Page:The New International Encyclopædia 1st ed. v. 11.djvu/18

 Isles, gave his fealty lo Bruce when the latter was most hard pressed at the beginning of liis reigii. reeeiviiij; him into his castle of Dunaverty, and that he afterwards fought under the tircat King at Bannockhurn. This chief is the hero of The Lord of the Isles, but his name, for the sake of euphony, has been changed to Ronald. John Macdonahi. Jirst Loni of the Isles, sun of Angus Og, received a grant from Edward Baliol of Mull, Skyc, Isla, Gihlia, Kintyre, Knapdale, and other lands. He married Margaret, daughter <}f Robert }!., foumler of the .Stuart dynasty. During the troubled and disastrous reign of David II., John of the Isles was able to maintain himself in a state of practical independence of the Scottish Crown. He was at last, however, compelled to submit. He met David at Inverness in 13tl!l. and gave hostages for his (idelity. He died about Ki8C. The most powerful of this race was Don- ald, eldest son of John. He set the kings of Scot- land at defiance, and made treaties as an inde- pendent sovereign with the kings of England. He married Mary Leslie, daughter of Euphemia, Coimtess of Ross. Mar^-'s brother. Alexander, Earl of Ross, by his marriage with the daughter of the Regent Albany, left an only child, who be- came a nun. Donald claimed the earldom in his wife's right, and when bis claim was refused by the Regent he prepared to maintain it by force. Taking possession of Ross, he marched at the head of a large army from Inverness, through Moray and Aberdeenshire, and threatened to destroy the burgh of Aberdeen. Donald was defeated at Har- law by the Earl of Mar on .luly 25. 1411. He died aliout 1420 and was succeeded by his son Alex- ander. ,Iohn, son of .-Vlexander, in 14G3 made a treaty with Edward IV. of England, by which he promised to assist the English monarch in the conquest of Scotland. Throughout their history the Lords of the Isles plotted against the Scottish Crown aiul were a constant menace to the tran(|uillity of the realm. The last lord was ,Iohn. who forfeited his title in 140,3. After him there were several spurious claimants. In 1540 *ie Crown annexed the lord- ship of the Isles. Consult: Gregory. History of the Western HiiihJnmls (Glasgow-. 1881): Skene, The Ilifihlanders of Scotlniul, edited by Macbain (Sterling. 1002); Mackenzie. History of the Mac- t/o«rt''/.v"( Inverness. 1882). ISLES OF SHOALS. A cluster of eight bar- ren, rocky islands in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of New Hampshire, 10 miles southeast of Tortsmouth (Map: New Hampsbire, L 10). The two largest are Appledore, containing 400 acres, and Star, 150 acres. On these are large hotels for visitors, who resort there for the sea air, boating, and fishing. A steamer runs daily from Portsmouth. On White Island is a revolving light 87 feet above the sea. These islands are inhabited by a few fishermen. ISLETA, f-sla'tft. An important pueblo of Tewan stock, situated on the west bank of the Rio Grande, a few miles below Albuquerque. New- Mexico. It ranks third among the pueblos, com- ing after Zuni and Lagima. with a population of about 1030. As in all other pueblos, the people arc peaceable, industrious, and self-supporting, the official returns for 1000 showing over 3.500 bushels of wheat and nearly 12.000 bushels of corn to their credit, besides miscellaneous vege- tables, all produced from an arid soil by aid of native irrigation.

Isleta, or Ysleta, is also the name of a small pueblo on the north bank of the Rio Grande, about 14 miles below- El Paso, in Texas. It wa3 originally established under mission auspices by refugees from the original Islela, above noted, who accompanied the Spanisli army on its re- treat from New -Mexico in the Pueblo revolt in 1080. Although considerably Mexicanizcd, the inliabitants stiil keep their Indian form of gov- ernment, their dances, foot-races, and language. See also Pueulo. ISLE VERTE, el vert. A town, island, and river of Ouebec, Canada. The town is the capital of Teiniscouata County, and stands on the right bank of the Saint Lawrence at the mouth of the Isle Verte River and opposite the Isle Vcrte (Map: Quebec, G 2). It has a station on the International Railway. The inhabitants are mostly French Canadians. Population (esti- mated), 1150. ISLEWORTH, il'werth. A suburb of Lon- don. See Heston and Islewobtii. ISLINGTON, iz'ling-ton. A metropolitan borough of London, in Middlesex, comprising four parliamentivry divisions, two and a half miles north of Saint Paul's. In Liverjxiol Road is the Royal Agricultural Hall with a capacity for 50,00(i persons, in which the national horse .Tud cattle and other great shows are held. Pop- ulation of borough, in 1801, 310,155; in 1901, 334,028. IS'LIP. A town in Suffolk County, N. Y., 40 miles cast of New York City, on Great South Bay, and on the Long Island Railroad (Map: New York, G 5). It is about 20 miles in length and 10 miles in width, comprising a number of villages. Islip is a summer resort with many costly residences. Great South Bay, attractive for sailing, is frequented also at other seasons for fishing and hunting. Within the limits of the tow-n are the JIanhattan State Hospital, Saint Joseph's Convent, and a fish bateliery. Another point of interest is the Fire Island Lighthouse, 1(16 feet high. Blue Point oysters are shipped in great quantities. The government is vested in a supervisor, elected biennially, and a town board, made up of the justices of the peace, town clerk, and the supervisor. Population, in 1800, 8783; in 1000, 12,545. ISMAIL, es'mS-el'. Capital of a district of (be same name in the Government of Bessarabia, Russia, situated on the north bank of the Kilia, an arm of the Danube, and on the Rumanian frontier (ilap: Russia, C 5). It carries on a considerable trade in grain and other agricultural products and has a custom-house. Its position on the frontier adds greatly to its commercial importance. Its manufacturing establishmeTits include a large number of flour-mills, brick-kilns, a erockcr--kiIn, tannerv. etc. Steamships con- nect it with Odessa and other Black Sea and Danube ports. Population, in 1807. 31,300. Is- mail is mentioned in the sixteenth century as a fortress, and was of great strategical importance under the Turkish rule. In 1632 it was sacked by the Cossacks. It was taken and destroyed by S'uvarofT in December. 1790; came into the pos- .session of Russia in 1812; w-as assigned to Mol- davia by the Treaty of Paris. 1856, and trans- ferred to Russia again by the Berlin Congress of 1878.