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The Count warned the people to be prepared for a. lengthy war, and ex- pressed tho hope that a continuation of the struggle would not affect the national sentiment. Nothing, he Add< ed. should shake the resolution to continue the war. He criticized the national diplomacy, expressing the opinion that eflicient and timely diplomatic skill would have prevent.- ed the Russian squadron from coming to the Far East, The Count also ex- pressed the belief that the occasion tor great battles had disappeared. It was possible to support the army throughout: the remainder of the war with the $77,500,000 derived from war taxes, and the speaker urged a. continuance of national economy and frugality. A dcspatch from Tokio says: It. is stated that 3,000 Russians who were lately reported on the Cm‘can border "The man tux-nod upon them, bitâ€" ing and waving his arm stumps. He seized a, Cossack‘s hand in his teeth and bit the fingers ofl. Crazed with pain, the Russian drew his sword with his left hand and sulfide the. Chlinaman, and I. companion slashed at him from the other side and nearly severed his head from his body. A third man finiath the! work half done, and the body was dragged to the company headquarâ€" ters. The Rusaian commander stood the bloodâ€"maimed soldiers in the yard and shot them down for killing the Chinuman. All four bodies were left uncared for." According to the Tokio correspon- dent of the London Daily Telegraph, 700 sailors who were captured at Port Arthur will be released. A gen- eral engagement on the Changchun- Kirin line is expected about the mid- dle of May. “Only once did I see any evidence of authority. A party of Cossacks in a. side street found a Chineae begâ€" gar, whom they thought was 9. Jo.â€" panese spy. They set upon and yanked at his pigtail till it came on'. Then they tried to carry him away. The man clutclwd the spokes of a, passing cart. He refused to let go his grip. The Russians tore his clothes from his back in their efforts to drag him ofT. He would not let go. They drew their swords and hacked his hands 011‘ at the Wrists. A despatch' from Ncwch'wang' says: In an accouth given to the Associâ€" ated Press by a trader of the retreat from Mukden the following occurs:â€" RUSSIAN FLEETS NEWER? ‘A despatch from Tokio says:â€" Count Okuma, leader of the Progres- sivc party and former Foreign Hin- ister, addressing on Friday the committee of the Progressive party appointed to succor the wounded, es- timated the number of wounded and sick as a result of the war at 200,- 000 to 300,000, and the number of killed or who had died of disease at 50,000 Many kinSmcn and kinswomon of the victims of the war are assemb- ling in Tokiu to participate in the ceremony, and are receiving upecinl consideration. 'l‘huy will be wccial guests of the Government. The flags of the Russian cruiser Variag, which was sunk in Lhu first. naval battle of the WM‘, and a, standard captured at. Mukdcn are on exhibition in the Temple. Thn Emperor and Empress of Japan will attPnd the commony on Thursday, and the Crown Prince and Princesses will be present an Friday. The ceremony in Imsr‘d on the na- tional belief in the immortality of the soul and the homage due to an- ccstors. The steamer Stettin, which Ins arâ€" rived here, sighted from 30 to 40 vessels of the Russian second Pacific squadron in Honkohei Bay, 'Annam (about, fifty miles north of Kamranh Bay), Thursday afternoon. Two cruisers which hnd thoir decks stuck- ed with coal signalled the Stettin to stop, and questioned her. The fleet was preparing for sea. '\ despatch from Hong Kong Hays: The steamer Rohsichang reports that sh". passed twenty vessels on Wed- nesday eight miles east of Knmranh Bay. Th vessels were unlike Iny ships of the Russian fleet that she had soon previously. A despatcli from Tokio says: In an elaborate ceremony beginning Wedâ€" nesday and ending Friday, the munes of 350,866 soldiers and sailors of Jo.