Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-02-08
NEWS BRIEFS.

total destruction by fire. President Dole has left Washing ton for his home in Hawaii. i Blanco's trip to the East isconced- ed to be a failure; so, also, have been the military operations at Pando. l Break in the Reid Jevee, near Vicks- burg, is bad. It causes temporary suspension of woiks
 Indian appropriations and the for tifications bill will take up the time of the Senate this week. Sagasta is reported to be mad t the policy pursued by the Cuban Au- tonomy Cabinet.
 Washington officials rule that Jap anese are entitled to naturalization in this country.
 It is hoped at Havana that Gen. Gomez has retired into the Camaguay district on account of a lack of pro visions.
 Ships of the White Squadron are unusually active off Key West. Great quantities of coal and provisions have been taken on.
 The residences of Dr. I. D. and L. B. Hughes were destroyed by fire at Fl Dorado Sunday morning. Gov. Jones has appointed Tim G. Triee County Judge of Monroe coun- l ty to fill a vacancy.
 Emperor William is said to back the Sultan in opposition to Prince George as Governor of Crete. Aus tria IS also in line in opposition.
 A G. A. R. colony has secured 23,000 acres of land in Matagorda county, Texas. A thousand families will be placed there.
 Col. NJ. L. DeMalher has received a call from Crawford county to bes come a candidate for State Commis- sioner of Agriculture.
 The Highland Park Hotel, at Au- gusta, Ga, burned to tbo ground. twas full of guests, A llo were ~in- tering there. The loss approaches S200,000.
 Ex Secretary OIney is criticised for sending Cuban contribution, not through the State Department, but through the Spanish Minister at Washington.
 American warships are reported watching the Spanish ports, and to be lined along the route to be taken by Spanish warships crossing the ocean.
 The United States relief party for Dyea sailed from Portland, Ore. There are $50 peopIe in the expedi- tion, including packers and an escort of troops.
 Harry ". Griebel, a young man highly connected, killed himself and shot and wounded his mistress in n Little Rock sporting house Tuesday night.
 Woedtord. at Madrid, cables to Mckinley that Sagasta has rejected offers of the friendly intervention of the United States, denying that Spain is at the end of her rope, or 1 that autonomy is q failure.
 Admiral Butler has taken charge of the British fleet in Chinese waters. He has been in cable communication with London. There is all sorts of l talk of trouble with Russia. Addi- .tional English ships are being hurri- ed eastward
 United States Consul Barger, in Santa Clara province, in n letter ac- Iknowledging receipt ofcontributions Isets forth an awful condition of af fairs, showing 0,0OOdestitutein that province alone. And the situationis rapidly growing worse.
 Spinners at New Bedford deny that the strike is waning. Arrangements have been made for aid for the strik- CTS. Gompers is taking strong inter- est in the fight, and is trying to har- monize the different factions among the strikers Many new unions Of cotton operatives are seeking char ters.
 W. P. (BucE) Tanner took his own life at Nashville Sunday with re- volver, ill d house of bad repute. He was treasurer of the Tennessee Cen tennial and of the Hermitage Club, He leaves q wife andtamily. Hewas infatuated with q member of the demimonde, in whose house the tragedy took place. .a l Twelve arrests in connection with the Seminole Indian burning have Ibeen made end 1l0 more warrants are out. United States deputies are securing the heHeountry. Large re- wards are out. The people are in 1 sy mpathy with the mob, and trouble lis feared when the prisoners are ar