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Show FOREIGN BRIEFS. Tho press of Athens demand war. A collision has occurcd between the Turk'ish troops and Greek insurgents. insur-gents. A dispatch from Pesth says: Rou mania baa declared war againsi Turkey. The Roumania chamber of deputies nave adopted a bill to cover the expense ex-pense of mobilization. Much property has been destroyed in Canada by brush fires, which rage in several counties. Gray, home ruler, has been elected to parliament from Tipperary, Island, over Casey, ex-Fenian prisoner. There has been an increase of only 12,000 men distributed among tho garrisons of Alsace and Lorraine. The German emperor has signed a decree reinforcing garrisons in Alsace and Lorraine to 50,000 men. A very destructive, fire occurred at St. Stephens, Canada, on Monday. A large number of business houses were burned. The Mexican General Valder with a force of 600 soltiierB on the Rio Grande, has pronounced for Lerdo, and is in possession oi the whole district with the exception of one town. A semi-official letter from St. Petersburg published at Vienna says: The Russian troops under General Kauffman will cross tho Pamir into India in the event of England'e taking a part in the Turkish war. On Monday a steam tug from Ibrai took over some lighters and 20C laborers and removed several hundred hun-dred tons of coal unopposed whict the Turki had accumulated al Getschet for the use of her flotilla. The Turkish gunboat which passec Kalafat under cover of the Turkist fire from Widden was caplured by i Roumanian battery lower down thi river. The gunboat was built a Pesth and was armed and en route t Rustschuk. |