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r AROUND THE noun mu Fierce Fighting is Still in Progress at Port AT PORT ARTIl U R. A despatch from Tokio saysrâ€"A report was received here late Sunday night stating that a special detach- ment of Japanese swordsmen, under Majorâ€"Gen. Nakamura, eilccted an entrance into a certain l’ort at Port Arthur at 9 o’clock, and were fightâ€" ing fiercely at the time the (lespatch was sent. Another detachment, Under Muj.-Gen. Sutto, entered the Russian camp through the fortificaâ€" .tions. THE NEW A'lVl‘A UK. A despatch from Tokio says :â€"Iniâ€" pcrial headquarters has just issued the following announcement : "The works for our attack having been near] completed against Sung- shu Moun in (Port Arthur), and the forts lying eastward therefrom, a general assault was made on the afternoon of Nov. 26th, but owing to the.-enemy’s stubborn resistance -our object has not yet been accom« plishcd. “The fighting still continues. FIRING ON PORT ARTHUR. A despotch from St. Petersburg says‘2â€"A great bombardment of Port Arthur is understood to have opened Saturday morning. In a telegram sent through Gen. Kouropatkin, Gen. Stoessel reports (that an attack made by the Japanese on Port Arthur on Nov. 21 was reâ€" pulsed. MEANS LIFE 0R DEATH. A despatch from Tokio says 2â€"Dis- cussing the war, on the eve of the assembling of the Diet on Sunday, Premier Katsura said : "Russia. must see that the cannot be concluded by the issues of a few‘ battles. With us the war means life or death, and not one of our 45,000,000 brethren remains ig- norant of the vital issue at stake. t‘We are prepared to sacrifice our last man and our last cent for this war." FIGHTING IN MANCHURIA. A despatdh from St. Petersburg says: Gen. Kouropatkin telegraphs a description of a Japanese attack on Nov. 24, against a Russian detach- ment near Yensientcn on the front of the left flank. "The lighting,” Gen. Kouropatkin says, “was fierce, almost amounting to a bayonet. engagement, but the en- emy were everywhere repulsed, and suffered severely. The attack was re- newed the following morning, the Japanese haVIng been reinforced. but again was repulsed, and at 4 o'clock in the afternoon a blizzard ,and fog greatly hindered artillery fire. The Japanese continued to advance, under cover of the fog, but our forces held their positions, and the firing subse- quently slackened. The Russian loss- es were nine killed and fiftyâ€"seven wounded. "On Nov. 26 the Japanese resumed the offensive, and endeavored to en- .velop o'ur left flank whilst advancing against our centre. “1 have received no later reports." Gen. Kouropatkin also describes the bayonoting of twenty Japanese bo- longing to a patrol during a recon- naissance on the night of Nov. 25. JAPS REPORT VICTORIES. A despatch from Tokio says: Man- churian headquarters, reporting on Sttnday, says: “From the night of Nov. 25th until the morning of Nov. ‘26th a body of the enemy's infantry attacked our troops in the vicinity of Sjngtungtun and Sliaotaou, but the attack was completely repulsed by ‘19; “The enemy's artillery, posted to the cast of the To. Mountain, vigorâ€" 0usly shelled tho vlcinities of Man- chuantzu and Kuchiatzu, from 2 o'clock in the afternoon of Nov. 26th, but we suffered no damage. “On tlie_right bank of the Hun River a body of the enemy's cavalry attacked Mamc‘hies on Nov. 25th, but was driven back by our force. "On Nov. 24th the enemy set fire to Shantzaimen, and most of the vil- lage was burned." END CLOSE AT HAND. The Moscow correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph claims to know that the dispatches Gen. Stoessel, the commander at Port Arthur, sent by the destroyer Ras- toropny to Chefoo contained a frank statement of the hopelessness of the situation. Gen. Stoessel used words which can be translated. “The garrison is being starved out." He evidently attach- ed great importance to the Czar