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Slimâ€"m .iiSS fill Willi Wilt Decides Thaf~0fiensive Tactics be Taken in th RUSS [A N TA C‘TICS. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Paris I’etit Journal says there was a, meeting of the Grand (.‘ouncil and leneral Stall yesterday, under the presidency of the. Czar. at which important decisions, involving the adoption of ()iltllSlVf‘ tactics in the present campaign were rent-bed. The Echo de Paris, the Mntiu. and the Journal confirm the report of Russia's intention to relieve Port Arthur. The St. I’etersburg corre- spondent of the Echo says that. the decision of the Council of War to send Gen. Kouroputkin to the relief of Port Arthur is the subject of all "conversations in military circles, and continues to arouse profound emo- tion. Comparison is made between the orders sent on this occasion from St. Petersburg and those forwarded from Paris in 1870. which renulted in the advance of Marshal MacMehon and the Battle of Sedan, yet, Paris was not situated at such :i great dis- tance from the seat of war as St, Petersburg is from Manchurin. It! appears that the decision was taken by the Czar against the. advice of a majority of the Council upon the in- sistence of Gen. Sukharofi‘, the. Minisâ€" tor of War. and Grand Duke Vladimir, who are not considered to be very VWal‘ju partizans of Gen. Kouropatkin. SEVERAL SMALL moms. The commander forces south of the Yatu River tele- graphed to Tokio from SeouLSatur- day of a series of fights north of Pu-Lang-Tien, about 40 miles north of Port Adams, Lino-Tune; Peninsula. It was learned that Cossack scouts had been located at 'l'elissa and the Japanese thereupon despatched infantry and cavalry, which deâ€" feated and pursued them. The Rusâ€" sian force consisted of three squa- drons. At Chanâ€"Chinâ€"Tun this force ‘Was joined by two additional Squad-, rons and the. Japanese again attack- ed and defeated the Russians. Five companies of infantry and a battery of horse artillery joined the Russians at Lung-Wang-Miao, Where the Japâ€" anese attacked for the third time and the Russians fell back to Telissul, where the Japanese and Russian cav- alrxr continued in contact Monde night. I -â€".. MANY EXPLOSIONS. It is reported at Tokio that sevâ€" eral explosions, accompanied by dense masses of smoke, were heard on Satâ€" urday at Port: Arthur. The Chitose, which has been cruis- ing near Port. Arthur, reports having heard a series of explosions. and be- lieves them to have resulted from blastiugs preparatory to the emplac- ing of new batteries. The Japanese torpedo-boat destroyâ€" er Ikachui on Saturday discovered and exploded a large mine off Sanshan 1 Island, at the entrance of Talienwan Bay. ,Thc Japanese naval authorities enâ€" gaged in clearing out the mines in the vicinity of Talienwan Day are. emâ€" ploying Japanese divers from Kushiu Province for the purpose. These. divers volunteered for this work. and are wonderfully expert. it is said that With their diving paraphernalia they can stay under water for half a day at a time. Hundreds of Japanese fishermen are volunteering to assist in clearing away Russian mines. and if. is probable that. some of them be used for this work. These volunâ€" tary offers are taken to illustrate the unity of the Japanese people in the ar. RUSSIAN TREA CIIICRY. A despatch to the London Tole raph from Nagasaki gives an ac- ount of the abuse by the Russians of the white flag at the Battle of anshan Hill, as told by a Japan- se officer, who was wounded, and l as arrived at Moji. He says : “We advanced and were on the point of mssing them (the. Russians who displayed the white flag), when they ired point blank at us, killing nany." It was this niece of treachâ€" ry that accounts for the greatness f the Japanese casualties. 