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18 at Tale, Union, and Andover theological semi- naries, lie was for fourteen years pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Cliicago, and president of the World's parliament of religions in 1893. Later he was a lecturer in India, at the Union theological seminary, and in the University of Chicago. In 1898 Dr. Barrows was elected presi- dent of Oberlin college. He is the author of " The Gospels are True Histories" (Boston, 1890); "I Believe in God" (Chicago, 1891); "The World's Parliament of Religions" (1893); "Lite of Henry Wan! Beecher" (New York, 1893); "A World Pilgrimage" (Chicago, 1898); "Christianity, the World Religion." and "The Christian Conquest of Asia ': (Xew York, 1899).

'''BARRYMORE. Maurice' (Herbert Blythe''), act- or, b. in India in 1847. He was graduated at Oxford university, and studied for the Indian civil service. He was admitted to the English bar, butabandoned the law for the stage. His first engagement in the United States was at the Fifth avenue thea- ter, and he has since played with ModjesUa, Mrs. Langtrv. and others, and with various companies. He is the author of " Nadjeska." " The Robber of the Rhine," and other i)lays.— His wife, Geor^iaiia Drew BaiTvmore, actress, b. in Philadelphia in 185(i; d. in Santa Haibara, Cal., 2 July, 1893. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Drew, and made her first appearance in the Arch street thea- ter, Philadelphia, in 1872, in " The Ladies' Battle," and continued to be a member of her mother's stock company for several years. In 1876 she was married to Maurice Barrynfore, and their daughter, Ethel Barrymore, is now (1899) in Sir Ilenry Irv- ing's company. Mrs. Barrymore was an accom- plished actress, and during her career played with Edwin Booth, Barrett. Modjeska, and her husband. She last ajjpeared in New York in 1892.

BARTLETT, Sir Ellis Ashmead, statesman, b. in Plymouth. Mass.. in 1849. He was graduated at Oxford university with honors in 1877. and three years later admitted to the English bar. He was elected to parliament in 1883, and became a civil lord of admiralty in 1886. Sir Ellis is the author of "The Battlefield of Thessaly " (London. 1897). —His younger brother, William Leliiiiaii Ash- mead, b. in Plymouth, Mass., in 1851, was gradu- ated at O.xford university. He became private secretary to the Baroness Burdett-Coutts, and in 1881 her husband, then assuming her name.

BARDS, Carl, physicist, b. in Cincinnati, Ohio, 19 Feb., 18o6. lie was educated in the public schools of Cincinnati, graduating at the high school, where he received the Ray silver medal for proficiency in mathematics, after which he entered the school of mines of Columbia university, study- ing civil and mining engineering and chemistry ; and in the University of Wiir/.hurg, where he re- ceived the degree of Ph. D. in 1879 (summa cum laude), where also he acted as assistant for two years. On his return to the United States lie en- tered the U. S. geological survey, and was given charge of certain investigations in physical geology. Subsequently he was appointed professor of meteo- rology in the U. S. weather bureau, where he inves- tigated the condensation of atmospheric moisture. Later he was intrusted with important aeronautical experiments for the Smithsonian institution. In 1895 he was called to the chair of physics in Brown university, which he still retains. He was elected a fellow of the American academy of Massachusetts in 1887, and a member of the National academy of sciences in 1892, and in 1897 presided over the sec- tion on physics of the American association for the advancement of science. Dr. Barus is the author of numerous scientific monographs and papers, sev- eral of which form bulletins in the series published by the U. S. geological survey. He was also a member of the committee appointed by congress in the session of 1895 to draw up specifications for the electrical standards of the United States.

BATE, William Bremage, senator, b. near Castilian Springs, Tenn., 7 Oct., 1826. He received an academic education in his native county of Sumner, and when quite young acted as second clerk on a steamboat plying between Nashville and New Orleans. He volunteered as a private and served through the Mexican war, attaining the rank of lientenaiit in the .3d Tennessee in- fantry. He was editor and proprietor of a news- paper published at Gallatin, Tenn., called the "Tenth Legion." He became a member of the legislature of his native state in 1849, graduated from the Lebanon, Tenn., law-school in 1852, and entered upon the practice of law at Gallatin. In 1854 he was elected attorney-general for the Nash- ville district for a period of four years. During his term of olfice he was nominated for congress and declined. He was a presidential elector on the Breckenridge-Lane ticket in 1800. He entered the Confederate army as a private, and was pro- moted successively to captain, colonel, brigadier and nuijor general, surrendering with the Army of Tennessee in 1865. He was tiiree times danger- ously wounded. At the close of the war he re- turned to Tennessee and resumed tlie practice of law. He was a delegate to the national Democratic convention in 1808, served on the national Demo- cratic executive committee for Tennessee for twelve years, was an elector for the slate at large on the Tilden and Hendricks ticket in 1870. .Six years later he was elected governor of Tennessee, and re-elected in 1884 without opposition. He was twice narrowly defeated for U. S. senator, the first contest being against Andrew Johnson, and on one roll-call he was elected by one vote, but it was changed before the result was announced. In Jaiuiary, 1887, he was elected to the U. S. senate, anil was re-elected in 1893. and again in 1899.

BATES, Alfred Elliott, soldier, b. in .Monroe, Mich., 15 July, 1840. He was gradiuited from the U. S. military academy in June, 1865, and entered the army, 2d cavalry, as 2d lieutenant, seeing much Indian service during the ten years prior to his appointment as paymaster, with the rank of major, in 1875. He served in various departments until appointed military attache in London in 1898, and to Paris the year following. In .Inly, 1899, he was promoted to brigadier-general, and ap- pointed paymaster-general, U. .S. army. He c<m- tributed a chapter to Rodenbongh's " From Ever- glade to Canon with Second Dragoons," and was associated with the late Gen. Etnery Upton (q. v.) in compiling the "Cavalrv Tactics of 1874."

'''BATTERSON. Hernioii Griswold,''' clergy- man, b. in Marbledale. Litchfield co.. Conn., 28 May, 1827. He was educated privately, and or- dained to the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal church. He has held rectorships in San .intonio, Tex., in Waliasha, Jliini., and in Philadelphia. Nebraska college gave him the degree of I). I). He has published " Missionary Tune-Book "(Phila- delphia, 1867) ; "The Churchman's Hymn-Book" (1870); "Sketch-Book of the American Episcopate" (1878); "Christinas Carols, and other Verses" (1878) ; " The Pathway of Faith " (1885) ; " :Iannal of Plain Song"; and " Vesper Bells." — His elder brother, James (Joodwin, is president of the New England granite-works, and of the Travellers' insurance company of Hartford, which he founded.