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rTsM fleets togetheb? Uconfirmed Report Comes From a Chinese Source. noNons TO hruorm. A (K'spatch from Toliio s-ays: In un clnbutalo (c'roinony Ixt'ii"''!!? Wed- nosiiay nn<I cmliiiK Fiiibiy, tin- nivnics of ;)(),N(H'. Koliiit'is ami .siiilois of .lii- pnn Killi'il prior to llu; lUittlc of lluliilon will bo enshrined in the Hjjolionsha 'lV'ml)lo. Wiuiy kiiiHiiion uikI Miiswomon of thi' vii:tiiiv4 of thi! wiir aro asw?nib- lin? in 'I'ulsjo to purtiilpulo in <ho ci'M'iiiony, nnJ arc receiving special consideration. 'Ihey will he .special f;iies1s of th<! f!ovenim< nt . Th.) Ilays of Iho TtiiHsiaii c.ruiKor Vuviug, whiih was sunk in ilv^ first naval battle of tlie WHT. and a standard capturwl at MiiKden aro on exhibition in Iho 'I'einpli}. The Kmperor and I''.inprcsf) of .Japan will attend the reremony on Thur&day, and the Crown Trinre and I'rincestjcs will bo present an Ji'iday. The ceremony in Iwisrd on the na- tional belief in the immortality of the soul and the hontajjc due to an- cestors. arc awaiting the arrival of .T.OOO ri!- iiiforcefiientM nnd artillery tron> Vla- divorldck, when thoy will try to advttnoo on (!ennan. FORCIU) TO niOTIUK. A di-spntch from St. rotersl)urg Bays: Under date of April 2(> ticn. Linevitc'h reports further fjkirini.Khing on his left flank ajid near Kaiyiicii. Un .sa.vs the .Japane.^o were (ti.slod!;eil by arlill.'ry from their entrenrhiiHiil.s ftiid nitired to a hill, whiih tlii-y were preparing to defend. TWO AREESTS MADE. UUSRIAN SUirS SIGHTIOI). A despatch from Tsiugtau, Shan- tiiiiLr retinisnla, China, says: â€" It is r(ported that the Ku.s.sian .second I'.uilic squadron, together with the ];ii."sian third racifle, .'•.quadron, aro near the Island of Hainan. \ de.'ipatch from Hong Kong s:iy.s: The steamer Itolislchang reports that sli ! passcHl twenty ve.s.sels on Wod- tK*day eight niile,s east of Kaiuranh Hiiy Th ve.s.sels woro unliko any filiip.i of the llussian fleet that she hu('. S(H!n prevlou.'ily. The .steamer Stettin, which ha.i ar-' rived hero, sighted from 'M to iO- vessels of the IJiissian .second I'acilic' Sfjiiailron in Ilonkobei Hay, Aiinami (.ibcut fifty miles nortli of Kainranh i Hay), Thursday afternoon. Two! cruisers whiih had thoir decks stack- ed with coal sigiuilled the Sliittin to stop, and fjuostioned her. The fleet was propariug fur sea. KIJSSIA.^S KIOTIHRD. f. . A despatch f^roni St. 1'etersln.ig sn.ys: tien. Linevitch report.s as fol- io w.s: â€" "Our outposts on .Snlm-day forced the eiiem.v to evacuate succes.siveiy Naiichensu and Neiiiaiiliaoiiumrr. 'J ho Japanese oicupied a tortiliod i>oai- tion south of Ne/nanpiiomeng. '"Ihe appearanco of a detai hinent of artillery opposite their left llaiik fiuced the .lapaneso to retire in haste upon Kaiyuanh:-rien. On Suncl'iy wn forCL"d tho enemy to retire from Kaiyuanhsien. Ueiiting the iiieuiy back, we apiuoached ('hangtiifu, liul as tho town was found to bo occupi- ed in considerable force, we retired." 'r^ CUT OFF in.s HANnS. A (lospatili from N'owchwang says: In an accouftt given to the A.ssoci- aled I'ru.ss liy a trader of tho rijtreal from Mukden Hie followiiijf occurs. â€" "Only once did 1 .s«>e any ovidc-nce of authority. A party of L'ossacks In a side blreot fuun<l a t-'hine.