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IPS ill Hi 1' (I More Severe Fighting on Sakhalin Island. nUSSIANS LOSE 700 MEN. A despatch from Tokio says: Tho following despatch has been rcceivuU from .lapunesu headciuarttTs: â€" "Our indcpiMidcnt cavalry which entori'd Itykoll (on Saglialiun Island, 45 miles north-east of Port Due) July 27 withdrew on finding order in the city unfavorablu to its occupa- tion. (Jur army, intending to crush tho ent-iny's force bcifore they re- treated from the eaiiaencvs west of HykolT, commenced to advance at 3 a.m. on July 28. The van, to- gather with an indopeiulent body of cavalry, advanced by forced inarch, attai-Uing- and di.slodginjj the enemy hol<ling the northern e.vtremity of HykolT and rushed the town. Con- fused str^-et lighting ensued, but the town was completely taken at 8.30 o'clock in tho morning. "The enemy's main sln'n.Q;th, which oppos(;d our right coluiiin, (led in disorder southwai'd. taking the short rou(>! leading to I'nroono. "(In .inly 28 a 'letachnient which was .sent ."ioulh in ])uisuit of tho cneni.v met tho enemy's infantry, some 80U strong, at a point six miles south of KykolT, and killed over 204I and captured .100. "Tho enemy's strength opposed to our right column was of some .T,- 000 infuiitr.v, and four guns and four mncliine yuns, and that oppo.sed to our le;"t colunni sonic 2,000 infantry and four guns, "The .^nemy's loss in trophies is under investigation." several hundred volunteers, with eight field pieces. "Another detachment landed at Mugati and captured '10,000 tons of coal and light railway materials. AlexanUrovsk was taken and entered the same evening, after some resist- ance. At dawn on July 25 tho enemy holding a position east of Alexanilrovsk was attacl;ed, and our troops pressul him towards Novoe- Michaelkoyo, which place wo com- pletely occupied the same day. Two hundred prisoners weie taken, and also gun-carriages, ammunition, and provi.sious." Alcxandrovsk is the capital of Saghulien. It will probably now be- come the base of operations for the capture of Nikolaievsk, at the uiouth of the Amur Kiver. Tlie luii ling of a Japanese force at Port Castries a few days ago is supposed to have been nmdo to secure the mainland lend of tho cable to Saghalien. and I to begin a movement against tlio I Town of AlexatKlrovsk on the nmin- , land, from which place the Japanese are likely to cut oil Nikolaievsk on the south sitle. It is ollicially anoounced that pre- vious to (he capture of Ah-xandrovsk jsaghalictn, the Jnpaiii'se Inniled at jMug^atai, dislodged the Russians Uhero nnd captured 10.000 tons of jcoal and some railway material. Two hundred prison.jrs, gtm carri- ages and ammunition wore captured on Hlomiay. OtrXBHEAK or MENINGITIS. Dr. Hodgetts Beports Upon. Dis- ease in Ottawa Valley. A de.spatch from Toronto says: Cerebro-spinal meningitis or spotted fever has become very prevalent in tho Ottawa Valley, and numerous deaths have bei-n reported. Dr. C. A. Hodgetts, .secretary of the Pro- vincial Board of Health, has just re- turned from a visit to Carp, Carlo- ton County, where the disea.se is epi- demic. One doctor reported four deaths out of 11 ca.ses wjiich occur- red in his practice. Another on tho Quebec side of the river had six pa- tients in one house. The diseasi seems to have gained a footing also I in the neighborhood of I'embroko, land two deaths have occurred in tho Ottawa hospitals from it. Dr. Hodgetts found the environ- ment in most of tho cases similar. Ni arly all occurretl in small log or frame hou.ses built on the ground; most of the.se were surrounded b.v willow trees, causing dampness and shutting out sunlight. Placards are being i)lnced by the Local Board of Health on all houses in which arc cases of the disease Tho discn.se usually attacks