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Oh SAMIRITiINE.D
The Play In which sarah Bernhnrdt Appears
and the Messiah Is Represented.


PARIS. April 2O.-If religious plays should
ever be tolerated, it is not improbable that their
admission will be dated from the time when the
Renaissance Theatre presented La Samari-
taino" about a week ago. 1t is n threc-act piece,
in charming verse, by VI. Edmond Rostand. in
which Sarah Bernhardt appears as the Samari-
tan woman, and NJ. BrGmont as the Messiah.
The extreme delicacy and reverence with which
the subject is handled by the author may be said
to offer at least some excuse for its appearance
upon the stage. The full text of the piece reads
like a beautiful religious poem.
The curtain rises upon a splendid scene. show
ing the well where Jacob met Rachel, near
Sichcm in the land of Samaria. The Samaritans
are assembled there dcploring the misfortuncs
that have come upon their country. oh. il tho
Messiah would only appcar!' they cxclaim.
Thercupon Jesus comes upon the scene. accom-
panied by His Apostles. Recognizing Him as q
Jew, the SaInaritans turn their backs upon Him.
Accused be Sichcm and its race!' shouted tho
Apostlcs; but Jesus says. The bcncdiction
Of God be upon Samaria!' Then, turning
to His astonished Apostles, he tells. them
that He has come upon the earth for all man
kind. After n beautiful address 10 them. He
seats himself by the well; He is weary. Then
comes PhOlinc, La Samaritainc, with her pitcher,
which she nils. Jesus asks her for IA drink OF
water. She refuses. y beautiful dialogue fol.
lows. in which the text OF the Bible is rendered as
closely as verse could probably reach. The
Samaritaine recognizes the Messiah.
The second tableau shows the gates of Sichcm,
and the market where Photinc, the lowly one.
proclalms her faith and repeats the words OF
Jesus. The crowd jecr her and insult her. The
priests call upon the Roman centurion to ar
rest her. but he refuses, because her Messiah
is Jesus, the Son OF the Carpenter No dan
ger could come from Him:
In the Inst act Photine brings the Samaritan1
to the well. where Jesus talks to them. heals tho
sick, pardons the sinners and mathematics tho
Pharisces. and blcsses the little children.
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Small Salaries Received by n Majority OF the
CustOdInns or state Funds.

