Show JOHN W MACKAY The news of the death of John W Mnekay will cause a personal sorrow tothousands of people on thlfi coast So gnat was he HO true HO generous K > altogether manly In every place and under all conditions Plenty of men arc rich of them all we know not one such man n s was Mr Mnckay In face and bearing in hand and foot ho was Imperial as Caesar but In his life and his mlntllni among men there I was not one Imperious look or word or gesture unlosn some base nature expressed a doubt of hl Integrity Integ-rity and ho heard of IU If every gracious gra-cious act of his life could he converted Into a flower they would garland his bier with a glory never seen around a death couch before if 1 his Impulses could take material form they would fall In benedictions on every poor mans home they would steady the hands of every high ofUccr of our Government for love of his adopted country and solicitude for He welfare with him were gia utdjnss louis The newspapers will give long accounts ac-counts of his career and of the work he performed but none of them will give any clear idea of him as he was oC the alert brain the great heart of the superb character that he bore of the courage that never faltered that no misfortune could daunt of a soul so selfsustained and high thai there was never room In It for despondency or one trace of fame pride Jle started out with a belief in tile omnipotence of honest labor he believed be-lieved thai It was capital enough for any healthy man In this country lie vas favored above his fellows but to the last he clung to old faith and worked on and on Vhcn last seen by the writer of this last January he was planning the laying of a cable across the Pacific and with his old quiet confidence he gently said I have had some experience In ocean cabling and I believe I can do the work better than the Government can and with better material than the Government will be liable to use Intense and strong as he was after all his highest attribute was his affection affec-tion for those ho loved The accidental death of his eldest son a few years ago wellnigh broke his heart He has never been quire the same since Ills cards like his heart have been fringed with black ever since He was seventy one years of age but only a little while ago he scorned perfectly well said he was well and surely was nursing hopefl that were altogether high lie looked good for yet a i scors of years and the news oC his death is a mighty shock But his fame was rounded full If summoned to final account he can with clear eyes say I began on earth with nothing I accumulated many millions but I dealt with it as a trust to beaccountcd for and In the gaining of It I kept my hands clear look at them In this clearer light and see If they carry one stain Great generous hlghsoulcd truehearted true-hearted Mackay I um shamed that T cannot prepare a more fitting wreath for your bier May your good deeds take form and become a pillow for your head and may your final sleep be cur alned by everlasting peace C C G |