chil- dren, but sevi ral of (hi' deaths in this outbreak were of aduKs. Au- thorides dilTer as (o whedier (he mnlail.v is infei-tious or contagious. Dr. llddgetts has been leil to believe from several instances that it is com- municable, ft is the result of a specific organism which in unsani- (ai-y surrounilings develops in the nervous sysd m. The brain is not attacked, and the patient remains conscious. The back is painful ow- ing to the affection of the spine, and the sick person wastes away rapidly. TO I.SOLATE VLAniVOSTOCK. A despatch from Khersti, Manchur- ia, says: The Japanesi? are apparent- ly concentrating in considerable- force far to the eastward, with the aim of operating against Kirin and Nin- guta and getting in between Vladi- vostock. and tho Uussian Manchurian army. It is reported that (ho Japanese have landed at .several places in (he Siberian littoral between Nicholaie- vsk and Do Kastries, and that tho telegraph line to Nicholaiovsk has been cut. These landings, however, aro reported to be by small fcirccs. Thi- rains are moderating, and the roads are passable. The wet Wea- ther and great heat are alTecting- tho health of the army, and stomach trouble among tho troops is increas- ing. Some cases of t,vphu.s have been reported, but tho di.sea.so is not epidemic. JAPS IN SIBEKIA. A «iespatch from St. I'etersburg, sa.vs: â€" Despatches from Manchuria re- poi-t the landing of a Japanese bat- talit>n and the .seizure of a lighthou.se ' on tho Siberian coast near Dekastrii a a post formerly called Alexdrovsk, I TOD miles north of Vladivostok, af- [ tor a preliminar.v shelling by torpo- do-bout destroyers. Military ofhcials here attach im- portance to tho episode only in con- nection with tho Sakhalin campaign, and sa.v that as tho landing was ef- fected at a place where tho Straits of Tnrtary aro narrowp.-;t, npparenlly it is part of tho strategy of the Jap- anese to prevent the escape of l{us- sian garrisons in Sakhalin, across tho straits. 'I'hey add that the landing Is too far north to have nn.v bearing on the main campaign or on tho operation against Vladivostok. LINEVITCH MUST UETUEAT. The Tokio correspondent of tho London Telegraph says the llussian ofhcers captured in .Saghalien are depressed. They declare the.v wcro loft to take care of themselves. Their requests for reinforcements were ig- nored, and they were practically helpless. Vladivoslock is now blockaded by a strong squadron. This explains the inactivity of the crui.sers Ko.ssia and Cromoboi and tho torpedo boats which are inside the harbor. They have been unable to interfere with the .Japanese occupation of .Sagha- lien oe to .scout in Possiet and IJn- goni Bays. Powerful .lajiancse scjuad- rons are watching the whole coest of Saghulien and also (ho coasts of Siberia and Corea. Iniormadon from odlcers who have returned from Manchuria .shows that when the Japanese plan is in full «wing tJcn. Linovitch must prema- turely retreat or be absolutely lost. When the Japanese landed at Port Ca.stries last Monday thi-y found that the village of -Mexandrovsk, Siberia, which i.s merel.v a collection of wood- en huts, was burning. As 'he invad- ers uppronched the place four guns opened fire on thciu, but they wc-ro soon silenced. JAPS ARE BUSY. A despatch from Tokio says: It Is announced at arm.v headquarters that tho Japanese from Shnghalien Island on tho morning of .July 2t, without meeting heavy resistance from the Itu.sslans, conunenced landing in tho neighborhood of Alkova. eight miles north of Mexandrovsk and that Aloxnmlrovsk was seized Tuesday. Vice-Admiral Kutnkoa, in report- ing the successful landing of the .la- paneso forces in the vicinity of Alcx- androvsk from SaKhalii^>n Island, says the piers at Alcxandrovsk, Ni- yomi and Mukako wero found intact, but tho enemy had set lire