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A Russian rcconnoitring party 20 miles further west ran into an am- bush and all the party except five were killed. ' 'A dospatch from Paris sayszâ€"Tele- grams from St. Petersburg state that Admiral Rojestvensky has informed the Admiralty of the presence of Ja- panese warships in territorial waters on the qonst of Borneo. If the report is verified, the Russian Government will protest to the Government of Holland. A (jg-swatch from London says: A travelling correspondent of the Lanâ€" cet wife was present during the re treat from 'Mukden, and reached Harâ€" bin at the end of March, writes that in spit» of his knowledge of the Rusâ€" sian language and the scarcity of medical moi), which made any assistâ€" anCC valunblm his English origin alâ€" ways made him a subject of suspicâ€" ion. He had great difficulty in getâ€" ting to Mukdcn, though the German and French medical men were allow- ed to go there. He states that Har- bin is a vast hospital. KOUROPA'I‘KIN TO RETURN. A despatch from St. Petex‘slmrg says:â€"-The rumors of the apprnaChing! return of General Kouropatkin from the front, now seem to be definitely confirmed, and it is said that General. anoubaiefl, commander of thel Fourth East Siberian Corps, will! succeed him. Failing health is {vs-i signed as the cause for Kouroputkin's coming back to St. Pctersburg. The subscriptions to the fifth domestic loan are roughly estimated to have been 500,000,000 you ($2.30,- 000,000). Foreigners subscribed un- der 10,000,000 yen. On Thursday the Japanese :avalry suddenly attacked the Cossacks in overwhelming numbers, forcing the latter to retire. Then, supported Ly infantry, the Japanese advanced and drove the Russin infantry cut, of the Village of Palitoun. A despatch from Tokio naysiâ€"An official report; issued on Sunday shows that there has been only a slight advance in the ’l‘ungliwa. re- gion and the Changtu district. The only fighting has been cavalry skir- mishes. Hokkaido or Ye7o is the northernâ€" most of the Japanese islands. The Surngm‘i or Tsugaru Strait separates it {nun the main island of Nippon; The appearance of Russian torpedo craft in the Japan Sea lhay indicate that the cruisors Rossia. Cromnhoi. and Bogatyr have also left Vladivo- stock for a raid along the Japanosc coast. A despatch from Fenglmshieng, Manchuria, saySIâ€"Field Marshixl Oya- ma seems to be ready to assume the offensive on a large scale, and activâ€" ity has already begun against Gen. Linevitch’s left. This may he the prelude to another general battle in the vicinity of Kuamchengtse, which is a little less than halfâ€"way between Tie Pass and Harbin. The Japanese have concentrated heavy columns on the Liao River, and their advance divisions have been in contact with the Russians who are holding the main road from Fakoman to Bashionchcn. All the crew of this vessel except. the captain, who was captured, suc- ceeded in landing, but a steamer deâ€" spatchcd to the rescue of the. burning derelict was forced to return on ac- connt of the storm. The Russians poured kerosene on the deck of the sailing vessel and withdrew after having ignited the oil. The torpedo boats have not, been reported 10â€"day. Although none have boon sighth, it is holinvnri that the larger \‘ossvls o! the Vladivistock squam'on accomâ€" panied the torpedo boats which ap- peared west of Hokkaido on Friday. It is doubted that the torpodo boats would \‘s-ntnrc across llmscortod in the lloaVy sun, which was running when they burned the sailing vessel. All the crew of this vessel except. the captain, who was captured, suc- cecded in landing, but a steamer deâ€" spatchcd to the rescue of the burning 'A despdtch from Tokio sa'ys'. Four Russian torpedo-boat destroyers from Vladivostock appeared West of Hokkaid; oil Suhu, on Friday. They Seized and bu'rned a small sailing vessel and imprisoned the captain and disappeared to the, northwest. They were evidently returning to Vladivostock. There is a poxsibility that tlwy have destroyed other small craft, although no reports to that. 011ch have been received. The object, of their visit is: not clear. It is thought that probably they hoped to torpedo the ananas‘c patrol at night and it in also suggested that the Vladivostock Vessels plan a divers- ion to assist the fleet of Admiral