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I0z/V MGA7Es, WHO SQUEEZED WYE

Mr. Gates was its first president, and he
remained at its head until 1895, when he
became the president of the Illinois Steel
Company.
1t was at this time that Mr.. Gates trans
ferred his talents from st. LOUIS to the
breezy Western metropolis. He immedf-
ately set about TO cut out a career for
himself in this wider field After several
years of labor he formed the great Fed
eral Steel Trust, which Is composed OF
the Illinois steel Company, the Minnesota
Iron Company, the Federal Steel Com
pany, the Iorain Steel Works and a num-
Der OF smaller concerns. When this or
ganization was successfully launched two
years ago Just at the beginning OF the
great Industrial revival which followed
the Standardization war. II became an
attractive medium of speculation and in
vestment to the public, and Mr.. Gates,
who had taken his pay for the work he
had done in the common stock of the new
company. sold out at a profit which Is
estimated to have been about 100000.
He told his friends at the time that this
was all the money he had coveted. and
all that he could ever spend if he lived
100 years
II have got enough money" he said.
''I've been a busy man all my life, and l
am going to quit and go to Europe, In
tidentally I may break the bank Of Monte
CdTiO-NHO kllONSs
But more inspiring games awaited him
in the broader field of Wall street new
inspiration came to him - the American
Steel and Wire Company, he thought,
needed reorganization. The capital stock
was too small The public had eagerly
bought the Federal Steel Company stock,
and he thought that 1t would take as
readily to an additional capitalization of
American Steel and Wire He therefore
obtained a charter from New Jersey,
bought the old American Steel and Wire
Company whose capital was S24. 10000,
gathered in all the steel and wire COM
panies of the country, whose combined
capital was S33,O000O0 and formed a new
company with a capitalization of $4,000,
COO The company was successfully float
ed. and it is believed Mr.. Gates
made another $500, 900 our of his inspira>
ton.
Two of Mr.. Gates characteristics which
have attracted most attention, and have
perhaps been among the greatest factors
in his success are his unfiinchng nerve
and his willingness to take long chances.
He has been accused of being an inveter-
ate gambler, andt although the term
sounds harsh, Mr.. Gates himself admits
that he Is nothing loath to risk a few
thousand on the turn of a card, the roll
of die, or the tape that the ticker reels
off.
The famous game of cards which he
played at the Waldorf-Astoria several
weeks ago. in which he is said to have
lost several thousand dollars, was not his
only venture on the green cloth. He is
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had sought refuge. The great volcano,
all calm and serene with its naked peak
towering maiestically above the fertile
rice fields and hemp groves of southern
Iluzon, gave scant sign OF the raging fury
within, which had only the day before
caused man, beast and bird TO fly In terror
from its sides. and which was the follow
ing day to strike new and greater terror
to the hearts of men. People went to
their beds that night giving thanks to
their God that the danger had passed.
that their lives were saved. and that their
property was undisturbed.
But Thursdays outbreak was mild In
comparison with what was yet to come.
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Company itself came to this Chicago
Chicago genius two years ago, just on
the eve Of his departure for Europe, where
he had planned to rest for several years
before his final retirement from business.
The trip was abandoned the inspiration
was realized and one of the greatest in
dustrial combinations of the age was
brought into being.
Like that of many other successful
men, the career OF John w. Gates began
on a Western farm. His father was
small farmer in Dupage county, Illinois,
where Mr.. Gates was born on May ). lSo5.
The elder Gates came of good old Puritan
stock. the family having moved from Mas
sachusetts to Illinois when Chicago was
frontier fort.
John w Gates was graduated at Wheat
on college. and subsequently, was gradu-
ated from the Northwestern college at Ma
pelville Ill, being a member of the class
of '7s. Immediately upon leaving college
he became a grain merchant at Turner,
III. His success began on the very
threshold of his business career. He sold
out his business at handsome profit in
1875 and then opened hardware store in
Warrenburg Mo. He made a success of
this also, but the town was too small for
him, and he moved to st. Louis, where the
wire business, then in its INFANCY, attract
ed his attention.
He formed q firm of the name or j. w.
Gates & Co. which in 1881 became the
Southern Wire Company. This too, pros
pered, and formed the nucleus of the first
combination which Mr.. Gates brought
about He saw that several of the local
wire companies were curtaiing their
profits and restricting their enterprise by
rate-cutting and competition on unwise
lines. He COM eived the idea of bringing
them into harmonious relations and re-
ducing expenses by operating the whole
business under one name and manage
melt This brought about the formation
of the Braddock Wire Company at Pitts
burg. which was the forerunner of the
present wire trust IL was formed in 1884.
The combination idea by this time had
taken complete possession of Mr.. Gates,
who was as daring as he was ambitious.
He began to buy stock OF number of
his rival companies. among them the Iowa
Barb Wire Company. of Allentown. Pa;
the st. Louis Wire Mil, and the Baker
Wire Company of LocSport. Ill
In 1890 Mr.. Gates had his first great In
spiration. Failing in an effort to bring
all the great barb wire companies into
one combination. he succeeded in induc-
ing about IS per cent. OF the steel wire
mills in the country to form joint SELL
ing agency under the name of the Column
bia Patent Company, which was to mar
ket the product of the various mills.
This project lasted about six months.
when 1t was succeeded by the Consolidated
Steel and Wire Company. which was a
combination of nearly all the principal
steel wire companies of this country.
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night But we are holding a regular
nightly meeting from that hour until mid
night here in Exeter hall, and it Is becom-
inb more and more largely attended. We
learned the lesson OF this specialized work
from the success Of your American ASSOC
tiations among scholars and railroad men,
of which Mr.. Vanderbilt was the president
and we are enlarglng our sphere OF action.
We have special work now among law
yers and bankers as well. Lord k.nnaird
is member of the firm of Barclay & Co..
one OF the strongest banking houses in
the city, and he attends our meetings in
Cornhill-right in the center of the bank
ing businessman induces other men of
wealth and influence in the same direc-
ton to come also. The same rule applies
to our meeting for lawyers.
There has been a change in our work
IN the direction of educ alton. too" he
went on I'VE used to do what Is still
done so successfully by our American
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Remarkable GTowth Of the Organization
Planned by George Williams, the Grand
Old Young Man" Once dPennllpss
Clerk. lie Has Had Wealth and
knl9hlhOOd Thrust Upon Him.

