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ABOUT 50,000 SMEIER Number of Prisoners Taken Japanese at Port Arthur. by TIIK SURRENDERED GAItRISON. Nogis army that the Japanese lost A despatch from Tokio aays:-A'°°'y ^O.OOO men in taking the fort- report rei eived on Thursday by from ''"•"''' '^ (ietlarud to be ubsurii Gen. Nogis headquarteri^ largely «"««'*" "a^"' °^":'^'"'^ *""";^ increases the figures <.f the surread- Their lowest estimate, they say «rod garrison, aixl intimates that based on personal obsenation and the force handed over to the Japan- 01 stories told by the prisoners, is ese at Port Arthur will be a2,OO0 that th.- .Jnpamso lost 80.000. e-xclusivo of 10,000 or 16.000 sick j Advices from Japane.so sources say and wounded, making a rough total that the condition of i'm-t Arthur is of 48,000. ^chaotic, but ihnt (i.-nerals Nogi and The report is as follows;â€" jstoissel rapidly are .sy.steniatiziiic ai- As previously reported, the trans- fairs there. Cen. Noj;i is prepared fer of objects mentioned in article 2 to put a horde of Chinese coolii's at of the capitulation compact took work in the fortifyinft of Port Ar- plate on Jan. 4, and the transfer of thur imjncdiutely the Russians am the forts and batteries has bcem com- disposed of. Vast quantities of cp- plcte<l. I ment and timber are ready on thi- The prisoners will be assembler! at Yalu Uiver. while steel plates and the place appointed on Jan. 5, but other m.inufuctured necessaries an- the investigation relating to these ready in .Japan for transportation prisoners is .so complicated that the to the fortress. The .Japanese arn result cannot be reported at present, ronfident that the reforlifyinu; of Kcports received up to date are as p,,^^ Arthur will place the fortress follows: â€" Conerals Admirals .-... Colonels and majors 7..... Captains and commanders Arm.y captains and lieutenants Kaval lieutenants and naval officials Army ofRciab Surgeons Chaplains Of the rank and file of the „ in a better condition than ever, with . the lUi.ssinn defe<:t3 eliminated Ions r., before Russia can besiege it, if such â- tnn o thin;? ever occurs. .'Vnirntinition. food, and mcilicul supplies to last for years will be jcnt to Port Arthur. 531 200 99 109 20 ATTEMI'T AT SURPRISE. A despatch from St. I'etersbtirg sa.\s: â€" General Kuropatkin report.s army 22,434 the frustration of a Japanese at- Of the rank and file of the ; tempt to surprise his centre front navy 4,300 the nijiht of .January G, and the Army non-combatants 3,615 bayoneting of 21 Japanese the night Naval nou-tombatants 500 Total 32,307 Besides these there are about 15,- 000 or 16,000 sick and wounded in the hospitals. The volunti'ers arc chiefly included in the list of non-combatauts. One hundred saddle horses and 1, 870 draught horses were surrender- ed. MAY RELEASE PRISONERS. A despatch from Tokio says: â€" The Japanese naval office's have not e.x- arained the sunken warships at Port Arthur, and therefore nothing is known of their condition and possi- ble availability for further service. It is expected that careful e.xaiuina- tion of the vessels will ho made at the earliest possible moment. The Japantrse are keenly an.\iou3 to know the condition of the sunken ships, and it is believed that some cf them are salvable. The Rus-iiiiiS ingeniously blocked the dry-dock. Th(>y towed the trans- port .\mur inside the dock, blow her up so that she partly tunned turtle and sank sidewise, and then destroy- ed the dock gate. Trie Russians sur- . rendered possession of the dockyard j f "^ "J^^ cm Wednesday and turned over to the Japanese ten small steamers of -January 3 by- a cavalry rccon- raai.ssance in the valley of Taitse lUver. in the direction of Sianchan. VICTOR AND VANQUISHED. A despatch from Port .\rlhur says: â€"The mi.