Rojastvonsky. RUSSIAN WARSHIPS RAIDING Japanese Craft Were Destroyed by Vladivostock Fleet. JAPS 0N COAST OF HARBIN A VAST HOSPITAL G REA'I‘ BATTLE EXPECTE CAVALRY SKTRBHSIIES J APAN ENRAG ED BORNEO A despntch from Tokio says: The work of salving the sunken ships at, Port Arthur and Chemulpo is pro- gressing satisfactorily to the Japanâ€" ese. Dctaiis are withheld, but it is believed to be certain that the Ja- panese navy will secure several bat- tleships and cruisers. Thc St. Pctersburg correspondent. of the London Times says that. rum- ors have been- current for several days that Messrs. Scliwnb and Flint effected the sale of the Argentine and Chilian navies to the Russians. The Ministry of Marine denies the rum- ors, but they are gathering force. It. is declared that several trans- According to the St. Petersburg correspondent of the London Standâ€" ard the evidence taken by the comâ€" mission that is investigating the sur- render of Port Arthur has been uniâ€" forme unfavorable to Gen. Stoessel, tending to justify the recriminations that have been made. Witnesses who served under him have testified that he rarely went from his head- quarters, and that he devoted his principal energies to enriching him- self by selling provisions, in which he Was assisted by his Wife. The correspondent adds details which, however, are not necessarily damning. ports are leaving Cronstadt with sailors to man the purchases. The Russian Fighting Committee in Geneva has declared a War upon autocracy. Masked robbers at Parkcsburg Va._ shut Charles Berkshire and. turcd his wife. There is an intimation from a. dip- lomatic source that warships will be brought from the Baltic to serve as o. nucleus for a. new navy in case Rojcstvensky's fleet comes to grief. It is more than doubtful if the Rus- sian Government, would venture upon such a. flagrant violation of neutralâ€" ity as the purchase of South Ameri- can warships unless on the condition that delivery be delayed until the conclusion of peace. In that case the purchase may be regarded as merely a precautionary measure to prevent. the vessels from falling into the hands of the Japanese. The correspondent of The London Times at St. l’etersburg cables:â€" Apart from a. wild report of Rojas- tvensky’s reaching Vladivostock, the telegrams V from Manchuria contain nothing important. The sensational report that Russia. has acguired the navies of Chile and Argentina conâ€" tinues to meet with an official denial, but from private sources I learn oi several transports leaving Sevasto~ pol for the same destination as the mysterious vessels from Cronstadt. This is evidently Viceâ€"Admiral Ne- bogatofl's squadron, which was passâ€" ed at, 9 o’clock on the morning of May 4 by the British steamer Selan- g'ol‘, ofl’ Jugrah, midway between the Island of Penang and Singapore. A dospatch from 'I‘okio sayszâ€"Thc Emperor has notified Mr. Griscom, the American Minister to Japan, of his intention to donate tcn thouâ€" sand yen (about $5,000) to the Japâ€" anese army branch of the Young Men’s Christian Association. 'At the outbreak of the war the association opened branches at the principal bases of operations in Manchuria, following the armies afield, and open- ed recreation and reading tents lor the benefit and comfort of the solâ€" diers. The movement was so successâ€" ful as to win the commendation of the army commanders and gained the recognition and assistance of the Emperor. 'A (lespatch from Singapore, Straits Settlement, says:-â€"-Thc Russian naval division passed Singapore in semi- (Iarkness and haze at 5.30 o’clock on Friday morning. Six warships and {our colliers were sighted. U NFA VORABLE TO STOESSEL. MIKADO AND ARMY Y.M.C.A. NUCLEUS FOR NEW NAVY. RUS SIAN NAVAL DIVISION. RESTORE BAT’I‘LESHTIPS LEAVING SEVASTOPOL RUSSIA BUYS SHIPS. Parkcsburg, W 75 per tonrin car lots. Beansâ€"Choice primes, $1.70 to $1.75 per bushel, $160 to $1460 in Car lots. cars r rChceseâ€"O'ntario fall, 120 to 12$c; fodder, lie to 1110. Outsâ€"Thcre was no change in rollâ€" ed oats, for which demand is still limited at $2.20 to $2.22 per bag. Cornniealâ€"The market for corn- meal is also quiet at $1.35 to $1.45 per bag. Hayâ€"Mixed, $7 to $7.50; No. 1, $9 to $9.50; No. 2, $8 to $8.50; clover and pure clover, $6.50 to $6.