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on esters of silicic acid, on amides of phosphoric acid, on inetaphospliimic acid, and on chloroni- trides of phosphorus. Dr. Stokes is a member of the American chemical society and also of the chemical societies of Paris and Berlin.

STOKES, William Brickly, b. in Cheatham county, N. 0., 9 Sept., 1814; d. in Liberty. Tenn., 20 March, 1897. He was educated in the coun- try schools of Middle Tennessee, was a member of the legislature from De Kalb county, and in 1853 defeated Col. John H. Savage for congress, being re-elected two years later. He entered the Federal army at the beginning of the civil war. be- ing a Union sympathizer, and became a brigadier- general of cavalry, serving with gallantry till peace was declared. After the war he retnrned to De Kalb county, residing near Liberty, and began the practice of law. In 1809 he was the Republican candidate for governor, but was defeated by De Witt C. Sentcr. Gen. Stokes was of commanding appearance, and was one of the best stump-speakers in the state, winning the title of "The Eagle Ora- tor." — His brother, Jordan, lawyer, b. in Cheat- ham county, N. C. 23 Aug., 1817 ; d. in Nashville, Tenn., 18 Nov., 1886. He received a limited edu- cation in the country schools. Read law and was licensed to practice in 1838, beginning his career at Carthage, Tenn. He was elected Whig repre- sentative to the legislature in 1839 from Smith county, and moved to Lebanon the following year. In 1851-2 he represented Wilson county, and was elected speaker. He was elected to the state sen- ate in 1859, and defeated the bill to expel or en- slave the free negroes of the state. At the called session of 1861 he opposed secession, and was throughout the war a Union man. Mr. Stokes was held to be the best criminal lawyer in Tennessee in his prime, and was also a great chancery lawyer.

STONE, Frederick Oawsoii, librarian, b. in Philadelphia, 8 April, 1841; d. there, 12 Aug., 1897. lie was educated in private schools, and while quite young entered the counting-house of his father, a silk importer. During the civil war he enlisted as a private, and participated in the Gettysburg campaign. After the close of the war he returned to his father's business, and continued there until its dissolution. He was deeply inter- ested in the history of his native state, and was a member of the council of the Historical society of Pennsylvania. In 1876 he became its librarian, and held this post until his death. He gained recognition as an authority on the colonial history of the United States, and received the degree of Litt. D. from the University of Pennsylvania. For several years Dr. Stone was editor of the " Penn- sylvania Magazine of History," to the columns of which he frequently contributed. His best-known works include "The Founding of Pennsylvania" and " The Struggle for the Delaware," both writ- ten for Winsor's " Narrative and Critical History of America"; "Pennsylvania and the Federal Constitution" (Philadelphia, 1888), in collabo- ration with Prof. John B. McMaster; a mono- graph on the battle of Brandywine ; supplement- ary chapters to editions of Wood's "History of the University of Pennsylvania" and Kting's' " History of Independence Hall"; a "Memoir of William John Potts" (1897); and an address on " A Plea for the Study of Genealogy."

STONE, William Alexis, governor, b. in Tioga county. Pa., 18 April, 1846. He was educated at the state normal school, Mansfield, .served in the civil war as 2d lieutenant, and in 1870 was ad- mitted to the bar. He was district attorney of Tioga county and U. S. attorney for the western district of Pennsylvania. lie was elected as a Republican to the 52d congress, and was re-elected three times as representative of the 23d district. Having been nominated and elected governor of Pennsylvania in 1898, he resigned his seat in the house of representatives, and was succeeded in November by William H. Graham, of Allegheny.

STONE, William Joel, governor, b. in Madi- son county, Ky., 7 May, 1848, and was graduated from the Missouri state university. He was ad- mitted to the bar, and was prosecuting attorney for Vernon county in 1872-'4, a Tilden and Hen- dricks elector in 1876, a Democratic member of congress from 1885 to 1891, and in the following year was elected governor of Missouri, and re- elected in 1894. Gov. Stone, who resides in JelTer- son city, is a prominent memberof the Democratic national committee, and during the absence in Eu- rope of Senator Jones, of Arkansas, was acting chairman of the eomraittee. He resembles Henry Clay in appearance, manners, and training.

STORER. Bellamy, diplomat, b. in Cincinnati, Ohio, 28 Aug., 1844. He was graduated at Har- vard university and at the Cincinnati law-school, being admitted to the bar in 1869. He practised successfully at the bar of his native city, and in 1891 he was elected to congress as a Republican, being re-elected two years later. In 1897 Presi- dent McKinley appointed him minister to Belgium, and after the close of the war with Spain Mr. Storer was promoted by being appointed U. S. minister to Spain as successor to Gen. Woodford.

STORY, Einma Eames, opera-singer, b. in Shanghai, China, of New England parentage, 13 Aug., 1867. She studied vocalism in Boston, and became a pupil of Madame Marchesi, at Paris. In 1889 she made her debut al the U rand opera - house of Paris in Gounod's " Romeo et Juli- ette," having stud- ied her part un- der the comjioser's direction. From Paris she went to Ijondon,where her success was imme- diate, and at the end of this season she was married. In 1891 she made her first appear- ance in New York at the Metropoli- tan opera-house. She was there again in the sea- son of 1 893-"4. and

in 1895-6 was at "T

Covent Garden, London, where she made her first success as Elizabeth in " Tannhauser." Subse- quently she appeared again in New York as Eva in " Die Jleistersinger." She married Julian Story, the painter, youngest son of the sculptor, William Wetmore Story. She received in Prance the decoration of " Officer of the Academy."

STORY, George Henry, artist, b. in New Haven, Conn.. 22 Jan., 1835. He served three- years' apprenticeship to a wood-carver, then studied art several years in this country and abroad, and opened a studio in Portland, receiving in 1859 the Maine state medal. He removed to Washington, D. C, where he practised his profession for several years. Spent another year in Cuba, and then