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MAY CUT OFF SUPPLIES Indications That Assist in Cliinese Intend to the Work. ALMOST CUT 'JO PIECES. A despatch from St. rctersl>uig says: The War Olllco is coiisidcralily alarmed by Iho now danger threat- ening the Maiichurian uriiiy from the sy.slfiii*tic attempts by Japanese and Chinese bandits to cut the lino of coiniOnunicatioti Imclt of the army. Actoixling to reports, about 10,000 men divided into bantis of several hundred are operiiting from Mongolia and are striking iit the railroad. A ]{us.sittn dctachmonl following the Japanese band which cut the road below Hurbin fell into an ambus- cade of two regularly organized Ja- panese regiments, and was ahnost cut lo pii-ces, losing half its men and one gun. The fear is that if the bands move farther north or wo.st tliey might in- terrupt communication to such an extent as to make it impossible to supply the army. This danger has compelled the triple re-enforcement of the railroad guards below H»t- bin. uliw up hriuge. A despatch from Havl)in sa.vs: A party of Japanese and Chinese ban- rtits destroyed the abutment of the railway near Yaomin, a hundred niile.i dis-tant from here, early on Sunday morning, but the damage was all repaired in h few hours. Frontier guaros heard an explosion and found that a charge of guncol- ton had been exploded against the abutment. Two telegraph poles Were also destroyed. An nnexploded charge of guncotton was found 400 feet from the place where tho ex- plosion occurred. Traffic on the railway was re.'iumon later. These altL-rnpts on the railway are believ- ed to have been made to cover movements of large bodies of Chin- ese bandits across Mongolia. PltBPARlNO TO ADVAMCI';. A despatch from Tokio .says: l''ieUI- Mai»hnl Oynma rei)ort8 that the Rn.'iSiaMS are continuing their de- fensive works iu all directions. They continued to shell portions of the Japanese line on Friday. On the snnie day they essayed a .small in- fant ry attack, but were ropuls"e<J. According to reports from the Sha River, tho Russians are showing in- creased activity on both (lauks, and are extending and strengthening their right. They also seem to be ronr(»n-l rating a heavy force on their left lino In front of Oen. Kuroki. Fushan is the base of tho late oper- ations, anfl it Is estimated that the Hnssians there number six divisions. Tlic imprewilon cxisrts that Gon. KQ\iropatkin is preparing to assume thf aggressive. The weather is still unfavorable, but the excessive cold will .soon be over. Heporls from the front state that thi> Uiiswian force that attacke<l tho flnnl< of the Japanese left last week ha;; retired as far north as Alinm, near Mukden. Tt is being closely pres.weil by a detachment that was e<-nt in pursuit. opposite tho Japane.se right, in the direction of rushan and Hing- king, there are upwards of .50,000 fre.sh troops from liuxsia JAP.S MOVfNO RA.'^T. lA despatch from London says: Keporis received hero show that part at least of the Uu.ssian cavuli.v re- portr.-d to bo at Tacha have gone back to tho north with .some loss, bill tho jirociso outcome of the raid is not known. It does not seem lo have developen iniportantly. It is reported in St. Petersburg that a large Japanese force is mov- ing east to outllaidi the Russians. A coirespondonl at the Russian hcuiilriuarters says that tho pcisition Bi'enis lo have been made more com- plicalud and moro uncertain by the llattio of Hcikoutui and the ap- proach of an early .Spring. The .la- poncso have brought up numy siegu guns from Port Arthur, and some of them aro pouniling Putiloff Hill. Chinese report that Jr>0 sii.'ge guns are in position at l.ino-Yang. 'Iho Tokio corrospoiulont of the Standard says thai Iho Japanese aro entertaining no illu.'