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KAHN, Julius, representative, was born at Kup- penheim, grand ducliy of Baden, Feb. 28, 1861 ; son of Herman and Jeannette (Weil) Kahn. He immigrated with his parents to the United States in 1866, and settled in San Francisco, Cal., where he received his education in the public schools. He entered the theatrical profession and played with Joseph Jefferson, Edwin Booth, Tomasso Salvini, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Florence and Clara Morris, and in 1890 returned to San Francisco and commenced the study of law. He was elected to the state legislature in 1892, was secretary of the finance committee of the California Mid-winter International Exposition in 1893 and was ad- mitted to the bar by the supreme court in 1894. He was a Republican rejiresentative from the fourth California district in the 56th and 5Tth congresses, 1899-1903.

KAIN, John Joseph, R.C. archbishop, was born at Martinsburg, Va., May 31, 1841 ; son of Jeremiah and Ellen (Murpliy) Kain, and grand- son of John and Margaret (Ryan) Kain. He was graduated from St. Charles college, EUicott City, Md.. in 1862, com- pleted a course in theology and philoso- phy at tlie Theologi- cal seminary of St. Sulpiceand St. Mary's university, Balti-

more, and was there ordained a priest by Archbisliop Spalding, July 2, 1806. He lo- cated in missionary work at Harper's Fer- ry, Va., his mission extending to eight counties in West Vir- ginia and including four in Virginia, and during his pastorate, 1866- 75, he built up the churches at Harper's Ferry and Martinsburg and erected new edifices in place of those destroyed by war, at Winchester and Berkeley Springs. He was named to be bishop of Wheeling, Feb. 21, 1875, as successor to the Rt. Rev. Richard Vincent Whelan, D.D., deceased, and he was consecrated, May 23, 1875, by Archbishop Bayley, assisted by Bishops Gibbons and Becker. He was appointed titular archbishop of Oxyryn- chia i. p. i. and coadjutor ciun Jure successionis of the archbishop of St. Louis, May 21, 1893, was translated June 15, 1893, and was made adminis- trator of that diocese, Dec. 14, 1893. He was created archbishop of St. Louis, May 21, 1895, to succeed Archbishop Kenrick.

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KALB, Johann de, soldier, was born in Hiit- tendorf, Bavaria, July 29, 1721. He entered the French army as lieutenant in 1743 ; gained pro- motion to the rank of brigadier-general in 1747, and participated in the Seven Years' war, 1756- G3. He received the decora- tion of the Order of Military Merit from Louis XV. of France in 1761. He came to America as an agent of the French government on a secret mission in 1768, and on his return to France made an offer of his services to the Continental congress, through Ambassadors Frank- lin and Deane. He accom- panied General Lafayette to America, arriving June 3, 1777, and was the same year commissioned by the Continental congress a ma- jor-general, and was assigned to the army under General Washington at Valley Forge. He served in the subsequent actions in New Jersey and in the Maryland campaigns, and was sent to rein- force General Lincoln at Charleston, S.C., in April, 1780, but arrived after his capitulation in May, 1780. With the Delaware and ^laryland forces he joined General Gates in the intended attack on the British forces under Comwallis and Rawdou at Camden, S.C. The two armies un- expectedly met, Aug. 16, 1780, the British army having marched to meet Gates, and de Kalb, who commanded the right wing of the American army, easily held his own until the defeat of the left and centre commanded by Gates exposed his flank and rear, and in a succession of desperate hand-to-hand encounters in which he personally led his men he received eleven wounds before he fell. To save him from the impending bayonets of the revengeful British soldiers who had suf- fered so heavy a loss from his determined stand against superior numbers, his aide. Chevalier de Buysson, made his own body the shield for his chief and received the bayonet thrusts intended for de Kalb. His crj' of " Save the Baron " drew the attention of the British officers, who ordered the soldiers to desist and both the wounded were nursed by the enemy, but de Kalb died after dic- tating a letter to General Smalhvood, who suc- ceeded to the command of his division, and bid- ding farewell to his faithful aide. A monument was erected to his memory in Camden, S.C, General Lafayette personally laying the corner- stone in 1825, and in 1886 a statue of him, by Keyser, was unveiled in front of the court-house