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POLITICS LAID ASIDE. Political oomiderations that were thought to have been numbing the ac- tion of the powers are thus laid aside connection. and the Tokio Cabinet ex- premd its readiness to act in full agreement with the other powers. It In in consequence, no doubt, that Ja- pan is preparing to embark 20,000 more troops. A despatch from London. says :â€"The Ruskin Government announces that it will give Japan a free hand to ap- ply military force in China. The terms of this consent are summarized in the subjoined despatch from St. Petersbnrg, under date of July 6: In reply to an enquiry from the Japanese Onbinet regarding the despatch of Japanese troops to China to render aid to the foreigners in Pekin, the Russian Government declared on May 97 that it left the Japanese Govern- ment full liberty of action in this FREE HAND FOR JAPAN. they Madea Determined Attempt to Retake Fleksburg. A despaboh from Maseru, Basuto- land. Thursday. sayszâ€"The Boers made a determined attempt to retake Fickeburg, Orange Rivex Colony, yes- terday. They attacked the place at midnight. The fighting waa short. but fierce. lasting an hour. and the Federals were repulsed. The Russian Government Agrees to the Proposition. Second-HAM. H. H. Smith, reported neverer woumded in the same fight, belongs to the lat Gloucesters, and was taken prisoneu‘ at Nicholson’s 'In the latest List of casualties there is evidence of this. The attack on the small British force at Honingspruit entailed the death of Major B. ’1‘. de G. Hobbs, of the 2nd \Vest Yul-ks, who was taken prisoner. owing to his stay- ing behind to assist a wounded man at \Villow Grange, in Natal, on No- vember 23. FROM PRISON T0 BATTLE. Released at Pretoria to be Kllled in a Few Days. A devspatch from Landon says :â€"'l‘he Pretoria priaoilers are evidently ex- periencing an early renewal of war after their liberation. Orders were gfven by Prince Tu .n, the messenger says, that since some had been killed, not one other foreign- er should be left alive. The Chinese soldiers were exhorted to sacrifice their lives without hesitation, it by so doing they could help exterminate the " Wang-Kuei-TSe.” Extreme precau- tions had been taken to prevent the loreigners from communicating with anyone outside the city, and a numben of runners who had been sent out BOERS WERE DEFEATED. Tfhe women were starving. as they gave apart of their small allowance to t'he children. The foreigners were holding out under a terrific fire up- held by the hourly expectation of re- lief. T-hey knew they would not be abandoned, and that the armies of their Governments were advancing. bome'times they thought. they could hear artillery in action beyond a wall. They were unable to return the tire of the Chinese except at moâ€" urth when an assault seemed imâ€" minent. Then the machine guns and repeating rifles tore the warming parties to pieces. The messenger 81-- presssd tlhe 'beliet thlat it would be impossible for the foreigners to re- sist much longer. as the Chinese were pra‘paring lo batter dawn the walls of the court-yard and their ammuni-t ho}: was running low. in the buildings and enclosures of “he BritLa’h Legation. They had many dead and wounded. Among them was some women and children. All~lwere short of food. even of the commonest necessaries. A despatoh from London says:â€" 5" Robert Hart’s runner. who was mtervxerwed by the correspondent of the Express at Shanghai, says the lorelgners were mukmg a last stand KILLED ALL FOREIGNERS If the Chinese Rumors Current in Shanghai Are Correct. for a moment, at least by the Govern- ment supposed to have the clearest purposes respecting China‘s future. Japan's sending of troops now can have little bearing on the fate of the foreigners in Pekin. TEN DAYS NECESSARY. I Baron Hayushi. the new Japanese 'Minister, who arrived in London on lFriday, said that ten days would pio- ybany be required for the carrying ‘of troops to China. His dictated 'statement contained these sentences: From these authoritative utter- ances, it is inferred that Japan does not nominate conditions. and that the concert of the powers is a little tang- led. “Lt all the conditions Japan asked were conceded, I see no reason why Japan should not undertake the task of suppressing the trouble. The pow- ers are all willing to put down the rebels. but it does not seem that they are agreed on the means." The Government has been purchas~ Lug arms and ammunition for some time, and recently ordered 20,000,000 rounds of rifle ammunition. The War Office is Said to be Prepar- ing to Send Than Number of Men to China. A despatch from London says :â€"It is understood that the War Office is preparing to despatch nearly 40,000 men to China. These are to be drawn from India, South Africa and Eng- land, chiefly the latter. 