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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-04


IL they are the best for the invalid. why
are they not the best for the man soci-
sell these goods. and If you Will sample
them You will acknowledge that age
comes before beauty, especially as re-
CARDS whiskey.
TIE
Joseph Brown
STORE.
Spring
Dressing.
With eaStertide four weeks
distant, the intervening time
must be wisely employed if the
new gown is to be seen in its
full beauty-its highest glory.
Buy NOW.
The Brown stocks are in
their prime and arrivals within
the past ; days have strength
ened already strong aggrega-
tons.
OF SiIken
Sheen.
You may we'll scan the
LouiSaineS. Dainty checks of
blacks and white overShot by
distinct stripes or plaids Of
color. The combination Gre
ateS the novel. 100 the yard.
Stripes of white relieve an
otherwise solid Taffeta and
form a smart combination.
Several Shades. 100.
Stripes this season are pre-
eminent. Another queenly
specimen in solid color about
115 inches wide, relieved by
zig-zag stripes of white. 100.
For an evening waist or vest
front Polka dots are strikingly
new. Nile, Cerise, White, and
Turquoise ground, suimount-
ed by raised dots Of same
shades. 100.
Stripes Of Cerise, Purple,
Green, Blue, combined with
those of white, are exhibitions
Of the simply effective. 75c.
A story Of a few. Many
others unmentioned.
Crepons.
In great favor. Probably
never so popular.
One that retains color, as
low as soc.
The dollar grade-42 inches
Use.
Others AZ inch, at 100.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30
PHILIP w, MOEN,

Philip w. Moen, fourth vice president
of the great corporation, is too well
known TO the business world and to the
people of Worcester in particular, to
need the giving of any facts concern
ing his career. Suffice it to say that, for
years he has been the directing spirit
OF the Washburu & Moen Manufacture
ing Company, keeping in touch with
the smallest detail and so administer
Ing the affairs of the vast concern, as to
steadily advance it along the road Of
progress and raise 1t to its proud posi-
ton as one of the NEST extensive, best
managed and most profitable business
enterprises Of the commercial world.
For years Philip Moen has been actual
ly the Washburn & Aoen Company.
What that implies it is not necessary
to explain either to the business man
or the operatives of Worcester not one
of whom but hopes he will continue in
control of the mighty establishment
with which the name OF Moen has been
so long identified
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30
A SLIGHT HITCH.
LawIer-sweensy Fight May Go To Valley
Falls Athle tc Club.

When John j. Cream hacker of John j.
Lawer, and George p. King. backer of
Patsy Sweeney. met last evening to con-
tinue the boxing match arranged several
days ago between the men. a hitch arose
over the place for the match in case no
Hartford club offers u purse.
There was over an hours wrangling, buC
the men final" reached an agreement.
King had posted the second deposit Of $40
for Sweeney the day previous. Cream.
who was accompanied by LAWYER sug-
gested that Sullivan might want his pro-
tege to fight in New York or Brooklyn.
and could have ii pulled off there accord
ing to the articles of agreement if no
Hartford club put up purse. He said he
would prefer to forfeit the $25 which he
had previously posted than have the
match take place in New York. He want
ed King to sign an amendment to the arti-
Giles that the fight take place in New Eng
land.
For a long time they talked over the
proposition. Finally King signed an
amendment conditional on Spike Sulli-
vans acceptance that the fight take place
in New England. The money was then
posted, and each party now has 500 up.
Sullivan will be communicated with. If
he agrees the money stands as forfeit,
binding the men to carry on the match.
Ii he don't the money is not a forfeit The
chances are. however that the match will
take place in any event.
There was hardly cause for any wran-
Cling. Sullivan undoubtedly thought only
of a New England club The match
wouldn't be worth much to a New York
1t will not be surprising if the Valley
| Falls Athletic Club secured the match.
That club has already made an offer of
better purse than the articles of agree
ment call for from Hartford club. Al
though the Lawler men are strong for
Hartford, they said last evening they
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30
MAGNATES
Of the Big Steel and
Wire Trust.
WHO THEY ARE.
Leaders Of Most Gigantic
Combine Of the Age,

