Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1896 — WESTERN. [ARTICLE]

WESTERN.

New charges ‘have been filed against Rev. Dr. C, .O. Brown at San Francisco. The new allegations ddelare that he is untruthful and unfit for flic ministry. Fire caused a panic among the thirty inmates of the Erightside Home for Boys at Denver. All escaped without serious injury, although several Were, overcome by smoke and were unconscious when carried out uy the firemen. The interior of the home is in ruins. -Harvey G. Salter, alias Frank Bailey, was arrested at Portsmouth, Ohio, and jailed for bignmy. Fifteen years ago Salter married Nancy Fields, of Scioto County.. Ohio, from whom he was divorced. Five years later, at McArthur, Ohio, he married Lnristina Oakes, whom he deserted. Ten years ago, in Floyd County, Ky., fie was wedded to Ellen Osborn, but deserted her within a year. Nov, 14, 1895, under the name of Frank Bailey, he eloped to Ironton with Rosa Stafford, a 17-year-old girl of Richardson, Ky., and they were married. With his last wife Salter has been living at Quilicy, Ivy., -and while on iL_visit to Portsmouth was recognized and arrested. He confessed. It is reported at Duluth, Minn., that the Weyerliauser syndicate lias purchased the entire interests of the big lumber firm of Wright & Davis for $2,000,000. This includes the stumpage, logs ami lands,®*, the Wright & Davis concern and possibly their logging road, known ns the Duluth, Mississippi River and Northern. This last item may not be included, however, as Miright & Davis are likely to engage in We iron business, and in that case the road could be used in hhulihg ore from their Messaba Range properties. The deal is believed to he near consummation, only the details remaining to be arranged. The Weyerhausers have lately purchased the C. N. Nelson Lumber Company's interests for $'2.200,000. The big piano manufacturing house of Crawford, Ebersole & Smith, of-Ciucin-nati, 0., formerly Smith * Nixon; assigned to Lawyer D. D. Woodmansee, whose bond is $300,000, The failure was a surprise to Cincinnati. The firm has been struggling under a load of financial trouble for the last two years, but its management was so aggressive throughout its embarrassments that the real situation was unknown to the public. The hard times and recent heavy losses; however, forced a surrender. The firm had bought stock Which had to be paid for in cash or good paper, and had sold largely to Western and Southern dealers on time. Failure to make collections to meet their own Eastern accounts and the non-pay-ment of paper falling due to them explains the situatibn. They lost SOO,OOO by the failure of one agent, $40,000 on another, and SIS,OOO on another. Besides there were many smaller losses attributable -to the hard times, wbicb.Jiinit.fid. sales and made casn dealings impossible. There are no preferences, and Assignee Woodmansee hopes to pHt.-the firm oii its feet again. “I place, the liabilities at fully $1,000,000, said Assignee Woodmansee, “The assets are probably SBOO.000. Of this amount $300,000 is quick assets. At least $252,000 is otherwise available. The failure in no way affects the Smith & Nixon Piano Manufacturing Company in Chicago.”