The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-06-19
TIE WORLDS NEWS.
Flashes O. the Telegraph Wires Prom
Seaf and Ear.
Enormous Tanaage TO Crops by Insects in
Unftad States California scl1oosboy
Makes Successful Aeroplane
Fligft-Forest Fires in
New Brunswick

EdE9nl u JAKE sn6Gks were IeIA II
France.
Fire destroyed the village of Hill
man, Me.
Japan bought 81. 2.25o,ooo Of gold in
New York.
Moses King, i Well.knoWn publisher,
died il New York.
Two men accused Of murder were
lynched at smoaks, s. @.
One man was killed and seven in
iured in a IRE at Halifax, n. s.
Dr.. A. NJ. Penna, president of Bra.
I'll, died suddenly al BIO JaneIro.
Forest fires did much damage in the
provinces OF Quebec and New Bruins
wick.
The demand foroId age pensions is
causing great anxiety TO the French
government.
Six men were killed and four fatally
Injured BY an explosion at Martin s
Ferry, N. Va.
DR., 3. Z. Virgins, vice chancellor
of the University of.she South, died at
= -3ewanRe, Tenn.
Fire Al skson. Miss, destroyed
eighteen dwellings,, eaasInFsg loss ot
naarls $50 coo
i The ooataeaa ahiishersa Assoeia-
ton held an interesting session IN
Birmingham, Ala.
The electrica workers and car en-
I ployees Of ST. Petersburg, Russia,
are out on a strike.
A negro vas lynched at Arcadia,
Fla., for attempted eeiminal assault
on Mrs. 2 r. Read.
In dispute over an electric light
bill, Frank Mellen killed g. p. Papa
doll at Bolton, Miss.
II defence Of his mother, thirteen.
year.oldz boy killed his father with an
Ak IN North Carolina.
The American National Red Cross
Society sent $4,000 to be used for re-
lief work in Asia Minor.
Six persons were killed end q large
number Injured BY the explosion Of
blast fnrnace at Wheeling.
Two hundred lives wene lost In
5amatra as the result of an earth
quake followed By tidal wave.
Twelve native soldiers of French
column in Morocco died 81 thirst aud
heat on q march to Fshassarens
Two divers lost sheis ID he
Black Sea while tryEng 5e raise the
wreck Of the submarine Kambala.
Rev. Edward Everett Hale, for man
years chaplain of the United States
senate, died at the age Of 81 years
Mrs. Adelia Fuller, one of the Oldest
residents Of Mobile, 4 Ias was fatally
burned BY the explosion Of q lamp.
A fourteen year-old boy made
successful flight at Los Angeles, Cal,
IN an aeroplane Of his own Invention.
Stephen Terry, who founded the
Holy Name Society OF the Catholic
church in 1884, died ID New York city.
e. H. Nall, land commissioner Of
Mississippi, suecumbed to an attack
OF apoplexy at his home IN Jackson.
Nine Moslems and six non Moslems
were hanged at Adana, Turkey, for
participating in the recent massacre
OF the Christians.
Two pipe lines several hGadred
miles long will be built from The Cali
fornia oil fields over the mountain
range to the coast.
Eight men were found dead ID Vir-
gtnia after partaking Of barrel Of
beer IN the bottom Of which was found
a dead rattlesnake.
One passenger was killed and sew
aral injured when train was. blown
from bridge into the BrazE river
Gear Benjamin, Tex.
Charles W. Morse, the New York
banker who was convicted Of violating
the nationel banking laws, was re.
leased On sl25, 600 bail.
Il is estimated that the annual loss
OF agricultural products as result
of insect ravages III the United states
lis not less than $500, 000, 600.
The home Of q justice Of the peace
asaF IaiI tIf9hg hghafn5 Afa., was Bl0Wn
Up BY ds snamite, and the magistrate.
his wife. and son were injured.
One man was killed, two were IN
ilred and two engines and six freight
cars were demolis he'd as The reauit of
train wneekers operations 10 Peces,
Tez
The supreme court of Mississippi
has rendered q sweeping decision de.
airing that d is Illegal 10 sell any
beverage that contains alcohol IL any
percentage.
Because be was spanked bg his
mother, The five-year.old son ef Mrs.
Samuel Scott committed SD eide by
throwing himself into a we'll ii Gen.
trail City Ky.
Oae man was killed ard four others
Injured when the fifth floor of De
tr9is stove company s building ool-
lapsed, crashing down through four
Other Hsars totha basement
De. a. N. NeWman aud SfIas gey.
nolds were killed and Hsbert Ap,,Ie-
White, Llanax Ne smans Ernest ewnan
and II Boyd were wounded ia
battle between the Newman and
EssIeaar fend factions at Ble sd 81 lIs.
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