The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-04
THE WORLDS NEWS.
Flashes of the Telegraph Wires From
Near and Far.
Large Diamond Discovered In South Africa.
Immigration in December Breaks
Heeords-Big Fire in Omaha.
Noted BiganlsG A rresteci.

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A material cut has been made in the
price of Texas crude oil.
The heaviest snowfall since 1898 was
reported in east Tennessee.
Great damage was done by storm
on the Isthmus Of Panama.
Fire at Omaha, Neb., CAUSED loss
OF over hall a million dollars.
Four persons were killed in rail-
road wreck near Tullahoma, Tenn.
TWentg buildings were destroyed or
damaged IN . FIRE at Portsmouth, Va.
Severe cold is prevalent in Italy.
Mount Vesuvius is covered with snow.
A church census shows population
of 12.462, COO Catholics IN the United
States.
The armored cruiser Maryland made
a successful trial trip of the Massa-
chusetts coast.
Princess Victoria, daughter OF King
Edward. has undergone an operation
for appendicitis.
Diplomas were awarded TO LA grad
uates of the United States Naval Acad-
envy at Annapolis, Nd.
The government will prosecute Grim
ina1ly individual members OF the beef
trust who violate the law.
Carnation Day, instituted as me-
mortal TO the late William Mckinley,
was celebrated last Sunday.
Judge James M. Hobson, father Of
Capt. Richard Pearson Hobson, died at
his home in Greensboro, Ala.
Queen Christina, mother OF King A l.
fonso OF Spain, was injured in an
automobile sscident at Madrid.
The largest diamond ever discovered
has been found near Pretoria, South
| Africa. It weighs ), ,032 carats.
The Democratic Club of Cook
county, ILL.,, will start on It's annual
trip to New Orleans next Monday.
John Goodnow, consul general at
Shanghai, has returned to the United
States TO answer charges made against
| him.
Ferdinand Walters, gambler,
killed three men In. saloon at
Nogales, Ariz., and then committed
suicide.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kirby and their
four ehildren, of Polk county, Fla,
were murdered and their bodies
eremated.
An attempt was made TO assassinate
Fraulein Reubke, . prominent Munich
actress, by sending her an adder in
bonbon box.
A highwayman held up fifty men IN
a Chicago street car and got away
with quite q sum of money and guam
tity of valuables.
The rivers and harbors bill carries
an authorized appropri alton OF 81, ,000,-
900 for the Mississippi river between
Cairo and the Gut.
Col. Jas. B. Simpson, q prominent
Confederate veteran, died at Dallas,
Tex, as result Of injuries sustained
in a,runaway accident.
The Yaqui Indians are on the war;
path in Mextco. Twenty persons, in-
eluding four Americans, were killed
BY the Indians last week.
The supreme court of the United
States handed down unanimous deei-
sion against the beef trust, affirming
the deeison of, the loger court.
Ivan H. Samuels, confidential clerk
for q firm at Memphis. Tenn, con-
fessed to embezzliDg 81, roo and says
that he used the money TO play the
races.
johann Hoch. who is wanted ii Chi-
cage to answer to charge Of bigamy,
was arrested in Now York. Hoeh is
said to have been married twenty
times.
President Roosevelt viii urge the
passa9e of q resolution By congress
providing for the collection OF mar
riage and divorce statistics from 1887
to date.
Immigration from Europe TO the
United States in December broke
all previous records. Figures show
th at 5s, 920 immigrants arrived at New
York during the month.
The Mann bill, abolishing the Pan
anna canal commission and placing the
work and the government OF the zons
in the hands OF the president, vas
favorably reported to the house.
The naval bill, completed by the
house committee, carries approxi-
nately an nappropria of BLOC, 070, 900.
Provision was made for two new
battleships Of the IS, ,o0o-tons type.
New York experienced zero weather
during last weeks spell and much snf-
asaing and Inconvenience was reported.
Street car traffic was Interrupted for
several days. Eight deaths resulted
from the cold.
Forty three large telephone con-
panies IN the United States and Can
ada, with capital Of s25o, 900, 600, are
reported to have merged. The rumor
s denied By prominent telephone peo-
pie IN several cities.