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:jf BDSSIAN GDAHDSHIP SMK Smashing Blow Administered by Admiral Togor NAVAL BAl-lXE. A rtcKi)utch from Tokjo says : â€" Ad- miral Togo >'c|)oits Ihnt .lalHinese tloijic(li) boalr, approached Tort Ar- thui- last Monday niglit and discov- ffrcd liussian picKot shipH, which •tvcrc attacked. dos))ite n lieavy Are i'roni the ships and forts, and the blindinK Fcarcldiglits. Thn .lal)aiicso tnicco^ded in torpedoinR a two-mast- ed, thr<'i>-(iinnelo<l vessel, which sank liolow tioldeii Hill. Kiuudlancously the Russian torpedo-boat destroyers nltaclveil tlu^ .lapanese. Tlie fire by the latter capsized one of llie lius- sian boats. 'I'lie hajipenings of the niRlit were clearly seen. I^icut. <.'ondo and tliirteen men were killed and three men were woundwi. The Afihnj report." that a two-funneled vessel, Jiorhaps the I'oltava, is sul)- tnergcd at a jioint on the coast fif- teen miles north-west of Tort Ar- thur. OUTSinK I'OKT AUTITUU. Four battle.shiiiK, with some g>in- hoals, are lieinK kept in Port Ar- thur, while two battleships, five cruisers and tlie torpedo boats cruise to seaward. Torpedo boats have thrice gone as far as Vinkow (New-Chwang). It is reported that on their last trip they brought Admiral SkrydlolT to Port Arthur. Several junks loaded with provi- sions have evaded the .lapanesc blockade. t'hir.ese who arriveti on Friday say that the Japanese block- nding ships liave increased to forty. 'J"l!e refugees niainlaiii that since the sinking of the Petropavlovsk the Russian fleet has sustained no dani- ngt, cx'^pt that a hole was made in the side of the battleship Sevastopol which has been repaired. 6,000 JAPS SF.NT HOME, The London Standard's correspon- dent at Hiroshima says that he has visited the army hospiUils, whither all the wounded are sent after i e- ceiving first aid at tlic fiont. 'I'hiis far li.'HiG men have arrived. There have been only three deathe. .\bout 3,0(10 sick soldiers have been sent from the front. DESPEUATR FIGHTING. A despatch from Tokio says: In- formation has been received of the occupation, on Sunday, of important heights four miles west of Cape He- van, near Port Arthur. 'Phc defence Was stubborn. The Hussians were routed and driven westward by the Jajianese artilloi'y, leaving forty dead, two rapid-fu-e guns, and a large quantity of ammunition behind them. The Japanese casualties were about TOO. I The position captured includes the' Kinkwanshan battery, formerly ac- tive against the Japanese (Icet. The newspajjcr Asahi stati'S tfnat tile t'hikwaii. (hitan. and Sorhoo forts were captured by the Japanese on Sunday after a days fighting. The sochoo fort was taken first, and the others soon afterward. The Russians rrtreatei'. to the westward, leaving foi'ty dead behind. The .Jap- anese lost three olTicers and lO'l men kill(;d or woundi'd. Two Russian Kuus. with ammunition, were cap- lured. westward from Pintu, a distance of six kilometics, to Saoting Hill. They then assailed the line of the heights, the Russians strenuously resisting. The operation places the Japaneso In the rear of Tiichingtsze, thus obviat- ing the necessity for attacking the latter position. The Times remarks that if, as there is reason to suppose the po- sitions alleged to have been captured by the Japanese near I'ort Arthur arc those on the Shahkushan and adjacent heights, the Japanese will be able, when their siege guns are mounteil, to direct a destructive fire upon the docks and town and to tlucaten the nortli-western defences from the rear. - i-. HAJIMED R.\TTI>ESITIP. A report has ju.st reached the Ass- sociated I'ress at St. I'eterHburg that the Russian ironclad, Netron Monia, ranuned the Russian battleship Nav- arin, at Cronstadt this afternoon. Tlie circumstances and the extent of the damage have not yet been ascer- tained. ONLY EIGHT DIVISIONS. The Asahi, of Tokio, on the basis of what it asserts to be a careful es- timate, concludes that tlie Russian have one and a half divisions of their army in Port Arthur and two and a halt at Vludivostock, leaving only eight divisions for a front more than loO miles in lenglli. A HUMANE ORDER. A despatch from St. Petersburg says : â€" General Kiirojiatkin has is- sued an army order insisting on the kindest and most humane treatment of Japanese prisoners and wounded, notwithstanding the tales of atroci- ties committed by the Japanese. The order, whicli directs that the same