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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06
ENTIRE FAMILY POISONED
New Orleans Woman Charged With
Awful crime--Secured insur-
ance Money.

New Orleans, La.That Annie
Crawford, ugly and a man hater,
poisoned four members of her family
to collect their life insurance and
thus crafty her inordinate love of
dress is the police theory of the most
sensational recent murder case in the
history of New Orleans. This love
of dress was exaggerated through the
fact that she is morphine fiend.
According to a statement by the
district attorney after the girl prac-
tically had been grilled for "a hours,
she has made partial confession.
The woman-she Is 81 years old
is under arrest charged only with
poisoning her young sister Elsie, a
pretty stenographer, who died mys-
teriously few days ago. 1t seems
almost certain. however. that she
soon will be charged with poisoning
her father, mother and another sis
ter, who died under mysterious cir
cumstances within the past Is
months, and Annie Crawford was the
beneficiary named in the insurance
policy on the life of each. The total
was only $1,750 and the police say
the girl spent nearly all this amount
on her clothes.
Annie Crawford, through long
service in the drug department Of the
New Orleans Sanitarium from which
she was discharged following the dis
appearance of large quantities OF
drugs, was familiar with the action
of poisons and seemed to have work
ed with the careful patience of a
scientist conducting an experiment.
Her methods sometimes were crude
but she seldom bungled.
Since her discharge from the hos
pital more than year ago she has
not worked, but has paid board to
the uncle and aunt with whom she
lived, At first she claimed she had
saved up some money, but later she
said she could not have kept up but
for the insurance money she received
by the deaths of members of the fam
lily. In addition to being addicted
to morphine she was also eccentric.
She seldom ate at the table, usually
taking her meals in the kitchen.
When young men called upon her sis
tiers she ran off and hid. Yet her
clothes were handsome and expensive
and she lavished considerable sums
upon them.
AS result of the finding of poison
in the stomach of Elsie, who died
last Saturday, the bodies OF the 9TH
ers will be exhumed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06
INDUSTRY AND EDucATloN.

For some years the tendency Of
young men seeking higher education
has been toward law and medicine.
Schools Of these professions have in
creased in number ana the fields OF
occupation have become more over
crowded. says the Omaha Bee Ger
tain new tendencies in industry and
the science Of treating human ills are
at work which suggest the possibility
Of change in the drift Of the educa-
tional current. Public and private en-
terprise are enlisted in movement to
work out new cures for old diseases
and improve sanitation throughout
the country. Vast progress has been.
and more will be. made. Along with
this. though distinctly apart from it.
goes the effort OF the government and
private capital to harness nature for
the needs of industry; to open up irri-
cation and water-power plants for ag-
rfcultural and Industrial purposes. The
New York Times invites to the new
fields of scientific service the attention
Of young men contemplating finished
educations. They are. undoubtedly.
prolific OF opportunities. What will the
effect be in these two channels? Will
the current be diverted from law and
medicine to that of technical or sani-
tary engineering?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06

How rapidly the aeroplane is becom-
ing practically useful is shown by the
plan of the English postoffice depart
ment to install Immediately an aerial
post between London and Windsor
and the report that the French postal
officials intend, to employ the hydro
aeroplane for delivering mail from in
coming steamships. says the Chicago
Record Herald. Mot more than two
years ago men of affairs and scientists
saw little possibility Of the heavier
than-air machines becoming more
than a means of sport. There seems
not much to be gained in time in send
Ing letters by aeroplane between Lon
don and Windsor. but the experiment
will doubtless lead 70 the establish
ment of other lines II successful. The
distance is only 81 miles. and 1t Is
expected that the trip will take about
half an hour. A railway express train
could travel as quickly. AS regards
the transfer OF man from steamships.
there seem greater possibilities; sew
eral hours may be gained
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06
100 TO 300 DEAD
IN DAM DISASTER
Property Loss At Austin Placed
at S6,O0O,0OO.
ONLY is BODIES FOUND
E0NLY is BODIES FOUND
Not More Than Eight Injured IN the
Little Hospltai--No Lack Of Food--
State Cone abu airy On Hand
To Keep Order
MAGNITUDE or THE DlsAs-
TER plMiNIsHEs.

