The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-10-29
THE WORLDS NEWS.
Flashes Of the Telegraph Wires From
Near and Far.
Russian squadron Makes Grave Mistake.
Fatal Fight Between Detectives and
Train Robbers-Bi Fire
at Nashville.

! at Oseeola. Ark.
Cornelius Van Cott, postmaster o.
New York, is dead.
The Malta is terrorizing Italian citi-
zens at Columbus, 9.
The Cuban congress adjourned
after a seven months session.
A successful fight of eight miles was
made by an airship at St. Louis.
Eighteen persons were hurt In q troll
ley car collision at Worcester, Mass.
Several lives were lost as result Of
the storm which swept the Florida
coast.
King Edward entertained officers of
the American navy at Buckingham
palace.
Mississippi cotton compress men are
asking for protection against the rail-
roads.
Fire destroyed six residences at Bir-
mingham, Ala, entaIling a loss Of
sac. 600.
The Automobile Club Of America
has decided against the practice OF
scorehing.
Citizens of New York city will pay
s1l0, SOC, 900 in taxes, or s27 .625 per
capita, in 1905.
Property valued at between 500, ,Oo0
and $500, 600 was destroyed by fire at
Nashville. Tenn.
The friennial general convention ct
the Episcopal ehu-ch was brought 70
| an end at Boston.
Money orders during the last fiscal
| year passed the $50, 900, 900 mark for
the fret time in history.
The pope has urged more generous
contributions on account Of the con-
dition of Vatican dc ances.
Damages to the amount of s13s 700,
resulting from the recent maneuvers
at Manassas, have been allowed.
| Il lis estimated that Eugene Y. Debs,
Socialist candidate for president, will
receive 900, 600 votes IN November.
I Robert Crosby was convicted OF kill
ing Sheriff Morgan at Batesyiile,
Ark. and sentenced to be hanged.
One man was killed and another
fatally injured as the result Of q po-
litical argument at Huntington. ".
/ Va.
President Roosevelt has instructed
Secretary Taft to visit Panama for the
purpose Of reassuring the new repais-
| lie.
Four bystanders were wounded Il q
shooting serape at Helenas
Neither Of the principals suffered IN
jury.
Two children we're burned 70 death
in a fire which destroyed the Middlas-
works Childrens Home at Shelby
vile. III.
The Railway Protective Bureau es-
Inmates the annual aggregate losses 70
railroads On account Of scalpers at
$40, ,O0o, 900.
The total registration il greater
New York is e8e, 755, which Is 50, 600
more than the number OF voters reg
istered in 1900.
Four members of the French War
Board are being conrtmartialed on
| their own demand ID connection with
the Dreyfus case.
| Christmas presents for the American
soldiers in the Philippines will be
shipped from San francisco TO Man.
lila free OF charge.
The funeral of King George Of Sax
ony took place In Dres and that of.
the Princess Of Austria, sister Of the
King of Spain, IN Madrid.
Arch Bishop Chapelle, papal dele
] gate TO Cuba and Porte Rico. was re-
ceivea in audience by the pope before
his departure from Rome.
Texas farmers favor q continuance
of ti1e cooperative method Of fighting
the boil weeviI and advocate a liberal
appropriation by congress for the pnr-
pose.
Capt. r. Nj. Hitch, who was in charge
of the troops at statesboro, Ca, DUR
ing the burning of the negroes Cato
and Reed. has been dismissed from
further service ia the state militia.
The Russian Baltic squadron fired
on an English fishing aeet In the
North Sea, killing several men aud
sinking and damaging a number Of the
fishing craft. Great indignation is
felt in England.
George w. Blonnt. negro, was
lynched at Norfolk, Va, because hs
struck a policeman in the face with 2
lighted lamp, badly burning the officer.
For a time it was feared that a race
u riot would result.
Two detectives we're killed, another
fatally wounded, one robher suspect
was killed and two injured as The re-,
: suit of clash il ST. Louis between the
authorities and men suspected Of trair
robbery. William Morris, one Of the
men wounded, has confessed that BIZ
took part in the robbery of an Illinois
: Central train at Madison, III.
The family medicine ID thousands ot
) homes for 50 years-Dr. Thachers Liyea
and Blood Syrup.