Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-01-20
NUMBER 8
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Havana is queit.

There will be no more trouble dis tributing relief supplies in Cuba.
 Columbus, Miss, is to have new orphanage
 A pure food congress is called to meet at Washington on March 20.
 A quarantine convention is to be held at Mobile on February 9.
 The Virginia Legislature took only one ballot for Senator witho ut result.
 A Michigan iron mining company employing LOGO men has given no. tiee of 10 per cent. raise.
 A church extension convention of the Cumberland Presby yterian church is in session at Chattanooga.
 Texas eattlemen in session at San Antonio discussed the tick as con- yeyor of splenetic fever.
 Another outrage on a German missionary in China is reported, ,and there is an opening for more land grabbing.
 J. $. Winslow, defaulting express agent at Grayett, Ark, has been rought back from Texas.
 Dr. M. ". McPherson, wanted at Knoxville since last October for killing Dr. Piekins, has been captur- ed.
 The Huntsville military company reduced all non.commissioned off, cers to the ranks so as to insure more regular attendance.
 The Musical Federation is in session at Chicago. It purposes are to furnish the best talent at low cost ali over the country.
 A new steamship company has been established between this coun- try and the Bahamas. It will give a semi-weekly service.
 Merry and Smith, arraigned in Chicago on charge of murder, CUTS ed out the court. Guards upon them have been doubled
 The anti-sealping bill has been amended so as to prevent railway people from selling tickets to scalp. CTS.
 President Dole, of Hawaii, will be handsomely entertained at Wash ington. He will be entertained by the United States government.
 The American Bimetallic Union met at Washington. It will lay plans for future work.
 CThe Senate has been recommends ed to pay 8, 900 to the heirs of Louis Morena, Mexican, who was Iynched in California.
 All coal miners in the Lafayette district in Indiana have been called out. They want restoration of the old wage scale.
 Chattanooga city authorities have opened war on trading stamp com paaies. It is proposed to impose . heavy privilege tax on them.
 The Nicaragua Canal Convention in session at Kansas City, urges im- mediate construction of the canal. A committee was appointed to urge the matter on Congress.
 Eaton & Sims wholesale liquor house at Tullahoma has been seized 1 by revenue officers.
 Committee of the Ohio Legisla- ture has commenced to investigate charges of bribery in connection with the Senatorship.
 The lease of Kaio Chau bay to Germany bas been definitely settled. It includes thirty miles of territory. Arrangements are agreed to for the protection of German missionaries in other parts of China. There is TO change in the strike situation at New Bedford. Both sides are determined. The uestion of fines has been made an issue with mill owners. The Bakers Union tt Chicago has begun a war on non-dnion shops and particularly on the American Biscuit Company. A similar fight , is progressing favorably to union men at St. Louis.
 In fire on Chouteau avenue, in St. Louis, the remains of au infant were found in the embers. August Baer is accused of the murder on e the theory that he fired the house to