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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-04

States will show a Catholic majority in
its population at an early day.
Fourth in the List of churches comes
the Lutheran. 1t is inflicted with twenty
subdivisions, and contains more than a
million and a half members. as does the
Presbyterian church, with its twelve
bodies The Disciples of Christ are sixth.
with 100000. and the Episcopalians
seventh with ses,5s2 The latter have
drawn away in recent years from the
Congregationalists. who now number u.s.
"a The growth OF the Episcopaiians has
been about 20. 900 during the year, while
the Puritan churches have gained only
little more than 1000
The Christian Scientists are credited
with an increase of 1000. bringing their
total up to $1,000. The Unitarians have
stood still at 5000 and the Universalists
have gone back from 4s.2as to 1852. Count
ing each Of the minor branches of the sew
eral churches as a separate sect, there
are now about $50 In the United States.
The enthusiast for organic Christian
unity may be pardoned II he feels dis
couraged when he contemplates that fact
1t should be added that in the total fig
ures 100000 Jews have been included.
though they. of course, do not properly
come within the classification Christ
60 "
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-04

Their Established Code Embrace.
Peculiar and Ab.ard Practices

Coroner's inquests are veil known among
the Chinese One of the chief differences
between their system and ours 5 that the
Chinese doctors never dissect In fact.
Cinnamon have perfect horror Of dlsssc-
don.
There are few things MOTE absurd than
the code 81 rules Laid Down for the Chinese
coroner IN the FIRST place. be II hidden
70 make sure that he has dead body be-
fore be hegins hts inagest That. however
IL iess ridiculous thar Il Sounds. for the
heather Chince Is ,ricky and may demand
an Inquest on sham aecsaned with a view
30 txtoftlaK mOney from s0nae person who
may be denounced as having caused the
Death
The prsPos;egoas rart 81 the code comes
On with regard 50 the alleged signs whsrh
show The cause ot death. II the deceased
10 SgpFoHe1 80 have eeen Poisoned. rico -
plt intS his rGogth ana then taken out
and given % a chicken. fts effect ca Inc
fowl decides the question Most af the
ctstF methods adopted are even more alb
ggTa and fkncifaA a88 So a FeNuls !nauesss
ln China 90 very hsIe 70 prsvsnt crime --
ChitAro News
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-04

PRINTING WITHOUT INK.
New Method Discovered by the Use
of ELECTRICITY.

A process Is gaining vogue in England
by which printing Is done without ink,
by means of electricity--which acts from
the face OF the types upon damp paper
containing a certain chemical which the
electricity decomposes. According 10 the
Publishers Weekly:
The print obtained by this process re-
semoles in clearness q copper plato or
htho-engravtng, and Is obtained In a more
simple manner than by letter-press print
ing. The ordinary printers type forms.
stereotypes or electrotypes, constitute in
themselves "A suitable printing surface.
and may be used IN similar way. merely
coming In contact with the damped pa
per to form the print. The chemical adj
ditions TO the paper which make Il suS-
cepuble to the electric current are TO be
added to the pulp. and are said to be so
cheap as to make no appreciable addi-
ton TO the cost OF the paper. The pa
per does not depreciate by keeping In
stock. and can be supplied either in reams
or rolls IL is claimed that all printing
presses now in use can be adapted al
slight expense, for electrical inkiess print
ing. The only changes will be 10 leave
on the rollers and all movable parts OF
the linking apparatus. nj sheet Of ane
rolled zine around the cylinder as a con-
ductor, connect the negative and positive
poles from the electrical supply on the
press and il Is ready 20 print. The same
motor that runs the press will supply
the current for printing.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-04
LESSON IN EARLY LIFE.
David u. Henderson's First Compo.
sition and What Came of IL.