3,000 British Casualties During the Past Month. A despatca‘lr from London, says:â€" ‘Events in Slowllhl Africa have by no means ceased to be Mortth of re- recolrd. When fit is undefisflolovd th-at ‘ the Last momth’s casualties from June 5th to Judy 5th, amromnteld to over 8,000 men, including 1,200 demihs, it will be realized, that the latter chap- ters of the war, though comparrative- ly ulnlher'alded, have been terribly gnm. "When 1.3 it going to end?‘ is the question heard on avll sides. The measure of the organized Boer re- slslanre is evidently no criterion of wfimt the cost will be to Great Britain in precious lives. Unless Lord Ro~ berts is planning some move of which the news ls carefully kept in Eng- land, it seems likely that there are still many weary weeks of guerillp (igniting ahead of the British tomes. GRIM CLOSING CHAPTERS. The Consular body at Shanghai is of {the opinion that the food and ammu- nition of the besieged Legalion forces at Pekin have become exhausted. they must be dead or imprisoned, and that it would be futile to make a des- perate effort for their relief with an inadequate force. It is regarded at Shanghai as appalling that nothing is being done for the relief of the be- Sieged foreigners, and that they should be abandoned to a horrible fate. The inability of 1,600 menâ€" the latest estimates of the number landedâ€"to advance, is explained by the statement that the Chinese army between Tien-Tsin and Pekin has been heavily reinforced, that it has abund- ant artillery and numerous cavalry, giving it large advantages over the allies, Recom-moitring parties run a great hazard of being surrounded. captured, and probably executed by torture. A long delay seems certain before an effective advance and be made. 40.000 BRITISH TROOPS. Rehab“ is placed in Shanghai on most of the statements made by the messe-nger,as he 1' known to be faith- ful_»to ithe foreigners. He Passed the remains of foreigners of Admiral Seymour’s force who had been killed bttween Langâ€"Fang and Lo-Fu. Their bodies had been cut to Pieces and their heads were carried at the and: of bambuos. A large army of Manchu Chinese Imperial troops, with seventy guns. is repurted to be ndjvmncing 1n the direction of Tien-Tsin. were killed by the Chinese. This mes- sengm‘ succeeded in getting through by smearing his face and clothes with blood and joining in the outories against the " devils." Formal Orders Issued in the U. S. to Send That Many Men to the East. A despatch from Washington says: â€"The issue on Saturday of the for- mal orders for the despatch to the east of more than 6000 troops from the army pm 1 in the United States was a. mun-{matron of the energy which the Governme..t is about to take in the Chinese matter. True. the troops are nominally destined for the forces to replace the volunteers now out there, but it is admitted that they are sen-t out by a route that xvii] e213in admit of deflection to Taku or some other convenient Chinese port. WILL SEND 6000 TROOPS- anenpolls, July 10.â€"â€"\Vh;eatâ€"In store; No. 1 Northern. July, 79 1-80; September, '79 5-80; on track, No. 1 hard, 81 5-80; No. 1 Northern, 79 5-80; No. B Norrllhern, 78 1â€"2c. Chicago, July 10,â€"A higher market at leerpoor resulted in a bulge there early toâ€"day, but the market reacted because of rains in the North-West, closing steady. Corn closed a shade lower, and outs 1-91: down. Provisnons closed steady, and but little changed. Bliffalo,July 10.â€"-Spring wheatâ€"No. 1. hard, round lots, 880; No. 1 North- ern, round lots, 86u; No. 1 Northern, car 1015, 87 1-20. Winter wheatâ€"- Dull; 830 bid for red and “1111116. Corn â€"E;msy; No. 2 yellow, 47 3-4 to 480; No. 3 yellow, 47 1â€"25; No. 2 com, 47 1â€"40; No. 8 corn, 47o. OJts»â€"Weak; No. 2 white, 28 1â€"4c; Non 3 whlte, 28 1â€"40; N0. 