Rhodes, Inner, and Rhodes, Outer

See Ap on Belgium and Luxemburgn the west, the surface is geuth. The manufactures are important, particularly those of iron, steel, cotton, woolen, silk, etc.; and the wine-growing district is notable. The province has 5 government dis tricts: Dü eldorf, Cologne, Coblenz, Treves, and Aix-laChapelle. It is composed of various territories acquired in the 17th 18th, and 19th centuries (Cleves, Julich, Berg, Treves, Cologne, etc.). Area, 10,416 square miles. Population (1890), 4,710,391. Rhinns, or Rinns (rinz), of Galloway. A peninsula in the county of Wigtown, Scotland, projecting into the Irish Sea. It terminates in the south in the Muil of Galloway. Length, 28 miles. Rhinthon (rin'thon). [Gr. ' Ρίνθων .] Lived about 300 в. с. А Greek poet of Tarentum, noted in the development of the burlesque drama. Rhinthonic (rin-thon'ik) Comedy. A variety of ancient Roman comedy, named from Rhinthon of Tarentum, a writer of travesties of tragic subjects. No specimens of this comedy have survived. Rhio (re'ō), or Riouw (re-ouw'). 1. A name given to an archipelago south of the Malay peninsula and east of Sumatra.-2. A seaport off the island of Bintang in the Rhio Archipelago, 50 miles southeast of Singapore. Rhipæi Montes (ri-pē'i mon'tēz). [Gr. ' Ριπαῖα όρη .] An imaginary range of mountains supposed by the ancient Greeks to be at the extreme north of the world. Rhodanus (rod'a-nus). The Latin name of the Rhone. Rhode Island (rod i'land). [Named from the island so called in Narragansett Bay.] A State of New England in the United States of America, one of the thirteen original States. Capitals, Providence and Newport. It is bounded by Ma a chusetts on the north and east, the Atlantic Ocean on the south, and Connecticut on the west; and comprises, besides the territory on the mainland, the islands Rhode Island, Can on i cut, Prudence, Block Island, and some smaller ones. and), long. 71°8-71°53′ W. The surface is diversified. The It is situated in lat. 41° 18'-42° 1' N. (not including Block Isl. coast-line is deeply indented by Narragansett Bay. Rhode Island is e entially a manufacturing state: it is the second State in the production of cotton goods, and the first in proportion to population in the manufacture of cotton, woolen, worsted, etc. Among its other manufactures are jewelry, machinery, screws, rubber, etc. It is the smallest State territorially in the Union, and the most densely peopled. It has 5 counties, sends 2 senators and 2 represen tatives to Congre , and has 4 electoral votes. It was perhaps visited by the North men; was visited by Verrazano in 1524; and was settled by Roger Williams at Providence in 1636. A charter was granted in 1643-44, and a more liberal charter in 1663. It suffered in King Philip's war. Commerce was developed in the 18th century. It took an active part in the Revolution, and ratified the Constitution in 1790. A new constitution went into effect in 1843 in consequence of the agitation caused by Dorr's re (1890), 345,506. bellion in 1842. Area, 1,250 square miles. Population Rhode Island, or A quid neck (a-kwid'nek). An island in Narragansett Bay, belonging to Rhode Island State. It contains the city of Newport. Length, 16 miles. Rhodes (rodz). [L. Rhodus , from Gr. Ρόδος.] 1. An island in the Ægean Sea, southwest of Asia Minor, intersected by lat. 36° N., long. 28° E. It belongs to Turkey. The surface is mountainous and hilly. It is noted for its fertility, and has increasing commerce. The inhabitants are largely Greeks. It was col onized by Phenic i ans, later by Dorians, and its three cities formed, with Halicarna us, Cnidus, and Cos, the "Dorian Hexapolis." The three cities Lindus, Ialysus, and Camirus the 4th century B. C. a leading maritime and commercial state; became noted for its maritime laws and as a center of art and oratory; was in alliance with Rome and nominally independent; pa ed from the Byzantine empire to the Knights of St. John about 1309; and surrendered to the Turks in 1522. Length, about 45 miles. Area, 570 square miles. Population, 29,000. the city Rhodes in 408 B. C. Rhodes became in 2. A seaport, capital of the island of Rhodes. It was founded 408 B.C.; was succe fully defended against Demetrius Pol i or cetes in 305-304 B. C., and against the Turks in 1480 A. D.; was taken by the Turks in 1522; and was visited by an earthquake in 1863. Population, about 10,000. For the Colo us of Rhodes, see Chares . Rhodes, Cecil J. Born in Hertfordshire, England, 1853. A South African statesman. He went to South Africa for his health; ama ed a fortune in the diamond-fields of Kim berley; and became a member of the Cape ministry in 1884, and prime minister of Cape Colony in 1890. He resigned this position in 1896, as also that of chairman of the British South Africa Company, on account of his connection with the James on raid into the Transvaal. (See James on , L. S.) He was author of "Bombastes Furioso," a burlesque tragic opera. om Cecil Rhodes .] A local name of British Zambesia. Rhodope (rod'ō-pe), modern Despoto-Dagh (des-po-to-däg'). [Gr. 