-« beg- gar, whom th<'y lhouj;hl was a -'a- punu.se sp.v. 'Ihey wet upon and yanked at his pigtail till it came olV. Then they tried to carry Inm away. The man clutchi'd tho spoki's of a liasving cart. He refuKi.-d to let go Iii.4 grip. Tho Uu.s,siana tore his clothes from hl.s back in th Vir ellorts to drag him olT. He would not brt. go. The.v <lrew their swords nnd hacked his hands oft at the wriwt.s. "'Ihe man turned upon theiu, bit- ing and waving his arm stujnp.s. He sci/.ed a Cossack's hand in his tei'lh and bit the fingw.i of. Cra:^ed wMh i)Bin, tile Ru.c.sian drew hii sword with his left hand and .s-tab'lx-d the Chinnnian, and ti companion Klashed at him from the other .sido and ni'urly severed his head from his body. A third man (inisthed tlm work half done, and the body waa dragged to the company headipiar- li'is. Tho Russian commniwler stood till' blood-stained soldiers In the yard nnd shot them down for killing the ilf-.;^ Cliinamun. All four bodies were left I ^^ uncarwl for." SICK AND woimnKD. â-  A despatch fr .ni Tokio says:â€" Count Okuiiia, Icailer of tho I'rogres- '.if' slvc party and former Foreign Min- ister, addressing on Friday tho commitloo of tho Progressive party upl'ointed to succor tho wounded, cs- , tfnialec' the nnmliur of wounded nnd #^_^. ^irk as a reault of the war at 21)0,- ~''''0<)0 to 300,U()<), and the number of killed or who hud dluU of dliiuasu at nO.dOO. Th(i Count warned tho people to bo prepared for a lengthy war, and o.v- I>rcHsoii tinj liopn that a continuation of tho struggle would not alTect the nntional sentiment. Nothing, ho add- ed, should shako tho resolution to continuo tho war. Ho criticized tho < national diplonuicy, expressing tho opinion that efllrlent and timoly ilipliiinntic skill would have preveiit- rd Ihe Russian squadron from coming to the Far KasI The ("mint hI.ho ex- pressed tho belief that tho occasion for great battles hud disappeared. It khu |)oHsil)le to support the army throughout the remainder of the war with the $77,500,000 durivud from war taxe.s. and tho speoker urged u contiuuanco of national «conc-my and frugality. ANOTHEn Bia UATTLE. According to tho Tokio correspon- dent of tho London Daily Telegraph, 70(> sailors who were ca|)tured nt Port Arthur will be rideasod. A gen- eral ongngemont on tho (!hangchun- Kirin line is expe<-tod about tho mld- dio of May. UUS.SIAN.S LOST 200 MION. A dispatch from Tokio -say.s: Thu follow iii;^ ollicial annouuce:r(?iit was made on Wirdne.sday:â€" "On M'imday a Uu.-.sian force, roii- si.^ting of livo battalions of infantry, :iixteoti sotiiias ef cavalry, and oiio battery of urtiHery, in pre.s.sing our aa\ anci"il cavalry, attacked them iu tho vicinity of Kni.vuuu. f)nr Kai- yuan force attncki-d thn Russians in return, d(fp.,«le<i and pursued them north to Miiinhuachieh. Our castial- ti.:.s weru tliirty-eij.ht. The unaaiy left about liOO dead on tho field. "'l"wo other Ru.';.sian forcoB, one consi.sting of six battalions of in- fautr.v and sixtuin solnias of caval- ry, and one battery of artillery, at- tacked Changtu anil .Siaotat/.u, re- spectively, but rc!re:>lid north whun the other Ru.