â€" pan killed prior to ill-o llalllc of Muliden. will be enshrined in the Spokonshn Temple. A despatch from Tsingtnu, Shan- lung: Ponnisuln, China, sayszâ€"lt is reported that the Russian nccopd Uconfirmed Report Comgs From a Chinese Source. PAL-Mic squadron, together with the Russian third Pacific squadron, are near the Island of Hainmx. ON THE COREAN BORDER RUSSIAN SHIPS SIGHTED ANOTHER BIG BATTLE. SICK AND WOUNDED CUT OFF HIS HANDS. HONORS TO HEROES Gencml Karkefitch', the chief of the stall, calculates Lhnt other lossâ€" cc aside from wounded were as folâ€" lows: 15,000 killed, 7,000 to 8,000 known to lmve been captured and 10,000 to 12,000 missing, of whom several thousands Were drivers. saniâ€" tary commiesm-iat corps, employees and other nonâ€"combatants. A very large number were slightly wounded Ind returned to the ranks, many even resorting to deception in order to leave the hospital. This indicates that, the extent of the Japanese vicâ€" tory and the disorder of the Rus- sian retreat have been greatly exagâ€" gerated and shows that the spirit of the Russian army in still strong [Rd the troops not. demornlized. A despstch from Gunshu Pass, Manch'urla, says: An exact statr ment of the losses in all categories in the battle of Mukdcn from Februâ€" ary 19 to March 14, compiled by the General Staff, shows that the casualties Were grcatly overstated in earlier reports. Statements from Japanese sources indicating wholeâ€" snle captures of prisoners, enomious booty and cannon are now denied. In reality, it appears, tho Russian losses amounted to two Generals, who were taken prisoners, 1,985 staff and other ofllccrs, and 87,677 men. of whom the greatest part, about 55,000 were woundod. In evacuating Mukden and retreating to the north- ward the Russians lost 32 guns, of which three were mortars, three old tyoe field guns with piston action and 26 quickâ€"fire guns. Of the siege artillery every gun and all the 1m- munition carts were .0an north two days before the retreat began. A despatch from Ottawa. says: Conditlone for "Tommy Atkins” in barracks and camp are to be imâ€" proved. The Militia. Department is busy with the plans. These are to be some of tin improvements:â€"â€"- A new style bedstead. with spring, for permanent corps, to replace the hard springlesi bedstead now in use at London, Toronto. Kingston and other points. New hospital tents, with porch attached, and a. new sys- tem oi ventilation will be introduced at the Coming Cgmps, also mess tents. The latter will enable the militiamen to sit down to meals to- geth'er under more favorable circumâ€" stances than formerly. '1119 improve: ments in the tents are duo to Colonel Fiset, the Director of the Army Medical Corps and Colonel MacDon- dd, Master of Ordnani‘e, has undu- consideration the providing- 0! the militia with a uniform ankle boot. “Two other Russian fo'rccs, one connlsting of six battalions of inâ€" fantry and sixteen sotnins of cavalâ€" ry, and one battery of artillery, at- tacked Changm uld Siaotatzu, re- spectively, but retreated north when the other Russian force was deflated at Kaiyuan.” "On Honday 5 Russian force, conâ€" sisting 01‘ five lmLtalione of infantry. sixteen sotm‘as uf cavalry, and one buttery of artillery, in pressing our advanced cavalry, Attacked them in the vicinity of Kaiyuan. Our Kniâ€" yuan force attacked the Russians in return. defeated and pursue! them north to Hianhugchieh. Our casualâ€" tiel were thirtyâ€"eight. The enemy left about 200 dead on the field. NEWS FOR ‘ TOMMY ATKINS’ A despntch from Tokio says: The following official announcement, was made on Wednesday:â€" Better Things Coming in Baracks and Camp For Him. "Our outposts on Saturday forced the enemy to evacuate successively Nanchonsu um! Nemunpaomeng. 