New-York tribune., 1907-08-17
BUSINESS ITEMS OVER THE WIRES.

Phfadelplta Aug. I5-Receiyors Were appointed
to-day for the assigned estate Of Alexander Crow,
= mil owner Of this city The Liabilities are
placed SG7S3. hut il Is believed the assets Will
aesry cover this amount Crow vas formerly
Fading Republican politician and was once sheriff
q this city
Tciedo. AuE. -s-Fedcra1 Judge Taylor fixed the
bond o. Albert Pope, receiver of The Pope Motor
Company here to-day al $4,000 The bond must
be furnished by Wednesday next The receiver
was authorized 70 borrow $4,000 for the Toledo
plant Al interest not 10 exceed Per cent He has
two months in which 70 make his report to the
court.
Toledo Az 1e-The Ohio SaTings and Trust
Company. through its attorneys, filed in the United
States District Court to-day its declaration oi IN
feliion 10 carry the confirmation OF the SAFE oI
the Toledo Terminal Railroad 70 the Circuit Court
Of Appeals. Attorneys for the unsecured creditors
C the Set Railroad declare they have ufleartfed
evidence Of collision and fraud in connection with
what is termed 2 conspiracy 20 defraud the IN
secured creditors.
Chicago Aus I6-Several stockholders of the
United States Trust Company. formerly the Jen-
ni1gs Peal Estate Loan and Trust 1oHlpaHH' ia a."
applied FOR 4 receiver on the ground 'Hal 'i'7
United States Trust Company has ceased 70 be an
Independent and has become an adJlhct OF
national hank. An assessment OF $4otv1 has oeel
made against the stockholders In the Jennings Reai
Estate Loan and Trust Company, the predecessor
of the United States Trust Company and the
Plaintiffs say 4 obliged to pay the assessment II
VII not be sufficient 10 keep the capital stock IN
tact for any definite period and further assessments
Eil be necessary.
Baltimore, Aug. Is-F5re broke out this afternoon
in thu double FIVE story warehouse. Nos So7 and 5e
Aest Baltimore street. occupied 1oiHtF DH - d
Lobe & Co. mlattings and rugs, and the GFolJaH'
Lobe COMPANY acctioneers of woolens, clothing
and shoes. Prompt work the part OF the hre-
men checked what threatened to be a serious CON
Migration. The damage is estimated at SSoVo fuIiy
Insured.
Pl,tsburg. Aug I6--The Republic Iron ana steer
ton7pary and the Western Bar Iron Association
have agreed To TN. scale approved by the Board
OF Cancellation and the agreement be"teen 'Ie
AElalgamated Association and the Inanuiacluiei9 ,
VII &c signed in few Gays The report of the
Board Ct Cancellation made ~ Cambridge
Springs. Penn last week. after the manufacturers
and employees had failed TO come 70 an agreement
Through the Board of Cancellation concessions
were made by both sides. and the final agreement
Today settles the question.
Two Harbors. MINI. Aug. Is-Work has beeh
Started BY the Bornett Record company III
Ne construction ot a new steel ore COCK Tor TIE
.on range road here. The pile founcatlon Is 10
De filed with rock and above this will be laid
concrete for five feet above the wa'erIine- 1 ne
oock will BE the first Of its kind on the lakes' aho
although smaller than many others. will cost about
G@5eeoi
SAicago Aug. I6.-Gary. the new Industrial CITY
az the foot OF the lake IS 10 be Inspected to-Ino'
row hy a party OF steel trust officials headed 10y
< Il Gary. chairman OF the executive board III
whose honor Efe city named Some or the
Blast furnaces at Gary probably will be put in
eeianon before spring.
81 Paul Aug IS-Frsrk y. Kellogg. Of ST PAU
chief counsel for the government in the suit against
.'s Standard Oh Company VIII leave Monday OF
3oescay for New York. where, on September :
lUfmer Judge Franklin Ferris, Of St Louis, VII
sln taking testimony In :he case
milwaukee. Aug. l6.-Presdcnt ". H. WhitesiGF
- 'iie Allis-chaiineTs company issued n statement
Io-oay denying absolutely that his company Is III
financial difficulties.
fltisburg. Aug. Son q petition Of the Wolfe
1ouhorY and Machine Company in bill OF equity
'-ea IN the county courts to-day. Judge Shafer
sishied a preliminary order restraining Arthur
L ireland and twelve other members "f the N
iiataoIisl Association of MaclIiniss and tlie 81
"etis and TaesEi,ers % slc from interfering
ea Tie operation Of the coinpany's plant "a th-s
MY The mscbsnsts and apprentices Of the COM
xScel.1s struck. AID it is alleged that tic