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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BLAMED.
Tho Calling or . Phssician TO Attend Miss
Hancock Delayed Until Too Late.

Tho calling or q Ph3nicinn to Attend Miss
Hancock Delayed Until Too Late.
Christian Science is blamed in part for the
death Of Miss Ida Brinkerhoff Hancock. which
occurred last Saturday. night at 213 SANFORD
street, Brooklyn. Miss Hancock was 25 years
old and had. been totally blind almost from
childhood.
About eight years ago she Joined q band of
Christian Scientists in. the hope that her sight
might BIO restored. She was taken Ill about
three weeks ago and refused TO have q regular
physician, trusting to Christian Science to bring
her around. Several days before her death. at
her urgent request, Walter ]. Vinan, tho chief
Of the Christian Scientists, was brought to her
bedside and he remained with her in silent prayer
for more than an hour. On the following day
tho. patients condition became SO alarming
that Mira. Hancock INT q physician. He
found That Miss Hancock was suffering from
e%Ateritisa and that owing to the progress The dis
None Of the, Christian Scientists ltsD was .aST pr ese"s.
connection with the case:
Two weeks ago her sister came to me and
out because she had not come to me before, but
l went to the house and discovered that the
young woman had nothing more or less han the
grip. l am Q doctor by profession, and l treat
learned that she had been sleeping in a room
exposed herself to the extreme cold. Her
mother became alarmed, and 1 could see that
told her to do as she pleased. I then resolved
to have nothing moro to do with the case. l
was disgusted with 1t. You know that IL ia the
hardest thing In the world to deal with igno.
rance.
II have been acquainted with her about three
years. She came to me first with an afliiction
OF the eyes. Her sight was gone. but under my
discern many objects. In my opinion Miss
Hancock could never have been made q well
person. but certainly her life could have been
saved IT. she had used a little common sense.
During. the ten years that I have been inteI est.
cd in the Christian Science workT have had no
less than 1000 cases, land out Of those only.eight
have died. and you can rest assured that moth.
ing comes to US before everybody else IL through
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scries, and the lane between them IL held by
g businesslike brass field cannon. At the very
door collections. of old swords, pistols, and bay
have often called to arms are strewn about,
e ann mere ,s Two oos sentriss are on guard; Thus
night. were kept SO full Of curious folk that
the Eighth avenue slide had to be reserved for
kept for exit, so that tho visitors could DO
KEPT moving In one direction: West side folk
Grand, but they have this week less excuse
than usual.
Tho vaudevillers seem to BIO earnest and on
thusiastic in preparations for their big benefit
to the Actors Fund scheduled for Sunday oven
ing. Feb. 20. at Roster & Balls. 1t will be eK-
ciusively a variety show. but the use OF that
term does not nowadays imply an inferior bill.
Quito The reverse. With Clara Morris, Re-
menyi, Barrymore, Alice Anterior, Lottie Col
Inns, G. A. Stevenson, Minnie Soligman-Cut-
ting, and Nine. Tavary TO contribute special
ties-and all these artists have volunteered
there will DO notable entertainment Of tho newer
vaudeville school. And for the old.timers,
what with Tony Pastor. the Russell Brothers,
Maggie Cline, Gus Williams, Sam Bernard,
John T. Kelly, Charles ]. Ross, and the Rogers
Brothers. surely there will DO contrasting fun
In plenty. Conventional features of other ben
Gifts are happily to be omitted, for the show is
In the hands OF vaudeville managers who are
nothing II not daring in their methods. And
the chief OF those methods is to give the public
more than Its moneys worth. II Roster &
Balls isn't packed TO the Hobbies, the vaude-
villers will BIO sorely, disappointed. The Fund,
by somebody oversight, has lost a good share
OF its annual income, the new city charter
making no provision for an allotment Of some of
the theatrical license receipts TO the Fund, as
Charles Frohman will go to London in time
to witness the first performance of The Con-
querors' at the st. James on Easter Monday.
Nance OrNoil and Mckee Rankin. of late In
vaudeville. have gone to Philadelphia to head
q %, stock too : oSSm nI = Ma ai Barrymore VII
fret. He will continue with "a Man OF the
World" In the vaudeville theatres.
Henry Jewett, In the third act Of JOAN"
gives a remarkably .lifelike imitation Of Rich.
ard Mansfield in "'kichard ILL.," and might
readily be taken for him were 1t not for his voice,
which sometimes takos on the scpulchral quail
ty necessary to complete the illusion, but 1t 10
In appearance and action that the resemblance
10 most striking. 1t Is In tho scene in which
Joan is alone in her tent and Charles comes to
her in royal reEalia. Then in gesture. gait.
tngly successful mimicry Of his former associate.
Grace Golden has done much in tho forces Of
the Castle Square Company to bring credit to
the performances at the American. Her act
ing Is Intelligent, and she was especially praise
worthy in "Mignon." She sings, too, very
much better than the majority Of her asso.
ciates, and dresses tastefully.. In the "Mignon"
production her appearance in the pages CO.'S
tune was especially charming.
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we.enas Meath Protective Association VIII
Renew Itn Crusade.

