The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-07-01
THE WORLDS NEWS.
Flashes Of the Telegraph Wires From
Near and Far.
First Bale Of 1905 Cotton Crop Marketed.
China Boycotting American Goods.
White Man Conyietedof AS
saalting a Negro Girl.

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John Barrett was appointed United
States minister to Colombia.
Germany has purchased site for
its embassy at W ashington.
Francis r. Lubbock, former gov
ernof OF Texas, died at Austin.
All grades Of refined sugars were
advanced 5 cents a hundred pounds.
Eight persons were killed Ia vio-
lent storm near Phillipsburg, Kans.
A party of scientists left philadel-
phia for Algeria TO observe the eclipse.
The Mexican tariff will be revised
in order to provide increased revenue.
Ada Rehan, the American actress,
is suffering from appendicitis ID Lon
don.
| One man vas killed and six Injured
in an automobile accident in New
York.
Dividends aggregating s14o. SOC. 600
will be disbarsed in New York ON
July T..
Count Cassfni, retiring Russian am
bassador, will sail from New York
July Ii.
The war department awarded con-
tracts for 100000 rounds Of ball
cartridges.
Elaborate ceremonies will mark the
removal from Paris of the remains Of
John Paul Jones.
.. 3. Henderson, ex-speaker OF the
house OF representatives, IS seriously
i'll at Dubuque, Iowa.
Three. passengers were killed aud
fifteen injured IN railroad collision
near Vine Grove, Ky.
e. Y. Jones, q wheat expert, places
the winter crop at between sao, ,o0o. 900
and 80, ,0oo, 900 bushels.
Australia has invited Secretary
Taft and party to stop as Melbourne
on their way TO the Philippines.
The Pilgrims Club, Of London,
gave dinner Ia honor OF WhiteIaw
Reid, the American ambassador
I Directors of ez pertinent stations met
at W ashington TO discuss plans for
the eradication Of the boil weevil.
Nine men we're killed and thirteen
injured in dynarnite explosion at
powder plant near Emporium, Pa.
Mrs. " att G. Gregg, Of Grand
Lake, Col, shot and killed her four
children and then attempted suicide.
Fire IN the retail shopping district
OF Nashville, Tenn, destroyed between
5000, 900 and $3.50, 900 worth of prop-
erty.
The British house Of commons agl-
thorized loan Of 800. 0o0, $50 for
railway equipment and extension Ia
India.
Atlantic City, n. j., Wi1Imake 90
effort TO secure She meeting Of tie Rus
sian and Japanese peace plenIpoten-
tiaries.
President Roosevelt issued orders
which will protect the exempt classes
OF Chinese from ANNOY ance under the
exclusion act.
A British steamer collided with q
Danish private trainihg-ship near
Copenhagen, and twenty two cadets
were drowned.
Ignace PadereWski, the noted pian-
ist, vas paid $1,000 as damages By
railroad on which he was injured
short while ago.
The failure Of Knight, Donnelly 8
Co, at Chicago, has assumed tremen-
dous proportions. The liabilities are
fixed 81 So .ooo, 900.
Judge Stephen Neal, author OF the
fourteenth amendment to the constltn-
tien OF the United States, died atshis
home at Lebanon, Ind.
Mrs. Carrie Bragg Graver, aaugh-
ter OF General Bragg. the famous Con-
federate commander, died IN poverty
at Westminster, N.
Over 5,000s0o0 bushels of coal were
started down the river from Pittshurg,
consigned to New Orleans and other
points in the southwest
Emperor Williams plan for the IN
terehange of professors between the
United States and Germany ID reeefv-
ing favorable consideration.
Two persons were killed by light
ming. eight others were seriously hurt
and much property was damaged BY d
storm in and around New York.
The first bale Of this seasons crop
Of cotton was received at Galveston
from Starr county, Texas, and
brought 30 cents pound at auction
A white man named Beasley was
convicted bg white jury at Waynes-
boro, Miss, of assault on a negro
girl with criminal intent. All Of the
witnesses for the state were negroes.
For the first time In its history the
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the Republic at Chicago was The scene
OF q reception to an Confederate
officer, Gen. Stephen .. Lee being the
guest.
Lord Curzon5 vicaroy Of India, IS
expected to tender his resignation be-
cause Of differences with the home
i government over the placing Of Gen.
Kitchener in supreme command Of the
army ia India.