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Kindly Acts
In a Long
Career.
NEBRASKA CITY. Neb., July 20.—
There vs'&s a riot at the baseball grounds
here this afternoon when tho Law and
Order League attempted to prevent tho
game. A warrant sworn our by members
of the league was placed in tho hands v
of Sheriff Brower for the arrest of the
two teams. When Brower arrived on the
grounds an angry crowd surrounded and
disarmed him. He succeeded finally- in
arresting four players and took them
to a Justice's office, where they were
placed under bonds.- A number of city
pastors were at the Justice's office, and
when they . left friends of the players
threatened and jostled them. A rock
TRas thrown at Rev. C. M. Shepperd of
the Methodist Church, striking a com
panion and knocking . him down. Mr.
Shepperd was chased to his home. Later,
alleging that his life had been threat
ened and the church property was in
danger, Mr. Shepperd applied to the
Mayor for a police guard for himself and
the church property. To-day's outbreak
is the outcome of a long and bitter fight
between the Law and Order League and
friends of Sunday baseball. . Yesterday
the question was put to a vote of citi
zens, and there was practically a unani
mous vote for Sunday baseball.
Kiot on tho Ball Field.
Man Who Deserted Her "With Hints
at Suicide Is Located in a .
Besort in New York
City.
NEW YORK, July 20.— Captain Bradlee
Strong spent the greater part of to-day
in a notorious resort in West Forty-stxtn
street. If he ever sought death, as he
Informed his promised wife. May Yohe,
and his mother that he intended to do.
he has evidently changed his mind. So
tar as could be learned, Strong has not.
been outside the tenderloin district since
he sent the tearful- notes to^his niotner
and" May Yohe, telling of his l n te n "° n
to end his life. He has been, with con
vivial and congenial companions, ana ne
ha3 been a central figure in several re
sorts of a disreputaDle nature, li . na
has been depressed by remorse. J he has
succeeded well in hiding his emotions..
He has scoffed at the woman who has
been his close companion for a year ana
has boasted his intention to drive her
back to England. - _
Lady Hope to-day denounced Strong as
a paltroon and coward, upon whom sh©
would fully revenge herself.
"It does not seem to me possible that
Strong could so far forget himself as to
live in a resort, as has. been reported to
me," said Lady Hope. "He has treatea
me in a shameful manner, betraying my
confidence and taking from me property
of great value, but he has never given
me a view of that phase of his character
which he must possess to go r. tnto the
resort which I am told he did. I .am
fully determined to forget him, but for
the wrong he has done me ne must
suffer. I shall insist upon his prosecu
tion on a charge oi larceny.
"I believe the law will regard bis act
as that of a thief. My counsel is of the
same opinion. He has instructions to
bring about the arrest of Strong and you
may be sure I will not appear in the
role of the injured, but forgivins
woman." • -•-¦-'--
Friends of Strong have made several
attempts to get him to restrain himself
and return to his family. Twice during
the last week a friend has taken him
to the Royalton Hotel, in West Forty
third street, where he> has recovered from
the effects of the pace he has been travel
ing, but this was immediately followed
by a return to his pursuit of pleasure,
and he has not yet displayed any inten
tion of calming down.
It was late Saturday night when
Strong, having apparently Just emerged,
from a gambling house in West Thirty
fourth street, hailed a passing cab, tha
driver of which had often served him in
tho past. Strong gave instructions that
he should be driven to a resort . a - t&vr
doors west of Seventh avenue, in Forty
sixth street.. - £C4WS :>'
When it became known that Strong was
In the resort, a reporter for the Herald
called at the place and asked to see him.
A servant replied that he had retired and
could »not be disturbed. Another attempt
to obtain an interview with Strong was
equally without result. The second visi
tor was told that Strong had been there
during the night, but had gone away with
friends. Still later, the resort was called
on the telephone and again the reply was
given that the young man had retired
and had left word not to be disturbed.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Declines to Play Fart of
iDJured but Forgiving
Woman.
Will Prosecute Captain
Strong for Theft of
Diamonds.
LADY HOPE
THREATENS
VENGEANCE
"The first intimation I had of Mackay's
illness- was about a week ago when we
SAN RAFAEL, July 20.— James E.