'Ροδόπη.] A mountain range in Bulgaria, Eastern Rumelia, and Turkey, branching from the Balkans toward the south, and then turning east. Highest summits, 9,000-9,500 feet. brated Greek courtezan, a Thracian by birth, Rhodopis (rō-dō'pis). [Gr. 'Ροδώπις.] A celesaid to have been a fellow-slave of Æsop. She pho fell in love with her and ransomed her. She was atwas taken to Naucratis, Egypt, where the brother of Sap tacked by Sappho in a poem. Her real name was Doricha, and Rhodopis, 'the rosy-cheeked, was merely an epithet. It was under this name of Doricha that she was mentioned by Sappho. Rhone (ron). [F. Rhône , L. Rhodanus , Gr. 'Poδανός.] A river of Europe: the Roman Rhodanus. It rises in the Rhone glacier near the Furka Pa , canton of Valais, Switzerland; flows west-southwest to Martigny; turns to the northwest, forming the boundary between Valais and Bern; traverses the Lake of Geflows generally south and west; from Lyons flows nearly neva; enters France; traverses a chasm (Perte du Rhône); south, separating Dauphiné and Provence on the east from Lyonnais and Langue doc on the west; and flows into the Mediterranean by two mouths, forming a delta, the Grand Rhône and Petit Rhône. The chief tributary is the Saône. Among the other tributaries are the Ain and Gard on the right, and the Arve, Isère, Drôme, and Durance on the left. The chief towns on its banks are Geneva, Lyons, Vienne, Valence, Avignon, and Arles. Length, about 500 miles; navigable from Sey el. Rhône (ron). A department of France, capital Lyons, formed from the ancient Lyonnais and Beaujolais. It is bounded by Saône-et-Loire on the north, Ain and Isère (separated by the Saône and Rhone) on the east, and Loire on the south and west. The surface is mountainous and hilly. There is considerable wine-culture, and the manufactures are very important, particularly those of silk, cotton, chemicals, iron, etc. Area, 1,077 square miles. Population (1891), 806,737. Rhône, Bouches-du-. See Bouches-du-Rhône. Rhône, Perte du. See Perte du Rhône. Rhone Glacier. A glacier near the eastern end of the canton of Valais, Switzerland: the source of the Rhone. Rhone-Rhine Canal. [F. Canal du Rhône au Rhin .] A canal connecting the basins of the Rhone and Rhine. It leads from Saint-Symphorien on the Saône to the Ill near Strasburg. Rhöngebirge (ren'ge-ber-ge), or Rhön (rên). A group of mountains in the northern part of Lower Franc on i a in Bavaria, and in the adjoining parts of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Pru ia, and Saxe-Me in in gen. Highest point, the Gro é Wa erkuppe (3,115 feet). R'hoone (rön), Lord. One of Balzac's early pseudonyms. Rhyl (ril). A town and watering-place in the county of Flint, Wales, situated near the mouth of the Clwyd, 22 miles west-southwest of Liverpool. Population (1891), 6,491. Rhyme of Sir Topaz. See Rime of Sir Thopas . Rhyme of the Duche May. A romantic ballad by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Rhymer, Thomas the. See Thomas the Rhymer . Rhymney, or Rumney (rum'ni). A manufacturing and mining town in Mon mouths hire, England, 5 miles east of Merthyr Tydvil. Population (1891), 7,733. Rhyndacus (rin'da-kus). [Gr. ' Ρυνδακός .] Α river in the northwestern part of Asia Minor: the modern Adranasor Adirnas-Tchai. It traverses Lake A bull on i a, receives the Macestus, and flows into the Sea of Marmora 55 miles south-southwest of Constantinople. Length, about 150 miles. Riad (re-äd'), or Riyad. The Wahhabee capital in Nedjed, Arabia, situated in lat. 24°30′ N., long. 46° 42′ E. It contains a palace and large mosque. It has been the capital since about 1818. Population, estimated, 30,000. Riah (rī'ä), Mr. In Dickens's "Our Mutual Friend," a gentle old Jew in the employment of Fascination Fledge by, and abominably treated by him. Riall (ri'al), Sir Phinehas or Phineas. Born in England, 1775: died at Paris, Nov. 10, 1851. An English major-general. He commanded at the battles of Chippewa and Lundy's Lane in 1814. Rialto Rialto (re-äl'tō). 