- Nomi, 13%c {0 18h; No. 2, 12¢ to 1230. Provisionsâ€"Heavy Canadian short cut pork, $16.50 to $17.50; light short cut, $16.50 to $17; American cut clear fat back, $20; compound lard, 6:}c to 7c; Canadian lard, (We to 7&0; kettle rendered, 8-50 9ic, ac- cording to quality hams, 12c to 13¢, bacon, 13c; freshâ€"killed abattoir hogs, $9.75 to $10; mixed, $6.50 to $6.75; select, $7 to $7.35 off 7 flutterâ€"Choice creamory, 1850 to 19;},c; undergrades, 17c to 18c; dairy, 15c to 17c; rolls, 15c to 17c. are the range of quotations Export, heavy . . . . . . . . . $5.25 ium ................ do good cows ......... do cows .................. do common and rough Butchers’ bulls .......... do medium ............... do light ................. Feeders, shortâ€"keep do good ...... Stockers, good Stockel‘s, light Milk cows, each Export ewes Bucks ......... Montreal, May 9.â€"Wheatâ€"The de- mand was not quite so brisk for Manitoba wheat, but there was some good business in American corn. In- creased business in Manitoba wheat is looked for. Flourâ€"Manitoba spring wheat pnâ€" tents, $5.40 to $5.50; strong bakers, $5.20 to $5.30; \vintafi Wheat Paâ€" tents, $5.50 to $5.60; stright rollers, $5.15 to $5.25, and in bags, $2.45 to $255. Millieedâ€"Manitoba bran in bags, $19; shorts, $21 per ton: Ontario winter wheat bran, in bulk, $18.50 to $19; shorts, $20 to $21; 11:0uillc, $24 to $28 per ton, as to quality. do cows ........... Bulls, export ...... Butchers’ picked ...... do good to choice Eggsâ€"Salcs where Eire generally made at 14c, although some are on a 13%!) basis. :- Potatoesâ€"Ontario, 60c on track and 65c to 700 out, of store; eastern 60c to 650 on track and 700 to 75c out of store. Balcd Hayâ€"Prices are unchanged at $8 p'er ton for No. 1 timothy and $7 for mixed or clover in car lots on track here. Baled Strawâ€"Car lots on track here are quoted unchanged at $6 per ton. Butterâ€"Receipts continue to In- crease, and the market, is quoted about 1c lower. Creamery, prints ............ 20c to 21¢ 20c 2 LC do solids Dairy 11). rolls, good to choice ..................... 18c 19c do large rolls . ...176 18L: do medium .................. 150 160 Cheeseâ€"Fall is quoted at 12c for large and 12:}cf01- twins. New cheese is selling at 11:30 to 12c. Rolled Oatsâ€"$4.35 for cars of bags and $4.60 for barrels on track here; 250 more for broken lots here and 40c outside. Ryeâ€"Nominal; 69c to 700 for No. 2 1‘.o.b. outside. Cornâ€"Canadian nominal at, 47c for yellow and 4-60 for mixed, f.o.b. Chatham freights. Americanâ€"Firm- er; yellow, kilnâ€"dried, 58c, with No. 3 yellow, 56ic, and mixed, 56c, on track Toronto. ' Oatsâ€"No. 2 white, 40c to 41c west and disc to 42c east. Buckwheatâ€"590 to 60c ea'st and west . BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, May Siâ€"Wheatâ€"Ontarioâ€" Sales are being made at 980 outside, with holders generally asking $1 for No. 2 red and white; spring and goose nominal, 920 to 930 for spring and 85c to 86c for goose. Manitona ~Prices at. lake ports, with 6c extra for grinding in transit, are 1c high- er; No. 1 northern, 96%; No. 2 northern, 92gc; No. 3, 86c. Flourâ€"Ontario, 90 per cent. 11a.- tcnts, $4.35 to $4.45 buyers’ sacks, east and west. 15c to 200 higher for choice. Manitoba, $5.50 for first pa.- tents, $5.20 for second patents, and $5 to $5.10 for bakers’. Millfeedâ€"Ontario bran. $16.50; shorts, SIS-.50. Manitoba, $18 er bran and $20 for shorts, at Toronto and equal points. Peasâ€"680 to 690 for No. 2 west and east, and 700 for milling. Barloyâ€"Jl‘Sc for No. 2, 43¢ for No. 8 extra, and 41c for No. 1 malting outside, Toronto heights. LEADING MARKETS Eggsâ€"Straight stock; 140‘ t9 A 150; iloads ...... fair to good . mixed lots, med- MON TREAL MARKETS COUNTRY PRODU CE. CATTLE MARKET. 4.20 4.00 4.00 4.50 3.50 3.00 4.00 to$ 3.00 40.00 50 50 Premier of Manitoba is Attacked by Acute Pneumonia. A Winnipeg dcspatcfi says: Premier Roblin is Seriously ill here with acute pneumonia. ' Terrible Sufferings of Crew of Steamer Mills. CLUNG T0 MASTS OF WRECK. Th}: Walmsley game measure was drawn up absolutely to protect all Missouri game and birds for a. term of years, but while he was at it the vegetarian statesman from the Eighth Ward fixed the bill so as to put a damper on the killing of plumâ€" age bi'rds in other States by proâ€" scribing feathers in bonnets. Missouri Passes Law Making it a. Misdemeanor. As a result of a debate in the Hun- garian Diet Premier Tisva will fight a duel with a member, Herr rozsgay. 