respect and honors be ])aid to the brave foes as it they were Russians, is most favorably commented upon by the Novoe Vremya, which sajs : â€" "The Japanese apparently are un- able to restrain their instincts. As the military operations develop and our reverses multiply they .seem to become more Siivage. God grant Japanese barbarism may not influ- ence our soldiers to give way to feelings of vengeance, but that they will preserve tlie good reimtation which always has distinguislied the Russ'ian soldier." MIOT FIERCE RESISTANCE. A dispatch from London says: There is no oflicial conlirination of the reports of the capture by the Jnpaui'Mj of forts at Port Arthur. There are niinierous unofl'uial ver- sions, which, wliile practically con- curi ing in their statements regarding till) losses on each side, locate and name the positions variously. The Morning Posts Tokio correspondent dcsrilies the foits as being on the heights in the vi<inity of Talieiiwan Hay. The Chronicle places the Chik- wncshan foit in the centre of the Tiger Tail Peninsula, south-nest of Port Arthur. Its Tokio correspond- ent does not mention Hie other forts but he says tliat the Japanese are advancing towards Port Arthur on hotli sidfs of the l\ Wang-Tung Penin- BUla The Telegraph's Tokio corre- spcnilent <juot(S the Asahi as saying thai the Japanese advancing from the eastward of Lantunlmshi Hill took the ITuhanshan and Hsileishjin forts Till! Chefoo correspondent of the Express reports that t'ho .lapaneso ndvaiire began early .Sunday from the north-east. They lirst occupied Rungshoo ,Hill, four miles from Kutan. They afterwards seized J(al- Yang-Chiao and I.ung-Tung-Chiao, on the roast, using the island of Sinu- ring-Tao as n naval base. A body of cavalry and infantry advancing frein Sung.shoo Hill occii|iied Cliik- wnnshan and Haulashan. All the heights wore extensively fortified and mined. The Hussians fiercely resist- ed, hut the Jap.mese artillery (Iro wns overwhelming, and by evening they had secured nil the rovuted points, nnci tho Russians retired on the inner defences of Port Arthur. Tile Tokio corri'spondent of the Tiii.es says Ihnt ihe .lapnnesp attack Wns on the outworks on the extroino Ctt.fl of Port Arthur, and that tho RiifiFiann were driven in confusion along the Kunpni River fo the Chik- wun fortD. Th<> Japanese advaocod ONLY MERCHANTMEN. The London Standard's Tokio cor- respondent says that a rumor that Russian warships, presumably tho Vladivostock squadron, had been sighted olT tho Island of Hok-Kaido, proves to be unfounded. It has been asceitained that the ships seen were .lajianeso and Ilrilish merchantmen. STON'ET) ADMIRAL'S HOUSE. Tlie Japan Mail, rebuking tho yel- low journals and the ruffians who stoned tho residence of Admiral Ka- mimurn, commander of the Japanese squadron, which failed to intercept tho Russian Vladivostock ships, warns them not to drive to despera- tion one of Japan's smartest admir- als, operating on a peculiarly foggy Eea. SURMARINE POU RUSSIA. A sailor on board tho steamer Foituna, which sailed from New York on Juno 5lh, ostensibly for Cork, carrying on its deck a submar- ine boat from the Lake submarine shijiyards in Bridgeport, Conn., jwriles in a letter to a relative in Norway that the submarine was [bought by Russia and shipped on i board the Fortuna, consigned to Crniistadl, whence it is to be for- waided to Vladivostock. THE UALTIO FLEET. The London Daily Telegraph quotes a Russian naval olllcer at St. Pet- ersburg as saying that part of tho llaltic fleet would leave Cnuistadt on June 29. The correspondent who Sends the story does not verify it, but says he thinks it noteworthy that Admiral Avellan on Monday inspected tho Sissoi Veliky, Osliab- ya, Kniaz, Soverolt and Tartchesky. JAPANESE ARMIES. Chifoo, July 1.â€" On Friday it i.s stated, the Japanese landed an inde- pendent divjsron'of lO.ooo men at their naval base on the hHliott Is- lands. This division is to bo used, it is said, to either assist GeniM'al Nogi at I'ort Arthur or General Oku in clearing the railwn.v. Fiom an authoritative source it is learned that the Japanese now have on.