfu for the winter.
The preparations are complete for
destroying October "a the most
venerated temple In the city.
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TO PREVENT LYScBIxs.
Governor of Georgia orders Troops
to Jefferson.

ATLANTA. Ga, Nov, 2--Another com
pany OF Georgia militia was ordered from
here tonight by Gov. Gambler. with In
s;ructions 70 proceed 20 Jefferson, Jack
son county. 10 protect the life Of Gas
Fellows. negro on trial charged with
an assault on Miss Dora Hood, a promi-
nent young woman OF Harmony Grove A
mob % 10 IN reported TO have left there
with the intention OF iynching the negro.
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PARIS, Nov. A Havas agency dis
patch from Peking. dated Nov. l. Gays;
The French troops arrived At Siiung
October lS and occupied the tomb % the
empress. The Germans. Italians and Eng
nsh arrived afterwards and occupied the
other imperial tomhs. No fighting is mon
toned -
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LONDON, Nov. S--The Shanghai CORE
spondent OF the Times says that an TIM
periai edict appoints Leu Kun VI. viceroy
OF Nanking. and Che Ki Tuns. viceroy of
Hankow. 10 be additional peace commits
sloners on behalf OF China
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stumped thoroughly. the Bryan fusion
majority Of i2oo8 viii certainly be reduced
to 1900, with the probability OF Republic
an success. although state pride may in
fiuence a sufficient number OF voters to
give Bryan the small plurality named.
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Five More Leaders Are Con-
demned to Die.
AvENGE MANY MURDERS.
Were Responsible for the Massacre
Of Missionaries.

Empress Dewsger 70 he Permanent
~ Removed From All Participa-
tfon I'm the Government OF the
Chinese Empfrc-This IL Due 20
Conclusion That tho Imperiai
Government Ii Responsible for
the Boxer Uprising-Indemns N ties
Must ne Paid IN GOLD. In
stead OF Depreciated silver.
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the negro Nho stabbed Policeman ftobert
J. Thorpe q death on August ig and
who was convicted ~ murder in fns ssc-
end deeree. wsS sentenced today 20 nfe
Imprisonment The murder or Thorpe vas
tha cause nf serious race riots In this
city.
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DOUND[ESS FIELDS
Of THE ORIENT.
What They Mean for Pacific
Coast States.
AN ERA OF PROSPERITY.
1t Has Dons Most for the State of
Washington.

Wonderful Development of the
Natural Resources of the Puget
sound Region, Applying Prtncf-
paIly to the Three Maritime Cities
of Wsshington-secret of the
Treasury Gage Tells why the
Pacific Coast states VIII Cast
Their Electoral Votes for the
Republics National Ticket.
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Probabilities Favor a Repub
lican Victory.
LEGISLATURE SEEMS SAFE
That Means Two Nebraska Re-
publican Senators.

Edward Resewater. Editor Of the
Omaha Nee. suns U the sssua-
sien In Mr.. Bryaa's nons state
Places McKsnIey's Plurality ~
Betwesn 1000 asa 3.ooo-ccx.
Roosevelt Closes the Most ne.
msrkabie campaixa Ever Made
BY Presidential or vtce rress-
Dental Casaisase-sesrss . Hss.
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WASHINGTON. Nov. Alt was stated
today In quarters well versed In Chinese
AFFAIRS that outside OF the question OF
indemnity, punishments. etc, now under
negotiations at Feking. there are three
vital and far-reaching questions to be
determined. viz: First. the removal %
the empress dowsger. personally and
through the influence OF her advisers.
from all participation in the Chinese gov
ernment. second. the creation OF an In
demnity fund by the tNcrcase OF China's
customs revenue, either by the payment
Of duties In gold instead OF In
deprecated silver as At present. or else
by doubling the present silver duties
from per cent. TO 10 per cent. advaiorem,
and. third. the establishment OF a min
lister Of foreign affairs. IN place OF the
old and cumbersome system OF the tsung
II yamen.
The demand for the retirement of the
empress dowaser IS said TO result from
the conclusion, now generally accepted.
that the imperial government Of China
was responsible for the Boxer uprising.
As the empress dowsger was the ruling
authority OF the imperial government
during the uprising. this responsibility
IL brought home directly 60 her. There
Is said 10 he no purpose. however. to
visit upon her any personal punishment
or indignisy. but merely 10 40 form the
her from all participation In H. II 81
deemed advisable for that reason that
she should remain permanently sway
from Pcking and that her advisers also
should be kept away from the seat Of
government.
To Fay war Indemnittes.
The plan OF doubling Chins's customs
duties has arisen from the need Of find
ing source 10 pay war indemnittes.
which the various powers demand. II
appears. however, that the Increase of
the duties has heretofore been brought
70 the attention Of the United States
government by II Hung Chang. This
was during his visit TO Washington a few
years ago when II was represented that
the S per cent. was fixed In isss by the
treaties with tho United States and other
countries aud was payable in silver. at
which time silver was worth almost ~
much as gold. But with the changed
value between silver and gold, IA Hung
chang pointed out that China's pcr
cent. daty in silver actually nettSd only
about ~ PER cent. judged BY the prevail
ing gold standard. The matter was not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-26
GROWING suMArRA TOBACCO.
Result of an Experiment in the Coz
necticut Valley.