Col David Bremner Henderson. the new
NEGLECTED speaker Of the house OF represen-
tatives, said the other day to n Washing
ton Post man: II make IL a rule Of my
life to get some good out of everything, IL
possible. i owe this trait in my makeup
to my first competition, for was not born
50.
II went to school TO my brother. He was
a splendid man. and with childs intui-
tive insight into character, / recognized
that fact, and adored him as a sort Of
demigod in consequence: so when he as
signed me the subject for my first compo-
sition determined to cover myself an over
with glory by making 1t the feature OF the
day l did; but not exactly In the way /
had planned II.
MY subject was The Mouse and rid
died the character of that marauding little
rodent pretty thoroughly. / described him.
front view and gable end. / complained
Of his propensity for appropriating to his
own use the property OF others: of his
rather apt habit of biting when his right
OF way Is inf5Aged upon; of his liability
TO run UP a Fellows trousers legs. and
to drown himself in preserves.
My composition was very funny. I
thought II the best OF the lot, and / be-
lieved the other boys did, too. they laugh
ed so immoderately. 1 stole glance at
my brother, and his face was as black
as a thhnder-cloud. Presently he arose
for the duty of criticising our literary
productions. He had kind word of
praise for all until he came 10 mine,
which, having been read last, was the
last to be reviewed
. This composition. he began. is the
least meritorious OF the number. because
this historian has utterly failed to find
one kind thing 10 say OF the subject of
his sketch, and yet 1t required the wis
dom and care OF the Infinite to create II.
The historian who can see nothing but
bad In any subject whatever does not de-
serve good word from others and is
not safe instructor OF his kind. II you
were TO write the story OF an assassin,
you could at least tell of the virtues that
had to be assassinated TO bring a man to
the point where he could do such a deed.
He went on quite lengthily in the same
| strain. was crushed. and II was only
| after many years had passed and my
| reasoning powers had matured. that q
| dim suspicion began to dawn upon my
| mind that my worthy brother was only
| the pot calling the kettle black after all
| inasmuch as he had not n single good
| word TO say of me, even IL l didn't de
serve II, for ] was hardly as bad as ar
| assassin. at any rate.
| This reflection, however. has never
| hindercd his intended lesson from takinr
root, and TO this day / try to practice a. :
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-04

HE was not the regu-
lar Portuguese mail.
She was an ancient
y, seven knot tramp,
which had come across
from Brazil TO Loan
do. and had been
New-York tribune., 1900-04-15
VERSATILE LONDONER STRANDED.
MAN WHO SPEAKS MANY LANGUAGES
STAYS IN THE CITY LODGING HOUSE.

William Wakefield Houghton, who says he is
thirty-hve years old, and gives London. England
as his home, claims Irish nativity, and declares
that he is probably the most versatile man in
NewYork City Of forty who ap-
peared yesterday before Superintendent Blair Of
the Out Door Poor Department.
Houghton tells strange tale. He says he has
wealthy relations in London. and that they
send him an annual allowance of mean sum-
but does not give the amount. When questioned
by Superintendent Blair Houghton said he left
London five years ago He went Canada and
from there TO Central America and Mexico, where
he was i'll long time with fever. He worked his
way TO Panama, where he went broke failing to
get his remittance from London. He had money
enough to get to New-York City. and arrived a
day two ago.
HOughtOn says he is a great lingust, declaring
that he can talk any language He tried in
several and spoke them ffuently He said he had
been engaged at different times a typewriter and
stenOgrapher, and was thorough machinist vocal
teacher and many other things.
superintendent Blair decided to allow him to re-
main at the City Lodging House until the story
of the yearly allowance can be investigated. and in
the mean time Houghton will be employed an
interpreter.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-15

Paderewski is on his way toward NewYork. and
will be heard here twice before he departs for his
European home-on the evening OF May In Brook
lyn at the Academy of Music and the afternoon of
May u In Carnegie Hail. His last concert in
America this season will take place May ii in
the afternoon at Newark. Before then he will play
at Helena Butte, Salt Lake City, Denver, Mnne-
apolis. st. Paul. Toronto, Buffalo. Brooklyn, Wash
ington Philadelphia, Northampton, Providence,
New-Hayen and New York Subscribers to the pre-
vious series of New-York concerts are TO have the
privilege reserving their old seats at Schu-
berth's until next Wednesday evening. after which
the list will be closed and the regular sale begins,
Programme of a concert to be given by the Arion
New-York tribune., 1900-04-15
OUTSIDERS MUST GET LICENSES.
PROPOSED LEGISLATION TOUCHING EXTRA PRO
VINCIAI4 CONCERNS.

