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He was buried in the Protestant cemetery. Keble (kē'bl), John. Born at Fair ford, Gloucestershire, England, April 25, 1792: died at Bourne mouth, Hampshire, England, March 27, 1866. An English clergyman and religious poet, one of the chief promoters of the "Oxford movement." He graduated at Oxford (Corpus Christ i College), and from 1831 to 1841 was profe or of poetry there. Не became vicar of Hursley (March 9, 1836), and remained there thirty years. His influence was due especially to his hymns, which were published in the "Christian Year" (1827). He published a new edition of Hooker (1836), the "Library of the Fathers" (in conjunction with Newman and Pusey, begun 1838), seven numbers of the "Tracts of the Times," etc. Keble College. A college of Oxford University, founded as a memorial of John Keble, and designed especially for students with limited means. It was incorporated in 1870. The extensive buildings are of brick of different colors, laid in patterns. The chapel is in the Decorated medieval style: the style of the other buildings is later. The chapel po e es Hol man Hunt's painting the "Light World." Kecskemét (kech'kem-āt). A town in the county of Pest-Pílís-Sólt and Little Cumania, Hungary, 52 miles southeast of Budapest. It has considerable trade. Population (1890), 48,493. Kedar (ke'där). [Heb., 'dark,' 'dusky.'] A son of Ishmael. His descendants the Kedarenes were, next to the Nabatæans, the most important tribe of the ancient Arabs. They are often mentioned in the Old Testament. In Pliny (Histor. Natur., V. 12) they are called Cedrei . As urban i pal, king of As syria (668-626 B. c.), mentions in his annals a son of Hazilu (Hazael) as king of the country of the Kadri or Kidri. The settlements of the Kedarenes were probably in northern Arabia, between Arabia Petræa and Babylonia. Kedesh (ke'desh). In Bible geography, a town IMG:content-0571.png:[blocks in formation] Kedor Laomer. See Chedorlaomer . Kedron (ke'dron), or Kidron (kidron). In Bible geography, a brook that pa es to the north and east of Jerusalem, and falls into the Dead Sea. Keeling (ke'ling) Islands, or Cocos (koʻkoz) Islands. A group of small coral atolls in the Indian Ocean, intersected by lat. 12° 6' S., long. 96° 55′ E., annexed by Great Britain in 1856. Keene (ken). A city and the capital of Cheshire County, New Hampshire, situated on the Ashuelot 43 miles southwest of Concord. Population (1890), 7,446. pardoned by George II. in 1759 and restored to his estates. In 1764 he was recalled by Frederick the Great. Keith, James Francis Edward. Born near Peter head, Scotland, June 11, 1696: killed at the battle of Hochkirch, Oct. 14, 1758. A Scottish general in the Ru ian and Pru ian service, second son of William, ninth Earl Marischal of Scotland. He served with his brother, George Keith, tenth Earl Marischal, in the rebellion of 1715. He escaped to France, where he resumed his studies. In 1728 he entered the Ru ian service as a major-general, served with succe in the Turkish war, and was made governor of the Ukraine. Frederick the Great made him a Pru ian field marshal (1747), and later governor of Berlin. Keith, Viscount. See Elphinstone , George Keith . Kej (kej). A place in Balu chi stan, about lat. Keene, Henry George. Born Sept. 30, 1781: died at Tun bridge Wells, Jan. 29, 1864. An English Persian scholar. In 1824 he became profes sor of Arabic and Persian at the East India College at Haileybury, near Hertford, England. Among his works are "Persian Fables" (1833), "Persian Stories" (1835), etc. Keene, Laura. Born in England in 1820: died at Montclair, N. J., Nov. 4, 1873. An English actre . She came to the United States in 1852, and was known as a brilliant light-comedy actre . She became the manager of the Varieties Theater in New York, and in 1855 was the le ee of the Olympic (at first called "Laura Keene's Theater") till 1863. Here she brought out many new plays, among which was "Our American Cousin," with Jefferson and Sothern in the cast. Keewatin (ke-wä'tin). A district in British America, lying to the north of Manitoba, and under its government. Area, about 267,000 square miles. Keff (kef), or El-Keff (el-kef'). A small town in Tunis, 95 miles southwest of Tunis. Kehama (ke-hä'mä). An Indian raja, a character in the poem "The Curse of Kehama," by Southey. Kehl (kal). A town in the circle of Offenburg, Baden, situated at the junction of the Kinzig and the Rhine, opposite Strasburg. It was formerly a fortified place, and was bombarded by the French in 1870. Population (1890), 5,890. Kei (kā), Great. A river in South Africa, the former boundary between Cape Colony and Kaffraria. Kei, or Key, Islands (kā ī'landz). A group of small islands, under Dutch protection, about lat. 5°-6° S., long. 133° E. Chief island, Great Kei. Population, estimated, about 21,000. Keighley (kēth'li). A manufacturing town in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, situated on the Aire 16 miles west-northwest of Leeds. Population (1891), 30,811. Also Keithley . Keightley (kīt'li), Thomas. Born in Ireland, Oct., 1789: died at Erith, Kent, Nov. 4, 1872. An Irish writer. He entered Trinity College, Dublin, in 1803, but did not take a degree. He settled in London in 1824, and was mainly occupied with the preparation of university text-books on historical and literary subjects. He wrote "Fairy Mythology" (1828). Keim (kim), The odor. Born at Stuttgart, Würtemberg, Dec. 17, 1825: died at Gie en, He e, Nov. 17, 1878. A noted German Protestant theologian and ecclesiastical historian, profe or of theology at Zurich (1860) and at Gie