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"uni SHOTS th lANll Japanese Reports Say Russians Were Compelled to Retire. SHOTS BETWEEN OUTPOSTS. A London despatch says :â€"It is now accgpted that the first shots of the land campaign wete fired in Nor- thern Corea. near the gates of Pingâ€" Yang, Sunday morning. The Rue» sians claim that the Japanese were defeated, and the Japanese say that the RUssians retreated. ]t was a normal affair between outposts. Japan has now a great force in Northern Corea. Eighty thousand men from Seoul gnd forty thousand men from Gensan are reported to have passed north within a fort- night towards Ping-Yang. The Russian military position is that infantry have occupied a por- tion of the Seoulâ€"Pekin road be- tween Liao-Yang. on the Manchurian Railway, and the Yalp River. The Russian front and flanks are strongâ€" ly supported. The right flank is at Totungku, near the Bay of Corea, and the left near Wiju. Russian cav- alry have crossed the Yalu River between Antung and Yongamp'ho. Cossack scouts have advanced along the caravan routes in touch with Ping-Yang. g“ CHINESE MOVING. 'An official despatch, dated Satur- day, from Major-General Piiug, Viceroy Alexiefi’s chief of staff, says: "The night of Feb. 27 passed quietly at Port Arthur. Reports are coming in of movements of Chin~ use troops west of the Llao River, and according to rumors, about 10.â€" 000 Chinese troops, under Ma, are on the road between ’l‘unâ€" gchu and Chaojan. The military guard on the Sinmintu Railway 'has been reinforced, from 40 to 50 Chin- ese soldiezs having been placed each place. “Our mounted troops have entered Coren, and the attitude of the. pop- ulation is friendly towards us." HORSES FOR JAI’S. A shipment of 600 horses was about to be loaded into a steamer at Liban, Russia, when it was stop- ped by the authorities. The horses are believed to have been bought by llritish agents for Japan. BUSHING TROOPS FORWARD. 'A despatch from St. Petersburg to Paris says that every day and night 5,000 men are traveling toward Port. Arthur. The garrison at that point is said now to number 30,000. According to the ‘most recent inâ€" telligence received in military circles the Russian infantry are occupying the Seoul-Pekin road between Liaoâ€" Yang (midway between Mukden and New-Chwang) and the Yalu River Russian cavalry forces have crossed the Yalu in the neighborhood of Anâ€" tung, and occupied the road toward Suchen. Russian detachments have reached a. point thirtyâ€"five. miles north of Pingâ€"Yang. Cossack Seouts have advanced along the caravan routes to a. point ten miles east of Ping-Yang. FOR RED CROSS WORK. The newspapers of St. Pctursourg continue to print full accounts 0" the contributions to the Red Cross Society, which are pouring in from all parts of Russia. The Armenian churches here want to bear the exâ€" pense of twentyâ€"five beds, and thr- Finnish Society of 100 beds, while the Poutilofl Works have offered to supply an entire hospital tl‘niu. Over 200,000 Osetines from the Caucasus have volunteered for serâ€" vice. The painter Vereschagin is going to the sketches. COREANS TO FIG UT. The Coreau Government. has decidâ€" ed to order the Corean troops to join the Japanese forces in the fieldm The port of Wiju was opened to foreign trade on Thursday night. The limitations to be placed on trade and other matters will be pasâ€" sed later. The action necessitates a harbor. Yongampho has been de- cided on. TRANSPORTS ON THE MOVE. The most important, news from the seat of war, if it is reliable, is that a large fleet, of transports is off Port Arthur preparing to disembark an army to besiege that place. Unofficial telegrams from St. Petersâ€" burg indicate that such a develop- ment is fully expected there. Bennett B'irleigh, a correspondent of tire London Daily Telegraph, has gone from Japan to Shanghai, ap- parently to avoid the Japanese cenâ€" sorship. He