The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-02-20
THE WORLDS NEWS.
Flashes Of the Telegraph Wires From
Near and Far.
Nearly Three Hundred Persons cremated
in Theatre Fire at Acapulco. Mex.
Extensive Damage Done by
storm-shipwreck Near
New Zealand.

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A Russian terrorist fatally wounded /,
two officers in Client, Belgium.
A violent storm did much damage
to shipping on the coast of Spain.
Four men were killed and three in
iured in wind storm at Lorain, 9.
Fire in the business district of Sum-
ner, Miss, caused loss of 5000, 00O'
Hotel Clarendon, valued at 5000, 600,
was destroyed by fire at Sea Breeze.
Fla.
Extensive damage was done by
storm in Ohio. Indiana, Illinois and
Alabama.
The Mississippi grand lodge OF
Masons held it's annual session at
Meridian.
The British steamer Forest Castle
foundered in the Bay of Brest and
pine lives were lost.
By a vote of the eongreg alton,
"Merry Widow" hats were barred from
q church at Macon, Ga.
Forty eight lives were lost n the
wreck of the steamship Penguin of
the New Zealand coast.
Thirty persons were killed and serl-
Gus damage was done by an earthquake
at silva, Asiatic Turkey.
A warrant has been issued al ST.
Petersburg for the arrest OF Maxim
a n n
Probable defeas at the polls caused
Alderman Joseph F. Koheut OF Chi
eago, ILL.,, to commit suicide.
The cotton crop in Mexico has been
damaged to considerable extent by
the recent severe cold weather.
The birthplace OF Jefferson Davis at
FairView, Ky, will be dedicated on
June 5 as shrine for the south.
President Roosevelt sent special
message to congress urging legislation
for the care of dependent children.
A terrific explosion occurred In o
mine near Newcastle, England, and
nearly two hundred lives were lost.
A food in Rubio canon, near Pasa
dena, CAL, overturned the Rubio pa
vilfon, burying six persons In the
ruins.
A Chicago firm has been awarded a
contract to supply the British army
with corned beef for period OF three
years.
/ Mike Hennessy was arrested at Port
Chester, n. Y, on acharge OF pouring
kerosene over his wife and setting her
on fire.
a report from New YORK says that
the theatrical syndicate will not allo"
immoral shows to De presented IN us
/ playhonses.
/ A municipal lodging house and no
tel for working girls both ehar1taols
institutions, Will De opened shorty II
New York city.
| Arrangements nave been completed
for The reception OF the Onlseo states
battieship feet at Hampton ROADS
Va. on Feb. Y.
Four passengers were klilea ane
thirty SIX injured ~ wreck on sne
illinois Central Raliroad near Mur.
physhoro, Tenn.
Nearly SUI persons were burned e
death and many were injured IN nrf
which destroyed the flores Ineatre 9
Acapulco, Mexico.
Charles =. omlsn was louno golle'
OF the murder OF =. a. Lauren6 q
Columbus, MISS, ana was sentenced
to life Imprisonment.
The eoeoanut groves OF CUBA haV'
recently been attacked oy serious
disease, which Is SAID 70 De Wloel1
spread in tropical America.
/ Five fremen were killed and a mum
/ be, eauaralv iniured while fiphtinp
80 .s.,....s,-s. MI 49, 5astnanat
Ilre "a edl1N auAse' - 80 ~ . eso0sA = =
/ property valued at ozoo,oOo.
a crew Of nine and the captain't
m;fa nara rasonaf1 from the schoone
"'io no,
oafah w. La"tenee' "nteh "ono y
i pieces off Cape HaDIopen, Del.
/ Henry Tate. a negro, became re
- $500. sd ran on,,otv !.
iislo0els -
Memphis. Ienn't ATTACKING 9 nuaos
OF white persons before being killed.
+ William Lewis, negro, u 90 col ~
fessed TO the murder OF Mauiey G1b
/ .1e..ta, :. b,,so Is,1u Unc fa1arl