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Capron, killed in the Mexican war, and was graduated at West Point in 1867. He rose to the rank of captain ao and in the war with Spain led an advance at the battle of Santiago. He further distinguished himself at Ei Caney. He contracted typhoid in Cuba and died at Fort Myer, Va., Sept. 18, 1898, Capsicum, a genus of plants bearing membranous pods containing several seeds, noted for their hot, pungent qualities, Capstan, a strong, ma ive apparatus of wood or iron made to revolve, and thus raise a heavy weight by winding a rope round it. It is especially used on shipboard for weighing the anchor. f U aie, 1 Hy deel Het Seem a | | Gr Se Cas | it i Meese i Wie det) HLL TE PAL li fag Wee ee HALL IN BATHS Captain, one who is at the head or has authority over others, especially: (1) The wiilitary officer who commands a company, whether of infantry, cavalry, or artillery. (2) An officer in the navy commanding a ship of war. (3) The master of a merchant ve el. Capua (ancient Capoa or Capua), a strongly fortified city of Southern Italy, on the left bank of the Volturno, in a fine plain 18 miles N. of Naples. The city has a citadel, the work of Vauban, and is reckoned one of the keys of the kingdom. The ancient Capua was situated about 2%4 miles from the modern city. The remains of its amphitheatre, said to have been capable of containing 100,000 spectators, and of some of its tombs, attest its former splendor and magnificence. It = destroyed by the Saracens, A. p.