cables thence that a. large number of transports have reâ€" turned to Nagasaki, where they are busily embarking more troops for the vicinity of Dalny. Over forty transports have sailed since Feb. 10. A still larger embarkation is pro- ceeding from Ujina, near Hiroshimau The latter place, and not Kioto, will be the army and navy headquarters during the war. Over 36 big transâ€" ports are now at Ujini, which is the principal station for the embarks- tion of troops, and an enormous mass of soldiers has been detrained 11cc. General ' at. front in a few days to make; Dalny is being evacuated. The Rusâ€" sians boast that they have mines at the breakwater docks and rail- way sidings to prevent the Japanese froln using them. There are only fiVe months' supâ€" plies at Port Arthur. The Russians say they mean to defend Port. Arthâ€" ur and to fall back with the rest of their troops from Dalny to the Yalu River, and if pressed, upon Harbin. MUST NOT All) RUSSIANS. A despatch from St. Petersburg says it is rcpo:ted that Japan has notified China. that it will be a breach of neutrality if the Chinese in Manchuria assist the Ruswians in preterving order during the war, and has warned China to refrain from jinteifering with the Chunichuses or bandits. â€"â€" LIMITING THE AREA. The lle:lin Politsche correspondent, evidently inspired, says that. the action of the powers concerning the llneutralizattion of China initiated by the United States may now be con- sidered in all respects completed. In consequence of this action, earh power interested in the Far East sent separate communications to tho belligerent Governments in the sense of the United States’ suggestion. with the result that while an infor- linal pact was made, yet a species of international agreement with moral- ly binding forCe has come into exisâ€" tence. MARCH] NG ON KIRIN There. are two or three reports in- dirafirg that the Japanese are now turning their attention to Vladivoâ€" stock. The New-Chwang corresâ€" pendent of the London Daily Mail that Rev. W. H. Gillespie, a has arrived at Newâ€"1 Cliwang from Kwang-Chentz. He states that the Japanese have landâ€" ed at Possiet Bay, and advanced to The Russian garrison fle’l. The Japanese are marching on Kirin, from which place the women and civilians are fleeing in panic. Assuming that Mr. Gillespie is acâ€" curately informed, the importance of he brings does not. need It would seem that Hunâ€"Chung. the news emphasizing. the Japanese are thus venturing upâ€"I on what appears to be an immensely says missionary, idifiicult undertaking, that is to reach Kirin, which is an important town of Manchuria, some 150 miles north of the Core-an, frontier, by a long j'march through a folmidabfe country and through mountains in weather of almost Arctic severity. It is sugâ€" lgested that the apparent impossibilâ€" ‘ity of such an enterpri‘e led the Bus- sians to leave the route unguarded. Whether a march to Kirin is contemâ€" .plated or not the Japanese occupaâ€" llion of Possiet Bay, if true, furnish- es them an admirable base for operâ€" ating against. Vladivostoek, is ni..etv miles distant. FROZEN TO DEATH. There are renewed reports of the sufferings cf the troops from the Cold in Siberia. it. is asserted that ;numbers attempting to cross Lake Baikal on foot have been frozen, to ,ldeath, while others have had their =extremitics frozen. i RUSSIANS BURN VILLAGE. A despat‘h' to the London Stanâ€" dard', f:0m Ticn-Tsin, says that ac- ,cording to native reports the Rusâ€" !sians took terrible vengeance on. the ivillagers near the Sungari River af- gter the attempt to wreck the railâ€" wvay bridge spanning The troops burned a large and massascred the inhabitants, cluding the women. .1‘,__. WHAT PEKIN HEARS. | Private advices from Newâ€"(Thwang in- :confirm the reports of the illâ€"treatâ€" ,ment of Japanese refugees at the lianL's of the. ltus:.ians while they lwcre journeying through Manchuria. {and tie fare, moreover, that some of {the refugees were without doubt cruelly murdered. KATSU RA 1 N TICRVJ l-lWlilll. Tl.e Tokio correspondent. of the iLonclon Standard cahlts un interview he had with Prime hlini fer Kitlsuru [who reiterated Japan’s fcluttnnte lo lal‘peal to arms. The Russian deâ€" lsigns. however, left her in choice. :and she is new hard and fast, if only that the agony might be as brief as possible. The value of the British alliance, the il’rime Mini:ter added, was fully rcâ€" icognired. 