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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-27
]. W. Gates GREAT GAME.
How Two Men of Money Made Lightning
Deal That Consummated the Giant
Steel Consolidation With Capi-
tai of Nearly $1OO,OOO,OOO.A
Napoleonic Campaign.

Taking the first train out of Pitts
burg, they proceeded as fast as steam
could take them to the city on the
lake. That evening they broke in on
the owner with the blunt statement
that thew had come to buy his property,
ships, docks, iron and coal mines, etc.
But I don't want to SELL he pro-
tested, STILL he said, hesitatingly
Il would like to hear your proposition
What are you prepared to offer?"
Five million dollars cash. was the
reply. And then Mr.. Gates addeds
Five million dollars is big bunch of
money. Better think it over"
4 want more money" expostulated
the Cleveland man.
We Will give you $5,0OOOOO and not
dollar more"
The gentlemen met later in the eve
ming and before midnight the trade was
closed, the old owners stepping out and
the new stepping in. The Cleaning
up" yielded $2,54000O in cash, so that
the property really cost Gates and Ell
wood 81. $50 900. 1t was worth from
$1,000, 600 to $S,000,000 without the cash.
The next morning the Cincinnati En-
quirer had the story of the Pittsburg
deal, and the telegraph brought an Of
| fer of some valuable wire plants in and
near that city. Mr.. Gates repaired a t
! once to Cincinnati, and Col. Elwood
| fastened east to negotiate for valuable
| plants in Massachusetts Forty-eight
hours later they met in New York and
on comparing notes found they had in
vested S12,000,000 of their cash in wire
| plants. All that happened during the
week between Christmas and New
Year, less than eleven months ago.
1T looks as though we were in the
business" said Mr. Gates.
"A fair nucleus" responded Col. FL
wood. Let us go home"
They cannonballed to Chicago and in
! less than another week arrangements
were practically consummated for the
giant consolidation known as the Amer
lean Steel and Wire--capital 200.
January is, or little over three weeks
from the date of that long distance
telephone converse ton between Chica-
go and Pittsburg, the constituent prop
critics were duly turned in and the S.
and w. stock was distributed according
to arrangement.
This, in brief, is the inside history
of one Of the "lightningest' deals for
magnitude ever negotiated It was a
Napoleonic campaign from start to fin
ish. 1t is not recorded that either Mr..
Gates or Col. Elwood lost money on
the transaction. Mr.. Gates called off
that trip around the world.-Chicago
Post.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-27
GOES TO CHURCH.
Emperor Enjoys a Quiet
Sunday with the Prince
of Wales.

London. Nov 26.-The Sandringham
house party to meet Emperor William
and the empress, includes the duke and
duchess of York. Prince and Princess
Charles of Denmark. the duke of
Cambridge. Prince Albert Of Schleswig-
Holstein. Lord Wolseley, DR.. Mandell,
the Lord Bishop of London, Lord Ac-
ton, Sir Frank Lascelles. British am
bassador to Germany, and many other
distinguished persons.
Their majesties occupy the rooms
known as the queens suite. This fore
noon the kaiser walked on the lawn
and later the entire party went to
Sandringham church, where DR..
Creighton preached, The empress and
the ladies were driven home, but the
emperor and the gentlemen with him
walked through the park, his majesty
being respectfully greeted by crowds of
people who had arrived from the
neighboring towns and villages by mo-
tor cars, carriages and bicycles.
During the afternoon the kaiser and
the Prince of Wales inspected the
princes stables, kennels and stud farm
A shooting party has been arranged
for tomorrow Their majesties are
thoroughly enjoying their quiet visit
Elaborate police precautions have been
taken in the neighborhood. All strang-
ers are closely watched. 1t is arranged
that the imperial yacht Hohenzollern
is to remain at Sheereness, with the
imperial family on board, until We'd
nesday morning.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-27
STRANGE CAREER
OF BIGAMIST MONROE.
He Married Women to Obtain Their Money
and Then Deserted Them = ''The Fox
May Run, But It CannotGet Away"
Said One of His Wives.