A very important meeting of the
American Steel & Wire officials is to
he held in Worcester this week, probd-
bly, today or tomorrow. The
local officials are Very re-
ticent as to the purposes Of the
conference, although limitations have
been given out that it may lead to a
very considerable enlargement of pro-
duction here.
P. W. Moen, general manager OF the
"ompany's eastern interests, said TO
The Spy man last evening that the con-
ference would be held this week in tine
due course of the Company's business,
but that, SO far as he knew, no definite
plan had been outlined relative TO the
question of local production.
John NJ, Palmer, one OF the leading
officials of the company will arrive in
the city this morning. Charles I.
Boynton, the general sales agent and
Charles A. Honecker, chief auditor of
The company, will arrive later, and 1t
is expected that Chief Engineer DAN
lels will reach Worcester in time 10
take part in the conference.
The Spy presents TO its readers ms
morning the portraits of some OF the
men who are now the virtual control
lers of the wire trade of the United
states. As might be expected thew
look what they are, bright, sharp,
alert, shreWd business men, leaders in
the great centres of the country's bust
ness and bold manipulators of financial
affairs
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30
STEWART H. CHISHOLM.

Stewart II. Chisholm, the third vice
president, began his career in the steel
business in 1869 as clerk in the office of
the Cleveland Rolling Mill Company,
and in 1881 became the vice president of
that corporation. In 1886. he became
president and manager of the II. ?.
Nail Company, the largest wire nail
concern in the world. He is also direc-
tor of the Western Reserve National
Bank of Cleveland; president of the
Chisholm & Moore Manufacturing Com
pany Of Cleveland president of the
Northwestern Grass Irvine Company of
St. Paul; director of the Planters Com
press Company Of Boston; president of
the American Rail Joint Company Of
Cleveland; president of the Sears Typo
Matrix Company of Cleveland; vice
president Of the Sears Differential
Typewriter Company of Cleveland, and
president Of the Elwell Parker Electric
Company.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30
CLOSE CASE
Continued from Page ~

sinks and water tube free. The solder
they used for mending broken water
pipes. The witness identified the stub
book found by the police in his office
and the writing therein as that of his
son. He also identified the signatures
on all of the peoples exhibits with two
notable exceptions as being his sons
handwriting.
The exceptions were the Dudley Cid
con check and the patched paper which
was picked up torn in room 81 by Capt
McCusky. on being further inter
rogated, he said his son had changed
his Undertaking in the West 22d
street office Aug. Is. 1t was the first
time he had seen his son de so in the
office. He stated further that when his
son came to his office in this city he
Wore a brown derby hat and carried a
black fedora in his hand.
Asked as to q conversation which it
was alleged witness had with Capt.
Price after the arrest of the accused,
DR.. Kennedy said he was too angry
at the time to recall what had actually
occurred. DR.. kennedy said it was his
sons custom to wear his key chain on
the right side of his trousers. This, he
said, he asked his son not to continue
doing, as it did not look nice" espe-
cially in the office. After that the wit
ness said the accused Wore his key
chain on the inside of his trousers.
At the conclusion of his testimony,
DR.. Kennedy took a seat beside his
son Father and son chatted freely ana
examined photographs Of the exhibits.
Samuel w Eaton, father-in-laW OF
DR.. Kennedy. testified that on August
10 last, the date Of the murder, he Wis
tied his sOn-in-law and remained with
him during the afternoon in his office
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30

he again changed his line, and went to
ST Louis, where he entered the wire
business under the name of ]. w.
Gates * Co. In 1881 this firm was or
SanlZed into d corporation known as
Lhe Southern Wire Company with Mr..
Gates as president. From then on. his
scope of business development widened.
so that in a few years he became one
of the big wire operators of the coun-
try. He became in 1892 the prime NOV
er in the formation Of the Consolidated
steel and Wire Company, which alb
sorbed the properties of the ST. Louis
Wire Mill Company, the Iowa Barb
Wire Company, the Lambert & Bishop
Wire Fence Company. the Braddock
Wire Company the Baker Wire Com
pany and the Freeman Wire and Iron
company. OF this great corporation he
became general manager retaining that
position until April s, when he re-
signed, In April. 1895, Mr. Gates ac-
cepted the presidency Of the Illinois
Steel Company Of Chicago. He re-
manned at the head Of the great con-
Germ until, like all the others. it was
swallowed up by the younger but far
greater American Steel and Wire Com
pany
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30
ISAAC L. ELLWOOD.