'l‘hc knowinhre that titu - Japanese had the sympathy of Great ;llrituin and the moral support of :tl'e neutral powe-s would go far to ‘sustain them in the struggle. They ;did not aim at obtaining fresh rev“ iritory, but solely :ought to remove a constant menace to f:ee';lonf and {tranquility of East Asia, mm to 50. gcure a lasting peace. Japan was Econfident that size would achieve :this. I ' TO OPERATE lN com-2A. According to information received thy well-inâ€"formed mililzu‘) men at iSt, Petersburg, the Russian army which i that sirefun. . village 1 resoh ed to strike' whirh t- intended to operate in Cores. will consist of an advance vanâ€"guard of two regiments uf Sib- erian sharpshootcrs, a vanguard of 16 regiments of infantry, with 96 quick-firing guns, three batteries of mountain guns and Lt corresponding force of cavalry. The main body will consist of 40 re iments, including Cossack cavalry, with 300 guns. It is added that no important military operations will be possible before the melting of the ice, and that the Dl‘eScnt operations will be confined to necessary preparations. RUSSIA "S SACRED lMAfl E. The most sacred image in Russia has been sent to St. Petersburg, and it will be taken later to the Far ‘East with the army. This image is a representation of the Virgin ap- pearing to Saint. Sergius, and is alâ€" ways k opt at the 'l‘roitflw monas< tery. It is about one foot square, and is covered with precious stones. The image has a remarkable history. It accompanied Alexis, Peter the Great, and Alexander I. on all their campaigns. A silver tablet attached to it enumerates the bottles at which,the image was present. HARASSING RUSSIANS. The Choice correspondent of the vLondon Daily Mail confirms the re- ports that the Chinese are harassing the. Russians in South-west Manchur- ia. He says \ that 5,000 Russian troops moved from Mukden to Sin- Minâ€"Ting. Their methods on the march intensified the public hatred of them. Preparations are being made in the villages to cut off small bodies of Russians. There is plenty of ammunition and plenty of volunâ€" teers. Rich people are supplying the money necessary. Ten thousand men have alreadv enrolled with the inten- tion of carrying on a gucrilla war- fare. it is clear that the Japanese expect much assistance from the na- tives. JAPS AT PING-YANG. Two and enthlfalf divisrons or the Japanese army, a total of 40,000 men. have landed at Uhemulpo. The Japanese have fortified Pingâ€"Yang and are throwing out scouting par- ‘ties toward the Yalu River. The Russians are keeping open the communications between Wiju and Anju. Beyond this they have not advanced southward. ltussxan spies lare known to be in the vicinity of Pingâ€"Yang. The inhabitants are in a panic. Pingâ€"Yang is about 125 miles north of Seoul, ard somewhat less than fif- ty miles south of Anju, where Russi- an cavalry outposts were reported 3esterday. The town is about 100 miles south of the Yalu. UNDER MARTIAL LAW. The railway between Samara. and Zlatoust, in European Russia, and the Siberian lines, with all the terriâ€" tory appropriated by the Government for the purpose of the railways, have been placed under martial law, in order to ensure the regular running of military trains. The full powers of a commander of an army have brcn conferred on the commanders of the forces at Kazan, and in the Siâ€" berian military districts, in whose charge these railways have been placed. it USSIA’S WAR FUND. The Novosti, of St. Petersbm'g, reâ€" viewing the resources of the Treaâ€" snry, figures that the total amount lat the disposal of the Governr ut for the conduct of the war is $320,â€" 000,000, which it considers to be quite sufficient, in view of the fact that the Turkish war, waged on forâ€" eign territory, cost only $500,000,- '000. .. --... NORTH OF YALU RIVER. Reliable. reports from Northern Co- rca indicate that the Russians have nut yet crossed the Yalu River. 