News In Brief

Italy is crowding Urazil for a settlement of the claims of Itaiians resident in that country. The Missouri Democratie convention comraitted itself to the tree coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1. In a head-on collision bet ween an express and a freight train near Plymouth, N. H., tbree trainmen were killed. Peace has been concluded between the government of Brazil and the insurgents of the province of Rio (irande do Sul. Toledo shippers and merchants are becoming alarraed over the prese nee of a largue number of troublesome shoals in the harbor. Adviees from Moosh say that the Turkish authorities are placing obstacles in the way of the distribution of f arther relief by the Armenian cominittee. An eight-story building1 in course of construction collapsed in New York City. carrying a number of workmen down in the ruins. Five are dead, and several severely injured. It isreported that the United States government claims that Spain should pay interest on the Mora indemnity. It is understood that the Spanish government has decided to refuse this demand. While Mrs. Minnie l'ouli was walking along the W. fc L. E. tracks at Toledo carrying a two-year-old babe in her arm, she was strnck by an incoming passenger train and bo'th were instantly killed, being thrown against a loaded freight car. Mrs. Xaney Ilarnum, of Uridgeport, Ct., the rich widow of P. T. Baruum, was married to Demilri Callias Bey, of Coustantinople. a titled ('.reek, holding high rank in the Turkish government. Mrs. Harnum was the second wife of the showraan. She was born at Southport. L&BC&shlre, Eng., 45yearsago. Over 35 head of cattle were killed by lightDing in a most remarkable way in Finnis county, Kan. A herd of 800 were being moved to another pasture and for a part of the distance were drive n through a narrow lane hedged in by a wire fence. While in this narrow passage a thunderstorm overtook them and a bolt of lightning descended and struck a fence post, felling the wire for L00 yards. Every head of cattle that ivas crowded against the wire was killed. Six men had a desperate battle in a box car between Erie. Pa., and Ash tabula, O. Th ree stonecutters, named 11. (i. Eastllck, Hert Smith and John Meinhart. boarded the train at Erie. Ata water tank three tramps entered the car. drew revolvers and asked the men to hand over what money they had. Smith had a revolver and showed flgbt In an instant a battle was in progresa, Eastliok uas shot through the groin, Smith received a wouud in the neck and one of the tramps had a bullet through his neck. All three will die. A storm did 810,000 damage to ore doek property at Ashtabula, U.