The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-10-15
THE WORLDS NEWS.
Flashes Of the Telegraph Wires From
Near and Far.
Cahan Congress to Increase Duty ON Riee.
Big Fire in AInnItoba-Nsw Battle
ships Launched Numerous
Automobile Accidents.

The frst-class battleship Georgia
was launched at Bath, Me.
| The new bateleship Nebraska was
launched at Seattle. " lash.
| Robbers dynamited bank at
Fowler, Ind, and secured $50, 900.
The United States will not Interfere
in the affairs Of the Congo Free State.
The archbishop of Canterbury was
presented with q loving cup Ia Boston.
An extensive plan is being Sormu-
lated to increase New York's water
supply.
The textile strike at Fall River,
Mass, may he brought to an end
shortly.
Mont Pelee, on the Island of Mar
Unique, is reported TO be again il full
eruption.
Robert ]. Wynne was appo
postmaster general TO succeed the 1ate
Henry G. Payne.
Fire destroyed three business blocks
in Winnipeg, Manitoba, entaiIing
loss Of s7o0, 900.
The remains OF the late Postmaster
General Heary G. Payne were Inferred
at Milwaukee, Wis.
Dr. Koenig, 9 German scientist, de-
clared he had solved the problem Of
color photography.
Harry Marks, an American. has
been elected to the English parliament
from the Isle Of Thanet.
One hundred men were buried By
falling walls in Santiago, Chill. Many
were killed and wounded.
Six railroad men were suffocafed By
coal gas in the tunnel under ST. Clair
river at Port Huron, Mich.
The Egyptian representative at tho
world IS fair said the Texas boil weaviI
had been introduced into Egypt.
New York reports state that four
underwater torpedo boats are being
built for Russia at Newport News.
The treasury department Is investi-
gazing reported smuggling OF wrapper
tobacco into the United States from
Cuba.
The corn crop is reported 10 be-
larger than expected, and bull
plungers stand to sustain severe
losses.
Three persons were killed, two seri-
ously injured and four others badly
bruised in an automobile accident il
New York.
/ Pope Plus has been asked TO usa his
influence toward securing the return
of the stolen cope bought by J. Pier
pont Morgan.
The New York Yacht Club will in-
sist on the old rules II Sir Thomas
Upton makes another effort to win ths
America s cup.
The commissioners of immigration
viii recommend legislation destined to
turn the tide of immigration to the
south and west.
It was stated il Rome that the pope
had issued special notice 10 Tta1ian
Catholics. prohibiting participation
In pOllblcal GiGc5l0nss
It was stated In W ashington that
pension expenditures are steadily de-
ereasing ON account of the heavy
mortality among veterans.
Gen. Matthew W. Ransom, United
States senator from North Carolina
for twenty-three years, died suddenly
of heart failure at Charlotte.
/ A bill will be presented to the Cuban
congress increasing the duty on rice
from s1.2o to s2 per kilogram. The
measure is expected to increase rice
shipments from the United States.
Owners of the Holt line Of steamers
notified Washington that they would
no longer carry the United States
6mail, on account OF the seizure OF the
sCalchas in Jaly by Russian vessels.
Miss Bessie Wilson, daughter OF the
late William Z. Wilson, at one time
postmaster general Of the United
States, was drowned in the surf ak
Norfolk, Va, while In bathing with 5
| party Of friends.
The automobile race In New York
for the Vanderbilt cup resulted Ia tbs
death OF one man and the serious irs
jury OF another. Geo. Heath. repre-.
senting the Automobile Club oi
France, won the raee.