'l‘heir scouts have, it is rumored, {fluctuated into the country south of Wiju, but the main force still re- mains north of the river. The Jap- nir-sc 85-0111 to be confident that the, Russians are unable to assemble a sxf-‘i‘fcicnt force to attempt a move- ment into Corca. The Russians strength north of the Yalu River is variously estimated at from twenty to forty thousand. CZAII'S LATEST SPF.th I l. I‘ublic feeling at St. l’etersburg has been relic-\cd by the appointmcbt of ('vn. .iiroupatkin and Admiral Makâ€" arcfl to command in the Far East. The re\v'sp:-pers are publishing glow- ing eulugit-s of them, and they enjoy illigh ('Slt‘t‘lZl and full colihdcnce in all ,quarfers, Subscriptions in aid of the ,‘\icti1ns of the war increase dad)", and lt‘t'dllt‘ from all classes and races. The illnssofliilo do onstrafions in France ‘lmu- created a deep impression. The ibo‘cos‘ci declares that henceforth llus- rizx can have full confidence in France. The (Var, in thanking the St. Pet- rrsuurg ’Zemstov for a royal address prr-s. mud to his Majesty at the Win- ‘vor rum-o on Wednesday, said:â€""’l‘he exprrssious of patriotism from all .j'arts of llussia greatly console me in ‘ihis difficult time. Trusting in :(lo'i's help, and convinced of the jus- iticc of our cause, I am persuaded 'tlint the army and fleet will do all :tlluf is becoming" to the valiant arms 'of Russia to maintain the honor and lglory of the empire." THEluâ€"WflllLllLS MARKETS REPORTS FROM. THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES. Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese, and Other Dairy Produce at Home and Abroad. Toronto, March 1 .â€"Wheatzâ€"â€"Tl:c market continues firm at generally unchanged prices. No. 2 white red Winter are quoted at $1 low heights to niillers. Spring Wleat is nominal at 92 to Sue east, and goose at 82 to Sift: cart. Manitoba wheat is unchanged, with No, 1 Northern quoted at $1.07 at. Georg- ian Bay ports, No. 2 Northern at $1.04, and No. 3 Northern at $1.01. No. 1 hard is nominal at $1.10. l-rinling in transit prices are tic above thee quoted. Oatsâ€"The market is quiet, with prices steady. No. 2 white quoted at. 32§c north and west and at. 33c. ea. t, and No. 2 at 33c east. Barleyâ€"The market is quiet, with a moderate demand, No. 2 quoted at 47 to 48c middle freights. No. 3 extra at. 45c, and No. 3 at 42 to 43¢ middle freights. Peasâ€"The market is firm, with No. 2 quoted at 65c west and (36c east. Cornâ€"The market is quiet, with prices firmer. No. 3 American yelâ€" low quoted at 55c on track, Toron- to. and No. 3 mixed at 54c. Cana- dian corn, 44c on track, Toronto, and 38 to 385C west. Ryeâ€"The market is firm, with No. 2 quoted at 56 to 58!: east. and west. Buckwheatâ€"The market is un- changed, with demand good. No. 2 quoted at 50 to 52c middle freights. Flourâ€"Ninety per cent. patents are un'hanged, with buyers at. $3.70- middle freights, in buyers’ sacks, for export. Straight rollers of special brands for domestic trade quoted at $4.35 to $4.75 in bbls. Manitoba flours unchanged. No. 1 patents, $5.30; No. 2, $5; and strong bakers’, $4.90 on traclf, Toronto. llfillfeedâ€"llran steady at $17 to $17.50, and shorts at $18.50 here. At outside points bran is quoted at $16, and shorts at $17.50. Maniâ€" toba bran in sacks, $20, and shorts at 521 here 1w COUNTRY PRODUC 1C. Applesâ€"â€"Tra'de lzere is quiet, with pri es steady at $2 to $2.50 per bbl far the best stock. Dried applesâ€"The demand is small, and prices are unchanged at 35- to 4§c per lb. Evaporated apples. 