Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-02-09
NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Cherokee Lanyou Smeler Co., at Richville, Mo-, burned down, with loss of $150,0
 speer. triple murderer Of Harri- sonville, Mo-, has got stay of exc cntlon from the Supreme Court.
 Gerald Balfour, M. p, denies that England has yielded anything in the Orient.
 There is much doubt about the im- migration bill getting through tho lower house.
 In Tennessee during January nearly 10000 gallons of moonshine liquor were destroyed by revenue agents.
 Italian government will continue the reduced duties on grain. so as to stop the bread riots.
 The cruiser Montgomery called st Matinaz Saturday and was cour- teously received. She will srHsse along the south side of Cuba.
 Bryan says thecotton mill troubles in New England are not In keeping with the Mckinley premises of pros perity.
 IL is fonnd that $G0,OO0 of the Chem- feal bank money was loaned to an Ashevllle, N. C., bank just before the latter failed.
 Cotton mills at Burlington, Vt. gave notice of reduction ofwnges. It is not thought there will be any strike.
 II is discovered by the boomers of tho gold fields in the vicinity of Llano 'Faxs that they are among the richest Tn the woTldl.
 The organization of tho Fine inc Trust is complete butthere isosuring secresy about the details. ,- t;on af is the headquarters. J .n
 There Is combination C France and Great Britain the Sultan to accept PrlnG poon Governor of Crete. M
 The Secretary of war at Washing ton has approved the plans for the Yazoo river canal, and 1t is expected that work will be commenced soon.
 At the caucus In Washington the Republicans organized for the Con- gressional campaign. The currency and tariff issues are expected to be foremost. Madrid reports that the cost of the Cuban war for three years has been $2S0, ,00C, ,000. The Spanish press wants the tariff treaty with this coutry in- trusted to experts.
 A bill has been introduced in Con- gress to extend the area of Yellow stone Park about 5000 quare miles.
 The South Carolina Legislature places telegraph and telephone lines unaer the control saf the State Hail- road commission. There is suffering Ill Central and Southern Russia owing to failure of crops. Cattle are being fed the thatches from the cottages. News papers are forbidden to refer to the famine.
 George W. Finch, murderer, who escaped from the Fort Smith Jail a week ago, surrendered voluntarily Saturday. He said he wanted to visit his folks before he was hanged, and he did so.
 In King George county, Vh., Mrs. Thadeus Sorrell and her daughter
 were burned to death. The child caught fire and the mother ran to
 her rescue. !, Annual report of the Tennessee prison board, shows that the inss
 come for 1897 exceeded the expenses , by 1925, ,424. There were l ,45l convicfs , on January l. t It is now alleged in Germany that i. American horses develope Inhuenza
 after importation, and they may have to be barred out of Germany.
 This proposition Is ridiculed at
 Washington, and it all looks iik part of the scheme to bar O ;. American products from the Gern e markets. In 1897. horses to : value of $S22, ,25O were shipps Germany.
 The Berlin press does not ~ concession to the agra
 tained in the fruit prohit Q newspapers say the pk . based upon the repoE fruit exporters. AWa continues to lodxef x}S F . ican fruits are ev1 f The Washingto1 preparing dat