'l‘he Japanese otcupied a, fortlflvd posiâ€" tion south of Nemanpaomcng. “Tho appearance of a dtltach'nwnt of artillery opposite their left flank forced the Japanese to retire in has-to upon Kalyuanhsivn. On Sunday We forced the enemy to retire from Kaiyuanhsim. Beating the enemy back, we approached Ch-nngLUILI, but as tho towu was found to be occupiâ€" ed in considerable force, we retired.” A despntch from St. Pctcrsbu‘g says: Gen. Linevitch reports as fol- Iowa-â€" are awaiting the arrival of 5,000 re infurc-Imcnts and artillery from Vla- divortdck, when they will try to advance on Genean. RUSSIAN LOSSES AT MUICDEN’. RUSSIANS LOST 200 MEN DISORDER EXAG G ERA'I‘ED RUSSIANS RETIRED Hrsl Covell was overwhelmed when the constable grrivcd 1nd plnced liar under Irrest. She could not under- stand the change in tho situation, and nuturzlly protested her innuâ€" cence, but many people expect she will reveal some importcmt inform;â€" Lion in consequence of the action of the Coroner's jury. Her huflbtnd feels the position of main keenly. and ridicules the idea of hi: wife's complicity in the crime. He is a. hardworking railway laborer And has been married to the womnn seven years, Mrs. Covell's first husband was Anderson Baker, an hotclkeeper at Old Rodney. and by him she had several children, but the only one living is the wife of an hotelkeeper in Simcoc county. Britain to Lay Down Vessels of a. New Design. A London desfutch says: In ., speech At Goaport, Arthur Lee, Civil Lord of the Admiralty, said there Was a. temporary lull in the British shipâ€"building programme. caused by the fact that the Russoâ€"Japanese War had hug-ht the Government to alter tho design of warships considâ€" erably. The outcome of the lesson would be Been in the lmttlcship that would shortly be laid down at Portsmouth". She would be the most powerful the world had ever seen, and the apeedieet ever built. The Admiralty, moreover, had adopted the policy that henceforth whtn a. ship became obsolete not a. penny would be spent on it, but it would he, sold forthwith for whatever it would fetch. CORPSES LAY IN STREETS A San Antonio, Texas, desputch saysâ€"Passengers from Chilean ports according to a. recent desputch from Hagutlan, Mexico, bring the first full information converning the terrible ravages of the bubonic plague in the City of Pisagua, Chile. For some time before their departure the deaths in Pisagun had ranged from ten to thirty a day, end the author- ities were then unable to enforce burials. Corpses were thrown into the streets to decompose and spread contagion. But little headway had been made in the fight of the dis- ease, and it seemed as though the eu- tlre population of that Chilean port might be exterminated by the plague. Persons had been shot down by the soldiers on guard while attempting to escape from the stricken city. Willis hm: not possessed the very best reputation. He is a. heavy drinker and hug not nesociatod with good companions. He is a. native of this Vicinity. His father in living in one of the western States, and is separated from his mother, who re- sides in Detroit. His wife is a. very quiet, respected little, womam. and is the daUghter of John End of this village. The eldest. child is a, bright, girl of fourteen years, and the boys, three in numbm‘, raage fl‘sm twelve to three yeti-s. Willin’ farm is on the seventh concession of Aldbnro’. the