-! hundred and eighty thousand men in tho llelil, including Gen. Ku- roki's army on the road to Liao- Ynng, the independent division of twenty thousand landed nt Taku- Shan to support (Jen. Kuroki, Gen. Okus arniy along the railway. Gen. Nogis army at Port Arthur, and ten thoujiBntl landed at FUiott Islands. Noni> of tho fourth army has yot been landed. RUSSIANS I'ALLINO HACK. The Tokio correspondent of tho London Chroniele says there is re^- Eon to believe that the Japancso ,hayo occupied Kniping, and that the Russians are hurriedly withdrawing from Hni-Cheng and Liao-Yang. WILL NOT UK DECISIVE. The rallltnrj- critic of tho Russ, of St. Petersburg, who usually is well informad, strongly opposes tho idea of a big battle before the end of the rainy season. He expresses the opin- ion that the Japanese only wish now to assure po.ssession of the X.,iao- Tung peninsula and that their pro- sent objective is to capture Mln- chau, which would compel the cvacu- action of New-Chwang and permit landings on the west coast. Tho critic considers the movemonfs of the Japanese north, across the Fen- Shui range, as being simply n diver- sion to facilitate the taking of Kni- chau, and he declares that Knichau will not be surrendered without a light. Hut, he adds, it will not have a decisive character. The critic further jiredicts that Gen. Kouropatkin will adhere to his plan to withdraw northward to his main jjosition at I.,iao-Yang and await the end of the rainy season. He seems to assume the success of the Japanese plan of a combination of the first and third Japanese armies and the isolation of the peninsula. AT LIAO-YANG. Practically all the unofficial reports that have been received in London concur in stating that Gen. Kouro- patkin is retreating towards Liao- Yang, while the Japanese are press- ing Westward beyond Motienling with the same objective. The expectation in Tokio now seems to be that the decisive battle is imminent at Liao- Yang. The Russian defences there are again described as being formid- able. Those on Mount Shochinug. one of the strongest posts, are said to consist of five linos of entrench- ments concealing the largest guns they possess. How far tihe rains Will check the immediate Japanese ad- vance it is impossible to say, as the report." of their extent are conflict- ing. The rumored Japanese occupation of Kaiping is not confirmed ofllcially, but it is believed to be probable in view of the report from New- Chwang that the Russians commenc- ed to leave Ta.shochao on June 28. H Terrible Fate of Emigrants Bound for New York. PEISONERS IN JAPAN. Num'ber 1,166, of Whom 508 Suf- fered from Wounds. The correspondent of the London Standard nt Mntsuyama, Japan, cabling under date of June 30, f;ays: "To-day I visited the Russian pris- oners here. Five hundred and eight of them weie admitted to the army hospital, practically all of whom siifl'ered from wounds inflicted from small arms. Two hundred and nine have been discharged as completely cured. At present there are twelve oflicors, .37 non-commissioned oflicers, and 24,") privates under treatment here, and nil of them are likely to recover with the exception of one, who has been paralyzed. "There are five temporary hospi- tals in Matsuyama, in which Japan- ese lni:lies, American women mission- aries and members of the Red Cross assist in the nur.'-iiig. "The unwounded prisoners consist of twenty-one olllcers, r)4 non-com- missioned officers, and ."JS.T urivatew. The officers liave separate quarters and are allowed to employ a cook from the town and to purchase lux- uries. Twenty-two wounded s'ailars have been receiveil." ENCO'URAGING FOE NICKEL. Output of Ontario's Competitor is Decreasing. A despatch from Toronto says: Thomas Gibson, o( the llureau of Mines, has received a copy of Le Rullotin du Commerce, published at New Caledonia, a mining centre near Australia. It reports a big decrease in the output of nickel, quoting on- ly 71,000 tons for lOO!!, as against 120.000 for 1902. 'Phis is significant in that Now Caledonia is Ontario's onl.v competitor in tho nickel in- dustr.v. Tho reason ascribed in that tho Ontario matte is interior, and hence cheaper, but Mr. Gibson de- clares Ontt\rio matte is as good as any in the world. Lo lUillctin re- ports an increase in cobalt, but if tho finds on the Temiskaining come up to expectaticms Ontario will be a strong competitor in cobalt also. CORPSES DAMMED RIVER. Terrible Slaughter of the Armeni- ans. A despatch from London says: It is .stated from an anti-Turkish source that Hie victims of the recent ArmeJi- ian massacres numberetl nearly 0,000 instead of 3,000. At the Village of Akhbi t'he number of persons kill- ed wa.1 so nian.v that their bodies, which vxre thrown from a bridge, dainnieil