Yuma

See Cuchan. Young, Edward. Born at Upham, near Win- Ysaye (e-si' (ē-sī'ye), Eugène. Born at Liège, 1858. Yuman (yö'man). A linguistic stock of North A Belgian composer and noted violinist. He came to America in 1894. chester, England, June, 1681: died April 12, 1765. An English poet. He was educated at Ox- Ysengrimus. See Reynard the Fox . His chief poetical work is "Night Thoughts" Ysolde, Ysonde. See Iseult . shire. (1742-46). He also wrote satires under the title "Love of Ysopet. See the extract. Fame, the Universal Pa ion" (1765-68), the dramas "Bu- siris" (1719) and "The Revenge" (1721), etc. Young, Edward Daniel. Born 1831. An Eng- lish traveler in Africa. He explored the Lake Nya a region in 1875, and wrote "Nya a" (1877). Young, John, Baron Lisgar. Born in Bombay, Aug. 31, 1807: died in Ireland, Oct. 6, 1876. A The Ysopet of Marie de France. may be said to be a link of juncture between the Fabliau and the Roman du Renart. IYsopet (diminutive of Æsop) became a common term in the middle ages for a collection of fables. That of Marie is by far the most important. It consists of 103 pieces, written in octosyllabic couplets, with moralities, and a conclusion which informs us that the author wrote it "for the love of Count William" (supposed to be Long Sword), translating it from an English version of a Latin American Indians. It formerly occupied the extreme southwest part of the United States, including much of the valleys of the Colorado and Gila rivers, the whole of Lower California, and a small area in Mexico on the Gulf of California about the 27th degree of north latitude. Its name is from a Cuchan word meaning 'sons of the river.' Its number in the United States in specified localities is nearly 5,000; that in Mexico is not known. The principal tribes are the Cochimi, Cocopa, Cuchan (or Yuma proper), Diegueño, Have sup a i, Maricopa, Mohave, Pericu, Seri, Waicuru, and Walapai. Yuncas. See Chimu . Yunnan (yun-nän'). n'). A province in the southwestern extremity of China, bounded by China Yunnan proper, Tibet, Burma, and Tongking. Area, about 150,000 square miles. Population, estimated, 12,000,000. Yunnan-fu (yun-nän'fö'). The capital of the province of Yunnan, China, about lat. 25°6′ N., on Lake Tien-hai: noted for its manufactures. Population, estimated, 200,000. Yupanqui Pacha cut i (yö-pän kē pä-chä-köʻtë), or Pachacutec Yupanqui (pä-chä-köʻtāk yöpän'kē). Died about 1440. The ninth sovereign and one of the most renowned conquerors of the Inca line of Peru. About 1400 he deposed or superseded his imbecile brother Urco, and soon after de feated the Chanca invaders in a great battle. Beginning with this victory, he spread his conquests over most of the territory occupied by modern Peru. With him began the real grandeur of the Inca empire. The system of mitimaes or colonies to relieve crowded lands was first developed during his reign. Yurac-huasi. See Paytiti . Yurok (yöʻrok). A division of North American Indians, living in California. The name is from a Karok word meaning 'down' or 'below.' In 1870 their number was 2,700, which has since greatly decreased. See We its pekan . Yurucares (yö-rö-kä-rās'). [Probably corrupted from the Quichua yurak , white, and kari , men.] Indians of Bolivia, northeast of La Paz, at the foot of the mountains and in the forest-covered plains between the rivers Mamoré and Beni. They are tall and well formed, and nearly as white as Europe ans (perhaps from the effects of a skin-disease). Their dre is a bark cloth stamped with figures from en graved blocks. They are exce ively vain, and are given to prolonged drinking-bouts (of chicha, prepared from maize). On his marriage, each man an prepares a house and plantation widely separated from all others. They plant Yvon Lake of Neuchâtel, at the outlet of the Orbe, 17 miles north of Lausanne: the Roman Eburodunum. It has a castle. The town was formerly the res i dence of Bernese magistrates, and from 1805 to 1825 the seat of Pestalozzi's educational institute. Near it is the watering-place Yverdon. Population (1888), 6,330. Yves d'Evreux (ēv dāv-re'). Born at Evreux, Normandy, about 1577: died after 1620. A gether do not now number more than 2,000. Yurunas. See Jurunas . Yuste (yös'tā). A convent in Spain, east of Plasencia. It is noted as the place of retirement of the emperor Charles V. after his abdication. Yusuf, or Yu uf (yös öf). Killed 759. The last emir of Spain for the Ommiad califs. Yusuf, or Yu uf. Died 1106. An Almoravide prince. He founded Morocco, and made many conquests in Spain. Yuthia. See Ayuthia . Yverdon (e-ver-don'), G. Iferten (e'fer-ten). A town in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, situated