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LEFT REWARI 11 BEYNOLDS War, however, the British Government offered rewards for the apprehension of dangerous enemy spies and others. BEWABI, a town of the district of Gurgaon, in the extreme S. of the Pun- jab, 50 miles S. W. of Delhi, an impor- tant center for trade between the Punjab and Rajputana. Pop. about 25,000. BEXFOBD, EBEN EUGENE, an American poet ; born in Johnsburg, N. Y., July 16, 1848. He began to write when a mere child, contributing to periodicals and magazines. He published in book form the poems "Brother and Lover" and "Grandmother's Garden" (1887) ; and a story, "John Fielding and His Enemy" (1888). "The Swamp Secret" (1897); "Into the Light" (1899), etc. He wrote the popular songs "Silver Threads Among the Gold" and "Only a Pansy-Blossom." He died in 1916. REYES, BERNARDO, a Mexican sol- dier, born in the Province of Nuevo Leon. He studied in France. Return- ing to Mexico, he joined the army, where he rapidly rose in rank, became one of the principal generals in the later Diaz regime, was appointed Governor of the State of Nuevo Leon, and served also as Minister of War and Marine. He in- curred the suspicion of Diaz and in 1909, after having headed a revolt, he was banished. He joined the Madero movement in 1911 and was a candidate for the presidency, but withdrew before the election. He was arrested in San Antonio, Tex., for violation of the neu- trality laws, but was released. When he returned to Mexico, he endeavored to start a revolt, but failed and surren- dered himself to Madero in December, 1911. He was kept in prison for two years and was released during the up- rising against Madero in 1913. In the fighting which followed this, he was killed. REYES, RAFAEL, a Colombian sol- dier and politician, born at Santa Rose de Viterbo, in 1852. During his earlier life he conducted important explorations in South America. Becoming engaged in politics, he took a large part in the internal struggles of Colombia. He com- manded the government forces dur- ing the uprising of 1885, was Minister of the Interior under President Nunez, and served also as Minister to France and Switzerland. He represented Co- lombia in several foreign negotiations, including those for the Panama Canal. In 1904 he was elected President of Colombia. His administration was on the whole excellent, but objection was made to his imperious policies, and he resigned in 1910. He wrote several books, including "The Two Americas" (1914). REYNARD THE FOX, the title of a well-known popular epic, the characters of which are animals instead of men. It belongs to the series of beast fables which have delighted the popular imagi- nation from early ages and in all lands, from India to the Bushmen's country in South Africa. REYNOLDS, JAMES BURTON, an American public official, born in Sara- toga, N. Y., in 1870. He was educated at Dartmouth College, and after some years of journalistic work with Boston and New York newspapers, he became secretary of the Republican State Com- mittee of Massachusetts in 1896, serving until 1905. From 1905 to 1909 he was an assistant secretary of the treasury, spending some time during 1907 and 1908 in various European countries as chairman of the government commission to consider trade relations between these countries and the United States. From 1909 to 1912 he was a member of the United States Tariff Board. In July, 1912, he became secretary of the Repub- lican National Committee, resigning in January, 1920, to take charge of the campaign for the presidential nomina- tion of Governor Coolidge of Massachu- setts. REYNOLDS, JOHN FULTON, an American military officer; born in Lan- caster, Pa., Sept. 20, 1820 ; was graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1841; as 1st lieutenant served in the MexicanWar in 1846-1847; was promoted captain in 1855; and was appointed com- mandant at West Point in 1859. At the beginning of the Civil War he was ap- pointed a lieutenant-colonel of volunteers ; led a brigade in the Seven Days' battles, in June, 1862, near Richmond, when he so distinguished himself for- skill and bravery that he was given the brevets of colonel and brigadier-general, U. S. A. In 1863 he succeeded Hooker in command of the 1st Army Corps; in 1863 was pro- moted Major-General of volunteers. His corps was the vanguard at Gettysburg, where he was killed, July 1, 1863. REYNOLDS, JOSEPH JONES, an American military officer; born in Flem- ingsburg, Ky., Jan. 4, 1822; was ap- pointed to the United States Military Academy from Indiana in 1839; on grad- uation was appointed 2d lieutenant, 4th Artillery, and after service at Fort Mon- roe and in Texas was, in 1846, assigned to the 3d Artillery and was on frontier duty at Fort Washita, I. T., in 1855- 1856; then became Professor of Me- chanics and Engineering at Washington