re- ceiving his communication in time .to enable a decision to be reached as to how he was to act in view of the absolute certainty of the fall of the fortress. Hence the sacrifice of the Rasteropny, which was sunk by her commander in Chefoo harbor afâ€" tershe had delivered her despatches rather than to have her fall into the hands of the Japanese. literally ON THE SEA RIVER. A despatch from London says: “TLI‘ r Arthur. Field Marshal Oynma, Gen. Kouropatâ€" kin, and the correspomlents briefly report Russian reconnaissanccs on the Sha River. There has been sharp skirmisliing, in which there were sev- eral casualties, but. neither army is advancing. English correspondents on the Japanese side say that the situation is unaltered. The Russians occasionally attack isolated points, but gain no advantages. The Rusâ€" sian cannonade has lately daily les- sened in regularity and intensity. Marshal Oyama and his generals are confident, that the Japanese positions cannot be successfully assailed, what- ‘cver reinforcements the Russians bring against them. JAY'S OCCUPIED POUTUIIJN. A despatch from Field Headqum‘tm‘s. Gen. Oku's Army, via Fusan says: The Russians are showing some ac- tivity in front of Gen. Oku's army. At dawn on Friday detachments at- tacked on two places the left and centre divisions. The centre repulsed the attack immediately and the left did also after a hard fight. As n re: sult of the repulse the Japanese oc- cupied Poutuen. The Russians left many dead on the field. JAPS HOLD THEIR GROUND. A despatclh from Gen. Kuroki‘s Headquarters in the Field, via Fuâ€" san, says: The reports circulated durâ€" ing the past Week in the eastern papers and probably telegraphed abroad to the och-ct that. Gen. Kouro- patkin, in making a general advance, had pushed back the Japanese left. a distance of three miles, are wholly unfounded. The situation has reâ€" mained entirely unchanged during the 'last month except that both armies “have doubtless strengthened their deâ€" fence and accumulated supplies in that time. The Russians continue their reconâ€" naissances in front of the Japanese left. but there has been no general lengagement or change in the Japan- ese entrenched positions. The Japanese continue to ignore the daily shelling which takes place in front of the central army, and in many places the whole line of trenchâ€" es is so close that the Japanese can draw fire at any time by displaying caps on sticks. A few casualties result daily from rifle fire. l ITS CAPTURE CERTAIN. Tho Tokio correspondent of the London Times says that the publicaâ€" tion of unofficial news from Port Ar- thur is no longer prohibited. besiegers’ works are progressing rapidly, notwithstanding numerous petty sorties, which are made most- ly at night\ It is noticeable that a leading journal, which recently urged an immediate assualt, regardless of the loss of life, now deprecates haste, inasmuch as the capture of the fortress is certain in the future. This reflects the national mood, which is calm and confident. The prospect of the arrival of the Baltic fleet exhilarates Admiral To- go's squadron, which is longing to exchange the monotony of the block- ade for a decisive fight. The casualties in the assaults from Aug. 19 to 24 are published. The total amounts to 14,000, including 550 officers, of wliom.‘200 were killâ€" ed. The assaults failed as regards the main fortifications, but resulted in the capture of the two Panlungâ€" shan forts, furnishing commanding positions for siege guns and aiding materially in hastening the end. For this reason the Japanese are dismayed by the terrible cost. Prisoners say that the° efi‘ective strength of the garrison does not exceed 8.000, of which number only one-third are provided with Winter clothing. There are numerous cases of op- thaimia owing to want of sleep. A thousand of the Russians died in battle and from dysentery between Oct 26 and Nov. 12. The rumors of the sinking of a hospital ship at Port Arthur are be- lieved in Tokio. but they are confirmed officially. The near not not. COAL STOR ES BURNED. A despatch from Telegraphing on Thursday quarters of the army before Arthur reports : “The conflagration in the buildings near the arsenal, caused by our naval guns, which, as reported on Wedntfiday, began about noon, Nov. 00 and, Tokio says :â€" the head- Port continued until 2 o'clock on the morning of Nov. 23. It is probable that the coal stores have been burn- ed,'â€"' MORE TROOPS FOR RUSSIA. 