Toronto Ont April IA (SpecaD.-The Provincial
Secretary has given notice of a bill under when
foreign and other extra-Proyincial companies shall
be Obliged to take out a license to do business in
Ontario The penalty for doing business In disre-
gard of this law is to be $50 for every day OF
violation. 1t is provided. however. that taking
orders for or buying selling goods wares and
me rchaudise by travellers by correspondents for
the company, II the company has no resident agent
or representative and office place OF business
in Ontario shall not be deemed to be carrying on
business within the meaning or the act.
Extra Provincial companies licensed under the
act are required TO make similar returns 10 the
Government provided for In the Ontario Companies
act with respect to Ontario companies. Penalties
sentative In Ontario or an unlicensed extra ProYn-
cia corporation and carries on business for it The
act does not apply to loan companies insurance
companies these liable to the payment of
taxes under the OF last session. which imposes
certain taxes upon banks, telegraph companies
railway companies. telephone companies, trust
companies loan companies insurance companies
natural gas companies and street railway com
having gain for any OF their ohfecta
New-York tribune., 1900-04-15
WAsHINGTON-L4F4YETTE STATUE.
CHARLES B. ROUss's PRESENT TO THE CITY
TO BE UNVEILED ON THURSDAY.

CHARLES B. ROUSS'S PRESENT To THE CITY
TO BE UNVEILED ON THURSDAY.
The statue of Washington and Lafayette pre-
sented to the city of New-York by Charles B.
Rouss is to be unveiled on Thursday next April
49, at Lafayette Park. at the junction OF Morning
side and Manhattan aveS.. and West One-hundred-
and-fOurteenth-st.. 2:3O O'Clock. The exercises
will include addresses by General Horato c. King
Randolph Guggenhetmer. President of the Munich
pal Council. and Colonel W. OH Washington, who
will unve the statue. In the evening the COM
mittee has arranged. at Carnegie Hall, a
grand celebration of the day. which is the ami
versary both of the Battle Of Lexington and of
the departure Of General Lafayette for America IN
III. a prominent attraction will be distinguished
Southern orator. to metropolitan plat
form General Henry Kyd Douglas. of Maryland
and Edwin Markham, author of THE Man With
the Hoe will make his first bow to the general
public in original poem, inspired by the occa-
sion. The programme also includes addresses by
William B. HornblOwer. who will preside and Mrs.
Donald Mclean Regent Of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. with music by Earl Culick,
the boy soprano, and the 7th Regiment Band. No
societies and historical associations cordially
invited to call before April 10 at the box office,
Carnegie Hall. and seats will be assigned TO them
without other formalty. The boxes occupied by
rated.
The Invitation Committee includes Chauncey NJ
Depew. Seth Low Frederic r. COudert. Frederick
S. Tallmadge, W. OH. Washington. Charles T.
Andrew G. Dickinson. j. Q. A. Ward and William
Fearing Gill.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-15
MUSICAL GOSSIP.
OPERA Seasonal FEW OBSERVA-
TIONS, RETROSPECTIVE AND
OTHERWISE - NOTES AND
ANNOUNCEMENTS