6c per bbl. Beansâ€"Trade is dull, and steady. Prime beans are at $1.30 to $1.50 per bushel. Hogsâ€"The market is unchanged at 26 to BBC, according to quality. prices quoted .ns offerings are only moderate. Honeyâ€"The market is firm at 6; to 71c per lb. for bulk, and at $1.25 to $2 for comb. Hayâ€"The market is quiet, with little stuff coming forward. No. 1 timothy quoted at $9.50 a ton here. Strawâ€"The market is dull, wit-liâ€" out ofieings, and prices nominal orornd $5.50 on track here. Potatoesâ€"Tic market is firm, with offerings limited, choice cars are quoted at DOC to $1 per bag, on track here, and inferior quality at St) to 85c per bag. Poultryâ€"Recipts are moderate, and prices as a rule unchanged. Chickens, 12 to 14c per lb. ’l‘urkcys are quoted at 15 to 16c per 11).. and geese at 11 to 12c per 1b.; (luchs'ut 13c. per lb, or $1.50 to $1.75 per pair; fowls, 9 to 100, per lb THE DAIRY MARKETS. Buttcr-The market. was quiet toâ€" day, with prices generally unchanged, quote 1â€"Finest 1-lb. rolls, 17 to 180; choice, large rolls, 16 to 161C; Sulâ€" ertod dairy tubs. 17c; medium and 10w grades, 13 to 15c; Creamery prints, 21 to 22C; solids, 19 to 20c. Eggsâ€"The market is quiet with stocks prettylwell cleaned out. New laid 85 to 40c per (107pr Cheeseâ€"T*ade quiet. We quote :â€" Finest September’s, llc; seconds, .10 to 10-50 HOG I‘RODU CTS. Dreswe'd hogs are firmer. with re ceipts light. Car lots sold at. 30.25 to 34.0.40, delivered here. Cured meats are in good demand, and prices firm. We quote :â€"lia(‘.on. long clear, 81c per 11). in case lots. Mess pox-1., 810.50: (10., short cut, $18.50. Smoked meatsâ€"limits, light to medium, 1213c; (10., heavy, 12c; rolls, 10 to 10.1,c; shoulders, 0;- to 10c; backs, 13 to 13x; breakfast, bacon, 13c. Lardâ€"The market is quiet, with prices rather firmer. We quote :â€" ’l‘ierces Sc, tubs 8,1,c, pails 84c, comâ€" pound 7.’,â€" to 73c. BU S INES S AT MON'J‘REA L. Montreal, Mar. 1.-â€"Millers are takâ€" ing all 1he better grades of wheat they can get their hands on. Oats were very firm toâ€""day; No. 2 were quo‘ed at 30§c car lots. in store, this morning; No. 3 oats were 38; to 39¢; a few carloads being sold at 'thn latter figure, Montreal inspec- tion. Other grains are in fair dc- maud at firm prices: No. 3 extra barley was 550 in store; No. 2 outs low freight “est for export, 32gc; No. peas, sage; rye, 52c; No. 2 barley, 46c; No. 3 extra barb-y 45c; No. 11, 44c. Flourâ€"Millers report a. firm market at the recent advance. -the pntcnts, $5.40; strong bakers', $5.â€" 10; Winter wheat patents, $4.85 to 1’55; straight rollers, $4.00 to $4.70; 0 firm at the recent advance: Manitoâ€" and Compound 1V0 I demand being active; Manitoba 1 ba bran in bags, $10 to $20; shorts $21 per ton; Ontario bran in bulk $19 to $20; shorts. $20.50 to $21.. 50; mouillie, $26 to $28 per ton, m to (llltllrly. llolle'd oatsâ€"The mar ket holds firm, $2.15 being uskei for bags and $£50 for bbls. o] truck. Provisionsâ€"Jleavy Cauadim short cut pork, $18 to $18.50; i-igln short cut, $17.50 to $18; Amerimu short cut. clear, $17 to $17.50, American fnt backs. $18 to $18.50 laid, 8c; Canadian lard 8,} to De; kettle rendered, loio hams, 115 to 12c; bacon, 140; fresl killcd abattoir hogs, $7.75; countr: dressed hogs, 86.450 to $0.75; liv hogs, $5.50. Eggsâ€"Keir laid, El? it 38c; limed, 30 to BBC. Butterâ€" Winter creumery, 1!); to Side; ful' grass, 21c: Western dairy, 15 to 15.}, rolls, 16 to I70. Chompâ€"Ontario 11 to 1150; Townships, 10:- to 10$ UNITED STATES MARKETS. Buffalo, Mar. ].â€"-l“lourâ€"-Strong fanny blended patent. $5.75; futile; Spring patent, $5.40; family patent “inter, $5; pastry, $4.75; .10“ grates, $3.75; rye, $3.50. Wheatâ€" Spring quiet: No. 1 Nothcrn, .flu- iuth, $1.11}. Cornâ€"Strong for. yel- low and firm for other grades; No. 2 yellow, 54ic; No. 2 com, 531: Oatsâ€"Stronger; No. 2 white. mac, N0. 