'A dispatch to the London Stan- dard from Odessa says it is author- itatively‘stated that Russia has decided upon a. general mobilization of troops throughout the European provinces of the Empire. It is said that. the mobilization will begin in January. JAPS USING OLD RIFLES. The war correspondent of the Echo dlu‘in dc Paris writes: "n the Battle l the Shit River the bolligcronts used twice as many projectiles as at Lino-Yang. In one day more than 200,000 shells were fired and 30,- 000 men put out of action on each side. Seventy per Cent. of the Rus- sian wounded will rejoin the ranks after a. twoâ€"weeks' sin) in the hospi- tals. "'l‘he wounds caused by the Jup- ancse bullets are for the “lust purl slight, except when they occur in the abdomen. The Japanese are, howâ€" (‘ver, beginning to use old rules, the bullets of which are encased in ropâ€" pcr and the wounds of which cause blood poisoning. All the are armed with these." SUBMA Rl NBS FOR .l AI‘AN. A dcspaich from Yokohama says: â€"Five submarine boats arriuul bore on Wednesday. It is stated that they comprise the first consignment. of 50 Holland boats that have been ordered in the United States. ONLY 2.000 ACTIVE 'l‘ROOl’S. The SYci-Haiâ€"Wei correspondent of the London Daily Express says that the Russians who arrived there from Port Arthur in a lifeboat on Wed- nesday admit that they stole the boat for the purpose of escaping from the besieged City. They say that water and ammunition are very scarce in Port Arthur, but that there is food enough there to last for several months. There have been many deaths from typhus fever. There are now fewer than 2,000 ableâ€" bodied troops forming the active garrison. Twenty thousand are sick or wounded. A dospatch from ’l‘okio to the Standard reports increasing deser- tions from l‘ort Arthur garrison inâ€" to the Japanese lines, the stories the deserters tell indicating the de- moralization of the Russian defen- ders. The same correspondent says the Russian forts on the SPa'fl‘Ollt of Port Arthur no longer fire. on the approach of Japanese'warships. A dcspatch to the Chronicle from Chefoo states that, the have captured the British steamer Tungâ€"Chow, bound from Shanghai for Port Arthur with 30,000 cases of canned meat. The Russo-Chinese Bank financed the attempt to run the blockade, which cost $195,000. The captain's bonus was $20,000. The steamer cleared for Kiaoâ€"chau, the German port in Shantung l‘ro- vince, China. It is reliably reported that the digâ€" ging of tunnels to pierce the scraps at the Sungshushan, Erlungshnn and Tungkikwan Forts has already beâ€" gun. The sappers are making satâ€" isfactory progress against 203 Metre Hill, which, when it is Captured, will render the harbor untenable for the Russian warships. BIG BATTLE IMPENDING. A despatch from St. I‘etorsburg says: Appearances again point to the possibility of a big battle south of Mukdcn. The Japnnt‘so. according to an official report, have received a severe setback in the vicinity of Sinâ€" tsintin, in which direction they ap- parently were attempting to execute a wide turning movement. Military opinion scarcely believes it possible that the two great armies can winter less than a rifle shot from each other, though, the heavy defences on each side. made it extremely difficult for either to assume the offensive. It is believed, however, that if the deadlock is