sPsratic sehsert he direction Of signG3s
SS be f
Monday Mendelssohn Hall. p. m. song recital by
RnEsh biePesm oPeSePa A%ffeAh s'
IhsaEe SIS xei the sada Enssn
so9ss5 q sc the Severn TooR,R0 TIl0 s1s Lee AVE
conceT 1H Of The Aron ladies' oaartet German
Gyanseeai Church T & s9 Hotel Me sTse
lestic. $50 p M lecture on THE Technique OF
Tuesday,New York College Of Music, s:ls p M
of hams music anus by HeeTi spana ST.
Peters Hali. p m. free lecture by Edwin Calm
on The Violin and Its Great Masters,: Masters ~ OLD
tiTsf g cari Church p m free organ recital 0y '"
wednesday-M -Mendelssohn Hall. $50 p; m. song re-
s rectal b 0msfess sS5csf9 chan Pv
Grace Tuttle.
~ Han al M psR01GE,te re-
fail $50 D. m. concert by the Women's String
Orchestra Association Han, Brooklyn s:l5 ?,
a'MacbsthF with INCIDENTAL music; Waidcrf-As;
9Ta $50 ah Pse5 SS of ths Miss M9ssa is4a
Doris; Doris: p p m, i., concert by Earl Quick
fhs o 6s p aer
pensary and Hospital.
Saturday-Mendelssohn Hall. p. m. concert OF the
Synthetic Guild
The opera season the Metropolitan Opera
House, which came to an end yesterday. began on
December IS 1899. 1t endured, therefore seventeen
weeks fifteen OF which were embraced in the origi-
nal subscription. Exactly why the local operatic
period should be divided as ii is cannot say.
First there is a subscription for a specified number
of weeks. four performances each week on Mon
day. Wednesday and Friday evenings and Saturday
afternoons then series of Saturday night
performances at lower prices. also a special series
OF Nibelung performances. finally a supplementary
season, and off and there extra perform
ances given under the of charitable other
organizations. OF course there representations
also in other cities but these do not concern the
local record. All Of the performances which we
reviewing here were given in the Metropolitan
Opera House. except one, which took place in
Brooklyn. The summary has this appearance:
Subscription season. from December IS to March g.
fifteen weeks. forty-five evening representations
and fifteen matinees: supplementary season. two
weeks. from April to April H. six evening repre-
Eentatons and two matineeS; seventeen Saturday
evening representations popular prices; eight
ner's Ring of the Nibeung"; extra perform
ance OF Carmen; performance in Brooklyn
Of Faust performance for the benefit of the
BETHEL Sisterhood and for the German Press
Ciub-in all, ninety-seven representations. On five
occasions double bills presented. that in
all there 102 operate representations in the
season But this does up the activity of
Mr. Grau's forces for when to-night's concert
shall be ended there must be added to the total
seventeen Sunday night concerts two special con-
certs under the direction of Herr Won Schuch OF
Dresden, and concert for the benefit of the hos
pital ship Maine. 1t is a record that spea&
luminously of the musical capacity and endurance
of the New-York public. The following table tells
the names Of the operas performed the order of
their production and the number of times each
given:
New-York tribune., 1900-04-15

courtenay Joseph wheelock. 1r.. John Flndlay,

Courtenay. Joseph Wheelock. 1r., John Findlay'
Sam Edwards and Miss Beatrice Morgan: Henry
e. Dixey, in a monologue: a act play entitled
IAN Affair OF Hearts," acted by Blanche Bates.
Frank Worthng and William Harcourt; Miss Bea-
trice Herford, In one of her monoogues; James n
scene from Romeo and Juliet: David Bisphan
and act play entitled Drifting Apart with
e. H. Sothern and Miss Virginia Harmed, The
committee also announces that the thirty paintings
contributed by the many artists. friends Of Ernest
Tareton, will be sold by auction from the stage or
Daly's Theatre tomorrow at O'Clock.
At the Lyceum Theatre Friday evening a bene
fit performance will be given in aid of the Free
Kindergarten which a number of women have been
operating in Cherry-st. with considerable and COM
mendable success. A comedietta written for the
occasion will be interpreted by Miss Margaret
Anglin. Guy Standing. Joseph Wheelock. jr Edwin
Stevens Miss Minnie Dupree, Miss Iarie Keyes,
Miss Genevra Ingersoll Miss Mirable Seymour Miss
Gladys Weld, j. +. Tabor and chorus. Among
others who have volunteered their services are
Seymour Hicks Miss Elaline Terriss, Miss Leila
Miss Margaret Robinson, Miss Helen Keating. Miss
May Buckley. Miss Sara Perry. Miss Jessie Busley,
Miss Frances stevens Miss Margaret Gordon and
Miss Lily Backus.
At the benefit Of J. Cheever Goodwin. to be given
this evening at Roster & Bial's Music Hall. the
programme will include excerpts from Wang"
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Murphy. in Con T. Murphy's
THE Seventh Son: Miss Petite Earlscott, barry
tone; Olive. Hugh Chivers. Eugene ORourke. or
chestra under direction E. f. Rice In excerpts
from Z. Z. Rice and j. Cheever Goodwin's Evan
geine"; the Baker. Begley and Thrum Comedy
Company. in Richard Carle's buresque on Way
Williams and Tucker. Mile. Fougere. Krause and
Rose and Master Lores Grimm.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-15

