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The times., 1898-02-11
Will PREACH AND PLAY
Rev james III. w. Harris Is Going
OF the Stage.

I Rey- james III. w. Harris Is Going
OF the Stage.
| New York, Feb. 10 - The Rev
James H. W Harris is strictly a
! product of the end of the century
1t has been no rare thing for
| ministers of the gospel to lay aside their
| cloth, don the buskin and attempt tragic
roles on the stage. or for players to
! feel a call from the footIights to The
/ pulpit. but for a minister fully or
dained priest of the Protestant EpiscO-
pal Church. who until recently has
been the spiritual adviser TO a large
regation-boldly to declare his in
tention of going into burlesque upon
as unique and has created almost as
much Of a sensation as if he had de-
cided TO appear in the ballet.
And yet that is exactly what the Rev.
Mr.. Harris is going to do. and he says
so most openly. His reason for his ac-
tiOn is that he has always had longing
for the stage, which he has hitherto
been unable TO crafty owing TO prom
Use made his mother that he would
never go upon the stage as a profess
sional during her lifetime.
Mr.. Harris is thirty-eight years OLD.
and up to a short time ago was pastor
of the Church of the Holy Redeemer in
Oakland, Cal.
He will make his professional debut
in the burlesque of Antony and Cleo
patra" In Boston OF February 28.
In appearance MIR. Harris possesses
many of those attributes which go to-
ward making a successful actor. a
fine physique, handsome face and
clear, ringing voice. He is
graduate from the Nashota Theological
Seminary. After leaving the seminary
he went abroad for study. On his re-
turn he married. and for a time did
missionary work throughout the West.
Later he accepted a call to the Church
of the Holy Redeemer. at Oakland.
There he remained until four years ago,
when he made up his mind to go upon
the stage. He resigned his pastorate
and gave himself up to study. Some
time since Mr.. Harris came to this
city.
Il am going upon the stage" said Mr..
Harris to-day, but / shall not sever
my connection with the church. You
see, / still cling to my ecclesiastical
garb. Ever since my boyhoOd | have
wished TO be an actor. At the age of
nineteen 1 acted with Edwin Booth. not
as a professional. but by invitation Ny
parents opposed my stage career and L
went into the church.
When my mother died resigned my
charge. | made my professional ap-
pearance in San Francisco with Fred
erick Warde and Louis James in Run
nymede. l have no idea of elevating
the stage or anything OF that sort 1
am free to say j look to it as a means
toward a larger income. That is the
reason l choose burlesque rather than
the legitimate. Still. 1 hope for higher
things. Had | begun earlier / believe
might have been Booths successor.
Il am a liberal in my ideas of reli-
gion. and believe Christianity is in
worse condition now than at the time
directly following the death of Christ.
Some narrow people may disapprove
my actions, but | believe | am doing
rightly. and my wife supports me in my
belief. | shall be supported by Miss
Helene Richmond. We will appear in
New York early in the month and /
hope for a success
The times., 1898-02-11

Emile 2ola S inan who has written
innch, ana sometimes " hat mericans would
call filthily. But Just now he is the chani-
pion of IA man whom most Intelligent people
regard as innocent and suffering hideously
for the crime of another. Because he dares
to stand out for Hebrew fellow-citizen,
against the insane bigotry of a Partisan
mob, his life is in jeopardy and may be
sacrificed. But If he dies, it will lie
in good cause. Whether Jew Gen
tile, bond or free, the glorious thing for
of man.
The times., 1898-02-11
QUEENSs.s DEFICIENCY.
Tax Books in Long Island City VIII
Sho-S Shortage.


New York, Feb 10.-President Bow
ley of the borough of Queens. sent d
communication this morning to the
board of taxes and assessment calling
their attention to a deficiency of s100,-
900 which will appear on the tax books
of Long Island City, which are about
to be surrendered to- the borough board
by the Gleason board of assessors.
In 1886 the assessors increased the
valuation of Long Island City real es-
tate from s16,O00.000 to $42 900, 900.
The Queens county board of super
visors thought the amount too large
and they reduced 1t TO S27, 900 900 in the
equalization of State and county taxes,
while for city and ward purposes it re-
mained the same.
Several writs of certiorari were sworn
out by taxpayers to have it reduced.
and they succeeded in reducing taxes
to an extent which created the deficien-
cy last year of 100000.
The last tax levy will show a def
cheney of s100000 also. and this Presi-
dent Bowley calls attention to.
Bowley wants the Gleason board OF
assessors dismissed on the ground that
its functions have ceased.
Andrew Mury, Charles Mcnamara
and Lewis Willing constitute that
board
The times., 1898-02-11
TURNED HIS WIFE OUT.
Mrs Mary Cuddy Told Story That
Touched the Judges Heart.

