New-York tribune., 1888-08-29
SKETCHES or THE CANDIDATES.
WARNER MILLER.

Mr. Miller was born In 1895, In the county OF
Oswego, farm, and did the usual work of
farmers boy. However, he had his ambitions. lis
great grandfather had been colonel IN the Revou-
tonary army, and had enter, aimed Washington at his
homo IN White Plains. An uncle, Abraham Miller.
had represented Wcstchester County fourteen years
IN the Assembly. Warner Miller induced his father
10 send him 70 Union College, and partly pad his
own expenses there by teaching school llo was
graduated by tho college IN 1850, and Immediately
became professor OF Greek and Laun in the Fort
I Edward Collegiate Institute. In tho spring OF 1861
ne War of the Rebellion began Mr.. Miilcr, parents
living at the time at Worthwhile Fulton County.
lie returned home and began cnllsting n company Of
soldiers Tor the war. Not recruiting sufficient
numLer ior company, he induced his comrades to
join the 9TH Ncw.Nork Cavalry, enllstng himself al
the same time private solder. The regiment
vas sent to join General Banks's command IN ihc
shenandoah Valley, and there Mr.. Miller was pro
NOTED brave conduct In the feld first sergeant
nlsJUr and then TO lieutenant. soon, however,
"htoncwal7 Jackson made one of his remarkable
marches and attaching the command OF General BANS
defeated IL at Winchester Mr.. Miller taken
prisoner while the battle was In progress and in
the grasp of the Confederate, for TWO weeks. He
became Sick with fever and was put in "A hospital
by his capt0rs. Soon ailerward General Fremont
made an attack from Western Virginia upon Jackson
and the latter rrecpitatcly retlcdicd 10 Richmond
ilrSt p2roilus inc laAicc PRISONERS III The hospital
The National Government would not arrange for their
exchange and finally directed them to return 70 their
. usual occupations al home. Mr. Miller went to Fort
Elw ard in this state, where he had friends engaged
IN the PAPER mahlng business. lie began studying
the process Of paper making and finally was made
superintendent OF the mill. lie then studied the
. scientific part Of paper manufacture. Finally the
paper company sent him to Belgium TO Introduce In
a largo paper mill there an American process Of max
INK paper hom straw. lie remained 10 Belgium one
wDtcl studying the Belgian methods OF papermaking
When he returned 10 America he organized a com
pany TO buy some paper mills al Iclklmer Here
wood-pulp llst used with which to make paper.
MI. Anlcr sehtci machines fOr the manullcut,. of
wood Tulp AMI freely sold them The machines were
not kept IN possession OF monopoly: they were
freely sold throughout tho Union IL was the hanl.
Of haid worh 10 induce paper makers To buy them
For many years MI. Miller deeply In debt ard
with dllculty Kept on IN business. Fortunately no
one but himself knew how lar under the water his
head was, and he maintained u cheerful face before
people. Meanwhile he irdomtatiy pressed The use OF
his machines and his Inventions. lie worked SIX
teen hours day for len years, but lie inaly tr-
umphcd. By thc usc OF his machines the price of
paper used for newspapers has been reduced from
10 cents pound To Il cents a pound. II has
made possible the issuing OF the modern newspapers
at tho amazing price Of |, aud 3 cents copy.
There has been no combination 4; often alleged"