Walsh, secretary of the Flood es
tate and an intimate acquaintance
of John W. Mackay, when seen' at
his residence at 401 Belle avenue,
this city, to-night, said:
. "The ' death of John W. Mackay is a
loss to San Francisco and California. It
came as a great shock to me,. and I know
it wilt be to all of his many. friends anil
thousands of employes, where his vast
interests are. I have known Mackay for
over twenty-six years and In fact ever
since I was a mere boy. I have been
connected with the Flood, estate for fif
teen years and transacted Mackay's busi
ness on this coast' since that time. I hold
! his power of attorney for various trans
actions of his interests in San Francisco,
but "mostly in business where he and the
Floods are interested. Of • course there is
no direct partnership between- Mackay.
and the Floods;, but there always S has
been a mutual understanding since Flood
I died. . . - ¦ .--_.- ¦ , .,
CHARITABLE,
BUT WITHOUT
OSTENTATION
John W. Mackay was a member of the
Pacific Union Club of San Francisco. His
son, Clarence Mackay, is a member of
the Bohemian. The : senior Mackay
grieved deeply over the loss of his * son,
who was accidentally killed in Europe a
few years ago. Among John Mackay's
social companions in San Francisco Rich
ard V. Dey, Horace G. Platt, Raphael
Weill. Joseph D. Redding and Hermann
Oelrichs were of the favored. .The early
newspaper men on the Comstock had a
staunch friend in the great miner. ..... \
One of Mackay's chief \ characteristics
was his straightforward : simplicity. He
Mackay never hoarded his money. He
invested it freely, and»trusted to his busi
ness sagacity for good returns. It Is said
that he got much deeper into the tele
graph busines"s than he had any notion
of when he started to put money into
the cable enterprise. The early investments
had to be sustained by subsequent contri
butions to protect himself. The profits,
when they did come, were liberal, and
fully justified his faith in the venture.
At one time some of his friends feared
that his great fortune accumulated on
the Comstock would be absorbed in spec
ulative investments, but he really added
to his wealth in later years. During his
recent sojourn on the coast he put money
freely into mining properties of Nevada
and Arizona.
¦Varying estimates as to vajue are placed
on the Mackay estate. Men who are fa
miliar in a general sense with his in
vestments calculate that he was worth
$15,000,000. There Is always a tendency. Lo
overrate the riches of the rich, and some
of the figures place the Mackay wealth
at $50,000,000. ¦ • ,-
. ¦ terests in New York required his
presence in that city for most of the time.
JOHN W. MACKAY was very fond
of San Francisco. He called this
place home, although his vast ln-
"I met John W. Mackay forty-two
years ago in Virginia City. At that time
he was. not a. wealthy man. He was just
commencing his career. He came to this
country from -Ireland as a boy, and for a
time lived in Park Row,.- New York. He
was always fond of athletic sports, and
in those early days he was acquainted
with all the prominent athletes of this
country. When gold was discovered in
California he came to this State, and
made his first attempt - at mining near
Downleville. Fortune, however, did net
smile on his work in the placers.
"In December of '59 J or January of '60
he and Jack O'Brien shouldered their
blankets and walked to Virginia. O'Brien
had just 50 cents, and that was the total
capital -of the two men-- who were sub-
"Mackay was the most charitable man
in the world. His pensioners if assembled
atone place would make a small-sized
army. Each year he dispensed an enor
mous sum in charity, but he was modest
and unassuming and would never let hts
kind acts become known to the public.
He never forgot any of the friends of his
early days, and: he was always ready to
assist any of those friends who had not
been as fortunate as he in making a
strike. ¦ . : . , - : _ -..
SINCERE sorrow was expressed In
this city over the death of Mackay.
Those who knew him best, and es
pecially the few remaining pio
neers who were associated with
him when he was struggling to make his
fortune in the mines of Nevada, feel his
loss most deeply. Unlike most men who
began life poor and amassed great for
tunes, he left no enemies. The acquire
ment of wealth did not change the good
qualities of his nature, and his friends
say that he was just as approachable and
just n as ' affable after he "had become a
millionaire as he was when he, was cut
ting timber for the mines. The friends
who were nearest to his hearflsay that
he was very charitable and was never
known to refuse aid to a poor family that
he knew to be worthy of assistance. - "
Richard V. Dey, who knew him for forty
two years and who was in his employ
most of that time, was almost prostrated
last night by the news of his death. In
speaking about Mackay's good deeds he
said: : . -¦ - ... ¦- • . . • ..