to Mumi- ka and Alkova was still burning. The town of Alcxandrovsk was imt burned. The Admiral's report, which was received at 7. .30 p.m. on .July 24, says the Japancsu flag was hoisted over tho Oovernment build in jfs at Mexandrovsk w.Uhuut any loss on the part of tho Japanese force. The following offlcial ann nmcc- ment was mado this afternoon: "Tho detachment detailed to protect tho landing on tho Siberian coast of Japanese troops from tho Iala.ad of Saghalien dislodged the onein.v from tho vicinity of Alkova on July 34. The enemy's strength consisted of one battalion ot infaatry, besidoa WHAT LANDING MEANS. A despatch from London sa.vs; â€" The Japanese landing at Dekastrios, which is tho terminus of the only cable lino eoimecting th(! niaiidand with the Island of Sakhalin, is re- garded by the London morning new.s- pnpers as an attempt to seize tho mouth of tho Annir Itiver in onlor to enable tho .Japanese to despatch an arm.v up that great waterway to threaten tho Russian conimimica. tions, Japanese gurd)oats and torpe- do boats could thus rooch Harbin nnd give effectual assistance to any attack on the Russian fortilications. Both the L'Bsuri and Sungari Riv- ers aro imvigable for vesse's of lluht draught, and thus tho Japanese could advance inland in three differ- ent directions for a consi<lerable dis- I lance. If. as is supposed, .Japan hos !a river expedition in readiness, the mere threat of its advance may si.f- (ico to change the plans of (ho Ru.s- sians and compel the retirement from tho ICirin and Fonghwa districts up- on Harbin. ROJKSTVENSKY'S INJ UUIES. Tokio, July 20.â€" Tho wotind in Ad- mirnl Rojestvensk.v's forehead has been reo|)ened and a .small piece of bono has been removed. The Admir- al's condition is now considered sat- isfactory. A "yEAR'S IMMIGRATION. Roturns Show Increase of 16,000 Over Previous Year. A despatch from Ottawa sa.vs; The immigration branch reports tha(, ( he ollicial returns for the y<!ar ending Juiie :50th last show a total immi- gration of ]'l(5,2(i(>, an increase of Ki.OOO over the previous .vear. There was a decrea.se in tho returns from tho Unit.'d .Statics of l,fi2S. Arrangennnits have now been nmde to tako a record of arrivals on the Pacilic Coast. During the i)ast year 102, or." immigrants arrived at A(- lant'- itcenn poi t.s, (jTo at Pacilic ports, and 4;^,.54,'J from the States. WILL MEET IN TORONTO. British Medical Association Ac- cepts Invitation for 1906. A despatch from London sa.VR: â€" The British Medical Association has accepted the invitation to meet at Toronto in 1900. FRANCHISE FOB WOMEN. 'Victorian Assembly Passes Bill Granting Privilege. A despatch from Molbourno, Vic- toria, says; â€" Tho Victorian As.sembly on Wednesday passed a bill granting tho olectivo franchise tu women. LIGHTNING KILLS FIVE. Bolt Descends on Bathers at Cuney Island Beach. A New York despatch says; â€" During a thunderstorm of terrilic intonsit.v, which passed over New Y'ork on Sunday afternoon, five jjersons worj struck by lightning and instantl.v killed and nine were .seriously injured at the Parkway baths at Coney Is- land. At the same time one man was killed and three wei'e prostrated at Gravcsend Beach. When the storm blew up from the was(war(l the Puikv.iy Heacli was thronged with bathers and .specta- tors. As the rain descended in 'or- ronts hundreds of men. women ami children sought shelter under the big bath hou.se, which is elevated al)ove LEADING MABKETS BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, Aug. I. â€" Whi^at â€" Ontario â€"No. 2 r<Hl and white, HUc to 90i;. Ooose is (juoted at THc to 80c, and spring at Soc to 8(5c. Manitoba â€" We quotu No. 1, Sl.l.'i to 51.17; No. 2, $l.Oi). No. 3 is unchanged at SOJc to Olc. Flour â€" Ontario â€" 90 per cent. pat- ents, J.4.15 to S4.2o, buyers' sacks, west, with l,5c to 20c more for choice. Manitoba, first patents, StC>.