4 white, 27 3-4c; No. 2 mlxed, 260; No. 3 mixed, 25 1-20. Ryeâ€"No. 1, 1n store uomlnully 650. Flourâ€"Steady. Flourâ€"Buying poor owing to the unsettled wheat market. Straight roller, in buyers’ bags, middle heights, is quoted at $3 per bbl, asked, and in wood, at $3.30, asked. Byeâ€"Quiet. Car lots, west, 54c; and 550 east. . Oatsâ€"Steady. White oats, north and west, 27c; and east, 280. Barleyâ€"Steady. No. 2400, west; 41c, east; No. 342 to 430. Peasâ€"Quiet. Car lots are\ quoted nominally at 60c, north and west; and 610, east. Cornâ€"Firm, No. 1 American yel- low, 480, on track here; and mixed at 47 1-20.. Millfeedâ€"Dull. Bran. $13 to $13.50; and shorts, $14 to $14.50, west. Hogs. Choice hogs, per cwt 625 650 Light hogs, per cwt . 550 5621-2 Heavy hogs, per owt... 550 575 Sows... . ..... 300 350 Stags .................... . ...... 200 250 Toronto, July 10,â€"Manitoba wheat was higher. Sales of No. lhard were made at 860, afloat, Fort William, and at 960, g.i.t., which is 10. better t; .n yesterday‘s figures. Ontario wheata continue easy, and in poor demand. Winter and spring wheat is quoted nominally at 700, outside. Cows, each ........ . Calves, each. Sheep, per cwt ............ Spring lambs, each Bucks, per owt....... Shippers, par cwt ......... s 430 Butcher, choice. do ...... 4 00 Butcher, med. to good 8 50 Butcher, inferior ...... 3 00 Stockers, per cwt...... 300 Sheep and Lambs. For prime hogs, scaling from 160 to 200 lbs., the top price is 63-80; thick fat hogs, 51-20; and light hogs, 53-8c per lb. Following is the range of quota- tionszâ€" Several loads of inferior cattle re- mained unsold at the close of the mar- ket. Choice ewes are woth from $3.50 to $4 per cwt. Spring lamb: in fair de- mand from $2.50 to $4 each. Bucks are worth from $2.50 to $3 per cwt. Stockers are stilh weak on a very light enquiry. Export bulls are nom- inally unchanged, but easy. Feeders and light bulls are quotably unchang- ed. A few choice milch cows are wamted. Only choice veaLs are in demand, up to eight to ten dollars each for the right kind. Common stuff not wanted, Good to choice butcher cattle sold at from $4 to $4.50 per cwt.; but me- dium to comman cattle were in light demand, and values were unsettled. so that the figures given below can only, be regarded as approximate for any- thing but the bait cattle here. Torunto, July 10.â€"â€"Our receipts to~ day ware fifty carboads of live stock. including 1,300 hog-s, 800 cattle, 300 sheep mud lambs, and a few milkera and calves. MARKETS [IF THE WORLD Prices of Cattle, Cheese. Grain. &c., in the Leading Markets. er cwt ............ 350 ambs, each ...... 200 »ex‘ cwt... ......... 2 50 Milkers and Calves. Cattle. 25 00 2 00 $525 450 375 325 45 00 8 00 400 300 3 0 and “ The Foreign Office gave omt Sat-1 uzrday night a » reassuring despatc'h from the Acting Conqu at Shanghai, which stated that two embassy houses were still standing as late as Tues- day. The information was vouched for as coming from a thoroughly trust- worthy source. and tended to prove that the legatiom had made an un- expectedly effective defence against the swarm of beeiegers. Thousands of Chinese assailants had fallen. and, the attack had eJackecned, owing to these heavy losses. The official de- spartnh held out hope that the Lega- tions could remain on the defensive for some time, if supplies of ammuni- tion and food did not fail. A COLUMN MAY BE SENT. “This favorable news may have a. marked effect upon the foreign re- Lief force massed at Tien Tsin. A s ren‘uous effort may yet be made to A dapa'toh from New York says: In a cable despa'tch, Mr. Isaac N. Ford correspondent of The Tribune, givas the latest despatches regarding the Chinese situation received at that hour, and some South African news. The despatch follows: FAVORABLE NEWS. MANY CHINESE KILLED. News Received in London Says Le= gations May Hold Till Re= ' lief Arrives. foo, dated Thursday, says;_ Viceroy Liu is reported to be freely "Tiwnâ€"Tsl'n is still surrounded by an executing diStm'bBTB 0f the Peace 3’ overwhedmfing number of Human, who Nankin- Av Paris Temps’ despatchl from Cheâ€" foo, dated Thursday, says:â€" The Chinese Minister is still here. He told a. reporter of the Associated Press that he did not know where the Empress, the Emperor, and Tsung-Li-Yamen are. the thinks it likely that Prince Tuan has seized the throne, and especially as the Prince has legitimte claims thereto, his fa- ther having been appointed Emperor. Bishop Anzer, beifure leavmg Berlin, declared it probable that the powers woruld master the present revolt, if they acted harmoniously throughout O.herwise he believed the revolt would spread throughout Chlna, and then the task would prove to be an impossible one. ‘ A despatch from Berlin, sayazâ€"The Deutsche Tage Zeitung prints :1 Ch9foo despatch that says that the Chinese troops seized on Monday night the Pei-Ho bridge, securing the line of re- treat of the international troops to Taku after repeated fierce attacks, in: which the Chinese lost hundreds. They next drove off the Russians from their station outside Tien-Tsin after atwo days‘ desperate resistance and en- circled the Cobossion, which their artillery is now dominating. “VI-akenfontein, July 7.