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LEFT SATAVIA 443 BATES BATAVIA, a city and seaport of Java, on the N. coast of the island, the capital of all the Dutch East Indies. It is situated on a wide, deep bay, the principal warehouses and the offices of the Europeans being in the old town, which is built on a low, marshy plain near the sea and very unhealthful; while the Europeans reside in a much healthier quarter. Batavia has a large trade, sugar being the chief export. It was founded by the Dutch in 1619, and at- tained its greatest prosperity in the be- ginning of the 18th century. Its inhabi- tants are chiefly Malay. Pop. (1917) about 180,000 natives, about 30,000 Chinese, Arabs and other Orientals, and about 24,000 Europeans. BATAVIA, a village and county-seat of Genesee co., N. Y., on the Tonawanda creek and several railroads; 37 miles E. of Buffalo. It is in an agricultural re- gion; contains manufactories of ploughs and harvesters, carriage wheels, shoes, guns and forg^ings, and other industries; and has the State Institution for the Blind, the Dean Richmond Memorial Li- brary, a National bank, daily and weekly newspapers. Pop. (1910) 11,613; (1920) 13,541. BATCHELLEB, GEORGE SHERMAN, an American jurist, born in Batcheller- ville, N. Y., July 25, 1837. He was gradu- ated at Harvard University; was admit- ted to the bar in 1858 ; entered the Union Army at the beginning of the Civil War; was taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry, and exchanged in 1863 ; was then appoint- ed Deputy Provost-Marshal-General of the Department of the South; and, in 1865-1870, was Inspector-General on the staff of Governor Fenton of New York. In 1858, 1872, and 1873 he was elected to the State Assembly; and, in 1875, was appointed one of the judges of the newly organized Supreme Court of Egypt for a term of five years. In 1883 he became President of the International Tribunal of Egypt; in 1889, Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury; in 1890, United States Minister-Resident, and Consul-General to Portugal; and in 1897, again a member of the International Tribunal of Egypt. In the last year he received from King Humbert the deco- ration of the great cordon of the Order of the Crown of Italy, in recognition of his services as President of the Uni- versal Postal Congress which met in Washington in May, 1897. He died July 2, 1908. BATCHIAN, or BATJAN, one of the Moluccas, W. of the southern peninsula of the island of Gilolo. Area, 914 square miles; pop. about 13,000. It belongs to the Dutch residency of Ternate, consists of two peninsulas joined by a narrow isthmus, and has many mountains. Batchian produces gold, copper, much coal, sago, cocoanut trees, rice, cloves, and fine timber. BATES, ARLO, an American author, born in East Machias, Me., Dec. 16, 1850. He graduated from Bowdoin in 1876, when he engaged in literary work in Bos- ton, and afterward became Professor of English Literature in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is author of poems and novels, including "The Pa- gans" (New York, 1884) ; "A Lad's Love"; "The Philistines" (1888); "Ber- ries of the Brier" (1886), poems; "Talks on Writing English"; "Talks on the Study of Literature" (1897) ; "The Puri- tans"; "Under the Beech Tree"; "Diary of a Saint" (1902) ; "The Intoxicated Ghost" (1908) ; etc. He died in 1918. BATES, BLANCHE, an American actress, born in Portland, Ore., in 1873. She removed in 1876 with her parents to San Francisco and was educated at the public schools at that city. Her first ap- pearance on the stage was made in San Francisco in 1894 and in the following year she starred in "The Senator." After playing leading parts in various com- edies, she appeared in Shakespearean roles in Augustin Daly's Company in New York. She achieved great success in the title role of Cigarette in "Under Two Flags," and played the leading parts in "The Darling of the Gods" and "The Girl of the Golden West." In 1920 she appeared in "The Famous Mrs. Fair." In 1912 she married George Creel. BATES, JOHN COALTER, an Ameri- can military officer, born in St. Charles CO., Mo., Aug. 26, 1842; educated at Washington University, St. Louis; en- tered the regular army as a Lieutenant in the 11th United States Infantry, May 14, 1861 ; served on the staff of General Meade from the battle of Gettysburg to the close of the war; promoted Captain, May 1, 1863; Major, May 6, 1882; and Colonel of the 2d United States Infantry, April 25, 1892. On May 4, 1898, he was appointed a Brigadier-General of Volun- teers; on July 8 was promoted to Major General for his services in the Santiago campaign; on April 13, 1899, was honor- ably discharged under this commission, and on the same day was recommissioned a Brigadier-General of Volunteers. In February, 1899, he was appointed Mili- tary Governor of the province of Santa Clara, Cuba, and in April following was ordered to duty in the Philippines, where he several times greatly distinguished himself in the latter part of that year