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Show SENATOR- CLARK'S TRIBUTE. Montanan Talks of the Late John , W. Mnckay. Rutte, Mont.. July 21,-IInltcd States Senator W. A. Clark enjojed a personal per-sonal ncqualntanco with John W. Mackay nnd. when interviewed, spoko of his death as follow oi ....... "We were warm personal friends, said the Senator, "and although we had no business relations together wo frequently fre-quently met In New York. Mr. Mackay was a genial, whole-souled, broad-gauged, broad-gauged, typical Irishman. He was liberal lib-eral to a fault I consider Ills death a national calamity. Ills ambition In life was lo encircle the earth with his telegraphic tele-graphic and cable linen, nnd there was little doubt that he would have accomplished accom-plished his purpose had ho lived Ills latest enterprise was to lay the Pacific cable to the Philippines. Ho accom-pushed accom-pushed great results with his Postal Telegraph company nnd pushed ins lines across the country against tho powerful Influence of tho Western Union company. ".Mr. Mackay visited Montana In 1883 and told me ho rode from Virginia City to Helena on horseback, looking over tho country. I bellevo he then returned to Nevada. He had some Interests In Idaho nnd helped to build a railroad branch In the Lost River country. "He built the finest mausoleum In Greenwood cemeterv, Long Island, that was ever constructed, for the remains of his son, who was killed some years ago In nn accident while riding horseback. horse-back. The remains of the late Marcus Daly are now In that mausoleum." |