Result OF an Experiment in the Con-
nectfcut Valley.
The Secretary Of Agriculture has made
public the result Of an experiment in the
growing Of Sumatra tobacco In the Connec-
ticut valley as follows:
Milton Whitney, chief of division of soils
reports a successful termination of expert
ments conducted in cooperation with the
Connecticut experiment station in the pro-
duction Of Sumatra tobacco near Hartford
One-third Of an acre was planted under a
cheese cloth shade nine feet high. and Gull
ttvated and fermented under the direction
of NJ. l.. Floyd, tobacco expert of the de-
partment. The yield Of cured tobacco was
roo pounds, making estimated yield for
one acre Of 2,1OO pounds. This lost about
10 per cent In the fermentation. The crop
has just been sold by L. B. Haas & Co. of
Hartford to Nicholson & Hubbard Of Kan
City for Sab 70. making an estimated
value for one acre Of 81 421. The cost of
production, including the whole cost OF the
shade-the frame for which will last five
ing a net profit Of over 500 per acre. This
was an average price of II cents per pound
The crop grown in the same field, with
out the shade, and fermented in the same
way yielded about the same quantity and
brought q cents per pound or at the rate
Of O7.S per acre. Deducting the cost of
cultivation. fertilization and treating, this
would leave a profit Of about 800 per acre.
The ordinary crop Of the Connecticut valley
brings the farmer about 20 cents per pound,
or $3.50 per acre. and. deducting the cost Of
expenses. leaves a profit OF about $500 per
acre.
The Sumatra tobacco grown under shade
has been submitted to New York and Phiia-
delphia business men and has been pro-
nounced entirely satisfactory and fully
equal to imported Sumatra. These facts
taken in connection with the award at the
Paris exposition Of two points for the
Florida-grown Sumatra o. err that given for
the imported Sumatra-show that we can
grow Sumatra tobacco of the highest QUAIL
ity in this country and save our farmers
between 100000 and $1,000, 600. which is
row sent abroad annually for the foreign
grown leaf. This work Is the result of the
soil survey made In the Connecticut valley
two years ago. and similar results can be
expected only from very similar areas,
where the soils and climatic conditions are
similar TO those In the Connecticut valley
and In Florida.
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RRS SsIo;sd a. Of y
Dewalt and Ida Jones. in the hfty-si1th year
Funeral from the residence Of his daughter. on
South Henry street, Alexandria, Va, Thursday,
December q, at l O'Clock pm.
ELIZABETH, the beloved wife Of Michael
Burke.
Day by day her fade and slowly sink,
Yet In our hearts we often prayed that she might
Farewell dear mother thou art at rest. and shall
You could not stay earth with US. but can
come to thee.
Lonely the house and sad the hours since our dear
But, oh, brighter day than ours in heaven is her
By HER HUSBAND AND CHILDREN.
Rest in peace.
Funeral will take place from her late residenss
at 10 O'Clock am. thence TO st. Dominic's
Church. where solemn requiem mass will be said
for the repose Of her soul.
DAVIS On Monday. December o "a 1900 20. vat a. his
Funeral Thursday, December q, at 3 pm
a:5o am, ALEXANDER wADSwORTH
EATON beloved husband Of Annie p. Eaton
Funeral will take place from his late residence.
1910 Sd street southeast, Friday, December
%. at o'clock pm Relatives and friends In
vited. =
Raglan. Departed this life Monday. December
"a 1900, JAMES, beloved husband Of Margaret
Ragan, aged sixty-two years
The relatives and friends, also the Master Plumb
citation and the Elks, invited to attend his
funeral, from his late residence, No. 642 q
street northeast. on Thursday, December "a
at am; thence TO proceed to st. Joseph's
Catholic Church. where solemn requiem mass
will be celebrated for the repose Of his soul at
$3.50 Am. precisely. q
REID. On Wednesday. December %, 1900 at
OH hnrr Rfr r.
west, Mrs. MARIANNE REID, widow Of the
late George II. Reid in the sixty NTH year OF
her age; native Of Scotland.
Funeral from the above residence Friday, December
Interment at GienwOOd Glasgow, Scotland,
papers please copV)
RYON. On Tuesday, December %. 1900. JOHN
Funeral Thursday, December a. from the under
taking establishment OF VIM. s. Riley. DOT ID
street southeast, at 10 am. Interment at Ar
Mngton. Friends invited to attend.
STRICKEN. At Phoenix, Aris.. on December 10.
1900 Rev Witt RAYMOND STRICKEN,
Funeral Thursday morning. II o'clock, from Ham
line NJ E. Church, of which he the beloved
pastor. The interment will be at Loudon Park,
Baltimore Special trains each way Will be at
the disposal Of friends Of the deceased. Special
rates can be secured only by applying at 921
street Northwest before am Thursday.
In Memorfan.
DONALDSON. In loving remembrance Of my dear
NIECE NARY A. DONALDSON. who died four
year, ago today, December Is. 1895.
Gems. but not forgotten.
BY HER UNU.R.
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REMOVED TO ANOTHER BEAT.
RecOmmen dalton of Maj. Sylvester in
Case of a Policeman.