The woman's Health Protective Association
met yesterday In tho Academy of Medicine
building, with Mrs. Ralph Trautman In tho
chair. Mrs. Trautmnn asked Mrs. Newton to
take the chair, 30 that she mightshave tho priv
iege of the floor.
II wish to tell you ALL" said she. "of a very
important interview 1 had with Nathan Straus,
the new President Of the Health Board. He
has promised usshis hearty cooperation and tho
cooperation of tho Health Board In the effort
we are making.to enforce tho law against spit.
ting in public places. 1 told Mr.. Straus that an
ordinance had been passed by the Health Board
and that the board.should enforce it. He said
that no was OF the same opinion. I proposed
that tho Health Department and this-associa-
ton secure the cooperation Of tho street rail-
way companies In enforcing the ordinance and
that we have o card printed running, DO not
spit on tho floor Of this car, BY order Of tho
Health Board which shall DO handed out
to Offenders, by tho conductors. Mr.. Straps
idea. Nine times out Of ten q man would be
very angry with q conductor for speaking to
MN him about VIOLATING the ordinance in the hear.
object to receiving the card with its printed re-
we hope that tho railroad officials will
awake 70 such an interest In this matter that
they will order the men in their employ to en-
they, do the one against smoking in cars, and I
think it advisable for each OF us to appoint our.
selves q Of one to do what we can 10
stop the disgusting practice"
why couldn't we give out those cards our
%selvesi' asked Mrs. Bell. 81. for one, should
BIO delighted TO go round with a pocketful and
every time j saw q man violating the. ordinance
hand him one"
$50, would l." said Mrs. Ravenhill. '"Tbo
FIRST thing l do when I enter n car is to look
around for the picard. My son says I'm al
ways looking for a tight, and do feel like
fighting II that placard isn't posted. in. a conspicu.
Gus. place"
81. read q paper last Thursday before tho
european Club of Brooklyn resumed Mrs.
Irautman. ...on our municipal work. Mrs.
Sorimgeour, President of-the BrooklynH Health
Protective Association, was there. She also
feels very anxiousabout this matter. She doesn't
like the idea. of distributing the rrinted cards,
and gave As her reason that the men would tear
thcm up and throw them on the floor or street,
thus violating another ordinance. l told her
that we could obvlate that by having Put this
in your vest nocket' printed on the card. Now,
! want you ladies to agree TO take the number
Of every car you enter in which there IL no pla-
card and send 1t with the name of the line to
our Recording Secretary. We must abolish
this nuisance"
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FIVE LONELY ToMEN MET.
A Cole Day ut the Session or the New York
City Council OF Women.

n Ooto Dhy n tnO bek1lOD OF th6 Now York
City Council or Women.
The session of the New York City Council Of
Women was resumed in the Industrial build
ing yesterday morning. The attendance cor
responded. with the mercury In the m
ter, and dropped FROM thirteen on the preced-
ing day to Eve yesterday. Mrs. Eliza New.
combe Alexander.was in the Chair. She gath
cred her faithful few close about her. and tho
first thing they did was to read the notices Of
the proceedings of the Council in the morning
papers.
rs there going to DO any meeting this morn
insf" asked q Sun reporter.
o course, there is said Mrs. Alexander.
1--WE are holding It now. I've read the min
utes Of yesterdays meeting, and the ladies
have approved them. We shall meet every
day until this council of women is al" measured
thing. Peoplehave the wrong idea about u.s."
Sn On t ONE side Of f The board %xdr hung ! p nap Sln Of great:
or New York. On the other side were two
This said Mrs. Alexander. pointing to one
%% of the Latter Letter i 4 circle Micr allsd With dant little MAJ marks 8
They think. that this Council wants to take In ali
tho clubs 5s, in the city. to belt them about, as It
pointing to the other drawing. lis really what
Tho diagram suegested'to to- the mind of every
woman in the room a drawing OF a diamond
sunburst. The centre was a small circle and
from 1t radiated points with a circle on the end
of each.
You see what the Council wants is to be4n
tocuh with all the yyomen's organizations and
church societies. We want to have O machine
for combining the wonderful power. Of these
clubs when necessity arises. We shall have
the newspapers something to laugh at, for all Of
our meetings will be open. Already I have a
heart and soul with me in Ibis work. II these
names should be made kDown.the Council would
be an assured SUCCESS to-day, but our idea is to
timent OF the women in the various clubs be-
fore we make them public. We aren't going to
have any voting in this Council. but an inner
Council will be appointed. and It will rule"
Those present voted on the constitution, arti-
Gle by article, and moved its acceptance. The
Council will hold another session to-day.
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At the monthly dinner OF tho Architectural
League last night in tho American Fine Arts
building there was a discussion OF the plujccs
Of Identifying the city recently suggested by q
number Of artists. 1t was proposed to petition
tho Mayor to act under the right of eminent
domain and acquire possession of the ends of
unSigi,uy blocks for the purpose OF beautifying
them, rs is the custom in Paris. Charles X,
upon which he had drawn an Imaginary struc-
turo 10 tako the place Of tho building which
faces the square at It's mort hern point. Mr.. LRmo
made Without perceptible cost to the citizens.
that II would materially add to the beauty OF
ing spot.
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ASSAILS FELLOW OFFICER.
CAPT. M'ORHsTAL OF THE GOTH SAYS
LIEUT.. PUNK EFT BETRA r. HIM.