- oO to $.">.()(); .Second patents, So to ^.'i.ao, and bakers', S4.i.'0 to S.I.IO. Millfeedâ€" (Jnlarioâ€" Bran, §11. 'jO to $12; .shorts higher at S1.S..-jO to ?:9. Manitobaâ€" SIT for bran, !?19 for the sand on piles. A few minutes shorts, at Toronto and equal freight before ii o'clock a bolt struck the points. flag stall and grounded in tho thick- est of the crowd. Nearly fifty per- sons wero prostraled and tho rest, screaming with terror, rushed out into the storm, 'J'he nine injured were removed to a hospital, where it was said that some probably would die. Many persons less seriously hurt were taken lu)mo by friends. A slight (ire in tlie ba(b house was j qtiickly extinguisheil b.v (ho rain. I About tho same time Ilenr.v Hans- I weiler was struck ami killed whio ; standing umler a tree at OriU'esend I Ba.V, and his son William, wKh.lohn ; Apjile and Daniel UcCauley, wero ren- dered unconscious. A WHEAT EXIST SCARE. Disquietinrj Reports From the Hartney District. A <les|)a(ch from \Vi niiieg says; A ru!it SI are concerniiu tie wheat crop has pi-ecipj(u(ed almost a.s much con- cern as tho wheat t .i vr, and is an important topic on the grain ox- change and in busine~> circles. A .special inspi'ctor .sent out by a leail- ing grain Ilrm to make pri\nte obser- vati<ms reports red rust very general around Hartne.v, some lields being iiuich worse than others. All along the (;icnboro' branch ho found it re- ported at many stations, hut there Wero no indications of black rust. .Si.x .samples forwarded b.v him show very decided indications of red rust, but the heavy land is not allectod so .seriously as the light. A large num- ber of samph'S from Provincial points have been sent tp Prof. Bolley, the botanical expert at (he North Da- kota Kxperimental Farm, nnd ho sa.vs he found black rest on only one, which was .secured at Gretna, just, over the border from 'Dakota, where it is believed to be prevalent and (o be creoijing nor(h tho same as last .vear. Prof. Bolley also states (hat black rust, oven in the red stage, sel- dom appears until (ho wheat has bloomed and begini to till, hence the mf)St dangerous period is still to come. TRAIN WRFCKIN ENGLAND Express Cmshes Into Empty Train KTear Liverpool. A ^ London de.spatch says; â€" Tho worst railroad accident in tho Unit- ed Kingdom for fifteen years c.ccurr- od on 'J'hursiUi.v evening on the elec- trilied section of tho Lancashire and Yorkshire Hallway. Twenty-two I)ersons, including fovoral children, wero killed, and an unknown num- ber, but suppo.scHl (o be fc^w, injured. .\n electric express which left Liv- erpool was crowded with pn.'-siMigers. At Southport (he train crashed into tho rear of an emi)ty train standing on a side track at the Hall Road Station. The body of tho front car of (he oxpres.«! was torn olT, and the steel frame rose in tho air and fell upon tho passengers. Two other cars wcro overturned, and one or j two cars caught fire. It is not dear 1 whether there wero man.v casualties [from tho liro. It seems that most of the dead wero killed instantly. It is stated that ti pa.ssenger who happened to be looking out of a window of the express saw tluit a collision wa.s imiiending nnd shouted Oats â€" No. 2 are quoted at 44c out- side, according (o location and freight rates, DarU.vâ€" No. 2, 4r)C to 47c: No. 3 exda. 44c to 4.1c, and No, ;J, 43c ou(side. Hye â€" Prices are quolcd •lominall.V :i( (iOc oil (side. Corn â€" ("anadian is unchnng"d at 54c (o 5.")c. Clm(hain freight. â- ;. Am- erican easier at 6;J.ic to I'rli; for No. 2 yellow and ();iie for No. .'! .vellow, ; lake and rail freight.s, (,niari>) imiiits I and <yJc to (iHic on track. 