Rochester, N. Y, Nov. 26.-One of the
numerous wives of James M. Monroe,
the confidence man. whose plan of OPP
erations consists in marrying women to
obtain their money and then deserving
them, appeared unexpectedly against
him when his case was called in court
in this city. This women was Sarah
Snyder of Evansville, Ind, and she
married Monroe at Niagara Falls, hav-
ing previously obtained a decree from
her former husband. When Mrs. Snyder
appeared in court to testify against
Monroe she held up her finger and cried,
THE fox may run, but it cannot get
away"
This morning there was another sur
prise. Mrs. Snyder went to fruit store
and got basket of fruit as large as
she could carry, lugged it to the jail and
inquired for Monroe. She talked with
him a few minutes and both began to
weep, and they embraced. Monroe told
her that the talk about his numerous
wives was all rot, and she said she
didn't think him as black as he was
painted. Mrs. Snyder has gone back to
Evansville
Monroe had the addresses of women
all over the country, with the amount of
money they We're supposed to have He
had checked off a number of the names,
and the police were inclined to think
that those We're some of his victims. He
is said to have married women in New
York city, Chicago and other places,
and after obtaining their money is said
to have deserted them. He did not OBJ
tain any money from Mrs. Snyder, be-
cause she had none that he could get
Mrs. Mary Jane Colthar, of Bunker
Hill, H., is the present complainant
against him. She alleges that Monroe
obtained $4100 from her. Mrs. Colthar
met Monroe while they were riding on a
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-27

John w. Gates told a party of friends
how he happened to get back into act
i've business after he had cleared uD
big fortune from the sale of his Fed
eral Steel and other interests and had
made up his mind to retire. The story
was not told in a boasting spirit but
the recital was nevertheless one of live
interest as illustrating the whirlwind
methods employed in organizing a gil
gantic enterprise and getting it under
way.
Mr. Gates and Col Elwood had real
lied a bunch of millions out of Fed
eral Steel, and the former had laid
his plans for trip around the world
with his wife, having gone so far as
to invite a party of friends to accom-
pany them and fix the date of depar-
ture. One day while sitting in his office
in Chicago chatting with Col. Elwood
he was called up on the long-distance
telephone by an acquaintance in Pitts
burg, advising him that the owners of
a big wire milling company had fallen
out among themselves and would sell.
IF you want to make a trade bring on
$100 900 and l think you can get the
property" said the man at the other
end of the wire. Inasmuch as the mills
were worth at least $1,000 600. the
temptation was strong to buy them.
The two millionaires who had just laid
down business cares concluded to take
the property for a flyer"
The next evening they were in Pitts
burg, and snugly reposing in Mr.. Gates
cardcase was a certified check for
$f000,000 They had an all-night ses-
sion with the owners of the wire mills,
and at O'Clock in the morning they
had the property and the former
stockholders carried off the big check.
The party repaired to the Duquesne
club for refreshments. There they met
the proprietor of big wire mill up the
state, and to him the story of the night
was told.
eff you fellows have money to burn
you'd better buy my mills" he said,
banteringly.
What will you take for them?" re
sponded Mr.. Gates.
Nine hundred thousand dollars
was the answer.
TITS a co. said Mr.. Gates quick as
lightning, and deal involving nearly
$1,000000 was closed in less than sixty
seconds.
The two Chicago men then communed
briefly and Col Elwood remarked:
John, If we are going into the wire
business we must have a base of sup
plies. Better see if we can't buy the
Cleveland Rolling Mills"
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train between Chicago and Bunker Hill.
Monroe told her that he wanted to
marry an estimable woman. She says
she told him that she didn't know
whether she would suit him." He
asked about her financial affairs, and
they were soon afterward married in
an Indianapolis hotel Monroe told her
that he wanted money, as he was going
to start a drug store in New York city
The woman raised a mortgage of $1,000
on farm that her former husband left
her number of years ago, drew money
out of the bank amounting to a little
over $1,000 and packing up some of her
household goods and taking her little
daughter with her and sending another
child to an aunt in Bloomfield. ILL.,.
started for New York. The woman was
met at the depot by Monroe, who took
her and the child to a boarding house
on West Twenty-eight street. The fol-
lowing day he took them to a hotel. He
succeeded in getting $4,000 of the
Woman's money while they were in New
York. They remained there but two
days He said that he was not able to
find the business opening in New York
that he wanted, and that they should
come on to Rochester and see what they
could do here. He said that he had two
houses in this city and he would trans
fer this property to his wife.
Mrs Colthar and the others returned
to this city and Monroe got 5000 more
of her money. He then went to New
York again and she got letter from
him saying that he had been robbed on
the Bowery Mrs Monroe was left here
without a cent and the next heard of
Monroe he had been arrested in Chicago
with $1,000 of the woman's money in his
possession. This money has been at
tached by the attorneys. Monroe has
been held for the grand jury.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-27
TRUSTED ROBSON.
Sampson Speaks on
the Hero of the,
Merrimac.
WAS BRAVE AND DID HIS DUTY.
Rear Admiral Addresses the
Y. NJ. C. A. at
Brockton.
WAS BRAVE AND DID HIS DUTY.