Municipal, rather than State, debts have in
creased very rapidly of late years in the United
States. and the provisions for keeping State
funds safe arc as u rule much less stringent
and comprehensive than those regulating tho
custody of the public funds OF cities. The loss of
State funds by neglect, cmbezzlcmcnt or error is
not an unusual thing, and in the opinion Of
some persons the inadcquacy of the pay OF state
Trcasurcrs hassomcthing to do with this.
The State debt of Missouri is 50, 500, 900, but
tho State Treasurer OF Missouri. who is the GUS
todian OF the public moneys, receives n salary of
only $4,000, 81 900 more than a, New York Al
S YnrE na% %nd ne S2' M"yd less s tna% 1RS e'! Mt@ 0d SSw
has IA debt Of 81. 900. 900. and the state Treas
mrer regeiy Gs Y 200 a. Az salary ,Ey d ThG STATE TIG"S !:
T;rteasurer Of Michigan receives 800 . year Tor
hamn is nearly ,Slo,ooO,00o, but the state
Treasurer of Allbrma, the lawful cusio-
4 Inn Of rh its pubic rr funds, gets oRH!y ~,
Saiifornia $1,000. Nevada pays her State
Treasurer 81, 300. and Washington pays her
state Treasurer $1,000. The state Treasurer Of
West Virginia receives ~ LOO n year for his
services, and the Treasurer of South Carolina,
the bonded dcht Of which is G,Oup,Ooo, receives
& l,G5o, which i 500 year les than The salary
debt of Virginia being T23, 900 900. The state
Treasurer of Vermont. II commonwealth whose
lllliAll - hl' az " lbil DIilllE A''llAllA l'bs E'ln
81. 700 a year. the Treasurer of Iowa, which has
no public debt, but has public FUNDS in excess
Of amy claims against them. gels -, 400. and tho
Treasurer OF Dcinwur which has II consider
able debt, gets T2,oO0. Georgia pays her Treas
urcG the same sum, ~ 900. but CONNECTICUT, ono
of the richest of the States. and one in which
the credit OF the commonwealth Is very high.
pays only ~, BOO. which is 5000 less than the
Treasurer OF Florida receives for safeguarding
its assets. The Treasurer Of Louisiana receives
S2,OOO, Of Maryland, $2.5oo, and OF Kentucky,
St,COU. Idaho pays her State Treas
iIrrr only 81 900. and Oregon $500. The
state Treasurer of New York receives
81, OOO: the State Treasurer of Massachusetts,
$1,000; the state Treasurer Of Colorado women
vote in Colorado, $1,000. and the state Treas.
ircr OF New Jersey receives $4,000, and Norih
Carolina, though n poor state. pays her state
Treasurer the same salary as she pays her GOV
ernor. may be- said, gGnerally, that the more
progressive STATES pay the highest salaries to
their Treasurcrs, and those which have the most
serious defalcations pay the least. In some
States the Treasurer is empowered to lend the
public funds, where there are any.
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generally supposed TO DO n better lead than ono
from -FOUR cards TO q single honor. As already
pointed out, the only sensible lead from this
hand Is the trump.
Trick, 3. Y's. only chance to make anything out
OF MS hand is to lead trumps. II they arc
against him he cannot make anything out OF his
diamonds. lie has one of the hands that would
certainly come under Capt. Bouve's classified
ton OF any reasonable excuse"
Trick U. VS. discard clearly indicates his suit,
anu tho rest is easy. Ho must tako tho iincssc.
that being part Of the speculative venture on
his hand.
PERCEPTION PROBLEMS.
The, problem. published April 10 was so full OF
signals and private conventions that IL was sup
posed 70 demonstrate the positions Of tho cards
WIN inc greatest accuracy; yet only five persons
out OF nearly a hundred solved it correctly, and
one OF those :!vo. got tho play wrong after plac-
ing me cards right. j. II. Elwoll of the Brook.
lyh w INST Club, got most OF tho unimportant
cnrds rightly placed, while q. ii. Fish OF New
Nork, wilbur +. smith OF Baltimore, L. +. Lind
say OF Washington, and A. Story got oil the i'm
portant ones correctly. placed. Elwcll. Story,
ana Smith said lead the club ut trick Z, Mr..
FISH said the diamond, and Mr.. Lindsay tho
small trump. The trump lead will lose IA trick,
as is shown by tho play.
Sone curious answers wcrc received, all Of
which went to show that American leads and
plain-suit echoes arc not of much use 10 somo
people. \ great many insisted that s had thrco
clubs at the most, and quite as many placed w
for only two diamonds. Tho actual play was as
follows. heart 3 turned by w. and N TO lead:
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n and s win three tricks.
The infcrcnces made by East, who held the
known hand, were MS follows.
Trick l. \ holds five clubs, headed by X, Q, J.
and s has either less than three or exactly four
remaining, because tho plain suit echo is made
Trick .. f follows tho modern fashion of lead.
ing the fourth best from X, J, 10, and others. 8
very properly covers the 8 with the Q, having
only the two cards.
Trick 8. WIS return of the 4 shows that he has
either two moro Of tho suit or no more. S has
no more. or he would not have played the queen
at trick ..
Trick 4. With an established suit. a card of re.
entry in spades and, four trumps. + of course
hand. With no object for stopping The trump
the s shows that W is echoing with four trumps
at least; and the fall OF the 6 from n shows that
he has nothing smaller.
Trick 8. y knows that his partners suit will
Trick 8; It is very kind Of S to show by his
various suits are distributed. This one lead
clears up everything and makeoi it SO easy for Z
spades sp a sG not ah failing gut i is M marked cd i Go; SIS i hsn aIu SOC 6 q,
led from five spades exactly. Having no trumps
and no diammo,nds. his remaining four cards must
clubs, so w must have, the two outstanding dia-
monds. two spades higher than the 9, which are
three trumps. which must be the :. ., and 8.
b Trick Trick : =: With this this 9n%,r rs to VS.
W with a club, letting him come through 4
with a trump.
As suggested by Mr.. Fish. the force In dia-
monds would accomplish the same result. pro-
vided + kept the lead out Of VS. hand II y re-.
fused the force; but the play is not SO good as
the club. II f leads n small trump to put \ into
the lead, expecting him to return "A club. trumped
by W. he will be disappointed, for n will lead
another trump. SO as to bring down two for one,
and L and w will lose n trick.
AT one OF the tables at which this hand was
played y did not think it worth while to touch
his long suit, even although it contained a Sc
quence. He had no card Of reentry, but he had
four good trumps. and he thought the long suit
would keep. so he opened with a supporting
card. the spade 10. Here Is how the hand went:
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her; He didn't want to be taken away because