Isaac L. Ellwood. second vice presi-
dent, was born in New York state in
1898. After leaving school he drove a
team on the Erie canal, and later
worked as a clerk in a store He went TO
California in 1851, and engaged in min
ing. He opened a hardware store in De
halb, Ill, in 1855, carrying on the bust
ness for 20 years, uniting with the pro-
fession of auctioneer. He became inter
ested with ]. F. Glidden in the Glidden
barb fence patent and made a lot OF
money thereby, conducting the business
IN connection with the Washburn &,
Moen corporation. He became president
OF the EllWood Wire & Nail Company,
engaged in the drawing of smooth wire
and the manufacture of barb wire,
nails and fence staples.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30

pnalia, Prussia, and after learning
Flre drawing in his own country, came
TO the United States in 1851 He is a
noted inventor in the iron world. be-
ing the patentee of a lathe with five
KNIVES for pointing rods. of a wire rod
reel and Of several devices used in the
production of field fence machinery.
Besides his extensive wire interests,
Mr.. Ederborn is president of the
Shreveport and Red River Valley Rail-
way Company. and is interested in the
Superior Pressed Brick Company of
st. Louis, the St. Louis Iron and Ma
chine Works and the German Savings
Institution of ST. Louis. He has also in
vested largely in the Nache Grasse coal
fields of Arkansas and is one of the
largest owners of timber land in Loul-
siana.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30

to work for the II. P. Nail Company of
Cleveland. In two years he was made
superintendent of the plant, holding the
position till 1884 when he devoted him
self to bringing about improvements i'm
the manufacture of wire nails. In July,
1885, Mr.. BaaCkes organized the Salem
Wire Nail Company Of Salem, O.. be-
coming general manager He devel-
oped the business OF this company until.
with other plants at Philadelphia and
findlay o., they We're last year alb
sorbed by the American Steel &, Wire
Company of Illinois, which in turn be-
came merged into the American Steel
q Wire Company Of New Jersey.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30
BECOMES A FARMER.
Well Known Suburban Employee Leases a
Large Tract of Land.

Well Known suburban Employe Leases a
Large Trac, of Land.
Leicester. March 29-Joseph Hebard.
motorman on the Worcester and Su-
burban. has leased the James Prior
place, in the extreme northwest corner
of Leicester, for five years, and will re-
side there. Mr.. Hebard will continue
to work on the railroad, and Joseph
Hebard, Jr., who has been employed by
Edward Warren, will run the farm in
connection with younger brothers. Mr..
Hebard has lived in Spencer 2S years
ana has been employed by the Subur-
ban six years.
Miss Mary A. Danforth. who spent
five years in Japan, under the aus
pieces of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, will speak in the vestry
of the Cherry Valley NJ e. Church. on
Friday evening.
The sleet storm of Tuesday night
seemed to interfere with the workings
OF the new block signal which is be
ing tried on the Suburban. When a
car IS on the stretch of track between
the power station and Washburn
square, the light should show red At
~ - SICCh last night The Spy reporter
noticed that the light showed yellow
while a UNCONSTITUTIONAL car was com
ING up Main street. When a Spencer
pound car left the switch the light
showed red, as usual.
Inc cantata which was to have been
given at the Sanderson NJ. f. Church
next Sunday, viii be postponed, on ac-
count of the illness of singers.
IL
the Cherry Valley NJ. E. Church will
nave an all-day meeting on Thursday
IN TN, the Eestry, to knit comfortabIes.
Inc w. c. T. Z. will meet with Mrs
Braman Grout on Friday afternoon.
mrs mrs Ella NJ. Keith, county superin-
, r5nueht or work among railway en-
ployees, will address the meeting.
A bean supper will be served in the
oesLry Of the Congregational church
on Friday evening. An entertainment
will follow
III; Inc Crawford Whist Club will meet
ming of April 9.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30
KSLLEYS TROPHY.

The head of The moose which F. II
Kelley killed in Maine woods last fall
has been mounted by G. X. Reed the
IaXIdermIst and hangs on the wall
at the store Of the Lowell Arms Com
pahI' on Main street The head is one
OF the finest specimens ever seen. The
hoFhS are excellent and have a snread
OF Ii nearly four feet. The moose was
SS .!iP to This city last fan. after being
hI.led, and for several days sporting
men y n admired it as ii hung in Watson
" neIcA'r's market, on Pearl street
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30
JOHN w, GATES.