'A despatch from Kansas City, Mo., sayszâ€"On and after June 16 millin- ers may display and sell and women may wear only the plumage of the gossipy little English sparrow, the cooper hawk, the chicken hawk, the goshawk,. the sharpâ€"skinned hawk, the great horned owl, the crow, the anatidae, and the railidue, including the mudâ€"hen. The list is a. long one, but not an inviting one. To sport the plumage of any other bird will mean a. fine and a term in jail, or both. This is all the result of the Walmsley Game Bill, which Gov. Folk signed, and which Walmsloy himself confesses he does not knuw how it got through the Senate, whim: they; are supposed to kill such bills. the sunken steamer J. E. Mills, which went down Thursday night in Lake Erie, of? Middle Sister Islands, Captain Lanaway and his crew of five men were landed on Saturday at Arnherstburg, Ont. The Mills, which was an old steam- er, left Sandusky Thursday afterâ€" noon with a. cargo of coal. Early in the evening she sprung a. leak, x-nd went down like a shot in thirty feet of water. The crew lashed them- selves by their wrists to the masts of the steamer. All night they hung there, sun'ering intensely from cold, with their wrists and hands swelling from the strain, until rescued Friday morning by the steamer Urmiia. A despatch from Detroit says:â€" After spending=a night of terrible suffering, clinging to the masts of the sunken steamer J. E. Mills, Two of Robbers Who Held-up C. P. R. Express Killed. A (lespatch from Winnipeg says:â€" The Gates boys, two of the most desperate criminals who ever rifled an express car or robbed any depository of wealth, and who were two of the three men who held up and robhed the C.P.R. westâ€"bound express at Whonnock on Sept. 9th, will never answer for their many crimes. The Gates' paid the penalty of their many ofi‘ences, and now lie buried in unmarked graves on the outskirts of Lordsburg, N.M. Two men held up a. saloon in Lordsburg on March 15th, and with their loot hurried off to the mountains. Sherifl McGrath, of Lordsburg, immediately organized a posse and started in pursuit. After a hard chase the posse overtook the robbers at the Town of Separ, and When the men showed resistance they were killed. The youthful appearance of the dead men caused the authoriâ€" ties of Lordsburg to institute an in- vestigation with a View of discoverâ€" ing their identity, which it said was finally efllected through photographs of the Gates brothers, then in pos- session of one of the Southern Paci- fic representatives of the Pinkerton Detectfi'e AanCy, of Chicago. The number 0! killed or Wounded is not given, either from Melitopol or Simphcropol, Where rioting against tl’x'e Jews began as the re- sult, of the circulation of a story that a Jewish huckster had treuhul a sacred ikon in a sacrilcgious man- nor. Christians in Crimea Hold a. Car- nival of Pillage. A dcspntch‘ from St. Petersliurg says: Later news 0! the antiâ€"Semitic disorders in the Crimea show that they were on a larger scale than the first reports indicated. At. Molito- pol the people set upon the Jews and fought a regular battle with stones and revolvers. The few police and thirty soldiers in the town were powerless. When the Jews fled, de- feated, the Christians, from noon un- til mirlnight, hcltl a carnival of pilâ€" lage and plunder. Every shop ex- cept the jcwdry stores was sacked, the crowd only dosisting when ex- hausted. The arrival of M. Tre- poff, Governor of Tuurida Province, on the following day restored order. At the Village of Orlofisky, in the Crimea, the rioting took. the fonm of an Attack upon the Baptists. No one is reported to have been killed. do each ...... Hogs, selects . do fats ..... Lambs, per cwt Spring lambs, each Culls, each Calves, per 1b. . MR. ROBLIN SERIOUSLY ILL. BIRDS BARRED FROM HATS. LIVES 0F c‘R'IME ENDED DISORDERS IN ‘RUSSIA 6.50 7.00 3.00 3.50 35 2.00 7.50 6.00 Sir T. Shaughnessy Makes An- nouncement in Britain. A despatch from London. says: 13e- rore sailing on Tuesday on the Ca- ronia for Canada, Sir Thomas Shaughnessy intimated that the Cifuadinn Pacific Railway Company was contemplating a. large migra- tion scheme, entirely independent of the Canadian