New York, Feb. 10.-A petite woman
with two little girls clinging to her
skirts appeared before Magistrate Pool
in the West Side court this morning
to protest against the alleged inhu-
manity Of her husband.
The woman was Mrs. Mary Cuddy
and the two little girls, Vera, seven,
and Grace, five years old. We're her
daughters. They live at 131 West
Twenty-fifth street.
Two nights ago the husband drove
his wife into the street.
She accosted policeman and asked
to be taken to the stationhouSe.
The policeman gave her so cents with
which to secure nights lodging
Last night she returned to her home.
but, with her children, was again driv-
en- from the door.
Unable to find lodging. she walked
the streets through the long hours of
the night, holding first one and then
the other of the little girls.
When court opened this morning she
secured summons for her husband
He said he was an engineer in the
Manhattan apartment house, at the
Boulevard and Eighty eighth street.
Justice Poole held the husband in
bail for further examination.
The times., 1898-02-11

The astonishing statement is made that
mental science cured distinguished
New York society dame of appendicitis
when all other remedies failed. in the
confusion OF new discoveries and things,
we venture % ask If this one involves any
change in our former conception Of where
the intellectual organs the cerebral pro
cesses are situate? The appendix itself
has been Ink between anatomical doubt
and despair Possibly it is the brain
and the old organ formerly PLAYING as
such is only the appendix. But perhaps
We are needleSsly alarmed Doubtless
mental science as a cure for appendicitis
is only co -Imon sense application of the
old maNim: Sinilia similibus curantur."
That is, il you have anything vermiform,
You cure it with vermifuge.
The times., 1898-02-11
Punished for a Sleigh Ride.

Considerable talk has been oc ca ioued
in Roman Catholic circles in Morris
town. n. j.. over the dismissal from
the parochial school of Nora Dalton
one of the scholars. The dismissal was
by the Rev. Dean Flynn. Miss Dalton
is said to have organized sleigh rid
ing party among the scholars Of the
school. which went from that citv to
Plainfield on Saturday last. This ride
was arranged, it is said, against the
wishes of Dean Flynn.
At mass on Sunday Miss Dalton was
notified by Dean Flynn that he wished
to see her. AT that time he Is said To
have given her most severe repri
mand. Yesterday he appeared in the
school and again called the girl before
him and dismissed her indefinitely. He
also had the other scholars who toolx
part i'll the ride before him. and, il is
said they all left him CRYING
The times., 1898-02-11

Gen. Booth. OF the Salvation Army.
opened the session of the Senate yesterday
with prayer. To-Day he Will do the same
for the House Of Representatives. As d
foreigner, he i 5 not supposed to know
what he ought to pray for locally, and,
therefore, we recommend him to ask divine
from remembering that they are Chris
tians, have forgotten that they are men.
Certainly it could not hurt t hem, and might
possibly do some good.
The times., 1898-02-11

Owing to some suggestions of the
committee in charge of Statuary Hall,
and of Mrs. Kenna, wife of the late
Senator Kenna, an artist has been en-
gagged to make some changes in the
statue of that Senator, which is al
ready in position. The work is being
done very privately. The artist has
erected a tent which conceals himself
and the statue. This fact made the
tent and the secret worker of more in
terest around the hall than anything
in it. and the booth was surrounded by
curious people all day. This moved one
of the Capitol guides to make the very
sage remark that it was curious how
people We're more interested in what
they couldn't see than what they could
see.
The times., 1898-02-11
BARRIos's ASSASSINATION.
1t Occurred While He Was Walk
ing With Two Officers

Consul Hunter has cabled from Guate-
mala to the Department Of State as fol-
lows:
President Barrlos was shot. instantly
killed. last night, s. while walking with
two military officers near palace. Assas-
sin. while attempting to escape. was i'm
mediately killed by presidents staff.
Manuel Estrada Cabrera. temporarily
constitutional successor, peaceably in
stalled Ali quiet
The times., 1898-02-11