2,000 RUSSIANS DlCFFIATl-ID. The Japanese rear-guard has re- ulsed 2,000 Russian infantry, one attery, and some cavalry at Chuch- atun says a. Tokio dcspntch. The apauese casulaties were eight. A 'econnoitring detachment from (len. (uroki's army has defeated (500 Rusâ€" ians. north of Fengâ€"V\'ang~t‘lieng. he battle took place towards Chaiâ€" achi. Gen. Kuroki says that the ussian losses were heavy. The Juâ€" anese lost one killed and three wounded. 'l‘O SALLY OI'T. A despatch to London from Chefoo ys that the. Japanese army invest- ig Port Arthur extends from Shul- ‘ztarkno, on the west to Chi-Cheng-i u on the east, from twelve to four- en miles from the fortress. of the Japanese will ‘ The ' 9 Campaign. Japanese outposts are being gradualâ€" ily advanced to within four miles of 'the land defences. The Japanese fleet has taken pos- ‘St'ssdon of two Russian torpedo boats ithat were abandoned at Dnlny, and ganother vessel that is ashore in Talâ€" ienwnn llay. There are indications "lhat the Port Arthur fleet. will make a desperate effort to sally from the port during the land attack. A RUSSIAN MOVEMENT.’ A London despatch says :â€"'l‘he talk ‘is again of an important Russian ’movc southward from Linoâ€"Yang. An unoflicial telegram from headquarters at Mukden. says it is understood that the Russian commanderâ€"in-chief is now in a position to begin offenâ€" sive operations on an important scale. It is true that the Japanese are in possession of Linoâ€"Yang proâ€" montory, that Port Arthur is pracâ€" tically besieged, and that the enemy have advanced to the Russian main positions by the shortest lines of conununication, but their further op- erations seem likely to be confined to a restricted area owing to the danger attending the exposure of ithcir communications in Northern COI‘CIL. Reports received regarding the achievements of the Cossacks .show that the Russians are already adopting aggressive tactics south of lâ€"Iai-Cheng. Moreover, the garri- son at Port Arthur is stated to be harrassing the Japanese. The siege ‘of the fortress is expede to be protracted. The foregoing obviously embodies what the, Russian censor wishes to be announced, and it may or may not enclose the truth, but it is to a great extent consistent with other reports according to which the re- cent lively skirmish at Wafangkau was the opening action by the force sent by Gen. Kouropatkin to relieve Port Arthur or create a. diversion in favor of its garrison. This force. .aCCording to the Newâ€"Chwang corresâ€" 'pondcnt of the London Daily Mail consists of 14,000 artillery, cavalry and infantry, under Gen. Stalkenâ€" 31mg, who left Linoâ€"Yang with win- angticn as his immediate objetétive fen. for the purpose of attacking Oku's rear. _ Those critics here and in Paris who consider the story probable Conâ€" cur in the opinion that the dangerâ€" ous manoeuvre is likely to end in disaster for Gen. Stalkenberg, while greatly weakening (Jen. Kouropatkin. I According to advices from Tien~ Tsin, from where this Russian moveâ€" ment is also reported, the Japanese are not Concerned over it, feeling certain that the Russians are unable tto bring down a suf‘llcient force to Prove effective, and especially as it Would leave them open to an attack on the flank from the sea. Meanwhile the Japanese operations between Kinchau and Port Arthur are screened with the customary se- ‘crecy. Such few reports as come l‘in reference to their doings since the ,Rattle of Nnnshan Hill are based Jon rumor or supposition. i The Tokio correspondent of the iLondon Daily Telegraph, discussing [the tremendous task involved in the iCapture of Port, Arthur, says that he Fnevertheless does not doubt that the .unique feat, will be accomplished, iand that it will constitute a mortal ' which even successful stands ' wound, ‘by Gen. Kouropatkin at Mukden, Kirin, or llarbin will be unable to staunch or heal. It is assumed from unofficial reâ€" ‘Dul‘ts of the stream of troops that Japan is still sending out, that. 0e11,, VOku will be given an overwhelming force to enable him to act indepenâ€" dently of Gen. Kuroki, whd is also believed to be receiving a considerâ€" able proportion of the reinforcements ~(len. Kuroki's operations continue to be completely hidden. 