>iona conceining the peace rumors. The educated clns8i>8 and the best newspa|)i*rs ngun' that Japan cannot possibly accept pence until she has aciiiuvcd hur de- finite object, which is tho destruc- tion of Russian i>ower In the Far I''aKt. which must be so complete as to roinder its i-ovival impossible. The Doily Telegraph's Shangtinl correspomlont reports that t!en. Slakelberg atid Ihieo Itussion infan- tr.v colonels were wounded in tho (i^-htlng on the Hun River. EIOHT-INCn GUNS. A despatch from Mukden srvs: The Japancso firod Tuesday and WWInesday on Poutllort Hill, with 8-inch giins, carrying a.'itt-pound pro- jectiles, indicnitng that they are siege gi»r,s, usod at Port Arthur, and thi> Tirst to l>c moimted in position heloro the R'l.ssinn lines below Muk- den. A new Hit\mtion, therefore, confronts the Russian centre, and tho general situation appears to havo been rendered more uncertain and moro complicated by the Itattlo of Sandepas ami the arrival of open weather inilicnting an early .spring. ON" THE SHA mVKR. A despatch from St. Petersburg says: The glouim in Govornnientnl circles is intensilied by the m ws of the desperate .'â- iluation on Ihi' Shu River. Despatches from the front state that the t^ame 1 l-incli guns with which tho Japanesw took 203- Metre ll.ill are now cannonading the Russian centre. The.so guns were conveye<l by a newly built lield rail- way, braiichini; from the main line, to posillons from which heavy siege guns can make tho Ru.ssian centre untenable. Staff officers say it has become necessary to either advance or abandon the Sha River position. Tho.v nnlicipnte a Japanese move- ment in the direction of .Sinminting, the objective being Tieline. TO WT:AR out JAPS. A despatch from Paris says: The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Echo do Paris says that Mar.s'hal O.vaina's force is estimated at 384,- 999 men. That under Gen. Kouro- patkin is believed lo be about the same. The plan of the Ru.s.s'iftns ap- pears to be lo increa.'Jo Gen. Kouro- patkin's urmy to r'00,000, and keep it at thut strength, and, in time, wear out tho Japanese. VLAniVOSTOCK HIS AIM. A despatch from Tokio sa.ys: There is reliable information to tho elTect that when Gen. Kawamura left Tokio early this month for Coi'ea his mission was to make an advance against Vladivostock. Tho route of his advance has not been dis- ci o.sixl. The Tokio newspapers have noted the continued withdrawal to the northward in Korthern Corca of small bodies of Kussians, It is stat- ed that the fortifications of Vladi- voslock have been greatly strength- ened lately. A GI'^NCRAL VITACK. A despatch from Mu'.der says: The Japaiu'se tjogan a heavy cannonade Tuesday afternoon on tho Russian right flank, and the firing continued all through the day. It is thought the Japanese are preparing for a general attack. The Ru.ssian guns are replying. The entire detachment of Japanese cavalry which had destroyed the railway bridge between Mukden and Ifnrbin was wiped out. Russian cavalr.v (>vertook tho raiders. who refused quarter, and fought until the last man was*killod. A CAVALRY MOVEMRl^T. A despatch from Tokio says: The Russians have begun an extensive cavalry movement against Field Marshal O.vaina's extreme left. Tues- day nii^-ht they were atlompting lo cro.ss the fl.wn Rivir, west of Liao- Yang with 9,000 horsemen. The operation began we.'it of (Ihitnit/.u. One force of cavalry .mole into Lao- hunshi. and simultaneously another cavalry force approached 'Pacha, which is situated iii miles south- west of Chitaitzu, and 27 miles west of Liao-Yiing. Nine thousand cav- alry, with artilli'ry. ai>proached the river a mile below I'ucha, and at- tempted to cross at (I o'clock in the evening advancing on Heihoutal (PeUowtal). The shelling of 0,vonm'3 centre coutimies LEGATION WAS IN DANGER Spaniard Tried to Blow Up Mexi- can Legation in Paris. A Paris despatch says: â€" Inhabitants of the Champs lOlysees (piarter on Saturday night were arou.sed b.v a loud e.vplosion. 