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VALET'S CONFESSION
Jones Says Patrick Killed
Millionaire Rice.
CHLOROFORMED HIM IN HIS ROOM
Then the Lawyer Stole the Private
Papers and Forged the
Check and Will.
K"HW YORK, Nov. L-The death of the
-wealthy "William Marsh Bice at his Mid-lson-avcnue
apartments September 23; the
attempt of his New York attorney, Albert
T. Patrick, to caeh checks for large
amounts which purported to be signed by
the millionaire: the refusal of one bank
to cash the checks dnwn on It, and the
discovery by the bank official that Mr.
Rice was lying dead at the time the
checks were presented: the subsequent
claim by Patrick that Mr. Rice had made
him. by will, the trustee of his estate,
which amounts to anywhere from $3,000,-
000 to 18,000.000: the charge of forgery, both
as regards the checks and the will, placed
against Patrick and Mr. Rice's' valet.
Charter P. Jones; the arrest of Patrick
and Jones and their lodgment In jail
have kept New York Interested for over
a month In what the developments of to
day promise to become one of the most
celebrated crimes which the courts of this
city hive been called em to Investigate.
The first Incident which led up to today's
climax was the fact disclosed yesterday
that valet Jones had been taken to the
IMstrlct Attorney's office, and the subse
quent rumor that he had made a. confes
sion to the authorities. Before the pub
lic had time to learn if the report of
a confession was true came the more
utartllng news that during1 the night Jones
had, in his cell In the Tombs, attempted
milclde by cutting his throat with a pen
knl'e given him. he says, by Attorney
Patrick, also confined In the Tombs, and
for the purpose of getting rid of one wit
ness to Patrick's alleged crime.
His crime, according to the confession
of Jones, parts of which the District At
torney's office gave out today, was noth
ing less thin the murder of Millionaire
Hlce by Attorney Patrick and the purloin
ing of his papers relating to the estate.
The taking off of Mr. Rice, says Jones,
was done by the Internal administration
of some poison, supposedly mercury, and
the final application of a towel saturated
with some anesthetic, presumably chlo
roform. That portion of the confession
which has to do with the last moments of
the old man Is the following, given by
the authorities as coming from Jones, the
ecene taking place In the apirtments of
the millionaire and he lying sick In bed:
"Mr. Rice said: 'I am very nervous,
Mr. Patrick. I wish you would not trouble
me; please go away.' Patrick replied: 'I
have some salts here, Mr. Rice, that will
cure your nervousness.' He produced a
bottle and uncorked It The contents
emellcd to me like some very strong lini
ment. Then Patrick said to me: 'Get me
a towel and a sponge.' I got him both.
Then Patrick said: 'Jones, you will have
to leave.' I left. As I was leaving, Pat
rick said: 'I'll remain here until Mr. Rice
gets to sleep.' Ho closed the door be
hind me.
"I stood in the hall for a few minutes,
and soon I heard Mr. Rice laugh. I
thought this was queer, so I pushed open
the door. I saw Mr. Rice lying on his
back In bed. The towel that I had given
Patrick was wrapped around the sponge
in a cone shape. This cone was lying di
rectly over Mr. Rice's eyes and nose.
Patrick was pressing it down with his
right hand. Pi trick did not see me, and,
of course, Mr. Rice could not. ,Af ter see
ing what I had seen I went and lay, on
my bed. Mr, Rice became very sick. Pat
rick said to me: "Go get a doctor.' I went
tor one. He pronounced Mr. Rice dead."
Attorney Patrick denies having fur
nished Jones the pen-knife, and he also
denies the statement In the confession.
Jones, after his suicidal attempt, was
taken to Bellevue Hospital, hastily sum
moned physicians hiving arrived Just in
time to save him from death through loss
of blood. At S o'clock tonight the hos
pital surgeons said he was slightly bet
ter, and the chances are that in a few
days he will lgaln be returned to the
Tomb.. The Coroner's Investigation Into
the death of Rice which was to have been
held today, and which had previously been
adjourned to await the report of the chem
ist who had examined portion of the re
mains for traces of poison, was again
adjourned because of the developments In
the case.
The Valet's Confession.
Assistant District Attorney Osborne said
today that he had decided to make public
all the facts in the case.
"Tuesday afternoon," he said, "I re
ceived a message that Charles F. Jones,
In the city prison, desired to Bee me. l
vent to see Jones and he was brought
down te the warden's office, and I asked
him if he wanted to see me. He said he
did. I told him that the law did not re
quire him to make a statement, and ex
plained that anything he might state
would not be used against him. I told
him he had a lawyer and he had better
consult with him If he thought necessary.
He saM he voluntarily desired to make n
statement.
"I thereupon sent for Captain McClus
key, James Bjrne, of HorrAlower. Byrne,
Miller & Pottre, and Mr Miller, of the
same firm, and In their presence Jones
made his statement to me. Without go
ing into full detail he stated In substance
that what Mr. Wetherbee had testified to
was t-ue He said that for some days
prior to Rice's death, Patrick had given
Mr Rice tablets of a grayish color; that
Mr. Rice took these tablets from Patrick,
and that Patrick told him to take them,
as he had taken some himself; that about
this time Patrick and Rice had become
very Intimate; that Mr. Rice on Saturday
sent Jones to Patrick's house to demand
certain papers from Patrick that he had
in hla possession."
Jones Is represented to have said:
"This was about the 12th of September.
