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See Molech. Mologa (mo-lō'gä). A town in the government of Yaroslaff, Ru ia, situated on the Mologa, near its junction with the Volga, 175 miles north of Moscow. Population (1893), 7,930. Mologa. A tributary of the Volga. Length, about 300 miles. Molokai (mō-lō-ki'). One of the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean, situated southeast of Oahu and northwest of Maui. The surface is mountainous. Length, 35 miles. Area, 270 square miles. Molo i ans (mo-losh'ianz). [Gr. Μολοσσοί .] An ancient tribe or race of Epirus, in northern Greece. They occupied at first a district in the center, but ultimately their kings ruled over all Epirus. Their breed of shepherd-dogs was famous. Molo us (mo-los'us). [Gr. Μολοσσός .] In Greek legend, the son of Neoptolemus and Andro mache. Moltke (molt'ke), Count Hellmuth Karl Bernhard von, Born at Parchim, MecklenburgSchwerin, Oct. 26, 1800: died at Berlin, April 24, 1891. A celebrated Pru ian field-marshal. He was the son of Fritz von Moltke, an officer first in the Pru ian and afterward in the Danish service. He graduated at the military academy at Copenhagen in 1818; re ceived a commi ion Danish army 1819; entered the Pru ian army in 1822; completed his studies at the military academy at Berlin 1823-26; was a igned to duty on the general staff in 1832; and a isted the sultan Mahmud II. in the reorganization of the Turkish army on the Pru ian model during a leave of absence 1835-39. He was appointed chief of the general staff in 1858, and, in conformity with the determination of William I. to raise Pru ia to the rank of a great military power, immediately began a reorganization of the army on an enlarged plan, which, with the parliamentary support of Count von Bismarck, the head of the cabinet, and of General von Roon, the secretary of war, was completed in 1863. He was the chief strategist in the war of Austria and Pru ia against Denmark in 1864, in the Austro-Pru ian war in 1866, and in the Franco-German war 1870-71. He was promoted general of infantry in 1866; was created a count in 1870; was made field-marshal in 1871, and a life member of the Prus sian Upper House in 1872. He resigned his post as chief of staff in 1888. Among his works are "Briefe über Zustände, etc., in der Türkei 1835-39" (1841), "Der ru ischtürkische Feldzug 1828-29" (1845), and Geschichte des deutsch-französischen Krieges von 1870-71" (1891). The appendix to the last contains a fuller version of the article on the battle of Königgrätz and the war of 1866 which appeared in 1881. His "Briefe" (1892) cover a period of 65 years, including, besides those from Turkey, letters from Rome 1845-46, and Paris and Ru ia 1858-61. His collected works, including numerous letters, e ays, speeches, autobiographical notes, and a novel, appeared 1891-93. His military works were published separately 1892-93. Moluas (mō-löäs). See Luba . Molucca (mo-luk'a) Pa age. A sea pa age lying between Gilolo on the east and the northern part of Celebes on the west. Moluccas (mo-lukaz), or Spice Islands. A collection of islands belonging to the Dutch, situated in the Malay Archipelago east of Celebes and west of Papua. The chief islands are Gilolo, Ternate, Amboyna, Ceram, Buru, and the Banda Islands. The surface is generally mountainous. The group is noted for the production of cloves and nutmegs. The inhabitants are generally Alfures, Malays, and Papuans. The islands were discovered and taken po e ion of by the Portuguese about 1512, but have been under Dutch suzerainty since the beginning of the 17th century. Area, about 20,000 square miles. Population, 375,000. Molwitz. See Mollwitz . Molyneux (mol'i-nöks), William. Born at Dublin, April 17, 1656: died there, Oct. 11, 1698. An Irish philosopher. He entered Trinity College, Dublin, in 1671, and the Middle Temple in 1675. He devoted himself especially to philosophy and mathematics. His version of Des cartes's "Meditations" was published in 1680. In 1686 he published his "Sci other i cum Telescopum," and the "Dioptric a Nova "in 1692. He enjoyed the intimate friendship of John Locke. His