- ONDON, April 25-Sir George will
Jams is In the south OF France
and on the high road 20 recovery
from his recent severe illness. but
there Is no chance OF his being
IN London fov the celebration of the an
niyersary on May 10 OF his foundation
OF the biggest Club in tho world, an or
ganisaton With branch IN every city
and hamlet On the United States. In every
part OF Europe. ana Ia such ill-assorted
places a. Nazareth Dawson city, the
TransVaRl. a. Jerusalem, ON the Kongo and
IN Bethlehem branches numbering about
ZOO with membership Of more than
half a million.
1t an sprung from the humble plan Of
poor London clerk and began In a
dingy upstairs room IN a dry good store
Now the poor clerk r. rich. and one
result of the meeting over tho dry goods
store has been 10 make him q knight His
years number ucaFiy ~ and he has lived
to make his name a familiar one 20 see
the club that he began with eleven com
rades spread an over the world 10 see its
membsrsh growing hy hundreds OF thous-
ands year 60 ind the buildings that
shelter 81 In the United statcs and ing
land alone valued az over S5eo.ooo. and
10 see among It's standard bearers men
whose names are synonyms for greatness
and po0er
Rise Of a Dry Goo5s Clssk.
The STORY 90 Sir Gvorge Williams is that
90 man who oncc forgot self ana rovrr
remembered e. again who has made "A
success of Ntc A ,ittle English village
first knew hiin asa tho son 81 poor farm.
er. Ia another hark-uuuher town. Brltrc-
water, he waa Rprrcuticcd ia a draper
a dry goods lofler. AS we say in America
at an uafiN aat AZ 30 those who know
him spoke cf him as "Eaod" without
snccring Boo h,1 she reputation 90 be-
INK pretty teVout tut be rugi have com
his more spiritual arucs for q wear or
two later PIC had come ia Iousoa ans en-
tered thc employment ct a prominent irar-
cry Rrm AitcArok S. Rcdscrs.ln st
Pauis ChurchyaFA
Like almost every one destined 20 make
his Nay lu business. fhorc WAS evidently
such an amount % Organising Rhlllty stor-
"a up in THIS youth 90 V that 81 haa %
and an outlet somehow. So DO conceived
the idea HAT reading. recreation aud. re-
ItSion might be- combined TO make a So
ciety THAI would be 90 use 10 some ~
the thousands ~ lonely young men who
had left country homes and were earning
a living In london and trying to keen
themselves out OF the DEVILS clutches. lie
found eleven other young men who Zen
In with the scheme. obtained permission
from his employer to hold a meeting in
the now historic spare room over the
store. and after two sessions started a
society which they decided 70 call the
Young Mems Christian Association
After much dcubcrauon over ways and
Iaeaas-ter money WAS scs~ee-tAsS raised
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MAYON, VOLCANIC TERROR OF LUzON, is AGAIN ACTIVE