^isiftn force Wus ili.'f'.'ttted nt ivaiyuan." lUISSIAN LOSSK.S AT MUKT>KM. A despatch from (lunshu Pass, Manchuria, sa.vs; An exact state- meiit of tho losses in all catci;oiie.4 in tho battle of Mukdm from Fel>iu- ary I'.) tn March 1). coiiiiuled by the (ieneral StalT, shows that the casualties were greatly overstate! in earlier reports. Stiiteinents from dapane.'X! sources indicating v.holi!- Halu captures of prisoners, enorniou.i bool,.y anil cannon are now deiiiiil. Til reality, it appear.s, tho Ru:,sian losses amounted to two fJeiu-rals, who were taken prisoners, 1,08"! stall- and other oflicers, and 87|<i77 men, of whom tho gnate.st part. i\bout .'").''i,000 Were wounded, la evacimting Mukden and retreating to the north- ward th,! Russians lost ;i2 gun», of which three were mortars, thri«e old tyoe field guns with piston action and "20 quick-lire guns. Of the .sieno artillery every gun nnd nil tho ain- iiiunition carts were »^nt north two da.\ s before tho retreat began. Charged With Murdering Miss Lowry at Kodney. A Rodney despatch says: â€" Alexan- dc'C Willis, ;<") years old, married, futliei of four young children, antl u fe.riner in the township of Aldboro", is iindei arrest on the charge of mur- dering Fliznboth Lowry. Klizabcth Covell. who was with Jliss Lowry on the night of the tragedy, is charged with tlio .same ofTence, nnd is in charge (,f Constable l.udy at tho Ht- tli) (Novell homo in Old Rodney. Tho village is tenibly e.vcited over the ilevelupnieiit.s in this case, wliich tliroatened for a time to end without being cleared uj). 'I'ho fresh eviilence which Dotoctivo Rogers gathered within the fast fu-W days has fastened .tuspicion ' vory stroay- ly on Willis again, and tho jury were impressed by the stories of Mr. anil l\rrs. Colo and Dr. Harvey to bring in the following verdict: i "'I'liat Klizu Lowry was murdered ut the homo of Bi:njuniin Covell, about one niilo north of thu villaga of Rodney, on the night of tlio IHthl of April, JOOo, nnd wo strongly su.s- pect th.at Alexander Willis committ- ' Pd (liu crinu}, and we believu Eliza- I lietb Covell knows w,ho conimittevl tho murder and is shiebling the partj." I (lounty Crown Attorney Angus Mc- j Criiiinion imimviiatoly went to Mag- istrate Frank Hunt, who was in tho village, and had Warrants i.ssued for tho arrest of Willis and Mrs. Coveli. WilliH h!,d not left th.^ village, and, after a little search, was arresteil b.y County Constable Smale. Ho took his arrest very calmly and walked along to Dr. Dorland's olTice, where ho was brought, before Magistrate Hunt nnd remanded until May 4. Willis has not possessed tho very lipst reputation. Ho is a, heavy drinker and has not a.ssociated with good companions. He is a native oi thi.s vicinity. His father is living in ono of tho western S!.ates, and is separated from his mother, who re- uides in Detroit. His wife is a very quiet, riwpectcd little woman, and is tho daughter of .Tohn Head of this jvill.ige, Tho eJdest child is' a bright jgirl of fourteen years, and tho boys, ! three in numhor. range from twelve to thieo yoar.s. Willis' farm is on the seventh concession of Aldb^iro'. Mrs. Covell was overwhelmed when the constnblo arrived and placeil her under arrest. .She could not under- stand ths change In tho situation, and naturally protested her inno- cence, but many peoi)lo expwt she will reveal some imi)ortant informa- tion in conspqucnco of the action of tho Coroner's jury. Her husband feel.