Mr. Rice had been bothered with constl
patisn. "When Mr. Patrick brought blm
some tablets, Patrick had said he had
taken some himself. Two days after this
Mrs. Van Alstynee advised him to eat
bananas. -Mr. Rice said the bananas
clogged his stomach, and I told the doc
tor The doctor said that Rice, having
diarrhea, he would pull through. The
tablets were taken every night until Fri
dav before Mr. Rice died He may have
taken mere; if he did I know nothing
of k. The last time I saw him take
them was Wednesday or Thursday be
fore his death. Friday night Rice fretted.
worried and grieved about his business
In general, speaking of the Galveston
flood and other things. He was afraid
that Patrick had got him Into some
clutch by which he would lose the most
of his property. He worried and cried
like a woman In hysterics until 2 o'clock
that morning, and then fell off Into a
sleep until 7 o'clock.
"He slept very little that night, and he
sent me to Patrick's house, Saturday
morning and teld me if I did not return
with the papers, he would report to
the authorities.
"Patrick was agitated, and said:
" 'I want to know Rice's condition, and
what steps he will take, and I want you
to telephone, and if Rice takes any steps
to notify the authorities. I want to know
If yo will be sure and telephone me,'
1 tM him that I would. "When I went
back Rice was sleeping When I left
Patrick's house, I went for the doctor
and when I returned Rice was asleep, and
nothing more was said about tae paper
until Sunday morning. His mind was
wandering Sunday morning after he
woke me. and he talked Incoherently.
Aou 11 o'clock he had improved, and
asked me about the papers. He asked
me why I did not get them.' I told him
that Patrick had promised to call, but
had not done o. He told me to go and
seo him again, and tell him that he had
given him the last warning. He told me
to tell It to him in the presence of some
person.
"I went to see Patrick, and he eald
the papers were in his office, and that
he would get them and bring them to
me. Thia was about 1 or 2 o'clock. Ho
did not do so. and I went to his honsj
about 3 o'clock. He said he would bring
the papers. I told him to bring anything
he had In the house, and he wanted to
know why Rice wanted the papers. He
finally did go to the house.
"When Patrick entered tho room, he
showed Rice a package. He showed him
something in a bottle which looked like
salt, which he diluted In water and gave
to Rice, telling him it would strengthen
him very much.
" T will not take it unjess you takp
some first,' said Rice. I tasted It, and
it tasted acid or metallic like. I would
not take It unless I knew what t was
and I put it on a shelf. I poured a little
out In a glass. This was about 3 o'clock.
He was looking out of the window, and
I persuaded him to go to bed. He said
he would go. I carried hlm and put him
in. bed. When I left I told Rice what
Patrick had said about the papers and of
his saying he would come to the house.
"Patrick did not call the next morn
ing, and Rice told me to telephone 'him
and tell htm that this was hla last warn
ing. I eiephoned to Patrick about 6 or
6: o'clock. He came about 7 o'clock,
an,d had a package of papers with hitr..
He wentlnto the room with Rice, got
into chair, and commenced to talk
with RIce.V
Mr. Osborne says Jones described Rice's
death as follows:
"Mr. Rice was very sick. Patrick said
to me, 'Go get a doctor.' I went for one
and he came back with me and pro
nounced Rice dead. Patrick asked 'How
long has he been dead?' The doctor an
swered, 'Twenty minutes.' This was
about 9 o'clock. Patriok asked the doc
tor what was the next thing to do. The
doctor said to get an undertaker. The
doctor recommended an undertaker
named Senior, at Madison avenue and
Fifty-ninth street. I went there but I did
not get Senior, and Patrick sold, "Never
mind, I will get another.' When I got
back I found an undertaker named Flow
right there. Then Patrick took me aside
and said, 'Now, Jones, we've got to get
all of the old man's papers. Understand,
we must get all of them.' We took all
the papers we could find and Patrick bun
dled them all up and took them away
with him.
"Monday morning Patrick came to Mr.
Rice's house. He had a checkbook in his
hand. He said: This Is Mr. Rice's
checkbook.' Then he showed me two
checks signed by Mr. Rice. 'Now,' he
said, T want you to fill out the amounts
of these checks. And at his request
I filled out one for $25,000 and another for
$es,ooo."
After Rice's Death.
Assistant District Attorney Osborne this
afternoon gave out a more detailed state,
ment of what Jones said of the happen
ings subsequent to Rice's death. He said,'
quoting from Jones' statement:
"When I waked up about 8 o'clock the
morning following Rico's death, having
been In the habit of carrying water to him
since bis sicknes, I asked him if be
wanted the water, and he did not answer.
I took up his hand and it was limp and
lifeless. I at once saw that he was either
feigning or dead. I first looked around
the house for Patrick and sent for the
doctor. I told my friend Patrick that
Rice was either sick or dead. I asked
him: 'Where have you been, and how
did you get away?' He answered: 'I will
go and get the doctor and come up.' The
doctor and Patrick came together about
8:30 or 9 o'clock. The doctor examined
Rico and said he was dead. Patrick was
then very nervous1 and excited, and he
asked the doctor how long he had been
dead. The doctor replied: 'About 20 min
utes.' After the body hod been laid out,
Patrick gathered up all the letters. 1 was
with him and had as much as he to do
with that. He gathered up two watches
and all the money that was In the trunk.
Patrick selected such as he wanted from
the papers. He told me that he wanted
all the valuable papers. The next day
ho returned and had with him bankbooks
and checkbook. He had a number of
blank checks. 'I have some checks that I
want you to fill out, he said, 'on C. M.