IL is Jerry Simpson who says that Dupuy
de Lone should he sent home for telling
the truth. This makes us fear that Mr..
Simpson is becoming imbued with the
ideas OF the Administration. There is no
punishment under the present regime too
great for people who tell the truth. The
difficulty with Mr.. Simpsons position
is that diplomatic usage has no place for
the truth. Any man found guilty of
telling it would lose his credit, position and
all hopsoffutureemployn in thatservice.
Has the country forgotten Olney and
Rockhill?
The times., 1898-02-11
THE FOOTE'S BAD TRIP
1t Proves That Torpedo Boats shoul

1t Proves That Torpedo Boats Should
Not Go on Long Ocean Voyages.
The Navy Department has a report
of the voyage of the torpedo boat Foote
from Port Royal to Norfolk. 1t shows
the greatest danger in sending torpedo
boats long ocean distances,
The little vessel was disabled partial
ly, one screw being broken as she was
coming to Norfolk for repairs. She
was continuously at sea for SIXTY
hours. and her men We're on duty the
entire time, and reached port pros
trated
Several severe storms We're encount
cred, and most of the time the vessel
was in imminent danger of being lost
with all on board. During one of the
severest gales the little vessel was
compelled to lay to helplessly in the
trough of the sea, no one aboard being
capable of further work 1t is recom-
mended that no more torpedo boats be
sent on these long voyages.
The times., 1898-02-11
Brooklyn Ethics.
From the Boston Globe !

Vt IUIII tItt bUStUII IIUUt.J
Miss MacElroy, the young Methodist
Sunday-school teacher of Brooklyn
who was compelled to resign for play
ing euchre at her home, still declines
to make confession that she was in
the wrong. She says that if all the
members of the Embury Church who
play cards and go to the theater were
compelled to resign there would not be
many left She is evidently hardened
The times., 1898-02-11
LETTER SHIPPING WHEAT.
The News Causes Good Advance
in Price.

in Price.
Chicago, Feb. 10. - knowledge that
the Letter interest had closed contracts
for shipment of a large amount of
wheat abroad was the principal cause
of today's advance. The report was
received with a good deal of skepticism
until TIE agent of one of the transpor-
tatiOn lines acknowledged having or
ders to take 500, 900 bushels. This, how
ever. is only small portion Of what is
to follow Cables were better. Liver
pool was A@14d. higher.
There was no change in the Western
news The winter wheo. crop condi.
tions continue satisfactory, and pri-
mary receipts larger than a year ago.
Foreign bids were generally better.
Aside from their holdings of cash
wheat, the Letter crowd is undoubtedly
long in the neighborhood of 5000. 900
bushels May option.
The times., 1898-02-11
A Name
CFrom the Colnmhns prArs

From the Columbus Press.)
Nobody since the days of Andrew
Jackson has frightened public robbers
SO much as William J. Bryan. They
can't sleep in the day or follow their
business in peace at night because of
their alarm. His very name terrifies
them like the presence of a ghost.
The times., 1898-02-11

would send off that loaded magazine
known as Wilhelm III. Their whole pol
icy and purpose is to avoid any posi-
BILE cause OF war. Whether they will
be able to accomplish their object is
quite another matter.
The times., 1898-02-11
Are Senator's Excmn,,

tFrom the Philadelphia Record.)
III the business of asking Senators to
resign shah continue the Senators may
find it necessary for their protection ~
get under cover Of the civil service Law,
The times., 1898-02-11
Dingley Helps the Sheriff.

ttrom the Harrisburg Patriot.)
Prosperity has been overstimulated
SO much that the sheriff still finds
plenty OF business to do in the auction
The times., 1898-02-11
Running Toward the Rock.

