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CBIISERS FOE THE FAB EAST T]i3 Czar Witnessed Departure of the Baltic Fleet. OFF FOPv THE ORIENT. A despatch from Cronstndt says : â€" The Baltic licet sailed on .Sunday for the Far East. The vesBcla ot the fleet Were as lOlhvs : The baltlesliips Sonvaroff, Vice- Adiiiiral Hojestveiisky's flagship; the .Vftvariii. Si.ssoi Veliky, Borodino, â- Aiuxnnder 111., Orel. Oleg. nnd the e.se bandits Ijeing mistaken for soino of liis trooiis. It is believed that the Japanese are still resting tlieir main forces. Lien. Stakelberg ' still retains his command. He telegraphs that there was no liK'i'i'iK during Sept. 8. The Itussians continue to hold Siiii.^intin, ami Russian cavalry is j operating over a wide area east of Osliaba. Rcar-Admiral Voelkersam s | j^,|.,,^.„ -^^ prevent a Ja[)ane.s\i col- flagahip; t.he cruiHcrs Admiral >"akhi-;„j„„ f^„,jj slipping through and mab ino0, Dmitri Donskoi, Aurora, and the Almaz, Iiear-A<imiral Eniiuist's flagship, and several torpedo boats and torpedo-bout destroyers. The fleet will merely touch at Li- bau, where it will be joinrd by twelve transports, colliers, and sup- ply ships, already waiting there, and will then proceed direct to the Orient. The scene on the departure ot the fleet was an imposing one, for which | the town has long waited. At dawn : the first anchor was hoisted on the i swift cruiser Aurora, which accom- llng its way north. It is expected that the railway route around the northern side of Lake Baikal will yoon bo used for the first, time. It will greatly de- crease the dilliculty of iran.sporting troops and supplies to the Far East. OVER 12,000 WOUNDED. A despatch from Mukden says •.â€" The Russian retreat here has been accouipli.shed without losses, and with tlie precision of a review at Krasnoyc Selo. The accommodation of wounded between Liao-Vang and paniod by two torpedo boats slipped ,-,,-â- ;â- -â€";-â€";,--- --^^ out of the Imrbor. ITie town was ^ ^,^^j_ ^j awakened by the boommg ot the guns ^,^^ transport was carried in the of the forts as the Aurora sped out ,^^ ^.^ two-wheeled carts, towards Libau, m advance "f the ^^^e^,^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^.^^^ for providing inam squadron. |^,^ ^^^ ^^..^,^ j^^^ „1^„ ^^^ li„^. At 2 o dock m the afternoon the â-  ^ ,.^.^^^^'^ ^^,.^^.,i „,„ „i,icently. time set for the departure of the te- j,^^ ^^.^ ^^ .^ j,,^^ ^ 30 mainder of the^ fleet, the Imperial ^^ i^ ^^^^^ wounded were yacht with the Emperor Grand Du^o ^,.^^^^,j j^ ^^^ ^ross ambulance^-, the Alexns, the High Admiral, and other j yj^^^,.^ ^j ^^ ^.^^. ^^..^^^ ^^^ j^,^.. high naval ofhcers on board, put out ^^..^ .^ p|,y„iaii courage and rcsis- mained at theii- jjosls and died, re- fusing to surrender. It was '.lie an- niversary of tlie creation of tlieir regiment, and they had sjient the previous night celebrating the event, singing military songs, as is the cus- tom of Russian troops, in .spite of constant alarn;8. The regiment lost a largo number' of oflicors. At many jioints the Russians and Jajjauese throw stones at one an- other. The Russians nave lately learned to mask their batteries more elTeituall.v and to concentrate their lire liel Icr. Thus they have gained a Sensible advantage over the .raj)ancse especiall.v now they have new quiok- liring guns. The Russian soldiers wor.'k.'ji their giwis, and they quote the words of (Icn. Kouropatkin, who said to them: â€" "Soldiers, ilio for your guns as you Tc-^vVt for your flags." Remarking upon the numerical su- periority of the Japanese, M. Dant- chenko sa.vs thait tiiis is a.stoumling