-eting between (!en. Nogi and Geti. Stoessol at I'lum Tree Cottage, ivhich preceded the march- ing out of the Russian forces from Port Arthur on Thursday, had noth- ing spectacular about it, but it was in many ways intciocjting. Gen. Stoessel. through a mistake, arrived an hour and a hah" ahead of the time sot for the meeting. He rode a fine .Arab charger, and was accom- panied by three officers and a small escort of Cossacks. The lieutenant commanding the Japano.so guard at the cottage imniodiutely sent for Cien. Nogi. Meanwhile the Russians, who were in full uniform, sat on horseback chatting cheerfully. Gen. Stoesscl's heavy face showed traces of strain and anxiety. Within half an hour t;en. Nogi, escorted by two troopers, arrived, and the rival commanders set eyes upon each other for the first time after eight months' incessant conflict. Uuth raised their hands irj ceremonious Each seemed to doubt whether the other intended to shake hands. (Jen. Nogi dismounted, and available for immediate u.se. All" the '^'''"- i^toessel followed. They walkeil other craft had previously been ••" t"« cottage side by side, chatting g„„(j " ic:jsily and not noticing a fatigue The work of clearing away the P*""*/ close by that was extricating commenced so soon as the I corpses from the adjacent wreckage for interment. Their interview was. of charts provided for in the; mines capiUdationag"rei;nient were deliver- iff course, private, but it is known I that it was cordial. Each eompli- ; mented the other upon the gallantry Rus- Port The gar- It cd to the Japanese. The official 'igurc giving the Bian and Japanese losse.i at Arthur are not yet available, dispo'^itiun of t' e s"rrcndcred ri-son has not been d.-tcrrained is impossible to move the majority of the sick and wouiuled. who will be nursed at Port Arthur. The care of the many prisoners is a trouble- some and expensive task, and it is possible that Japan will arrange later to return them to Russia. The question is now under consideration at Tokio. It is expected that Gen. Nog'i will return to Tokio at the rcqua-st of (the EmiHjror, in which case he will receive a tremendous popular ova- tion. The foreign attaches entered Port Arthur yestei'day. FAINTED AT THEIR POSTS. The London Daily Mail's Chefoo General situe^iael, who rctirc:s t'roui Port Arthur with .iliiltury Uoaors LEADING MARKETS. The Rtilin^ Prices In Liva and Breads tuffs. UREADSTUFFS. Stoclf .Vtthur will retain only a small gar- rUon as soon as tlie prisoners are withdrawn and order is restored. The fleet is busily engaged in clear- ing mines, but owing to their great number navigation will be unsafe for a long time. Only Government craft will be allowed to enter the harbor. It is probable that Dalny will ; Toronto, .Jan. 10. â€" Wheat â€" Ontario soon be opened up to neutrals. Ja- 98c bid, $t asked for red and whitu panose companies are preparing to spring, Olc to a.'jc; goose. S7c tn establi.sh weekly services to that 88c. Manitoba, No. 1 northern, port. ($1.08; No. 2 northern §1.03^ to JSI.04; No. 3 northern. 97c to 98c, ^ KOUROPATKIN'S FORCES. j Georgian Bay ports; 6c more grind- A despatch from .St. I'etersbiirg ''"S '" transit. says From reliable information in the possession of the Associated Press it appears that the military situation below JIukden Is by no means os satisfactory as represent- ed. The number of troops at Gen. Kouropatkiii's disposal is about '225.000 and the transportation over the Siberian Railroad is proving in- adociuate. The fact in connection with the internal situation might have an important bearing should Japan submit peace proposals. No- thing of this nature, however. has yet made its appearance. of their armies. Gon. Stoe.ssel tcuc'hingly sympath- ized with Gen. Nogi in the loss of his two .sons, declaring that they were an honor to the .lapane.se. Gon. Nogi gravely replied that they woro not lost, as they had sacrificed themselves to the welfare of their Fatherland. After a two-hours' conference, dur- ing which they lunched, the Generals emerged together. Gen. Nogi admired (!cn. Stocssel's horse, putting his neck, and remark- ing upon his bcviutiful proportions. Gen. Stoes.scl asked the Japanese commander to accept the animal as a gift. C!cn. Nogi thaiikeil him. but point- ed out that he could not accept the horse personally, as it came within the section of the capitulation re- lating to the surrender of military material, but he said be would i Flour â€" 90 per cent, patents to $4. .'55 buyers' sacks, east West. 15c to 20c higher for choice. Manitoba, §5.40 to 55.70 for first patents, §.5 to ?5.40 for second pat- ents, and 55 to ?5.20 for bakers'. Millfecdâ€" §14 to §14. .50 for bran in bulit, .?16.50 to $17.50 for shorts. east and west Jiauitoba, ^21 for shorts. .