According to the latest and most
. trustworthy estimates, the num-
Der of persons who lost their lives
by the collapse of the dam will not
exceed 300 and may fall as low as
$50, the larger number being re-
ported missing.
After an all-day search through
the debris, which, however, has
been little more than scratched
on the surface, only Is bodies had
Z been recovered.
\ Of the inhabitants of the town
Of Costello only two persisted.
Not more than eight injured are
being treated in the little hos
pital at Austin, which escaped de-
struction because it stands on the
hillside, and all the injured are
expected to get well.
The property loss is put at not
less than $4,000, 900.
As the timber ins that section of
Pennsylvania is nearly cut out, it
is the prevailing belief that Aus
tin will never be rebuilt.
Prompt measures were taken to
maintain order, prevent looting
and ward OFF disease, the State
Constabulary being dispatched to
the scene Of destruction and the
State sanitary officers comforting
on hygienic measures.
An inquest will be held some
time this week to fix the RESPONSE
bility for the disaster.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06

Persons who grow vastly discomfort
ed with their lot II they are not pro-
noted OF. otherwise elevated in power
and remuneration every year or two
may be interested in the announce
ment that Principal Charles F. Har-
man. who has just retired from serv-
Ice in New York city. has been a
schoolmaster for fifty-four years and
only missed two days. His boys
gave him a reunion dinner. They be-
heve. and rightly. that he has had a
great influence upon the civilization
Of the city.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06

According to reports from United
States Consul Charles Adams Holden
Of Rouen the much discussed project
of establishing train ferry service
between Dieppe. France. and New
haven. Eng. is soon to become an ac-
complished fact. At present passen-
gers and freight are transferred from
the railway cars to steamers. trans
ported across the English channel,
and again loaded on the railway. By
having ferry steamers ON which an
entire train could be transported. all
the annoyance. expense and waste of
time could be avoided.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06

An entirely unromantic Austrian
count. who has lived in New York
some years concealing his title and
earning his bread. has Just found it
necessary In getting a marriage n
cense to reveal his secret. He came
to America to escape the dull conven-
lions imposed by his rank at nome.
and is so well content with social
freedom that he win never return to
Austria. This is not the kind OF mo-
bleman that marries an American
heiress in a church decorated with
$4,000 worth OF roses. but he will
make no worse American citizen on
that account.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06

Austin, Pa.-From $50 to 800 out of
population of 1920 were drowned
and untold numbers we're MANNED
here when the great dam of the Bay
less Pulp and Paper Company, holding
back more than FIVE hundred million
gallons of water, went out. Forty
bodies have been recovered, many of
them so mutilated that recognition is
impossible. Chaos reigned from the
moment the mighty wall of water tore
through the town.
The Dam Breaks.
The dam was built two years ago, a
great structure $50 feet long, spanning
the little valley formed by Freeman
Run and rising to the height of 40
feet. It was of concrete, 80 feet
wide at the base and said to be con.
structeds after the most approved
plans of modern engineering.
at was a wonderful sight" said
Harry Davis. Buffalo and Susque.
hanna locomotive engineer, who was
in the little knot of persons near the
dam
There was nothing to indicate that
the dam was about to give way, and
some one had just remarked about its
strength, when with ashorp report a
hole was burst in the west end. In a
moment water poured through, and
1t was Immediately seen that the hole
was getting larger. In a minute it
was 20 feet wide and extended almost
the entire height of the dam. Then
there was another report, and it seem.
ed as If the whole structure was Civ.
ing way.
With a cry of alarm fed to the
nearest high ground and persons
scattered in every direction. 1t was
apparent that all the great body of
water behind the dam was going out.
Some were caught, and before could
tell what was happening the water
was tearing down Freeman Run a
wall so feet high and sweeping every
thing before it.
Fire Follows Flood.
"The sound was deafening. But l
had little time for that. There was
house close by and l rushed to the
telephone and called the Central in
+ Austin. She did not have much time
to telephone the alarm, but l think
she did her best. guess she is dead
| haven't heard anything about her
since.
" came down to Austin as soon as
possible. but 1t was an awful sight
The water had torn through the place.
taking all the principal buildings and
crushing houses like egg Shells Then
the fire broke out. The timbers ana
sides of houses were piled up against
the railroad shops. and they were soon
in flames. / knew there were men in
the shops, how many cannot say. but
there was no way to help them. They
were probably burned up.
Il don't know how the fire started,
but 1t seemed as though it began in a
score of places at once The postoffice
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06
8 CHILDREN DIE IN FLAMES.
Parents Fight Fire In Home, Neglect
ing Rescue OF the Little Ones.

