CARTER, William Harding, American army officer and author: b. Nashville, Tenn., 19 Nov. 1851. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy, West Point, N. Y.; was on duty on the Western frontier, 1873-97; promoted from captain of cavalry, by selection, to major and assistant adjutant-general, and to duty at War Department, 1897-1902; promoted from colonel to brigadier-general and duty on the War College Board 1902-03. He was a member of the General Staff to 31 Dec. 1903; was sent to England and Europe to investigate remount systems 1903. He has held the fol lowing commands: Department of Visayas, Philippine Islands 1904-05; Department of Lakes 1906-08; provisional division, maneuvers, regulars and national guard, 1906-08; Depart ment of Missouri, 1908-09. He was promoted to major-general, 13 Nov. 1909; Department of Luzon, Philippine Islands 1909-10; to the Gen eral Staff, 1910-12; Manceuvre Division, Texas, 1911; Central Division, 1912-13; Central De partment, 1913-14; Second Division (Mobile Army) Texas, 1913; Hawaiian Department, 1914-15• retired from active service, 19 Nov.
1915. He received medal of honor "for dis tinguished bravery in action," and is author of 'The American Army' ; 'From Yorktown to Santiago with the Sixth Cavalry' ; 'Old-Army Sketches' • 'Horses, Saddles and Bridles' ; 'Giles Carter of Virginia' (genealogical memoir).
Francis L., Cana dian editor and statesman: b. Yorkshire, Eng land, 1847. After early education in England, he emigrated to Canada, and settled at Vancouver, B. C., where he founded the Daily in 1886 and became its editor. A Conservative, he was elected a member of the British Columbia legislature in 1890, and was appointed minister of finance 1898-1900; a position to which his writings and speeches on financial and economic questions added considerable weight. He was chief commissioner of lands and works (1906-10), and subsequently president of the council. He was elected first chancellor of the University of British Columbia in 1902, and in 1906 en dowed a professorship of pure and applied mathematics in the McGill University College of British Columbia.