VAST FORTUNE
IS LEFT FOR
RELATIVES
FRIENDS TELL
OF KIND WORK
FOR THE POOR
was 'approachable. He was generous, but
never ostentatious in his generosity. J.
D, Redding, who knew him well, and..who
wae many times the guest of the Mackay
family in New York and London, rerrarks
that Mackay was always doing acts of
kindness for his fellow men, and always
taking care to keep the -knowledge . of
the kind deeds from the public. •
BONANZA KINGS WHO RULED.'
?IN FAMOUS- DAYS OF CALI : . '
'. FORNIA.
¦ (From photos In. possession of Ernest .
Haquette.)
"Mackay was a devout CaTholic." ' One
of his most Intimate friends was the late
Bishop Monogue of Virginia City. Arch
bishop. Riordan was - also one of his
friends. He was a . man that : had deter
mination and energy stamped in his very
nature. He won his way by straight
forward and honest- treatment of others.
There was not a bit of craft of diplomacy
In his composition. ", You • could depend
implicitly on his word. In his loss this
country has lost one of its greatest citi
zens." '¦.'*--
"Although Mackay was born in Ireland
he was a typical American, and sincerely
loved his adopted country. He was so
radically an American that It is sa;id he
sometimes gave offense to his friends by
his opposition" to that which was not
American. He was true to the interests
of California and;to San Francisco,' which
he always thought should be one Of the
greatest cities, of ;the world. , •:- -
"Mackay commenced his- work at. Vir
ginia City by sinking a tunnel on the
Union ground north of the : famous Ophir
mine. Thi3 tunnel, however, did not prove
profitable. He gave It up and cut timber
for the Mexican mine, investing his earn
ings in the Kentuck. These investments
returned him considerable profit and he
became interested in the Petaluma, Chol
lar and Kentuck mines. 'At this, time he
became associated with J. M. Walker, and
subsequently James -C. Flood, James Q.
Fair and William S ; O'Brien were admit
ted into the company. In the early seven
ties Walker sold out to Mackay and went
East. The acquisition of Walker's share
of the stock gave .Mackay three-fifths of
the interests of the 'Big Four.'
"Mackay was a very skillful workman.
He 'did not acquire his wealth 'by mere
luck but had the brains and energetic
perseverance sufficient to win his way to
the front.. He was considered the most
skillful timberer of mines about Virginia
City. He could brace the walls of a
tunnel better than any one else. While
other timberers were receiving but $3 a
day for their "work he was paid $6. •'.. He
did not have to be taught but he learned
as- if by Intuition. . . ¦¦
"He suited his action to the words,
flung the money away and he and Mackay
entered the city where their , fortunes
were to be made without a penny in their
pocketa. ' ¦ • ¦ •> •_ . • ¦
" 'I will fling this 50 cents to the wii
and we will walk into Virginia City li:
gentlemen.'
sequently : to become millionaires. Whe
they reached the head of the Six-Mi!
Canyon O'Brien said to Mackay:
Among her many distinguished friend
ships, she especially valued that of Pope
Pius IX. who on his deathbed sent her
the episcopal blessing and his miniature
set in pearls. It was, indeed, through her
that newa of the Pontiff's death was first
*v«r"!?<vMrsi£4''tO thf A T -oh1- > 'shr>p of Paris.
Mrs. Mackay. on reluming from the grand
optia is, Ui .~ an official telegram announc
ing his Holiness' death. She at once re
entered her carriage and in full evening
dress went to the Archbishop's house to
deliver her private wire in person. Mrs.
Mackay is one of only five persons sim
ilarly distinguished, who received at the
hands of ;Pio Nono the decoration of the
Order of the Cross. ¦ '. .
tirely unworthy of the subject and of the
painter. • : •
"I wanted a Meissonier," he said, "not
'a Messonler painting, a slovenly painting
of a cabinet" . •. • ! ¦
This criticism was indorsed by some art
ists who had seen the picture. It was
said that the French artist, deeming any-,
thing to be good enough for Nevada, took
no pains with the work, that he had pro
duced it after an insufficient number Of
sittings and had painted In the hands
ffm.' orievqf- his models. Furthermore,
the- portrait slib wed. the woman, ten years
older than its subject.