and incomiiivhonsible. They have lost enough men at Port Arthur and elsewhere to form an army. Never- theless their elTe<:tive strength .seems only to increase. They are still con- centrnting fresh troops at the Liao River. from Peterhof, on the other side of the bay. with an escort of three tor- pedo boats. Admirals Roje.'itvensky, Voclker- Bam, and EiKjuist went on board the Imperial yacht, and personally said farewell to the Emperor. Then with dcstroj crs ahead and abeam, the Souvaroll k-d the squad- ron down the Finnish Ciulf. Tlie wa- ter front and the piers and forts were crowded with spectators. The ensigns on the forts and yachts were dipped nnd guns O'f each chain of forts across the bay joined in an admiral's .salute, while from the signal mastss above the forts fluttered a string of colored flags reading: â€" "Good to tlie Baltic fleet on its long voy- age." tancG to fatigue. Much of the Japanese success is attributed to the millet flelds, in whidi the Russians were not accus- tomed to manoeuvre. TO INJVRE THE OREL. According to the St. Petersburg correspondent of the London Stan- dard, a third attempt has been made to injure the battloshij^ Orel, one of the most powerful of the Baltic fleet. Quite recently, he says a quantity of Btecl shavings were found on the end of the wick of the lubricators on the main bearings by an engineer. C!cn- daruies were then posted at all the important parts of the machinery to Watch the workmen. There is au- thoritative iufortnation that the at- tempt was not the act of Nihilists, but of discontented reservist sailors, who are averse to going to war. ODDS F.WOR JAPANESE. A dcsjiatcH from London says : â€" Military e.xperts say the war is work- ing towards a double climax at points far apart, and the odds against Russia for permanent pur- Iioses are becoming heavier, rather than less. The Japanese, once the Port Arthur siege is over, will rein- force their armies in the north faster jjj,".']^ ' than their opponents under the Ijest circumstances can gain s'trength. 'J'hey have river communication into the heart of Manchuria. Several hun- dred miles of track of the Siberian Railway are in their possession, .-uid they are altering the gauge. They hold the central mountain frontier, from which it will take larger forces than Itu.s'sia can hope to maintain permanently in the field to dislodge them. Throughout Japan new levies are drilling and everything i.s' being prepared for the maximum emergen- cies of a second campaign. The Jaii- anese empire may be tested to its utmost in ultimate developments of the Kiruggle, but a tolerable certain- ty is she will keep all she holds. MOVING INTO MAXCIIURIA. A despatch to the London Stand- aixl from Tieni-Tsin sa.vs that Chinese troops beyond the Great Wall and others from the Tien-Tsin side are reported to be (piietly moving into Manchuria. Some of them now oc- cupy both sides of the Liao River. It ; l^ouiopatkin us commander-in-chief is stated that these troops will be,^*-'"- Jvaulbars will go out with thi TWO ARMY CORPS. A despatch from St. Petersburg says: Beside the formation of two fre.sh army corps as the lirst answer to the Jaiwiiese success at Liao- Yang. the Russian army at the front will be re-organized, probably in the form of two armies, in command of G-en. Linovitcii and Gen. BaJixm Kaulbars respectively, with tien. u.setl to occupy the territory con- queri-d by the Japanese. (!erman military ofRcers are investigating the truth of the reports concerning the movements of Chinese troops. JAP LOSSB^S 17,5.3,S. A despatch from. Tokio, re<:eived at the Japanese Legation, at Wa.shing- ton, plates the total ca.sninlties on the Jap.ine.