The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-14
TELEMArGrE 4. TlMAYENlS.


fOrmnnccS Of n Noted Author.
New YoRE, Dec. 1S.-Telemaugue T..
Timayeris, formerly Professor OF Greek
at Harvard University, and author OF
"The Original Mr.. Jacobs" and "The
American Jew" two works which have
attracted widespread attention on &C.
count of their unsparing denunciation Of
the Semitic race, was arrested lust nigh t
on n charge OF having committed extern
sive embezzlement OF money belonging
to the Minerva Publishing Company, u
concern OF which he was the managing
partner. The Minerva Publishing Com
pany, whose offices are at No. 10 West
Twenty-third street, consists OF 7. I.
Timayenis and ]. Il. Dickson, formerly
of the theatrical firm OF Brooks & Dick
son. The house has been doing an extern
sive business, the sale OF THE Original
Mr.. Jacobs" alone having, 1t is said, eX-
ceeded 10000 copies. Timaycnis, itap.
pears, lived in fine style at Fordham and
Is known to have spent large sums in
gambling about town, but nothing wrong
was suspected until short time ago,
when the firm was most Unexpectedly
discovered to be unable to meet its Obil-
cations to the Rand-Avery Company, the
Boston publishing house, who were the
printers for the Minerva Publishidg
Company.
A few days later the Rand-Avery
Company made an assignment. As
soon as these happenings reached the
ear OF Mr.. Dickson, who was in Phila-
delphia managing the Broad Street The.
atre, OF which he is the lessee, he hast
ened TO this city and began an eXamina-
ton OF the books. This examination
disclosed, it is alleged, extensive falsill.
cations. There are probably few men
better known about town than Tina
yenis. or tall, commanding figure, with
a swarthy complexion, full black beard
and mustache, restless black eyes, and a
nose OF oppressive curvature, he pre-
sented a striking appearance, an appear.
ance decidedly typical OF the race upon
which he levied such uncompromislng
warfare. His HebraiC appearance, in
fact, subjected him to many jests. He
came to this city some ten years
ago after teaching ut q college ut Hol-
yoke, Mass, and at Harvard University,
and attracted attention by writing "The
History OF Greece from the Time OF
Homer" which was published by the
Appletons. He then established the
New York school OF languages, now
known as the Dwight School OF Lan-
guages, which was very prosperous
institution under his management.
Later stillho wrote n classical play for
John Mccullough entitled "Thc Wife OF
Miietus," which the latter was making
extensive preparations to produce when
attacked by his final illness. 1t was
Timayenis' ambition to become the
leader OF great anti-Semitie movement
in this country. He communicated at
length with Drumont, the great French
anti.SemitiC leader on the subject, and
soon after he became connected with the
Minerva Publishing Company. "The
Original Mr.. Jacobs" created painful
sensation, and although lively boycott
was instituted against the work in many
quarters, it achieved an almost phenom'
Gpal circulation. Its very reCklessness
and vigor Of abuse lent it certain
charm.
A committee OF prominent Hebrews
called upon Pr sident jenkins, Of the
elevated Railroad News Company, and
demanded that the obnoxious work be
removed from the stands. Timayenis
thereupon secured the names OF the
members OF the committee and created
quite n sensation by instituting proceed
ings against them for criminal con,
spiracy. The matter was only hushed
up With considerable difficulty. Aitel
publishing "The American Jew" Tim
ayeuis was the recipient OF many letters
threatening his life, and was upon two
occasions severely assaulted. Mr.. Dick
son was seen a couple Of hours after the
arrest, and he was hurrying away Il
catch the train for Philadelphia. He
admitted that Timayenis' shortage woult
be large; how large he refused to say
He declared, however, that the firm had
heavy backing and would be able t,
meet all the obligations.