The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-06-27
THE WORLDS NEWS.
Flashes of the Telegraph Wires From
Near and Far.
Another Son Born to King and queen of
spain-Canadian City Visited by
Million Dollar Confagra-
tion-Grfmes and
Casualties.

| iO aIiti y dpdu6S6 UOyCOtG Is Sb1l1
being strongly maintained in China.
Jim Holloway, a famous swimmer,
was found drowned near Claburne,
Tex.
Rev. William Temple Clarkson was
Drowned while bathing in river near
Rome, Ca.
Five italian laborers were killed hy
a premature explosion of dynamite
near Lehigh, Pa.
A broken railroad embankment re-
suited in the flooding of 1000 acres at
st, Charles, Mo.
Fire at Ho1lfns, Ala, destroyed the
Kaul Lumber Company, causing a
loss of $3.50, 900.
Fire at Port Chester, N. Y, de-
stroyed number OF buildings, eaus-
ing a loss of $500, COO.
The fortfeth anniversary of the
founding of Cornell University was
celebrated last week.
The national convention of the
Travellers Protective Association was
held at Milwaukee, Wis.
The ninth biennial convention of the
General Federation of Women's Clubs
was held at Boston, Mass.
Destructive floods in France and
northern Spain have done much dam
age to property and crops.
Persian patriotic societies have
united in a demand on Germany for
protection against Turkey.
Fire, believed to have been started
by incendiaries, cremated three negro
children at Hattiesburg.
Lottie Jackson, of Memphis, Tenn.
while temporarily insane from the
heat, committed suicide.
Seventy persons were killed and
many wounded by Russian eossacks
in a battle in Teheran. Persia.
The International horse show was
opened in London and American ex-
hfbitors made an excellent showing.
The twelfth triennial convention Of
the International Sunday School AS
soeiation was held at Louisville, KY.
General Khoroshkfn, commander OF
a detachment of cossacks stationed at
Vorkniskan, Russia, was assassi-
mated.
King Menelik of Abyssinia has des-
ignated Lig Tasu, his daughters
twelve.year-o son, as heir to the
throne.
Fire at Three Rivers, Canada, de-
stroyed a large part of the business
section, entailIng property loss OF
81 900, 600.
The United States battleship New
Hampshire sailed from the Brooklyn,
n. Y, navy yard with 400 marines for
Panama.
Plans have been completed at Chat
tanooga, Tenn. for the construction
of the largest cement and coal plant
in the world.
The torpedo laboratory at the naval
training school at New Port, Conn,
was destroyed as the result of an ex-
plosion of chemicals.
While hunting near his home in
Columbus. Miss, Eugene HaysIett,
aged Is years, was accidentally shot
and fatally wounded.
While visiting in Cincinnati, Miss
Frances Bloomer, of New York, acci-
dentahy took dose of poison and
died from its effects.
A new railroad has just been COM
pleted connecting Guayaquil, the
principal port Of Ecuador. with Quito,
the capital of the republic.
Miss Jean Reid, daughter of the
American ambassador to England.
and John Hobart Ward were married
in London on June %.
A new packet line, utilizing eight
vessels, will be inaugurated on July /.
to ply from Mobile to Montgomery
and Demopolis, Ala.
In boxing bout on The battleshfp
Mississippi at Philadelphia, Thomas
Hagan, the ships champion, was
killed by local pugilist.
Twelve persons were injured in a
Rock Island passenger train wreck
near Fourehe, Ark, caused by in
tense heat expanding the rails.
Edgar Johnson, negro, accused OF
killing a woman and shooting an Of
Efcer near Eufaula, Ala, committed
suicide rather than be lynched.
Twenty-six incendiary fires In Ber.
lin were started by a night watehman.
who received rewards for reporting
the blazes to the fire department.
Mrs. Kate Foster, aged IS years.
was struck By passing train and in
stantly killed while tying her shoe
string on railroad track at Newton.
Miss.
/ Forest fires raging in the northern
part of Michigan destroyed three VII
lagos, threatened dozen more and
rendered hundreds offamilies homeless
and destitute.
One person was killed. another fa.
tally wounded and two slightly in
/ jured in street battle 10 Memphis,
Tenn, following dispute over i
! theatre ticket.