Prool,+o,, NJ, oe 4 9 -,
~ - eU09' " liiie
Guy OIL Bfockton today, Rear Admiral
w r. Sampson. U. S. n, was given a
hearty recention b,, tho oitizo,,s o,d oo
-, ~ ~ '''i'' a.
0i ueu generous praise Tor the part ne
took in the recent war. Not only did a
large catherine of ,,aor1o hoo. ~, "a
roiroI so1- ~
81 9peaN' put tley hau the oPpor-
UNITY OF shaking his hand.
The admiral came here by invitation
of Navor ON, di,,oa 81 +to 49, 80
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-27
RUSH The WORK.
New Wire Factories
at Waukegan Now
Under Way.
WILL COST A MILLION.
Rank Second Only to Wor-
cester Mills in
Size.
WILL COST A MILLION.

Waukeegan, ILL.,, Nov. 26.-Manager E.
c. Lott of the American Steel and Wire
company expects that the big new wire
mill to be erected to replace the one
burned down recently will be in opera
ton within three months. The great
buildings are to be erected within sixty
days Seven hundred men are at work
clearing away the debris, and the work
of erection will begin as soon as ground
is cleared Soon 1000 men will be busy
on the new building
The new works will be considerably
larger, giving 900 feet more floor
space than did the old. They will be bet
ter constructed, with thicker walls and
more and stronger fire walls. The wire
mill will have a new engine Of 1900
horse power. There will be a new cleo
trical building and a new pump at the
waterworks, with 100000 gallons capa-
city for additional fire protection.
The companys own engineers will
supervise the work, no contracts being
let and all the day labor possible to Sc
cure viii be set to work. The rebuilt
factory will be one of the finest of its
kind in the world, costing nearly a mil
lion dollars.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-27

cealed satisfaction. The surrender of
the province of Zamboanga is regarded
as the beginning of the end of the revo-
luton in the island of Mindanao, and it
is believed will be hard blow to those
who are still endeavoring to maintain
the instruction in the island of Luzon.
On the 21st inst Admiral Watson
cabled the navy department that Com
mander Very had captured the city of
Zamboanga on the 10Th. He was aided
by friendly natives and Moros and was
holding the town pending the arrival of
reinforcements from Jolo. On the same
day Gen Otis informed the war depart
ment that he had ordered two com
panies of infantry to be sent to Fam
boanga from Jolo. 1t is the second larg-
est island of the Philippine group. Ad-
Continued on Page Three)
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PRESIDENT GRATIFIED.
Island Second in Size Only to Luzon-So
Called Filipino Cabinet Decides to
Adopt Guerilla Tactics-Large
Bodies of Troops Will No Lon
ger Withstand Americans.

