Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-01-22
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Arrest ot American swindlers confines in the City of Mexieo.
 Funeral of the late Ben Butter worth was held at Washington.
 American residents were impover- ished by the fire at Port ao Prince.
 Lee celebrations were conducted at Richmond, Va, and Savannah, Ga.
 The British steamer Herbert was wrecked off the coast of Ireland. Many of the crew were lost.
 There is a case of yellow fever about twelve miles from Edwards, Miss.
 The Mississippi Legislature held memorial exercises in honor of the late Senator George.
 A great rain storm flooded Water Valley, Miss. The Illinois Central railway was the heaviest sufferer.
 The Tennessee Public School Off. cers' Association in session at Nash will resolves against uniform text books.
 Gen. John M Palmer and w. j.. Bryan met at Jacksonville, Fla, and shook hands cordially.
 Great damage has been done by earthquakes in San Domingo.
 The Mobile < Ohio railway has been sued at Trenton, Tenn, for State and county taxes. 3 iThe decree admitting cattle to Cuba free of duty has been extended to operate till March 10.
 A bad fire broke out at Spencer, Ind, and break in the wires pre- vented communication of the extent of the damage.
 Next Wednesday the lower house will vote on Statehood for Oklaho- ma, New Mexico and Arizona.
 Gladstone, at Cannes, was able to drive out yesterday. There is no cause for alarm about his health.
 Miss Harriet Owens, of Maysville, Ky, shot herself after reading about the trouble of Mrs. Lane at Wash Ingten.
 California is preparing to eele- brate the semi.eentennial of the dis covery Of gold in that State. There will be worlds mineral exposition.
 The bread riots of Ancona, Italy, have spread to other towns, and troops have been engaged to quell the disturbances.
 Bill Scott, murderer of the Sing ley family in Hale county, Ala, was tried, convicted and sentenced to hang on February 25, all in two hours, at Greensboro.
 It is thought that President Me iinley regards until May as q reasonable time' to await the de- yelopment of the autonomy scheme.
 The weather Bureau at Washings ton has issued a book on The Floods of the Mississippi" treating the matter historically and technic- ally.
 Vest has introduced substitute for the Caffery quarantine bill. It proposes to give the Federal govern ment absolute control of quarantine.
 The cotton factory strikes in New England are proceeding without disturbances of any kind. There have been accessions to the ranks of the strikers from several points, and further notices of reductions in other mills arc given.
 The bribery investigation com mittee of the Ohio Legislature will proceed on coatempt charges against several persons who, on ad' vice from their lawyers refuse to testify.
 A receiver has been asked for the North & South railroad at Motgom- cry, Ala, on the ground that the Louisville & Nashville is appropria- ting the property to its own use.
 James Mullens, of Deerbrook, Miss, has been arrested at Brooks vile, Miss, for robbing the mails. Mullens confessed. He worked on a wholesale scale He is wanted in Alabama for murder He defrauded St. Louis firms with stolen checks.
 GOV BOB TAYLoR'S TALES.
 This book is made up of Gov. Fay