$18 for bran, e.xports. liarley â€" 15c for No. 3, 43c for extra, and 4lc for No. 3 malting outside. Toronto freights. Ryeâ€" Firmer, 7.')<: to 76c for No. 2. Corn â€" -Now Canadian yellow. 43c; |mi.xed. 42c. f.o.b.. Chatham freights; ;new .Vmerican. No. .'3 .vcllow. 52c; jmi.xed. 51 Jc. on track. Toronto. I Oatsâ€" 33c to 33ic for No. 1 ; white. east low freights: No. 2, 32}c, low freights, and 32c. north and west. i Rolled Oatsâ€" 5'4 for cars of bags land $4.25 for barrels on track To- Ironto. 25e more for broken lots here : ami 40c for broken lots outside. I Pea.'^ â€" 67c to 68c for No. 2 west WILL GO VTA NAGA.SArCT. A despatch from Tokio sa:-s: Gen. Stoessel and th- other Russian of- licers who will leave Port Arthur on parole will return to their homes via Nagasaki. FIGHTING IN MANCHURIA. A despatch from Mukden .says: Monday and Tuesday a general at- tack was expected. On Saturday the '^^^ east. Japanese showed indications of be- 1 U"ckwhe.itâ€" 52c to S.'^c east ginning s.rious operations. IHiring ^cst the previous night they located a battery on the Sho. River bridge, from which they en.'iladed the Rus- Man trenches, being supported by ii heavy cannonade .tlong the whole centre. The Japxnese used Shimose snells. At midnight .Saturday under cover of impenetrable darkness the Japanese attacked the right Ru.ssian fiank. energetically, directing their movement principally against a strong redoubt, but they were re- pu'sed. Simultaneously an attack was launch.xl against the Russian trench, s further east, but before day- light it w.as abandoned. The Chine.se continue to report that contagious disea.scs attended b.v heavy mortality are rife aniong the Japanese soldieru [continues quiet at $2,075 (o $2.12J 'per bag. Cornmeal was tjuiet and steady at $1.35 to $1.45 per bag. Hayâ€" No. 1. »9 to I$'A.:,0: Vo.' 2, $R.25 to $8.75; clover, inixoil, $7 to $7.50, una pure clover. $6.50 to $6.- 7.5 per ton in car lots. Provisions â€" Heavy Canadian short cut pork, $16.50 to $17.50; light short cut, $16.50 to $17; American cl-.'ar fat buck, $20; compound lard, 64c to 7c: Canadian lard. 6}c to 74c; kettle rendered. 8Jc to 94c, ac- cording to quality: hams, 12c to 13c; fresh killed abattoir hogs. $7.- •20 to $7.25; heavy fat hogs. $4.75 to $5; mixed lots. $5 to $5.15; se- lect. So. 25 to §5.35 off cars. Cheese â€" Ontario fall white. lOic to 101c; colored, lOJc to lO-ic; Que- bec, 9Jc to 10c. Butterâ€" Finest grades, 21c to 21Jc; ordinary finest, 20c to 20}c; medium grades, ISJc to 19Jc. and western dairy, 15}c to 165c. E'ggsâ€" Sei.-ct new laid. 23c to 24c and straight gathered candlea, 20c to 21c; No. 2, lo^c to 16c. CA'PFLE M.\RKET. Toronto, Jan. 10 â€" .V fairly heavy run of stock was offering at the Western Cattle Market, this morn- ing, but the demand was fairly ac- tive and prices were maintained at about the old level. E.xport Cattle â€" Trade was ((uiet. there being few cattle on the market. Prices are lower at Chicago, and considerable purchases are being made there by local shippers. One or two loails were sold here to-day, but they wei-e generally of poor to me- dium quality. Quotations are im- chnnged. Choice are quoted at $4.- 50 to S5. good to me<iium at $4.25 to S4.50, good cows at $3.25 to $4. Butcher Cattle â€" There was a fairly j heavy r'ln of moderately good cattle I for which there was some demand. ; The heavy run imparted a slightly j ea.'ier tone to prices, but not sufli- 1 ciently as to in any way change the I quotati(jns. There were few good 1 Cattle olTering, indeed the best on I the market brought about §4.25, al- I though really good cattle are nom- j inally quotable up to S4.50. The I range of quotations is michangod. I Good to choice butchers' are quoted ! at â- ?4 to $4.50, fair to good at §3.- ! 50 to $1, mi-xed lots, mctlium, at ' .S3 to $3.5^; Common at SI. 75 to .