Case Of a Policeman.
In the case OF Policeman F. @. Stang,
charged with conduct unbecoming an Ct
ficer 1t being alleged that he conducted
himself in a harsh. violent and disrespect-
full manner toward one Mrs. Wheless the
| evening Of October last. Major Sylvester.
the chief of police, has recommended to the
Commissioners that the officer be trans
ferred to another beat. and that he be fully
instructed to the effect that members OF
the police department must exercise hu-
| name judgment well as proper lnterpre-
tation of the laws and regulations.
The trial board acquitted the officer. but
Major Sylvester stated to the Commission
ers. in forwarding the papers in the case,
that it is not without its painful features.
and in a measure one which could have
been avoided had the policeman taken occa-
sion to have the woman given attention at
her home
while he technically complied with the
law" says the major. there are occasions
when humiliation. if not injury. may be
avoided by good judgment, 1t was within
his power to have had assistance in the
premises. and to have secured medical at
tention that might have afforded relief at
her home, rather than to have transferred
the person to the hospital
Policeman w. W. Martin Major Sylyes-
ter believes, should be dismissed and he
has so recommended to the Commissioners
invoking for the officer. however. their
mercy. If he Is retained, the major rec
ommends that he be transferred. given
more arduous hours OF duty and warned
that any established neglect in the future
will result in his removal from the force.
Officer Martin was found guilty of neglect
Of duty. He was detailed for service at the
Long bridge. and Major Sylvester says 1t
was shown that he sat down while duty,
took off his coat and left his post at an
hour much earlier than contemplated or
contained in any instructions from his SUI
perior officer. Lieut.. Holinberge:.
Private Martini says Major Sylvester,
has displayed inclination to disregard
rather than follow the rules laid down for
the government of this department.; Is
given to too much freedom of speech and
does not display that inquisitive intelligence
which belongs to a member Of the force
who is endeavoring to advance himself in
the profession
These two cases are now before Commits
sioner Ross. who has immediate supervi-
sion Of the police department and IT is he
lieved he Will approve Major Sylvester's
recommendations and that his associates
will do likewise.
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EVERY ONE ENJOYED 1T.
Christmas Was Notable This Year In
Every Characteristics

Every Characteristic.
Probably no Christmas aftermath in this
city, or this country either. for that mat
ter. is as replete with general qualification
as that which is evident today. Save where
personal affiicton has made happiness i'm
possible. the retrospection over the great
heart holiday of the year Is satisfying and
pleasing to degree superlative In bust
ness circles, no less than in those Of the
home and the society composed OF many
homes, the feeling is alike emphatic. Christ
mas trade was never transacted In such a
volume, and the character it assumed was
never before so substantial or important.
The results OF this additional Impetus to
the usual holiday custom were, naturally.
reproduced on q correspondingly enlarged
scale in the circles where gifts and remem-
brances were distributed. In every way the
last Christmas of the greatest Of centuries
was the most notable In the memory of Gel
ebrants. and its memories will gladden. for
many day to come.
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Haae'S
Honey of
HOrehOurad
and t ar

should be taken at the first sign of
GRIP. 1t cures. 25c., soc, ST 90 per
bottle; the largest size cheapest. At
all druggists. Take none but Hale's.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in
One Minute.
mhiA-w&s-42
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'An ounce OF prevention is worth a pound of
cure That is the way with Cold A few little
doses OF DIR. d. Jayne's EIpectorant often saves II