Many" French artists, . however, . indors
ed thfe work. His friends gave Meisson
ier" a dinner as a vindication and the
French press and public were'- for a time
clamorously indignant. The indignation
rose : to a climax when r it;was reported
that Mrs. Mackay had. thrown the picture
into the- fire. ' This was- not true. It was
¦hung in a small room with Its face ; to the
wall. To-day it has an abiding place in
Carlton House.
J W. STORROR, Superintendent of the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company, announced yester
jLLit day afternoon that the death of John .W. Mackay would not l cause any changes in :the preqr
./-,. ranged plans of the 'company. This announcement urns made after Mr. Storror had held a con
sultation with Herman Oelrichs and Richard Dey. It was decided that all work that had; been planned
skauld 'be completed without, any ,alt^atim0^^ihat;th^j^i^ss 0} "-,, the company should "be ,car
ried on. the same as usual. Mr. Storror stated that the contract, for laying the Pacific Cable- had al
ready been let and that the work would -not be delayed. . • ¦ '.'.-
MAG NAT E'S DEATH WILL NOT
DISTURB COMPANY'S PLANS
BOSTON, July 20 -James J. , Kelly, >^n
cld-tinse minstrel, died at his home in this
city to-day. He was 63 years of age.
m
James J. Kelly.
Allen came to New York about two
v.-ecKs ago. He had been working on- a
farm, but came here to seek his fortune.
Dey after day he sought emplovment in
vain. W hat money he had dwindled away
and for several days he had had nothing
to eat.. He found his way into Ea^
Twenty-sixth street to-day and going into
the basement of the Women Nurse"
Training School, opposite Bellevue Hos-'
plt £ 1 ', h V^°£, a p £. nkni £? frora Ws Pocket
and slashed his wrist. Two young women
nurses found Allen, who arose and dashed
10 the pier at the foot of the street A*
he was about to throw himself irto th£
river he was eeized by John Desmond
and Robert White. He fought desperately
but was. finally overpowered and taken- io
Bellevue Hospital, where he became u£
conscious, but later recovered. • " ">
NEW YORK. July 20.— Although * he
_iys his father is a California mine
owner, Frederick Allen's seventeen years
have not led him to consider life worth
the trouble. Hungry and thoroughly cast
doTrn -In spirit he tried to-day t& kill him
self and has two sturdy boatmen and the
physicians in Bellevue Hospjtal to thank
that he is still alive. ¦
York, Frederick Allen Gashes
His Wrist/
iT-ongry and Despondent . in: . New
SAN FBANCTSCO YOUTH r
TRIES TO KILL HIMSELF
The most noted episode of the Mackays
residence in Paris, was that which con
nected them with Meissonier, the great
French artist, who was commissioned by
Mackay to naint a portrait of his wife for
the sum of 75,000 francs. When it was
delivered Mackay decided that it was «n-
Mrs. Mackay became an acknowledged
soda! leader among Americans in Paris
where she remained until 1891, when she
removed permanently to London and es
tablished herself in the famous Carlton
Souse, at No. 6 Carlton Terrace. Mackay,
a cosmopolite in ajl the great capitals of
the world, paid her periodical visits, but
the greater part of his time was spent in
the United States. x
Mackay heard of this some months later
and started a subscription for the . wid
ow's benefit, heading it with a neat little
'contribution of his own. This so touched
tlje widow's heart that she called to
thank him for his kindness. She was pret
ty, bright, well educated and attractive.
In brief, he fell in love .with .and married
her. At that time Mackay was the super
intendent of a mine and only moderately
well off. ¦ ¦¦• . ¦
Though the young couple established
themselves in a rough, cabin, they had
many comforts. ' Their fortunes steadily
improved. Then Mrs. Mackay fell ill of
nervous affection. She was advised by a
physician to consult a famous specialist
in Paris. .While she was away her hus
band uncovered wealth in the California
and Consolidated Virginia mines and sud
denly found himself a millionaire.
