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LEFT DALLES 249 DALTON 1842, though he had previously been con- sidered a Protectionist. His course on this question aroused much indignation in Pennsylvania. He was United States minister to Great Britain from 1856 to 1861. He died in Philadelphia, Dec. 31, 1864. DALLES (dalz), the name given to various rapids and cataracts in North America. The Great Dalles of the Co- lumbia are about 200 miles from the mouth of that river, where it is com- pressed by lofty basaltic rocks into a roar- ing torrent about 58 yards in width; the Dalles of the St. Louis are a series of cataracts near Duluth, Minn. DALLES, THE, a city and the county- Beat of Wasco CO., Ore.; on the Colum- bia river, and on the Great Southern rail- road, and on the line of the Oregon- Washington Railroad and Navigation Company; 85 miles E. of Portland. It is named after the rapids of the Columbia river near here; is a shipping point for grain, stock, and wool ; and has tanneries, foundries, flour mills, canning factories, etc. There is a Catholic seminary for girls, an academy, a Carnegie library, a hospital, and public schools. Pop. (1910) 4,880; (1920) 5,807. DALLIN, CYBUS EDWIN, an Amer- ican sculptor, born in Springville, Utah, in 1861. He was educated in the public schools and studied art in Paris. In 1888 he received the gold medal of the American Art Association in New York. This was followed by many medals and prizes at exhibitions. He was instructor in sculpture at the Massachusetts State Normal Art School in Boston. His works are found in nearly every important art collection in the United States. He was an associate of the National Academy and a member of many societies of ar- tists and sculptors. DALMATIA (dal-mash'ya), a former province of Austria, with the title of kingdom, the most S. portion of the for- mer Austrian dominions. It consists of a long narrow triangular tract of moun- tainous country and a number of large islands along the N. E. coast of the Adri- atic Sea, and bounded N. by Croatia, and N. E. by Bosnia and Herzegovina. In breadth it is very limited, not exceeding 40 miles in any part; its whole area is 4,940 English square miles. The inland parts of Dalmatia are diversified by un- dulatory ground, hills, and high moun- tains; but though there are some rich and beautiful valleys, the country on the whole must be considered poor and un- productive. The Narenta, the Zermagna, the Kerka, and the Cettina are the prin- cipal rivers, .all with short courses. On some of these the scenery is singularly wild and picturesque. The interior is oc- cupied by a much-neglected population, and agriculture is in a very baclcward state. Timber is scarce, and the country does not produce sufficient grain for its own wants. Apples, pears, peaches, apricots, oranges, pomegranates, etc., are among the fruits; the wines are sti'ong, sweet, and full-bodied. On the coast fish, espe- cially the tunny and the sardine, abound. The trade of the country is mostly con- fined to the coast towns, where the popu- lation is mainly of Italian extraction. Chief of these are Zara (the capital), Se- benico, Cattaro, Spalato, and Ragusa. Among the numerous islands sprinkled along the coast many are valuable for their productions, such as timber, wine, oil, cheese, honey, salt, and asphalt. The population is divided between the Italians of the coast towns and the peasants of the interior, Slovenian Slavs speaking a dia- lect of the Slavonic. The majority are Roman Catholics. After passing succes- sively through the hands of Hungarian and Venetian rulers, and of the first Na- poleon, Dalmatia finally, in 1814, fell under Austrian rule. Following the revolution in Austria- Hungary in 1918, Dalmatia declared it- self independent, and afterward joined the movement which resulted in the for- mation of Jugoslavia. Italy, at the Peace Conference, put forth claims for Dalmatia, and its final disposition was not decided until 1920, when, as a result of negotiations in relation to Fiume, Dal- matia was awarded to Jugoslavia. Pop. about 650,000. See Fiume, Jugoslavia. DALMORES, CHARLES, a French tenor; born at Nancy in 1871, he early began receiving instruction on the violin and entered the conservatory at Nancy with a view of becoming a violinist. This course he abandoned after he had broken his arm; he next took up the horn. He began his career in the Colonne orchestra, and from 1888 to 1894 was a member of the Lamoureux orchestra. In the latter year he became a teacher of the horn at Lyons, and there one of the masters be- gan training his voice. In 1899 he made his debut at Rouen as a tenor, and in 1906 Oscar Hammerstein engaged him as one of the leading tenors for the Man- hattan Opera House Company of New York. In 1914 he became leading tenor of the Chicago Opera Company. DALMY. See Dairen. DALTON, a city in and the county- seat of Whitfield co., Ga.; on the South- ern and the Western and Atlantic rail- roads; 100 miles N. W. of Atlanta. It