Washington, Nov. 26-Secretary Of
the Navy Long today received a cable
gram from Admiral Watson informing
him that the entire province of Fam
boanga, island of Mindanao, has surren-
dered Internationally to Commander
Very, Of the Castine. The surrender was
made on the 18th inst Admiral Wat
sons dispatch follows:
Cavite, Nov 26.
Secretary Of the Navy, Washington
November IS the entire province of
Zamboanga surrendered to Very I'M
conditionally. Delivery of all guns
promised. Numerous local chiefs de-
clared loyalty.
(Signed) Watson.
The information contained in Admiral
Watson's dispatch was received by the
president and his advisers with uncon-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-27

Atlanta Ga, Nov. 26.-General Mel
son Miles has made an Inspection
Of Fort Mcpherson. Since the begin
ming Of his tour in the south and west,
General GEM Miles has found the army
posts in good condition, and is PleasSee a
with his visit. When asked i ,aas, ~
thought would be the probable result ,5
of the war in South Africa, ne saia
that England would eventually WI,
but the victory would be bought o Win
a great sacrifice of lives and properly;
.'Rritish arms in the Transvaal Will
be carried to victory" he said' pue
there will be many lives lost, d much
property swept away and great man n
ciai cost. England has the advantage
in n,Innher of men. more supplies and
more money. That is all. II the Beers lis
had as many soldiers and as many many
stores of supplies. | would not uIlu ,,i+
take to say what would be the result,
But while the British possess all these
supplies and have great number %
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-27
SEND KAISER THANKS

Chicago, Nov. 26.-At the close of the
presentation by DR.. Won Holleben,
German ambassador to the United
States, to the United German soldiers
societies of Chicago, of the flag donat-
ed by the German emperor, the follow
ing cablegram was sent to Emperor
William.
Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 26
To the German emperor, Sadivosa,
England
German Americans assembled for the
purpose of accepting and dedicating
the flag presented by your majesty
send thanks and greetings.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-27

men. both at home and in the colonies,
to draw from, 1t must be remembered
that the war is far removed from the
bass of supplies. A land communica-
tion of four hundred miles is always
a great hardship and an uncertainty.
You see what I mean when say II
is only in numbers and finances that
England has any advantage of the
! Boers. The Beers are fighting az home
They are playing on home grounds, as
ii were They know the topography OIL
the country. They are aeclimated. EV-
erything is new to the queens sol
! diers. .,
"Then, again. the flies are destroy
ing the horses and live stock thal Eng
iand is sending into the Transvaal,
which is not within the jurisdiction OF
man TO control. All that ] can say is
that much depends upon the strategy
and generalship of the heads OF the Two
| armies" .4.+o5
General Miles and his party started
! tonight for Washington.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-27
SCORES THE KAISER.

Berlin. Nov. 26.-The Cologne Volkszei-
tung. in a powerful editorial, calls upon
the imperial chancellor. Prince Hohen-
lohe 10 keep his promise to abrogate be-
fore Jan the prohibition of political CO.
alition. declaring that if this promise is
not kept he must retire.
II asks him TO tell Emperor William
"the real truth about the internal situa-
ton in Germany" adding that the en-
peror will then surely abandon these I'M
ceasing experiments TO fetter pubic
thought
This was written on behalf Of the cen
ire (the clericals), the section of the reich
stag which makes or mars legislation.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-27
COMMITTEE MEETS.
Discuss Bill Prepared in Summer at
Atlantic City.

AlidHllO wy
Washington, Nov 26.--The republican
caucus committee appointed at the last
session of congress to prepare general
financial measure for report to the
coming congress, is preparing to COM
plete the duty assigned to it. Tonight
seven of the members of the commit
tee gathered at prospective Speaker
Henderson's rooms at the Normandie
Hotel, and informally considered the
bill prepared at Atlantic City during
the EAST summer.
The members present were Messrs
Henderson, Babcock, Morrison, Mimi,
Curtis. Kan, Payne, Dalzel and Over
street. Nothing decisive was done to-
night. the main purpose of the gather
ing, Mr.. Henderson explaining, being
to enable the members to refresh their
memories on various features of the
measure already agreed upon.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-27
HAYWARD FAILING.