at the southwestern extremity of the Brazil (1612-14). He published "Suite de l'his to ire des choses plus mem or ables advenues en Maragnan es années 1613 et 1614" (Paris, 1615; 2d ed. 1864). It is a continuation of the history of Claude d'Abbeville, and is of great historical value. Yvetot (ev-to'). A town in the department of Seine-Inférieure, France, 21 miles northwest of Rouen. With its territory, it became in the later middle ages a principality or kingdom, dependent directly on the French crown. Its privileges were only nominal by the close of the 17th century. Population (1891), commune, 7,617. Yvetot, vetot, Le Roi d'. See Roi d'Yvetot, Le. Yvon (e-vôn), Adolphe. Born at Eschwiller, Moselle, 1817: died at Pa y, Sept., 1893. A French historical painter, profe or of drawing at the Ecole Poly technique 1881-87. Among works are "The First Consul Descending Mount St. Bernard," "The Taking of the Malakoff," "The Battle of Solferino," etc. IMG:content-1034.png:[graphic][subsumed][subsumed] in the province of North Hol- land, Netherlands, at the junction of the Zaan and Y, 5 miles northwest of Am- sterdam. It is noted for the number of windmills in its neigh- Zafra (thä'frä). A town in the province of Zambezia (zam-bē'zhiä), British. See the ex- Badajoz, Spain, 40 miles southeast of Badajoz: tract. the Roman Julia Restituta. Population (1887), Zagazig (zä-gä-zēg'), or Zakazik (zä-kä-zēk ́). A town in the Delta, Egypt, situated on the Tanitic arm of the Nile, 39 miles north by east of Cairo: nearly on the site of the ancient Bubastus. It is an important center of the 19,815. Zagora (zä-gō'rä). The modern name of Mount Helicon, Greece. Zagoskin (zä-gos'kin), or Sagoskin (zä-gos' kin), Mikhail. Born in the government of Penza, Ru ia, 1789: died at Moscow, July 5, 1852. A Ru ian novelist and dramatist. His chief work is "Yuri Miloslavski, or the Ru ians in 1812" Ru ian Walter Scott." Zagreb (zä-greb'). The Croatian name of Agram. Zagros (za'gros). [Gr. Ζάγρος.] In ancient ge- ography, a range of mountains lying between Media and As syria. Also Zagrus . uated on the slope of Mount Lebanon 23 miles Antonio del Nuevo Reyno de Granada" (Barcelona, 1701). east of Beirut. Population, 15,000 (?). Zahn (tsän), Johann Karl Wilhelm. Born at Rodenberg, Schaumburg, Aug. 21, 1800: died at Berlin, Aug. 22, 1871. A German painter, arch i- tect, and writer on art. His works include "Die schönsten Ornamente und merkwürdigsten Gemälde aus Pompeii, Herculaneum, und Stabia" (1828-30), "Orna- mente aller kla ischen Kunstepochen" (1832-39), etc. Zahna (tsänä). A town in the province of Saxony, Pru ia, 48 miles southwest of Berlin. It was the scene of an engagement between the French and the Allies, Sept. 5, 1813. Population (1890), 2,515. Zähringen (tsa'ring-en). A village in Baden, near Freiburg: the ancient seat of the dukes of Zähringen, ancestors of the house of Baden. Zaide (zä-e'de). An opera by Mozart, written in 1779 or 1780, published in 1838. Zaire. An opera by Bellini, produced in 1829. Zaisan (zi-zän'), or Nor (nor) Zaisan, Lake. A lake in Ru ian Central Asia, near the Chi- eral currency from the "Annals" of Archbishop U her, and is represented on the margins of most English Bibles, the death Jeroboam was followed by interregnum of nese frontier, between the Altai and Tarba- months, when he was slain by Shallum. The Bible knows nothing of this interregnum, but on the contrary informs us in the usual way that Zachariah reigned in his father's the White Irtish. Length, 70 miles. stead (2 Kings xiv. 29). The coronation of Zachariah must Zakazik. See Zagazig . gatai mountains, about lat. 48° 20′ N. It re- ceives the Black Irtish, and is the source of in fact have followed as a matter of course, since his father died in peaceable po e ion of the throne. Zakynthos. See Zante. Zaleucus (za-lu'kus). The traditional lawgiver of the Epizephyrian Locrians in Italy, about the 7th century B. с. Zalinski (za-lin's ki), Edmund Louis Gray. Born at Kurnick, Pru ian Poland, Dec. 13, 1849. An American military officer, noted for various inventions, especially in the develop- ment of the dynamite-gun. He came to the United States in 1853; served in the volunteer service during a part of the Civil War; received a commi ion in the reg- ular army in 1866; and was made first lieutenant in 1867, and captain in 1887. Zama (zā'mä). In ancient geography, a town in northern Africa, about 85 miles southwest of Carthage. A decisive victory was gained near it in 202 B. C. by the Romans under Scipio African us over Hanni- bal. It ended the second Punic war. Zamacois (zä-mä'kō-is), Eduardo. Born at Bilbao, 1842: died at Madrid, Jan. 