The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-02-06
THE WORLDS NEWS.
Flashes Of the Telegraph Wires From
Near and Far.
British Steamer Clan Ranald Wrecked in
Acknowledgement Convict Captured
at Hattiesburg, Miss.-Ameriean
Cats shipped to Japan.

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Montreal, Canada.
Fire at Milton, Fla, caused prop.
erty loss of SITS, 900.
Fire at ClarksdaIe, Miss, destroyed
property valued at S75, 900.
Viseount Tanaka, a member of the
japanese privy council, died at Toxic.
Five thousand American cats were
shipped to Japan to aid in the war on
rats.
A negro in prison at Pensacola,
Fla, committed suicide by butting his
brains out.
The Countess de Lesseps, widow OF
the famous canal promoter, died in
Paris, France.
Strained relations exist betweel
President Gomez and President
zayas, of Cuba.
Two hundred lives were lost as the
result of q fire in fleet of -four boats
at Canton, China.
The fifteenth anniversary of the birth
of the emperor OF Germany was cele-
brated at Berlin.
The largest wireless telegraph sta
tion in the world will be erected at
Washington, D. G.
The American battleship fleet is as
sembling at Gibraltar preparatory to
the homeWard sail.
Seventeen men were killed as the
result of an explosion in coal mine
near Birmingham, Ala.
Fifteen persons were seriously in
jured in a wreck on the Southern Rail-
way near New Albany, Ind.
A mass meeting was held at Jack
son, Miss, for the purpose OF organ
ling law enforcement league.
Fire destroyed the courthouse and a
number of other buildings in Nowata,
Okla, entailing loss OF 5000. 900.
The Eastman Gardiner Lumber Com
pany will erect al Office building at
Laurel, Miss, at CO St of s75, 1000.
Prince Dolgourouko, soldier with
little experience in diplomacy, was
appointed Russian ambassador to
Italy.
Reports of widespread distress, due
to the failure of last years crops,
Constantinople from Asia
Minor.
The plant OF the Alabama Lumber
Company at Mobile, Ala, was de-
by FIRE, causing a loss of
B75, 900.
Plans are being made at Chicago,
III, for the establishments of an open
air school for tuberculosis infected
children.
The two ear-old child of Mrs.
Chris Brown was killed and partially
1evoured by mountain lion in south
,rn California.
The skeleton of prehistoric man,
measuring fifteen feet in height, was
'ound at a town ten miles southeast of
he City of Mexico.
Alfred Picard. French minister of
marine, has submitted plan to re-
organize the French navy, entailing
.ost of s45, 600, 600.
The British steamer Clan Raaald
vas wrecked in Australia and the cap
ain and forty six members of the
rev were drowned.
An earthquake on the coast of Spain
aused great loss of life aud damage
o property. The city of Barcelona
vas overwhelmed by tidal wave.
The British battleship Vanguard,
and most powerful of all
the seventh of that
lass, was launched at Barrow. EGG.
The Colorado legislature, which has
ust assembled, contains woman
1ember of The house of representa-
ives, Mrs. Alma Lafertty, OF Denver. |
Charles Savage, a negro, who es-
aped from the Missouri penitentiary,
nd for whom a reward of $4,000 was
ffered, was captured at Hatties burg, |
1iss.
Proceedings have been filed against |
x President Castro at Caracas, Ven
zuela, charging him with completely
4 plot TO assassinate President
tumez.
The federal government began libel
roceedings ST Washington, D. c.,
gatnst the New York World for pub
cations in connection with the Pan
ma Canal scandal.
Caviar is now made in large. guam
ties at Lake Winnipeg from sturgeon
BE. It is shipped to Hamburg in
egs and comes back to this country
j tin and jars as Russian caviar.
Captain Edward F. Qaalthrough,
of the United States bat
eship Georgia, was arrested at Gi
raltar and will be tried by court,
Iartial on a charge OF drunkenness
The United States cruiser Birming
am as presented with a loving eupil
nd silver service by the citizens of
Ala the presentation
ceremonies being held at Mobile, Ala
At dinner which was attended by
70 hundred persons the famous
rfdlron Club Of Washington, D. c.,
ID farewell 10 President Roosevelt
nd Vice-President Fairbanks In their
heial capacity.
The faddirp Of q name almost oyer