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the Hispano-American peace proctocol in 1898. In 1900 he was appointed special commissioner of the United States to the International Paris exposition, on which he reported to congress. He was commissioner for Europe of the Louisiana purchase exposition; and since 1897 he has been assistant secretary of state. Crile, George W., surgeon, author, was born Nov. 11, 1864, in Chili, Ohio. Since 1887 he has practiced surgery in Cleveland, Ohio. He is the author of Surgical Shock j Problems Relating to Surgical Operations; Surgery of the Respiratory System; and Blood

gresses.

He

died Oct. 23, 1896, in Atlanta,

Ga. Crisp, Charles E., lawyer, legislator, congressman, was born Oct. 19, 1870, in Ellaville, Ga. In 1895-97 he was a representative from Georgia to the congress fifty-fourth as a democrat, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father, the Hon. Charles F. Crisp. He has attained success as a lawyer in Americus,

Pressure in Surgery.

Crimmins, John Daniel, contractor, was born May 18, 1844, in New York City. At the age of sixteen he entered into business with his father, who

was a

contractor.

The

business immediately increased; and in a few years he began to deal in real estate until between the age of twenty-five and thirty

young Crimmins was the largest dealer in real estate of any of his age in the City of New York. In the mean time his contract ing business had greatly increased, most of his work being done for corporations, estates and individuals. He laid the foundations for the Manhattan railway; built the electrical subway; has laid many miles of gas mains; built the tank foundations for various gas companies; and constructed the Broadway and the street railroads on Lexington, Lenox and Columbus avenues. He is also a director in various corporations in New York City. He has several times been chosen as arbitrator to settle strikes. Crisfield, John W., lawyer, congressman, was bom Nov. 6, 1808, in Kent county, Md. He was elected to the Maryland legislature in 1836. In 1850 he was a delegate to the state constitutional convention; in 1861 was

delegate to the peace congress; and in 1847-49 and 1861-63 he was a representative from Maryland to the thirtieth and thirtyseventh congresses. He died Jan 12, 1897, in Princess Anne, Md. a.

Crisp, Charles Frederick, soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born Jan. 34, 1845, in England. He was a lieutenant in the coufederate army in 1861-64, when he was taken prisoner. In 1872-77 he was solicitor-general of the southwestern circuit; in 1877-82 wai judge of the superior court of the southwestern judicial circuit. In 1883-95 he was a. representative from Georgia to the fortyeighth, forty-ninth, fiftieth, flfty-first, fiftysecond and fifty-third congresses as a democrat; and in 1891-95 he was a speaker of the house to the fifty-second and fifty-third conjurist,

gress

he took an ac-

debates on various measures which afi'ected the welfare of his state; and as a rising lawyer has already attained eminence at the bar of the south. Crispin, Silas, soldier, was bom about 1830 in Pennsylvania. He received successive brevets to include that of colonel in the regular army at the close of the civil war; but did not receive his promotion as major of ordnance until 1867. In 1875 he was protive part

in

moted lieutenant-colonel and became colonel

in 1881. Crist,

Henry, manufacturer, state senator, congressman, was born in 1764 in Virginia. He became extensively engaged in the manufacture of salt in Bullitt county, Ky. He was a member of the Kentucky legislature in 1795; a state senator in 1800-04; and in 1809-11 he was a representative from Kentucky to the eleventh congress. He died in 1844, in Bullitt county, Ky. Critchell, Robert S., naval officer, insurance president, was born in 1844 in England. While a boy he entered the Cincinnati office of the home insurance company of New York. During the civil war he served in the United States navy as a junior officer. In 1868-74 he was special western agent of the Phoenix insurance company; and since 1874 has been conducting the business of

and company of Chicago, 111. John, soldier, planter, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was bom March 11, 1820, in Westmoreland county, Va. He has been a successful planter and lawyer. He has been commonwealth attorney of his county; twice a member of the state senate of Virginia; was a member of the secession convention of Virginia in 1861; served as lieutenant-colonel of the fifteenth Virginia cavalry during the civil war; and commanded the Lomax brigade at Cold Harbor. He has been judge of the tenth judicial circuit of Virgliiia. In 1871-73 he was a representative to the forty-second congress. Crittenden, George Bibb, soldier, librarian, R. S. Critchell Critcher,

was born March 20, 1812, In Russellville, Ky. In 1861 he entered the confederate service; was commissioned brigadier-general;