Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-14
VETERAN EDITOR DEAD
MAN AND THE NEWSPAPER He
ONCE RAN CEASE ON SAME DAY.

NEW YORK, December 14.-Col William
L. Brown, formerly we'll known In this city
as manager and part owner of the Daily
News, died yesterday at his home in Great
harrington, Mass, as told in yesterdays
dispatches. 1t Is a coincidence that lust
about the time Col. Brown was passing
away the announcement was being made
that the newspaper which he had built up
had suspended publication.
COL Brown was born In Vermont ON
Christmas day, 1910, and as a bow moved
with his parents to Mahoning county. Ohio
His father died when he was Young and
he undertook to care for hir7self and his
mother by teaching school in Ohio. He
moved to Copiah county, Miss. and was
teaching there when the civil war began.
He disagreed with the southerners on the
question OF the Union, and returned to
Ohio to take up arms for the north. He
saw service In the S5th and 115th Ohio
volunteers. and before the war was over
became colonel on the staff of Gov. Will
liam Allen.
Came to Washington.
After the war Col. Brown crossed the
great plains with a mule team and pitched
his tent in Montana. He was appointed
chief clerk of the territorial legislature.
and after two years returned to Ohio.
where he established at Youngstown a
newspaper known as the vindicator. He
was chairman of the Mahoning county
democratic committee for several years and
represented his district in the national con-
vention in 1872 and again in 1876 In 1878
he transferred his activities to Washington
and there married the daughter of Gen,
N. L. Jeffries.
year later he bought an interest in the
md hAA
his brother-in-law, Benjamin Wood. in the
engagement of that property, whicn was
extremely popular for many years He
was lively democratic politician here until
he was frozen out of the Daily News on
the death of Benjamin Wood in 1900
In 1887 Col. Brown had purchased the old
parsonage or Gibbons place at Great Bar
rington, which he renamed Locustwood
His summers were spent at Locustwood
In growing grass, rye, oats, fruit. vegeta-
bles and flowers and in raising poultry cat
tie and horses. The splendid growth of
trees and the wide expanses of lawn on his
place are among the most notable sights
in Great Darlington. In 1898 he erected a
granite tomb for himself in the old ceme-
terry near Locustwood, and he will be bur-
led there. He leaves a widow a daughter
and four sons.
The News Troubles.
The Daily News Company made an az
signment yesterday for the benefit of its
creditors to Thomas c. QUINN the presi-
dent. Mr. Quinn said that at meeting of
the creditors to be held next Tuesday Il
would be decided whether or not the paper
would resume publication. It is said that
Benjamin Wood, the original owner, valued
his newspaper property at over 5000, 600.
In 1900 the controlling interest was pur-
chased by Frank A. Munsey from Woods
widow. He sold it to the Daily News Conn
pany. 1t has had hard shedding since Col.
Brown was separated from it. The loss
of city advertising was the final blow.
On November u last there was filed
consent of stockholders to mortgage the
effects for 100000 to secure the indebted
ness to Munsey. About the same time other
chattel mortgages were filed to j. ].
Mccormick, 81, 900; F. A. Munsey, 5000.
and r. Hoe & Co., $2OS5.