The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-07-08
YHE WORLDS NEWS.
Flashes of the Telegraph Wires From
Near and Far.
peatia of Secretary of State John Hay-Nn-
mer"ss gntrth of July Accidents.
BeeP Trass otHrials Indicted.
Disastrous Fluosl in Alexieo.

+ There are 4S,072 free rural delivery
# routes in the United States.
Eighteen persons were drowned ia a
! cloudburst near Las Vaeas, Tex,
: a Milan physician is experimenting
with fadlum as cure for hydropho-
5 bia.
Over 1000, 900 pounds OF adulterated
food was condemned in New York in
> one week.
according tu the new directory of
Chicago, the city has d population Of
! 2,272, 7o6.
a boy. was killed and two women
injured IN scenic railway accident at
Chicago, I'll.
IN a niue explosion in Bmefield, w.
Va, two persons We're killed and seven
badly injured.
from forty to sixty persons were
Killed and many injured by a tornado
in north Texas.
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock
mas begun crusade against gamblers
at Hot Springs, Ark.
i One person was killed and fifteen in
jured in wreck on the Pennsylvania
road near Atwater, O.
-Four men were killed and seven in
lured by the explosion of threshing
machine near Axton, Va.
Albert r. Lamb, of Washington.
has been employed to reorganize the
police force of Guatemala.
The United States treasury deficit
for the fieal year ending June 80, 1905.
is approximately $224 500 900.
Reports from Beaumont show that
the production of Oil in southeast
Texas has fallen off materially.
An airship sailed three miles at To-
LEGO, o., and descended gracefully ON
the top Of a ten-stors building.
Sir Thomas Upton. the noted
English yachtsman, limaka a fourth
attempt to capture the Americas S cup.
Agriculture, live stock and meat
producing interests will hold reei-|
procity conference in Chicago Aug. IS.
The bill separating chlaeh aud
state was passed by the French cham.
Der of deputies by q vote of 81 to 233.
John D. Rockefeller has donated
$40, 900, 900 TO the general education
board for the cause OF higher etluca-
tion.
The Spring Valley National Bank,
OF Spring Valley, ILL.,, and the First
National Bank, OF Toluca, H., have
failed.
The Chinese government has taken
steps TO stop the anita neriean agila-
ton and boycott against American
goods.
German exports to Tie United slates
for the year ending June 80, 1905,
showed an increase of 81. 600. 600 oger
last. year.
The monthly report Of The bureau of
statistics Of the agricultural depart
ment shows the condition of cotton tss
be u per cent.
Ten thousand NorWegians in and
around Chicago petitioned President
Roosevelt to recognize the indepeGd.
ence of Norway.
During the fiscal year just closed
564 national banks, with capital
stock CT s24, ,425, $50. were organized in
.he United States.
Paul Morton retired from the cabinet
position of secretary of the navy and
vas succeeded by Charles j !. Bona
parte, Of Maryland.
Between 200 and 1000 lives were lost
. q great food III Gualla iato, Mexico.
The property loss is placed At more
han million dollars.
Two tiremeu were killed, four fatally
INJURED and a property loss of Sl0gs, ,gtO
;aused hy fire in the wholesale dis
riee OF birmingham, Ala.
The oil production IN The United
states in 1904 accounted to IL, ,oB3, ,421
,arrels, valued at s101. 4 l70, 1856. Louis.
ana produced sl1,77l barrels.
The Cook county grand jury re.
urned forty nine indictments against
pen connected ia various ways with
ne Chicago teamsters strike.
Returns from all sections Of aha
United States show that 46 persons
sere killed and 1917 Injured as re-
ult of fourth of July casualties and
times.
Kate NJ. Gordon, OF Louisiana, vas
leeted corresponding secretary or the
lational Wemaa's Suffrage Assueia-
on. which Is in session ut Portland.
'regan.
The federal grand jury al Chicago
indictments against seventeen
Esiei OF the tseef trust for alleged
lolation Of the antitrust la@. ike
orporations were also indicted
Secretary Of. State john Has Ss6a a
20 o'clock last satardas aosniag
| his summer home on lzaks sunapee,
I. Fl. The fnneras ss4os place We'd
esdays at Clevalaaa, O., Mr.. Hay
Id home.
john q Saevens, formerly connected
ita sae Rock Island Railroad, vas
ppointed chief engineer OF the Pan
ma canal to- succeed John q !. IN al
ICE. who resigned at the request as
eeretary Taft.