The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-10-27
THE WORLDS NEWS.
Flashes Of the Telegraph Wires From
Near and Far.
Former Senator Burton Begins Serving q
Six Months Sentence for Malgeas.
anee in omce-Northern Rail-
road Heavily Fined.

A strike of German coal miners is
threatened.
Ten men lost their lives in a board
ing g-house fire at Montgomery, Ala.
A Boston contra actor was convicted
OF violating the government eight
hour law.
The constitutionality of the employ
ers' liability law is to be tested in
Kentucky.
Senior Jorge Munoz. Guatamalan
minister to the United States, died at
Washington.
Two earthquake shocks were expert
enced at Portland, Maine, but no
damage resulted.
President Roosevelt issued procla.
nation naming Thursday, Nov. 20, aa
Thanksgiving Day.
Three men and girl were killed by
an explosion of gasoline in printing
Office at Celina, Ohio.
Female suffragists created a scene
in the British house Of commons and
were foreibly elected.
The British naval department has
ordered three more battleships of the
aDreadnaughtn type.
Former Lord Scully, naturalized
American. died in London, England,
leaving vast fortune.
Troops were called out to suppress
q band OF disorderly Ute Indians
near Gillette, Wyoming.
A large number OF Belgian Weavers
sailed from Brussels for America and
will locate in South Carolina.
New York automobilists are plan
ming the construction of private
speedway on Long Island.
It is reported that gigantic COM
bination OF American packeries Is
being organized in Chicago.
The thirty second annual convention
OF the American Bankers Association
was held at st. Louis, Mo.
Twelve women were more or less seri.
ously injured during panic at 3
bargain sale in Louisville, KY.
The rapid advance in the price Of
silver is said to be causing the United
States treasury officials some concern.
St. Louis, Mo-, was selected IS
headquarters for new army division,
with General Fred. Funston in COM
mand.
The.U. S. cruiser Charleston estab-
lished new record for.Wireless teleg-
raphy by sending a message 1l05
miles.
Regulations governing the enforce
ment OF the national pure food Law
were issued by the department Of az.
riculture.
One hundred persons we're injured,
three fatally, by the collapse OF
bIeacher stands at q football game ut
Syracuse, n. Z.
Fire originating in street fair
booth at Kansas City, Kans., dam
aged surrounding property to the.
extent.of $780, 900.
The fall imaneuvers of the Chinese
imperial army were held near Chang
tefn, and proved asrevelation to the
foreign ENJOYS.
Former Senator Jos. r. Burton, of
Kansas, entered the United States
penitentiary at Ironten, Mo-, to serve
his six months sentence.
The Bank OF England increased It's
discount rate to 6 per cent Ia order to
put stop 10 the heavy shipments OF
gold from England to America.
The United States supreme court
handed down several Important da-
eisions. among them one changing
will which created a perpetual trust
for large areas of land IN Texas and
Mississippi.
The New York Central Railroad
and its general traffic manager were
convicted Of granting rebates on sugar
shipments BY jury IN the federal
district court at New York, the rail-
road being fined s10s. 600 and.the traffic
manager $1,000.