T& JEW YORK, July 20— Mackay's
/ \f marria^ e « a peculiarly happy one,
j£ y was romantic. Mrs. Mackay was
the daughter of Colonel Hunger
ford, a veteran of the Mexican
War. A native of New York, the latter
had emigrated to San Francisco with the
Argonauts. His daughter married Dr.
Bryant, a physician, and moved to Ne
vada City, where the doctor died soon af
terward, leaving one daughter, Eva. He
was a poor man and left his wife and
child in straitened circumstances:
WEDS WIDOW
AND IS HERO
OF ROMANCE
The lesser chiefs In the tribe noticed
that their power was gradually diminish
ing while young Chief Charley was con
stantly gaining in popularity. This
aroused the spirit of Jealousy within their
breaets and it is more than likely that
one of their number was delegated to put
him out of the way. Not daring to as
sassinate the chief at Camboodie, one of
them induced him to make a trip for
the supposed purpose or securing some
horses. When away from view the would
be murderer provoked a quarrel, and in
the struggle that followed stabbed his
chief and left him, as he supposed, dead.
NEVADA CITY, July 29.— Chief Charley,
head of the Digger Indian tribe here, was
the victim of a foul attempt at murder
at the hands of a rival Indian near New
town yesterday. Charley was attacked
from behind and Etabbed about the head
and body several times. No hope is- en
tertained for his recovery. The- Indians
are all Eilent, which makes --it probable
that the would-be murderer will never be
apprehended. ' - . ¦• -<• :¦¦ ¦' ¦•
Charley is one of the most intelligent
Indians among the tribe in Nevada'.Coun
ty. . He is industrious and was never
known to drink. His growing popularity
with his fellow Indians is thought to
have been the cause of the attempted
murder.
Fatally Stabbed by Some i Un
known Assailant.
He Is Attacked From Behind and
DIGGER INDIAN CHIEF
A VICTIM OF FOT7L PLAY
Mrs. Thomas stated that her husband
was a ir.iner and that he had worked for
two years in the coal mines at Frank,
Alberta. He came to Seattle about four
months ago. Her brother also worked In
the coal mines at Frank, but did not
come to Seattle until about two weeks
ago. She and her husband have been in
America about six years. She has two
sisters, Mrs. Harry Smith and Mrs. John
Unsworth, at McGrath, Alberta. They
have not spoken to her since her mar
riage to Thomas, she said, though she ex
pressed the desire last night that they be
sent for. The address of her parents she
gave as 1 Dawles Terrace, York street,
Wignan, Lancashire, England.
"My husband, my brother and I went
downtown to-night to do some shopping,"
she said. "We bought some provisions
and my husband wanted to purchase me
an $1S hat. I would not let him. I thought
the price was too high. My brother was
angry and said I had better let my hus
band buy the hat if he felt so inclined.
I refused, and we came home. My broth
er has been very mean to me, but my
husband was always good. When we
reached home a quarrel followed on ac
count of my refusal to let David buy
the hat. Then my brother got the re
volver and shot me. He shot my hus
band next and then walked out of the
room and shot himself. My husband and
my brother had never quarreled before.
The hat was the whole cause of the trou
ble."
CAUSE OF THE SHOOTING.
Pending the arrival of physicians every
thing possible was done for the wounded
woman. She was asked the cause of the
6hooting, and talked freely, though her
language was disconnected and punctu
ated by moans.
The shooting took place in- the Fredo
nia lodging-house, and W. M,, Stxingham,
proprietor, was the first to enter the
room after the murder and suicide • had
taken place. A glance was sufficient to
tell the story in all its awfulness. . Hur
rying downstairs, Stringham notified the
police by telephone, and Officer Stewart
responded. ¦ . •
Entering the bedroom,' Stewart per
ceived Mrs. Thomas huddled in the cor
ner bleeding from a wound in the right
breast. He lifted her to a bed* alongside
which lay the body of her husband..
DISCOVERY OF THE CRIME.