best known work, "The Case of Ireland's being Bound by Acts of Parliament in England Stated," was published in 1698. Mombasa (mom-bäʼsä), or Mombaz (mombäs'). is'). A seaport in British East Africa, situated in lat. 4° 4′ S., long. 39° 43′ E.: the headquarters of the British East Africa Company. It was taken by the Portuguese in 1505, and toward the close of the century they built a fort there. They were expelled in 1698, Mombosa was acquired by Zanzibar in 1834, and in 1890 pa ed to the company. It is the terminus of a railway to the interior, and a naval coaling-station. Population, about 20,000. copper as currency, are in a higher state of culture Moncey body. He has taken, at various times, an active part in politics, and has been a member of the Pru ian House of Delegates, where his political views were those of the National Liberal party. Mompos (mom-pos'), or Mompox (mom-рон'). A town in Colombia, department of Bolivar, Colombia, department of Bo situated on the Magdalen a about lat. 9o 15' Ν. Population, estimated, timated, about 8,000. Momus (mo' (mō'mus). [Gr. [Gr. Μώμος.] In Greek mythology, a god personifying censure and mockery: according to Hesiod, the son of Night. Mona (mona). (monä). The Latin name of Angle sea: used also for the Isle of Man. Monaco (mon'ä-kō). 1. A principality situated on the Mediterranean and inclosed by the department of Alpes-Mar i times, France. It produces fruits, olive-oil, perfumes, liqueurs, etc. The government is an absolute monarchy. It has been succe ively under Spanish, Sard in i an, and French protection, and was united to France 1793-1814. Area, 8 square miles. Population (1890), 13,374. 2. The capital of Monaco, situated on a promontory projecting into the Mediterranean 9 miles east-northeast of Nice: the ancient Herculis Monœci Portus. Near it is the gambling resort Monte Carlo. Population (1890), 3,292. Monadnock (mō-nad'nok), or Grand Monadnock, An isolated mountain in Cheshire County, southwestern New Hampshire, 37 miles southwest of Concord. Height, 3,186 feet. Monagas (mō-nä'gäs), José Gregorio. Born at Maturin, 1795: died at Maracaibo, 1858. A Venezuelan soldier and politician, brother of José Tadeo Monagas. He was an unsucce ful presidential candidate in 1846, and was elected for the term 1851-55: during this period slavery was abolished (March, 1854). After his brother's downfall he was arrested, and died in captivity. Monagas, José Tadeo. Born near Maturin, Oct. 28, 1784: died at El Valle, near La Guaira, Nov. 18, 1868. A Venezuelan general and politician. He served under Bolivar 1813-21; headed an unsucce ful rebellion 1835; was elected president for the term 1847-51; and in 1848 a umed dictatorial powers, imprisoning Paez who had declared against him. Succeeded by his brother in 1851, he took command of the army, and was reëlected president (1855), but was deposed in 1858 and banished. In March, 1868, he declared against Falcon, drove him from the country, and was elected president by Congre , but died before he could a ume office. Monaghan (monʼa-chan).. 1. A county in Ulster, Ireland. It is bounded by Tyrone on the north. Armagh on the east, Louth on the southeast, Meath on the south, and Cavan and Fermanagh on the west. The surface is hilly. Area, 500 square miles. Population (1891), 86,206. 2. The capital of the county of Monaghan, 48 miles west-southwest of Belfast. Population (1891), 2,838. Monal des chi (mō-näl-des'kē), Marchese Giovanni. Died at Fontainebleau, France, Nov. 10, 1657. An Italian, favorite of Queen Christine of Sweden, murdered by her orders. Mona (Madonna) Lisa. A famous portrait by Leonardo da Vinci, in the Louvre, Paris. It rep resents "La Gioconda," the wife of the Florentine Fr. del Giocondo. The painter worked at it for 4 years, and then proclaimed it unfinished. Monastery, The. A novel by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1820. The scene is laid in Scotland in the 16th century. "The Abbot" is a sequel or continuation of it. Mombuttu (mom-böt'tö). An important tribe of central Africa, densely settled in a fertile tract on the river Welle between the Nyam-Nyamand the