^e side at the Battle of Liao-Vang at ]T..'i.'18 olHcers nnd men killed nnd woiintk-d. Of these, the army of the right C''^"r<)ki's) lost 4,88«. the centre (Oku's) lost 4.992. and the left (Nodnus). 7.681. The number of oflicers killed was 136, and the number wounded 10!. TROOPS RESTING. despatch from St. Tetcr.sburg Kays ; â€" The Russian army is safely at two army corps now organiaing in the Govei-nnieiits of Kazan, Odessa, Vilna and Kiell. Gen. Linevitch has been oi'dorc-d l>y telegraph from Vla- dovostock to Mukden. Tliis decision is due in jiart, do'ubtlcss, to the growing unwieldiness of the big force under Gen. Kouropatkin's Com- mand, and which will be largely in- ci'eased by constant reinforcoment. Gen. Kouropatkin heretofore has handled every detail of the vast oi-- ganizution. The work is too much for one man, nnd he is now alm,ost broken down under the strain. It is known that thi" Kmi>eror is personally one of Kouropatkin's Ktiong sui)porters, and it is tihought the General will in all j>robability re- tain chief command of the two arm- ies. Kcyuropatkiii, however, has been seriously criticized by some of the Emperor's close military advi.s- THE GAME OF DEA'ni. A despatch fiom London says : â€" The manner in which the Japanese conmiunders have sent their men to death and the readiness of the .Jap- anese troops to embark for that des- tination have been among the most striking features of the war in the Far lOast. Reckles-s disregard of human life has been the chief charac- teristic in Japan's figluing methods. While this has been built upon a Structure of marvelous foresight, on what George Kennan has so aptl.y termed .lajianese "prearrangement," and upon a most able system of niil- j itnry and naval strategy, both would I have been ot little use without the sell'-sacrilicing bravery of the Japan- ese soldiers. The total casualty list ot either Russia or Japan is as yet impossi- ble of statement. The losses of both, from all causes, have undoubtedly been very heavy. .Jaiiau's casuaf- ties have certainly run into the tens of thousands, and it is open to little I doubt that they may he numbered by I scores of thousands. This raises the I very pertinent question of how long she can maintain the pace without a j constant decrease of her chance of I ultimate victory. There is no reas- on to doubt the stubbornness and persistence of Russian defence. As- suming an equality of the Russian and the .lajianese casualty lists, when Japan had .sent her last available mun to a gallant death, Russia would still have a numerically for- midable army. There is nothing in the present outlook to encourage any idea of I Russian capitulation. Nor is there probability of any "decisive battle." i Every Ru.s,sian retreat brings her so much nearer to her home ba.se, and by just so much simplilies her'o|>er- ations. Every Jalianese advance car- ries her away from her homo ba.se, and makes more dillicult the supply of her troops in the field and the n."- inforcemeiit of her lighting line. More men will be needed for transporta- tion service and for the protection of her lines of coumiunicatiui: liussia's navy nia.v be wiped from the Asiatic seas; I'ort Arthur may fall: Kouropatkin may be driven back until Russia's eastern frontier stands at Harbin; Russia may then have an ample fighting line against which a greatly reduced but still intrepid .Ja- panese army miiy hurl itself. Jaiian may smite Russia hip and thigh, but it is impossible to ignore the proba- bility that Russia will still have hips and thighs when .Japan, destroy- ed by success, will no longer possess a smiting force. LEADIM MARKETS. The Ruling Prices In Live Stoclr and Breadstuffs. nUEADSTUPFS. ' " ' ' Toronto, Sept. i:i.