'Hio police discover- ed in fi<int of the Mexican I/Cgalion a man .severely wounded and l.ving amid fragiucntc of a bomb. Ho was taken lo a ho.spilol and cross-oxam- fned. He claimed that his name was Gar- cia, and that he was a Spaniard. Ho a.s.serte<l that he had lieen ruined by the Mexican (â- overnmeiit, and in re- venge threw a bomb, which, how- ever, exploded too soon, and ho hini- solf was injured. The police found a revolver, a dagger, and some Anar- chist pamphlets on Garcia, anil a search of his lodgings led lo the dis- covery of two bombs, identical to thixt which he had explodetl. Garcia arrived in Paris two days ago. Garcia declares that he was born In Hanlander In 1H62, and denies that he is an Anarchist He is wounded in the arms and hands. Prompt action by the police prevent- ed his being lynched. THE WORLDS MARKETS I^EIQJ^ Qp J^^^Q^ JJ^ ^^U^SIA REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES. Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese, and Other Dairy Product at Homo and Abroad. Toronto, Fob. 21. â€" Wheal.â€" No. 'â- ^ while and red Winter are iinoled at ifl.Oli at outside points. No. 2 goose (juiol at 99c to fl east. Manitoba wheat is firmer; No. 1 Northern was quoted at Sl.lt»J; No. 2 Northern ut $1.06J, and No. U Northern at Sl.- 01 J, Georgian Pay ports. Grinding in transit prices are Oc above those quoted. Oatsâ€" No. 2 white are quoted at 39 to lOc high or low freights, and No. 1 white at -lUc east. Harle.v â€" No. 2 quoted at 47c mid- dle freights; No. 3 extra at mc, and No. 3 at 43 to 44c middle freights. I'easâ€" Tho market is dull, with dealers quoting 06 to l>7c at outside points. Cornâ€" Canaflian yellow quoted at 431 lo 4.4c, ond mixed at '13c west, guaranteed somd. American No. 3 yellow, .'i2Jc Toronto, and No. 3 mixed, 52c. Ryoâ€" The market is unchanged at 75 to 7(jc at outside points. Huckwhcat â€" No. 2 ci'ioted at 52 Jc, high freights; and 53Jc low freights. Flour â€" Ninety per cent, patents are (luoled at $4.30 to $4.4-5 in buyers' sacks, east or west; straight rollers of special brands, for domestic trade in bbls., $4.85 to $5. Manitoba fioura are firm. No. 1 i)atents, SS.ftO to $5.70; No. 2 patents, 85.30 to $5.40, and strong bakers', $5.10 to $5.30, on track, Toronto. Millfeed â€" At outside points bran is quoted at $15, and shorts at $17. Maniloba bran, in sacks, 518, and shorts at $20. Grand Duke Sergius Assassinated in the City of Moscow COUNTRY PRODUCE. Applesâ€" Choice stock, $2.50 to $3 per bbl.; cooking apples, $1.50 per bbl. Ueansâ€" Prime quotetl at $1.40 to $1.50, and hand-picked at $1.55 to $1.60. Hop.s â€" ^The market is unchanged at 32 to 35c, according to quality. Honeyâ€" The market is quiet at 7} to 8c per lb. Comb honey, $1.75 to $2 per dozen. llaj'â€" Car lots of No. 1 timothy are quoted at $8 to $8.50 on track here, and No. 2 at $6.50 to $7. Strawâ€" Car lots are quoted at $6 to $0,25 on track, Toronto. Potatoes â€" Car lots of Ontarios are quoted at 70 to 75c per bag on track and jobbing lots at 80 to 85c. Poultryâ€" Hjiring chickens, 11 ^o 12c per lb.; hens, 8 to lOc; ducks, 12 to 13c per lb.; geese, 10 to lie per lb.; turkeys, dry picke.l, 14 to iSc; scalded, 10 to lie per lb. THE DAIRY MARKETS. Butterâ€" Finest 1-lb. rolls, 20 to 21c; ordinary lo choice large rolls, 17 to iSc; low to medium gra<les, 14 to 16c; creamery prints, 24 to 25c; solids, 22 to 23c. Egg-8 â€" Case lots of new laid eggs are quoted at 26c per dozen; held Block at 18c, and limed 10 to 17c per dozon. Cliee.se â€" Large clieese. He, and twins lljc. HOC, PRODUCTS.' Car lots are quoted at $7 to 87.