The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-04-29
NO. 80
THE WORLDS NEWS.
Flashes of the Telegraph Wires From
Near and Far.
Mtlwaukee Banker Embezzles Large sum.
Radinm Believed to be aCanser Cure.
Death of Joseph jefferson.
Lottery Agencies Raidega.

land.
| Spain issued $4,000, 900 Of 8 per
cent bonds.
Colombia has provided for new
loan of s25, ZOO, 600.
China has abolished the practice of
slieing criminals to death.
Naval guns are being equipped with
a device TO prevent FLARES back. y
Easter contributions in New York
churches amounted to more than $780,
600.
/ New York medical experts are ex-
perimenting with radium as cure for
cancer.
An agitation for the division of
Alaska into two territories has been
started.
Over 12,ooo immigrants arrived at
New York Friday and Saturday of
Laurel, Miss, Is planning the
erection OF new s25, 900 brick school
house.
last week.
Edward Smith, tax collector of San
Francisco, Cal, embezzled s39, ,1l2 and
disappeared.
Joseph Jefferson, She noted Ameri-
can actor, died at his home at Palm
Beach, Fla.
Six white men and a negro we're ar
rested at Kershaw, S. c., on a charge
OF lynehing.
| One man was killed and two women
injured IN an automobile accident in
New York.
A negro accused OF murder was In
dicted, tried and convicted in one day
at Albany, Ga.
The price Of bread has trebled In
| Moscow as a result of the strike OF
Is, 900 bakers,
| Ten miners were crushed TO death
while being lowered irato mine at
Wilkesbarre, Pa.
| The war department at Washington
has on hand several unidentified Con-
federa ate battle flags.
The recent cold snap in Mississippi
caused considerable damage to the
/ early tomato crop.
Vibrations started by the recent
earthquake in India reached Balti-
more in fifteen minutes.
| United States Senator o. Fl. Platt,
of Connecticut, died at his home in
| Washington, Conn.
Five miners we're entombed and three
fatally injured by mine explosion
near Kayford, w. Va.
The Mexican and Honduras lottery
agencies at San Francisco, CAL. were
raided by federal officers.
twenty-five persons were injured in
a wreck on the Chicago and Milwau-
kee electric line near Chicago.
American lalorers and others are
warned not to go to Panama until
after they have secured employment.
An American commission will prob
ably be sent TO Hayti to investigate
the financial condition OF th at country.
The main building of Vanderbilt
University, at Nashville, Tenn, was
gutted by fire, inaicting loss of $780,
900.
The members of the Spanish royal
family had a narrow escape from be-
ing seriously injured in an automo-
bile accident.
A fire il the thiekly- settled Hebrew
center Of Brooklyn, NJ. Y, rendered
seventy families homeless and caused
$3.50. 600 loss.
Mrs. Donald Mclean, Of New York,
was elected president of the National
Society Of the Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution.
One nun, eight children and four
aged women were burned to death in
fire which destroyed convent near
| Montreal, Canada.
| The March report of health eondi-
tions in Panama shows death rate
of IA in 1900, which is regarded as
eminently satisfactory.
Chief Engineer w allace declares the
Panama Canal will be completed inside
the time outlined by congress and
within the appropriation.
The New York board OF health de-
cided, after perimenting on monkeys,
that meningitis is infectious. and all
cases will hereafter be quarantfned.
DR.. Brown Ayres. formerly men-
Der Of the faculty Of Tulane Univer-
sity, was inaugurated president OF the
University OF Teanessee, at Knox
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