1. See Rialto , Bridge of the . -2. The name given to the block on 14th street between Broadway and Fourth Avenue in New York city, and also to the west side of Broadway between 23d and 32d streets - both frequented by actors. Rialto (re-äl'tō), Bridge of the. A bridge over the Grand Canal in Venice. It was begun in 1588, and consists of a single graceful arch of marble, about 91 feet in span, 24 feet above the water in the middle, and 72 feet wide. In the middle there is a short level stretch beneath a large open arch, to which steps ascend from the quay on each side. It is divided into 3 footways separated by 2 rows of shops built under arcades. The bridge is simple and well-proportioned, with some sculpture in the spandrels. Rianzares, Duke of. See Muñoz . Riazan. See Ryazan . Ribault, or Ribaut (re-bō'), Jean. Born at Dieppe, 1520: died in Florida, Sept. 23, 1565. A French navigator. As the agent of Coligny he established in 1562 a colony of French Protestants near Port Royal, South Carolina, where he erected Fort Charles, which was abandoned. In 1564 Coligny sent out a band 1859-60, and labored strenuously for the annexation of Tuscany to Sardinia; was governor-general of Tuscany 1860-61; and was premier of Italy 1861-62 and 1866-67. Ricaut. See Rycaut. Ricci (rēt'che), Federico. Born at Naples, Oct. 22, 1809: died at Conegliano, Dec. 10, 1877. An Italian composer of operas, etc., brother of Luigi Ricci, and collaborator with him in "Cris- pino e la Comare." He also wrote "Une Folie à Rome." Ricci, Luigi. Born at Naples, June 8, 1805: died at Prague, Dec. 31, 1859. An Italian com- poser of operas. He studied with Zingarelli, and was sub-profe or at the Royal Conservatory, Naples. He com- posed about 30 operas, of which the best-known is his "Crispino e la Comare" (1850: with his brother). Ricci, Matteo. Born at Macer at a, Italy, 1552: died at Peking, 1610. An Italian Jesuit mis- sionary in China, one of the chief founders of Christian mi ions in that country. He settled in China 1583 (at Peking 1601). Ricciarelli. See Volterra . of colonists under René de Laudonnière, who founded Riccio, David. See Rizzio . Fort Carolina on the St. John's River in Florida. Ribault Riccio (ret'cho), Domenico, called Il Brusa- follow thin for cements after troyed sorci. Born at Verona, Italy, 1494: died 1567. in 1565 Soon by the Spaniards under Menendez de Avilés (see that name). Ribault on his return was shipwrecked, and fell into the hands of the Spaniards, who killed him with most of his men. Ribbeck (rib'bek), Johann Karl Otto. Born at Erfurt, Pru ia, July 23, 1827. A noted Ger man philologist and critic, profe or at Leipsic from 1877. He has published an edition of Vergil (5, (1852-55), "Die römisc he Tragödie im Zeitalter der Republik" (1875), "Alazon: ein Beitrag zur antiken Ethnologie, etc." (1882), etc. vols. 1859-68), "Scenicæ Romanorum poesis fragment a" kshire, traverses Lan Ribble (rib'l). [AS. Ribbel .] A river in England which rises in Yorkshire, cashire, and flows by an estuary into the Irish Sea below Preston. Length (including the estuary), about 75 miles. Ribbon Society, The. In Irish history, a secret a ociation, formed about 1808 in opposition to the Orange organization of the northern Irish counties, and so named from the green ribbon worn as a badge by the members. The primary object of the society was soon merged in a struggle against the landlord cla , with the purpose of securing to tenants fixity of tenure, or of inflicting retaliation for real or sup posed agrarian oppre ion. The members were bound to gether by an oath, pa words and signs, and were divided locally into lodges. Ribe (re'be), or Ripen (rē'pen). A small town in Jutland, Denmark, situated on the river Ribe, near the North Sea, in lat. 55° 18' N., long. 80 44′ E.: formerly important. Ribera (re-ba'rä). A town in the province of Girgenti, Sicily, 21 miles northwest of Girgenti. Population (1881), 8,081. Ribera (re-Ba'rä), Jusepe, called Spag no let to ('Little Spaniard'). Born at Játiva (San Felipe), near Valencia, Spain, Jan. 12, 1588: died at Naples, 1656. A Spanish Neapolitan painter, chiefly of historical pieces: a pupil and imitator of Caravaggio. Ribérac (rē-bā-räk'). A town in the department of Dordogne, France, on the Dronne 20 miles west of Périgueux. Population (1891), commune, 3,696. Ribot (re-bō'), Alexandre Félix Joseph. Born at Saint-Omer, France, Feb. 7, 1842. A French statesman. He became a republican member of the Chamber of Deputies in 1878; was minister of foreign af fairs under Freycinet in 1890; and was premier 1892-93, and again, under President Faure, in 1895. Ribot (rē-bō'), August in Théodule. Born at Bretenie, Eure, Aug. 8, 1823: died at Colombes, Sept. 11, 1891. A French historical, genre, and portrait painter. He was a pupil of Glaize at Paris in 1851. Among his paintings are "Les cuisiniers" (1831), "St. Sébastien," "Jésus et les docteurs," "Sam a rit a in," "Mère Morieu," etc. He had two styles, the one realistic, dealing often with disagreeable subjects, and a more elevated but gloomy manner.