Lieut.. Col. Il. T. Paterson. Fortieth In
fantry. u. s. ", in the Chicago Tribune.
~ ARAGA. Isla de Luzon, p. l., March
a 4.-Mayon, the volcanic terror of
8 the Philippines Is again in erup-
ton and Is belching forth into the
~ armament the sulphurous incense
of the Internal regions. and is
bathing it's sides in a fiery deluge Of mol
ten lava.
At daylight Thursday morning dense
volumes of smoke and steam were seen
issuing from the crater and ascending mile
after mile through the clear tropical sky,
until, as the clouds of smoke grew black
er, Mayon's summit became enveloped In
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A sunrise in the tropics IS always beau
tiful when visible. but the sunrise of fat.
urday morning, when old Sol blended his
rays with the clouds OF volcanic smoke
and vapor and the iery glare from May
on's crater, IL n scene not to be denictfd
by the artists brush of the writer's pen
This remarkably beautiful scene LASTED
but a few moments. for the sunlight was
soon obliterated in the dense, smoky
clouds The volcano itself became invis-
ible. and only dun glow at the crater
could be seen through the smoke the
rumbling and roaring noises continued all
day and far into the night The ground
and foliage In the valley and on the mount
ain side were lowered with coating IL
fine ashes, and II became difficult 10
breathe or see on account Of these par
ticies I'm the air.
Tho mountain was still hid from vIex IN
n shroud OF smoke which hung Ike
London fog over the country for miles
around The eruption had apparensy
ceased for at least n time. but II was net
unlikely 10 break out affesh With eva
greater fury.
N Is not known here that any serious
carnage has SO far been done ~ the efvp-
ton, beyond destroying some Of the ms
tive huts scattered along the mo1niala
sides. II Is thought all natives IN the ~
posed parts succeeded IN reaching pafs
OF safety.
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Achievements OF Fiery Mayon.