From the Louisville Post)
The Dingley deficit for January will be
between sevan and eight millions. Smaller
things than that have wrecked great
parties.
The times., 1898-02-11

Speaker Reed was for once at least at
his wits end, and it was yesterday in
the House. The Democrats had been
filibustering and had exhausted all OF
the material at hand except one motion.
The bill under debate, an unlmportant
matter, had been blocked by all kinds
of dilatory motions, but eventually got
as far as to be ordered engrossed and
to a third reading. The Republicans
had evidently no other matter ready,
Notwithstanding all the committees
have been industriously at work for
some months. The Democrats demand
ed the reading of the engrossed bill,
and as this could not be done, Mr.. Reed
was in a auandary. He, therefore, be-
gan to call the roll of committees for
the first time this session. 1t was only
to gain time for the confused Republic
ans to get themselves together, and
when they fused MIR. Dingley made
motion to adjourn. This motion was
carried with the further limitation that
the House do not meet until Monday
next
The times., 1898-02-11
ShuckS.

ttrom the Philadelphia Reoord.)
The purpose of the Peanut Combine
rs. OF course, to compel the consumers
TO shell CUT.
The times., 1898-02-11

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.)
EX-Queen Lii is rapidly drifting in
the direction OF the dime museums.
The times., 1898-02-11

The only prospective hold-up IN
Washington this winter was deraliec
the other night by very tall member
of Congress from Vermont. de was IN
the northwest on his way home, wnen
he was met by a footpad, whose anu
tude. however, was not that OF the
Green Mountain man by several men
es The footpad did not follow the
regulation practice and demand the NE
or the money, latter preferred. OF the
statesman. On the contrary, he mere
ly asked the man of many postofllces
what time it was. The Green Mount
aineer had a repeater in his rlght-hand
hip pocket. AS they say in Texas he
proceeded inward for his gun and ae-
companied the act by the cheerful re-
mark that his interrogator was just
about then due in-well, say hogs-
head of seething birthstone. The high
wayman thanked him cordially, al
though a bit profusely, and passed on
When the member got home he gust
counted his money to see that II was
all there. He had his own, two months
salary OF a gentleman from Arkansas,
a due bill for a month from gentle
man from Brooklyn, besides other falr-
Iy good assets and chips.
The times., 1898-02-11
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The times., 1898-02-11

DR.. Schenck, the Viennese man of
science who has discovered a method
by which sex can be determined in ad-
vance OF birth, is not the first to have
ideas on this important subject. In the
eighteenth century Drelincourt set
forth theory of his own, demonstrat-
ing in the same book that the 262
hypothesis which had preceded his
were groundless. When. a few years
later, Blumenbach came to advance his
own notions of what this might be. he
quantity remarked that Drelincourt
had provided the two hundred and
sixty-third of these interesting coniec-
lures, unconscious that his own bill
dungstreib" was the two hundred and
sixtyfourth. Since that time the num-
Der has run up past the thousand
point, so clearly is the ignorance of
humankind established on a point
which 50 vitally concerns its interests.
But. amidst all this guessing. true
science was making progress. Rolph-
taken off in his prime-laid down the
principle that the well-nourished cell is
female, the less nutritive, hungrier
and more mobile cell male. At this
time Lloyd Jones demonstrated that
one of the organic differences-the chief
one, in fact, since the blood is the
source of life-between the man and
woman lay in the number of blood cor
puscles. Upon these two authorities
Dr. Schenck builds his system, which
is said to have had it's perfect truth de-
monstrated by repeated experiment.
In brief he discovers that food of GER
tain specified kinds will increase or de-
crease the number of blood corpuscles
and thereby determine the sex. There
are many things in nature which bear
out this contention.
The times., 1898-02-11

Commissioner of Pensions IL. clay
Evans some time ago recommended a
bin to Congress prohibiting the issue
of pensions to the widows of old SOL
diers who married such soldiers after
the passage of the act. The bill mas
been before the Committee on Pensions
for some time, and was taken up yes
terday for consideration. Mr. Norton,
of Ohio, fought the bill, saying IL was
against the widows and orpnans OF old
soldiers. and was only -rec3mnenued
in order to prevent pension expehoi-
lures and to permit the receipts
from the Dingley bill TO swell as much
as nossible When the measure was
nut to a vote the Democrats Won the
dav for they found Kerr, OF ONO, ana
Suiloway. of Vermont. voting with
them. BY vote OF seven TO hVe the
committee refused to favorabiy report
the measure Later in the day the
Republicans did another thing Tor the
old soldiers. In order to suppress the
inclination of the House to discuss the
Cuban question an adjournment was
taken until Monday. in the race OF the
fact that Friday is pension day. 1heIe
ara MANY meritorious cases on the cal
endar awaiting action which cannnot
nnssihly be reached now for ten days.
The applicants for pensions IN iherllo
rious cases will simply have to await
the pleasure of Republican prr.y'
The times., 1898-02-11