The bullet crushed upward, but instead
of finding lodgment in Lake's brain came
out just above the right temple. Lake
fell to the floor from the shock of the
wound. The sound made by his fall was
heard by people roomjng in the house
and a rush was made for the scene of
the crime. Before the door was reached,
however. Lake -feebly raised himself on
his elbow and, placing the muzzle of the
revolver against* his right temple, pulled
the trigger, and fell back dead; -
SEATTLE, July 20.— One of the most in
sane and unwarranted crimes ever com
mitted in Seattle took place at midnight
Saturday, when Samuel H. Lake, aged 37
years, single, a painter and a consump
tive, killed his brother-in-law, David
Thomas, and then sent three bullets into
his sister's body, severing the spinal cord
and making the question of her death
only a matter of a' few hours. She is still
alive, but gradually sinking. Then, cool
ly walking into an adjoining room, Lake
deliberately reloaded his revolver, re
turned to the apartment where he had
already steeped his hands in blood,
placed the muzzle of the' revolver in his
mouth, with the barrel pointing upward,
and fired.
Epedal Dispatch to The Call.
Attending Physician Says the Death
of the Woman- Is a Question
of Only a Few
Hours.
Completes Terrible Crime by
Shooting Himself Through
the Head.
Mackay had two sons, one of whom
John W. Mackay Jr., was killed in Octo
ber. 1895, in Paris, by being thrown
against a tree by a horse he was riding-
Clarence Mackay, the younger son, mar
ried Miss Katherine A. Duer in May, 1898,
at the bride's home on West Twenty-first
street. New York. The wedding was one
of the greatest of social events in the
Eastern metropolis.
In 1875, with Flood and Fair, Mackay
founded the Nevada Bank In this city.
In 1S84, in partnership with James Gordon
Bennett, Mackay laid two cables across
the Atlantic from the United States to
England and: France. These cables came
under a system known now as the Com
mercial Cable Company, although the
private property 6f Mackay and Bennett.
Mackay was offered the nomination as
United States Senator from Nevada In
1885, with the certainty of election, but
he declined the honor. Through all his
affluent years he had been generous with
the enormous wealth his energy, toil and
business sagacity had brought him. He
was a Roman- Catholic in relieion and
gave most generously to the charitable
institutions of that denomination. His
good works, however, were not confined
to any single creed and thousands of
orphans have reason to remember hia
kindly gifts.
In appearance Mackay was called Amer
ican. Rather slight of build, with strong
features, a close-knit frame, quick move
ments that told of the vitality within him,
an eye that looked through pretense to
the living character beneath he was a
good type of the best in his countrymen.
In habit he was abstemious. In spite
of his wealth and the royal appointments
of his home his personal needs were
small. He was plain in dress, unassum
ing amons his associates, unostentatious
all the time. A Californian who has been
his friend from the beginning said once*
"Mackay is one of the few rich men I
should like to know it he were poor"
And perhaps a better thing was never
said of a rich man. ¦ •
In 1873 the great silver vein was opened
and from one mine alone Mackay and
Fair, who were then the practical min
ing members of the firm, took out $150.
000,000 in silver and gold. During the
active yield of these mines Mackay per
sonally superintended them, working in
their lower levels as an ordinary miner, j
In the meantime Mackay 'had married:
the widow of Dr. Bryant, whom . he met
in this State. She had one -child, as the
issue of the first marriage, in 1885, who
became Princess • of Colonna ."Calatro,
her husband, Don Fernando dl Colonna,
Prince of Galatro, having wooed and won
her in Paris while Mrs. Mackay was there
on a visit.
MILLIONS IN A MINE
Of the "bonanza" mines Mackay owned
two-fifths, this being double the share of
any of his partners. Mackay was always
the leading spirit in the firm's operations.
It was his judgment that caused the de
votion of the earlier profits to the ac
quisition of contiguous claims, and it was
he who insisted on going down to deeper
levels than any practical miner had be
fore dreamed of.
James C. Walker, a practical miner,
was later taken into the firm and from
this association emerged the famous
"Bonanza Firm." "Walker severed his
connection with the company in 1867, after
the profits had exceeded the million mark,
and he was succeeded by James G. Fair.
¦ Chance directed Mackay's attention to
what has since been known as the Corn
stock lode, and he began to work the
northern end of it, sinking a shaft at
Union ground. He was hampered by lack
of means, however, and for the purpose
of procuring: necessary capital he formed
a partnership with Flood and O'Brien,
the two young men who. had come out
with him and who had been making
money in speculation in San Francisco, j
STRIKE OF THE LODE.