â€" Wlieatâ€" Car lots of old No. 2 red and white are (luoted at $1.05 middle freights. New No. 2 rod and white are tiuoled at $1.02 west or east. S|)ring is stoii- dy at ytic -for No. 2 oast. Manitoba wheat is easier at Sl.Oli for No. 1 northern, *1.0:! for No. northern, and $1 for No. \i northern at Georg- ian Bay ports, and Oe more grinding ill transit. Flourâ€" Is steady nt S4.40 for 90 per cent. jUitiMils in buyers' bags wes't. Choice brands are held l.'ic to 20c higher. Manitoba flour is steady at S.'j.K) tor cars of Hungar- ian jiatentH, S5..j0 for second pa- tents, and $.") for strong bakers' bags included, on the track Toronto. Millfeedâ€" Is unchange<l at $17.,jO to SIH tor cars of shorts and $t;l.r)0 to $14 for bran in bulk west or east Afanitoba millfeed is steady at ?19 to S20 for ears of shorts an<i $17 to 813 for Ijran, sucks included. Toronto freights. Barleyâ€" No. 2 is quoted at 'lie, 42c for No. X\ e.xtra, and 40c for No. 3 west or east. Cornâ€" Canada is nominal at G.'ic for cars West. .Vmerican is steady at 62ic for No. 2 yellow, (iljc for No. ;i yellow nnd (30Jc for No. 3 mi.xed in car lots on the track Toronto. Oat&â€" New mi.xed are quoted at 31 Jc and white at 32Jc west or east. Old arc steady at 34c for No. 6 white and 33ic for No. 2 whit^' east, and No. 2 white are quoted at 32Jc to 33c west. Rolled Oat.sâ€" Unchanged at $4.,'i0 for cars of bags and ?4.7,'j for bar- rels on the track Toionto, 25c moro for broken lots outside. Peas- Are steady at t)3c to C4c tor No. 2 west or east. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butter â€" For the best grades cream- ery and dairy the demand i.s good; for other lines it is slow. Creamery, ju-ints 1 Oc to 20c do solids l«c 19c Dairy tubs, good to choice 13c MON'lTUiAL MARKETS. Montreal, Sept. 13.â€" Oat.s â€" No. 3 stock is very scarce, and some sold at 50Jc store this afternoou. No. 2 it is said, being obtainable ut 41o store. Peasâ€" Are about steady at 73o afloat Montreal: No. 2 barley, 501c; No. 3 e-xtra, 50c; No. 3, 40c. Flour â€" Strong bakers' arc offering at $5,20, and jiatents ut 55.50; win- ter wheat patents, S5.25 to $5.35; straight rollers, $5.15 to $5.25; straight rollers, in bags. ?V;.40 to $2.50. Feedâ€" Manitoba lii-an, in bags, $17 to SIH; shorts, $19 to $2U per ton; Ontario bran, in bulk, .'J15.50 to $10. ."i*); shorts, $19 to $20; njouillie, $20 to $28 per ton, as to (|uaHty. Rolled Oats â€" It is claimed that as-. so(iation prices again iirovuil, bags being held at $2.30 to $3.a3i per bag ot 90 lbs. Hayâ€" No. 1 is quoted at $9 to $9..'><) per ton on track; No. 2, $8; e-xport hay. clover and clover mixed, $6.50 to $7. Cheo.'-o â€" The busines's to-day was mainly in Quebec goods at from ajc to 9c; finest eastern was quoted at 9c to 95c, and Ontario at 9{ to 9 Jr.. Butter â€" Quebec nreaniery was quot- ed at from IS^c to 18Jc, according to <piality, w-hile tiniest townships were dillicult to buy under 19c. Kggs â€" Straight gathered stock are in good demand at from 17ic la 17Jc. Selected are fair nt froJn 20c to 20Jc, and No. 1 candled stock are at 18c per dozen; 497 cases were the arrivals this morning. Potatoesâ€" 75c per bag of 80 lbs, is a fair price for round lots, while sales in a jobbing way are being made at from 80c to &5c per bag. BUFFALO GRAIN MARKET. BulTalo, Sept. 13.â€" Flourâ€" Steady. Wheatâ€" -Volhing done. Corn' â€" W«'ak. Oatsâ€" Barely steady; No. 1 white, .