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tered Carle >w college, with a view of preparing him- self for the American mission. He was ordained deacon in 1853, and set out the same year for St. Louis. Mo., where lie finished his ecclesiastical stud- ies in Carondelet seminary, and was raised to the priesthood in 1854. 1 If rose to be vicar- general, on 15 Feb., 1872, was elected coadjutorarehbish- op of St. Louis, and consecrated under the title of bishop of Tricomia on 14 April. Owing to the great age of Archbishop Ken- rick, most of the work of governing the diocese fell to his share, and his administration was energetic and suc-

cessful. He was

nominated arch-bishop of Philadelphia on 8 June, 1884. Bishop Iian was one of the prelates that were selected in 1883 to represent the interests of the Roman Catho- lics of the United States in Rome. He was present at the third plenary council of Baltimore in 1884, at which the opening discourse, " The Church in her Councils," was pronounced by him. Ik- went to Rome again in 1887 on business connected with the plan of establishing a Catholic university in Washington. He has published lectures on " What Catholics do not Believe" (St. Louis, 1877) and " Some of the Causes of Modern Religious Skepti- cism " (1883).

RYAN, Stephen Vincent, R. C. bishop, b. near Almonte, Canada. I.Jan., 1825; d. in Buffalo, 10 April, 1896. His parents settled in Pottsville, and he entered St. Charles's seminary, Philadelphia, in 1840, and in 1844 became a member of the Lazarist order. After studying theology in the Seminary of St. Mary's of the Barrens, Mo., he was ordained a priest in St. Louis on 24 June, 1849. ami imme- diately held professorships in St. Mary's and Cape Girardeau colleges. He was afterward president of the College of St. Vincent, and in 1857 was elected visitor of the Lazarist order throughout the United States. He was instrumental in es- tablishing the mother-house and novitiate of the community at Germantown, and transferred his residence thither from St. Louis. In 1868 he was nominated to the bishopric of Buffalo, and conse- crated on 8 Nov. Bishop Ryan had frequently been called to important missions abroad.

RYAN, William Albert Charles, soldier, b. in Toronto, Canada, 28 March, 1843 ; d. in Santiago, Cuba, 4 Nov., 1873. He was educated in Buffalo, N. Y., and at the beginning of the civil war enlisted in the New York volunteers, serving through the war, and rising to the rank of captain. He volun- teered in the service of the Cuban junta in isiiii. and when Thomas Jordan was made Commander- in-chief of the revolutionary army became his chief of staff and inspector-general. He displayed bravery and military skill in conflicts with the Spanish troops, and several times returned to the United State-, to recruit new forces for carrying on the insurrection. His last expedition was in the " Virginius," which was captured by the Spanish niim-of-war "Tornado" on 31 Oct., 1*73. seven i lays after leaving the port of Kingston. Jamaica, and taken into Santiago. The pas>engers and crew were tried by court-martial, and all were con- demned to death as pirates. After the sentence had been executed on Gen. Ryan and fifty-one others, the massacre was arrested through the in- terference of the captain of a British war vessel, and the surviving prisoners were subsequently re- leased on the demand of the U. S. government. RYAN, William Redmond, author, b. in Eng- land. He had resided for many years in the United States, when in 1847 he joined a body of U. S. vol- unteers, and went with them to California. On their arrival they were disbanded, and Ryan en- gaged in gold-mining till his return late in 1849. He published " Personal Adventures in California" (2 vols.. London. 1850). which was illustrated from his own drawings, and contains many interesting- details of early pioneer life in California.

RYAN. William Thomas, Canadian author, b. in Toronto, 3 Feb., 1839. He was educated at St. Michael's college, Toronto, and, entering the army, served during the Crimean war. and subsequently in the 100th royal Canadian regiment. On leaving the army he devoted himself to journalism and lit- erature." He edited " The Volunteer Review," pub- lished at Ottawa, " The Evening Mail," of which he was proprietor, the "Daily Free Press" at Ot- tawa, and the "Daily Sun," and is now (1898) edi- tor of the Montreal "'Daily Post" and the "True Witness." He has contributed poems and articles to various magazines, has lectured, and been active as a political speaker on the Liberal side. He is known as an author under the name of Car- roll Ryan, which he took in 1853. He has pub- lished " Oscar, and other Poems" (Hamilton, 1*5?) ; "Songs of a Wanderer" (Ottawa, 1867); "The Canadian Northwest and the Canadian Pacific Railway " (1875) ; and " Picture Poems " (1884). His wife, MARY ANN MAC!VER, whom he married in 1870, has published " Poems " (Ottawa, 1879). RYDER, Albert Pinkham, artist, b. in New Bedford, Mass., 19 March, 1847. He studied art under William E. Marshall and at the Academy of design, where he began to exhibit in 1873. In ls?7, 1882, and 1887 he went abroad, visiting London and Paris, and travelling in Holland. Italy, Spain, and Germany. His paintings are notable rather for color and effect than for form, and he might be classed as a representative of the impressionist school in this country. Among his works are "Wandering Cow," "Curfew Hour^" "Pega-us." "Farm-Yard," "The Waste of Waters is their Field" (1884). "Little Maid of Arcady " (ISMii, " Temple of the Mind," and " Phantom Ship."

RYDKR. James, educator, b. in Dublin, Ireland, 8 Oct.. 1800; d. in Philadelphia. PH.. 12 Jan., I860. He was brought to the United Slates when a child, entered the novitiate of the Sen ietj of Jesus at the age of thirteen, studied for five years at Georgetown college, and afterward completed his theological studies in Rome. Itah. where he re- mained five years. He was ordained a priest in 1S-J5, and. after teaching theology and the sic-red scriptures for three years at the College of Spoleto. he returned to the United States, and w.-i- for several years professor of theology and philosophy and vice-president of Georgetown college. In 1X!!I he became pastor of St. Mary's church, Philadelphia, and in the following year he took charge of a church in Frederick, Md.. which he soon left to assume the presidency of Georgetown college. From 1843 till 1S45 he was superior of the .le-uit order in the United States. In 1S46 he became president of the College of the Holy Cross, which had been established three- years before- at Worcester. .Mass.. lint in 1S48 lie returned to his former