'l''oronto. ; Peas â€" Nominal at 72c for No. 2 i outside. I!olli;d Oats â€" ^T> for cars of barrels on track here, and S-1.7.T for cars of bags- 2.'jc more for broken lots here and 40c outside. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Hutter â€" Prices arc firm in tone. to 21 e to 22c 20c to 2lo 17c to 18c l.'ic to Kic Kic to 1.7c 14c to l.'ic Creamer>'. prints ... . do solids Dairy 'b. rolls, good choice dj medium do tubs, good to choice do inferior Cheese! â€" Prices have a lirm tone at lOJc to lie per lb. Kggs â€" Prices are unchanged at ITic to IHc. Pota(oes â€" Prices are unchanged at 32.25 to .'J2.5U per barrel. Paled Ha.vâ€" S7.,")i) per ton for No. 1 timothy in car lots on track here, aiul $(j for No. 2. Haled Strawâ€" Car lots on track here are quoted unchanged at So. 50 to §G per ton. MONTRFAL MARKKTS. Montreal, .'Vug. I â€" Grain â€" Tho de- nmnd for oats is limited at 49^0 for No. 2 whit'.' and 4Hic for No. 3 white to his companions to lie on the lloor V*"", '';"'''^^', "-"'^'•e. of the car. Many were saved by this "arleyâ€" Is Ilrmcr FIND OF BESSEMER ORE. Prospector at Iron L.-ike, Near Port Arthur, Strike it Rich. A tiespatch from Toronlo says; lmpor(ant strikes of iron oro aro being made by pro.spectors in tho neighborhood of Iron Lake, .'ast of Port Arthur, nnd already ai)plica- t ions for locations are being made. Wili'.v Brothers. who have bei-n among the lucky miners, report that the (pmlity is very good and low enough in sulphur nnd ijhosphorus to be suitable for the riianufacturo of Hesseisier steel. Prof. Miller. the jiroviiicial geologist, has had a party inspecting the ground for a month. l'"rom the.se experts ho has reccdved word that the (lehl is much larger than was thought, nn<l that the fieUI of operations is being ex- (en<l<'(l rn|)idly. little ran be said, however, of tho qualil.v or actual value of the ore discovered un(il mining operations are commenced. SCOTTISH HERRING CURING Government Begins Experiments on Nova Scotia Coast. An Ottawa despatch Ba.vs; Tin.' Government on Tuesda.y began Scot- tish herring-curing experiments .at Vnrmeuth, Clarence Harbor. ,ind other i)oints in (he south of Nova Scotia. The fish is abundant at Can- so, where the experiments have been di.scontinued, and it is expected sev- eral packing establi.shnienls will be erected there. Large quantities of tho fish have been shipped from Canso to the United States markets, where the herring brings the high price of SlU a bnrnd. The ordinary product from Canada and Newfoundland is selling at SO and Sr>.50 a barrel. The fishing po- pulation of the Maritime Provinces is much interesled in the operations, and the.v are also watched close l.y b.v (ho American purcha.sers. The experiments have now been going on two years in Canada, and the re- sults have been of tho most satisfac- tory kind. THE PEOPLE SHOULD ACT. Outline of tho Appeal of the Zemstvoists. The Moscow eori-e.spondent ot tha London Standard telegraphs an out- line of the appeal of the Zemstvoists to tho country. It rehearses tho events of the past moii(h, especially tho fruit lessneSH of the roforin iika.ses, and adds that all ho))o of the fulfil- ment of tho Czar's promi.ses is gone. It is time for the people (o ac( . The.v must meet oponl.v and discuss (ho best means of attaining reforms re- gardless of tho frowns of tho au- thorities. This is the wa.v of peace. This alone will prevent the shedding of torrents of blood nnd save thou- sands of innocent lives, .â- \gainst tho expressed opinion of the united na- tion no amount of illegality or tho arbitrary exorcise of authority can prevail. RUSSIAN HARVEST FAILS. Great Ortin Producing Districts Especially Suffer. A ."