to be broken Gen. Kouâ€" ropatkin will let Field Marshal Oyâ€" ama take the initiative, as the Rus- sians have the better of the present position, namely, a strong line of defence, and Mulcden behind them, making satisfactory winter quarters where the Russian reinforcements are now accumulating for an advance next spring. The Japanese also are strongly reinforced. The rivers are already frozen Sufliciently to permit of the movement of artillery and commissariat trains, so that the country actually is better adapted to a Japanese advance than during the summer. CAPTURE RUSSIA N CAMP. A despntch from Tokio says: On Monday last a detachment captured the Russian camp at ItSZuchan. The Russians were reinforced, and endeaâ€" vorod to retake the camp with a force of 000 infantry and 300 can airy and four guns. After a fight that lasted three hours, they were driven toward the ’l‘sien River Pass, leaving forty dead and six prisoners behind them, together with consider- able equipments. 'l‘he Japanese casu- alties were about thirty. ENROLLI NG CHINESE. A dcspatch to St. Petersburg from Harbin states that the Japanese have opened a recruiting ofiice for Chinese at Shilintin, 85 kilometres from Siaminting. They have disâ€" tributed thousands of circulars, in- viting Chinese to enrol under the Japanese flag and fight the Farroch ans. The circulars point out that the religions of the Chinese and Japanâ€" ese are identical, and their languages similar. At the outset the Japanese enlisted daily an average of 7,000 men, wno were immcdiatoly supplied with Japanese uniforms. Subsequent differences reduced the cnlistmcnts to a thousand. The recruits are called \‘(flimtary militia. They were sent to Yinkow, whence they Were dis- tributed to Japanese regiments in the field. The correspondent vouches for the truth of his story. ___+â€". Fortyâ€"four persons were killed l‘t‘SL‘l'\ ('8 Japanese . l “LEADING MARKETS. The Ruling Prices In Live / and Brcadstuffs. Illll'l.'\l'5'l‘l'l"l"3. 'l‘ori bio, .\'u\. 21‘ #Wbmtr-(‘uhu‘iu ,-~l“usi«-i n: :$l_ll;‘ to 51.4“ for l’wl and “bile, PM for spring“. Rik: ‘0 l'l't' l‘Ol‘ ?;\/\).‘l'. T-lfllilliiliu olfllll); .\o. l imrlnuixz, 51.113; .\u. 13 nortb~ i'rn, NTi'; .\'o. .‘l northern, 913V. “(‘(Jl'ulilll lluy ports: Hr mori- grimlâ€" lllg‘ in transit, Stock l-‘lour.â€"'.lt) [or rent. patients are. ‘(Illillt'il at, $1,113 in $1_-I.’i; lnuors' lsuclvs east and \\'i'.\’l, 13c to 20v.- liig‘lier for choice; lliinitnbn um’lutng- ed ut $3.35 ll) 5. TH for first pd.â€" tcnls. $5.20 10:75.40 for second pail-his, and 5‘3 it» $3.30 for bakers. hrllll‘t‘f‘llâ€"'-$l~l.3ll to $13 for bran in bulk; $17.30 to $18 for shorts, cast and nest; Manitoba, $21 for shorts, $10 for bran. exports. Barley Stead}; 174: for No. 12, 44c for No. 3 cvtrn. and ~12c for No. 3 waiting outside, 'l‘oronio freights. Rye~lfirni at 75c to 76c for No. 2. Corn*i\'ew American yellow, 56c; new American mixed, 55c. Old Amerâ€" .ican unchanged; N0, 12 yollOW, No. 3, at Gtic, and No. .‘l mixwl '61:.0, on track ’l'oronto. Outsâ€"Continue strong at 33c No. 1 white, cost low freights; 2, 3250, low l'reig‘bts, and .‘il lc 32c, north and west. Rolled Oatsâ€"$4.10 for cars of bags and $1.35 for barrels on track Toronto, 25c more for broken lots here, and 40c more for broken lots outside. l’oasâ€"Al‘e scare at 070 to use for 576; at lul‘ No. to No. 2 west or cast. liuckwhcaf~l'nrhanged, 5(ic, east and west. COUNTRY PRODUCE. lltlttei‘â€"~'l‘rarlo continues steady and :priccs are unchanged. iCrt-amcry, prii'l'ls . . . . . . 20c to 21c i do tubs ......... . at] De 20c Dairy tubs, good to choice . . . . . . . . . . . . itic do medium Lit; do inferior ginvlvs 12c Dairy lb. rolls, good to. choice , . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16c 1 7c do medium . . . . . _ ....... 11c 15c Cheat-4211mm ions for job lots here are unchanged at lillc to 10§c for large and .lllfjc to lie for twins. Eggsâ€"Prices here are quoted steady at 22c to 1233c pcr (lav/en, fresh at 200 to 21c, and limed at 20v. l’otatocsâ€"~Eastorn at 751; to on track and 000 to 95c out store. Ontario stocks, 53c to on track and 77m out of store. Poultryâ€"Quotations are Sic to 9C for chickens, SC to Go for hens, To to 7.1m. for geese, So to 83c for ducks, 11c to 120 for young turkeys and 9e to 10c for old turkeys. Baled lTayâ€"â€"’,l‘lsci‘e is plenty coming forward to supply the demand and quotations are unchanged at $8 per ion for car lots on track here. Baled Strawâ€"ls firmer in tone $6 per cwt. for lots [on track here. 80c oi 65c at MO NTRIUAL MARKETS. Montreal, Nov. 29.â€"â€"G1‘alilâ€"HOUnld lots of No. 2 white oats were quoted at 391m to 2393c, and car lots sold at :10c to (loge, and No. 3 at 39c to 39“ per bushel exâ€"store. In peas the feeling remains firm, with prices quoted at 090 to TOC per bushel high lreights west. New No. 3 Chicago mixed Corn was quoted at 57c per bushel in round lots here. Flourâ€"Manitoba, spring wheat pat- ents, $5.80; strong bakers', $5.50; winter wheat patents, $5.70 to $5.â€" '80; straight rollers, $5.40 to $5.50, and in bags. $2.50 to $2.65. Millieorlâ€"Maniloba bran in bags, $17 to $18; shorts, $21 per ton; Onâ€" tario bran in bulk, $15.50 to $16.- 50; shorts, $19 to $20, and moullie, $21 to $28 per ion, as to finality. Mealâ€"LA fair trade was done in rolled oats, and the tone of the mar- ket is about steady at $2.20 per bag, with barrels Quoted at $1.03 to $4.75. Ceinmcalâ€"Is unchanged at to $1.15 per bag. $1.30 Hayâ€"No. l, 89 to $0.23; No. 2, $8 to $8.25; clover mixed. 8? to $7.25, and [iure clover. $0.35 to $6.75 per ton in car lots. Deansâ€"("lioice primes, $1.40 to $1.â€" 45 per bushel, to 31.375 in car lots. Provisionsâ€"Heavy Canadian short cut pork, $10.50 to $17.50; light short cut, $16.50 to $17, Animn'an clear fat bucks, $20; compound lard, Git: 10 Tc; Canadian lard, (lie to 75c: kettle i'rndcx'cd.8§ c to Elk, ac- cording to quality; bums, 12C to 13c; n- $1.0.) bacon, 120 to 13c; fresh killed nlmtâ€" loir hogs, $7 to $7.25; heavy fat; hogs, $4.50; mixed lots, $1.50 to so, selects. to 54.3.12; all cars. Cheeseâ€"Ontario full whit-3, 1m; to €103; colored, my to iogc; Quebec, Iago to 9,7,6. Butterâ€"lhnest grades, 191:: to £20k; ordinary finest, 19c to 193i"; lmezlium }.{l‘fldi-‘s 18.1.c lo 19c, and “1.5-- jtcm dairy, 15c to mac. : Eggsâ€"Select, new laid, 22c to 21"; Straight gathered canlllud, 20c to 21c; No. 13, 15c to lfilc. l __ I (.‘AT'l‘Ll‘. MARKET. 'i‘oronto, Nov. 29.â€"â€"'l‘rade was a llittle brisker at the City (.‘atiloblarâ€" ket to-day though there was no mat-_ erinl change in prices. For the local butcher trade, there was a better demand, the wholesale having had a chance to lower their stocks on hand, and 5.; were buying in fresh supplies. The prosâ€" coult'l' weather also helped The run was not heavy Ill Cll Vpot‘is of ‘ the market. g the disturbances in Rio Jun-,in rattle, and choice quality is stillVl-uviu'i‘l‘dtlln. giro..- Oi;eii‘o last week. ’SCdl‘L‘C. Exemtlilng of fairly gem] [quality was soon picked up. The ji‘oughnr rattle new .i slower sale at easy prices. The run was 100 loads, with 1,145 head of coffin, 2,200 sheep and lninlys, ‘_‘,Iu)0 bogs, and of chives. ! l'ivportâ€"l’rnriicully nothing doing in the ixporl. line. The Old Country :1: nrlwt is very low, cable quotations showing: no possible proiit for the isbippt-rs. ‘ l5utrllc1‘s~'l‘inilt‘ 1i :pi‘irvs easier for t‘llllll‘t,‘ ruiilc slcuily, Slot-lu-rsrâ€"Vot many stockers l‘i‘l‘lll‘z’. A ll\‘lllilllli lin‘ :si weld-rs Yew gnml little common briskor; catt lc: of- good feeders. fair and :1 Prices slowly; Shrop nnil Lambsâ€"Market steady; lull sold and prospects steady. llogs~~MurLot steady. No change in the (initiations from last week. Sl‘ll‘L'lS, $4.80. â€"-â€"â€"-+ RIOT IN WINNIPEG. Russians Factions Fought For Over an Hour. A despaich from Winnipeg says :â€" ,\ serious riot bctuer-n Gnlicinns and lluckowiniuns, two Russian factions. occurred on Austin Street. late Fri- day, lasting- for over an hour, with the result that l'olicvmnn McDonald come within an ace of being stabbed. Anton linker, n youth, was almost piunnu-lod to death, and Sylvester's livery stable badly wrecked. The trouble slul'led when young llokor, a lluckowinian, avus intercept- ed by a crowd of (lalii'inns while running an errand. llis country- men, in smaller numbers, tried to l't'FCUi! him, but were driven into the li\or,v slublo kept by a Canadian uumod S‘vhosler. I‘lverything in shape of a weapon that could be found handy was used, bricks, slats, stone, and cordwood. 'l‘he livei'ynicn had to fight for their lives. One hostlor managed to get away, and turned in n. roll for the police. A strong posse was soon on the scene, and, after some trouble, eight of the ringleadcrs were arrested. ' ___._+___._.. TWO CHILDREN PERISH. James Bowun's House at Brandon Man, Burned. A rlcsputch from Winnipeg says :â€" ’l'he house of James Bowen, painter, was; destroyed by fire at Brandon on Sunday. and his two little children, aged four and two years. respeCtively {rwcre burned to death. Rowen had left the children playing downstairs when he went. in Work about 10 o'clock. Mrs. Bowen went over to a neighbor‘s a short. distance away, and during her absence the fire broke out. Before it was noticed the house was a mass of flames. The fire brigade were soon on the scene, and an attempt was made to rescue the children, but it was too late. The bodies were found side by side wrap- ped in the bcdclothcs in a corner of a room on the ground floor, the bed, in which they were apparently lying, having dropped through the upper floor. The loss on the house is $1,- 500, with no insurance. a, ~â€"«~-+â€"â€" DREAMS FATAL RESULTS. Woman Looking for Her Savings in Pantry. A 'tli-spatt'b from Chicago says: AS a result of a dream, Mrs. Lizzie Cou- ct, 11 years old, lost her life on Wed- nesday and her husband and infant child were fatally burned in a, fire which partly destroyed their home. The woman dreamt that her savings had been stolen from a hiding-place in the bottom of a sugar jar in the pantry. Siartlod by the reality of the dream, she took a lamp in one hand and her baby under her other arm, and went to investigate. The lamp fell from the Woman's hand and exploded. ller husband. aroused from sleep in an adjoining room, made a brave attempt to put. out the flame, and lnally succeeded, with the aid of a mattress, but only after he, as woll as the wife {mid child, had been friglitfully burned. Mrs. Couct died While being taken to a hospital. *â€" HACKED HAND AND FEET. Terrible Deed of a. Lunatic on a Visit Near Montreal. A Ilcsputi'h from Montreal says: John Arnold, a lunatic, mutilated himself in a most horrible manner on ’l‘in-sday at (Zrumille, whither ho wu-nt from the Verdun Asylum to visit relutives. lle secured an axe and cut oil his lr-it hand at the wrist, then split his loft foot open at the instep, and lineke'l the toes ofi' his right foot. When discovered Arnold was coolly proceeding to mutilate hiinsiili fuitlinr. it was with difficulâ€" ty that his life was saved, as the flow of blond was so great. He was brought to the Royal Victoria Hos- pital, winro llc now lies in a critical condition. §____ INDIANS INCREASING. ht Decrease For Year, But 800 More for Decade. A '(l Sl'lll'll from Ottawa szivs: The Indian population of Canada, arâ€" icordin; to the lzilcst returns to this Department of lndiun Alinirs, is 109,â€" i‘JJH, which is 27.”. l-ss than the count lslmweil in 10111:, The recoin of rec- ipnt yours proves, however, that tho Ical'p “mp-{1 is .-\::-ri:i1~;i,:d Over the red ‘mcn by one of 1h.- l>egnrtmcnts of the. {Federal (io'x't-rnxm-nt hus arrested the ,very heavy death rate, so that in las’ decade the Departmental an increase of more than eight thousand souls. Slig t‘oo