The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-01-12
THE WORLDS NEWS.
Flashes of the Telegraph Wires From
Near and Far.
Name of God Eliminated from Inscription
on French Coins-Hundreds of Cattle
Starving in Canada-Disastrous
Fire at Bangkok, Siam.

| Ihe shah OF Persia died at Teheral
Monday night.
/ Hundreds of cattle are starving Il
death in Canada.
Fire at Bangkok, Siam, destroyed
property valued at So, 900, 900.
| An official census shows that France
has population of 80, 252, ,267.
American investors have organized
syndicate to exploit the resources o
Hayti.
! The name of God has been elimi
mated from the inscription on French
coins.
| The street car system at Copen
hagen, Denmark, was tied up by 8
strike.
Eleanora Duse, the famous actress
is suffering with pneumonia at Genoa,
Italy.
| Rev. Henry A. Buchtel, new Cover.
nor of Colorado, was inaugurated In
a church.
Six persons were killed and seven
teen wounded during strike riot al
Pergamino, Argentina.
The strike OF locomotive fremen on
the Southern Pacific Railroad was
called off last Monday.
The emperor of Germany is plan
ming to have that country build the
biggest battleship in the world.
A mob of rioting strikers was fired
on by troops at Orizaba, Mexico.
thirty being killed and eighty wounded.
The Canadian government decided
to levy an import duty on electric
power obtained from Niagara Falls.
William A. Martin, a member OF
the common council of Pittsburg, Pa,
was placed on trial for soliciting q
bribe.
Falsifcation of contracts, bribery
and other Irregularities were un-
earthed in the Russian department. of
agriculture.
James McCrea, of Pittsburg, was
elected president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company to succeed the late
A. j. Cassat.
The Merchant Marine League in
formed the president that two foreign
shipping trusts are iniuring American
shipping interests.
The steamer City Of Panama arrived
safely at Mazatlan, Mexico, after
narrowly escaping destruction during
storm at sea.
A convention of shippers held at
Chicago adopted resolutions urging
congress to enact reciprocal demur-
rage legislation.
Alexander Berkman, Emma Gold
man and two other anarchists were
arrested in New York city for making
incendiary speeches.
Andrew Carnegie donated $3.50, 900
towards the construction of build
ing TO be used by the Bureau of
American Republics.
It is reported that the United States
Steel Corporation has acquired site
for the erection of a great steel plant |
at Sandwich, Ontario.
Serious floods throughout central
Arkansas practically isolated Little |
Rock and Hot Springs and caused |
considerable damage.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion is investig ating the block signal
system in use on the Baltimore and
Ohio and Southern Railroads.
Four men alleged to be interested in
,he bakers strike at Chicago, ILL.,,
we're arrested and charged with throw
ng acid on wagonloads of bread.
The National Petroleum Association
lied charges against the Central Traf-
ie Association, alleging discrimina-
ion in favor of the Standard Oil
Company.
Nearly forty persons were killed
md scores of others injured in dis
sstrous wreck on the Chicago, Rock
sland and Pacific Railroad near
Toliand, Kansas.
The United States government will
appeal from the decisions of the fed
raj courts at Louisville and Memphis,
declaring the employers liability act
The monthly statement of the public
Iebt shows that at the close of busi-
less Dec. 81 the total debt, less cash
d the treasury, amounted to $780,
Y, TIT, a decrease of SO, ,258, ,652.
The United States supreme court
Ipheld the action of the secretary of
be treasury in paying out $50, 900, 900
or the purchase of the Panama Canal
property from the French company.
The Ninth and Tenth Cavalry and
be Twenty-fifth Infantry, which in
lude al the negro soldiers in the |
egular army in this country, were
rdered to prepare for service In the
philippines.
r. Steele, formerly of Garner, Iowa,
ntered the Fourth Street National
.ank at Philadelphia, Pa, demanded
loan OF $4,000, and upon being re-
used dropped . bomb, which exploded {
ith terrific force, killing Steele and /
,e cashier of the bank and iniuring q i
core of othsrs.