OIUTUAKI l-:s. A M KIUOAN. (MACKKNSIB MATHUSHEK.) 



Hi- won first jiri/e in the second American 



ss in Cleveland ill 1.S71, and in tint third in 

 Chicairo in 1^71, 

 and first pr'uc in 

 the internation- 

 al tournament in 

 New York citv in 

 In Is7s he 



' oiiposed the best 

 pla\iTs of tile 

 world in the in- 

 ternational con 



won fourth prize ; 

 in I8t>0 he, again 

 won first, prize 

 in the American 

 congress ; in 1 S ^J 

 i Xukertort 

 for fourth prize 

 in the interna- 

 tional eonirres* in Vienna; and in 1883 he tied 

 Mason and Fnirlish tor tilth [prize in the London 

 coiii:rc-s. Four years afterward he distinguished 

 himself by winning tirst prize and the title of chess 

 champion of the world in the international congress 

 in Frankfort. In l^ss he won the second prize at 

 Bradford, and the championship of Scotland; after 

 ward det'eated Golmnv, the Cuban champion, in Ha- 

 vana, In the international tournament in Manches- 

 ter, Fnv'land. in 151)0, he broke down from illness, 

 but tied for fourth and tilth prizes. During the in- 

 tervals of the national and international games he 

 gave exhibitions in several American cities of play- 

 ing blindfolded and of playing several games at 

 OQ06. Caj>t. Mackenzie was found dead in bed. 



Mackenzie, Philip Wallace, inventor, born in Spring- 

 field, Mass., in ls^4; died in New York city in June, 

 1891. He removed to New York in early life, and 

 applied himself to improving the methods of manu- 

 facturing iron goods. In 1855 lie patented the blower. 

 cupola, and blasting furnace bearing his name for 

 smelting iron, and followed this invention with that 

 of the Mackenzie gas-exhauster. lie spent several 

 years in manufacturing his inventions, and in recent 

 years occupied himself with the manufacture of gas, 

 for which he invented many improvements. 



McNeil, John, military officer, born in Halifax, Nova 

 Scotia, Feb. t. IM:}; died in St. Louis, Mo., June 8, 

 1891. In early life he removed to Boston. Mass.. 

 where he learned the hatter's trade ; was subsequently 

 in business in New York city; and in !*"><> went to 

 St Louis, and engaged in the hatting business there 

 for about twenty years. In 1844- '45 he was a mem- 

 ber of the Missouri Legislature, and from 185."i till 

 1861 was President of the Pacific Insurance Company. 

 At the beginning of the civil war he was elected 

 colonel of the 3d regiment, United States Reserve 

 Corps, and served for some time under Gen. Lyon. 

 On July 17, 1861, he defeated a Confederate force 

 under (ien. David B. Harris at Fulton, Mo. ; subse- 

 quently was placed in command of the city of St 

 Louis by Gen. Fre'mont ; and later was appointed 

 colonel of the 19th Missouri Volunteers. In \*i<\i he 

 was ordered to the northeastern part of the State to 

 operate against the Confederates under Gen. Sterling 

 Price. In October of that year a party of Confeder- 

 ate guerrillas captured and carried ofi Andrew Alls- 

 man. Col. McNeil demanded Allsman's release ot 

 the Confederate (Jen. roller, and. on his refusal to 

 surrender him, McNeil ordered the arrest and execu- 

 tion often of the most prominent Confederate sympa 

 thizing citizens of Palmyra. As soon as the Confed- 

 erate Government was informed of the act, it ordered 

 ten Federal colonels held as hostages, and demanded 

 of the national authorities the .surrender ot' McNeil 

 to be tried for inhuman warfare. This demand was 

 refused, and after a time the hostages wen- released. 

 Although McNeil claimed IIP have acted under orders 

 from Gens. Halleck and Sehotield. he lost much 

 prestige among Union soldiers, and was called by the 



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l.irato* " the huU-hcr of 1'almyra.' 1 I i . 

 till tin- c|.i- ..| the war, rw.il/ning in IH.,;, j,, 

 and l-7o be w a* hhcrill 



ii-rk ot' the criminal court ; in . 



of till- < 'ellteniliul eoliiii. 



l-V-^alid Ivvj wan un iiiK|M-ctor of the I nited State* 



Indian Service; and at the time of hi. deuth he wan 

 superintendent of St. l.oui* brum-li ; 



