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Show BRIEF TELEGRAMS. j Russian troops continued on Wednesday Wed-nesday a forward movement lewarei Bolgrade forest, Tue Germin government has not broached at Copenhagen the pubjeel of closing the Baltic against English The Turks have defeated the Crettn insurgents in several encounters. The British consul at Cauea has proposed pro-posed an armistice. The popular vote in tho x;antou of Zurich, Switzerland, ' rejected ttte scheme lor a supplementary grant to tbe Saint Gothard railway, by a large majority. The Brilith iron steamahip Triumph, armor plated, G.GOO tons aud carrying fourteen guns, sailed from Portsmouth for the Pacific oean to relieve the shah. There is no truth in the report that, the Ruaeian militaiy authorities have forbidden Beesarabian deputies in the Roumanian parliament lo attend any moresiltings of that assembly. Members of the national liberal parly at Berlin held a meeting on Wednesday, and resolved to volt against the goverumeut bill for the prevention of a social democratic ex cess. A conflict between Montenegro and lUe porte is threatening. Prince Nicholas accuses the Turks of making preparations in Albania for attacking Montenegro. Tne Turkish governor of Scutari denies this. Though Austria refuGB to permit M ntenegro to acquire Aotivari, leBt it became virtually a, Russian port, she does not object to the acquisition ol Spizza, which will give the Montenegrins Monte-negrins access to the sea. Heavy soow storms and subsequent rains in the vicinity of Dead wood earned the creeks to oveifliw aod flood a Dortion of the town. The Iobc up to this time amounts to about $50,000. Water still rising. The Russian government, through its agent, Captaiu Grippenburg, has opened negotiations with a Bos to d iron compauy for the manufacture ol heavy ordnance, and a special pric list witu lull particulars as to tot-capacity tot-capacity of the works as at present run, or under the highest pressure, bave been submitted at the rt q'lest of the Russian agent. |