The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-03
THE WORLDS NEWS.
Flashes Of the Telegraph Wires From
Near and Far.


L., and Russia.
A destructive forest fire is raging
| near Eureka, Cal.
Bulgaria may declare her independ'
dence from Turkey.
Serious riots occurred in Cuba al
the result of politics.
Fire at Fon du Lac, Wis, caused .
property loss OF $3.50, 600
Floods in British India caused great
loss OF life and property.
! Fire destroyed large part of the
town of Pasig, near Manila.
Bubonic plague is reported TO bs
spreading in Fayal, Azores.
Heavy earthquake shocks were felt
ut sea near Acapulco, Mexico.
Leslie Carter, formerly prominent
capitalist, died in Chicago, Ill.
The British administration Wag do.
feated in by by-election in England.
Great damage was done by bur.
ricana In the Bahama Islands.
Thirteen negro churches and schools
were burned by night riders Ia Geor-
gia.
Ninety one civilians wers appointed
second lieutenants in the United States
army.
The Irish League OF America has
pledged $50. 600 to the cause Of Irish
freedom.
Miss silvey speer, an Atlantis, Ga,
heirass, eloped With her fathers
chauffeur.
| A typhoon of terrific velocity swept
through the central portion OF the
Philippines.
The Dalai Lama, OF Thibes. ACCOM-
panied by large retinue, arrived at
Pekin, China.
Robbers held Up train near Viins,
Russia, and secured between CSC, 600
and elOO, 600.
A national demonstration will be
held In London TO protest against the
british license bill.
Snow fell IN Missouri and . cold
wave sent the mercury In ST. Louis
down to 40 degrees.
| A serious clash occurred ct Casa
Blanca. Morocco. between German
and French officials.
Fire aboard the steamer Nacoochee,
ct Savannah, Co., damaged seven
hundred bales OF cotton.
Twenty persons we're seriously in-
| jured in 9 collision between trolley
/ 90 80 nk
Three Americans and two Italians
we're killed IN 9 dynamite explosion
near Toby Hanna, Penn.
| j. G. Tarlan, American charge
d'afaires 81 Havana, Was assaulted
and beaten By Cuban.
The entire business section of Ar.
cola, Miss, Was destroyed by Are,
entailing loss of $50, 600.
A movement has Seen started in
Washington, d. c., to build 3 pa
tional hospital for lepers.
One person was killed and six others
badly injured in street railway ac-
cident at Wheeling, w. Va.
The sixth triennisl International
tuberculosis congress was heled at
Washington, D. c., this week.
Sixty white pupils refused TO enter :
Topsk Kans., public school because
OF The presence OF negro children.
Ooa person was killed and several
injured In 80 Illinois Central Rail
ROAD wreck near Springfield, Ill.
The weddinz of the Duke OF Abrngzi
and Miss Katherine Elkfus. of Wash.
fngtsn, u. G.. will occur 10 November.
E'rssssts suttlss killed Lieut. Edwsrd
] Bt,on Of the Fourth U. s. Infantry
an6 then committed suicide II Msnila,
P. /.
The tourist yacht Argonsu vas sunk
in q collision with STEAMER OF the
coast OF England, but no lives were
lost.
Nineteen persons we're killed and o
score Injured In collision on the
Northern P9ciGc Railroad In Mon.
tana.
The United States cruiser Yankee is
aground near the mouth of BuRzare's
Bay, Mass, and may prove Q tosal