Swenson & Sons for 125,000.' One was filled
out for $65,000 on C. M. Swenson & Sons,
one for $25,000 on the Fifth-Avenue Trust
Company and one for $135,000 on the same
company. He told me he had the proper
right to cash these checks before Rice's
death became known hla words were
'legal right.' Ho left at 8:30 or 9 o'clock
and said he would telephone me to dic
tate messages to be sent to relatives and
Baker, and to tell the bank, if it called
up, that the ch"cks were good. About 11:30
o'olock he called me up and said: 'We've
mado a bust of it.' He again told me
to tell the bank that the checks were
all right. About 10 minutes later, Mr.
Wallace called up and asked for Mr. Rice.
He asked me If the checks were in rny
handwriting. I told him: 'Yes; if you
send it up I will correct it." That Is how
he explained the spelling of the name
Albert 'Abert,' instead of correctly. Then
he told me to have Mr. Rice come to the
phone. I said said: 'Very well,' and rang
off. Then I called up Patrick and told
him. He told me to tell them. If called
up again, that Mr. Rice was dead.
Bank Officials Suspicions.
"Swenson camo to the telephone and
asked about Rice I told him that he was
dead. Then he wanted to know all about
it. I told him he had died at 8 o'clock
the night before. Patrick then called me
up again and said: 'These people have
kicked over the traces.' He then dictated
to me the message to be sent to the rela
tives. The one to Captain Baker read:
'Mr. Rice died last night at 8 o'clock. Doc
tor's certificate reads, weak heart, old
age, diarrhoea. Funeral tomorrow, iw
o'clock.' Messages of a similar character
were sent to a number of others. I sent
word to Mrs. Alstyne, at 21 Fourth ave
nue. I think these are all the messages
I sent. Mr. Patrick came to the house be
tween 4 and 5 o'clock on Monday. Mr. ana
Mrs. Carpenter and their son, Robert,
w ere there. Mr. Patrick asked them to at
tend the funeral the following day. He
went to dinner between 4 and 6 o'clock P.
M. and returned abput 8 o'clock. The next
day, about 8 or 9 o'clock, I noticed four
men hanging around the house. They
came to the house and said they were
lawyers. I telephoned' Mr. Patrick about
these men, and he told me not to let them
in. One came in and said he was from a
law office and wanted to see me. He ques
tioned mo about Mr. Rice's death and the
cause. I don't remember exactly my an
swers, but whatever they were they were
not true. Mr. Patrick telephoned after
they left, about 1 o'clock. Mr. Meldun
called and showed me a telegram from
Captain Baker and asked If he could as
sist In any way. The telegram said: 'Look
out for property and valuables.' That was
the substance of it. Mr. Patrick callta
stbout 1 or 2 o'clock. When he called 1
told him that the four men had been
Ihere and had been questioning me about
Mr. Rice's affairs. He then went away
and said he would be back In an hour's
time. He telephoned later and asked mc
again about the telegram from Captain
Baker, and also about the detectives.
When he came back he saia not to saj
anything and 'I will post you.' 'Now,
Jones, we ore In for it. Look for the
worst,' he Bald.
"I did not sleep much or could not.
knew well that those checks were not
right. Patrick, before he left, told me to
say that the checks In question were to
settled the Holt claim. He told me he was
going to call off the cremation. The de
tectives questioned and hung around con
tinually, and Patrick said not to mention
anything about medicines. When, the de
tectives returned, I went to breakfast
with them. They told me I was wanted
at police headquarters and that I wouia
meet & representative of the District At
torney's office, and that no disposition of
tho body would be made until the Coroner
was notified. ' When I went to police head
quarters I met Mr. Osborne, from the Dis
trict Attorney's office. I then heard that
Captain Baker would be In the city, and
I was to tell Captain Baker what I knew."
Mr. Osborne questioned Jones after he
had concluded the s.atement and asked
many questions, all of which Jones an
swered and declared he answered truth
fully. Mr. Osborno was asked if hv
thought there would be any more arreida
In the case, and If any of the notaries that
had been interested in the case would be
Arrested. He said ho was .not prepared to
answer the question.
Jones 3 'co.Uk Do-trn.
Mr. Miller, of the firm of Hornblo-jrer &
Byrne, was at the prison ward in Belle
vue Hospital with Jones for an hour.
Jones, he said, was unnerved nnd "broken.
He lay on his cot and sobbed and criea
like a child. Mr. MlUer said Jones told
him that Patrick told him to kill hlmselr
as he had a better opportun. ty to do so
than he (Patrick), as there was another
man in the cell with Patrick! Miller said
that Jones further quoted Patrick as say.
lng: "What can I do? I have two chil
dren, and what will become of them in
caso I am tried and this is fotf nd out?"
Mr. Osborno was asked wha. part of the
Rica estate Jones had expected to get.
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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF THE UNITED STATES -
(Preliminary figures for 1300, corrocted to October 13, 1900.)
MERCHANDISE. - September. Nine months ending
1898. 1893 1900 IKS. 1S39
Imports Free of duty. $19,658,433 $ 31.136.710 $ 22,912,971 J204,5?4.722 W) 690 154
Dutiable 28,797,954 39,575.255 38,649.933 270.7S4.233 C25,212,244
Total $48,456,887 $70.711,965 $59,552,906 $475.378,955 $585,902,398
Exports Domestic .... $S9,3M,880 $108,58S,856 $114-019 590 $54,188,843 $8?5.3C3,S98
Foreign 1,341.057 1.297,821 1.614,620 15.089.2J6 17,173.604
Total $90.645.937 ' $109,886,677 ' $115,634,210 J8S9.278.144 $902.477.ECO
Excess of Imports
Excess of exports.... $42,189,550 $39.174.712 6,071 .30 $3T3,9J,159 $316.575,102
GOLD.