Mayor is situated in tho province q
APoay. at the southeast extremity Of LIZ
zon, and " surrounded by one ~ The rieh-
est and most prosperous districts IN ths
Philippines. The record on desiwsaqa
wrought by this volcano e almost y
great as that OF Wesuyius. Alnay, Ms
capital OF the province. Iesaspi and Oar
aga, as well as several other towns, haFs
twice been totally destroyed ~ MaYans
eruptions.
A moss-covered church towag only
small part OF which 8 sbove around. an'
which was used until few days ago -
quarters for an insurgen, dui osi nlhiSs
the site of Cagsau. which, town was ri
stroysd by the great eruption u ~
Bodiac, the predecessor Of CaESaI o. ~
Identical spot. was totally destroyed Y
an eruption in i740. After tho desifnclea
of Cagsau, the site u the settiefntnt NAs
changed TO % point about mile sosis
ana more distant from the volcano an
the name changed 70 DaraKa.
DaraEe arose, Phoeuix-l,ke from ~
ashes. and for time great VAS her Wvy
perity. Her hemp and rice werp Of W
finest qualities and her CROPS t1linlihsh
Her new church was one of ths hnsA
and most elaborate in the Islands ant 9~
senoritas were repalte1 % ~ % tbs iqsr-
Hest and pfcttiest In all the orient Mar.
OF fAtf NNtHasHkH NEif o. fhktfiEtN LIS -
stone construction. AMI her tapboo netAes
were heater and more SUI siantiaJ thss
those usually found Ia the FhlliRp'hes.
Her people were nearly all pfoagfps
and contenied.
Daraga continued 70 grow from its prsa
until Il attained a population q over NV.
But fate Was against Daraga or. 81 oas
Afro-AmeFif an would cay, ''shc rad noe.
doo." What or who the hoodooa were =
the times Of her previous deatrprfl0ne
not recorded but thls time a real LYME
Jonah has fOrestalled Mayors oYerk0w o.
fiery lava.
Mayor was last IN eruption IA 1891. wnsh
she sent up a volume % smoke, elnds's
and bowlders, accompanied by slight EARN
quakes, but no serious damage was dohs'
and as this volcano has a record of z.
newed activity every third year. an eflT
ton has been expected in 1880.
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TO CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE Y. NJ T. A.

In the famous little room in st. Paul 3
churchyard where the Y. NJ. c. A. began.
That room, once bare. Is CHEEKY now, and
furnished like an ordinary dining room,
with walnut easements and steel engrav-
ings on the walls.
The Y. NJ. C. A. has three important
meeting plat es in London-one in Alders-
gate street, not far from the general post
office, which was the first real home of
the association, after 1t moved from its
quarters In Fleet street; another in
Cornhil and a. third in the Strand-oli
Exeter hall. built originally to comment
crate Queen Elizabeths lord chancellor.
Charles Surgeons earliest sermons were
preached here to record-breaking audi
enees, and here his son often preat hes
now. as well as DIR. Parker and other
celebrated London preachers. Even a
more regular visitor and speaker is the
Right Hon. Lord Kinnaird, closely asso-
ciated with Sir George Williams, and hav-
ing the reputation of being, after his
friend, the best-known supporter of the
Y. NJ. G. A. of Great Britain and ireland.
He Is a member OF one of the largest
banking firms In London, the president Of
half dozen societies, most of them for
the assistance of young men and boys, as
well a member Of the rouse of lords
He was associated closely with Quintin
HOgg. the philanthropist who began the
great system OF polytechnic schools that
now exists In London.
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came a continual blaze. and. the powdf
not being smokeless, the air became
denser and hiacker. Rcd streams that
might have been the life blood Of the
lighting hordes coursed down the rnoun-
tain sides. marking the courses with lines
of vapor In which they gradually d;sap-
peared as the liquid cooled and lost its
fiery hue
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international Congress in Boston.

The association is now esteemed worthy
Of royal patronage. and Tor the first time
3 member nt the queens family will open
one 81 the associations buildings. It's new
home I'm Newcastle-on-Tyne whith Is 20
be turned over To the puohc next month
10y the Duke ~ ConnauGht The next
great International convention az the body
Is 60 re held ia Boston, Mass. IN 1901, next
wear oeing the Jubilee or the beginning Of
the y NJ. C. a. in the United States.
The association originally almost entire
~ a religious organization, has branched
ont steadily into gymnasiums. baths.
sports libraries reading rooms. lecture
courses. night schools and even In some
cases smoking rooms. and II Is max
ing plans for even more departures In the
future.
Specialized work said J. II. Putterill
secretary OF the London ASSOCIATION. is
what We are going to DO more hereafter
Take soldiers for iustauce--of course I'm
referring 10 conditions in England. now
work aimed 10 touch the general run OF
young men doesn't come before them As
a rule the soldiers are content to herd
together, and so we are detailing men TO
work right among them. Walters are an
Other class hard to reach. We are trying
10 benefit them, although the only time
| that We can see them Is after 1919 2.
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Branches in Strange Places.