<i the position of afTalrs ki-enly, and ridii'uU's the idea of his wife's cv'iiplicity in tho crime. He is a hardworking railway latiorer and has been married to the woman soven years. Mrs. (\iveirs first husband was Anderson Raker, an hotolkeeper at Old Hodiioy, and by him sho had several children, l.ut tho only one living- is t!ie wife of an hotelkeei)er in Sinicoe cuuiitv. LEADING MARKETS BRKADSTL'FFS. Toronto, May 2. â€" Wheatâ€" Ontario, No. 2 red and white sold at ^1, -.omo holders asking tl.o2; spring, U-'k- to '•'iic, and Koobo, 87c to 88c. Manitoba â€" Steady; for delivery ut lake ports j on the opening of navigation So. 1 1 northern is quoted at 9()c; Ki. J, j y^c; .No. a, 8Cc. j I'lour â€" !KJ per cunt, patents aro quoted at $'t.'.i~) to SI. 'I.'), buyers' sacks, east and west; ITic to 20c i higher for choice. Manitoba, steady at $.-...''.1) to $."j.G0 for lirsl i.atents, jf5.10- to 5.''). 40 for second patents jund S.') to So. HO for bakers'. MiI!f.-<-<l~$I7 for bran and $18. ."50 jlo ?!'.) fi.r ."ihorts, Manitoba, $21 lor I shorts and .$1!) for lirp.n. I Harlc.V â€" i')C for No. 2, 4;!c for No. .'5 extra, nnd 41c for No, 'A malting outside, 'J'oronto freights. I Ryeâ€" Dull; 0'.)c to 70c for No. 2 f.o.b. outside. (Jorn â€" 17c to 48c for yellow, and MGc to 47c for niixe<l fob. Chatham jfrelghl.=!: American firmer; No. '.i yel- j low, ."I'lC to ."iiijc; mixed, 54Jc to I ri.lc on track Toronto. t Onl.sâ€" Finn; 4lic. to 41 c for No. 3 jwhito we.st, 41c to 42c east. Rolled Oatsâ€" 14.3.'> for cars of ! bags and $4. (SO fur barrels on track hero; 3")c more for broken lots here and 4(ic outside. I'en.sâ€" r.Hc to r,9c for Mo. 2 vTcst and enst and 70c for milling. Buclvw heatâ€" 59c to COc cast and west. Lambs, barnyards, per cv^t 5.00 5.50 Vo.. Spring, each 3.00 6.50 Calvpjj. per cwt 3.50 5.50 i»o., each 2.00 8.00 Hogs. Hogs, select. 16U to 200 lbs. off cars $7.00 Do., fats, off cars 0.75 Do., lights, off curs 6.75 DISORDFR F.XAOCF.RATKD. (lener.Tl Knrkpvitrh, tlui chief of the stair, calculates that other loHS- es nsido from wounded wero an fol- lows: l.".,000 killeri, 7,01)0 to 8,000 known to have been captured and 10,000 to 12,000 mis.'jing. of whom .several thousands were drivers, .<»ani- tary comniissn'riat corps, omployeei and other non-combatants. A very largo ninnber Wero slightly wounded and returned to the ranks, many even resorting to deception in order to leave tho ho3|>ilal. This indicates that tho extent of tho .lapaueao vic- tor.v and the disorder of tho Uus- sinn retreat hnve been greatly exag- gerated and shows that the spirit of tho Russian army is still strong and tho troops not demorulizeil. ON THK COltKAN HORDKR. A di»spatrh from Tokio says: Tt la Bfnleil Ihnt .1,000 RiiHslans who were loddy reported on the Corean border NEWS FOR 'TOMMY ATKINS' Better Things Coming in Baracks and Camp i'or Him. A despatch from Ottawa nn.vs: (Conditions for "Tomm.v Atkins" In barracks and camp aro to bo im- proved. The Militia Department is bu.sy with tho pinni. Those aro to bo some of thn Improv^enieiits; â€" A now style liedstead, with s|iring, for permanent corps, to replaro the har^ springle.sB hiMlstend now in use at l,oni'on, Toronto. Kinn'ton nnd other points. New hospital tent.