The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-05-23
NO. Al
THE WORLDS. NEWS.
Flashes Of The Telegraph Wires From
Near and Far.
Thousands Of Chinamen Overwhelmed by
Tidal Wave-Cruiser Maryland Excels
at Target Practice-Dakota Di-
vorces Invalid i'm Canada.

iio = duSo- ofttlSn eXhlbltlOn was
opened in London, England.
The French troops lost heavily in a
battle with atives in Algeria.
An American schooner was seized
by Canadians near Vancouver, B. C.
The rebellion in Yum Kan province,
China, is reported to be growing seri-
Gus,
The United States will supervise the
coming presidential election in Pan
anna.
The American battleship feet left
San Francisco, Cal, for ports in Pu-
get Sound
Morris s. Drake was killed at Or
ange, N j., while making caps for
toy pistols.
Nearly 10000 Chinese lost their
lives in tidal wave in the Yangtse
Ktang river.
The Russian doulna held stormy
session and fist fights were prevented
by peacemakers.
At the time OF Adjournment the pres.
ent congress will have appropriated
81, OPS 600, 900.
French and Spanish troops engaged
IN fight in Morocco, and one Span
Eiard was killed.
Seven persons we're badly injured in
a street car collision. near North
hampton, Mass.
China has refused to sign Japan's
proposal for the settlement of the Yalu
timber controversy.
Allen Gard, governor of Lanao,
Philippine Islands, died as the result
of Moro bolo wounds.
The annual convention of the Mis-
sissippi Press Association was held at
Hattiesburg this week.
The annual session OF the Missis-
sippi Fire Underwriters Association
was held at Vieksburg.
-Four miners were killed and three
others injured al Prospect Colliery,
near Wilkesbarre, Pa.
Fifty-seven sticks of dynamite we're
found concealed near a street railway
trestle at Pensacola, Fla.
Felix Grnndy Sidger, said to have
been noted federal spy in the civil
war, died 10 Chicago, III.
The tenth annual convention of the
Mississippi Bankers Association was
held at Brookhaven, Miss.
Three robbers blew open the safe of
the Santa Fe Railroad at French.
Tex, secured $50, 600 and escaped.
A vigilance committee of 500 was or
ganized by prominent 1owans to pro-
teet white women against negroes.
The Right Rev. Ignatius f. Horst
man, bishop of the Catholic diocese.
OF Cleveland, died at Canton, Ohio.
Out of 238 applicants before the Mis-
sissippi Board of Health, 107 were
granted licenses to practice medicine.
/ A convention OF the Grand Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
!! gineers was held at Columbus, Ohio.
Southern congressman are making
an effort TO get a pension of $50 a
month for the widow OF Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee.
The United States cruiser Mary
land was the. trophy winner in the re-
cent target practice at Magdalena
Bay.
Fire caused from a falling lighted
candle destroyed a Catholic, church
and echool building at Cleveland,
Ohio.
Two persons were killed and four
others injured at Flora, Ind, when an
Iengine ran into and demolished car
riage.
Rear Admiral Charles Wbitesids
Rae, chief Of the bureau OF steam nav
igation of the navy, died in Washing
ton. D. c.
The chancery court of London has
handed down decision declaring
Dakota divorces invalid in Scotland
and Canada.
w. H. Leayitt, son-in-law of vii.
liam Jennings Bryan, had serious
alteration with an Italian model in
Paris, France.
In an attempt to break the jail in
Yekaterinoslav, Russia, twenty nine
prisoners were shot to death and
thirty wounded.
The infatuation OF King Manuel of
Portugal for the daughter of lady
in-waiting has caused his mother
great uneasiness.
Following a dispute over rent, j. H.
Sheffield, q barber, at Jackson. Miss,
shot and seriously wounded his land
lord, ]. B. Williams.
/ Butchers have protested against the
proposed establishment OF meat mar
kets in London, England, by the Ar
mours Of Chicago, III.
James Adams, of Yazoo City, Miss,
was convicted and sentenced to life
term in the penitentiary for eriminally
assaulting his fifteen-year-old niece.
i A wealthy English brewer was killed
near Beaulieu, France in a collision
between his motor car and another
machine said to have been occupied By
Reginald Vanderbilt, OF New York,
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