Imports $16,808,311 $2,593,894 $3,977,359 $127,343,816 $34,268,421
Exports 3,102,810 618.995 794,962 12,781,933 i2.S77.S3!J
Excess or imports-.... $13,705,531 $L974.SS9 $3,12,397 $114,561,893 $ 1,390,683
Excess of exports...
SILVER. "
Imports $2,000,096 $2,378,846 $4,140,675 $21,039,224 $22,724,095
Experts $5,152,103 3,622,041 5,723,708 . 89.433.60C .38.733.431
Excess of Imports a
Exooss of exports.... $3,151,407 $1,245,195 $1,553,033 $18,334,276 $16,014,338
Increase or () decrease, nine months, 1899 and 1900.
Imports of Merchandise.
189 1. 16SS. 1896. 1897.
October x $60,019,956 $ 75,0o0,3M $ 50,467,319 $ 49.979,712
November 60.567.482 63,344,817 50.043,288 52.354.651
December 62,135,431 62,201,047 6S.9S0.C60 51,605,963
1893. 1896. 1897. 1898.
January 67.547,900 68,647,000 61,354.018 60,827,714
February 58,315,981 C2.47S 116 69,237.377 53,074,649
March 69,295,493 66.455,663 76,351,444 61,562,183
April 4. 68.749.958 58.649 579 101,322,406 65,946,410
May ..,. t 66,028.834 57,260.859 79,358,147 58,584.651
June 61,662,044 66.163,740 85,183,021 51,265.231
July 73,025.616 E2.10S.652 63,674,759 50.9S4.3S1
August 71,111.943 49.4CS.190 39,844,603 49.677.349
September 65.305,320 50,856,990 42,429,125 48,456,357
Totals 12 months ending Sept.. 773,766'.038 722,714,407 74S.246.170 629,219,281
9 months ending Sept.. 601.043,139 623,088,259 6S8.754.903 475,378,955
Exports of Merchandise.
1S94 136 1896. 1897
October 83,663.121 87,090.972 BA516.6S6 111,744,517
November 79,064.005 87.31681 109,072,839 116.672.325
December- 84,876,846 92.629417 017,186,928 125,053,961
1895. 1896. 1697. 1698.
January 81.229.994 88.970,023 93.951.883 10,426.674
February 65,982,734 77,701,904 79,821.0S8 94.917,453
March C5.161.847 75,574184 87.282,247 112,6,496
April (5,255.61 71,091,747 77.648,786 99,314.816
May 04,267,179 66.668,263 77,871,276 311,283,435
June 64.967,530 66,705.871 73,193.034 94.978.723
July ."..... 66.541,589 67.717.789 71403,968 72.625.049
August 66.9S0.619 68,001,006 80.825,000 84,565,661
September 68.640,063 65,131,093 104.540,813 00,645,937
Totals 13 months ending Sept.. S06.4U.438 932.994,660 1,066,013,593 1,322.743,947
9 months, ending Sept.. 667.927,466 666,061.890 7tt.238.343 863,278.144
It months ending September; , Ex-, i . . V - .. ' ' -J ;
cess of exports ...rt...r Sl,645,400 3jp.28O.0S3 ,337,767.423 683,629,663
9 months ending September i : : . .
Excess of imports .... 43,115,673 .
Excess of exports w 143,973,601 167,453,339 33869,153
toie0te49eotitett
He said Jones told him Patrick had as
sured him of being well cared for, but haa
promised nothing more definite. The es
tate, Mr. Osborne said, is estimated at
from $3,000,000 to $8,000,000.
The information that Jones desired to
make a statement came to the District At
torney, Mr. Osborne said, through u
friends of Jones, who was present at the
time the statement was made. Mr. Os
borne declined to give the friend's name.
Mr. Osborne sa'd word had been sent at
the same time to Patrick, telling him the
District Attorney would be glad to hear
from him If he cared to make a state
ment. Mr. Patrick replied that he did not
care to say anything about any crime,
but. would like to see Captain Baker about
the estate. The District Attorney said the
state did not care to discuss the estate,
but rather Mr. Rice's death. Asked it
he thought Mr. Rice had been chloro
formed, Mr. Osborne said Jones haa
spoken of hearing the old man laugh, and
he said It Is well known that a certain
anaesthetlo produces laughter. Mr. Os
borne was "also asked If In the event of
Jones' death, his confession could be used
against Patrick.
"Of course not," he replied.
Some one suggested that Jones' ante
mortem statement could be secured and
used.
"An ante-mortem statement," said Mr.
Osborne, "made by a third party is of no
use. It must be made by a party about
to die. No person knows better than Pat
rick that In the eyent of Jones' death tn
confession could not be used. He is a
lawyer. He knows that dead men tell no
tales."
Before leaving his office, Mr. Osborne
said that he had given out all of the In
formation he intended to give at the pres
ent time.
Cashed Boarns Checlc.
CHICAGO, Nov. L Charles E. LabbertB,
a guest of the Victoria Hotel, was taken
from his luxurious apartments to a cell
In Central Police Station, last night. He
was arrested on a warrant sworn out
by a wholesale fruit firm on South
Water street. The police claim that the
arrest nipped in the bud a clever forgery
scheme, which the prisoner may have been
operating in places outside of Chicago.