1 IN FRONT OI“ MUKDEN'. ,The St. Petersburg correspondent of (the I’ctit Parisien says that the Jaâ€" panese have withdrawn their attack- iing lines seine distance beyond Liaoâ€" .Yang. They have moved further to the nortlrcast, evidently for the purâ€" ,‘pose of overlapping ,the Russian left ,wing. Gen Kouropzitkin states that Ieverything appears to be going well, {but he asks for large reinforcements ‘as soon as possible. Nearly the iwhole Russian :in front of Mukden. thus preventing any sudden attack on that place. (ll£\'. OKU'S ARMY. I The London 'Dnily Telegraph prints .3: St. Pctcrsburg despatch, saying ithat Gen. Nodzu is now busily super- .vising the landing of a third Japan- icsc arm)" at Tukushan. Two divisions are going to reinforce Gen. ()ku. mak- ‘iing his army 120,000, and the rc~ imainder will reinforce Gen. Kuroki, gbringing his army up to 110,000 ,men. The military authorities in ,St. Petersburg believe that the large and ever increasing Japanese army on the roads around Mukden and Haiâ€" (‘heng makes it clear that the Japâ€" anese plan of campaign is directed .ngainst both 01' (Jun, Kourogiatkin's army is concentrated‘ â€"m“uW liferthliilc, it is known that the Japanese are paying extraordinâ€" ary attention to lortifyin: their poâ€" sitions in the rear of lx'wnngâ€"lling. flanks. C(‘Iljll'llhlA llSlIAl.Ll".f). A despatch to the London Mail from (hit-ssa says that seven infantrymcn at I’oltnva and five at Kreinentchug were courtâ€"mnrtuilcd gum shot for loading :1 mutinous de- monstration against sending their regiments to the Far East, shortly Daily before the i.‘7ur's recent tour of in« spection. ’l‘he affair Was of a serious nature. JAPANESE SINCE TRAIN. A despatch to the. London Times from (‘hefoo says it will take the Ja- panese some little time to make Dalny and 'l‘alienwnn practicable as a base, because the Sanâ€"Shantao Is- lands have been connected very skilâ€" fully with the main land by both observation and blockade mines. which zig-Zag over a large field, but the demolition of the Russian works ashore was insignificgnt and the rolling stock captured, together with four locomotives taken at Pulandien Will give the nucleus of railway coinâ€" munication, which will be available as soon as the reconstruction of the line is complete. Large quantities of railway plant have been arriving from Japan for some time post. As soon as the buy is practicable a Japanese siege train will land, and it may be presumed that then the second army corps will quietly in- vest Port. Arthur while the third corps and a specially organized flying column will co-operate with the first corps in an advance on Mukden. The correspondent says regarding the damage at Dnlny that it was thirty hours after the fight. before the Japanese were in a position to occupy the town. During the inter- val anarchy prevailed. Such Eur- opean nonâ€"combatants as were able to get passages fied in junks to Chefoo. The local Chinese officials allowed the jail. which contained about 200 cutthrouts, to he forced and until the Japanese arrived and restored order the jail birds had the free run of the town. JAPANESE LOSSES. The total of the Japanese casualâ€" ties at the Rattle of Nanshan Hill, on May 26, is 4,304, They are div- ided as follows: Thirty-one officers, including one major and five serâ€" geantâ€"majors, and 713 non-commis- sioned officers and men killed; 100 officers, including one colonel, one major, and twelve Sergeant-majors, and 3,460 non-commissioned officers and men wounded. Db RUSSIAN LO 700. The Russian losses in the lighting at Kinchau are oflicially stated to be 30 officers and 700 men killed or \rounded. These figures were given in Gen. Steesscl’s report, which has reached the Russian War Oflice. The account says the attack began May 21, and culminated on the evening of May 26. The real figlitinngttS practically confined to