new Phase or the Trouble In the Regiment
over the Recent Election OF Putnam Bradleo
strosE Ne Cnptain or CompanE D-A
Court Martial Likely TO no the Outcome.
The trouble in the sixty-ninth Regiment, due
to tho election OF Adjutant Putnam Bradlee
Strong, son Of tho ex-Mayor, to the CaptainCy
OF Company ID, has now resulted in serious
charges against Lieut.. James Plunkot of that
company. They are made by Capt. Edward
T. McCrystnl Of Company Il. who was the
defeated candidate. Capt. McCrystal issued
a printed circular yesterday in which
he openly attacks the character OF Lieut..
Plunket, and the outcome. IL Is said,
will undoubtedly DO a court martial. as the mil
itary laws forbid one officer attacking another
In public print. In his statement. copies OF
which were sent to every member Of Company
d. Capt. McCrystal says:
1T was on Sunday, the 9th inst, that I was
informed OF your action at the meeting held tho
previous Thursday evening where you selected.
but one member dissenting, Mr.. Strong as a can.
didate for captain. need hardly say to you
that / was nstounded at tho nows. l was re-
luctant to interfere in the matter. and yet
1 felt that some one should call your attention
to your mistake and point out the conse-
quences Of 1t so that action might be taken
to correct It. 1 at once set out to see your COM
manding officer, Lieut.. Plunket. l pointed out
to him the serious. mistake which had been
made and urged him to accept the Captaincy
you had, 30 strongly pressed on him. He de-
clined. however, to consider 1t for various
reasons and because he had promised to help
Mr.. Strong get the nomination.
After discussing. tho matter most fully and
the availability Of different officers and men tho
conversation was brought to n close by his au:
thorizing me to wait on Capt. Samuel Conner Of
the Ninth Regiment and to offer him the place.
to become the candidate to stand FOR the tra.
ditton or the Fitzgerald Guard, and Lieut..
cordsnco Wi With this a w nefTn w Waited ted
inati9n and srranged q meeting between him
Plunkot broke his word to me BY calling on YOU
tho night arranged to meet Capt. O'Connor. It
learned Of his breach of faith. After consider
""capt. n Iecryst !" il the company officers of
suing in this matter. let them present ) petition
number you may DO counted. and will throw
myself on Monday night
81 at once accepted the offer. He gave me his
officers of the National Guard. a member of your
own company, Mr.; Tnite, and two others.
"Gentlemen, only two Of the twenty.one com;
pany officers declined to sign the petition asked
for. issued my letter to you announcing my
candidacy, and the issues that were raised, and
lated his word of honor. broke the agreement he
himself had proposed, and by which l had en-
tered the contest as representing the principles
and traditions OF our regiment. He Issued by
day before election"
effect that the -Adjutant-Gener viii shortly
order the State Examining Board to meet TO
consider the cases OF four or five officers of the
board"
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DIR. JOHN HA1n.s TROUBLED CHURCH
CouGrr Ention and Sesaion Roth Meet To-day
Outcome Likely TO He Interesting.