the river, which the T^rks freed by firing artillery into tho heaps of corpses. A despatch from London says: Over 700 'Danish and Norwegian emi- grants bound for New York are be- lieved to have been drowned in the North Atlantic Sea. Out of nearly 800 souls on board the Danish steam- er Norge, which left Copenhagen June 22, only 27 are known to be alive, and for tho rest no hope is held out. When last seen the Norge was sink- ing where she struck on the Islat of Rockall, whose isolated peak arises itself from a deadly Atlantic reef some 290 miles off the west coast of Scotland. Early in the morning of June 28, the Norge, which was out of her course in heavy weather, ran on to the Rockall reef, which in the dis- tance looks like a ship under full sail. The Norge was quickly backed off, but tho heavy seas poured in the rent in the bows. Tho Norge quickly began to go down by the head. Eight boats were lowered and in these the women and children were hurriedly placed. Six of these boats smashed again."! tho sides of the Norge and their helpless inmates were caught up by tho heavy seas. I'wo boatloads got safely away from the side of the sinking ship, and many of the emigrants who were left on board, seizing life belts, threw themselves into the sea and were drowned. Capt. Gundel, so say the survivors, stood on the bridge of the doomed vessel until it could be seen no more. DRAWN DOWN WITH SHIP. The Norge foundered suddenly, and some 600 terrified eiuigrants were thrown into the water and drawn down with the sinking ship. Those who could swim tried to reach the boats, but these were already too full, and their occupants beat off tho drowning people with oars. The boats kept together for some hours. Practically all of their occupants wero passengers, and were not used to ihandling such craft. The boat occupied by the survivors landed at Grimsb.v was a lifeboat. One account says that three boats were successfully launched, the other two holding about ten each. The lifeboat made faster progress, and fell in with the Salvia. What be- came of tho other boats is not yet known. The rescue of those in the lifeboat took place at 8 o'clock in the morn- ing of June 29, the survivors con- sisting of 20 men, one of them a sea- man, six women and a girl. One of Une survivors said that when he got on deck the Norge was halt submerged and was rapidly get- ting lower in the water. Half mad with fright, the survivors all strug- gled for places in t!ie boats. They fought tlioir way to tho big life- boat, and an oflicer stowed six wo- men and the girl and then told the men to get in. The oflicer then took charge and got the boat away from the side of the Norge. Seeing that the boat was already overladen, the officer with great heroism jumped -nto the water and tried to board another boat, which was not so full. Ho failed and was drowned. In the sea by this time was a ma.ia of struggling men. women and chil- dren gasping and choking from the I effects of the water. The boat row- ed clear of this seething inferno, and just n.s she drew away the Norgo jwent down. I Peter Nelson, one of the survivors, said: "For some hours wo rowed in company with the other boats, but the strong tide drifted us away from the boats, and nothing has been seen of them since. The Salvia pick- ed us up and we were all well cared for on board the trawler. All of us lost our entire belongings. We had no time in that fierce fight for life to think of, but getting seats in tho boat." The only hope, except for the twen- ty-seven who escaped, is that soma few of the emigrants might have The steam trawler Salvia put in to Their chance of being rescued even then is practically nil, for vessels sailing the North Atlantic give Rockall as wide a berth as possible. A SURVIVOR'S STORY. The steam trwaler Salvia put in to Grimsby late on Sunday night with the 27 rescued Scandinavians aboard. Only one of them could speak English. He said: â€" "We left Copenhagen June 22. There were 700 emigrants, Norwegi- ans. Swedes. Danes, and I'^iuns on board. The crew numbered about 80 men. "All went well until June 28. 