A check on a New Orleans bank, cashed
by the fruit firm, and later found to be
suspicious, caused the arrest. The check
bore the indorsement of J. Delortl, of
New Orleans. Another check which had
been presented to tho hotel people was
Indorsed by Delortl of San Francisco.
Labbcrls come to Chicago a woek ago
and registered from Galveston, Tex. In
tho trunk in his room was found a batch
of checks similar to the one presented
at the hotel and to the fruit dealers.
Secret Buried With Discoverer.
NEW YORK. Nov. 1. While workmen
were clearing up a cellar formerly oc
cupied by the late Dr. Thomas S. Holme,
who had a drug store In Brooklyn, they
came across a box securely fastened,
which was found to contain, the petrified
head and trunk of a girl about 12 years
old. The police made an Investigation,
and became satisfied that the ske'etcn
was the property of Dr. Holmes, who.
It Is said, experimented with an embalm
ing process, which he had used during
the Civil War, and the secret of which
he died without revealing. It was Dr.
Holmes' boast that he had discovered a
process of embalming that would ossify
bodies. He was at work on the p oces
when ho died. During the war Dr.
Holmes embalmed the bodies of many
soldiers. He also embalmed tho body
of President Lincoln.
Malt-Xntrlne
Is prepared at our brewery and Is guar
anteed unequaled In quality, purity and
medicinal virtu:.
ANHEUSER-BUSCH BREWING ASSN.
Sold by all druggists.
SURPLUS IN OCTOBER
TREASURY TATEBIENT , OF TtE
CEIPTS AKD EXPENDITURES:
Former Nearly Four Millions in Ex-
cess of the Latter Circulation
Statement Month's Coinage.
WASHINGTON, Nov. L The monthly
comparative statement of the Government
receipts and expenditures Issued at the
Treasury Department today shows that
the total receipts for October were $51,
62B.OJ7, and tho expenditures J47.S33.637.
leaving a surplus for the month of 13,632,
4J. The receipts for the month were
over $4,000,009 In excess of those for Oc
tober last year. The expenditures show
about the same Increase over October,
1220. The receipts from the several
sources of revenue and the increase over
October, 1899, are given, as follows:
Increase.
Customs $20,662,923 $1,745,000
Internal revenue 27,691,143 1,238.000
Miscellaneous 3,381,984 1,110,000
The several Items of expenditures aro
given as follows:
Increase.
Civil and miscellaneous. $11,754,840 $1,100,000
War 15,169,228
Navy 4,598,258
Indians 849.948
Pensions 10,645,500
Interest 4,792,571
2,700,000
'522,000
196,000
20,000
-310,000
Decrease
During the last four months tho re
ceipts exceeded those for the same period
last year by S5.674.O00, and the expendl-
j tures exceeded those of the same period
ioat year ay i,w,uaj.
Circulation Statement.
The monthly circulation statement, Is
sued by the Controller of the Currency,
shows that at the close of October -ZL, 1900.
the total, circulation of National bank
notes was $631,625,603, an Increase for the
year of $88,640,809. and an Increase for the
month of $3,2S9,53Q. The circulation, based
on United States bonds, was $298,831,189,
an Increase for the year of $90,290,256, and
ah increase for the month of $4,618,321. The
circulation secured by lawful money was
$32,764,203, a decrease for the year of $2,279,
719. and a decrease for the month of
$1,328,791. United States registered bonds
on deposit to secure circulation amounted
to $301,123,580, and to secure public deposits,
$101,308,720.
Coinage In October.
The monthly statement of the Director
of the Mint shows the total coinage at the
mints of the United States during October,
1900, to have been $9,508,610, as follows:
Gold $5,120000
Sliver 4,148.000
Minor coins ,. 240,610
Dtsinfectiner Holoka.1 Mall.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1. Marine Hos-
gtal Surgeon Carmlohael, at Honolulu,
awall. In a report to Surgeon-General
Wyman on the disinfection- of malls from
the leper settlement on the Wnnd of
Molokat, says a reasonably safe plan has
been adopted to avoid the delay Incident
to sending the mall to the quarantine
station. All mail from the leper settle
ment will be disinfected with sulphur dl-
tvriA nt the Httlemrit nnrt thpn trans
ferred directly to the steamer "and re
ceived aboard In clean and disinfected
sacks, furnished by the Postofflce au
thorities. At Honolulu It will be taken
In these sacks directly to a room In the
Postofflce used for disinfection purpesss
ard disinfected with formaldehyde with
out removal from the sacks. All lettors
are perforated or the corners clipped at
the settlement before disinfection. No
case of leprosy, the surgeon reports, has
yet been discovered among the Postofflce
employes. Non-disinfected mall from ths
leper settlement has been handled by
Ihem for many years.
General Wood Returns to Cnha.
MTArT "Pla.. Nov. 1. G-pnoral Lonnard
1 Wood, commander of the Department of
Cuba, and Lleuterant McCoy, of h!s p?r
1 sonal staff, arrived here and were Imme
! dlntely transferred to the dispatch boat
I Despatch, which left at once for Havana.
Jfnv.al Movements.
NEW YOR, Nov. L While undergo-
! lng minor repairs and taking on ammuni
tion ana supplies, mo traimng-3mp cui
falo will remain at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard until December 4, when she will
start on a Mediterranean cruise with an
other crew of, landsmen. The Buffalo will
not go to the Philippines or to China, as
she did on her former voyage, word hav
ing been received from the Commandant
of the Asiatic squadron that there are
enough men. with the Asiatic squadron
to man all the vessels In service there.
