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FINCK. 620 FINDLAY. FINCK, Henry Tiieophilus (1854—). An American musical critic, born at Bethel, Mo. A few years alier his birth the family removed to Portland, Ore. There he studied piano and vio- loncello, and taught himself Latin and Greek so thoroughly that he was able, in 1872, to enter the sophomore class at Harvard, where he devoted himself chiefly to philosophy', the classics, and music, the last under Prof. John K. Paine. In 1ST6 he attended the Bayreuth Festival, of which he wrote accounts for newspapers and magazines. A subsequent fellowship from Harvard enabled him to spend three years in study in Berlin, Hei- delberg, and Vienna. In 1881 he became musical editor of the Xew York Evening Post, and en- tered upon his long and uncompromising propa- ganda for Wagner's music. becoming the leading American advocate of that composer's theories. His writings include: Romantic Love and Per- sonal Beauty (1887) : Chopin, ami Other Music- al Essays (1889): Pacific Coast Scenic Tour (1800); Spain and Morocco (1890); Wagner and Ilis Works (1891): Lotos Time in Japan (1898); Primitive Love and Love Stories |1S99): Pictorial Wagner (1899); Anton Seidl (1899) ; and Songs and Song Writers (1900). FINCKENSTEIN, fink'en-stln, Karl Wil- helm, Count Finck vox (1714-1800). A Prus- sian statesman. He was a son of Count Albrecht Konrad Finckenstein, Field- Marshal of Prussia, and preceptor to the Crown Prince, afterwards Frederick the Great. He was educated at Geneva, and was subsequently appointed Ambassador to Stockholm, where he remained until 1740. Fred- erick the Great, upon his accession to the throne, successivelv sent him as Ambassador to Denmark (1740-42).' England (1742-44), and Stockholm (1714-4H). He was Ambassador to Russia from 1747 to 1749. and upon his return was appointed member of the Cabinet. In this capacity he be- came one of the chief advisers of Frederick, who corresponded with him throughout the Seven Years' War, and sent to him the celebrated secret instructions dated January 10, 1757. Until 1763 he conducted the foreign affairs of the kingdom, and in June. 1799. celebrated his fiftieth anniver- sary as Minister. FIN DE SIECLE, fax de sc -r.'ld' (Fr„ end of the century). A phrase thai became popular in Paris in 1889 and then made its way into the vocabulary "f all other countries, as a jesting way of qualifying anything novel, surprising, piquant, or decadent. Winn the twentieth cen- tury began the phrase was dropped, and anything especially piquant was described as oingtu mi sii die. FINDING (from find, AS. findan, [eel. finna, OUC findan, Ger. finden, Goth, finnan, to and). (1) A qualified Bource of title to goods and chat- tels al common law. II is true the loser is not divested of his title to his goods when they pass by finding into the hands of another, but he may reclaim them until his right becomes barred by the statute of limitations ; but the finder acquires whnl i- known as a 'special property' in them, which i~ available to him against all the world except the true owner. Before appropriating them to his own use, however, he must use every reason- able means to discover the owner li lu~ been de- cided that if the property had not been designedly abandoned, and the finder knew who the owner was, or knew that he could have discovered him, he was guilty of larceny in keeping and appro- priating the articles to his own use. (See Derelict.) In some jurisdictions the tinder is by statute entitled to a lien on the property for the necessary expenses of preserving it and dis- covering its owner. As between the owner of land in which lost or secreted chattels are discov- ered and the finder, the former has the better title. But if the articles are found in a shop, hotel, or other public place, the finder is entitled to them as against the possessor of such place. If goods are improperly withheld by the finder, the common-law remedy of the rightful owner is detinue (q.v.). In many of the United States statutory remedies have been provided not differ- ing essentially from the common-law procedure. See Derelict. (2) The technical designation of the for- mal statement of the conclusion reached by a trier of an issue of fact. It is called a general finding when it disposes of the entire ease. If it is a statement of particular facts, to- which the law is thereafter to be applied by the court, it is known as a special finding. The re- fusal of a court or referee to make a finding con- cerning a material fact with respect to which evidence has been given constitutes an error of law, entitling the injured party to relief from an appellate court. The finding of a court, referee, or jury when the evidence is conflicting is rarely disturbed on appeal: but a finding without any evidence to support it will be set aside. See Appeal; Court; Jury; and authorities cited under the last two titles. FINDLATER, fin'la-ter, Andrew (1810-85). An English compiler. He was born at Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, and graduated at the University of Aberdeen. He began his connection with the publishing firm of Messrs. Chambers of Edin- burgh in 1853, and subsequently became editor of their Encyclopaedia, to which he was a contrib- utor. Among the scientific manuals prepared by him for the firm the handbook on philology is regarded as especially meritorious. FIND'LAY. A city and county-seat of Han- cock County, Ohio, 44 miles south of Toledo; on the Blanchard River, and on the Toledo and Ohio Central; the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton: the Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chicago and Saint Louis; the Lake Erie and Western, and other railroads (Map: Ohio, C 3). It is the centre of the oil and natural gas fields of Ohio. In the vicinity are beds of clay, stone for building, and lime, and deposits of sand and gravel. The manufacturing establishments are numerous, and include glass-factories, brick and tile works, foun- dries and machine shops, rolling-mills, boiler- works, bridge-works, target works, potteries, oil- refinery, furniture, carriage, and nail factories, limekilns, etc. Findlaj College (Church of God), opened in 1886, is situated here, and there are a public library, a city hospital, and an or- phans' home. Settled in the earlj pari of the nineteenth century, Findlay was first incor porated in 1837. The government, under a revised charter of 1800, is vested in a mayor, chosen biennially, and a city council which elects, or confirms the executive's nominations of, the majority of administrative officials. The city solicitor, water works and cemeterj trustees, and