The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-08-31
THE WORLDS NEWS.
Flashes of the Telegraph Wires From
Near and Far.
Forest Fires Raging in Massachusetts.
Torpedo Market Cornered by Japan.
Annual Conventions Of Amerl-
can Bar Association.

Ing extent In Mass sachusetts.
A conflaerasion st Cincinnati de-
stroyed property valued at s750, 200.
| Several cases of dengue fever were
officially reported at Laredo, Texas.
i Mrs. Agnes Lake, well-known cir
Gus woman, died at herhoms at Jersey
City.
The work of harvesting the ewhsss
crop was inaugurated Ia tha noPEhwest-
Eern states.
It is rumored that Sir Thomas LIP
ton may again challenges for the
Americas cup.
Brazil contracted with British firms
forthe construction OF three batsleships
and two cruisers.
France has refused to recognise the
claim of the sultan's brother 10 the
Moroccan, throne.
Fire at Toledo, Ohio, destroyed
much valuable property, causing q
loss OF over $3.50, 600.
Dock Barnes. age ninety-six years,
shot and killed his aged wife as their
home near Tulsa, I. r.
Secretary OF War William H. TAFT
opened the Republican state campaign
at Lexington, Kentucky.
Because OF lack of funds seyeraI
thousand men have been released from
work on the Panama canal.
Peace in Central America is now as
sured through the Intervention OF the
United States and Mexico.
Burglars entered the Peoples Bank
at Virgins, Miss, and made away with
Sl40O secured from the safe.
Paul G. Barth, ex-mayor of Louis
vile, KY, committed suicide BY shoot
ing himself through the head.
-Four persons were killed and thirty
injured in a collision on the Frisco
Railroad near Sapulpa, I. T.
Americancoal companies have found
it necessary to decline several large
orders from European countries.
Mrs. Dan Marlowe, of Buffalo,
Tenn, gave birth to four healthy girls,
each infant weighing four pounds.
Two people were killed and two
others seriously injured by the explo-
sion of bomb at Lisbon, Portugal.
One man was killed and six other
persons were seriously wounded in q
free-for- all fight at BarbourVille, KY.
A tornado struck the towns of Wood
field and Newcastle, Ohio, demolisning
several houses and killing one child.
Twenty houses were burned at
Mount Pleasant, Tenn, entaiiing a
loss OF more than. thirty thousand dol
lars.
Successful tests were made near
Newport of the four new aabnnarino
boats contracted for by the navy de.
partment.
President Roosevelt has authorized
Chief Engineer Goethals to spend
s8, 100000 in emergency work on the
Panama canal.
It is reported that Japan cornered
the market in torpedoes while America
was conducting negotiations to pur.
chase supply.
Asixteen-year- old boy at Shuqualak.
Miss, shot and killed young man
six years his senior as the result of an
election quarrel.
The Canal Record, a weekly nsws-
paper, willshortiy make its appearance
at Panama as the official organ OF the
canal authorities.
Wagering that he could catch and
hold the animal, young Enan was
torn to pieces and killed by boar ct
Richmond, Texas.
Algin Thomas, preminent farmer
of Montgomery county, Kentueky.
fred on the wife OF his tenant anaw wss
shot and killed by her.
A new steamship line will be esseb.
lished between Bremen and gulf ports
for the purpose OF promoting i'm.
migration to the south.
A lion attacked its tanner at q Islsas-
ure resort in Cleveland, Ohio, and in
the panic that ensued several women
and children were injured.
The annual convention Of the ASnsri.
can Bar Association was held st Port
land, Me-, the opening addeaaa hsing
delivered by Alton B. Parker.
Cholera has broken ont among the
Chinese at Shanghai, China, and u IL
reported that several Europeaua have
suecumbed to the awful disease.
A new theory concerning thssogiRin
OF appendicitis was advanced Ind Re.
markable lecture delivered by Wiflfsm
e. Battle, famous sLondou hysi-
clan.
The Turkish governments OrdsEed
special commission to the gasgeaPer-
sian frontier to inquire into stss recent
invasion of Persian territory by
Turks.
Benjamin F.sReess. aprominsns club
man of Chsttanoogs, Tenns,swas In
stantIy killed and two other men were
badly hurt In an sutomobife sccidens
In that city.
A large crowd OF negrDss gssscned
themotormsn and conaueeer Cd assseet
car In chassanooga, Tanns rsas
them severely, afterwards wrscns shs
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