Tho battle-ehlp Kearsarge has been
placed in the dock at the navy-yard,
wher6 she will probably remain a week
to receive a thorough cleaning, scraping
and overhauling preparatory to her Wln-v
ter cruise In West Indian waters.
' The tug Wompuck will be ready to sail
for Manila within a month, and will tr
to make a record run to the Philippines
via the Suez CanaL
THE TARRANT FIRE.
His Force of Men nt Work on the
Ruins.
NEW YORK. Nov. 1. Work on the
ruins of the Tarrant building and the ad
jacent property was pushed tonight to
the full limit of the contractor's power.
The shift of men which went to work
during tho early part of the evening num
bered 40J. The best efforts of the force
were exerted In Warren street, which the
contractors hope to clear by Saturday
noon.. Tho search for bodies Is being
pushed In the northeast corner, of the
Tarrant building, where were the stair
ways down which It Is rumored the girls
SEPTEMBER 1900.
September. -lax)
$259 fC8 157
3t4 65,319
1899 and 1900.
$ S8',f67
39.441,073
$624,461,506 $ C8.5S3.1CS
Il.012.731.7e0
1S.934.C41
$127,47.,564
1.7C1.037
$l,C31,e6,4tt $12203,901
$107,224,895
$C0.649,793
$36,104,916
62.574,745
$ 1.836.495
19.C06.9O7
$16,469,829
$30,151,150
47,501.891
17.427,055
S.763,460
$17,350,741
$1,336,405
1898.
$ 52,349,526
52.096,828
55,139.139
1899.
68,239,771
60,258,452
72,820.746
65,208,228
70,160,373
61,757,309
60,101.744
66,643,810
70.711,965
743.487,891
6S5,902,398
1699.
72,232,238
70,098,931
70.733,843
1S0O.
75,897,102
68,833.941
86.522,456
75,510,282
71,653,525
61.00L134
63,659,692
61,820.488
59,662,906
S37.526.518
624.461,505
1893.
118,619,663
129,797.965
137,860,694
1809.
116.691,446
93.837.151
104.559,689
88,794,873
98,541.247
96.394,227
94,926,170
104.646.020
109.886.677
1,258,746,623
902,477.600
643,257,731
1S99
126,966.'527
123,765.911
123,323,853
1500.
117,597,148
119,426,9S5
134.167,225
118,772.580
113.427.849
IOS.651,957
100.441,793
103,576,654
115,634,210
1,404,737,728
1,031,656,401
667,211,210
316,576,103
407,224,893
eaMtotoa9
employed by the firm made a rush to es
cape just before the explosion took place.
No bodies were found at this spot during
tho early part of the evening, nor any
thing which would indicate the near pres
ence of bodies.
The body of H. C. Ai Schmidt was
found in the ruins of 101 Warren street,
opposite the Tarrant building, today.
This Is the first body found.
Joseph Bachrach, a merchant, who was
injured in tho explosion, died today.
Pxintlnfir-Honse Bnrned.
WTLKESBARRE, Pa.. Nov. 1. The W.
L. Rader bank note lithographing and
I printing-house was destroyed by Are to
1 night. Loss, $125,000.
THE DAY'S RACESr.
Races at Lalceslde.
XJHTCAGO, Nov. 1. The results at Lake
side today were:
Six furlongs Lord Roberts won. Birdie
B. second. Quarterback third; time,
1:17 3-5.
One mile Prince Biases won, Josephine
B. second, Aurea third; time, 1:46 1-5.
Mile and 20 yards Sub Prather won.
Dandy H. second. Martha Fox third;
time. 1:48 3-5.
Mile and a sixteenth Boney Boy won,
The Unknown second, Florlzar third;
time, 1:52 2-5.
Five and a half furlongs Possart won,
Maxlmus second, Glove third; time
1:11 2-5.
Mile and 20 yards Obsidian won, Jake
Weber socond, Vlncennes third; time,
1:45 1-5.
Races at YonUen,
NEW YORK, Nov. 1. It was wet and
disagreeable at the Empire City track
today. The results were:
About six iurlongs Trumpet won. Him
self second, M&ribert third; time, 1:11&
Mile and 70 yards Prestidigitator .won.
Brisk second, Rochester third; time, 1:47.
Five and a half furlongs The Rhymer
won, Rappanecker second, Malster third;
time. 1:03. '
Mile and a sixteenth Trillo won. Gen
eral Mart Gary second. Compensation
third; time, 1:48.
About six 'urlonfcv The Golden Prince
won, Ginks second. Infallible third;
time, l:12i.
Mile a! (I u s1ternth McMeekin won.
Imp second, Herteri third; time, 1:47.
Races at Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI. Nov. L The results at
Latonla totia were.
One mile Stiles won, Uhlers socond.
Pretty Rosie third; time. 1:43.
Five and a half furlongs Harry Heren
deen won. Albida second, Tuskarosa
third; time. 1:03.
Boven furlongs Hermencta won. Wine
PreGs second, Robert Gray third; time,
1:25.
Six furlongs, handicap Princess Thyra
won, LiO-1 ZenI second. Death third; time,
1:14.
Five iurlunpr-?chwl fcr Scandal won.
Prima If rec -nu Miss Aubrey third;
time, 1:02.
One mile Chanton. v. on Fairy DU
second. Winter third; time, 1:42.
The Alvord Case.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1. The case of Cor
nelius L. Alvord, the defaulting note tell
er cf the First National Bank. wht Is
charged with embezzling $890,000 wo-tb
of the bank's funds, was not transferred
to the United States Court today, as bad
been expected. Alvord's counsel object
ed to the transfer, and the case was
postponed until tomorrow.