-t, with porch attncheo', and a new s.v.v- tem of ventilation will bo introduced at tho Coming camps, also moss tent.H. Tho latter will enable tho militiamen to sit ilowii to meals to- gflther iiniWr more favorable circum- stances than formerly. 'Ilic improve- ments In the Inits are due to Colonel Fi.spl, tho Director of tho Army Mnlical Corps nnil Colonel Mac Don- Bid, Unsler of (>rdnanro. lias under oonsiderntion tho providing of tho iinlitia with a uniform auklo bout. CORPSES LAY IN STREETS Citizens of Piaagua, Chile, Unabla to Bury Plaguo Victims. A San Antonio. Toxas, despatch sav.i: â€" rassengers from Chilean ports nccorfling to a recent despatch from lliizatlaii, Mexico, bring the llrst full information coiiverning tho terrible ravages of the bubonic plague in tho t-'ity i>f I'isagua, Chile. For some lime before their departure the deaths in I'isagua had ranged from ten to thirty a ila.v, and the author- it i-s were then unable to enforce burials Coriises Were flirown into tho utreet.'i to ilocompose and spread contagion. Hut little headway had been liiudo in the fight of the dis- ea.se. and it seemed as thuiigh the en- tire iiiipulution of that Chilean port niljibt be exterminated b,v tho plague. Persons had been shot down by tho bolitier.s on guard while atiomiiting to escape from tho stricken city. BIGGEST WARSHIP. Britain to Lay Down Vessels of a New Design. A l.onihm desfatch snys: In a .qpi^eih at Oo.sport, Arthur l.ce, Civil l.oi-d of tho Athuiralty, said there was a toniporary lull in tho r>riti.-<h Rlvil>-building proRiiununo, causivl by the fact that tho Rus.sii-.Inr anese War had l»ught tho llovornment to alter tho design of warshiivs consid- erably. The outcomo of the les55on Would bo seen in tho bnttlealvip that would shortly bo laid down nt rortsmouth. Sho Would bo the most powerful tho world had ever seen, mill tho sppi'dicst ever built. The Admiralty, moreover, had odoptod the policy th.it henceforth when a shii> became ob.solefe not a l>enn.v would be spent on It, l>ut it would be .sold forthwith for whatever it would fetch. BOAT FOR HUDSON BAY. Government WiH Btiy Vessel for Mounted Police. An Ottawa ilespntcK snys: A pa- trol boat for service in Hiul.son Hay will bo btiill In tho Dominion yard at .Sorel. Tho vessel is intended to eimble f hp MountctI Police to rover the shoieM of tho ha.y. A sntlsfnc- tiiry craft could not bo found in Canada, so it has been deciili.<l to build. 'Ill,' bout will he 120 feet long, (win .screw, and have n speed of Iwplvf: knots. It will not bo ready for service until next year. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Ilulter â€" Receii>ts are heavier and the market has an easy tone Creamery, prints 3ac to 2."ic do solids 22c to 23c I>airy luli.s, mc<liuni 16c to 17c do inferior lie to 15c Dairy lb. rolls, good to choice 21c to 32c do large rolls 19c to 20c do mi'iliuni 17c to ISc Chiy.'we â€" Ta firm in tone and is quot- ed unchanged at 12c tor largo and 12 ic for twin.sp. ^'â- SS'* â€" Quotations «re unchangixl at IS.ic to 14c. I'ot.ttoesâ€" Ontario, 60c oa track and ().")c to 70c out of store; eastern tiOc to O.lc on track, and 70c to 7.50 out of store. Baled Ha.vâ€" $8 per ton for No. 1 timothy and ?7 for mixed or clover in car lots on track her«. Ruled Straw â€" Car lots on track hero are quoted unehangs-a at $6 [jc-r ton. MONTREAL MARKETS. Montri'al. May 2â€" Flourâ€" Manito- ba spring wheat patents, $5. .50 to So. 00, strong bakers', $.').20 to ?.">.