'Tllc mino bird is a house bird in India. 1t
nests in the trees. and as soon as the young ones
arc able to fly they are taken into the houses by
drcn. 1t is said that they live to be over 100
years old. Miss Thursby's Mino was doubtless
trained by II Chinaman, because the only thing
that subducs him is the sight of n closed UNI
brclla: the minute he sees one he begins to say
under his breath: Damn, damn, damn over
and over again. Edward Clifford, the
close friend of Father Damien once
wrote Inc that some kind East Indians
had sent some mino birds to the lcpcrs on tho
island, md that these were the only things which
reused them out of their torpidity sufficiently
10 ainusc them. anu no wonder If they were as
snar, as Miss Thursby's Mino. To see him at
his best one must take u few well.drcssed
children or a pretty light-haired young woman
along; then ne will astonish you with his
sayings and doings."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02

HARRISBURG. April 25.-Sta,c Xo0lOgist War
ron has sent circular letters To the farmers OF
PENNSYLVANIA asking them To give him such in
formation as they may have concerning the
sparrow and the CROW. These are some Of the
questions he asks about the latter: DO crows
commit serious damage 10 poultry in your local
domestic fowlai What species. Of native birds
suffer the most from crows DO yOu consider
good they do hy feeding on noXious insect life
and micci The. object of this Is 10 learn not
from crows but also what damage they do TO tho
gnImr of lhn SlAln.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02
TIE NAVY OF JAPAN.
Tbs Powerru al Fleet 10 He Buiit During the
NeAt Ten Yenrs.

The naval programme of Japan has received
lately some notifications. The four first. class
cruisers will be of 5000 tons each, instead Of
1900, AS first contemplated. Between this pres
ent time and 1906 Japan purposes to have the
following war fleet:
Six ironclads. first.class battle ships, from
1880 TO 1920 tons; one ironclad OF second
class and 1895 tons, six protected cruisers OF
$500 tons each. seven sccOnd-class cruisers Of
more nun f.oov IONS, siA .hilH' cihss cruisers or
and over 900 tons, three torpedo gunbouts of
100 tons, twelve torpedo c~atchcrs. 1l5 torpedo
boats, and 20 gUnbOats, &c.
One Of the tirst-Class cruisers will be built in
Japan; one ironClad Is already building in Eng
land: one first class cruiser has been ordered In
France. and another in Germany Two second
class cruisers are building in America.
This programme has been laid out with q
view 10 the opening of tho Russian Trans
Siberian Railroad and TO the Russian naval con
StruC.ion now proceeding.
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Kentucky wonders Increase.

