The sun., 1903-12-14
Obituary Notes.

Alexander Mcdonald, former United States
Senator from Arkansas. died suddenly yes
tsrday at the home OF his daughter Mrs
". D. Harper. at Long Branch. n. j.. In his
seventy -second year. He had lived there
seven or eight years. Mr.. Mcdonald was
sitting at the table eating luncheon wher
he was stricken with apoplexy. He died in
Ave minutes. Mr.. Mcdonald was born in
Clinton county. Pa. and was educated u
Lewisburg University. In 1857 he emi-
grated to Kansas. where he became mer-
chant. At the outbreak Of the civil war he
LoyaIist. and for a time he supported three
Union regiments at his own expense IN
h. ana pl o
Of the Merchants National Bsnk at Little
State in the United States Senate and he was
% bs until In ss he
at Chicago. After leaving the senate, he
and Of BIZ built hs that
came to View York and became interested
in the promotion Of mining epterprises 10
o tns ey 81 hs
reoss. yeans he hsd nos been
s three sis dsuasters 1sa sand snd 'as sop "S
Rudolph Adelbert Sebastian Mayer, a
musician and inventor OF note. is dead at az
1peoYsa La aged 49, ne vas s, prof naflys Ra2I 81
city. graduate OF the Munich Conserve
e.ys4: Sf Ms' Il hScp. hsyss e piano.
Iii .ith 1RiSh' RiSSsrd Wagner Tor several years:
krssSs Ss. sss. IN WSs ne Tor
;. rs pSss he Ds
sne SUCCESS. ' He Visited Europe 10 the interest
e ths nxsPtS .na IN and
considerable fortune. All this was. swept
away in endeavoring to introduce g breach-
iDSe iDSenton s he tendered % free the
States. but it was declined because the Con
federaoy had no means Of manufacturing the
R,lns The invention was rendered subse-
louis Napoleon. but declined because Mayer Mayer
fortune s; es1msn an %e assRS sGGsn' %
moved to London and afterward to Relfast.
where he managed large studios and photo photo,
ana in is7o and was leader in musical
matters.
Judge .leteher Ladd f9Tmsrly ,oI.nd Of the
@ Sperauon. Il 'f lie was Is born in Lancaster, u; H..
sGrtySns nSossyr
sted from Dartmouth he attended The HaT; r,
ward law school and at the concins1iona 8 on q
berg. Upon his return to Boston ne was al
mitted to practice. Three years ago he was
S % The s rhppns Sspe o ~ M
was Obliged 70 resign last August He re-
turned TO Boston. but never fully recovered
Ernest R. Adee. secretary 9f the Mercantile
home at, tuxedo Of blood poisoning after TER
Snr ~ ~ ~. late I,eor ee Townsend Adee He
SH Was 81 sradusted % from Yale in 1855 and entered
the Mercantile Trust Company as clerk;
Fitzgerald, the daughter Of Gen. Louis Fitz;
gerald. His wife and young son and I'd
ds"ghtsd od sqTsvs H. va. h meber Of the Uo
tuxedo and westchester Country clubs,
tartan minister, died at the Massschnsstts
nisS SsRsr', aged 0se g years rs Te had been IN ths
e'ao orthodo. Gonsrssstiohsiist; he VA, VA st one one
nation mat in Brooklyn: Later, he became ef1il,
lated with the I unltarians. and for several wears
Sss Sew pssrRPf pYorP He NV Was % sradna,e Of Yale He
ieave es two sons living In Connecticut.
George Scott Baldwin. one Of the bes, :,
nsSs Of he a, se home of hi
grandmother on Newbury street. Boston.
on saturday u He ives T. year, S,d :. th' an
He srrsOa prepared atthe Harvard schooln Chicago
and after entering college was leading spill
in social and athletic circles. He was stroke
an one of The Newell crews He was stricken
with diphtheria three weeks ago. About a
week ago he was considered convalescent,
but relapse set In.
James Gildersieeve. one OF the first two
letter carriers appointed In Brooklyn. died
at hls home. i5s Sixth avenue in that borough,
on Saturday, in his seventy eighth year. He
left the Post once in 1864 to engage IN the
retail fish business at Fulton street and Red
Hook lane, where he was established for many
years. retiring in 1885 He was a member
Of the Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Associa;; :;
fion OF Brooklyn and OF the Society OF Old
Brooklynites. He is survived by two chill
dren.
william johnson of Detroit, a brother. OF
Mayor Tom L. johnson OF Cleveland, died
last might At g. vinoents Hosptal II ind,ana fnn
Z hotel. he had been suffering from acute
sto%.oh trouble fo5 several as Snths n.o ond bois Msn
that tie wstefs there would eject g cure.
ssysrs sfaanT. ,vHich endsd n death. Mayor
$sSSSse - = u hsdsids ef Id, ,brpthsf.