^t. I'etorsburg despatch sa.vs; â€" Tho Ceiiti'ul Statistical (.'ommittco reports (hat the harvest in 41 of tho 00 provinces of European Russia is a compli'to fniluro. In Tula Kai.'an, SarafolT, Warsaw, and Kurland fail- iiru is intersper.sed locall.v with luircdy suflicieiit crops. Similar conditions I prevail in twelve other provinces, in- ' eluding th.' great grain-producing d's- Itricts of Snmara, TanibolT, I'inza, land the Don Cos.sa'k district. In I iwrlve oll'ei provinces good and ha! j crops niteriiato. Good crois aio ex- pected in only sire Polish provinces I nnd in Grosiio, KiofT, Vilkyniu, and I Bessarabia. Satisfactory cro] s are expected in two northern provinces, reporls from which have not yet been received, but where good harvislsnro rare. Consi<!ering tlK- o;;(imisra which usuall.v chnnuierizes such le- ports, the public anticipates a very .serious famine. at 54c per bushel ex-store. Flour â€" Manitoba shipping wheat patents, $5,150 to S5.40; strong bakers', S5 to $5.10; winter wheat patents, S5.50; straight rollers, $.5 to ?5.15, and in bags §2.35 to §2.- 45. Millfeod â€" Manitoba hrnn in bags, S15.50 to Sl(>; shorts, S19 to S20 per ton; Ontario bran in bulk, §14- 50 to SI 5; shorts, §19 to ?20; nu)Uillie, $21 to $24 per ton, as to Qualit.v. Oat.sâ€" S2.40 "^to S2 42i per bag. Cornmeal continues (juiot at 51.^5 to 81-4,5 per bag. lla.vâ€" No. 1 Sa.50 to $9; No. 2, S7.50 to S.S; clover mixed, $(5.50 to S7, and puyi> clover, .?(5 to SO. 25 per ton in cor lots. Fggsâ€" Straight stock, 17c; No. 2, He. Butter â€" Clioiro creamery, 22c to 22.ic; undergrades, 21 jc to 22c; dairy. ISc to 2nc. Provisicinsâ€" Heavy Canadian short cut pork. S20 to .S21; light short cut, SIS to $19; American cut clear fat back, 818.50 to SI'); coinpoiml lard, 5Je (o O.Jc; Canailian lard, 9{c to 9}c; ke((le rendered. lOJc to lie, according to quality; hams. 12c, ]:ii: and 14 Je, according to size; bacon, ]:ic to 14c; fresh killed abattoir bogs S10; alive, S7.25 for iui.\od lots, §7.- 50 for selects. Cheese â€" Holders are asklnir lOJc to lOJc for townships, and 10 Jc (o 102c for Ontarios. nnd No. ANTI-JEWISH RIOTS. Eight Jew8 and Two Christians Killed Near Kishineff. A despatch from St. Petersburg sa.vs; â€" In an nnti-Jcwish riot at Riahanovkn, near KlsbineiT, on Thursi1a,v, eight .lews ond two Chris- tians Wore killed. Many persons were injured. A largo private estate was pillaged by the mob. Will BUFFALO MARKICT.S. Buffalo, Aug. 1. â€" Flourâ€" Qinet steady. Wheat â€" Spring, wi ak; 1 Nordiern. 51 15; ai-iked; Winter, No. 2 reil, !)0c. Cornâ€" Weak; No. 2 yellow. 62c; No. 2 corn, (ilje. Oats â€"weak; No. 2 white. ;S()C; No. 2 mix- ed. :!(i.lc. Ryeâ€" I'ull, un.settled; No. 3 olTered at 67Jc. LIVE STOCK MARKET. Toronto. Aug. 1 .â€"The following is the range of (;Uot at ions;â€" Kxport cattle, choice.. .S4. 50 Do., medium Do., bulks Ho., cows Butcliers", l)ickod ... Do., choice Do., mu'lium Do., common Do., cows, choice Do., common Do., bulls Feeders, short-keep Do., moilium Do., light Stockers, choice Do., common Do., build ALBERTA'S YIELD. 8,000,000 Bushels of Wheat Bo Harvested. A despatch from Winnipeg sa.vs; â€" The latest estimate of tho Fall wheat yield in Alberta is placed at 8,i)0(),- 000. .So ove; -whelming has becoino the interest of I''nll wheat cult ore I Kxport ewes, per cwt. that an organization is now forming Do., bucks in .Mbcrt.i, similar to the Western : Cull sheep, per c«t. , Immigration .Association, to i;laco Lambs, cwt j in the rnlte<I States nil offlce to se-. Calves, cwt I cure publirit.v for Cnndinii Fall whi-at I Do., each I lands. The Fall wheat harvest has .Selects, per cwt : commenced. The .viold is runnhig Lights, [>er cwt thirty-two bushels to tho acre. ^Fats, per cwt. ^ 4.:!0 a.oo 3.00 4.50 4. (JO 3,75 3..50 3.00 2.00 2.50 3.75 3.10 3.00 Jl.OO 225 2.00 l.tXl .1.0O '.?..-.n fl.25 3., 50 2.00 S4.75 4.50 3., 50 3.50 4.(15 4.50 4.00 3.75 3.75 3.00 3.50 4.2!: 3.7: ;!.1(i ;?,.-)0 2.75 2.10 4.15 3.25 3.50 «.75 5.75 10.00 0.50 6.25 0.10