Nebraska City, Neb., Nov 26.-Sena-
tor Hayward is gradually growing
weaker. and his pulse is accelerated,
and it is thought he cannot survive the
week
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-27
MANY cAPTIvEs.

. Cairo. Nov 26.-Sir Francis Wingate, in
the battle with the khalifa's force near
Gedia, captured 1000 m n. women and chill
dren Osman Digna, the principal gem
eral of the khaIifa, is still at large.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-27
FIRST THROUGH TRAIN.

Shanghai Nov 2s.-The first through
train from fallen Wan. on the N W
Chwang and Mundone Railroad. left Fri
day with engineers for Port Arthur.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-27
WEATHER REPORT.

Boston, Nov 26.-Local forecast FAIR,
generally clear weather Monday and Tues-
day light westerly winds.
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CONTINUED on Page Three.)
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-29

A perfect carnival of violence and
bloodshed is raging in Georgia and
Alabama. Murders, assaults on women
and shooting affairs are reported from
all directions, and at various places
troops are under arms To protect pris-
oners from the fury Of mobs.
Gen. Ulises Heureaux, president OF
San Domingo, was assassinated at Moca
by Ramon Coceros.
At Brownsville, Pa, the wife of
George Hackett, negro coal miner,
gave birth 10 seven children, six girls
and one boy.
Fifty houses were burned at Marien-
burg. Prussia. One of them was built
in the fourteenth century.
Matt Stanford, one of the most promi-
nent farmers in Washington county,
shot and killed Preston Carson near
Washington, Tenn, and then shot Car
sons two children.
The transports Ohio and Newport
sailed from San Francisco for Manila
with troops.
While insane Charles Wolfangel
killed his wife and two daughters at
Denmark, Ind, and then killed himself.
From present indications the corn
crop in Kansas will this year amount 10
350.0oO,0O0 bushels.
rrickmallers in all the union yards
in Chicago went on strike.
The transport Sherman sailed from
Manila for San Francisco with the Cali
fornia troops on board.
Mrs. NJ. j. Mock. her son Joe and Cora
Smith. an orphan girl, were drowned at
Balls Bluff, Ga.
The war taxes collected during the
fiscal year ended June 80 amounted to
$iO2, 1888, 52s.07, according TO the figures
of the internal revenue bureau.
An increase of 25 cents day has been
granted TO all moldcrs employed in the
various foundrics at Youngstown, o.
Assistant Postmaster +. l.. Stocking,
OF Tacoma. Wash. has been detailed as
deputy director general of posts for the
Philippines.
Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes sue
ceeds the late Walbridge A. Field as
chief justice OF the supreme court of
Massachusetts,.
a meeting will be held in New York
August 10 organize new labor party.
A monument TO the memory of Justus
II. Rathbone. founder of the Knights of
Pythias, was dedicated al Utica, N. Y.
The city Of Cleveland was practical
~ free from rioting ms the result OF the
presence OF the militia. The storm CEN
ter Of the street railway strike is now
in the suburb OF Brooklyn, where en-
counters are frequent.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-29

Twelve business buildings were
burned az Forest City, Pa.
Isabclo Artacho. the rival OF Aguin-
aldo. has issued manifesto calling on
the people Of his province 10 lay down
their arms and support the United
States. lie denounces Aguinaldo and
declares he is betrayine his people.
Admiral Dewey in dispatch from
Trieste says he expects TO arrive in New
York October /.
Gen. Otis has proclaimed provision
al civil government on the island Of
Negros under the direction OF a milf
tnry governor TO be named by the gov
ernor general of the Philippines. with
civil governor and advisory council 10
be elected. Baeolod will be the capt.
tai.
The report that Paul Kruger had re-
signed as president Of the Transyaal
WAS untrue.
San Salvador has passed law pro-
hibiting the meetings Of the order of
Freemasons-
The defalcation of the cashier and
paying teller for $4,000 caused the
Villa Marie bank, one Of the oldest in
stitutions in Montreal, to suspend.