The Drcndfnl Aerony of Scalding:
Is allayed by Perry Davis' Paln-Klller.
THEY GIVE NO -QUARTER
GERMAN TROOPS -IX CHINA OBEY
THE KAISCR'S INSTRUCTIONS.
AH Captives Tnlcem Arc- Shot, or,
Preferably, Sabred, to Save
' Ammunition.
BERLIN. Nov. l.-CohsSderabte Impa-
rtlence at the meagerness of the news
irom China Is finding expression here. The.
Inference is that German censorship over
such information Is very strict. Letters
from privates In China begin to find their
way Into the Social-Democratic papers,
showing that the German troops give no
quarter. The Bremen Buerger Zcltung
publishes a letter from a soldier in Pe
kln. who said he witnessed the following
scene:
"Sixty-eight captives, some of them not
yet adults, were tied together by thelf
pigtails, beaten bloody by the Germans,
compelled to dig their" own graves, and
then shot en masse."
The Halberstadter Volks Zeltung prints
a communication from Pekln, in which
the writer says:
"No prisoners are taken. All are shot or
preferably sabred to save ammunition.
Sunday afternoon we had to bayonet 74
prisoners. They had killed one of our
patrolmen. An entire battalion pursued
them and captured 74 alive. It was cruel;
It was Indescribable."
ORDERS TO ROCKHIXAj.
The Commissioner In Pekln Will As.
, sist Minister Conner.
WASHINGTON. Nov. L-Secretary Hay
todajr cabled Commissioner RockhlU an
appointment as counselor of the Amorlcan
Legation at Pekln. He has been directed
to proceed at once from Shanghai to
Pekln to assist Minister Conger In that
capacity in the negotiations for a nnaJ
settlement. The purpose to appoint RocU
hlll and General Wilson fellow-commls-sloners
with Mr.. Conger to conduct tho
negotiations was abandoned only because
It appeared that no power was to ap
point commissioners.
The alignment of the powers on the
British-German agreement is now com
plete. Aside from Italy and Austria,
whose adherence to the agreement was
expected owlrig to their political relations
with Germany, Japan Is the only one of
the powers which has given uncondi
tional assent to the agreement. As the
matter now stands, five of the powers are
united In all the terms of the n-reement.
viz.. Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Aus
tria and Japan; three of the powers,
United States France nd Russia, accept
the clauses relating to the open door and
the territorial Integrity of China, but
withhold action on the third clause, re
lating to further procedure In case any
power seizes territory.
"Neither the Sta-te Department nor the
Russian Embassy has received informa
tion of Russia's answer, although the
Associated Press, In its London dispatch,
announced that the reply had been re
ceived at the British Foreign Office Oc
tober 30, and had unreservedly ncceptad
the first two clauses. In regard to the
third clause, Russia referred the two con
tracting parties to the Russian circular
of April 25. saying that she would modify
her attitude according to circumstances.
The effect of the exchange, has been
in bringing five of the powers to an
agreement to respect the "open door" and
the Integrity of China, and to consult
among themselves as to a future course
In ease any of the other powers sought
to take Chinese territory. These "other
powers," as the negotiations have now
been shaped, are the United States,
"France and Russia. As fo the United
States there is no possibility of an initia
tive) in taking territory, so that the terms
of the third clause would apply to France
and Russia, and would bring about -concurrent
action of the five powers In case
either of these sought to extend their
domain in China.
CHINA'S INDEMNITY.
Demands of the United State Will
De Moderate.
NETW YORK, Nov. 1. Comprehensive
instructions bearing upon the Indemnity
this Government will demand of China
have gone to Minister Conger, says a
Washington special to the Herald. Ad
ministration officials decline to discuss
their character, but the demands this
Government will submit will be moder
ate. They will comprise restitution for
Injuries suffe-ed By Americans and the
damage to their property, and reimburse
ment of expenses Incurred in sending the
expedition to China. It cannot be learned
that this Government has determined
upon the exact amount to be demanded,
but, whatever it is, It will probably be ac
cepted In Chinese bonds, which are to be
taken up by China in Installments. It Is
likely that Germany will file a claim of
several millions for the death of Baron
von Ketteler the German Minister. So
far as tho Information of the State De
partment goes, satisfactory progress Is
being made by the Ministers In reaching
agreements as to the demands to be sub
mitted to China.
ACCEPTED ANGLO-GERMAN NOTE.
All the Powers Have An-reed to the
First Trro Sections.
BERLIN, Nov. 1. The evening papers
print a semi-official statement that an
owers to the Anglo-German agreement
had been received from all the powers.
Franco and Rucnla making a reservation
regarding article 3 similar to that mode by
the United States, and Japan making no
reservations whatever. Th's result causes
much satisfaction In official circles in Ger
many, which emphasize the contention
that article 3 Is divested, of all import
ance, Inasmuch as all the other powers
have accepted articles 1 and 2. the pa
pers publish a Washington dispatch giv
ing the text of the answer of the United
States, but they do not comment upon It,
The Allcseil Secret Clnnse.
BERLIN, Nov. 1. The Relcheanzelger
today officially and definitely denfes there
are any secret adjuncts to the latest
Anglo-German compact. The paper says
there is no agreement whatever beyond
tho note, the full text of which was pub
lished October 20.
NEW YORK. Nov. 1. The London cor
respondent of the Tageblatt, says a Ber
lin dispatch to the Herald, learns from
a source which he cannot disregard that
the Anglo-5ermari agreement does actu
ally contain a secret arrangement which
has been added to article 3. This refers
to China and Africa. The paragraph re
garding China could be published without
causing tany difficulties, but on account
of the paragraph regarding Africa this is
not possible for the moment.