May 25 and May 26, the Japanese remaining quiet the tWo previous days. Gen. Stoessel reports that owing to the absence of the support of war- ships against the Japanese artillery fire at the time of the final assault on the Russian positions on Nanshan llill during the evening of May 26, he at 8 o'clock gave the order to blow up the guns and retire. The lcneral explains that the order was only partially executed. as the en- emy's flank movements necessitated promptness in retreat, which he says was carried out with great coolness, thus accounting for the smallness of the Russian losses. Gen. Stoessel also says the enemy's losses must have run far into the. thousands, the Japanese mortality in storang Nnnshan Ilill being frightful. Gen. Stoessel pays a high tribute to the Russian troops, and refers in terms of warmest praise to the skill and courage displayed by ion. Fock, whom he recommends for the St. George’s Cross. He does not mention that Gen. l’ock was wound- ed, by which the general stuff as- sumes that the report to this efi‘ect was untrue. As Gen. Stoessel specially praises a regiment which was not in Gen. Fock’s division, the general stall concludes therefrom that five regi- ments. or about, 12,000 men, were engaged on the Russian side. YAAIAUATA T0 COMMAND. A despatch to the London I‘lxiiress from 'l‘okio says it is: stated that Field Marshal Marquis Yamagata has been appointed chief of the armies in the field. ‘is expected that he will shortly proâ€" ceed to the I..iao-’l‘ung Peninsula, presumably to Command the final as- sault on Port Arthur. The (lespntch adds that it is exâ€" pected that Japan will shortly de- .clare :1 blockade of all the Gulf of ;Liaoâ€"'l‘ung, in addition to the peninâ€" .sula, the blockade. of which has been already announced. with the view of ‘stopping the. enormous smuggling ,which is being carried on in junks. i Field Marshal Yamagata was com- 1manderâ€"inâ€"chicf of the Japanese forc- jes in the ChinestLJapanese War. He is a member of the Genre or Elder ;Stntusnten, and next to Marquis Il‘o, iis the most important subject of the ‘Mikndo. .___._.‘_.,___. i The French naval budg‘t provides appropriations of 560,000,ILHJO. commamler-inâ€" ‘ It ‘ [THE wanâ€"11:3 MARKETS REPORTS FROM. THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES. Prices of Cattle, Grain. Cheese. and Other Dairy Produce at Home and Abroad. Toronto, June 7.â€"1\'hcutâ€"No. white and red Winter quoted at 93 to 946 outside. Spring wheat is nominal at 89c east, and goose at 81. to 82c east. Manitoba wheat is unchanged. No. 1 Northern, 930 Georgian Bay ports; No. 2 Northern at 90c, and No. 3 Northern, 88c. No. 1 hard is nominal at 04c. Grindâ€" ing in transit. prices are (Sc above those quoted. Oatsâ€"No. 2 white, quoted at west, and at 3‘er low Heights New York. No. 1, white, 33c and No. 2 at 32p: east. 0 .- 31 5c in . east t Barleyâ€"No. 2 quoted at. 42c mid- dle freights. No. :3 extra, 40 to 40p; and No. 3 at 38 to 39c midâ€"' (lle freights. i Peasâ€"The market is dull at. 'un- changed prices, with No. 2 shipping 7 pens quoted at 61 to 02c west or east. Cornâ€"No. 3 American yellow quotâ€"_ ed at 595(3 on track, Toronto; No. 3 mixed at 583C. Canadian corn nominal at. 44 to 450 west for sound grain. Ryâ€"The market is quiet, with prices nominal at 57 to BBC outside. Buckwheatâ€"No. 2 quoted at 45c outside. Flourâ€"Ninety per cent. patents unâ€" changed at $3.70 to $3.75 middle freights for domestic use, but are‘ not worth over $3.60 for export. Straight rollers of special brands; for domestic trade, quoted at $4.25 to $4.50 in bbls. Manitoba floursi are steady. No. 1 patents, $4.80: No. 2 patents, $4.50 and strong bak- ers’, $4.40 on track, Toronto. Millfecdâ€"Ilran is dull at $17, and shorts at $16 here. At outside points bran is quoted at $15.50 andi shorts at $10.50. Manitoba bran.i in sacks, $18 and shorts at $20 here. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Dried applesâ€"Trade is very dull. and prices are unchanged, at 3 to 35c p erlb. Evaporated apples, 65c per 1b. ‘ BennSâ€"l‘rime beans are quoted atv $1.50 to $1.60, and hand picked at, $1.65 to $1.70. Hopsâ€"The market is unchanged at 28 to 32c, according to quality. Honeyâ€"The market is quiet at 0 to To per lb. (iomb quiet, at $1.5’ to $1.75. Hayâ€"Timothy quoted at $9.50 to $10.25 a ton on track, Toronto. Strawâ€"The market is quiet, with prices unchanged at $5.50 to $6 on track, Toronto. Maple Syrupâ€"The market is quiet, at; $1 per Imperial gallon. Potatoesâ€"Car lots are quoted at 75 to 900 per bag on track here. acâ€" cording to quality. Poultryâ€"Chickens, 12 to 13c 1b.; turkeys, 15 to 17c per lb. fresh killed. l l per for i THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butterâ€"We quote: Finest 1v1b. rolls, 14- to 15c; ordinary to good largo rolls, 12 to 140: medium and lower grades, 10 to 11c; creamery prints, 17 to 18c; solids. 16 to 17c. Eggsâ€"Case lots are selling at 15c per dozen. Cheeseâ€"Old quoted at 19,}c per lb. and new at 9'; to 9&1; the latter for twins. llOG PRODUCTS. We quote, :â€"1‘.acon, long clear, 8 to 8;}c per 1b. in case. lots. Mess pork, $17; do. short cut, $18.50. Smoked meatsâ€"Hams, light to me- dium, ‘12;c; do. heavy, 11.,L to 12c; rolls, 9 to the; shoulders, 10c: backs, 12.} to 14C; breakfast bacon 1314‘. Lardâ€"The demand is fair. with prices unchanged. We quote :â€"â€"’l‘ierâ€" ces, 73c; tubs, 8c; pails, 81c. BL'SINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, June 7,â€"Cable bids on Manitoba. Spring wheat. were lower toâ€"dny. Offers of considerable quanâ€" tities of No. 3 oats were made at 37c, and of No. 2 at 38c. stores. I’eterboroughs are quoted at 3.391%- in store. J‘cas were about steady at 716 afloat Montreal; No. 2 barley. 50c; N0. extra, 49c; No. 2 rye. 62c. li‘lourâ€"Jl‘rade is rather dull, and many rcfnrd the following prices as abme the marker. \Ve quote, "â€"Manitoba patents, $1.00 to $4.95; strong Iniix‘ers', $7371.00 to $4.â€" 65; Winter \vlu‘at patents, $1.80 to $5; straight rollers, $4.50 to 34.05;! straight rollers. in bags. $2.15 to $2.25. Feed-’l‘he market \vns quiet; Manitoba bran, in bags. $10; shorts, 0 l ) l$21 per ton; Ontario bran. in bulk, i$18,50 to $19: shorts. $19.50 to $20; mouillie. $26 to $28 per ton. Rolled oatsâ€"'l‘he market is firnr dealers are asking 82.32% for bug and $90 in barrels. on track.‘ J‘rovisionsâ€"â€"lleu\‘,v Canadian short! .‘cut pork, $17.50 to $19; light short cut, $17 to $17.50; American fat, backs. $17.50: compound lard, 61. {to 7c: Canadian lard, (52 to Tgcw kettle rendered. 8-} to 95c; hams, 11 to 13c: bacon, 13 to 133c; fresh killâ€" l l i l .sample, 40 to 59c. .tlo offering to-duy was said to .ing more for .1hat ther ‘around thd market, of some ‘being allowed to get, into the market . (,1. fees in the lfnited States may 'lion. bear legible impressions of land are presented for pugnwnf white. 47c. 55c asked in store. Ryeâ€"No. offered at 800 through billed. Minneapolis, Minn., June T.â€"Wheat --Jul_v, 84-:(‘1 Sept, 32“; on track, No, 1 hard. 96,7,c; No. 2 Northern, ooze: No. 1] Northern 031e, Flour â€"l“irst patents. £5.10 to $5.20; sec- ond patents. $5 to $5.10; first clears, $3.60; second clears, $2.05. Branâ€" .ln bulk, $l7 to 317.50. Milwaukee. .lune. S‘sâ€"Wheatâ€"Xo. 1 Xorthcrn, little; No. 2 Northern, 96 to 97c; old July, 94lc bid. Ryeâ€"â€" No. 1 Harleyâ€"No. ‘3, fiJir: (‘ol‘nâ€"Niv .‘l, 50 to 52c; July, «19-;. to 59:21: asked. 2 , ..,c. (“A'l TLE MARKET. Toronto, June 7.