HMder. Frederick George, actor and playwright. !-.ni 

 in New York cit\, iscpt. 11, 1*10; died t'hcrc, April 'J, 

 ls','l. He iv..i\ id u commercial education, and lor 

 several }cars was a member of tin- boy*' choir in 

 Trinity Church. From curly bojhoodf he had a 

 stroiiu' desire, to go U|ion the dramatic Miifc. and mi 

 leaving school and failing to Ix-comc inti-n-nti-d in 

 business, he began study ititf to be an actor. When 

 sevcnt mi-lit with 



George Pauncefort, and made his first a|>pearan<-e in 

 Portland, Me. .on N.,\. s, 1858, as Bernardo in Ham- 

 let.'' In the season of 1860-'i;i he plavcd with .John 

 K Owens'* company, in the Van-tic*' Thcati 

 Orleans. About this time he be _'ali ai>plyiii|f him- 

 self to dramatic composition, and hi.- earliest ucccimn 

 were dramati/ations of Diekens's " (.Jruat K 

 tions" and Mi>s Ilniddon's " NolKxly's Daughter," 

 both completed in 18*51. and both gi\Vn a ^x^J run 

 on the stage. In 1801 he was a member of the Wal- 

 laek-I)av(ii|Mjrt combination ; in 18C2 he leu-e.l the 

 old Washington Theatre, in New York city, and 

 dramatized "I.es Miserables"; and noon afterward 

 he took a panorama of the "American War" to 

 Europe, and played in several Kngli>li cities. On 

 returning to the United States, he appeared in the 

 "Tieket-of-leave Man "in Hostoii^and in 1864 played 

 an engagement at the Broadwlay Theatre, hew 

 York, in "Solon Shingle." Immediately prior to 

 his fatal illness he was travelinir with McKee Ilaii- 

 kin's party. Mr. Macdcr dramatized or wrote many 

 popular works, and played the leading characters in 

 the mor.t im]xirtaiit. His best known plays include 

 " Help," " Griffith (Jaunt," u Shamus O'Brien," " Buf- 

 falo Bill," "The Kunawav Wife" (in conjunction 

 with Mr. Kaiikini, and ''Tne Canuck." 



Marthon, Joseph, naval officer, died in Shanghai 

 harbor, China, .Nov. 18, 1891. Ho entered the United 

 States navy as a common seaman Oct. 1. 1 Mil, was 

 drafted to the " Pocahontas" at Hampton Koad> < Vt. 

 21. took part on her in the engagements at Port 

 Royal, Stono Inlet, on Black river, and on block- 

 ading duty off Charleston; was ap|Ntinted acting 

 master's mate May 20, and acting 'ensign Oct. -''.>'. 

 1863 ; served on the " Princess Royal " in the engage- 

 ments at Donaldsonville and Fort Butler, La. ; and 

 was in charge of the howitzers in the tops of the 

 ' Hartford" duringthe pa>>aire of the forts t Mobile, 

 A ug. 5, 18(14, and for gallantry was promoted acting 

 niaMcr, and was mentioned by Admiral Farragut in 

 liis report. On Dec. IN ]*'i. s , he was promoted 

 master; March 21, 1870, lieutenant; July 1, 1882, 

 lieutenant-commander; and on -Nov. ]:;, 1890, he WM 

 ordered to command the " Palos," on the China sta- 

 tion. The u United Service Gazette," of London, in 

 expressini; regret- on account of his death, paid him 

 this compliment: "The deceased w a.- reckoned all 



eiicriretic officer, a reputation he deserved, w hen we 

 consider the late troubles on the river. The little 

 ' Palos" was always on hand when wanted, and she 

 was the tirst man-of-war to reach "VVusueh alter the 

 massacre of th e two F.nglishmen at that station." 



Mathnshek, Frederick, manufacturer, born in Mann- 

 heim, (iernii'iiy, . I unc 5>, 1814; died in New York 

 city, Nov. '.'. 1991. Having in early youth a 

 desire to learn piano mak'nii;, he wa> apprcnliced t' 

 a manufacturer in his native city, and'w hen 

 teen years old he made a tour of 'the principal cities 

 in Germany, Austria, and Ku~.-ia, stiuhing the 

 methods of foreign manufacture. Hi- aK" dir-playen 

 largo inventive skill, and on vi-iting London wa 

 so,,n employed in the celebrated piano house of 

 Krard. In* 1849 ho rcinovisl to New Yor 

 worked for some time with John B. Dunham, in 1854 