Frenchmen Tnugrht a Lesson.
TIEN TSIN. Nov. 1, via Shanghai, Nov.
2. Yesterday at Yeng Tsun a party of
French officers occupied a coach of the
special train assigned to carry the Four
teenth United States Infantry to Ting
Ku, and declined to leave when requested
to do so. Colonel Daggett, of the Four
teenth, called the American guard and
forcibly ejected the officers. The French
are greatly incensed over the Incident and
demand an apology.
The Povrers Case.
TRANICFORT. Nov. 1. In the Court of
Appeals, the attorney for ex-Secretary
Of State Caleb Power? was granted an
order compelling the Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Scott County to furnish a cony
of the record of Powers' trial in th
lower court free of ;ost. The affidavits
of Powers and several of his friends tfe-e
filed, showing that he has expend d
all of his fortune In his defense and is
now a pauper. The time for filing Pow
ers! appeal from the Judgment eofteuwag
him to life Imprisonment wus exleuded
until November 8.
ADDRESS TO THE DEMOCRATS
' ' '.-sW .
He Ursres Them to Active Work at
C
the Polls.
CHICAGO. Nov. L-Chalrman Jamee L..
Jenes, of the Democratic National Cvui
mittee, today gave out "the following, ad
dressed to "all who favor the Republic
and oppose the empire":
i.ne election Is already won. We now
have
e oniy 10 maintain our present posi
l. I urfte that everv man lntAvtwl In
tion.
preserving the principles of government
which have come down to us frcm the fa
thers shall consecrate the entire day Tues
day next to the great cause. Let each gv
to the polls early either singly or as a
member of a club, vote promptly, and
then give the remainder of the day to
whatever may be necessary to be done.
Let those who can do so place teams, and
vehicles at the disposal of the committed
to bring the old and infirm to-the polls.
Seo that every one is reminded of the. day
and urged to vote. Let those whose duty
U Is to watch the polling and counting do
so for every Instant of time from the be
ginning to the end from the opening oi
the Dillot-box In tho morning until the
returns are signed and scaled at night,
and all will be well.
"JAMES K. JONES,
"Chairman Democratic National Com
mittee." ESCAPED FROM ALCATRAZ.
Three Prisoners Got Array, Anions
Them Klnnc, tho Traitor.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 1. Three pris
oners have escaped from the United States
military prison on Alcanz Island. Among
the escaped prisoners was Frank KIcne,
who was under a sentence of 15 years for
desertion and treason. K'nno was brought
here a few months ago In Irons from Ma
nila. He had deserted his command and
accepted a commission from the rebel
army. He was caught leading a chargo
of rebels. In the number captured by the
American troops at the time Kinno was
taken were several American prisoners.
Kinne claimed to be himself a prisoner; of
the Filipinos, but the Americans, who
were with the party declared this to be
a falsehood, and denounced the man as a
traitor and a rebel. He was tried by
court-martial and eentenced to Berver 15
year at Alcatras, The others who es
caped With Klnne are C. F. Huntington,
under a semtence of 10 years, and J. M.
Potts, serving five years.
Municipal Election in London.
LONDON, Nov 1. Elections for mem
bers of the new Borough Councils, which
supersede the old entries, were held
throughout L'nd.n tcday. The metropo
lis will he-eafter consist of 3S munici
palities, each having a Mayor. There
are nearly ?f candidates for tho 1362
counclllorshlps ar.' aldermanship. The
contests are being fought largely on po
litical lines.
Loving; Your Neighbor.
We have hctl the sieclfle command
To r?ra-d all our mfibors with love
There are few who w.ll r. jt understand
"What a dlflVcult task thij may prsve.
For your neighbor may Mow the cornet
And blow It full oft out cf tune.
Or his dor.tn a rollicking it
With a habit of bay.n ! moon:
And his dsx-rhier is lrarrlrs te play
Or to lnr which Is po-slol orae.
And you llotrn and tone d ty by day
For a nice, ciulct ride In a nrara.
On your neighbor with eloquent power,
Toar path, when you're hurrylnr so?s
And tnlks for at lean a half hour
Of tha A-my. free slUer. aid crop;
Or 14a chttdrtn use larranri that's Iwrred,
Or ele stu&y be Haw aad roar;
Or 1 1 chickens run loo-e In your yard.
Or JiH cat drinks the mil c at your Icor.
V."e haie had the speoMc command
Hut. doflns urbanltj's rrak
Onp ma"- as well fay It off hind.
It'" i deucrdl:- illfflrult task
konataredfy h tHatrtto
The callntry wrlnkls,
'And n-O Ming la tbe pet
Is ready la a twlofab.
ffifiisrfefi'-,.
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teed tat body, tone and brains I
Umm-ctckei and roady la wink;
te U. S.. where people tntak.
m'm
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A nttfe wbue and be Is ttm
Acreaa tfte veldt to'ro
tils wasaa extra month to fesd.
The Boers now tat n-O.
fl-0 (rjornby'a Statea Cboked"C5fflu-
its lied food for Camp
ft la all respects superior
to (fee rramerma Crcakfast cereals '
of present day distiactioa.
Oils contain all the etancsts of oatriiioa
necessary for the boijr-s.
bdas a fed ration, ca wakh Efo
can be VrhoDy sustained.
H-0 fa a scientific oatfooJ
ia rolled foraj.
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