- 2,5. Bacon, long clear, 8 to 8Jc per lb. in case lots; mess pork, $14 to $14.50; short cut, $17 to $17.50. Ssnoked nieat.s â€" Hams, light to me- dium, 12 to 121c; do., heavy, llj lo 12c; rolls, 91c; shoulders, 8| to 9c; backs, 14 to 141c; breakfast bacon. 12ic. Lardâ€" Tiorcea, TJc; tubs, 8c; pails, 8ic. The Helgium coal strike shows .<tigns of collapsing, the resumption of work bnroming mora gmit^ral in different districts. HUSINK.SS AT MON'rUE.VL. Montreal, Fob. 21.â€" Grainâ€" Oats were firmer again to-day. Quotations are generally 44c for No. 3 store, and 45c for No. 2. Fiour â€" Manitoba patents, $5.Hti, anil strong bakers', $5.50; high Ontario blended patents. $5.75 to 55. 8(), in wood; choice tlO \HT cent, paleiits, $5.50 lo $5.00 in wood, and 25c per barrel less in shippers new bags; straight rollers, $2.51 > to $2.55. and 25 to 50c o.x- Ira in wood, llolled oats $2.05 to $2.07 per bag of 90 lbs.; $4.30 to $4.45 in barrels. Feedâ€" Ontario bran In bulk at $17 to $17. .50, shorts at $19 to $2(1; Manitoba bran in bags, $18 to $1'.»: .shorls, $10 to $20. Heansâ€" Choice primes, $1 40 to $1.- 45 bu.sh.; $1.35 to $1.37J in car lots. Provisions â€" Heavy C'anadiar short cut pork, $10.50 to $17.50; light short cut, $16.50 to $17; Am- erican clear cut fat backs, S20; c<om- pouiid lar.l, O.J to 7c; Canadian lard. Of to 7ic: kettle rendered, HJ to 9 5c; hams. 12 lo 13c; bacon 12 to 13c; fresh killed abattoir hogs. $8 to $8 25; heavy fat sows, $4.75 to $5; mi.'fod lots, $5.00 to $5.75; select, $5.75 to $5.80, oft cars: country dressed, $7 to $7. "25. Cheese â€" Ontar- io I'all white, 10| to lOJc; colored lOJ to lOJ: Uiiebec, 10 to lOJ. Ilut- ter â€" Finest grades, 20 lo 27c; ordin- ary fiiieat, 2.'t to 24c; Western dairy, 21 to 211c: ilairy rolls, 20 to 21c. Eggs â€" Straight cold storage stock, 17} to 19c; No. 2, 10} to 171c; Montreal limed, 19 to 191c. UNI'VED STATES MARKETS. Milwaukee, Feb. 21.â€" Wheat clo.secl; â€"No. 1 Northern, SLIOJ; No. 3 Northern, $1.12 to $1.14; May, $1- 19} nskeil. Ryeâ€" No. 1. 83c. Rar- ley â€" No. 2, 52c: sample, 30 to 50c. Cornâ€" No. 3, 44 to 444c; May, 47 to 47|c. St. l.(.iii-i, Feb. 21.â€" Wheatâ€" Cash, $1.I5J: May, Jl.lOJ; July, 07Jc; Sept.. oajc. Moscow, Salurduy, Feb. 18.â€" With- in tho walls of the far-famed Krem- lin I'alace, almost underneath the historic tower from which Ivan the Terrible watched the heads of his enemies fulling beneath the axe on the famous ited Square, and within a stone's throw of the great bell of Moscow, Grand Duke Sergius, uncle and brother-in-law of Enipeior Nich- olas, and the Cliief of tho reaction- aries, met a terrible death shortly before 3 o'clock IViilay afleriioon. The deed was commit ted by a single terroiist. who threw beneath the Grand Duke's carriage a. bomb charged with the same high-power ex- plosivc which wrought Minister von Plehve's death. The mi.sslle was loaded with nails and fragments of iron, and its explosion tore the im- perial victim's body lo ghastly frag- ments, which strewed the snow for yards around. Every window in the great lofty facade of the I'alace of Justice was shattered, and bits of iron wei-e embedded deeply in tho walls of the arsenal a hundred yards away. THE ASSASSIN belongs to tho noted "fighting group" of the socialist revolutionary party, which has removed other iiro- minent oflicials, and long since pass- ed sentence of death upon (Jraad Duko Sergius. The Grand Duko knew that he stood in the .shadow of death. Ho Was the recipient of repeated warn- ings, and elaborate precautions were taken to insure his safety, but all tho resources of the gendarmerie, sec- ret police, and soldfers