John w. Gates, chairman of the Am
er1can Steel and Wire Company, was
born May S, 1855, in Dupage county, Il
Inois. He graduated from the North
western College Of Illinois in 1873. He
began his business career on leaving
college In the grain business at Turner,
III, which he conducted successfully
until 1875, when ne sold out and opened
a hardware store in the same town
Conceiving a, taste for manufacturing
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30
LECTURE ON JAPAN.

At the regular weekly prayer meeting
at Grace NJ. L. church last evening Mrs.
5. NJ. Danforth, the returned Japanese
missionary of the womans board of
Methodist Episcopal churches gave an
interesting talk on her work in japan,
where she has been stationed for the
past five years. She is to repeat her lee
ture on missions at Trinity church on
Tuesday evening, and at Cherry Valley
on Friday evening following. Her return
to the Japanese mission field has been
indefinitely postponed owing to the
serious Illness OF an invalid mother.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30
CITY MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

The visitors connected with the City
Missionary Society held their weekly
meeting for Bible study yesterday af-
ternoon. Or. Mix, the city missionary
is busily engaged these days arranging
his house directory so that he shall
have a complete list of the various
churches the different people of the
city attend
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30
FRED H. DANIELS.

Fred Harris Daniels, chief engineer
OF the A, S. and w company, was
born az Hanover. N H, on June 16.
1853. but early in life moved to Wor-
cester. He graduated from Worcester
Polytechnic Institute as a mechanical
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30
FRANK BAACKES.

Frank Baackes general superintend-
ent of the American Steel & Wire Com
pany, was born in Germany in 1863
He came to this country in 1879, with
his brother, Michael Baackes, and went
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30

An alarm was rung in from box Cpl
at 10 o'clock Yesterday morning ror a
fire in the brick block at 81 Washington
street. a kettle of fat on the kitchen
stove boiled over and set fire to the
floor The fire was distinguished by
the department. The tenement is oc-
cupied by Mrs. Martin McInerny No
damage was done.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30

education, and made his own way
through the world. He engaged in the
wire business in the west and his car
Ger was steadily successful He Is
colonel on the staff of Coy. Tanner of
Illinois
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30
STOCKING THE LAKE

. l Lake Quinsigamond Game and rsb
ASSOCIATION ' liberated 100 large front 'i IN
~ lake Yesterday. The president
t,,iIa a. Mower, and John +, C,nn,,
lyboss, paced oS the fish in the lake near
VIII M Iib root Farm Brook enters it. They
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30
The HOMELIEST MAN IN WORCESTER

rs i,5 WelI as the handsomest. and others
SS!Slled 10 call on any druggist ana 80 q re
tb g9 9l bottle Of Kemps Balsam FOX RI tba
antood f to c, innsS ga remedy that is guar
auuIc coughs, asthma. bronchitis AVA , a,a
sumption. Price 25c. and &c '''' ana con-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30
CHARLES T. BOYNTON,

Charles r. Boynton, general sales
agent was born at West Stockbridge.
Mass. in 1858. lie removed to the
west in 1879 and secured employment in
the Chicago office of the Washburn &c
Moen Manufacturing Company. He was
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30
JOHN LAMBERT.

John Lambert, president of the
trust was born Jan u 1S47, in Hunt
erdon county New Jersey. He did not
receive more than q common school
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30
{, {, STONE.

r. +. Stone, general purchasing
agent for the trust, was born at Hook
import, O., in 1861. His early business
experience was gained in the Penn
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30
CHAS. A. HONECKER,

Charles A. Honecber chief auditor Of
the American Steel & Wire Company.
was formerly cashier of the Illinois
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30

became manager at both Chicago and
Waukegan and served in that capacity
until the sale of his company to the
American Steel & Wire Company.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30

POROUS pLASTEESS

Perhaps you sometimes use a porous
plaster! But do you use the best one7
And do you know which the best one is?
The one whose reputation covers 40
years, and whose record Of cures and
wonderful popularity gave birth to the
scores Of limitations. And which is this!
Why, Allcock's-the plaster they all try
to initiate, and the one you want be-
cause it cures 1t cures by absorption
and does not irritate the skin or cause
any annoyance
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30

Steel Company. He is president Of the
Illinois Institute of Accountants Of
Chicago.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30
WILLIAM EDERBoRN.

william Ederborn, first vice presid-
ent, was born March 20. 1S4S, in West
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30

appointed manager of the Waukegan
works when that branch of the Wor-
cester firm was established. In 1894 he
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-30
NOTICE!

