Zaimis
ALEXANDER, a statesman; born at Athens in 1855. He ZAIMIS, ALEXANDER, a Greek educated in the academies at Athens, and entered politics, dabbling was educated in the academies at was ALEXANDER ZAIMIS also to some extent in literature. He was elected to the Chamber at Athens and in 1906 was made High Commisalso to some extent in literature. He a position he held till 1911. Later he became Prime Minister in Greece. an American military officer; born in a position he held till 1911. Later he and in 1906 was made High Commis- 1849; came to the United States in 1853 and entered the army at the age of 15 as a volunteer aide-de-camp on the staff ZAMBESI of General Miles. He received a commission in the United States army in 1866, was promoted 1st lieutenant of artillery in 1867 and captain in 1887.
From 1872 to 1876 he was Professor of Military Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; was graduated at the Artillery School, Fort Monroe, in 1880, and at the School of Submarine Mining, Willets Point, several months later. In 1889 he was sent to St. Petersburg as military attaché to the American legation, remaining on duty for a year. He retired from active service in 1894. He wrote: "Notes on Telescopic Sights for Cannon"; "Deflection of Projectiles by Wind"; etc. He was the inventor of pneumatic dynamite torpedo gun which bears his name, the electrical onet, a telescopic sight for artillery, etc. fuse, an intrenching tool, a ramrod bay- See DYNAMITE GUN. He died March 10, 1909.
ZAMBESI (zam-bēzē), the most important river in southeastern Africa, and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean. It has its source in several streams uniting in the far interior. It flows first S. E. and then N. E., then curves again to the S. E., and reaches the Indian Ocean by several mouths in the Mozambique Channel opposite Madagascar. The delta of the Zambesi covers an area of about 25,000 square miles, and commences about 90 miles from the coast, a little below the confluence of the main stream with the Shiré. The course of the whole river is about 1,600 miles, and it drains an area of 600,000 square miles. Its basin is separated from that of the Orange river on the S. W. by a slight watershed, and from that of the Limpopo on the S. by a mountain range. Its course as a whole is through fertile valleys and wooded plains; but the navigation is interrupted by rapids and cataracts, among the latter being the Victoria Falls, which are among the grandest in the world. The valley of the Zambesi is capable of immense development in the way of trade. The Portuguese Government has long exercised sway for 300 miles from the mouths of the river, and by the international arrangement of June, 1891, the river from the coast to the confluence of the Loangwe is recognized as being in Portuguese territory; the upper course is chiefly in British territory. The Zambesi and its affluents are now free to the flags of all nations.