The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-03-07
CURRENT NEWS.

On Monday Leo XIII celebrated
the Oath anniversary of his coro
nation as Pope of the Roman Cath.
Ollie church, and his 92nd birthday,
which occurred the day previous.
The annual report of the Penn
sylvania railroad shows the gross
earnings of this gigantic concern for
the year ending December 81 on all
lines east and west of Pittsburg
were $19S,626,S7S.14; operating
expenses were $133, 713, 3S6.25; net
earnings, $64,913, 1919. The in
crease in gross earnings, as COM
pared with 1900, is $23, 1890, 524 Al,
and increase in net earnings
$40, 175,414.38.
Six prisoners escaped from the
Easton. Md, Jail on Saturday
night. The liberation from the Jail
it is thought, was effected through
the instrumentality Of a white pris-
oner who made key to unlock the
door for the prisoners, permitting
them to escape through a coal hole.
In the pursuit of the fugitives on
Sunday morning Deputy Sheriff Z.
John Thompson was shot and kill
ed by negro, Lewis Green, who
had been in Jail on the charge of
murder. The prisoners were all
recaptured after an exciting chase
in which many of the citizens
participated.
War Secretary Brodrick, in the
House of Commons on Tuesday,
said England in her efforts to con-
quer the Beers is maintaining
300, 900 men in South Africa; keep
ing 243,00O horses there; waging
war on a bigger scale than ever
before in England's history. The
Secretary asked for 1916, 100000 as
the expenses of the army for the
coming year-about $94S, 900 a day.
President Kruger's prediction that
the Roer war would Mstagger hui
mainly" has been more than YER
flied, and the burden of debt Eng,
land is compelled to carry will
stagger posterity.
James Walsh, of Allegany coun-
ty, Md, was found dead in bed at
his home near Frostburg on Sun
day. He was liz years old, his
age having been authenticated by
the parish baptismal records in the
County Roscommon, Ireland, where
he was born, Rev. Father E. A.
Williams, Of Mount Savage, having
procured copy of the same. He
was born on the River Shannan on
the anniversary of the martyrdom
of st. James, for whom he said he
was named. He was an expert
wagon maker and built Conestogas,
the famous carriers Of the old
National pike. Until few years
ago he kept at his bench. He had
remarkable eyesight and only with
in the past few years did he use
glasses in reading. He leaves seven
children, IS grandchildren and 20
great grandchildren.
Charles Broadway Rouss, New
York's blind millionaire merchant
and philanthropist, died at his
home in that city on Monday, aged
81 years. Mr.. Rouss was born in
Woodsboro, Md. "Cash without
credit" was the cornerstone upon
which he built up his immense
mercantile enterprise. One of his
rules was to pay all employees at the
end of each day. He had been
afflicted with blindness since 1892,
and had "a standing offer of 81 ,OOQ,-
600 reward to any one who could
cure him, but none succeed in allie
waiting his affliction. So many
healers focked to him after the
announcement of his offer that lie
was compelled to hire another blind
man at SO week to submit to
their experiments. He left an es-
tate worth $3,000,000.
The storm last week which was
general from the Gulf of Mexico to
New England and as far west as
the Missouri valley, caused floods
and disaster oyer a wide scope of
country. The total loss of life is
at about so. The dam
age wrought to property is ines
Unable. The situation along some
of largest rivers continues threat
ening. Along the upper Susque-
hanna traffic is blocked and hun
dreds of houses are flooded.
In Western North Carolina many
towns have been cut off entirely
since Thursday Of last week.
Throughout New York and New
there Is great damage. AT
Paterson, N. j., the loss Is estimated
at millions of dollars and more per-
sons are rendered homeless than by
the recent great fire.
In the United States Senate This
W. elk the Ship Subsidy bill has oc
cupied a prominent place with
Senator Frye as its champion. 1t |
is likely a vote on the measure will