â€"i:‘.xportâ€"'l’he rio- mnnd for export cattle is just now Very good, and. it is said, is likely to be, so from this out. right through the season. The class of export cut~ be not quite up to the recent offerings. but for all that the prices realized were fully as high as the best that have been so far this season. Quite a few loads sold at $5.30 to $5.35. Some of the buyers said they were not able to get all the cattle, they wanted, and would have to look to Chicago, as they could not stand the high prices which cattle are commanding in the home market. Butchersâ€"’l‘he demand for butchers' cattle was particularly active, with buyers complaining they were pa)" cattle than they were worth. As high as $11.70 was paid toâ€"day for cattle that a week ung could have been bought Ll5c to 3011 per cwt. less. So keen is the dc- mand for butcher cattle just now are the usual complaints buyers as early as three o'clock in the morning. One buyer said toâ€"day that he was in the market at 3.30 this morning and found that the par- ticular kind of cattle. lu- Was looking for bad all been picked up, It is said that some of the cattle are bought up thus early by speculatot‘H. who sell them off again to the local wholesale men. who must have the cattle at any cost. Stockers and Feedersâ€"There is a good, steady market for good stockâ€" cattle and Sltol‘biit't'p feeders. Prices are firm. Sheep and l.ambs~'l‘here were changes in the quotations iiiâ€"day. Hogsâ€"There, was an iinuSually heavy run of hogs toâ€"das'. amounting to between 3,500 and 11,000. The market. however, was steady at the ll 0 advance of the early puf‘t‘ of the week. Selects are quoted firm at $5.25, lights and fats at 35. .____¢__.â€"_-. TEN MEN KILLED. Three Thousand Two Hundred Steers Suf‘focated. A Peoria, 111., despatch says :â€"â€".\n ‘explosion which occurred in the elevâ€" cnâ€"story warehouse of the Corning {distiller}; the second largest. in the world, on Saturday, completely _wrecked the building. The ruins took fire. and the, flames were româ€" ‘municnted to three adjoining build- ings burning them to the ground. l'l‘en men were buried beneath the ruins and burned to death. and six others were Seriously injured. The .loss on buildings and whiskey and ‘spirits stored will approximate $1,- ‘0001100. The fire spread to the “stock yards district, where a (lo‘len large cattle barns, filled with cattle for market were burned. The wareâ€" house, containing in the neighbor- _hoad of 30,000 barrels of whiskey, lavas instantaneously a seething ciltl- ron, and it was seen that no one in‘ side the big structure could esmpe. The warehouse, in crushing 1120 small- er structure nearby. set. the latter on fire, and the whiskey from the bursting barrels floodle everything in that section. Large streams, run down toward the river. and in it short time there was a foot of whis- key in the cattle pens rust of the. warehouse, where 3,200 steers \‘.‘(‘l‘0 chained fast. Their distress lasted but .11 few moments. however, for they were soon roasted to death or suffocated. They were the property of Dodd & Kiefer of Chicago. ~__._+____ POSTAL NOTES. United States Authorities Issue Instructions. An Ottawa despatch s;\3'5:â€"-'l‘ho Post-office Department has received a copy of the instructions issued by the postal authorities at Washington which affect Canadians. it says: “I’ostmasters at money order of- [my notes. if properly payment at their respecâ€" providcd the notes are every particular, show of alteration of correc- the ofllces, with- date of Canadian postal drawn for five others. regular in no evidence date. stumps oi the issuin;r in t\\‘cl‘.‘c months from the .ssue." "â€"7â€"? TWO TONS OF GOLD. Royalty Paid on This Amount. of ,ed abattoir hogs. STA-5 to ~_‘ -' tlivo hogs, $5.40 to $5.60, gasâ€" New laid. 15 to 15 c. Rutte:'â€"l-‘ull .to 14c. ‘heeseâ€"Ontario, R}, to Hie: grass, 17 to 172$: llirstcrn dairy, 13' best Quebec. 85c. l i I UNITED STATES TiIAlllx'E’l‘S‘. , 7.â€"l~‘lourâ€"Firm. . buffalo, June I [Wheatâ€"Nothing doing. ('m'nâ€"â€"~l'nsct-. Season's Output. 3 :â€" {More A Dawson tire:alch say sluicingr lmguu in the Klondike on May 8 a royalty has lawn paid on 55,753 ounces of u'nlti, or nA-urly two tons. This is the largest amount (:Vcr product-d up to June 1 in this district. Last year :le H,oo.’i flied; No. 2 yellow, 5951-; No. 2 com, .7030 Outsâ€"Steady; N0. 2 1ounces; ; 1.". were tulle-n out a similu period. Barleyâ€"Western. 53 to i