- ;!0; winter wheat pntents, §5.50 to 9,5.00; .ttraight roller, $5.25 to fo.- :i0, nnd in l.-ags, ?2.4.-> to f2.55. Sfiliriedâ€"Manitoba bran, m bags, $10, sl'.orls. $21 per ton; Ontario winter wheat bran in hulk. S1S..50 to SIO; short.^, $211 to $21; inouille, $21- to ?28 per ton. as to iiualit.v. Ootmeulâ€" The demand is si ill liini- tPQ and the nuirkct qiiiet at $2.20 to ?2.22i jier liag. Corn;\ieal is also quiet at Jl.lio to fl.15 per bag. Hay- No. 1, S'J to $9. .50; No. 2, $8 to $S.5t>; clover, mixed, $7 to $7. .50. and puie clover, $(j.50 to $(\.75 per ton. in cnr lots. Roansâ€" Choice primps, 51.70 to S1.7.'> per bushel, ?1.50 to $l.fi0 in cur lots. Provision.s â€" 1 fenVy Canadian short cut pork, .$10,511 to *'17..50; light .short cuts, $10.50 to $17; Anu'ri'an cut cli-ar tat back, $20; roiniioiinil lard. Oic to 7c; Canadian lard. (â- .Jo to 7 5r; kettlo rendered, 81c to Ojc, according to q\iality; hams, 12c t!o i:tc, bacon, ll'.e; tiwh killed al.»(t- l.oir ho!;s, ?».7;> to $10; mixed, !fO.- 7.5 to $7; select at $7.25 to »7.50. o!Tr cars. Uutterâ€" Choice creamery, I9jc to 20c; mottled, 18c to 18|c; dairy roll ICic to lOJc. I'-StJ^-'^fnight stock, lie tol4ic; No. I, KUc to 14c. t'liecw^â€" Ontario fall white, 12|c; colored, 12ic: fodder, lie to Ilic. lUJI'FALO MARKKT. llun'ulo. May 2.â€" Flour â€" Light d(V mnnd Wheat â€" OtTerings light; Mo. 1 noithern, $1; No. 2 riHl, W5Jc. Corn â€" Steady, No. 2 yellow, 5oC; No, 3 corn, 51c. Oats â€" Fa.sy. No. 2 white, H41c; No. 2 mixed, 32. LIVIO STOCK MAUKET. Toronto, May 2.â€" Tlic foUowini; wtts the range of (piotations: â€" Kxportprs." E.Tport stivers, choice.. .$5.70 $6.00 Do., medium ,5.00 5.(>5 Do., bulls 4.00 4. .50 IJutchers' ('attle. Untchors' cnttle, picked. 5.00 5.50 Do., rhoieo 4.0q 5.15 SHOT' HER MOTHER DEAD. Revolver' Taken From Trunk Ac- cidentally Discharged. A Cornwall despatch sa.vs: â€" A load- ed 32-calibro revolvci" kept in » Irun^ at tho re.sidenco of Arthur Shoills, Strathniore, cau.se<i the de.tth of Mrs. Daniel Woods of Cora- wall township, mother of Mrs. .SheiUs, about S> o'clock on Saturday morning. Mrs. Woods had been visit- ing Mr. and Mrs. Sheills and a neighbor, Mrs. Thompson, since Thursday. Sho intended returning to t.lornwa!l on .Saturday morning, and was prepuring in her daughter's room for tho»joiirney when Mrs. Scheill's opened a trunk to get some wearing api^arel. The revolver was in the trunk and tho younger woman picked it up to wipe some rust off it with her apron. In so doing .she probably touche<l tho trigger, for tho weapon went ofl and the bullet struck Mrs. Woods jiist below the collar-bone, cutting the left sub- clavian artery. Mrs. Woods foil back into the bed and died in a few min- utes from internal hemorrhage. Dr. Mcintosh of Apple Hill was at once summoned by Mr. Sheills, but tba spark of life had fled ore his arrivaL Dr. C. J . Hamilton of Cornwall was notified to hold an inquest, but ask- ed Dr Mclliarmid of Maxville, a few miles from Htr.