The Donaldsonville chief., 1908-07-04
THE WORLDS NEWS.
Flashes Of the Telegraph Wires From
Near and Far.
United States Troops Sent to Mexican Bor.
der to Preserve order-1rillion-Dol.
lar Fire at Duluth. Minn.-sror-
mon Preachers Driven oat
of Missouri Town.

SouR persoas were burned to death
IN Milwaukee, Wis.
| Bobonic plague is spreading on thu
island of Trinidad.
/ The Shah has proclaimed a general
amnesty in Teheran, Persia.
/ Three children were cremated as the
result OF fire at Cleveland, Ohio.
! An all-night prayer service for rain
was held in East Las Vegas, N. M.
| Queen Amelia of Portugal is suffer.
ing from mild attack of diphtheria,
Fifteen persons were killed aud 2Y0
injured in railroad collision near
Baroda, India.
| James 7. Bennett, known as the
Coffee King, y committed suicide Ia
Brooklyn, N. Y.
one person was killed and bwo
fatally injured in an automobile acci.
dent at Warren. Pa.
American athletes who are to com.
pete in the Olympic games in London
saila1 from New York.
The federal government has Issued
orders requiring all packages OF olso-
margarine to be stamped.
Two negroes charged with crini.
nally assaulting white girl we're
lynched at Waycross, Ga.
Eighty.fiye lives we're lost as the re-
suit of the sinking of the steamship
Laroche uear Moros, Spain.
Five people were killed and prop.
srty valued at $4,000 destroyed BY
cloudburst al Wellington, Ksns.
The discovery of a diamond field
nearly ten miles square was reported
from German Southwest Africa.
Mayor {. c. Hand, Of Bay Minette,
Ala, accidentally shot and killed
himself while hunting chicken thief.
The United States government has
begun acollection. Of data on flies as
transmitters of typhoid fever germa.
Grover Cleveland, former president
of the United States, died suddenly at
his home at Princeton, N. 4, on June
"a
The rights of the Brooklyn, N. r..
Ferry Company, said to be worth s10,-
600, 600, were sold at auction for e25,.
600.
Between forty and fifty men were
killed in battle between revolution
lists and Mexican troops at Los Vacos,
Mex.
A tornado struck Clinton, Minn.,
killing six people, iniuring scores and
almostly completely destroying the
town.
Five persons perished In fire fol-
lowing an explosion in the plant OF
the Pabst Chemical Company at Chi
cago. III.
The United States government will
supply rations to 5000 food sufferers
in Mississippi for six weeks. at cost
of s35. 600.
Twenty two Mormon preachers we're
egged, drenched with water from fire
hose and driven out OF the town OF
Rolla, Mo.
Thomas +. Whitsett wounded two
women and committed suicide at Big
| Creek, Ark, while under the influence
of intoxicants.
/ The years first bale Of cotton Was
sold in New York for thirty-fiye cents
pound, and shipped to Liverpool on
the Mauretania.
T. W. Tiers, former discount clerk
of the First National Bank of Pitts
burg, Pa, was arrested on charge of
I stealing S51, 600.
Three trainmen were killed and
more than thirty persons injured 10 q
wreck on the Santa Fe Railroad near
Winslow. A. T.
Three delegates to the Federation of
| Women's Clubs convention we're So
riously injured in tallyho accident
at Newport, r. I.
Martin Lapus. OF Chicago, ILL.,,
drank quart of whiskey to win s5
wager and died soon after from the
effects of the liquor.
Four persons were killed and sew
eral others seriously injured in an ex-
piosion followed by FIRE in q store
at San Francisco, Cal.
It's stated that Mrs. Wm. e. Corey
Mabelle Gilman will establish an
opera house and operate school for
Americans in Paris, France.
In honor of his birthday, King Ed
ward of England created four new
peers, ten privy chsneellors, eleven
baronets and twenty-five knights.
It is reported that the express com
panies are wrought up to high de-
gree because the government is send
ing its money by registered mail.
Walter Toler was convicted al
Greenvi1le, Miss, of the murder Of
Harry F. Stone and sentenced 10
serve q life term in the penitentiary.
P. D. Everett, government foie,.
ter: T. r. Wakely, school teacher,
and four Filipinos we're massacred by
hill tribesmen on the Island OF Ne
gros.
The United States var departments
has ordered troops sent to the Mexi-
can border at Del Rio and other points
to maintain erder and prevent sny
violation Of the neutrality laws,