Diplomatic relations between Servia
and Bulgaria have been severed. The
relations between the two countries be-
came exceedingly strained since the
restoration to power of eX-King Milan
at Belgrade, and matters have finally
reached such pass that the ENJOYS Of
each country have been withdrawn,
while troops are being massed along
the frontier. Repeated raids are being
made from either side of the boundary
line. and at any moment a serious col
lision between the military forces of
the two countries may take place. In
deed, the situation is almost identical
with that of twelve years ago, imme-
diately preceding the Bulgarian inya-
sion of Servia. which terminated in the
ignominioas defeat of King Milan at
the battle of Silvinitza.
Matters are complicated by the fact
that while Ferdinand has become en-
tirely reconciled TO Russia, and is under
the direction and protection of the lat
ter. Milan is endeavoring to make use
OF his supremacy at Belgrade to bring
Servia into the triple alliance and piac-
ing her. so to speak, under the proteC-
ton of Austria and Germany; that. too.
in defiance of the wishes of his sons
subjects. who all infinitely prefer Rus
sia to Austria.
The times., 1898-02-11

A curious story comes from Berlin
concerning the ALLEGED cooperation on
the part Of the Negus of Abyssinia with
the Mahdi. 1t is to the effect that the
Mahdi. who was informed as far back
as November Of the arrival of a French
expedition on the Upper Nile. and of
its intention to advance northward
along that river, ordered his Emirs. as
usual, not to place any obstacles in its
way, as the French were the allies of
his friend the Negus. He also ordered
The times., 1898-02-11
ECHOES FROM ABROAD.

| Lady Sykes has returned to London
from the continent, and in spite of the
fact that at the conclusion of the prom
issory note case against her husband
the Lord Chief Justice ordered the I'M
pounding of the documents, Whlch the
jury by their verdict found TO De Ior-
/ geries. vet it has been decided TO let
the matter rest and not to proceed
criminally against Lady Sykes IN the
affair. The money lender, jay, against
whom the suit was decided, ana WIN
might have insisted upon prosecu-
ton, has been paid off by Lady SYKES
brother, George Cavender Bentihck
and other near relatives. American dol
lars having presumably played some
role in the matter, since MIR. BentInck
is married to Miss Livingston, oil Ne"
York. lis
The question of prosecution on be-
half of the states that Jay mas
been settled with,h rests entirely win
the government prosecutor. Ihe iatlel
has made known that his decision not
to proceed against Lady Sykes is based
on the difficulty which there would be
to establish charge of forgery or
even of perjury against her. since the
husband cannet give evidence against
the wife in such case, and the cyl
dence would be incomplete without ms
testimony. Moreover, 1t is unoerstoou
that Sir Tattoh is very reluctant to see
his wife prosecuted on criminal
charge, and that he has intimated that
she was perfectly right when she de-
clared that whatever their differences
of opinion ONT money matters. they
were personally upon terms with one
another that We're quite the reYerse or
unfriendly.
Lady Sykes, it may be added, does
not seem to have suffered in society by
the revelations in court regarding her
financial indiscretions. For, far from
being boycotted or in any way ostra-
cised, she is dining out and appearing
in her accustomed haunts just as If
nothing had happened, relatives and
acquaintances being just as friendly
toward her as ever. Indeed, she is the
object of good deal of chaff and BAN
ter about the affair, which society, not
withstanding the utteranees OF the
press, seems resolved to regard in the
light of a joke.
The times., 1898-02-11

The Senate Committee on Commerce
yesterday again passed over the nomi-
nation of Major Crumbaugh to be su-
pervising inspector of steamboats, for
the Cincinnati district. This nomina-
ton will continue to be passed over
until the expiration of the four years
which Capt. Chancellor, the incumbent
of the office, is to be permitted to serve.
Before that time however, the name of
Major Crumbaugh will be withdrawn
and he will be given another place.
The Secretary of the Treasury Is strain
ing every nerve TO find that place now
and the office to which Mr. Crumbaugh
has been nominated will then go TO
Capt. Rathbun, of West Virginia, who
is backed by Senator Eldns, who won
the place in a deal with Quay and
Hanna.