The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-11-14
THE WORLDS NEWS.
Flashes Of the Telegraph Wires From
Near and Far.
Earthquake Shocks Felt at Plauen, Ger
many-Woman Deserts Husband at st.
Paul, Mimi, to Join Female Base.
ball Club-Fire at smiths Falls,
Ont, Does Great Damage.

alarm IN Bohemla.
Severe earthquake shocks were felt
at Plauen, Germany.
Fire at Orange, Va. destroyed prop-
erty valued at 800, 900.
Vietorien Sardou, the dean of French
dramasists, died in Paris.
Twenty Confederate veterans have
died in Mobile, Ala, since June 3,
1907.
The strike OF cotton mill operatives
at Manchester, England, has been set
tied.
Forest fires are doing considerable
damage in western Tennessee and KEN
tnoky
Ten persons Ne.e killed when az ex-
Press train was wrecked near Griselles,
France.
]. Nelson veit, New York broker,
killed his mother and then committed
suicide.
Tomas Estrada Palma, the first
presidentzef the Cuban republic, died
in Santiago.
One person was killed and two in
IaFed ia IA automobile aeeidenb at
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Or. Charles W. Eliot, for forty
years president of Harvard Univer-
sity, has resigned.
Mrs. William Beasley, of St. Paul,
Mimi, deserted her husband to join
f3male baseball club.
The CollingWooe, the largest battle
ship in the British n aTy, was Launched
at Davenport. England.
Seven persons were burned TO death
in fire that destroyed a farmhouse
near Swan Lake. Canada.
One hundred and fifty lives were lost
in the wreck Of a japanese steamship
off the coast Of Etori Island.
Burglars entered a iewelry store at
Port Gibson. Miss, and secured va1.=
uables worth more than $500.
The German coasting steamer
Archimedes was wrecked near Danzig,
Prussia, and ten lives were lost.
William Calver, the man who pat-
ented the process for bottltng SUM-
shine, died IN Washington, D. q.
a new dormitory. to cost s75. 900, is
in course of construction at the Uni.
versity Of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss.
The trial OF Ray Lamphere. charged
with four OF the Guinness farm mur-
ders, was begun this week at Laporte.
Ind.
A pension of 5000 a year has been
provided for the widow Of Tomas
Estrada Palma, the first president of
Cuba.
It is reported IN Berlin that Count
Ven Bernstorf will be appointed
German ambassador to the United
States.
Foreign newspapers, commenting on
the American election, expressed sat
isfaction with the verdict Of the Ameri-
can people.
A beautiful white ehrysanthemum at
The national flower show in Chicago,
ILL.,, was named for President. elect
William Il. Taft.
Six persons were cremated and q
dozen others seriously injured in
fire that destroyed a residence at
Deadwood, S. D.
Scientific men of France gave din
ner to Wilbur Wright, the American
aerof,lanfst, at which one hundred
guests were present.
Two trainmen were killed and sew
eral other persons injured when two
freight trains coIliaed on the souttern
Reports IRON Belgrade state that
Bosnian refugees blew up military
barracks at Konttza, herzegovina,
killing ITO Austrian soldiers.
Railway near Woodstock, Va.
Jim Cranberry, a negro serving
life term in the Mississippi peniten-
tiary, was pardaned because he aided
in capturing fugitive convict
EdWara III. Morgan, postmaster OF
New York city, vas shot and seriously
WOUNDED ag Il. Mickey luna
tic, who then committed suicide.
Ii Sum Ling, editor Of the Hong
Kong Chinese Mail, was entertained
by cotton men and shown through the
cotton mills at spartanburg, S. C.
One hundred japanese soldiers will
participate in the tournament of the
Military Athletic League which will be
held in New York city next spring.
Ex Senator e. W. Carmack, OF
Tennessee, was shot ard instantly
killed at Nashville in street fight
with Duncan B. Cooper and his son,
Robin Cooper.
The general committee Of the foreign
mission board Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, in annual session at
st. Louis, Mo-, appropriated 81 ,060,-
578 for the work TO be done during 1909.
Wade G. Pinson shot and killed
Thornwen Boyce near Laurens, S. c..
while attempting to play practical
joke on young woman whom they
were accompanying home from
dance.