Indiana, Pa.-Eight children of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dias, of Hesh-
bon. near here. ranging in age from
13 years to 8 months, were burned
to death when fire destroyed the
family home.
The parents, after discovering the
flames, left the children in their beds
and went to the first floor, where
they made an attempt to extinguish
the fire. The blaze spread rapidly.
however, and they were unable to
return to secure the little ones.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06
400 KILLED; 200 CAPTURED.
Deposed shah's Brother Reported
Routed In Battle,

st. Petersburg Teheran dis
patch says that. according to Govern
ment adyices, a great battle was
fought at Nobaran, so miles from
Teheran Salar-ed- Dowleh, brother of
the deposed Shah, lost 400 killed and
200 captured, in addition to big
guns. He retired in the direction Of
Hamaian, to the west. the Govern
ment troops pursuing him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06
REAR ADMIRAL
SCHLEY IS DEAD
Hero of Santiago Falls Lifeless
in New York.
DIES FROM fEMORRHAGEi

LIFE OF ACHIEVEMENT.

LIFE OF ACHIEVEMENT.
Born at Richhelds, near Freder-
lex, Md, October 9, 1889.
Entered Naval Academy in
1855, graduated, 1860.
Made master. August 81, 1851;
! lieutenant, 1852; lieutenant COM
mander, 1866; commander, 1874;
captain, 1888; rear admiral, 1898.
Rescued Lieutenant A. w.
Greedy, U. S. A, in the Arctic re-
gions in 1884.
Served under Farragut in 1851,
1862 and 1868.
Fought in Korea under Admiral
Rodgers, and saw much service in
/ the Pacific.
Head of Department of Ian
j guages at Naval Academy 1873 to
1876.
Commanded the Brooklyn at the
Battle Of Santiago, and was vic
torious in defeating Admiral Ce-
vera.
The book Of Admiral Chadwick
vindicates him for making the
loop" during the battle, thus &C.
cording him full honors for the
victory.
Retired on October 8, 1901.
Was Mason Of high rank.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06
Snake Hidden In FIrewood.

Sergeant, Ky.-Frank Hall Beaver. a
farmer. carried in a load of stove
wood and along with it carried six
foot rattlesnake which he did not
notice. AS he threw down the wood
Beaver was bitten by the reptile. He
is dying.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06
JERSEYS HEAVY MAN DEAD.
He Weighed $50 Pounds--WuI Have
IL Palsbearers.

New York.-The largest coffin ever
built in Jersey City is being construct
ed to hold the body of George Soho
Der. of Jersey City, wealthy retired
butcher, who died early Monday.
Schober weighed $50 pounds and
was 6 feet tall. Twelve strong men
have been requested to act as pail
bearers.
The coffin will be 6 feet inches
long, 20 inches high and 80 inches
wide. It is being built of 1-2-inch
chestnut. To get the coffin out of the
house one of the windows will be re-
moved. as none of the doors is wide
enough.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06
Unanimous For Madero.

