Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-02-09
NEWS BRIEFS.

fire Monday.
 Exeter, Neb., was threatened with total destruction by fire.
 President Dole has left Washing ton for his home in Hawaii.
 Blanco's trip to the East is conced- ed to be failure; so, also, have been the military operations at Pando.
 Break in the Reid Jevee, near Vicks- burg, is bad. It causes temporary suspension of work.
 Indian appropriations and the for tifcations bill will take up the tune of the Senate this week.
 sagasta is reported to be mad at the policy pursued by the Cuban Au- tonomy Cabinet.
 Washington officials rule that Jap anese are entitled to naturalization in this country. Itis hoped at Havana that Gen. Gomez has retired into the Camaguay district on account of Q 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- ty to fill a vacancy.
 Emperor William is said to back the Sultan in opposition to Prince I George as Governor of Crete. Aus tria IS also in line in opposition.
 A c. A. R. colony has secured 23,O00 acres of land in Matagorda county, Texas. A thousand families will be paced there.
 Col. NJ. L. DeMalher has received a call from Crawford county to bea come a candidate for State Commis- sioner of Agriculture.
 The Highland Park Hotel, at Au- gusta, Ga, burned to the ground. It was full of guests, who were win tering there. The loss approaches S2OO,OO0.
 Ex- Secretary Olney is criticised for sending q Cuban contribution, not through the State Department, but through the Spanish Minister al 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 iol Dyea sailed from Portland, Ore There are 350 people in the expedi , tion, including packers and an escort of troops.
 Harry w Griebel, Q young mar highly connected, killed himself unt shot and wounded his mistress in 2 Little Rock sporting house Tuesday } night.
 A company capitalized at 5000, l GOO will establish an American Mont Carlo on a Canadian Island near De troit. There will be a race track, al sorts of gambling and prize fight l galore.
 Woodiord, at Madrid, cables tt Mckinley that Sagasta has rejected offers of the friendly intervention o the United States, denying tha Spain is at the end of her rope, o that autonomy is failure. } United States Consul Barger, il Santa Clara province, in a letter ac knOwledging receipt ofcontribution sets forth an awful condition of af fairs, showing 90, O,OOOdestitutein tha province alone. And the situation rapidly growing worse.
 Spinners at New Bedford deny tha the strike is waning. Arrangement 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 q cotton operatives arc seeking char , ters.
 W. P, tBuck) Tanner took his owi fife at Nashville Sunday with re volyer, in d house of bad repute. II, was treasurer of the Tennessee Cen tennial and of the Hermitage Club
 He leaves q wife and family. He wal infatuated with a member of tn, demimOnde, in whose house tn, tragedy took place.
 Twelve arrests in connection witt the Seminole Indian burning hay, been made lnd no more warrant, are out. United States deputies ar, securing the country. Large re wards are out. The people are il sympathy with the mob, and troubl is feared when the prisoners are ar raigned