-â€"-A convoy passed Greyuingstadt to-day. Before "Pretoria, July '7.â€"The general com. manding Ladysmith telegraphs that 800 British prisoners, belonging to the Yeomanry and the Derbyshirea, have been put over the Natal border, from Secretary Reitz’s advance panty, and have reached Acton Homes, on route for Ladysmith. No officers accompany the men." ATTACK 0N CONVOY REPULSED‘ Lord Roberts also transmits the lowing: ALLIED FORCES DEFEATED. Another despatch has been re- ceived by the \Vnr Office. from Lord Roberts, as follows: "Pretoria, July 7.â€"Gen. Buller ar- rived this morning. He looked very well, and is apparently none the worse for the hard work he has gone through during the past eight months.” BOERS SET 800 PRISONERS FREE. Retreat From Tien=Tsin to Taku Has Now Been Cut Off. A despatch from London, anymâ€"The War Office on Saturday issued the fol- lowing despatch from Lord Roberta: GEN. BULLER AT PRETORIA. Eight Hundred British Returned * by the Boers. CHINESE HAVE BETTER ARTIL- fol- JAPAN MAY START TO \VORK; " The Japanese Government is re- ported to have expressed its willing- ness to send a division at once to China, as the emergency is 30 press- ing. It is not considered probable that Russia will offer any resistance to a practical measure for reinforc- ing the foreigners at Tien Tsin, and despitching a mlief column to Pekin." to the earlier press despatches from Shanghai and Che Foo, in which the massacre of foreigners at Pekin was described in detail. and the atrocities ordered by Prince Tuan were fully set forth. Other belated despatches referred to the experience of Sir Robert Hart’s messengers in reaching Tien 'I‘sin, and to the alarming situa- tion, in Manchuria. where the Chinese were advancing on New Chwang, and valuable missionary property had been destroyed. The official despatch tends to discredit all information coming from Chinese sources, and to encourage hope that the legations may hold their ground until assist- ance is sent to them. send a column to the capital, In a [as desperate attempt to rescue the be- leagured garrison. This unexpwted information offers a marked contrast A deapatch from London says ;â€"Ac- cording to reports from Shanghai, the Chinese army on a march southward from Pekin has reached Lofa. This is presumably Gen. Y Nieh-Siâ€"Chang’s toroe en route to attack Tien-Tsin. Another force of 00,000 Chinese from Lutai has appeared north-east of Tien-Tsin. The native uiiy when cap- tured was a. horrible spectacle. Chi- nese bodies lay thick around the guns. The situation in Kwang-Tung or East- ern Province gram worse. Li-Hun- Chang is said to be trying ‘0 raise a tome of 200,000 militia. Anarchy is widespread in the Pro- vince of Shang-Tung in spite of the efforts of Yuan-Shikai. the Governor, to control the revolt. Happily, a band of thirty-five American and other missionaries reached Tsin-Tau safely on July 3. are trymg to cut the comm'umcatlon! of the international forces, whose posinon Is very dangerous. The 81- hed troops, numbering 12,000 men, have succeeded with difficulty 1n pre- venting hy strategtlc measures an assault by the Chinese, whose artLl. lery greatly" outâ€"number“ the Euro Dean guns." DEAD II‘HICK ABOUT THE‘GUNS a position under the ridge. The Boers worked their guns rapidly, but the howitzer: replied with effect. and drove back the Boers over the ridge. The convoy passed safely, and when the force began to retire the Boers again advanced with a gun on the ridge. The British left field battery re. plied. The first label]. forced the sun to retire.” ed for servicel fin China." reaching a defile in the hills the Boeré shelled the advancing columns. 001. Thorneycrott‘s men occupied the hills to the right of the narrow pass, keep1 ing the Boers back on a ridge to the left‘ while the infantry deployed in plain sight, and the artillery occupied A SIGN OF THE END. Mr. I. N. Ford, cabling to [ha-NW. York Tribune, says: "T/h'e unexpected release ofl over 800 Burma}! prisoners takem, irn that Free State is also agodd imdlcatiom that the campalgn in Sounib. Africa is drawing to an end and that. the troops my speedhly be spar-