Government. The Canadian Pacific Railway is natur- ally anxious to secure the entire ocean and land transports of emiâ€" grants, instead of a share only, and anxious also to settle emigrants in the districts tributary to the Can- adian Pacific lines. Sir Thomas Shaughnessy probably refers to co- operation With the Salvation Amy. Three Take Valuable Scholarships at Bryn Manor College. ' A dcspatch from Philadelphia, Pa., sayszâ€"Amung the graduate scholar- ships awardcd at Bryn Manor Col- lege was the English scholarship to‘ Hope Emile Allen, of Niagara Falls, Ont.; she also won the George W. Childs prize for the best essay. The scholarship in chemistry was award- ed to Mary V. Dover, of l’eterbor- ough, Ont. Maud Downing, of Four nier, Ont“, was awarded a scholar ship in Semitic languages. Each i: valued at $250. A despatch from Winnipeg says:â€" Assiniboia will be enjoying impor- tant additional railway accommoda- tions in the shape of a second "Soc" line branch within the year. Tho management has decided to push its Thief River Falls branch, to be con- structed this year, northward into Canadian territory. :l‘he new branch will be a most valuable property. By this shrewd stroke the “Soo” Com- pany intersects eight branches of the Great Northern, serving; the richest districts in North Dakota, five of which branches run to the Canadian boundary. The "300” line, with a, single branch running east and west, and connecting with the Winnipeg-St. Paul branch, expects to be able to divert a. considerable percentage 0! the traffic handled by the Great Northern short branches. A despatch from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., says: Word was received here on Wednesday of a robbery and at- tempted murder near 'I‘liessalon. A man who is now in Dean Lake Hos- pital surlering from severe wounds was walking on the railway track from Thessalon to Blind River. He had a bottle of liquor with him. On the way he met two other men and the three sat down beside the track and divided the liquor. After it was finished the provider of the liquor got up to continue his trip to Blind River, but the others orâ€" dered him to give up what money he had. When he refused they attacker] him, beat him badly, stripped him of every article of clothing and left him for dear: in the Woods near the track. The man regained con- sciousness some time after, and made his way to a nearby house. Twenty-five Hundred Dollars Spent in Law Costs. A despatch from Ilvnvor, COL, says: The State Supreme Court has affirmed the decision 0! four lower courts in the famous Stevens-Smith cow case, which was begun fifteen years ago. and has cost $2,500 in attorneys' fees and court. costs. The value of the cow was $30, and she has; been dead twelve years. Stevens placed the cow in a. pasture fifteen years ago. While he was in Cali- fornia the owner of the pasture sold it, with his hard, including Stevens' cow, to R. M. Smith. When Stevens returned lie dmnundcd the cow, ofâ€" fering to pay for her pusturngc. Smith" refused to give her up, and the long legal fight began. Stevens says he will carry the case to the Federal Supreme Court if possible. Man Beaten, Robbed and Left For Dead Near Thessalon. His Friends Are Alarmed At His Lack of Energy. A London despatch says: Some time ago Mr. Joseph Chamberlain hml n. slight stroke in Egypt, which ncccsxitntud long periods of absten- tion from work, much against the former Colonial Secretary’s will. Ha has apparently recently transgi‘ossed the limits of his strength, for aften his speech at Birmingham on FridilS night he was in a state of prostray tion. and now he is obliged to cm» col all his engageiiienis. It was noticm‘ble during his swatch that there was no fire or energy in his delivery, and he constantly lost the thrva of his arguman He com- menced sentences which" he finished tmncly or lofh unfinished. Many times he had to be prompted by 1113 wife, who, as has often been noticed. scanned to be thoroughly cognizant of the condoms of his notes and fre- quently gave him the word which he could nut hit upon. Mr. Chamber- lain's almcm‘nnco,causerl deep concern to his friends. CHAMBERLAIN BREAKS DOWN.) ‘Soo” Line Will Push Second Branch Into Canada. BIG IMMIGRATION S CHEME . AN EXPENSIVE cow THIS. ROAD FOR NORTH«WEST£ FELL AMONG ONTARIO GIRLS WON. THIEVES.