Mexico City.-The returns from Sun.
days elections indicate that General
Madero has received a practically
unanimous vote for the Presidency.
Few of General Reyes partisans
voted, because of their leaders with
drawal, and Madero was the only re-
naming candidate who had been reg
ularly nominated.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06

An outside umpire declares that
New York has cleaner streets than
Chicago. But the western metropolis
rs not to be outdone in something SUI
perlative. 1t has smaller mosquitoes
than New York ever dreamed OF. and,
moreover, they are self-culture. So
honors are even.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06
WOMAN AGED tis DEAD.
Lived Alone Last 80 Years and Guilt
# M waited Garden.

Sergeant, Ky.-Aunt Sarah Hackley.
the oldest woman in Kentucky. or per-
Maps in the United States. born near
Albany, N. Y, who for many years has
been living alone in log cabin on
Puncheon Fork. of Beaver Creek, died
there Thursday. She was 113 years
old last June.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06
six pie From Poisoning.

Sanderson, Texas.-Six Mexicans,
one of them a Baptist preacher, were
poisoned near here Sunday. They met
death ON the ranch Of Juan Mereno,
who died recently. presumably from
strychnine placed in his -four barrel.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06

A woman in New York In hobble
skirt chased and caught a pickpocket.
OF course. in the interests of reason
and logic, the hobble skirt should have
brought it's wearer to failure. but it
was strictly in the nature of Illogical
femininity that she triumphed. and
criticism is again abashed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06
WALKS TO FRISCO IN % DAYS.
Bert Meyer Ends His Stroll From
coney Island.

San Francisco.-For the purpose Of
presenting letter from Mayor Gay.
nor, of New York, to Mayor McCar-
thy. of this city, Bert Meyer, 10 years
old, walked into the City Hall Thurs
day, ending a stroll that began at
Coney Island May 2. Meyers actual
travelling time was 80 days, giving him
an average of 33 miles day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06
Small Craft sunk; Many Die.

Antwerp, Belgium. - Twenty-four
coasting vessels went ashore and 40
small craft were sunk in storm that
swept the North Sea. Many lives were
lost
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06
200 KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Persian Cavalry Chasing the Deposec
Shah's Brother.

Teheran.-In second battle
Salared Dowleh, brother of the de-
posed Shah, has lost 200 killed and
wounded and two guns.
A detachment of 1000 of the best
cavalrymen in the Government forces
is in pursuit of him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06
GOLD PRODUCTION INCREASES.
Geological Survey Reports On Pre-
cious Metals Ia South Carolina.

Geological Survey Reports On Pre-
cious Metals 10 South Carolina.
Washington. The mine produc-
ton of gold in South Carolina In
1910 was 1.85392 fine ounces,
valued at $3S,S24, according to H.
d. McCaskey, of the United States
Geological Survey, an increase in
value over the output of 1909 of
$27,271.
The silver production was 46 fine
ounces, valued at SIS, in 1910, as
against 1872 ounces, valued at $97,
1909. There was a small output of
copper reported from South Caro-
lima in 1909, but none in 1910. The
value of the total production of pre-
cious metals in South Carolina was
$38,349 in 1910, as against $11,076
in 1909.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06
il ENToMsED MINERS FREED.
Rescued Through Drill Hole After "a
Hours Confinement.

Fairbanks. Alaska.-The IA mon
who were entombed at the Shakes
peare mine. on Dome creek. were
rescued Monday, none the worse for
their confinement of "a hours.
A drill hole through which they had
been provisioned was enlarged BY
thawing until it was big enough to
permit the body of man to pass.
Then the imprisoned miners were pull
cd up one after another to the surface
of the ground, 1874 feet.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06
seq. 1os, o7s For Russian Navy.

st. Petersburg.-The naval esti-
mates for 1912. which were submitted
to the Duma. provide for an expendi.,
ture Of $50. l0s.07s. an increase Of $27F
97s.77s over 1911.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06

II is believed that Lake Michigan
cools on Chicago. while II warns the
fruit belt Of Michigan. Could any.
thing be more amiahlef
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06
a GOLD MINERS ENToMsEp.
100 Rescuers Trying To Dig Through
80 Feet OF Ice.