part; Citizens of Pisaguu, Chile, Unable to Bury Iilague Victims. Government Will Buy Vessel for Mounted Police. County Crown Attorney Angus lic- Crimmon immediately went, to Hag- istrato Frank Hunt, who was In the village, and had Wm‘rants issued for the arrest. of Willie and Hrs. Cove“. Willis hnd not left the village, and, after a little search, was unasth by County Constables Smale, He took his arrest very calmly and wslked along to Dr. Dorland's office, where he was brought before Magistrate Hunt and remanded until May 4. An Ottawa dospatch‘ says: A pa- trol boat, for service in Hudson Bay will be built in the Dominion yard at Sore}. The vessel is intended to enable the Mounted Police to cover the shores of the bay. A satisfac- tory craft could not be found in Canadu, so it has been decided to build. The boat will be 120 feet long, twin screw, and have a, speed. of twelve knots. It will not be ready for service until next. year. the night of the tragedy, is charged with the some ofl'ence, and is in charge of Constable Ludy at the lit.â€" Ue Covell home in Old Rodney. The village is terribly excited over the developments in this case. which threatened for a time. to end without being; cleared up. The fresh evidence which Detective Rogers gathered within the fast few days has fastened suspicion very strongâ€" ly on Willis again, :nd the jury were im()rched by the stories of Mr. and Mrs. Cole and Dr. Hurvey to bring in the following verdict: “That Eliza. Lowry was murdered at the home of Benjlmin Covell, about one mile north of the village of Rodney, on the night of the 18th of April, 1905, and we strongly sus- pect that Alexander Willis committ- ed the crime, and we believe Eliza- beth Covell known who committed Charged With Murdering Miss Lowry at Rodney. A Rodney dospatch sayszâ€"Aloxan- dcr Willis, 35 years old, married, fathei of four young children, and a farmer in the township of Aldboro'. is under arrest on the charge of mur- dering Elizabeth Lowry. Elizabeth Covcll. who was with Miss Lowry on the night of the tragedy, is charged with the same onence, and is in charge of Constable Ludy at, the lit- BOAT FOR HUDSON BAY. BIGGEST WARSHIP. murder and is shielding the TWO ARRESTS MADE. do solids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 to 230 Dairy tubs, medium .. 160 to 170 do inferior . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . Lie to 15c Dairy lb. rolls. good to choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,0 t2 220 do large rolls . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 to 200 do medium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 to 130 Cheewâ€"Is firm in tone 1nd in quotâ€" ed unchanged at 120 for large and 12.50 for twins. lugs and $4.60 for here; 2'30 mom: for and 400 outside. Peasâ€"68c to 69¢ for No. 2 west and cast and 70c for milling. Ruled Hayâ€"£8 per ton for No. 1 timothy and $7 for mixed or clover in car lots on trng here. higher for choice. Manitoba, steady at $5.50 to $5.00 for first putvnts, $5.10 to $5.40 for sm‘ond patents and 35.”) to $5.30 for bakcrs'. Milifmdâ€"Sl'f for bran and $18.50 to $19 for shorts, Manitoba, $21 for shorts am] $19 for bran. Hariny So for N0. 2, 43c for No. 3 extra, and 41c for No. 3 malting outside, Toronto Heights. Ryblmll; 69c to 70c for No. 2 f.oib. outside. Cornâ€"47¢ to 48¢ for yellow, and 460 to 47c for mixed f.o.b. Chatham heights; American firmer; No. 3 ye!â€" low, 550 to 55k; mixed, 54%.: to SEC. on track Toronto. Buckwheatâ€"590 to 600 caéb and wont. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butterâ€"Receipts are heavier and tho-market. has an easy tone. Creamery, prints ...... 