Col. Billy Gray OF the Palmer House Annex
owns a game hen that has developed into quito
a rat killer. She has q brood of chicks whose
account of Voracious cats and their more deadly
enemy, the rodent. She has successfully de-
feated every cat that yentured into her back
yard, and Col. Gray was surprised yesterday to
Ind u large rat in the coop. literally pecked into
o jelly by the doughty fowl.
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ABB win five tricks, a gain Of two.
Trick 5. f and w being ~long-suit players, w
reads his partners 9 as n fourth-best, and HIS
diamonds as established. Having, four trumps
trumps.
Trick 7. y might lead the best trump; but
while there is any chance that his partner can
trump Il diamond he may as well take it. The
strength in trumps being still against him,
there Is no more use opening the club suit now
than there was Mt the beginning.
All of which goes to show that the short-sult
opening in this hand was two tricks better than
the long suit, even when the latter was accom-
panied by all the adventurous aids of American
leads, plain-suit echoes and informatory fourth
bcsts.
Here is a perception problem which is taken
from an ending in the actual play OF a very i'm
portant match, the particulars OF which and tho
hence with the solution. West dealt and
turned the heart king. and South held the fol-
lowing cards: H., 81 q, 8; c., A. Q: D.. X. g.;
s.. A., 10. o. 3, :. The first seven tricks were
as follows:
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How many cards can South place. and how
many more tricks will y and 5 get bet wccn
them 7 DO not fall into the error OF thinking
this ID IN easy one.
CLUB MOTIFS.
There were only six tables in the compass
match at the New York Whist Club on Wcdncs.
day, and three of the leaders changed
places. Baker is still first with 81 plus, Bach.
man is second with 81. while Taylor and Elwcll
tie with 80. For the second lime this season
Bachman made the only plus score on his side
This time with MCIyer for u partner, 10 tricks.
sheldon and Watson were high Il and W with 1
plus,
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OF MEN.

AZ secret and private diseases Of men cured In q
few days skin Diseases, blood poisoning. nervous de.
bility, weak. unlevclUprl urSans. impciimrnt to mar
rage; lost ylgor restored. 60 To the HALLErT MED
ICAL INSTITUTE, 2l6 Fast ION ST., near 81 ay.; 10
charge unless cured hours v " v. Suudays Included
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AtB win SIX tricks.
rIrick l.. AS Is a typical trump.leading hand.
SThere is little chance for him to make more than
Two Of his spades until the trumps are out Of his
way; he has every suit protected, and he cannot
possibly use his trumps for ruling because he
mas at least three cards OF each plain suit.
Irlck !. u seems TO have been quite unable TO
assure himself that his partner had another
utHmp, especially, he trump king. He seems
70 have thought that B held Il, and
was fnc,sina against him. The common
sMGn'o blazer would not have guessed AT
MS l%drircr'5 suit In this manner, but
would have led the small trump. trusting
ms partner, for tho king, which would allow !
10 get into tho lead and show his suit. But As
ilrruInp lead has frightcneds Y out OF any such
pay, aud made him wary of giving up tho dia.
A Is leading trlInps for.
Trick 2, 4 plays badly in getting into tho lead
@t,nln,, Why not let his partner show his hand 7
Irir!i ii. Even II u now leads the diamonds, it
rs on Eery unlikely that will fnesso on the sec,
'I,rk they now make with the spade jack.
tirI' Is what happened on the everyday, when
had:
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Alb win ono trick only.
Trick ], a winning sequence Of three cards 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-18
SALE OF FURNITURE AND Autographs.