Fairbanks. Alaska.-A shaft $50
feet deep in the Shakespeare placer
gold mine on Dome creek eaved in,
imprisoning IA miners, mostly Rus
SLAMS. One hundred men are seeking
to enter the mine through an old
shaft This is plugged with 80 feet
Of ice at the bottom. There is q pos
sibility that the intermediate shafts
have settled. II SO. the entombed
men probably are dead
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06
SOLD THEIR BABY FOR IS.
Parents, Unable To Give Child Away.
Make Sale.

Howe. Neb.--After they had been
prevented from giving away their own
baby Jefferson Lee and his wife sold
the child, which is months old, to
Homer Howell. farmer, for S.. In
order to make the matter legal. How
ell insisted that the couple appear be-
fore court at Auburn and sign con,
tract giving him the custody OF the
child. The Lees have been travelling
through the State in buggy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06

Never watch an airship. o innocent
bystander. from the track of taxicabs
or street cars.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06
NATIONAL BANK BUSINESS.

Since June 2.
Washington.-Large gains in loans
and discounts, losses in cash and in
creases in deposits of national banks
are Indicated by reports to the Comp
troller OF the Currency regarding their
condition September /, as compared
with June Z.
Loans and discounts Of the 1901
banks reporting reached $5.663. 411,-
073. an increase Of S52.572,2s6.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06

New Notwithstanding Winfield
Scott Schley, who had earned through
80 years of service in the United
States Navy the fame and distinction
Of being one of the greatest naval off,
GERS of his time, dropped dead at ex-
actly o'clock Monday in West
Forty-fourth street, in front of the
Berkeley Lyceum.
For a few minutes the man whose
name is known wherever civilization
has spread lay unknown upon the side
walk, cared for by chauffeurs and
chance passers-by. His death was for
the moment that of an unknown man
in strange crowd.
The Admiral's sudden death is at
tributed to cerebral hemorrhage,
which attacked him shortly after he.
with Mrs. Schley, reached New York.
He had fallen almost directly in front
Of the New York Yacht Club, of which
he was an honored member, and only
a few yards from the Hotel Algonquin,
in which he resided while in New
York, and where Mrs. Schley at the
time awaited his coming.
Admiral Schley arrived in New York
Monday morning from Mount Kisco,
where he and Mrs. Schley had been
spending the last two weeks with their
daughter, Mrs. R. M. Stuart WORTHY,
after having spent the summer at
Lake George.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-06

escaped, but nearby was a store, and
there the flames appeared first. Then
looked for the Bank of Austin, but
it was gone, swept away.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-18
CORNELL co. ASSETS S39S,O14
Appraisers File Report Much Under
Schedules Of S1,3487i9.

William Henkel. jr., Joseph j. Walker
and William Lnoki. the appraisers ap-
pointed 10 make an appraisemont OF the
property of the j. B. & j. VI. Cornell Com
pany. structural iron ard steel contractors
Eleventh avenue and 2jth street and at
Cold Spring, y Y. report the total value
as s39s0,4 The property consists OF con-
tracts slSS 800: stock and materials on
hand, sn.779; furniture, fixtures. horses
Gerrcks. 500 40: machinery $l3,5O covered
by mortgage; buildings at Cold Spring on
leased ground. N2,cO): scrap. 5000; lots and
buildings on Parrot street. Cold Spring
s.. 80; equity over mortgage of $1,000. and
other real estate al Cold Spring, eighty
eight lots. sS23j.
A Gordon Murray and Michael Blake the
receivers, are TO sell the property on March
20 by bids, subject 10 the obligations OF
the receivers. ANY bidder must assume the
responsibility of carrying out and abiding
by such Obligations.
When the schedules were filed q few
months ago the assets were given rs sl.3i8.-
7ig the largest items Of which were plant
machinery and equipment Nc5,iH, real
estate, 81, $50 and Stock on hard, Syt,532.