Congregation aad Besaion Roth Meet To-day
Outcome Likely TO He Interesting.
A meeting of the congregation OF the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church, adjourned from
Jan. 10, will be held In the church this evening
at 8 o'clock. At the meeting of Jan. 10 n COM
mittee of five was appointed to wait upon the
Rev. DIR. John Hall to request him to withdraw
his resignation as pastor of the church. The
consisted of Robert Bonner, Chair
man: William Brookheld, Samuel b. Scliof-
felin, J. Henry Work and Mrs. Theodore Wes-
ton. The object of to-night's meeting is to hear
tho report of that committee. DR.. Hall. mean
while, has withdrawn his resignation.
Tho committee hold a meeting at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Bonner, 8 West Fifty-sixth street,
on Monday afternoon. This meeting was
called to discuss the language in which the re-
port should be couchod. 1t was finally decided
TO leave the drawing Of the report to Mr.. Bon
ner and Mr.. Work. The committee will meet
again at Mr.. Bonner's house this afternoon Mt
4 O'Clock, at which time the report to be rend at
the congregations meeting win be adopted and
signed. The Rev, DR.. DUNCAN Mcmillan, Sec.
Rotary OF the Presbyterian Board of Home Mis-
sions. has been selected by DR.. Hall to act as
Moderator OF the Congregations meeting to-
night.
sion. some of whom have been out of town for
q few days, win have returned. According; to
Afternoon, a special meeting OF the session wifi
be called at the office Of one Of the members
early this afternoon. Before the inectinR ad-
iorrns the session will decide what it shall do.
Five OF its members haye:elrendv resigned con-
ditionalIy. II was stated yesterday that at
the meeting of the session to-day the resigna-
tions Of all hut four OF the members will be
handed to the stated clerk. sllas T. Rrownell;
According TO the present plan Mr.. Browncll
will bo Instructed to hold the designations until
the outcome OF the meeting OF the congregation
is known. Then, II the report OF the committee
contains the settlement that DIR. Hall has con
scnted 70 Withdraw his resignation and places
no limit on the duration of his pustorate, and
the meeting adopts that report, the resigna'
tInnA will be presented.
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Notes Or Music Evsats.

David BIspham will be heard tonight at the Metro
poIItan Opera House as Van Der Deken In "Der
HolIAendsr." a part which he has never
sung before in New York, Nine. GAdski will repeat
her familiar aud admirable performance OF SeHtd.
Others to sing are NM. stehmann. Breusr. and Van
Hoose. on Friday night the trlogy will commence
with . performance OF "Die walkusre." At the Sat
urday matinee "AIda" will be sung. and en- that even
inE .. TAnnhauser " will be given At popular prices.
The seidI mornIng musicAlss 70 DO given ~ the
Astoria will commence tomorrow. Maud Powell will
b the solOiIl. AniOaAeidlhas arranged IN A%ttrs'tfve
programme
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WOULDN'T GuE UP THE CHILD.
The Rev. MIR. Mayber Accused or kidnapping
Mrs. Mflard's Young Daughter.

The Rev. Mr.. Mayber Accused OF kidnapping
Mrs. Mtilard's Young Daughter.
SYRACUSE, Feb. 1.-Justice of the Peace Mains
Of Fayetteville to-day signed a warrant for tho
arrest of the Rev. W. Jarvis Mayber. State SUI
perintendent Of tho Children's Home Society,
on a charge Of kidnapping. Mrs. William Nil.
lard of Fayetteville, believing herself dying in
December. 1898. intrusted her children to the
care OF the minister on the promise that he
would find good homes for them. She recov-
cred, and on asking for her children was told
that he would not give. them up, unloss no
got, $50. al. exorbitant demand on the
Millnrd family: WHO are very poor. He
it was only after hard work that tho
youngest of them, Daisy. was found in the pos.
session of Q family named Miller in Camden,
this state. who said they had adopted the child
both counties denied issuing adoption papers.
This morning Justice NcLennan of this city
issued a writ OF habeas corpus. compelling the
Millers to produce the child In court.
In the last report made by Maybor's society to
the State Board of Charities It was shown that
Mayber and his associates have received AS
high as $10o for procuring children for adop-
tion. and the society was condemned by the
board.
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INDICTED.
Recorder Says the Magistrates Or Sustiess
hhonld HnHn ninnnnnn N Tia rnn..


