The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-05-01
THE WORLDS NEWS.
Flashes Of the Telegraph Wires From
Near and Far.
Massacre at Adana. Turkey Women Cut
throate Arrested Near ST. Peters
burg, Russia Editor Fatally
Shot at Warrenton, Va.

! SnOG at w arrenConp Nas
Peter F. Collier died suddenly in
New York city.
Anti Christian riots continue to
spread in Asiatic Turkey.
The United States consumes S0,000,
600 pounds of tea annually.
Charles W. stoddard, the we'll known
author, died In Monterey, Cal.
/ Five men accused Of night riding
were acquitted at Ripley, Tenn.
/ Nearly $4,000 persons were killed in
the massacre at Adana, Turkey.
The Japanese training squadron en-
tered the port of San Pedro, Cal.
/ Four persons were killed and three
injured in hotel fre at Topeka. Kans.
Forty-six persons lost their lives
during the recent earthquake in Portu-
gal.
Mrs. Mary N. Milliken was killed
In an automobile accident at Pomons,
Cal.
Three thousand public school pupils
held field day exercises at Columbus,
Miss.
Robert Watchorn, commissioner of
immigration at New York, has re-
! signed.
On his first hunt In South Africa
Mr.. Roosevelt killed two gnus and
gazelle.
Fire In the business district of
Kansas City caused property loss of
$500, 900.
Thirty seven spinning mills in New
England will spend 500, ooU, 900 in ex-
tensions.
The Russian government has sent
an army into Persia 20 protect foreign
interests.
A storm cleared the Canadian chan
mel of the Niagara river of much ofits
gorged ice.
An earthquake damaged several
houses and caused small panic in
Lisbon, Portugal.
The fifth congress of the Interna-
tional Woman's Suffrage Alliance
was held in London.
Heinrich Conreids former director
lot the Metropolitan Opera, New York.
died in Meran. Australia.
It is reported that OK. President Cas-
tro. of Venezuela, left fortune In
gold buried at Caracas.
The S45th anniversary OF the birth
OF William Shakespeare was celebrated
at Stratford-on-Avon, England.
A fiye-story business building at
Des Moines, Iowa destroyed By i've,
the loss entailed being $3.50, 900.
A negro woman school teacher ct
Port Gibson, Miss, saturated her clo-
thing with oil and cremated herself.
The battleship Mississippi has been
ordered to arrive at the mouth OF the
Mississippi river not later than May
1S.
Mrs. Viola Gonzales was killed aud
two other women we're injured in an
automobile accident at Pensacola,
Fla.
Il. Z. Summers, of Chicago, Ill,
killed his wife, wounded his daughter
and mother-in-law, and then committed
suicide.
AS the result Of an old feud, w. A.
Thompson, an editor, was shot and
fatally wounded by Prof. i. D. Harris
at Warrenton, Va.
Nineteen persons were drowned of
Christtana, Norway. BY the sinking
of the Norwegian steamer Edith,
which collfded with the British steamer
Oxford.
James T. Williams, Jr., of South
Carolina, newspaper man, was ap-
pointed member Of the Civil Service
Commission to succeed Henry T..
Greene.
Arthur E. Boaz, of New York, Of
fered reward OF $4,000 for the re.
covery OF his thirteen-year-old daugh.
ter, who strangely disappeared several
days ago.
The charred body Of an unknown
woman was found in the ruins of
burned house near Lumberson, Miss,
and it is believed that she was vic.
tim OF foul play.
LaGrange, the palatial country
home Of Z. T. Ventress, near Wood
vile, Miss, was struck and set On fra
by lightning and totally DESTROYED.
causing d loss OF s65, 900.
Broughton Brandenburg, wanted la
New York on fraud charge ID cone
nection with the publication OF al arti-
Gle purporsing to have been written bv
Grover Cleveland, was arrested ii
San Francisco.
Judge William q. Hart, overruled
the motion for a new trial OF the case
of Colonel Duncan B. and Robin ].
Cooper. recently convicted of the mur.
der Of former United States Senator
E. w. Carmack.
A band of female cutthroats, which
for many months past has been com.
mitting with impunity series of bru.
tai murders, was discovered and arr
rested in the village OF Kurchino. near
ST. Petersburg, Russia.
The silver service for the batsIeship
Mississippi will be presented on June
! at Horn Island By Mrs. Eunice .1clx.