The phenomenal growth of the assot ia
ton since its beginning shows no sign OF
decreasing. In 1884 il had 5.372 branches,
With 1855 members. IN 1885 6,69s branch
es, with 506 100 members. One of these IL
I'm Dawson city. 1t started in a tent, and
its secretary ran unpleasantly close to be-
ing frozen to death and found out how
annoying Il is 10 be desperately hungry.
He evidently made hit. however with
his club room, his games and Sunday song
services, for in his first SIX months he
gave welcome 10 over 5000 men, and
500 of them wrote letters TO their friends
at home from the associations headquar-
ters. which have now attained the dignity
OF a modest house. The branches that
exist In Nazareth, Jerusalem and Bethle-
hem are also doing well. They are COM
posed mainly Of Observation-Disclosures. rs
they call themselves, who have flll mem
bcrship rights IN the association except
that OF voting. The branch on the Kongo
Is small but iourishing There are fifteen
Y VI. c. A. workers among the British
troops I'm the Transvaal. with large tents,
whore the men can write letters play
games. or listen to services: and a secre-
tary 81 the organization has only recently
TONED the American troops IN the Philip
pines
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Reese Captured.
Yesterday w II Newbold, ESQ

Yesterday w II Newbold, ESQ.
received a letter from officers at
Cowan, Tenn, who have a man be-
lieved to he Reese, the convicted
murderer who escaped from the
York Jail three years ago A
photograph was enclosed which
Mr. NewhoId believes represents
the right man. Solicitor Henry
also and some one else who knew
Reese think they recognize him in
the photograph. Sheriff Logan,
of York, came down yesterday af-
ternoon in response to a telephone
message. He agreed with the
others in the opinion that it is
Reese 5 picture, and he left on
the Senboard last night for Ten
neSSee.
1t is noted that the man who
made the arrest bears the same
name the one Reese murdered
Williams, we believe. Chester
Lantern.
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DISPENSARY PROFITS.
New Law Will Give Cities and
County More Money.
Columbia Record.

Solulupld lNtCOIN.
The new dispensary law will 90
into practical operation this week
when the new board of control
takes charge. So far as the oper.
alton of it is concerned, there will
be no visible difference between
the old and the new law.
Assuming that the business
will be equal this year to what it
was last, the counties and cities
will derive mnch moro pecuniary
benefit from its operations. 1t is
now provided that 10 per cent ,of
the profits shall 90 to the state
and the remainder to the counties
and cities. Ninety per cent will
he divided between the cities and
the county.
Last year the county Of Rich
land got about $4,000 out Of the
profits and Columbia an equal
amount. Under the new law the
county will get twice as much and
the city's share will he in proper
ton. If the business Is the same,
the county win get $50, 900, al.
most enough to run the county
government.
Dispensary officials look for
even a bigger business this year.
The public schools will not get as
much rs formerly. This fund was
SO divided that counties which had
no dispensaries got the benefit ot
the fund. There was always oh
jections to this, rs it was contend
ed that these counties whick had
the trouble and expense of pros
viding police where dispensaries
were established, should have all
the profits.
The actual amount of money to
be received, however, depends
upon the price of liquor and IN
the calculations it is presumed that
the prices will be the same as now
prevail
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Burned to Death While Trying to
Save His Money.

Thumaston, GA, Feb 20.-Ben
Walker, an old negro, was burned
to death near here last night, IN a
peculiar manner. Walker had
some money buried under his
house, and when the building took
fire he crawled under it and at
tempted to dig it up When he
was taken from under the burning
building he bad received burns
which proved fatal.
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THOSE NEAL NOTES.
The Resolution in the Carolina
Bank to Sue the State.
The State, 22d inst.

The State, 22d inst.
The Legislature passed the bill
authorizing the Carolina National
bank to bring suit against the
State for the recovery of money
placed to the credit of the Sfa'e
penitsntiary on two notes endorsed
by Neal as superintendent, the
said notes having never been paid.
The State will loose nothing in
the suit. If it be shown that th
bank can hold the State response
bic, then the State may 90 back
on Meals bondhoIders. If the
State is not accountable, then the
bank and Neal must have it out
between them. The recent leois
lation further provides that this
suit will not affect the status of
the criminal action already brought
against Neal.