14, 1871. A Spanish figure-painter. He was a pupil of Federico de Madrazo and, at Paris, of Mei onier. Among his works are "The Rival Confe ors" (1868), and "The Return to the Convent" (1869). He painted many 17th-century subjects. Zambesi (zam-be'ze). The principal river of Africa which flows into the Indian Ocean. It flows generally southeast and east, and empties by several mouths into Mozambique Channel about lat. 18° S. (For the great falls of the Zambesi, see Victoria Falls .) The Zam- bes i receives the waters of Lake Nya a through the Shiré on the north. Its upper course was first explored by Liv- in gst one. Length, about 1,500 miles. Zancara (thän-kä'rä). A river in central Spain, regarded as the principal head stream of the Guadiana, which it joins northeast of Ciudad Real. Length, over 125 miles. Zancle (zan'kle). The original name of Mes- san a (Me ina). Zandeh (zän'dā). See Nyam - Nyam . Zandt (zant), Marie Van. Born at New York, Oct. 8, 1861. An American opera-singer. She made her first appearance at Turin in 1876 as Zerlina. Her voice is a soprano. Zanesville (zānz'vil). The capital of Muskin- gum County, Ohio, situated at the junction of the Licking and Muskingum rivers, 55 miles east of Columbus. It has varied manufactures. It was the capital of the State 1810-12. Popu- lati on (1890), 22,009. Zanga (zang'ga). The principal character in Young's "Revenge." It was acted by Mac ready during his first season, and was a favorite with John Kemble. Zankoff (zän kof), Dragan. Born at Sistova, 1827. A Bulgarian politician. He was premier in Zante 2. A seaport and the capital of Zante, situated on the eastern coast, on the site of the ancient city Zacynthus. Population (1891), 17,000. Zanzalians (zan-zā'li-anz). The Jacobites of the East: so called occasionally from Zanzalus, a surname of Jacobus Baradæus. See Jaco bites , 2. Zanzibar (zän-zi-bär'). 1. An island off the eastern coast of Africa, about lat. 5° 40′-6° 30′ S.: the most important part of the sultanate of Zanzibar. The soil is fertile and highly cultivated. The island is especially noted for its cloves. Area, 625 square miles. Population, estimated, 150,000 (largely negroes). The Arabs are the dominant race. There are several you sand Hindus. 2. The capital of the sultanate of Zanzibar, situated on the western coast of the island of Zanzibar, in lat. 6° 10' S.: the largest city on the eastern seaboard of Africa. It is a port of call of several steamship lines, and exports ivory, caoutchouc, hides, copal, sesame seeds, etc. Population, estimated, 30,000. Zanzibar. A sultanate in eastern Africa, comprising the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba, and the neighboring coast-lands on the continent. It was placed under the protection of Great Britain in 1890. It is the remnant of a once strong Mohammedan power. Zápoly a (zä'pol-yo). A powerful Hungarian family. John Zápoly a was king of Hungary 1526-40; his dominion was restricted to Transylvania and parts of Hungary. His son John Sigismund Zápoly a (styled king of Hungary) ruled Transylvania 1540-71. Zapotec-Mixtec stock (tzä-pō-tekmēs-tek' stok). A linguistic stock of Mexican Indians, principally in Oajaca, extending into Guerrero and Puebla. It includes the Zapotecs, Mixtecs, and several smaller branches (Chatinos, Mazatecos, Soltecos, etc.). All are Catholics and submi ive to Mexican rule. Estimated number, nearly 700,000. Zapotecs (tzä-pō-teks'). Indians of southern Mexico, оссuрpying the greater part of the state of Oajaca, and extending into Guerrero. Before the Spanish conquest they formed a powerful nation, and in culture and warlike prowe were not inferior to the Aztecs, whom they succe fully resisted in several invasions. Their political system seems to have been a tribal federation. They constructed buildings of stone and mortar; subsisted mainly by agriculture; had a complicated mythology; and offered human sacrifices to their idols. Their system of numeration, calendar, and many of their rites and customs resembled those of the Nahuatl tribes; but their language was entirely distinct. In war they used cotton armor. Mitla and other similar ruins in their territory were regarded by them as the tombs of their ancestors. The Zapotecs were conquered by the Spaniards in 1522-26. After transient revolts in 1531 and 1550, they submitted to mi ionary influence, and they are now a peaceful and laborious part of the Mexican population. They are intelligent, and frequently attain positions of trust: the celebrated president Juarez was a pure-blooded Zapotec. Estimated number, 260,000, of whom about 50,000 speak only their own language. Also written Tzapotecs or Tzapotecos .