Mackay st.U clung to the notion that
there was money in the mines, and in 1853
experienced a moderate success in one
investment. At Gold Hill, in Nevada, he
made what proved to be an undesirable
investment, but he continued to work,
ever imbued with a feeling that he was
nearing the precious metal.
as exacting an employer as he was faith
ful when serving. He had rigid rules of
life, and he never forgot them. And his
various small enterprises usually pros
pered.
There were no very great fortunes on
the coast then, but this man was soon
reckoned a solid man. Failure seldom at
tended him- ; And it -was an odd thing
that in a place and time" when so much
was accredited to luck Mackay was
seldom spoKen of as "lucky." j It. seemed
to be understood even by-: the most care
less that .his returns were the result, of
better forethought tnan most men: used;
better .management, better command* of
the details which went to. make up-the
whole- of his industry. He was a 1 master
c£ detail". He knew mining and he knew
it xvell. v ' : . • •¦ ,• ..•;.•
In I860 Mackay, with the money save 1
during- his .arduous work in the placer
diggings,, turned toward Nevada, where
there appeared to r be promise of more
profitable occupation. He reached* Vir
ginia City without notable, incident,, and
with several partners started a tunnel on
the old Union ground, ; north of the fa
mous Ophir mine.. -. .
The tunnel enterprise was a failure and
Mackay. disappointed, no doubt, but not
in the least discouraged, took to cutting
timber 'in the Mexican mine at $4 a day.
Relatives at
Dyijig Man's
Bedside.
Continued From Page One.
Painter Kills Brother-in-
Law and Wounds
His Sister.
QUARREL OVER
A HAT ENDS IN
SAD TRAGEDY
Sudden Death
Was Not Ex=
pected.
WESTERN STATES LOSE NOTABLE CHARACTER IN THEIR HISTORY
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THE SAN FB ANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JULY 21, 1902;
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METROPOLIS, 111.. July 20.— An armadillo,
the first" »jw»ciimn of its species eyer discov
ered in this part of the country, was captured
here to-day at the ferry wharf by a steamboat
rouster. Where it came from is a mystery.
DALLAS, Tex.. July 20.— Fire that broke
out at 3 o'clock this morning at the ex
position grounds at East Dallas destroy
ed the main exposition building, one of
the largest structures in the country, in
thirty minutes' time, togetner with the
hall annex,, which seated 6000; the poultry
building, and the private buildings of ihe
J. I. Case Plow Company, the Southern
Rock Island Plow Company and the Par
lin-Orendorff Company; loss estimated at
$150,C00. • The exposition buildings contain
ed many thousands of dollars' worth of
property that was to have been used in
the fair and exposition to be held in Oc
tober and November. The exposition of
ficials place their loss at $100,000, with $30,-
OuO insurance. •-.--.
Exposition Building Burned.
'W 'W TESLEY C. RIPPEY, who was
!/¦/ driven insane by brooding
Y r over a lost fortune, ma\je an
attempt on Mackay's life in
this city February 24, 1893. He
lay in wait for 'the millionaire and fol
lowed . him from Sutter street into Lick
alley, a small thoroughfare in the rear of
tHe Lick House, and shot him in the back.
The shooting was a cowardly act. The
bullet struck near the spine, between the
sixth and seventh ribs, but did not pene
trate deeply. The injured man was re
moved to a physician's office and subse
quently to his rooms in the Palace Ho
tel, where the bullet was extracted. Mac
kay suffered no serious consequences from
the wound, which heeled very rapidly
Rippey's attempt on the millionaire's
life- produced great excitement. It occur
red shortly after the noon hour, when
the streets were filled with people. After
shooting Mackay, Rlppey turned the re
volver on himself and inflicted a serious
wound above his heart. The bullet pene
trated his. left lung and caused him in
tense suffering. Rippey, it was said, was
at one time a man of wealth, but he lost
his motley, and became insane. He be
lieved that he had been cheated out of
his fortune by J. C. Flood, to whom he
sent several threatening letters. The po
lice kept watch qf him and did not allow
him to make any attack on Flood's life:
He was in no way acquainted with Mac
kay. /
VICTIM ONCE
OF STRANGER
AND HIS GUN
"That's as far as she got. Mackay
reached over and taking up three piles of
twenties— $1200— poured them into her
apron.