might be called the Magyar snap is the most
marked characteristic OF Hungarian music, and
there is unquestionably the fruit of verbal metre
In Magyar tunes. however. the syncopation occurs
in different part of the measurable last half
and the effect is described by the term ALA
zoppa"-that is. in limping hating style. AS
to the origin Of the term "ragtime the writer
theory.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-15

Marie Brema's song recital for the benefit of the
orphan children of Fritz Plank will take place in
Mendessohn Hall Wednesday evening of this
week. Miss Brema's motives for giving the recital
are those forth
The entire proceeds of this recital will be sent
to the eight orphan children of the singer ETrtz
Plank whose recent sudden death has left them
without support. Miss Brema associated with
Plank in the performances of ''ParsfaI' al Rav-
reuth, when she sang Kundry to his Klingsor a 1d
is indebted 10 him for much help, advice and trua
sympathy Though unknown America Plank
one Of GerTnanys greatest singers His life
WAS passed in faithful service at the Onera In
Karlsruhe. and for many seasons he took part i'm
the festival performances in Bayreuth where he
sang the roles of Klngsor, Hans-Sachs and Kur
venal. His art was simple and noble. like his life
and convincing because II was sincere Raron
Hans Wolzogen says OF him: Never can we
forget what to his art which was the ey
preston of the mans whole being He lived his
art and immortal itself he lives stiIl in
the great impressions he made and left behind him
New-York tribune., 1900-04-15
SUGGESTIVE THoUGHT IN Bypyor,vx

Before the Society of Occult Study. DR.. Ferr,.
gave an Interesting lecture the Scientific An
plication OF Hypnotic Suggestion and Its Thera-
peautic Value last night. DR. Ferris who ia the
lecturer physic law at the American School =,
hypnosis. No. 25l Ftfth-ave.. advanced theories ~
this country.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-15

fare, as the Java monkey seldom breeds - sapt,v..
ity. 1t was five years ago when the last one v..
born In Central Park
They come from very hot climate" said yohr
w. Smith, director OF the menaserie "and c,r..-
quently are not very hardy. Then. too. they are
very wild and hard tame. We will raka sva-o
precaution TO this ones life" 1'
New-York tribune., 1900-04-15
WORK OF THE HEBREW CHARITIES.

