The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-11-02
NO. IL.
THE WORLDS NEWS.
Flashes Of the Telegraph Wires From
Near and Far.
International Balloon Race Captured by
Germany-Noy. IS Named as Thanks
giving Day in Amerfca-A tlantie
Liner Loses Rudder at Sea.

The steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse lost her rudder at sea.
Ferdinand ", grand duke Of Tus-
eany, Austria, is said to be dying.
Two men were killed in mine
Explosion near Nelsonyille, Ohio.
a destructive fire occurred at Sevf-
erville, Tenn. causing property loss
of SAC, 900.
President Roosevelt issued a proc
lamation naming Nov. % as Thanks
giving day.
Oae person was killed and forty in
lared in wreck on the Katy Railroad
near Dallas. Texas.
Four men were killed as the result
|of an explosion IN a dynamite mill
near Ashland, Wis.
= A work train plunged into a lake
near Millinoket, Me-, and number
OF Italians were drowned.
1t was stated that Secretary of War
TAFT would ask congress for. an. ap-
preparation for an aerial feet.
Three persons were killed and more
than dozen injured in collision in
the subway at London, England.
Armed men at Elizabethgrad, Rus
sia, killed Public Administrator Ke.
lepoffsky and slew his entire family.
James Reddiek, a prominent pol
itician of Chicago, ILL.,, was killed as
the result of an automobile accident.
The international balloon race was
won by the German balloon Pomeron,
with the L'Isle de France a close sec
ord.
In knife duel fought IN the dark at
Houston, Texas, Otto Miller and Ar
thur Langler desperately wounded each
other.
3. Fl. stockwell shot and killed w.
B. Campbell at Tulsa, Ind. r., mur-
dered his own son and then committed
suicide.
Walter Roane, for several years
an escaped convict from Mississippi,
went to Jackson and surrendered
himself.
The sailing ship Arthur SewalI,
ladenWith coal for the American fleet in
the Pacific, is believed to be wrecked
near Cape Horn.
Three armed men held up freight
train near Los Angeles, Cal, and
robbed the train crew of their watches
and $500 in cash.
Valuable Russian historic relies are
alleged to have disappeared from a
museum in St. Petersburg and coun-
terfeits substituted.
Sheriff ". p. MeDougle was killed
near Carrollton, Miss, while attempt
ing to arrest Bob Meyers, a negro.
The murderer escaped.
The Spanish royal train was de-
rallied while entering Cherbourg,
France, and the king and queen had 4
narrow escape from death.
a wreck occurred on the Southern
Railway at Rudd Station, N. c., as
the result OF an unlocked switch, and
a number Of people were killed.
In, Anson county, N. c., Ellie High
tower, delirious from drink, killed
his mother and then comitted suicide
by cutting his throat with a razor.
William Mount, a clearinghouse
keeper, was shot and killed at Mo-
bile, Ala, by w. r.. Manuel, whom
be had garnisheed for board bill.
A former member Of the South
African police was arrested at New
market, England, suspected of having
designs on the life of King Edward.
John Wilkes, negro, who robbed
Two boys Of IS cents and attempted to
shoot an officer, was lynched by a
mob at Byron, Ca, and his body
burned.
The president of the Aero Club of
America was authorized to challenge
the winner OF The recent balloon race
from St. Louis for race next year in
Europe.
Robbers at Philadelphia, Pa.
made daring attempt to rob a run
ner OF the subtreasury of 5000, but
were caught before they could escape
with the funds.
A passenger train Oh the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad was wrecked
near Birmingham, Ala, aud Engineer
Charles silliman was killed, while a
number of other trainmen were Sc
verely injured.
Rights Of Catalogue Houses.
The rights Of local merchants to