2 mixed, 40y; ilarley~ 57 to 65c as‘xed for Western in store. Milwaukee, Mar. l.--WhCal, firmer: No. 1 Northern, $1.02 to $1.04; No 2 Northern, 99c to $1.01; Jul, QGZC. Ryeâ€"“caher; No. 1, 81 § 82c. Baileyâ€"Steady; No. 2, 68c sample, 43 to tile. Cornâ€"-l"ifmer No. 3, 46 to 47c; July, 553C. Minneapolis, Mar. 1.â€"Whez1tâ€"May, $1.024; July. $1.02} to $31.02*, Seutember, 913,- to 92c; on track, No 1 hard, $1.05; No. 1 Northern, $1.05; No. 2 Northern, $1.00}; No 3 Northern, 95 to 97c. Flourâ€"Firs: patents, $5.20 to $5.30,- sucoutl pa tents. $5.10 to $5.20; first clears $3.70 to $3.80; second clears, $13.11 to $2.80. Branâ€"In bulk, $15.50 Lt $15.75. LIVE STOCK MARKET. Toronto, March 1.â€"â€"Dcliveries 0' live stock continued light at tlu Western Market toâ€"day. Most of tln butchers’ brought forward in thin for the market were sold, althongl in a few instanCes drovers held over their stock in the hope of obtainin; better prices for it that they won offered. The sheep trade was fair. No change in prices of consequence weri reported, but still lambs seemed tt sell at a lower basis than earlier if the week, holders not beinb so higl in their views. The demand for mpSf of the sheep was fairly good, but barnyard lambs were slow to sell. The market for butchers’ held abou steady at previous quotations. Price ‘followzâ€"Good loads, 84.25 to $1.50 fair to good, $3.65 to $4.20; commor to fair, $3.15 to $3.60; rough cows $2.50 to $3.20 per cwt. No new feature arose in the bul market to report. Quotations wen $3.50 to $4 for export hulls, $3.23 to $3.50 for feeders, and $2.50 u} for lights. Trade in sheep and lambs was fair and prices were no higher, indeed values seem to have reached thei) maximum limit, as consumers will not freely buy meat costing abort a certain point. We quote as fol. lowszâ€"Export ewes, 13.75 to $4.25 export bucks, $3 to $3.50; mixer butchers', $3.50 to $4; grainâ€"let lambs, $5.25 to $5.60; barnyarc lambs. $1.50 to $5 per cwt. Barn- yard lambs were only in limited 'de mand, and sales were not easy tc effect. Business in feeders and stocker: continued quiet at unchanged quo tations. We quotaâ€"Feeders, LUUC to 1,200 Its, 84 to $4. feeders, 800 to 1,000 lbs, $3.50 to $4; stockers, 000 to 800 1115., 3 to $3.- 50; stock calves, 400 to (500 lbs. $2.75 to $3.50 per cwt. 05; Prices for milch cows ranged from $25 to $50 each. Hogs were unchanged. We quote- ~Selects, 160 to 200 lbs., of primt bacon quality, off cars, Toronto. $5 fats and lights, $4.75; sows, 53 t( $3.50; Stags, $2.50 to $3 per cwt ~â€"â€"â€"â€"+â€" BRITAIN AND FRANCE. Treaty Removing All Obstacles tt be Signed. A London despatch says: Premier Balfour had sufficiently recovered his. health to come from Brighton to this city on Thursday to preside at a Cabinet meeting. Prior to the meet- ing the French Ambassador, M. Cam- bon, called at the Foreign Office and [had an hour’s talk with Foreign Secretary Lansdowne. The Ambas- sador returned here from Paris last night, and, apart. from an exchange of \‘iews in regard to the most rec- ent developments of the war, on which subject the two Cabinets are keeping in the closest touch with each other, there is good reason to believe that a settlement of all mat- ters in dispute between rman ant Great liritain is on the eve oi being; arranged. Such questions as Egypt Morocco, Newfoundland. etc. :havu been fully discussrd by the two Gov ernments for some lr-zonths, and tln diCcr‘ciiCes are being gradually elinr inated, until practically nothing re mains to prevent an early signaturt «of a treaty removing all outstanding obstacles to a complete accord be ltwecn the two powers. {.g .straig‘nt miles in bags, $2.15 to‘ It is rcportcd that exâ€"l’residen $2.115. Feedâ€"Bran and shorts are iKruger of the Transvaal is dying 1 Mentoiie, I-‘rancc.