The work of the United Hebrew Charities for the
last month is thus summarized these statistics be-
ing taken from the reports of the various commit
tees and from the books of the society:
The total number of applications received and
dealt with reached S3lf representing about II. .047
individuals OF these, in the Bureau of Relief 49,
persons applied for the first time. and the cases
2051. Regularly monthly allowances were given to
1896 cases, not included in the number of applications
mere given. SeVenty-twO persons supplied
with transportation to different parts of this coun-
try and Europe. One thousand seven hundred and
eighteen garments 39S pairs Of shoes and lat art-
cleS of furniture and bedding distributed One
hundred and thirty-siX nights lodgings and 49,
meals were furnished to homeless men and women
There were thirty-nine free burials. Four bundles
of clothing. consisting of ninety-two pieces. were
distributed to mothers and infants. Eight hundred
and ffty-four visits paid by the nurses TO
eighty-fOur cases. Eighty-four persons We're sup
piled with nourishing food. One hundred and
twenty-seven bottles of wine and liquor, thirty-six
bottles of cod liver Oil, twenty-seven bottles of
maltine and twenty-three orders for surgical app-
distributed. There 452 prescrip-
tions compounded. In the Employment Bureau
there total registry of $50 applications. Work
found for PSI; Il refused work. In the Indus
trial School there average attendance Of
200 girls learning sewing and dressmaking. Three
hundred and forty-three garments manu-
factured by the pupils Four subscribers enrolled
themselves on the books, contributing SO The re-
ceipts for the month $4.0S2 70. The disburSe-
ments in the various departments for relief were
$l3 03l II.
RiRy MONKEY RORN AT CENTRAJ PARK
New-York tribune., 1900-04-15

Mr.. De Pachmann is to take his leave of America
for space a recital of Chopins music Car
negie Hall next Thursday afternoon. Such is
the humiliation that his antics have brought upon
the musical art that 1t may be said that there is
nothing he could take from music lovers that they
more willing to part with than his leave: and
the best Of them will wish that he remain away till
he has mended his manners. His programme next
Thursday will consist OF the following numbers:
Preludes. op. 2s Nos. i. 8, 6. IL 15 20 o. 10 I'm
promptu. op. 36. sharp major. Ballade. Op. AZ.
major.
Etudes Op. 10 g. 3. = o. l2 op. 25. Nos g. l. T. O.
Marche Funebre. from Op. 35. Is fiat major.
Poionase. Op. 90. No. !. A major Two mazurkas. Two
waltzes Op Ga, No. 2; Op. ~. A fiat.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-15
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

William Gillette begins his twenty-sixth week In
sherlock Holmes at the Garrick Theatre To-
morrow evening He is still play TO large houses.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-15

The last of Mr.. Graus Sunday evening concerts
at popular prices will take place in the Metro
politan Opera House tonight Signor Mancnelli will
conduct. and the programme will be as follows:
Overture, William Tell Rossni
Vase, Printemps Leo stern
Nine. Suzanne Adams. -,
Prologue, Pagiacc Leoncavailo
Signor Scotti.
aria st Paul" Mendelssohn
Nine SchCmann- Heink.
Violin obligGto Mr. Nahan Frankie
Mile. Zelie de Lussan.
Grand Chalet Aoafn
NJ. Plancon.
Overture, IL Etoie du Nord'' Toeer
New-York tribune., 1900-04-15

"The Dancing Girl" by Henry Arthur Jones' VIII
be the offering of the Donnelly STOCK company a'
the Murray Hill Theatre this week
New-York tribune., 1900-04-15

According TO the "Bayreuther Blatter' there were
1872 performances of Wagners lyric dramas in Ger
IN the year beginning July l. 1895 against 1882
in the preceding year. "Tannhauser' was given
$50 times "Lohengrin" 277, The Flying Dutchman
16s Die Mestersinger" 236 Die Walkure" 1876
"Rheingold" IS, "G5tterdAmmerung' 70, 'Siegfried"
II. "Rienzi 81 Tristan und Isolde Al and the
tire Nibelung tetralogy 40 There 1873 perform
ances in other languages, most OF them in French
Berlin gave "A performances. Hamburg co. Dresden
56. Vienna 55, Frankfort 80, Graz 81 Lepsc and
Munich II each Breslau A. Wiesbaden 43, Prague
%. Cologne rs, Carlsruhe, London and Mayence "a
each There "a performances Of Wagner's
operas In New-York in the season which closed yes
terday.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-15

BABY MONKEY BORN AT CENTRAL PARK.
A young monkey was born early yesterday TO
the only pair of Java monkeys in the Central Park
menageriey Every care is being taken OF its well