proved un- availing against an attempt almost exactly duplicating the procedure that caused the death of Minister von Plehve in July of last year. It was tho irony of fate that Ser- gius, after taking refuge in his coun- try villa during the strike troubles of a month ago and later seeking even more secure shelter in the palace within the Kremlin walls, should ho killed while proceeding to the Goveruor-General's palace be- yond the walls, and which ho aban- doned to enable the police to better protect him. Grand Duchess Eliza- beth, who had engaged daily in the task of preparing comforts for the sick and wounded Russian soldiers iu Manciiuria, was about to drjvo to the palace to join her husband. When she heard of whot had befallen the Grand Duke she was driven in haste lo the scene of tho tragedy and knelt hatless and coatlcss, on the blood- stained snow and murmured prayers lor the welfare of the soul of her slain consort. SCENE OF THE CRIME. The scene of the crime was the great open triangle of tho Kremlin, bounded by tho arsenal and treasury Courts of justice, in one angle of which is the Nicholas, or Little Pal- ace, where the Grand Duke dwelt. .\t the opposite corner is the Nikolsko g:ale, the exit to the town beyond the ramparts. A few minutes before tho bell of the gate sounded the hour of three, the ec|uipage of tho Grand Duke emerged from tho gates of the palace and proceeded, followed by sleighs containing secret police. It swept at a smart pace toward the gate, pa.ssin$ tho Chudoft Clois- ter, Ivan's Tower, the great Cy>a.r bell, and a long row of cannon cap- tured from Napoleon in tho Winler retreat of 1812. In a minute tho carriage was in front of the Courts of Justice, where the walls of tho triangle a|iproach, forming a narrow entrance to the Nikolsky gate. There a man clad in workman's attire stoppofl forward from the sidewalk and throw a bomb which he had con- cealed boneath his coat. A terrible explosion followed, and a hail of iron pelted tho grim stone walls of tho arsenal and tho Courts of Jus- tice. A thick cloud of smoke, snow, and debris arose. ^Vhen it had cleared, a ghastly sighl was pres nted. On the snow lay fragments of Ihe body of t;rand Duke Sergius, mingk-d with the wreckage of the carriage. The Grand Duk(.''s hourl had been loru from his bod.v, and re.lucod to a shapeless pulp, and the trunk and limbs wore frightfully mangled. A finger bearing a rich seal ring was; found lying several yards away. A crimson l.nt and a sickening smell of blood were everywhere. Only a few fra?nienls of cloth indicated that tho body once had boon clothed. The coachman lay moaning with pain beside a deep hole in the pave- ment. The horses, dragging the front wheels of the carriage, had dashoil off, maddened with pain, to sink dy- ing before the.v reached the gate. KELIEVKD 1"0 Di; A STUDENT. Although the murderer refused ta give any account of himself, thj general public believes that he is a student, chiefly because it is known that students had sworn to assas.siii- atc the Grand Duk<! in revenge fo( the massacre in Moscow on Dec. 29. The authorities are reticent. The body was Jmmediatel.v pl.iceil in a coffin. It will remain in th* moiiaster.y until it i.v removed fof burial in .St. Petersburg, where, ac- cording to precedent, it must be in- terred in the Petropavlovski fort- ress, In the presence of the Cza' and all the Grand Dukes. ONE BY ONE. 1'he St. Petersburg correspondent of the London Chronicle sa.vs tha.' tho C(zar, who was fond of Sergius is reporled to have broken dowi upon hearing the news. He ex- claimed wildly, "WJien will all this end?" The correspondent ((Uotes a Liberal leader as saying to him: "Tho reactionary party is now o headless trunk. Our party is con- sequcntl.v imtnensely. strengthened M. Uoulyguin, Minister of the Inter- ior, now has no fo-.ce behind him, and Gov. -Gen. TrepofT is also with- out support. Another fetter has been striick from Russia, yet the violence of Sergius' death may re- tard reform." An advanced revolutionist gloatec over tho assassination, sa.ying. "Wait. There will be more work, .Slowly, but surel.v. one by one, we will rid the country of its oppre.s- sors. I'his is our resolution. I re- joice thtit Sergius is done for." Minneapolis, Feb. 21.