Should Have Disposed or the Cases.
In Part /. OF the Court OF General Sessions
yesterday Recorder Goff had four children
a.raignod before him TO plead to indictments
charging them with larceny. Patrick Allen and
John Callahan. 1O-year-old boys, who live at
$50 Third avenue, had boon indicted on the
complaint of Carlton w. Bonnls, manager Of the
Conovor Fireplace Company, who charged the
boys with stealing two bronze figures. Tho case
had been transferred from tho Special Sessions
by the boys counsel, Lawyer Coleman. Recorder
Con said 1t was a shame to bring such a case
before tho Grand Jury. It should have been
disposed Of in the police court or In the Special
Sessions. The boys pleaded not guilty and fur
niahed 81 900 bail for trial.
The next case called was that Of Rachel Man.
tel; 8 years old. and her sister Frances, IL yoarn
old, who live ut 1877 West Twenty. sixth street.
They. had been indicted for petty larceny for
stealing from the siegol. Cooper Company's store
This cnsn should have been DISPOSED Of by q
City Magistrate or by the Judges of the Special
Sessions" said Assistant District Attorney
Hennessy.
The girls were committed to the care Of the
CORY society after q plea Of not guilty had been
entered for them.
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JadEe. Leslis's weekly, ana Democrats Family
Magazine Consolidated.

Papers hled in tho County Clerks office yes.
terdsy reveal that Judge. LeSlis's Weekly. and
Demorest's Family Magdsine have been con-
solidatei. The papers will hereafter all be pub
iishod b. 4 new cooperation known rs the ARK ~
Publishing Company, of which Mr.. w. j.. Arkcll
is President. The new company has 81. 600, 900
OF capital stock and 100000 of bonds. An
English edition OF Judge, The publication OF
house, Is TO DO brought out. Victor Gillian OF
the Judge stall Will be in charge OF the foreign
cartoon department IN london.
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Died..

nENNET.-suddenly. OF pneumonia, on Jan. 90.
George Edgar Bennett, husband OF Mary Gaskill
Bennett. and son OF DR.. q. II. X. Bonnet OF Brook.
lyn.
Funera! from his late residence. 1s4s North 10th
ST., Philadelphia. at Ip O'Clock. ay. Feb. g.
DRAINE. Daniel Lawrence Braine. Rear Admiral
United states Navy. retired. at his residence, OF
First place. Brooklyn, on Sunday. Jan. 80. 1893.
Funeral services al st. Paul's Church, Clinton and
Carroll sta. Brooklyn. on Wednesday. Fob. Q. AZ
1890 A. II. IntermentG Greenwood.
CRAIG.--on Monday, jan u, charles p. Craig.
Funeral services at q p. N. Wednesday. Feb. Q. 81
the Masonic Temple. Esd az. and 9Th ay.
KRAEEL.-Louis @. Kragel. beloved husband of
virg.hia More.
Funeral from St Luke's Hospital. Wednesday
morning. Feb. g. 1898. at IL O'Clock.
VI OTItIs. ON Jan. ~. 1893. Della Norris. native OF
county TIpperary. Ireland. beloved wife OF James
Funeral from bor late residence, 2Ao East 3bth st.,
on Wednesday, at g p. NJ.
OSBORN s.-on Monday, Jan. Of. 1898. Lucille
Hunting. daughter OF Edward II. and Carrie A.
Osborne.
Funeral services at her late residence. 400 Madison
st.. Brooklyn, Thursday, at 8 p. N. ,
POILOCK.-on Tuesday. Fob. l. 1893. at his rest.
dsnce. 1889 linton sy.. Julius Pollock, In his
S2d year.
Notice OF funeral hereafter,
TILC HMIAN.-On Tuesday. Feb. 1. ct her residence.
WV Madison aV'' Ne" fork CITY. Augusta Murray
Boyd. widow of Gen. Lloyd Ttlghman. in the soth
year OF her age.
Funeral ut 1nvenienne OF the family.
WELLS. Entered into rest Tuesday morning. Feb.
!. 1858, Henry G. Wells.
Funeral services a. lis lato residence. ipsa Atlantic
av., near Bedford nv, Brook iyn. N. Y. Thursday
evening, AT q O'Clock.
WHEELER. Suddenly, on Jan. 81, obed wheeler,
In the 9th year Of his age.
Funeral services at the Murray Hill Hotel on
Wednesday. Feb. g. at o y. II. Intermsnt ~
WoodIawn Immediately after tho services.
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LEHGTHANING HOBoKEN PIERS.
All OF the Land and Improvement Company's
10 He Mnde $50 Feet.

The first move on tho part of the owners of
property on the river front in Hoboken to take
advantage Of the privilege recently granted
them by the Government to extend the pier
line in that locality was made yesterday by tho
Hoboken Land and Improvement Company.
The company has ordered plans prepared for
the extension Of its piers occupied by the
Netherlhnds-American line at the foot OF Fifth
street, a distance OF $50 feet. This will allow
ample room for the longest steamer on the line.
Col. Edwin A. Stevens, counsel for tho Inn
company proposed 10 extend all Its piers to
the full limit allowed By the Government.
which IL $50 feet.