^ i S2.50, cows at ?3 to $3.40, and •", I bulls at $2 to $2.75. "^"^ Stockers an<l Feedersâ€" Trade is a little quiet, although some cattle sold about steady with quotations. Feeders are quoted at S2.50 to $3.- 80. and stockers at $1.50 to $3.40. Milch Cows â€" .V fair number were OlTering and the range of prices is unchanged at S30 to $60 each. Calves â€" .V good number we:e olTer- ing. but trade was steady, and quo- tations are firm in tone at ,3Jc to 5le per lb. and $2 to $lo each. Sheep and Lambs â€" Despite a fairly heavy run, the nmrket had a firm tone and trade was active. Export sheep are quot.-d unchangvd at $.? "lo $4.50; culls are lirm at $2.o0 to 53.50, and lambs are steadv at $5.- 25 to .$0. Hogs â€" 'llie market is fairly steady, ar.d is quoted unchanged at S4,80 for selects and $4.55 for lights and fats. anil COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butter â€" ^Trade continues rather quiet, with receipts light. prints ... good to Cceamery. do tubs Dairy tubs. choice do medium do inferior grades Dairy lb. rolls, good to choice do large rolls do medium Cheese â€" The market 22o to 24c . 19c to 20c . 16c to 17c ] . 14c to 1.5c i . 12c to 13c â-  17c to ISc I . I6c to 17c . 14c to 15c has a firm Q'UAEANTINE WITHDRAWN. Cessation of Smallpox Cases ir Western States. A despatch from Ottawa says:â€" Reports received by the Director- Ceneral of Public Health indicate that there is almost an al)solute ces- sation (11 smallpo.x case.; in the West. A Government in.spccttr having vis- ited the lum'-ering and mining camps I in Idaho, Montan.-i. and Washington, I and reported the absence of the dis- ease, the Department of Agriculture has withdrawn the medical inspect- ors from along the Rritish Columbia bound;^ry line. Dr. Montizambert states that as there has not been a single case of bubonic plague in San Francisco since March, ami the port having been declared a clean port. it has been decided to dispen.«e with tone. Quotations for job lots here are .â- steady at lie to ll^c for largo { ihc' quarantining "of 'ves.sels "arriving and 11:1c to lljc for twins. 1 fr,,,m San Francisco at ports in Crit- Eggsâ€" rho mark.'t has a firm tone, j jsh Columbia. CHARTS ARE WORTHLESS. A despatch from Paris says: â€" In- formation received in official quar- i ters iierc shows that Vice-.Vdmiral ' correspondent says that Russian of- grntefullv accept it on behalf of ,i,„ j ""J<»'-'»c"skys charts of the Indian fleers who have arrived there bring Japanese armv promising that it ' ^^'â- '*^"- '" ^'•''^"^'^ *^*"= Russian second descriptions of the terrible condi- would be trca'ted with the greatest ' ^'^'''''^ squadron 13 now cruising. _^_|g-^ existing in the hospitals at v.jvl't Arthur, which they say were Worse than those of the battlefield. They relate how the Sisters of Char- [ to the Ity accustomed as they are to such a! care, and would be treasured as proiKl po.se.ssion. Gen. Stoe.s.sel then bade farewell j are defective, and practically worth- ordeals, sickened under these con- ditions, and faintetl at their posts because of lack of nourishment. "The wretched patients toward the end ctunplainod bitterly of what they called the heartle.ssness of the Sis- ters of Charity, who grew so ac- customed to human suffering that less. This arouses apprehensions of possible future catastrophe, as it to the horse, shi>ok hands cordially ' '" ''^"°"" «-'^'»' *-''« charts do not with Gen. Nogi. and mounted an 1 "''""' *-^° ^'^'-''^"^ hydrographic dan- offlcer's charger, on which he gallop- ed back to Port Arthur. HAVE MARCHED OUT. A despatch from Port .\rthur. with the Thiixl .Army, via Fusan says:â€" Only eighty Russian officers have ac- cepted parole. All the regular Rus- gers of the Indian Ocean. but is quoted unchanged at 20c for limed an<l 21c for fresh. PouItry~Ti:rkeys. l-2c to 15c: geese, 10>' to lie; chickens. Sc to 10c. I'otatoos â€" Are quoted steady. On- tario stock. 