230 to 25c Balcd Strawâ€"Car lots on track here are quoted unch'angm It 86 per ton. Hayâ€"No. 1, $9 to $9.50; No. 2, $8 to $8.50; clover, mixed, $7 to $7.50, and pure clover, $6.50 to 56.75 per ton, in cur lots. Beansâ€"Choice primes, $1.70 to $1.75 per bushel, $1.50 to 81.60 in Car iots. ProvisionF-chv‘y Canadian short cut pork, $16.50 to $17.50; light short, cuts, $16.50 to $17; Amer‘u'an cut clmr fut back, 320; compound lard, (SEC to 70; Canadian lard, (5:0 to 7&0; kettle rendered, 83,0 to 93:, according to quality; hams, 12c to 13¢, bacon, 13c; fresh killed abatâ€" l/oix‘ h0g9, $9.75 to $10; mixed, $6.- 75 to 87; select at $7.25 to $7.50, of! cars. Butterâ€"Clioice Creamery, 19:0 to 200; mottled, 180 to 18:6,; dairy roll 10k to 16’2'c. 95c, and goose, 87c to 86¢. Manitoua â€"Stoady; for delivery at lake ports on the opening of navignLion. 1 nox‘thcx'n is quoted at 966; N'). :3. 92c; No. 3, 860. Flourâ€"90 per cent. patents are quoted at. 84.35 to $1.45, buyers’ sacks, east and west; 15c to 200 higher for choice. Manitoba, steady at $5.50 to $5.60 for first patents, $5.10 to $5.40 for: second patents Outsâ€"Firm; 400. to 41¢ for No white wrat, 410 to 420 east. Eggsâ€"Quotations} gm unchanged at 13‘.~c to Me. Potatoesâ€"Ontario, 600 on track uni 650 to 70¢ out. of store; eastern 600 to 650 on. track, cud 700 to 750 Out of store. Montreal, May 2â€"Flourâ€" Manitoâ€" ha. spring wheat. patente, 85.50 to 85.60; strong bukcrs’, $5.20 to $3.â€" Cheemâ€"Ontario fall white, 12% colored, 12:0; fodder. lie to llfic Buffalo, Hay 2.â€"F10urâ€"â€"Liglit de- mand. Wheatâ€"Offering“ light; No. 1 northern, $1; No. 2 red, 95in Corn â€"--Stee.dy, No. '2 yellow, 530; No. 3 com, 510. Oatsâ€"«Easy. No. 2 white, 3£1c; No. 2 mixed, 32. BREADS’I‘UFFS. Toronto, May 2.â€"‘Whoa.tâ€"â€"Ont.ario, No. 2 rod and while sold at $1, some holders asking $1.02; spring, 93c. 10 30; winter wheat patents, $5.50 to 85.60; strpigh't roller, $5.25 to $5.â€" 30, and in bags, $2.45 to $2455. blinkedâ€"Manitoba bran, in bags, $19; shorts, $21 put (on; Ontario winter Wheat bran in bulk, $18.50 to 819: shorts, $20 to $21; mouille, 52$ to $28 per (on, as to quality. Oatmoulâ€"The demand is still limi- tea and the market quiet, at $2.20 to $2.22} per bag. Cornmeal is also quiet at; $1.35 (0 $1.45 per bag. Iiggsâ€"Strhight stock, 140 to 14ic; No. 1, 13:0 to 14c. Toronto, May “AKâ€"The following was the range of quotations:â€" Exporters.’ Export steers, choice...$5.70 $6.00 130., medium 500 5.65 D0,, bulls .......... 4.00 4.50 LEADING MARKETS Feeders and Stackers Feeders, short-keeps, 1,100 to 1.200 lbs. . . . . . . . . . . 4.9( Do.. 850 to 1,050 lbs. 3.8( Stockers, 500 to 900 lbs 325 Yearlings, 350 to 450 pounds ..................... 3.0( Butchers' Cattle Butchers' cattle, picked. Do.. choica ...... Do., fair to good . Do.. medium ........ Do . common ...... Do.. cows, good , Du, medium ...... Do., bulls ...... Do.. canners N) rm mu Fm A fin A A m Butchers' Yea: lings Export ewes, per Rolled Oatsâ€"$4.85 for cars of LIVE STOCK MARKET MONTREAL MARKETS. BUFFALO MARKET. bucks. Sheep and Lambs )cr cwt.. A and Weth‘ barrels cm Luck broken lets here . 7.00 00055 09483 5.41434. 3.00 4.00 mina‘olm 5131 5 5 A. 4. 256 230 170 150 30 90 picked it up to wipe some rust 011’ it. with her apron. In so doing she probably touched the trigger, for the weapon went off and the bullet; struck Hrs. Woods just below an collarâ€"bone, cutting the la“ sub- clavlau artery. Hrs. Woods fell back into the bed And died in a. few min- utes from internal hemorrhage. Dr. McIntoBh of Apple Hill was: at once summoned by Mr. Sheills, but, the spark of life had fled are his arrival. Dr. 0. J. Hamilton of Cornwall was notified to hold an inquest, but ukâ€" etl Dr. HcDinrmid of Huxville, I. few miles from Strathmore, to act in his stead Dr. lchiarmld, after taking the, statements of Mr. and Mrs. Sheills and Mrs. Elizabeth McIntosh, the only persons on the premises, de- cided Lint an inquest, was unneces- sary. as the shooting was clearly a0< cideantal. 