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Show BRIEF TELEGRAMS. Military prepartions actively continue con-tinue iu Russia. Special dispatches from Russia con-tinuo con-tinuo to show danger of war. The Bieamship Russia which arrived ar-rived from Liverpool brought 280,-000 280,-000 gold coin, on Tuesday. It is said that Turkey would consent con-sent in no eveut to the foreign occupation occu-pation of Turkish territory. A foundry and car works in Toronto Tor-onto was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning; loss, $300,000; insurance, $ 30,000. A committee of the French senate has rejected the deputies' bill for the cessation of the prosecutions of the comtnonists. John Kelly was married on Tuesday Tues-day morning to Mias Teresa Mullen, niece of Cardinal McCloskey. The ceremony was performed by the cardinal. car-dinal. The Servian ministry have refused a demand of General TchernayefT 's to be admitted into the cabinet, declaring de-claring that if he entered they would resign. Judge Stanley Mathews, republican, republi-can, has returned to Ohio from New Orleans. He believes according to a reporter, that Louisiana has voted for Hayes and Wheeler. It is said that Russia will insist upon Turkey's exclusion lrom the conference untill the powers Bhalt have agreed upon a programme to which the porte will only be allowed to say yes or no. The la9t yean' receipts of the Baltimore Balti-more and Ohio railroad were $15,-310,000; $15,-310,000; expenses $9,010,000. The president's report expresses hopes of the adjustment of the railroad war on an equitable basis. Mr. Cross, English home secretary, expresses hopes of a peaceful result of the conference. He declared that the time had arrived when the waste paper currency of Turkish promises should be paid in sterling coin. The government of Belgium has received a communication from the Belgian consul at Malta, announcing that torpedoes had been placed at the approaches to the ports of Odessa, Kentch. Sebastaool and Eschakofl. The board of Cook county (tils.) canvassers finally decided to count in all the returnB without regard to technicalities. The previous report that Hoxie, democrat, was counted in in place of Aid rich, republican, is in correct. Thomas J. Ellia, charged with ab-scondiug ab-scondiug $b0,000 of the funds ol the Park National bank of New York, remains at St. Johns, N. B. The authorities are doing nothing towarde his extradition. He has employed Mr. Weldon, deputy iniuiator of jua-tioe, jua-tioe, as counsel. It is regarded as a reassuring fact that Russia in presenting herscbedult of Turkish reforms for the consideration considera-tion of the conference did not refer to the occupation of the Turkish provinces, pro-vinces, though it is certain that Hit conviction prevails in Russia thai such occupation is the only way u tefiect the disarmament of the Ma- homeuan population. A billiard tournament which will last for nine days has been coui-meuced coui-meuced iu New York for four cash prizes amounting to $1,500 and a $500 billiard table for the highest averages- Cyrille, Joseph Dion, Rudolphe Slosson, Gaynor M. Daly and Jacob Schafier entered. The first gamo played between Cyrille and Joseph Dion was won by Joseph in 28 innings; Cyrille only made 140. The second game between Rudolphe and Slosson was peculiarly exciting towards to-wards the finish. It was won by Rudolphe, while Slosson stood at 297. |