A fine collection OF Louis XIV. XIV XVI. Empire.
Colonial and antique covered oak furniture has
been on exhibition at the Fifth Avenue Auction
Rooms No g3s Fifth-nve.. for several days The
exhibit; also included bronzes. porceains, worries,
swords and a large number OF autograph letters Of
celebrated people The auction sale OF this collec
ton began yesterday. and will continue every
afternoon this week.
The auction rooms filled yesterday after
noon and the bidding was quito spirited when rare
pieces were offered for sale
Among the pieces OF furniture offered is Louis
XVI cabinet in solid San Domingo mahogany. with
six drawer In the interior and three outside The
,,b,to marble top of the cabinet is decorated In
hou,Lnots and garands OF roses; tho front and
edo nanels are inlad with wedgwood plaques,
decorated with figures In cameo. This cabinet Is
y, exact replica Of the made for Marie An
tonette and still in existence at Versailles
Tho autograph letters and historical! documents
Includes autographs OF kings, queens. presidents
and authors. one OF the most rare Is docuhe ni
signed by Sir William Falrfa1x;, the employer ana
Ht Anotber ia n letter of General Zachary Taylor.
later President OF the United States datea oa a,
Corpus Christi 1915 In II ne r says troops here
,a sour thousand men, ready TO move to tho Rlo
s;rande or beyond it, should Mexico declare war or
atr9ihp' ~ aiso a letter from General Washington
% lanes Madison dated Mount Vernon, lIsS. 49,.
The collection also neiudes wSo remmanded The
Nnnitor In her fight with the MerrinaGj Eeotsse
Mqh' 49, Victoria and the Duke OF Kent, tho
father OF queen Victoria onresonted nv autographs
me WSansbineton Irving. Goethe, Harriet BeeSher
81 pu Maurier, Wilkie Collins and Ed~ar" a.
2rn"man the English historian III ,.r,od,
& nnrcelans and bronzes represent al per'ou'
~, me wong p them are some beautiful pieces
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-18
AZ AGED WOMAN'S FATAL FALL.

nora Johans. eighty-seven years oIu' zen ,,o oot
window on the second floor OF her no,o caster
-. co,,entveichth-st.. just before = ciocA
i'a'' orn,rg and received injuries that caused her
u "a che had six great grandchildren. she mau'
ssr home with her son-in-law Henry Berghorn r,,
het nm noan who is seventy years old Inc
49, had for some time past been expecting
visit from some Of her great-srandchilate', "i,n
the expectation kept her In continue,
49, ana anx,ously inquire If her great-erandchii-
SraD had not yet arrived. 1t Is supposed 'hat shc
oio. 40" 90 the window yesterday morning feeble
minded as che was in her old age to see ~ , ,an
children were coming Losing her in be basement
INTO he Nsnuusa heard her and aroused her ig
iy Her son-in-law hurried WI com in chair
n n ambuance was summoned but by .he ere ng ibe
All on sbe was dead Her last WORDS weie s,ie
arrived sn1 crv "Are the children coming YETI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-18
DIR. WESTON ANGRY AT MAGISTRATE MOTT.

Deputy Coroner Weston appeared In a very angry
mood at the Morgue yesterday morning He went
there to perform an autopsy on the body Of Walter
Clements OF No 81 Charles-st., who died on Mon
day I'm the hospital Blackwells Island Clements
had been arrested on Election Day for intoxica-
,ion He appeared TO be bruised and suffering the
next day In court but Magistrate Mott sent him to
the Workhouse for three days. When he got TO the
island he was placed In the hospital.
An autopsy was performed at the island and 1t
uas discovered that seven Of Clementss ribs had
becn broken his kidneys had been ruptured. and
his body was a of bruises. He had evidently
received a severe beating
When Or Weston discovered that an autopsy
had been performed he was angry lie said that
,bc doctors at the island had no right TO perform
an autopsy in the case. He declared that the Cor
oner should have been informed OF the mans condi-
zion 60 that an ante mortem statement could nave
been taken Or. Weston said that Magistrate Nott
u,as mr. fault chiefly, for not having hoticed inc
mans condition: -, ~. aoc,or ..ougb. IN no
t., cilinent enough and ought to nave gool enough
nve.ieht TO see that the man was IN pan way u
Tore Re committed him 10 the Island worKhouse
for three days 49,. J., o,,ta las, tho ,ratter
,otoro coroner Dobbs who. he SAID wouid un-
doubtcdy take action on IT. lie saa tna ne KILN
90 good men who had been indicted by the Erahu
Jury for less than tha''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-18
~ PIT ALL PORTS ON AN EVEN FOOTING.
, nrc,e1o>- EXPECTED FrXIN1 THE SAME LOAD