65c to 70c on track and 75c to 80c out of store. Eastern 75c to 80r on track and 90c to 95^ out of store. Baled Hay â€" No. 1 timothy is quot- ed at S7..';0 to $S and mixed or clov- er at $0.50 for car lots on track here. Baled Straw â€" Is quoted unchanged at $fi to 50.50 per ton for car lots on track here. CZAR MAY ORDER B.VrTLE. A despatch from London says:â€" It | MONTREAL MARKETS, is expected at St. Petersburg that Montreal, Jan. 10.â€" Grainâ€" Little the Czar will order Kouropatkin to I ^^ no export business in wheat, as shippers claim that the bids they are J. BARRY'S SUICIDE. A Farmer Shoots Himself in a Winnipeg Hotel. A despatch from Winnipeg says: â€" â- J. Harry, who committed suicide in the Palace Hotel on Frida.v inornir.g by shooting himself with a 44-ca!i- bre revolver, was a prosiK-rous farm- er, and the papers found in his pos- sessioij would indicate that he was worth about $25,000. He left a note requesting that bin body be shipped to Urymmer. Ont.. his form- er home, aird this will be done. No inquest will be held, as a. deliberate suici<:c was nppai-ent. He had quar- relletl with his wife recentlv. thev stH-med to lose all sympathy for 1 ^lan troops have marched out the victims." The correspondent adds: Mctlicines and doctors were scarce, and the ghrieks and groans of the wounded, mingled with the curses and yells oi men who were umlergoing operations without annesth.'tirs. combined to make such an inferno that it was a relief to rush from the foul atmos- I^ere and horrible sights, even if the shell-torn streets were the only »lternativ« " .TAPS LOST SO.tXH) A d-.-spatch from Chefoo says: The statement of tho censored despatches from correspondents with Gea. Port Arthur, and left for Port Dalty on PViday. Japanese troops entered the city on Thursday to keep oriler. Non-combatants arc al- lowed the option of remaining at Port Arthur. The Japanese navy is removing mines and the Japanese hulks ot the harbor mouth. All tho forts have been taken over by tho Japaucse. A NAVAL STATION. A despatch from Tokio says â€"The Japanese intend to establish a nav. at Station at Port Arthur. \ice .\dniiral Y. Shibayanm will proba- bly be placed in charge of it. Th» military a<lministr«tion at Port take the offensive immediately be- fore Nogi's veterans can join the of Japane.-io forces on the Sha. and at any exper.ise to gain some success to ofiset the effect of the loss of Port Arthur upon the Russian people Such instructions will place Kouro- , . qqi , t patkin in a most difficult position.!'''^ "^ **" "' The severity of the Winter in north getting from the other siiie are away out of line. There was no change in the market for oats on spot, the de- mand being still slow anti prices un- changed at .*i9}c for No. 2 white and No. 3 per bushel, ex store. ern Manchuria makes extensive mil-' Flour-Manitoba spring wheat pal- itary operations next to impossible. ^"^^- '''^..'j'^; st'"P'i<r bnkers'. $5.30: even with troops having the best ^"'''^'' equipment. wheat patents. $5.70 to $5.- SO; straight rollers. $5.30 to $0.- It is known that the Russian armj,**-^- '»"'* '" bags. $2..->0 to $260. is suffering great deprivation of such I Fec<Iâ€" Manitoba bran, in bags, $17 necwarios as boots and overcoats, to SIH; shorts. $20 per ton; Ontario owing to the wholesale robberies of, winter wheat bran, in bulk. $17 to supplies, and a battle fought solely $18: shorts, $10 to $20; mouillo. for political reasons would be with ,$24 to 528 per ton, a.4 to quality, advantage strongly on the side of 1 Mealâ€" Th.ve was no rhange in the the Japanese. |m''rK.t f"r roilud oats and business DAILY ASSASSINATIONS. Policemen. Cossacks and Spies Shot Dovrn at Warsaw. .V despatch from Berlin says: â€" Newspapers here state that the eld- ers of a peasant community in tho Government of Moscow have odopt'jfl a resolution (declaring that they will compel their .sons lo disobey mobil- ization (irders. preferring that they be shot at homo as rebels than to be uselessly slaughtered in Manchur- ia. There are almost daily reports oi political a.s.sn3sinations in Wnr- sww, the victims being policemen. Co.s.sacks and spies. A proclamation has Ijeen issued that all p»>rsons talc- ing part in street demonstrations iij^inst the Govorufei^nt will be shot. itma^Ai^^i^-,^.: