The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-11-28
THE WORLDS NEWS.
Flashes of the Telegraph Wires From
Near and Far.
Earthquake Shocks near Portugai-Fire at
silver Creek, NIiss.-American
Troops to Return Home
from Cuba.

A severe earthquake shock was felt
in central Mexico.
Anti japanese riots occurred at
Hong Kong, China.
Joseph Bryan, editor, promoter and
philanthropist, died at Richmond, Va.
A revolutionary movement has
started along the Yangtse river, in
China.
The king and queen of Sweden Wis.
tied Paris as the guests OF the French
republic.
William Jackson was fatally injured
in a sawmill accident at Quitman.
Miss.
Twenty five persons were killed as
the result of an explosion of gas in
Brooklyn, N. 7.
Fire at Bardstown, KY, destroyed
15,0 600 barrels of whiskey, causing a
loss of 81, 15o, 900.
Many steamships at Pens acola, Fla.
were tied up as the result of strike
among I0nRSnOfemens
Mrs. Russell Sage donated S25, 900
towards establishing a college for ne
groes at Lexington, KY.
President Castro will soon leave
Venezuela for Europe to have surgi-
cal operation performed.
T. b. Motlsersill, of Montreal, Can
ada. has discovered a preventative
and cure for seasickness.
Herbert Lee. a London music hall
performer, was accidentally killed
while playing William Tell.
Mrs. Oliver H. p. Belmont will have
an exclusive residential park con-
strueted at Hot Springs, Va.
A negro fireman was killed in q
wreck on the Gulf and Ship Island
Railroad near Gulfpert, Miss.
Fire in a mine at Red Lodge, Mont,
resulted in the death of six miners and
the Imprisonment Of many others.
The schooner Hugh G. was wrecked
in the harbor at Boston, Mass, and
Eve members of the crew perished.
Major General John f. Weston as
commander of the United States troops
on duty in the Philippine Islands.
Mrs. Mary Peters was arrested in
New York city for extorting money
with the aid of Black Hand letters.
Miss Clara Harriek fell from the
ninth story Of building at Indiana
polls, Ind. and was Instantly killed.
The lighting craft Of Japan, comprfs-
ing 10 vessels. exclusive of subma-
rines, were reviewed by the emperor.
Night riders are believed to have
burned the barn, ginhouse and store
of J. 3. Stewart, near Plckensvills,
Ala.
Thirty.eight officers of the United
States army, navy and marine corps
will be retired within the next twelve
months.
Joe Grinan was probably fatally In
jured by the bursting of tire while
praeticing for the automobile races at
Savannah, Ga.
Practically the entire business sec
ton Of Silver Creek, Miss, was de-
stroyed by fire, causing a loss esti-
mated at $50. 600.
David Rothschild, former New
York banker who was convicted of
misappropriating $500, 900, died in
Sing Sing prison.
]. Z. Collins. OF Coffeeville, and j.
NJ. Aven, of shannon, were appointed
special appraisers of the Mississippi
penitentiary property.
Seven railroad track 1aborers riding
on handcar we're run down and
killed by passenger train between
Highland and LAGRANGE, III.
In order to defend her honor, Mrs.
Rosie b. Davis, of Dublin, Ca, shot
and killed w. I. Tllery, a prominent
business man Of the same town.
A band of Servtans crossing the
Bosnian frontier were beaten back by
Austrian troops and number OF
soldiers on both sides were killed.
Thirty-four students at the Grand
Rapids tMich) Veterinary College
struck" because two negroes were al
lowed to become members Of their
class.
Earthquake shocks we're experienced
in several small towns near Lisbon,
Portugal, and the residents were
thrown into panic, but there we're no
casualties.
IN dense fog in New York harbor,
the fruit steamer Admiral Dewey RAM
med the excursion boat Mt. Desert,
with $50 excursionists on board, but
no lives we're lost.
The federal government has taken
drastic steps in an effort to stamp out
the foot and mouth disease which has
broken out among cattle ia New York
and Pennsy lvania.
While attempting to arrest three ne
groes who were disturbing public wor-
ship at Owl City, Tenn, Deputy sher-
if John Hall and Richard Burris
were shot and seriously wounded.
The American troops which have
been in Cuba for the past two years
will leave for home the middle Of next
month, as their presence on the island
is no longer necessary siBce the re-
estahIis hmenb of a Cuban reaima.