The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-09-03
THE STATE.
Items Of Interest Gulled From the
Louisiana Press.
Fire in the Jennings Oil Field-Boll Vice.
vii Appears in Louisiana Governor
Signs Fonr Death warrants.
Increase in Assessments.

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Five prostrations from heat, ont
proving fatal, occurred at Shreveport
Burglars broke into store at West.
lake and purloined goods valued al
$1,000.
Vincent S ala, an Italian fruit dealer,
was shot and killed at Baton Rouge
by Salvatore Rinauro.
Mexicans imported to work IN the
cotton fields Of Concordia parish have
proved unsatisfactory.
G. Marceaux, of Gueydan, was
drugged and robbed IN questionable
resort at Lake Charles.
Another large fire occurred at
Franklinton and is supposed to have
been started by incendiaries.
In twenty Of the parishes of the state
the assessments on property show an
aggregate increase of $4,000, 900.
The Thibodaux Preserving Com
pany's plant, which was established
last year, has been seized for debt.
+ A fire in Minoen destroyed property
valued at 81, 900, on which insurance
to the amount Of s6,25O was carried.
The police jury OF Natchitoehes par
ish accepted the bid of the Pauly Jail
Company for the construction of a new
parish prison at a cost Of 1872, 500.
The Whited & Wheless sawnill at
Alden Bridge was completely destroyed
by fire, inaieting a loss Of 500, 900,
which is fully covered by insurance.
2. Angelica and Emile Vice, of
Morgan City, who were members of a
party of pleasure seekers that went to
Last Island, We're drowned while in
bathing at that resort.
The suspension Of Fl. F. Page s. Co,
cotton future brokers, was announced
on the floor of the New Orleans cotton
exchange. The firm settled with their
creditors dollar for dollar.
More than thirty arrests for the
Of the Sunday law were
made IN New Orleans last Sunday.
The police were aided in enforcing the |
law by women furnishing information,
Prof. II. A. Morgan, state entomolo-
gist, admits that the boil weevil has
made its appearance in Louisiana.
He notifies those who handle cotton
seed not to purchase any of it from
Oakdale.
While leaning out Of the window of /
: Canal belt car, in New Orleans, JOS. /
Ienn1ngsen was struck by an Esplan-
ade belt car going in the opposite
direction and received injuries from
which he died.
Fire broke out in the oil fields at
Jennings and caused damages amount-
ng to $50, 600. Three gushers in the
Arnaudet tract were ignieed and burned
or q couple of days, being finally ex-
inguished with steam.
While w Walter Stephens was hand.
ing celery bottles in. Lake Charles
me OF them exploded and piece of
lying glass struck Stephens in the
hroat, inficting a four-inch cash and
ust missing the jugular vein.
line death warrants of Henry John
on. Moses Lewis, Charles Foley and
q II Johnson have been signed by the /
overnor. The date of execution of It
be first three was fixed for Friday.
,ept. 2, and that Of Bill Johnson for
'riday, Sept. 80.
" Work on the locks and dams for the
,nachita river will be commenced
'fthin the next sixty days. The con
eaet calls for the building of two
9cks and dams, one at oland IS Raft.
: Arkansas, and the other about one
,ile below Monroe. -
Amelia Brown. a negro woman liy-
ng IN Rapides parish, killed her hus-
and, John Brown, in self defense.
he man had threatened the woman
ith gun and was advancing on her
ith a hoe when she fred on him and
lflicted wounds from which he died
i a few minutes.