The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-03-04

Ice Gorges Break and Cause Much DAM
asa-Anotaer Mine Disaster-Big
Fire At Hot Springs Judge
swayne acquitted.

Oil has been found in the lower part
of Baldwin county, Ala.
Since the first of the year Standard
Oil has declined s66 share.
Battling Nelson defeated .Young'a
Corbett at San Francisco in the ninth
round.
Burglars robbed the postoface at
| Beebe. Ark, of $1,000 in money and
stamps.
The Isahmian Canal Commission
has recommended sea level canal IN
Panama.
The Chicago grand jury began
another investig alton Of tha Iroquois
theatre fire.
Two men were killed and two injured
in q railroad wreck near Lebanon
Junction, KY.
The president issued a proclamation
convenIng the senate in special session
at noon today.
The wheat reserve in farmers hands
is estimated at from 70, 900, 200 to no.
00o, 600 bushels.
Fifteen negroes were killed and fifty
Injured IN an accident in q church at
Brooklyn, II.
Sixteen indictments for peonage were
returned By the federal grand jury at
Montgomery, Ala.
The United States consumed more
than / 900, 900 pounds Of coffee, valued
at sss, ,oo0, 900, in 1904.
An extradition treaty between the
United States and Nicaragua was
signed at Washington.
The lover house OF the Texas legis-
lature indorsed President Roosevelt's
policy toward the beef trust.
Milk dealers OF Chicago are reported
TO have organized for the purpose of
controlling the supply of milk.
A plan to construct a permanent
auditorium for presidential in naugura-
tion festivities was launched at W ash
ington.
The house OF representatives passed
q resolution allowing two Chinese stu
dents to enter West Point Military
Academy.
Missouri is prosecuting 1872 corpo-
Irations and firms that have failed to
certify they are in no way connected
with trust.
Over one hundred general laws and
over one thousand private acts have
been passed during the present session
of congress.
Miss Carrie Wheeler, daughter Of
Gen. Joseph Wheeler, was appointed
sponsor for the south at the next Com
federa5e reunion.
Over one hundred bodies have been
recovered from the Virginia mine near
Birmingham, Ala, where frightful
accident occurred last week.
4 AG.A. r. post at Wilmington, Del,
protested against the resolution passed
by congress to return Confederate
flags TO certain southern states
The piercing OF the Simplon tunnel
through the Alps has been completed.
The work will cost the Swiss and Ttal-
ian governments about 515. .000, 900.
Laboratories fer the analysis Of
foods will be established at New Or
leans, Boston and San Francisco By
the United States agricultural depart
ment.
TWenty-three miners are supposed
to have perfshed as the result of an
explosion IN coal mine st Blueaelds
Va. Many of the bodies have been
recovered.
The senate, sitting as a court Of I'M
peachment, acquitted Judge Charles
sWayne, OF Florida, who had been
charged with numerous ofFenses and
whose trial has attracted national as-
tention.
Great excitement vas caused atJ ack-
son, Miss, by 40 assault on well-
known young white woman by q negro
hsnd. So far the perpetrator OF the
brutal deed has succeed in elduding
capture.
Fire at Hot Springs, Ark, destroyed
between 81. .oo0, 900 and 81. .oO0. 600 worth
of property. Several hotels and more
than 200 stores and other buildings
were consumed By the flames. Three
lives are known to have been lost.
The decision OF the International
commission appointed to inquire into
the North Sea tragedy was given out
at Paris. The majority of the commits
sion found that the Russian admiral,
Rojesavansky, was not justified IN hr-
| ing on the feet of trawlers, but ex-
empaed him from personal blame. The
finding is believed to be satisfactory
to the British government.
Damage amounting to over half 3
million dollars was caused by the
breaking OF the ice gorges in the Ohio
river at Cincinnati and the Mississippi
river st ST. Louis. At the latter place
the government dixie, which cost
/ 81o0, 900, vas completely demolished.
The big passenger steamer New South,
fifty seven barges and ffty-four coal
boats were torn from their moorings
at Cincinnati and Travelled some dis.
tanca down the river in the grasp Of
the disiasegr ratIng foe.