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HAGGARD. 443 HAGUE. f<(ilo)i' oil's Mines (1SS5), and Ulie (ISSG), which won him instant fame by their imaginative power and novelty of scene. Among the novels which followed are Jess (1887); AUaii (Jiiutcriiiaiii (1888): Cleopatra (1889); Beatrice (1890); Eric liritjhteyes (1891) ; ^ada the Lily (1892) ; Monteziniia's Daughter (1894) ; The People of the Mist (1894) ; Sualloic: A l^tory of the Great Tiel: (1899) ; Elissa: A Zulu UliiU (1900) : and Rural EnyUiiid (1902). He also collaborated with Andrew Lang. All his work is crude iu stylo and structure, but it possesses the merit of being readable. HAGGENMACHEE, ha'genmaG'er, Gustav AuoLF (1845-75). A Swiss explorer of Africa, born on tlic island of Linuiuitau, near Brugg, Switzerland. In 1865 he went to Egj-pt and in the following j-ear he settled at Khartum. Five years afterwards he proceeded to Suakin and thence to Massowah. In 1872 he was the com- missioner of Egypt at the World's Fair, Vienna, where his exhibition of Sudanese products at- tracted general attention. In 1874 he was ap- pointed the representative of Consul Jlunzinger at C'assala, whence, by order of the Khedive, he undertook a tour through Somaliland. In the following year he proceeded as far as Oalabat. He accompanied JNIunzinger during the campaign against the Galla tribe, taking with him his wife and two children. On the return journey the family wore murdered by the natives. HAGHE, hag, Louis (1806-85). A lithog- rapher and water-color painter. He was born at Tournay. in Belgium, March 17, 1806. His right hand lieing deformed from birth, he drew with the left. At the age of seventeen he made drawings for De .Jonghe's "Vues pittoresques de la Belgique." and soon afterwards went to England. At London he formed a partnership with Wil- liam Day, producing a series of lithographic works of the highest merit. Among these were Vivian's "Spanish Scenery," Atkinson's "Views in Afghanistan." his Robert's "Sketches in the Holy Land. Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia," and lithographs of his own drawings of old Flemish interiors. Subsequently he de- voted himself to painting in water-colors and became a leading member of the association formed to promote this branch of art, and was president from 1873 till 1884. Haghe displayed a predilection for old Flemish interiors, but also painted Italian subjects and scenes from English history. Among his pictures may be mentioned the "Council of War at Courtray" (1854). in the National Gallery, and the "Audience Cham- ber at Bruges," which are remarkable for their harmony of color, fidelity in detail, and richness of architecture. He exhibited "The Night Watch" at the Philadelphia Exposition in 1876. There are good examples of his work in the South Kensincrton. British, and Bethnal Green museums. He obtained the gold medal for lithography at Paris in 1834. and a second-class medal for water- color at the Exposition of 1855: and was a mem- ber of the Belgian and Antwerp academies. He died at Stockwell Green. Brixton. March 9. 1885. HAGI, hii'ge. A towTi in the .Japanese Pre- fecture of Yamaguchi. situated on the eastern coast of Nippon, near the southern end of the island (Map: Japan. B 6). In feudal times it was the residence of the Daimios of Choshu and Vol. I..— 29. played a prominent part in the abolition of feudalism. Po[)ulation, about 20,000. HA GIOG'KAPHA. See Bible. HAGN, hiign. Lldwig vo. (1820-98). A German genre painter, born in Munich. He was educated at the military school there, but pre- ferred the life of an artist to that of a soldier, and studied in Berlin and Antwerp, lived in Paris for ten years (1853-63) and in Italy for two, but returned to his native city in 1868. His paintings include: "Unwelcome Wooing" (1851, Schwerin Gallery): "Musical Morning Entertainment" (1859, Pinakothek, Munich) ; "Italian Garden Scene" (1868, Schack (iallery, Munich) ; "Library of the Jesuit College in Rome" (1869). His later work depicted an "Audience with Pope Leo XIII." (1880), and a "Corpus Christi Procession in the Seventeenth Century," for the Munich City Hall (1881). HAGONOY, a'go-no'e. A town of Luzon, Philippines, in the Province of Bulacan, founded in 1581. It lies about 13 miles northwest of Bulacan and about six miles north of Manila Bay. Population, in 1898, 20,120. HA'GOOD, Johnson (1829-98). An Ameri- can soldier, born at Barnwell, S. C. He gradu- ated in 1847 at the South Carolina Military Academy, and at the outbreak of the Civil War became colonel of the First South Carolina Vol- unteers. In 1862 he was made a brigadier-general in the Confederate Army. He served on the South Carolina coast, and commanded at Battery Wagner. At the siege of Petersburg lie com- manded a brigade in the trenches, and subse- quently he fought at Weldon Road, in the opera- tions north of James River and at Fort Fisher. HAGUE, hag. The (Dutch 's Grnrenhage. the count's hedge). The seat of the Government of the Netherlands and residence of the sovereign, pleasantly situated in the Province of South Holland, about 15 miles northwest of Rotterdam and three miles from the North Sea (ilap: Netherlands. C 2). It is intersected in all direc- tions by canals and shaded avenues of linden trees, and is famed above all other Dutch cities for its broad, handsome streets, palaces. Govern- ment and municipal buildings, and stately houses. Of these edifices the picturesque town hall is the most interesting from an architectural stand- point. The most notable church is the Groote Kerk, or Church of Saint James, a Gothic .struc- ture of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, with a lofty hexagonal tower. The palace of justice is a handsome building in the Dutch Renaissance style. In the Mauritshuis. rebuilt in 1704, is located the renowned picture gallery, containing about 450 canvases, largely of the best Dutch period, and especially rich in Rembrandts. Among the most celebrated pictures are Rem- brandt's "School of Anatomy" and "Presenta- tion in the Temple." Ruysdael's "View of Haar- lem," Paul Potter's well-known "Biill." and Rubens's "Portrait of Ophovius." The municipal museum and the house of .Baron Steengracht also have fine collections of paintings, the former con- taining corporation pieces by Ravestcyn. The royal librarv possesses 500,000 volumes and a valuable collcetion of more than 40,000 coins and medals, and over 300 cameos. In the centre of Willems-Park rises the magnificent na- tional monument commemorating the restoration