â€" Wheat â€" Clo.sc-May, $1,171; ''nly, $ll">i to $1.15J; September, 95ic; No. 1 hard, $1.18J; No. 1 Northern. $1.10|; No. 2 do., $1,131. Flourâ€" First patents, $(>.30 to $0.40; second <lo., $0.10 ,o $0.20; lirst clears, $4.15 to $4.35; second clear, $2.00 to $2.70. Bran in bulk. $13.75. I,IVE STOCK MARKETS. Toronto, Feb. 21.â€" The Western Market was characterized by great activit.v to-day, caused by the short- ness in the supply of cattle. Milch cows were quoted at $30 to $50 each. Tho prices of exporters ranged from $4.35 to $4.90 |ier cwt. The following quotat'-o.is v.>.."e fri>- vulent for butchers' cattlj- Soleil butchm-s', $4.50 to $4.75; good butchers', loads of. $4.10 to $4.60; fair to good, S3. 'JO to $3.90.- cow.-j, $2.50 to $3,124; common lo roU'.;i, $1.25 to $2. Stock(?rs aiul feeders wuro quifed nominally as follows: â€" Feeders, tl.oit keeps, 1,200 to 1,275 lbs. at $1 to $4.35; stockers, 000 to 800 lbs. at $2.50 to $3.50; stockers, 400 to 000 lbs., al $2 lo $2.25. Tho jirices of sheep and lambs w.'ie as follows â€" Export ewes, $4.50 to $5; export bucks. $3.50 to $4 Dor cwt.; cull sheep, $2 to $3 each; lambs, $5.50 to $0.35 per cwt. ("alves sold at 31 to Oc per lb., and 82 to $12 each. I'ho quotations for hogs were $5.- 40 for s.4LK:ts, 160 to 200 lbs. and $5.15 for lights and tats. olV cars, Toronto MINE OF BkTdIAMONDS Another Monster Gem Taken from Premier Digg'ings. A London despatch Ja.^s: â€" The Pre- mier Mine. .loh<>nnisliing, in which! a 3.O30 carat iMamoiul wt^s discov-j ere«l last month, has prod-iced nn-i other of lilunomenal size. One oil 834 carats has just been found in tt. WOMAN AND CHILD KILLED Mrs. Hanna Run Over With Hev Grandson in Her Arms. A I'elerboro despatch says:â€" Saluix day night a shocking double railway fatality happened here. Mrs. Thomas llnnna. widow, residing at 13 Lakj street, was returning by Grand Trunl, from Port Hope. At the diamond crossing of the C. P. H., near her re- sidence, where the train halts for t tnoment, she, with her granson, about .seven years old, asleep in her arms, loft the car, which was again under motion, and as she stepped to the ground .she must have run against the wall of snow which ri.sos along the trac'k, and was thrown back on the rails. After the train had pas.si'd her body w-as found al- most cut in two at the waist acro.s.'i the rail, and her grandson was also frightfully mangled. Death in both cases was innlantaneous. The de- ceased Was 55 years of age, and was a native of Hope township, where thirteen years ago her husbjind, a farmer, was gored to death bv a bull. MUST PROTECT THE WEAR Montreal Woman Sent to Jail for Thumping Husband. A Montreal despatch says:- Record- er Weir has had many men before, him on the charge of wlte-benting. but Wednc.iday was the first time he has had a woman before him charg- ed with boating her husband. The am-azon was Mrs. Purcell, 215 Centre street. She was found guilty of aa- saiilting her husband, and wa« sen- tenced to t«i inontbs for assault. Her hnsbniid said she was drunken anil had abu.sed him for years, but he had stood it for tho s»'" >f his children. Riots have broken out in the Chin- ese ProVinc-e of Shantuiii;, owing t/o a n-w tobacco tax having beiMi iiu- I>Osed.