1 lay in my bunk waiting for break- fast. We heard a little bump and then another bump, and then I rush- ed on deck. Sefing that something had happened I went below to gather up my belongings. "Scores were rushing on deck, and the hatchway was crowded with emigrants. They were launching boats and rushing into tliem, but there was no panic. "There were four or five in the boat into which I got. Luckily we had the only seaman who escaped, and he was able to navigate our boat. "We saw two other boats capsize owing to the heavy sea and because no one could navigate them. "We made straightway, and when we last saw the Norge a large num- ber of emigrants were on the deck. Capt. Gundel stood on the bridge. Dozens of passengers had jumped in- to the sea. They wore life belts, but *ere drowned before our eyes. "After 24 hours the Salvia bora down and picked us up. "About 700 must have been drowned." The Norge which has been in the Copenhagen-New York service of the Scandinavian-American Lim> for a number of years, was an iron vessel of 39,318 tons gross, and 2,121 tons not. She was 340 feet long and had six water-tight bulkheads. The Norge was built at Glasgow in 1881. IBADINfi MARKETS. The Ruling Prices In Live and I-^readstuffs. Stock BAND OF MAD MUSICIANS. French Asylum Teaches Inmates to Play on Trumpet. A desjiatch from Paris sa.VR : â€" The asylum of Villojuif ha.K organized a band of madmen trum|>eters. A sum of $100 was expended for trumpets. and the least violent of tho inmates were presented with tbeni and taught to 1190 them. When they pla.v a strong relay of guards is in atten- dance as an audience. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Toronto, J uly .5.â€" Eggsâ€" There is a good demand and the market is steady at 15c to 15Jc for now laid and 12c to 12Jc for seconds. Potatoes â€" Very low ))rices, 75c to 80e, wero ([Uoted for cars on the track here to-day by one dealer. Hops â€" Canadians aro quoted at 28c to 32c for 1903 crop. Deans â€" Hand-picked arc (jUoted nt ?1.40 to $1.4">, prime at §1.30 to ?1.35, and undergrades at §1 up. Honey â€" Is quiet at 7ic for strain- ed. Baled Ha.v â€" Cars on the track here are ipioted nt $8.50 ]>er ton. Haled Strawâ€" Cars on the track here are quoted at $5 to $5.50 por ton. RREADSTUFFS. ANTieat â€" The market is steady at S8c to 89c for No. 2 rod and white west and east. Goo.s'e is steady at 77c for No, 2 east. Spring is stea- dy at 83c for No, 2 eaot. Manitoba wheat is stead.v at 92 J r for No. 1 hard. 91 ic for No. 1 northern, 88ic for No. 2 northern, and 84jc for No. 3 northern, at (Jeorgian Hay ports, and (5c more grinding in tran- sit. , Flourâ€" fs quiet a* $3.65 askc<l for cars of 90 per cent. patentK for ex- port, in bu.vers' bags, middle freights Choice brands are held 15c to 20c higher. Manitoba flour is stead.v at $4.80 tor cars of Hungarian patents. $4.50 for second patents and, $4.40 for strong bakers' in car lots, bags included, on (he track Toronto. MillfeefCâ€" Is steady at $16.50 to $17 tor cars of shorts and $5 for bran in bulk west oi i^i ' Manito- ba millfeed ia steady at $19 for cars of shorts and $18 for bran, sncka included, Toronto frciglits. Barley â€" Is steady at 41c for No. 2, 39c for No. 3 extra and 37c for No. 3 west or east. Buckwheat â€" Is nominal at 45c for No. 2 west or east. Ryeâ€" Is steady at 57c to 58c for No. 2 west or east. Cornâ€" Is s-tcady-ut 45c to 45*c for Canada west. American is steady at ^ 5Rc for No. 2 yellow. 57c tor No. 3 yellow and 56c for No. 3 mixed, in I car lots, oil tiarU Toronto. i Oats â€" No. 1 wliite are quoted at !32jc east, and No. 2 white at 32c least. No. 2 white arc quoted at 31 ic west. I Peasâ€" Are steady at 61c to 62c for No. 2 west or east. 13c lie 13c 12o 10c DAIRY PRODUCE. Butterâ€" Tho olTerings of nV. Sorts of medium and low grade butter are llilieral. but there is little inquiry for lit, and the movements is slow. ICreanieiy. prints 17c to 18c I do solids 15c ir.c Dairy tub. good to choice 12c do inferior grades lOc I'airy (lound rolls, good to choice lie do large rolls Uc do poor to medium 9c (;hoe.'x> â€" The demand is moderate. Tho market is steady at hjc for new large and 9c tor twins. Some old large is selling at .'SOJc. \ UNITED STATES MARKETS. Buflalo. July 5.â€"Flnurâ€" Quiet. Wheatâ€" Sfiring dull; No. 2 northern, 42ic: Winter, nothing doing. Corn â€" j Quiet; No. 2 yellow. 54 Jc: No. 2 jcorn. 52c. Oatf;â€" tiuiet ; No. 2 white, 45Jc; No. 2 mixed, 41 Jc. UarUw |nnd rye â€" Nothing doing. Canal j freights â€" Strong, unchanged. I Milwaukee. July ft. â€" AVheatâ€" No. I Northern, 9«i ; No. 3 do.. 85 to 96c; old July. 85J to 86c asked. Ryeâ€" ^ No. 1. 67 to t'lSc. Hnrleyâ€" No. 2. I 62 to 63c; snuipUs. 45 to 59c. Corn jâ€" No. 2.49 to 50c; July, 47} to 48c I asked.