The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-03-20

lucky, were painfully injured in run
away accident.
Three workmen were buried alive
when the banks of a ditch caved at
Hamilton, Ohio.
The extra session of the sixty-frst
congress of the United States was
convened Monday.
As result of rioting in Bogota,
Columbia, the city has been placed
under martial law.
Two men were rescued from a mine
near Salt Lake City, after being i'm
prisoned fifty hours.
A woman in the audience dropped
dead while w. J. Bryan was lecturing
in Ann Arbor, Mich.
The United States has let contract
for erecting a powerful wireless station
at Washington, D. c.
A visitor to a department store in
San Francisco, Cal, found package
which contained s25, 900.
Startling charges Of protecting gam
bling games were made against police
officials in Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. Z. Banmann, wife of wealthy
New York furniture dealer, was
killed by an automobile.
The First Baptist Church of Somer-
vile. Miss, is barred to women who
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Joe Gordon, a negro, who shot and
seriously wounded two white men at
Crueger, Miss, was lyrched.
A battle between Nicaraguan and
salvadorean gunboats occurred of
the coast of Central America.
Influenza is spreading in every d.
rection of England and the number OF
victims has increased greatly.
a German civilian fought two duels
with pistols in one day and killed both
of his opponents, at Eiznach.
Charles Page Bryan, the American
minister to Portugal. has forwarded
his resignation to Washington.
A movement has been started in
Vieksburg, Miss. to establish a per-
manent interstate fair in that city.
Ferdinand Ravenez, wealthy
young Partisan, committed suicide at
a supper he gave in Monte Carlo.
The ruins OF an ancient city OF un-
known origin were discovered ia the
San Jacinto mountains OF California.
Prominent Italians in New York
city organized for the purpose OF con-
Quoting crusade against the Black
Hand.
Lieut.. Petrosino, head Of the Italian
squad Of the New York detective bu-
reau, was assassinated in Palermo,
Sicily.
General William J. Palmer, the
founder of Colorado Springs, Colo,
died, leaving an estate valued at 3d.
900. 600.
President zelaya, of Nicaragua,
has invited ex President Castro, of
Venezuela. to make his home in Nlca-
ragua.
The twelve. year,old daughter OF W.
T. Simmons, living near Vert, Tex,
was criminally assaulted while on her
way to school.
The German bark Hassia went
ashore during q heavy fog twenty one
miles from Mobile, Ala, and was
badly damaged.
Negroes of Santiago province de-
manded that President Gomez Of Cuba
give 30 per cent of the public offices to
members Of their race.
Pedro EzquteI Roias, who is re-
earded as the ab1est diplomatin Vene-
zuela, has been appointed Venezuelan
minister to the United States.
Miss Anne Morgan, daughter OF j..
Pierpont Morgan, will establish q
restaurant 10 Brooklyn, n, y, for the
benefit Of navy yard employees.
Al Traverse City, Mich, pedro
game, played six nights every week
for twenty years, was ended when one
contestant won ten straight games.
President Taft nominated white
man for the position of collector OF
customs at Charleston, s. G., TO take
the place of Crum, the negro who re-
signed.
Euraged because he found his young
wits aud a farm hasd together, Rufus
a. Humphries of Jacksonville, Fla,
killed the man and seriously wounded
the girl.
In purchasing plot Of ground IN
New York the Fourth National Bank
paid 1901 per square foot, thereby
establishing new high record for
| reaEestate.
John EIrieh, former Judge, after
delivering aB eloquent address, vas
released rom the Insane asylum OF
ew 4 ers where be had been con-
dasu ten years.