en (1873). He wrote "Geschichte Jesu von Nazara" ("History of Jesus of Nazareth," 1867-72), works on the Refor mation, etc. Keiser (ki'zer), Reinhard. Born at Leipsic, 1673: died at Hamburg, Sept. 12, 1739. An eminent German operatic composer. Keith (keth), George, fifth Earl Marischal. Born about 1553: died at the Castle of Dunnottar, April 2, 1623. The founder of the Marischal College, Aberdeen. He was educated at King's College, Aberdeen, and succeeded to the earldom Oct. 9, 1581. In June, 1589, he was sent as amba ador extraordinary to Denmark to conclude the match between the Scottish king and Prince Anne of Denmark. In 1593 he founded Keith, George. Born in Scotland about 1639: died at Edburton, March 27, 1716. A Christian Quaker and Anglican mi ionary. He went to Marischal College, Aberdeen. and settled as a schoolmaster Philadelphia in 1689. In 1692 he headed a separate faction called Christian Quakers. He returned to London in 1694, and in 1700 he went over to the established church. In 1702 he went to America as one of the first mi ionaries sent out by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. He returned to England in 1704, and was made rector of Edburton, Su ex. Keith, George, tenth Earl Marischal. Born 1693 (1): died near Potsdam, Pru ia, May 28, 1778. A Scottish Jacobite. He took up arms for the Pretender, and at Sheriff muir commanded two squad Spanish expedition, which was defeated at Glen shiel April 1, 1719. In 1751 he was made Pru ian amba ador to Paris, rons of horse. In 1719 he commanded the Pretender's frontier. Kele (ke-la'), or Bakele (bä-ke-lā'). An African tribe of the French Kongo, on the Ogowe River, back of the Mpongwe, near the Crystal Mountains. Their language (Dikele) is of Bantu structure, but the people do not seem to be of pure Bantu stock. About 1825 they invaded their present territory, impelling the Shekiani on to the Mpongwe. They are kinsmen of the Fan. Kéler (kā'ler) Béla (real name Albert von Keler). Born at Bartfeld, Hungary, Feb. 13, 1820: died Nov. 26, 1882. A Hungarian composer and conductor. He composed popular waltzes, the "Hurrah Sturm" galop, the "Fried rich Karl" march, etc. Kelheim (kel'him). ). A small town in Lower Bavaria, situated at the junction of the Altmühl with the Danube, 12 miles southwest of Ratisbon. Near it is the colo al Befreiungshalle ('Hall of Deliverance'), erected in 1842-63 as a memorial of the War of Liberation (1813-15). Kell and (kel'and), Philip. Born at Dunster, Somerset, 1808: died at Bridge of Allan, Stir lings hire, May 7,1879. A British mathematician. He graduated at Queen's College, Cambridge, in 1834, and in 1838 was appointed profe or of mathematics in Edin burgh University. Keller (kel'ler), Adelbert von. Born at Pleidelsheim, Würtemberg, July 5, 1812: died at Tübingen, Würtemberg, March 13, 1883. A noted German philologist, profe or of German literature and librarian at Tübingen after 1841: a student of Romance and Teutonic literatures. Kellermann (kel'ler-män), François Chris top he (originally Georg Michael Kellermann), Duc de Valmy. Born near Rothenburg, Bavaria, May 30, 1735: died Sept. 12, 1820. A French marshal, of German extraction. He entered the French army in 1752, served with distinction in the Seven Years' War, and in 1792 was appointed to the command of the army on the Moselle. He gained, with Dumouriez, a brilliant victory over the Duke of Brunswick at Valmy, Sept. 20, 1792. He was created a senator in 1804, and in 1806 was intrusted by Napoleon with the command of the reserve army on the Rhine. He was created a peer by Louis XVIII. in 1814. Kellermann, François Étienne, Duc de Valmy. Born at Metz, Lorraine, 1770: died June 2, 1835. A French general, son of F. C. Kellermann. He served as adjutant-general to Napoleon in Italy in 1796, and became a brigadier-general in 1797. He decided the battle of Marengo in 1800 by a brilliant charge, for which service he was promoted general of division. He afterward served with distinction at Austerlitz (1805) and Waterloo (1815). Kelley (kel'i), William Darrah, Born at Philadelphia, April 12, 1814: died at Washington, D.C., Jan. 9, 1890. An American politician. He was admitted to the bar in 1841, and was a Republican member of Congre from Pennsylvania from 1861 until his death. He published "Letters from Europe" (1880), "The New South" etc. Kellgren (chel gran), Johan Henrik. Born at Floby, West Gothland, Sweden, Dec. 1, 1751: died at Stockholm, April 20, 1795. A Swedish lyric poet and critic. His collected works were published in 1796. Kellogg (kel'og), Clara Louise. Born at Sumterville, S. C., July 12, 1842. An American opera singer (soprano), wife of Carl Strakosch. Her childhood was pa ed in New England. She made her first appearance in New York in 1861, and in London in 1867. In 1874 she organized an English opera company. With this organization she did much for music in America. Her repertoire is large, including about 45 operas. Kells (kelz). A small town in County Meath, Ireland, situated on the Blackwater 37 miles northwest of Dublin: noted for antiquities. Kelly (kel'i), John. Born at New York, April 21, 1821: died at New York, June 1, 1886. An American politician, leader of Tammany Hall. He was member of Congre from New York 1855-58; comptroller 1876-80; and unsucce ful candidate for governor 1879. Kelso Kelso (kel'sō). A town in Roxburghshire, Scotland, situated on the Tweed 43 miles southeast of Edinburgh. It contains the ruins of an abbey founded by David I. in the 12th century. Near it are Floors Castle (a seat of the Duke of Roxburghe) and ruins of Roxburgh Castle. Population (1891), 4,174.