'l‘ho D1in Graphic on Thurde morning commenced a. series of I:- ticles calling in question the duration of the nrmament of a modern British fleet in a, manner which, if the facts given should be substantiated, il calculated to cause a, great sense. tion. The writer ulleges that, fifteen hattlcehipa unfit, for action have been discovered. 1nd thlt the 12' inch gun» constituting the mail annulment of these vessels are incap- able of firing 50 full charges. SHOT HER MOTHER DEAD. The latest Woolwich pattern 6-inch wire gun has .130 failed under ex- periment, and the question ntturuliy arises as to the endurance of the armanent of the modern fleet. The facts came to light through develop- ments of weakness in new long guns Under experiment and the simultan- eous failure of the twelve guns in the Majestic class of battleships, and throngh the bursting of shells in seven out of sixteen big British guns on the Japanese battleships. The writer points out, further, that Great Britain is the only power that haw adopted the manufacture of wire guns. Adopts a Scheme to Encourage Proper Rearing of Children. A despatch from London says: The municipality of Huddersfield, at the instance of Mayor Broadbmt, a. bro- ther of King Edward's physician, has ndopted a; aChcme to encourage um proper rearing of children 1nd to check the high nte of infant: mortality. The scheme includes a. money premium for the immediate registration of births and machinery to ensure the healthy bringing up of children, incluning a. municipal milk’ supply. medical attendance, and a. day nursery. Fifteen Buttleahips Said to be Un- fit for Action. British Columbia's Unfriendliness to Japan Bebuked. 'An Ottawa, dcepatch unfitâ€"Tho Government has adopted a. diflcreut policy regarding the British Colum- bia leginlntion imposing restrictions on tho employment or immigration of Japanese. Hitherto it has taken somo months for the Government to maka up its mind to disallow meas- ures of this nature, but, this your, within a. couple of (lays of the re- ceipt of the Acts recently passed by the British Columbia Legislature, Lhey have been rendered nugatory by the Govel‘nor-in-Council. Revolver Taken From Trunk Ao- cidentally Discharged. A Cornwall dosputt‘h anysiâ€"A load- ed Bil-calibre revolver kept in a trunk at. the residence of Arthur She-ills, Strlthmore, caused the death of Mrs. Daniel Woods of Corr mull township, mother of Its. Sheills. About 9 o'clock on Saturday morning: Mrs. Woods had been visit- ing Mr. and Mrs, Sheills and a. neighbor, Mrs. Thompson, since Thursday. She intended returning t9 Cornwall on Stturdny morning, and was preparing in her daughter’s room for the journey when In. Scheill'a opened a trunk to get. some wuring upparel. The revolver was in the trunk and the younger woman Lambs, barnynrds, per cwt. ..................... 300., Spring, each Calves, per cwt.... ...... Do., each ......... . ...... Hogs, Increase Curtoms reVQn the month of crcnse of $79, months a. gair The followin April, 1905”. April, 1904 .. Increase Customs Returns for April Are More Satisfactory. An Ottawa. despatch sayszâ€"The BRITISH FLEET DEFECTS. ACT WAS DISALLOWED. HUDDERSFIELD LEADS. REVENUE INCREASED. select. 160 to cars ................ fats, 0“ cars . lights, ofl‘ cars months, 1905 months, 1904 nue is increasing. April there is an LSGO, and for the n of $832,476. 1g are the figures: .................. 83,29 Hogs. 160 to 200 lbs 213 516 039 33G 77G in- ten