"One of the most pathetic stories I ever
heard of him was when a famous Austra
lian actor named ¦ Adams ¦ was stranded
and dying of consumption. Mackay vis
ited him one day, and upon the pretense
of -fixing up his pillows left a letter un
der one of them, which was found, by an
old colored nurse. It ran something like
this: 'Dear Adams— I am greatly your
debtor. By your magnificent acting you
have often caused me to forget my trou
bles, and I hope you won't take offense
if I begin to pay you a little on account.
See inclosed check.' The check was for
$2000."
"Mackay was sitting in his office one
pay day when the men were passing
through and getting their money, when
an old Irish woman came up to the rail
ing. ¦.•--.
"'What is it?* he. asked. • :
"¦ 'We're very poor down home,' she re
plied. - , ; .
"Barrett and McCullough, the actors,
came through there one year and were
stranded. They had not a penny to get
out of town on. Mackay suggested that
a benefit be given them and said he
would take some tickets. He took three
tickets from the seller and paid $1000 for
them.
"After the fire in Virginia City, every
thing having been swept away, Mackay
said to Father Monogue,. the Catholic
priest, 'You take charge and draw on me
for what you want.' During the next
four months Father Monogue drew $450,
000 on Mackay's personal account.
SALT LAKE, Utah, July 20.— On© of
Mackay's most intimate" friends- during
the bonanza days of the Comstock was
C... C. Goodwin, formerly editor of the
Salt Lake Tribune. Speaking of Mackay's
generosity Judge Goodwin to-night said:
NOTED ACTORS
RECIPIENTS OF
HIS BOUNTY
"Mackay never refused to help any one
and did a. great deal for the old miners
and their families up in the .mining dis
tricts. His, greatest bequests were never
made public, as he was at ¦all times par
ticularly averse to making them known.
His interests are vast and his estate a
very valuable one, running away up In
the millions. I could not ever ¦ approxi
mate the value. His widow and surviv
ing son will be very comfortably fixed.
His wife was with him at the time of his
demise and his son, Clarence H., left New
York City yesterday for London."
"Another thing •¦ I - of ten noticed about
him was his utter lack of ostentation. His
vast wealth never- deterred him from
speaking to an old friend of the early
days. I remember oftentimes walking
along the street with him when he would
epy some old fellow poorly clad, would
invariably go to him, shake his hand
v/armly, call him by name and talk for
some time while I waited for him. When
he returned to where I was he would say,
•That's old Bill so and so, an old stage
driver that I have not seen in years. I
was very glad to see the old fellow
again/ " * ¦••••;-.¦•
"The sudden death of John W. Mackay
Jr. about five years ago affected the
father very much- arid I don't believe he
ever got over .it. I noticed soon after
the shock that Mackay was never in the
same good spirit and grew, quite moroae
at times after referring to his son.
Mackay was a resident of Virginia City,
Nev., and always claimed that as his resi
dence place. Of course he lived in San
Francisco and London and a~ gTeat part
of his. time he stayed in- New York City,
but never relinquished allegiance to Vir
ginia City. . ; . •
"Mackay was a very generous man and
an. exceedingly 5 good man. His phil
anthropy was far reaching but at all
times was unheard of. .He helped hun
dreds of families in more ways than by
giving money to them. One very noble
trait in the man was his ever good will
toward his thousands of employes. Ho
usually knew them by name and at all
times greeted them whenever he saw
them; I believe he "could call any one of
the. many employes on this coast by
name. "He also always took a great in
terest in all details of his business here.
received a cablegram that he was sick.
Subsequently we received word that he
was much better. To-day we got a cable
that he was dead. He had been ailing
for some time from heart trouble. I saw
him last May just before he started on
his European trip. We left San Fran
cisco and went up to Grass Valley to
gether on business after which he started
tor New York. I went as far as. Coif ax
with him. He remained in New York
City until June 6, then sailing for Lon
don.
PfaiseComes
From Many '
Friends.
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