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Mckinley 66 MACLEAN was frequently mentioned as a future MACKLIN, CHAHLES, an Englisi candidate for the presidency. In 1895 actor and dramatist; born in Ireland, a systematic canvass in McKinley's be- May 1, 1697 or 1699. In 1733 ^vas en- half was instituted by his supporters gaged for small parts at Drury Lane, which was continued till the election of London, He steadily rose in the public favor, till in 1741 he appeared in his great character, Shylock. From this time he was accounted one of the best actors, appearing with nearly equal suc- cess in tragedy or comedy, in passion or buffoonery, for nearly half a century. His last performance was at Covent Gar- den in May, 1789, when he broke down; but he survived, with an annuity of $1,000 for eight years longer. In 1735 he killed a brother actor in a quarrel over a wig, and was tried for murder. He wrote a tragedy and several farces and comedies; of these "Love a-la-Mode" (1759) and "The Man of the World" (1781) have been printed. He died in London, England, July 11, 1797. MACLAREN, IAN. See WATSON, JOHN. MACLE (mak'el), in mineralogy, a variety of andalusite, occurring in long, tapering crystals in clay-slate. They have the axes and angles of a differ- ent color from the rest of the crys- tals, owing to a regular arrangement of impurities in the interior. In transverse section they exhibit a cross or a tassel- lation, the outlines of which are fre- quently rhombs. McLean, GEOBGE PAYNE, United States Senator from Connecticut; born in 1857 at Simsbury, Conn., and ad- mitted to the bar in 1881 at Hartford. In 1883 he entered politics as a Republi- can member of the General Assembly of Connecticut. Later in 1884 he was made clerk of the Board of Pardons, a posi- tion which he held for seventeen years. In 1901-1903 he was Governor of Con- necticut, and during his term a Consti- tutional Convention was called, which formed a new Constitution for the State. In 1910 he was elected to the United States Senate, to which body he was re- elected for the term of 1917-1923. MACLEAN, KAID, SIR HARRY AUBREY DE, GENERAL, born in 1848 of the family of Macleans of Drinnin. Was appointed instructor to th€ Moorish army under the late Sultan, whom he accompanied on his expeditions. He be- came a colonel in the Sultan of Moroc- co's Body Guard, and while on a mis- sion for the Sultan in 1907 was captured in July, 1907, by the bandit Raisuli, in whose hands he remained a prisoner for seven months. He was decorated for his services by the British Government. He died in 1920. WILLIAM MCKINLEY 1896. He was nominated on a platform which stood firmly against free silver, then the chief political issue. He was elected by a plurality of 603,514, and an electoral majority of 95, President McKinley's first term is memorable chiefly for the occurrence of the Spanish-American War and its un- expected results (see Cuba). That his policy during 1896-1900 was acceptable was shown by his unanimous renomina- tion and re-election in 1900 by a plural- ity of 849,000, and an electoral majority of 137. On Sept. 5, 1901, he visited the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, N. Y., that day having been set apart in his honor and called the "President's Day." On the afternoon of the follow- ing day, while holding a public reception in the Temple of Music, he was shot twice by Leon F. Czolgosz, an anarchist. Hopes of his recovery were entertained for several days, but on Sept. 13 he be- gan to sink rapidly and died at 2.15 A. M., Sept, 14. His remains were removed to Washington on Sept. 16, laid in state in the Capitol on the 17th, and taken to his home city. Canton, O.