^thmore. to act in hia stead Dr. McDiarmld, after taking the statement* of Mr. and Mrs. Sheills and Mrs. Klizabeth Mcintosh, the only persons on the l)remises, de- cided that an inquest was unneces- .sary, as the shooting was clearly ac- cidental. BRITISH FLEET DEFECTS. Fifteen Battleships Said to be ITa- fit for Action. The Daily Oraphic on Thursday- morning commenced a series of ar- ticles calling in question the duratioa of the armament of a modern British fleet iu a manner which, if the facta giveii should bo substantiated, l* calculated to cause a great .sensa- tion. The writer alleges that flfteon battleships unlit for action have been discovered, and that tho 12- inch guns coiistitiiling the main aimameut of the.so ve-s.sels aro incap- able of Iring 50 full chargos. The latest Woolwich pattern 6-inch wire gun has also failed under ex- poiiment, and tho question naturally arises as to the endurance of tho armanent of the modern fleet. Tlia facts caiue to lig'it through dovelop- meiit.i of wi'>ftkness in new long guns under experiment and the simultan- eous failuro of the twelve guns in the Majestic class of battleships, ani through the bursting of shells in seven out of sixteen big British guns on the .Tnpanese buttUwhips. Tho writer iioiuta out, further, that (Jreat llritain is the only power that has adopted the umnufucluro of wira guns. HUDDERSFIELD LEADS. Adopts a Scheme to Encourage Proper Rearing o£ Cliildren. A dispatch from Loudon suys: Tho munlcipnlity of Huddersiield, at tho instance of Mayor Rroadhent, a bro- ther of King Kdward's physician, has adopted a schemo to encourage tho proper rearing of children and to check thu high ralo of infant mortalit.y. Thu si-heu'o includes a money premium for tho imnu>iliato regiKlralion of births and machinery to ensure tho healthy bringing up of children, incluniiig a municipal milk supply. nuHlical attendance, and a day nursery. - Do. fair to good 4.40 4.V>0| Do. medium 3.85 4.15 Do . common 4.35 4.75 Do., cows, good . 8.75 4.40 Do. medium 3.00 3.30 Do. bulls 3.'i6 3.75 • Do.. canners 2.00 a. 50 1 Feedeis and Htockers. Feeders, short -kis^ps. 1,100 ACT WAS DISALLOWED. British Columbia's "dntriendliness to Japan Eebuked. An Ottawa despatch says: â€" Tho Oovernmont has adopted a different policy regarding tho Rritish Colum- bia legislation imposing restrlctioixs on tho employment or Immigration of Japanese. Hitherto it has taken some months for tho (Jovernment to make uv> its mind to disallow meas- ures of this nature, but this year, within a couple of days of the re- cpl|it of tho Acts rvCently passed by the British Columbia l^egislature, thoy have boon rendered nugatory by tho t!overnor-in-Council. to 1.200 lbs 4.!)0 ,"^..50 Do., 8.50 to 1,0.50 lbs. 3.80 4.1)0 Stnckers, ,500 to i)00 lbs 3.25 4.2.".! Yearlings. 3.50 to 4.50 j pounds .1.00 3.70 : ShiH-p and I.nndis. j Kxporl ewes, per cwt.... 4.75 5.50, Do , bucks, per cwt... 3.50 4.00 llutchers' sheep per cwt.. 4.00 5.0t) j ^cuilmgH, ewes und weth- | crs, cwt 7.00 7. .50' REVENUE INCREASED. Customs Heturns for April More Satisfactory. An Ottawa despatch says:â€" Cu.^toms revenue is increasing. tho month of .\pril there is an crease of $7t».5i;o. nnd for the niimths n gain of $S32,4T0. The following are tho figures: April, 1S)05 f3.2!>3 April. lOol â-  3.213 Increase 79 I'or ten months, 1005 ....34.200 For ten months, D»04 ...33.377 IncienHo SH2, Are -Tlio For in- ten rtiin 770 of.tl 51(1 o:ii) •»7« 'â- - ! •^