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* DE LANCEY. 83 •arae provost of the Inivorsity of IViinsylvauia, and in 1S.'>3 assistant minister in Saint l'eter"s L'huieh, in Pliiladelpliia. He was elioson IJishop of the dioeese of Western New York in ISoS, and in 1S52 was a delegate from the tipiscopal bisliops of the United States to England. DE LAND. A town and the eonnty-seat of Volusia County, Fla., 00 miles south of Saint Augustine, on a short branch line conneeting with the Jacksonville. Tampa and Kev West Railroad (Map: Florida, G 2). It is a health and winter resort known for its sulphur springs, and its tine shell-paved and shaded streets : and is the seat of the John B. Stetson University (Bap- tist), opened in 18S7. Population, in ISdO, 1113; in I'HW. 1449. DELAND', JIabgabetta Wade (Cajipbei-I.) ( ISoT — ). Aji American novelist, born at Alle- gheny. Pa. She was educated at Xew Rochelle, X. Y., and taught industrial drawing in New "ork until she married L. F. Deland. of Boston, in ISSO. In 18S(i The Old darden and Other Verses appeared. Her first novel, Jolin J'anl, Preacher, came two years later, and was widely popular. This she followed with Florida Days (ISSrt); Sidney, a novel (1889); Story of a Child (1892) : Mr. Tommii Dove and Other Sto- ries (1893) ; Philip and His Wife (1895) ; and The Wisdnm of Fools (a volume of stories). DELANE, de-Ian', John Thaddecs (1817- 79). An English journalist, editor of the Lon- don Times. He was born in London, October 11, 1817; was educated at Oxford, and called to the bar at the Middle Temple. At the age of twenty-three he became editor of the Times, of which his father was financial nianager. Under his editorship, the newspaper exerted an influ- ence unparalleled in the history of journalism. He exposed the railway mania (1845). took an active part in the repeal of the corn laws, and led public opinion during the Crimean War. He retired in 1877, and died November 22, 1879. DETLANO, CoLUMUUS (1809-90). An Ameri- can lawyer, bom in Shoreham, Vt. He was t.aken as a child to Ohio, where he was educated at the common schools, and was admitted to the bar in 1S31, and attained eminence as a criminal law'j-er. He was commissary -general of Ohio in 1861, served three terms in Congress, and in 1869 was appointed Commissioner of Internal Revenue, in which capacity he increased the re- ceipts more than 100 per cent, in eight months. In October, 1870. he resigned, and from then until 1875 was Secretary of the Interior. He endowed the preparatory school at Gambler, Ohio, which bears his name. DELAIfY, M^vBY (Graxville) (1700-88. An English author, born at Coulston, Wiltshire. She was a friend of the Duchess of Portland, Miss Burney, George III., and Dean Swift. In her own day she became noted for her "flower work" — an arrangement of bits of colored paper in a kind of mosaic. Her .liitobioijraphy and Cnrrespondrnce (ed. bv Ladv Hanover. 1st series, 3 vols.. ISOl : 2d series. 3 vols., 1802), contains many anerdntes of Pope. Swift, and other liter- ary- folk of the time, and, in its easy chat, cim- tributes not a little to the stiidy of the eighteenth eenturv'. Consult, also, the biari/ of Madame D'Arblav (London, 1842-40). DE LA KEY. DELAPLANCHE, dc la'pliixsh', EvcfcNE (1830-91). . I'rcmh sculptor, born in Paris. He was a pujiil of Duret and gained the prix de Rome in 1804, and the medal of honor in 1878. His "Aurora" and the "X'irgin of the Lilies" are in the Luxembourg. Other works by him are "Music" (1878), a statue in silver bronze called his masterpiece; "Eve After the F'all," and "Ma- ternal Instruction." He is also noted for his decorations in relief on vases of Uaviland faience. His woik is naturalistic, but at the same time dignified and graceful. DE LAKA, da lii'ra, Isidobe. An English composer, whose real name is Cohen, born in Dublin. He studied theory of music in Milan with ilazzucato, and became quite popular in England with his clever drawing-room lyrics. He also enjoyed a certain vogue as a singer, especially of his own compositions. Thanks to the special interest of the former Princess of ilonaco, his opera, iloina, was given a sumptuous production at the iloute Carlo Opera House in 1891, but was not heard elsewhere. In July, 1893, Amy Robsart, libretto drawn by Augustus Harris from Walter Scott, was given at Covent tiarden, London. The music was unimportant. Messaline, book by Arniand Silvestre and Eu- g&ue Jlorand, was produced at Jloute Carlo, February 21, 1899, with Tamagno, Bouvct. and JIme. Heglou in the principal parts, and with a magnificent mounting. Since then it has been heaid in London, 1899, and in 1900. with Calve as Messaline, and also in 1902 in New York, with Calve and Alvarez, ilost of the New Y'ork nui- sical critics condemned the opera on the ground of the libretto's immorality. The music was also criticised as being reminiscent, the few beautiful passages not atoning for the general lack of dramatic strength. DE LA RAMEE, de la ra'ma', Louise. See OuiD.v. DE LA REY, de la ra'e, Jacob Hexdrick (1849 — ). A famous Boer military leader of French Huguenot descent. He was born in the Lichtenburg District of the Western Transvaal, whither his father had moved after Sir Harry Smith and the British troops had driven them from the Orange Free State, in consequence of their participation with Pretorius in the driving out of the British from Bloemfontein in 1848. His early life was marked by a severe training in the art of warfare, through numerous campaigns against hostile Kaffir tribes. His first experience as a commanding otlicer was against the Basutos in the early GO's. during which he distinguished himself so conspicuously that when the Boer-Brit- ish W"ar of 1899-1902 "broke out, he was unan- imously elected to the command of the Lichten- burg burghers, who afterwards formed part of Cronje's western column. Like Cronjo. he rarely carried weapons on the field, but was never seen without his field-glass, pipe, and Bible. Previous to the war he had represented his district for ten years in the Volksraad, and was a consistent sup- porter of Joubert. as ag-ainst Kruger. He was not among the Boers who were anxious to begin war. and was one of the few prominent mem- bers of the Transvaal Volksraad who protested against the ultimatum of President Kruger. Hostilities once begun, however, he rapidly be- came one of the most determined leaders of his people, and in the first stages of the war greatly