A DECISION EXPECTED F1XlN" THE S"Sr NO''D
LINE FOR ALL AMERICAN ATLANTIC fo"i'
Charles p. Sumner chairman OF the JOINT oor'
,erorco Of commercial bodies OF New-forK' fh'l-
odclnhia and Boston. has received mesSae'
tho british Board Of Trade and boyoS
NJ british and Foreign Shipping stating 'ia' t,.o
urtAr North Atlantic freeboard question III reoc"'
ING careful consideration In London Win VIC"
IN n Modification Of the load-line rules III io'0e
tbs, 10 ttat end voluInnous statistics hh'o Ooo',
gathered abroad 10 aid in the lnVcsusa"o"' NJ"
that n decision may soon be looked tor' -
Tho Produce and Maritime exchanges OF We"
York were represented In the joint CONFERENCE
vesses loading at Baltimore. Newport News NOT
folk and ports to the South have been allowed 10
carry more cargo than when loading at New-i orK'
PHILADELPHIA or Boston, and consequently ha'e
been able 10 earn money. The conference
sought 10 show that the rule was arbitrary anu
unjust as from whichever port the vessels san
they pursue Identcally the same ocean route cA-
cept FOR q few hours tho coast. II was also
urged that the rule caused a heavy loss 10 thss
British shpowner In freight money on rouhu
As the rule was diverting trade from the North
ern ports circumstances were made by every uunk
line OF railroad terminating at tho Northern poFt
all the local marine insurance companies ana many
foreign agencies. bankers and shipping merchants
British marine Underwriters. as well ms shipping
merchants. joined with the conference In urging
that all American Atlantic ports be placed on an
even footing. There is. therefore. prospect that
the American view Will prevail with the British au-
thOrities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-18
Sr7ICTDF WITHOUT APPARENT REASON.
AN EMPLoYE OF THE AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY
KILLS HIMSELF.

AN ENPIOYE OF THE AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY
KILLS HIMSELF
Edward F. Jones, forty years old. living at NO.
se Jefferson ave- Brooklyn. shot himself about
moon Yesterday. and died in ST. Vincents Hospital
soon a,terward The shooting was done on the sec
ond floor of the University OF New-York Building.
~ Washington Square and Waverley Place The
fret and second stories Of this building are leased
bv the American Book Company, by which Jones
was employed He was a trusted clerk IN the ad-
vort,s,ne department. There was 10 apparent rea-
son why he should want to die. as ne received d
good salary and was happily married
ZONES had not been at the office for two or three
dovs He however had sent telegram Saying
he was ILL., and would return yesterday IL ne was
hotter Yesterday morning his wife ana uaubhteI
called at the American Book Companys once ana
oesed for him This did not strike the people there
&c being strange as II was thought that Jones h"u
made an appointment TO meet them there' MIS-
and Miss Jones waited in the Office until noon wheh
they went away
rwor,v minutes after his wife and daughter had
e,o,o Iores entered the Office OF the American BOOK
Company on the first floor. He chatted with sew
oral Of the clerks pleasantly and then went 10 INC
second story where there are seVerai oiH'e' f'
,,,od off There is a passageway between thc
oaices rather narrow. He went into one OF 'ho
offices and soon shot was heard. Followed oy
crashing OF glass Francis ;. BANNING ONO VI '
oior,s rushed out and found Jones stretched on the
49,. =, ,hn nessageway with blood pouring from
Mound IN the right side Of his head Lying Desiuo
him was revolver - 49, Morcer-st sta
Policeman G. p. Paterson OF me Mncen,'s Hos
ton called an ambulance from St N,hcebt ,inck
nt,ai where he was taken. Jones died az y ny
J. A. Greene, manager OF me ,na snicide He
& tbat Jones was not short in his accounts VIII
the company. and was IN no pihaa'bp ad chosen and
was expert In the Gaming A' "