in Santiago harbor. In September he was given command of one of the Spanish prizes, and in March. 1899, he was matle a lieutenant.
BODLEY, Rachel Littler, chemist, b. in Cin-
cinnati, Oliio, 7 Dec, 1831 ; d. in Philadelphia,
Pa., 15 June, 1888. She was graduated at the
Wesleyan female college of Cincinnati in 1849,
where she taught until 1860. In that year she
studied advanced chemistry and physics. In 1865
she was chosen professor of chemistry and toxicol-
ogy in the Woman's medical college of Pennsylva-
nia, and in 1877 she became dean of the faculty,
both of which offices she held until her death.
When it was proposed that a gathering of Ameri-
can chemists should be held in 1874 to celebrate
the centennial of chemistry, she suggested that it
should take place at Joseph Priestley's grave in
Northumberland, Pa., and she was elected first
vice-president of the meeting there. Dr. Bodley
was a member of various scientific societies, in-
cluding the Franklin institute, before which in
1881 she delivered a course of lectures on "House-
hold Chemistry." She published papers on chem-
istry and botany in scientific journals, and in
1859-'60 edited "The Alumnia;" in Cincinnati,
also Clarke's " Herbarium " (1865). She was the au-
thor of "The College Story" (Philadelphia. 1881).
BOUGS, William Ellison, educator, b. in Ah-
mednuggur, Hindostan, 12 May, 1838. He was
graduated at South Carolina college in 1859,
studied theology, and entered the Confederate army
as a private in 1861, becoming, in the following
year, chaplain of the 6th South Carolina volunteers,
and surrendering at Appomattox. Later he held
pastorates in several Presbyterian churches of the
south, and in 1883 became professor of ecclesiasti-
cal history in Columbia theological seminary. Since
December, 1889, Dr. Boggs has been chancellor and
professor of metaphysics and ethics in the Univer-
sity of Georgia. He received the degree of D. D.
from the Southwestern Presbyterian university.
BOIES, Horace (boice), governor, b. in Aurora
township, Erie Co., N. Y., 7 Dec, 1827. He was
educated in the academy of his native place, and,
like his friend, Millard Fillmore, acquired under
the greatest difficulties, while working on a farm
and teaching in a country school, a knowledge of
the law, which he afterward practised successfully.
In 1857 he was a member of the state assembly,
and later resided in Buffalo. Soon after the close
of the war Mr. Boies removed to Waterloo, Iowa,
where he quickly obtained a profitable law prac-
tice. In 1884 he left the Republican party and be-
came a Democrat, being elected by them governor
of Iowa in 1890, to which office he was re-elected.
In June, 1892, he was a prominent western candi-
date for the nomination to the presidency, and
ho is the popular Democratic leader in his state,
where, owing to his handsome and honest face, he
is frequently called "Affidavit Boies."
BOMl'AS, William Carpenter, bishop, b. in
London, England, 20 Jan., 1834. He studied law
and practised for seven years, when he prepared
for the ministry. For a time he was a cirafe in
Lincoln diocese, and in 1865 he went to Mackenzie
river, British America, as a missionary. In 1874
he was made bishop of Athabasca, and ten years
later his diocese was divided, and he became by
choice bishop of Mackenzie river. For more than
three decades he has lived a life of exile that has
few parallels in missionary annals. He received
the degree of D. D. from Lambeth. Bisho)) Bom-
Das is the author of " An Api)eal to the Bible and
Missionary Societies" (London. 1882) and " A His-
tory of the Diocese of Mackenzie River " (1888).
BONACUM, Thomas, R. C. bishop, b. in Tip-
perary county, Ireland, 29 Jan.. 1847. He was
only a year old when he arrived at St. Louis, Mo.,
where his parents permanently settled in 1848.
Having determined to embrace the priesthood, he
made his classical studies at the Salesianum near
Jlilwaukee, and his theological studies at the eccle-
siastical seminary at Cape Girardeau. He was or-
dained a priest by Bishop Meleher of Green Bay,
in the absence of Archbishop Kenrick at Rome, in
1870. He spent his years of priesthood in success-
ful missionary work. He attended the Lfniversity
of Wilrzburg lectures by Hergenroether and Het-
tinger, and in 1881 became pastor of the Church
of the holy name at St. Louis. In 1884 he was
present at the third plenary council of Baltimore
as theologian to Archbishop Kenrick. He was in
1887 appointed bishop of Lincoln, Neb., and was
consecrated in that year. During the twelve years
of Dr. Bonacum's episcopate the progress of the
church has been great in his diocese.
BONILLA, Policarpo, president of Honduras,
b. in Tegucigalpa. 14 March, 1858. He was ad-
mitted to tlie bar, and from early youth took part
in politics, becoming
the leader of the lib-
eral party. He held
several important po-
sitions, and was well
known as a represent-
ative in the national
assembly. He lived
for several years in
Guatemala, and after-
ward went to Nica-
ragua, where he was
elected a reiiresenta-
tivc In 1893 he be-
came the leader of
the revol ntion against
Gen. Vazquez, presi-
dent of Honduras,
and, allied with
N icaragua, overthrew
his administration.
Peace being established, with a new
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constitution, Mr. Bonilla was elected president of the republic of Honduras for the term ending in 1899. During his administration he was a co- worker in the establishment of the " Republica Mayor de Centro-America," which comprises the states of Honduras, Nicaragua, and San Salvador.
BONNEY, Charles Carroll, lawyer, b. in Ham-
ilton, N. Y., 4 Sept., 1831. He was educated at
Hamilton academy, and engaged in teaching in
his native town and in Peoria. III., to which place
he removed in 1850. He took an active part in
establishing the present educational system of the
state of Illinois. At the same time he studied
law, and in 1852 was admitted to the bar. In 1860
he removed to Chicago, where he has since prac-
tised his profession. Jlr. Bonney was engaged in
various reform movements, was an originator ot
the law and order movement in Illinois in 1872,
and the author of the plan for a series of world's
congresses in connection with the Columbian ex-
position of 1898. In furtherance of this scheme he
served as president of the world's congress aux-
iliary. Mr. Bonney was president of the Chicago
library association in 1870. He edited the poet-
ical works of Judge Alfred W. Arrington. and is
the author of a "Handbook of Railway Law"'
(Chicago, 1864) ; " Law of Insurance " (1865) ; and
of numerous published addresses and essays.