Mabode. The Mombuttu are not so black as the Nyam-Nyam, and have long noses, which give them a Semitic expre ion. They paint their bodies, wear bark cloth, use than other negroes, and yet they are the worst cannibals of the Dark Continent. Number estimated at 1,000,000. Mommsen (mom'zen), The odor. Born at Gard- ing, Schleswig, Nov. 30, 1817. A celebrated German historian. He studied philology and juris- prudence at Kiel. From 1844 to 1847 he traveled in France and Italy, engaged in archæological studies. In 1848 he was made profe or of law at Leipsic, a position Monboddo, Lord. See Burnett , James. oblige doen in 1850 in consequence Monbuttu. See Mombuttu. Monastir (mō-näs-tēr'). A vilayet in European Turkey. Area, 7,643 square miles. Popula- tion, 664,379. which Monastir, or Mistir (mēs-tēr'). A seaport in Tunis, situated on the Gulf of Hammamet in lat. 35° 45′ N., long. 10°51′ E. Population, about 8,000, Moncada (mōn-kä'чнä), Francisco de. Born at Valencia, Spain, Dec. 29,1586: killed at Goch, Pru ia, 1635. A Spanish historian and general. He wrote a "History of the Expedition of the Catalans and Aragonese against the Turks and Greeks" (1623). Moncalieri (mon-kä-lē-ārē). A town in the province of Turin, Italy, situated on the Po 5 miles south of Turin. Population (1881), commune, 11,379. of his participation in the political movements of 1848- Mon 1849. In 1852 he became profe or of Roman law at Zurich, In 1854 he accepted a similar profe orship at Breslau, and in 1857 was made profe or of ancient history at the Uni- versity of Berlin. His principal work is his "Römisc he Geschichte" ("Roman History," 1854-56). Other works are "Die römisc he Chronologie bis auf Casar" ("Roman Chronology down to Cæsar," 1858), "Geschichte des ro, mischen Münzwesens" ("History of Roman Coinage," 1860), "Römisc he Forschungen" ("Roman Investiga. tions," 1864-79), “Römisches Staatsrecht" (1871-76), and numerous minor articles and monographs on archæo- logical subjects and Roman law. As secretary, after 1873, of the Berlin Academy, he was the editor of the great "Corpus inscriptionum latin arum" published by that Moncey (môn-sā'), Bon Adrien Jean not de, Duc de Conegliano. Born July 31, 1754: died The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century Cyclopedia of names IMG:content-0699.png:[blocks in formation] April 20, 1842. A French marshal, dist in- Monferrato. See Montferrat . guished in the Napoleonic campaigns in Italy and Spain. Mönch (mènch), or Wei -Mönch (vis'mench). [G., 'the monk,' or 'white monk.'] A peak of the Bernese Alps, situated on the border of the cantons of Bern and Valais, Switzerland, 38 miles southeast of Bern. It was ascended first in 1857. Height, 13,465 feet. Monck. See Monk . Monckton (mungk'ton), Robert. Born June 24, 1726: died May 3, 1782. An English general, the second son of John Monckton, Vis count Galway. He served in Germany in 1743, and in Flanders in 1745; was member of Parliament for Pontefract in 1751; in 1752 was sent to Nova Scotia; and in 1755 a isted in carrying out Braddock's scheme of driving the French army out of Nova Scotia. On March 11, 1759, he was appointed second in command in Wolfe's expedition gains tunded in general, and in major-general, 13. In Feb., 1761, he March governor of New York and commander-in-chief of the province. In the same year he engaged in the reduc land, was lieutenant-general April 30, 1770. Mon contour (môn-kon-tör'). A small town in the department of Vienne, France, situated on the Dive 28 miles northwest of Poitiers. Here, Oct. 3, 1569, the French Catholics under the Duc d'Anjou defeated the Huguenots under Coligny. dad at in pointed in Eng. Moncrieff (mon-krēf'), James. Born 1744: died at Dunkirk, Sept. 7, 1793. A British military engineer. He served in the West Indies and North America for many years. In Sept., 1777, he was present at the battle of the Brandy wine, and in 1779 distinguished himself with General Prevost in Carolina, and was chief engineer at the investment of Charleston in 1780. On the declaration of war with France in 1793, he was ap pointed quartermaster-general to the army in Holland,