Having sold my late husbands osAvtibEs
oS4 Main St, | still have the bakery a. ia,
corner of Pleasant and BeHeNue Ike
where I make all kinds Of bread, at at.
and pastry. Orders will be promptly
tended TO. Drop postal
MRS. JAMES PURSES'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-09-21
FEEL THE CHANGE.
HUNDREDS VOLUNTARILY En-
DORsE A SPRINGFIELD,
OHIO, PRODUCT.
A Statement by a well-KnOwn Citizen
Who Has Found Great Relief
by Using It.

The time has come when people I'm
Mexico feel the change. Hundreds
Of people in this city have given vol
untary endorsement Of the great
change they have felt after using
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids; the people
realize the good obtained By their use
and give hearty expression Of the
same.
KId-ne-oids viii cure lame back,
kidney baekache, urinary and kidney
disorders, sleeplesmess and nervous
ness. We always like to give refer
ence as to the merits of Morrow's
Kid-ne-oids and this time refer you
to John GAR, residing at 25O1 Brook
Ign avenue, who says;
al did not suffer from kidney trou-
bles very long, for ! was fortunate in
getting > remedy which effected q
cure in q short time. The symptoms
Of my trouble were sewers pain in my
kidneys and lame back, also urinary
trouble, frequent desire to urinate
highly colored urine and q burning
scaldlng sensation in the passage.
MorFov's Kid-ne-oids cured mo In
less than ten days; they seemed TO
take right hold and strengthen my
back and kidneys, relieve my urinary
troubles and brace me right up. 1
want everyone to know about Nor
rows KId-ne-oIds and 10 assist In ad-
vertislng them ] win permit my state
meut to be published"
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids n not pills,
but Yellow Tablets and are put up in
wooden boxes which contain enough
for abort two weeks' treatment and
sell ct hfty cents q box At Buckner q
whitnsy's drug store or viii be mall
ed upon receipt Of price By John
Morrow 3 o., Chemists, Springfield,
Ohio.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-09-21
D BEsHEARs DEAD.
One Of the Largest Property Owners Of
the East End-Died Sunday at His
Home In Vandalia

As briefly stated in Mondays LED
GER, Judge william B. Beshears, one
Of Audrain's best known and wealth.
lest citizens, died At his home In VAN
dalia on Sunday, Sept. IL, aged So
years. aUncie Baz." had been falling
In health for sometime and bis death
was not unexpected. He was q good,
honest, upright man and bis loss win
be severely felt in the east end OF the
county.
wThe History Of Audrain County"
complied In 1854, gives the following
facts regarding deceased;
Judge Beshears was born in Mont
gomery county, KY, on the Gath day
Of August, 1914. He asreared in that
county up to the age Of 10, when his
parents, Robert and Elizabeth whit
toni Beshears, his father, 3 native OF
Virginia, bat his mother formerly OF
Maryland, came to Missouri and set
tied In Pike county, where bis father
died in 1872 and the mother two years
before. Judge Beshears was reared to
the occupation Of 9 farmer, and on
the 10th Of March, 1885, he was mar
ried in Rails county to Miss Zethlindi
LewelIen. He moved to Montgomery
county and was three times elected
member of the county court there ano
held the Office continuously from the
time of his first election up to 1868
when he was ousted by operation o
the test oath prescribed BY the Drake
constitution, which be refused to take
In 1880 he moved to Vandalia, wher'
be resided until death. Judge Be
shears lost his first wife In 1885. sh'
left him six children, of q family o
nine born to them. Deceased's sec
ond wife was q Mrs. Margaret Eliza
beth Hutchinson, Of Pike County
Her maiden name was Rogers and sh'
was q widow at the time of her mar
rage to the Judge. But two OF th'
children Of a family of Ave from thi
union are now living, Verna L. an'
Pearl L.