The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-12-28
THE WORLDS NEWS.
Flashes of the Telegraph Wires From
Near and Far.
Remarkable Record Established by Mated
Rife shot--Apother Mine Disaster
IN Pennsylvania Eight Treat
les Signed by Central Ameri.
can Peace Conference,

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Property valued at $3.50, 600 was de-
stroyed By fire at Baltimore,
A disastrous fire occurred in the
French government arsenal at Toulon.
A census OF Cuba shows that the
island has population of 2,02s, 282.
The japanese government will un-
dertake to limit emigration to Canada.
i United States Senator S. r. Mallory
of Florida died at his home in Pensa-
cola.
The state of Oklahoma will in the
future guarantee deposits in state
| banks.
Secretary Of War w. H. Taft re-
turned from his trip around the
world
| A serious riot was precipitated at
shihuatlan, Mexico, by the arrest of a
priest for lighting,
| Ninety three persons were killed by
the explosion of a powder magazine
at Palermo, Sicily.
| Statistics show a large increase in
the number of deaths from heart dis
ease in New York city
| One of President Roosevelt's Miss
issippi admirers sent him an opposum
as Christmas present.
An employee in the postoffice at Erie,
Pa, discovered an internal machine
in Christmas pack age.
| The Adstral, famous as an Antarc-
tic exploration vessel, was wrecked
off the coast Of Uruguay.
There is widespread poverty among
the poorer classes in Berlin, and
school children are starving.
| A postmaster's provisional stamp
issued at Alexandria, Va, in 1647 was
| sold at Philadelphia for $1,000.
St. Louis banks and trust COM
panies distributed mere than S60, 900 in
holiday presents to their employees.
Fire broke out on the American
steamer Minnesota at Kobe, Japan,
damaging both the vessel and cargo.
The trial Of 169 members OF the
first Russian douma on charge of
high treason was begun at ST. Peters
burg.
Robbers set fire to a hotel at Rich
Z mond, Miss, and looted several stores
while the residents were lighting the
flames.
The prohihitionists are making de-
termined effort TO induce congress to
vote liquor ous Of the District OF Col
umbia.
A ST. Louis aeronaut has invented
dirigible balloon and challenged the
world for race to New Orleans and
return.
The Central American peace confer
ence at Washington finished it's work
and adjourned. Eight treaties were
signed.
The discovery that Great Britain's
meat supply is controlled by Ameri-
can trusts caused CONSERVATION in
London.
Gold exports from Germany during
the month of November totalled $780,
500, 900, the largest in the history of
} the country.
Nearly two million cubic yards of
earth were excavated from the line of
t the Panama Canal during the month
of November.
E Mrs. W. B. c. Hershey, wife of a
, prominent business man of Columbus,
! Ohio, was crfminally assaulted by a
negro, who escaped.
E Sister Theresa. a nurse in Sc.
: Mary IS Hospital at Milwaukee, Wis,
j was shot and killed by Gustav Wirth,
5 supposed to be insane.
t Experiments on the Mississippi gulf
, coast prove that oyster plantings on
: mud bottom are superior to those
b placed in hard sand.
d Fifteen indictments for conspiracy
were returned against members of the
e Illinois Mix Dealers Association BY
e a grand jury at Chicago.
j William e. Walker, who embezzled
several hundred thousand dollars
j from bank at New Britain, Conn,
was arrested in Mexico.
According to a report issued by the
= :. United States Census bureau, 9,2s1, on
bales Of cotton had been ginned in
" this country up to Dec. Is, 1907.
James 81. Oliphant, New York
$ stock broker, was shot and fatal,
: wounded by Charles A. Geiger, Gus.
toner. who then committed suicide.
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