^5ic; No. 2 mi.xed, 32Jc. Canal freights â€" Steady. Oc 14c 10c .15.i ..13c ..H»o 16c 14c 12c and Mukden. ICouropatkin having accom- ; ^'''s. and it is possible that lie nuiy j>lished his retreat in good order in eventually be superseded siiite of the harassing Japanese, sod- tlen roads, and hamjiered by more than 12,000 wounrknl. Beyond this there is no direct news bearing on the military situation, .\dvices from Japanese sources me significantly VIVID WAR PICTURE.S. In the course of a description of the lighting around Liao-Vnng, M. Dartchenko, the well known Russian correspondent, draws some vivid pic Jacking, and the exact whereabouts . tares confirming the stubborn valor cif the three Japanese armies are un- ; iiiujjiuyed by both sides. The Rus- known. No word has been received j sjans at one time puj sued two .Ja- to indicate the present location of p^.p^j. battalions through the millet Kuroki's nrroy, which was last ro-|,n^,,,g to .Sailzji and smrounded ported on the Rus.sian left flank aiKi|th^.n^ ^ desperate fight ensued. The tteadily j.ushing forwaro. I Japanese refusal to accept uuaiter, \icc.roy .\lexielT telegrai.hs that ,f^.,.,,„ ,^,„t,, ^^ surrender. Tho railway nnd telegraphic -lonimunica' CAPTURED 97 FIELD GUNS. The E.xchange Telegraph Company re- The T.xchange Telegraph (Jonqiany re- ceived a despatch from Rome on 'J'hursday, stating that the Jaliun- ese took at Changknal>u.sze iiinety- *ven field guns, most in serviceable condition, 132 wagons loaded with Iirovisions, and 38 loaded with am- munition. do inferior grades Dairy lb. rolls, good to choice medium do inferior Cheesx' â€" The market is steady is quoted unchanged ijt OJc for twins and 9Jc for largi'. Egg.s â€" I'rices are steady nt ISc. Potatoes â€" Quotations are slightly lower at (ioc to 7.5c lier bushel. I'oultry â€" Quotations are unchanged at Kic for sjiring chickens and lie to 12c tor old birds. Baled Hay â€" Car lots on track hero are tpioted michanged at $7. .50 to $8 per ton. Baled Straw â€" Car lots on track here are quoted unchanged at S5.75 to $0 per ton. LIVE STOCK MARKET. Toronto, Sept. 13. â€" Tho recei tho Western Cattle Market wore 117 cars, containing 1,83 tie, 2,930 sheep, 1,241 hogs, and 181 calves. E.xport cattle do., medium Butchers' choice flo., good Mi.xed lots, medium Bulls, export, heavy. do., medium Stockers, heavy do., light Eeelcrs, short keei).. do., medium Milch cows, each J-'Ixliort ewes, per cwt Jiiicks Cull .sheep Lambs, per cwt Calves, ouch Hogs, selects, per do., light do., fat pts at to-iluy cal- and cwt .54.50 $4.75 4.25 4.50 4.25 4.,'iO 3.50 4.00 3.00 .â- i.25 .â- !.70 4.110 3.(1(1 .â- J.25 3.50 3.80 2.00 .•!.(I0 4.00 4.50 3.25 4.00 25.00 50.00 3.50 3.75 3.00 3.25 3.00 :).50 4.25 4.75 3.00 8.00 L.5.15 5.37i 5.00 5.1 2i 5.00 5.12i BAIITS BOBCF. B. FLYEB Express Messenger Forced to Open Safe and $ 8 300 Taken. tion between Ilarliin nnd Mukden is open. The general staff denies that a battle is in progress before Muk- den. Gen. Mcyondortt, who is commnnd- tng Gen. Kouropatkin's rear guard, has not *«* succeeded in reaching M<ikden. Oen. Kouropatkin telegraphs that he has decided to hold Mukden as long as possible, but its evncuntiiui is believed to be now In progress. (Jen. Kuroki's vanguard is now fourteen miles from Mukden. The reports that he was nearer Mukden probal>!y m:o£0 fi'om budiea ol Chiiv- Rus.siai»4 would have Ukcnl to have aiiared them, but there was no alter- native in tho circuin.stances but to kill them all. In another part of tho fichl the J,Hj>nnese reached a trench wliich had been abandoned by the Hussiu'is. Another Jajmneso force. bcliovin>t that the trench wo.s hi;ld by the enemy, Hhcllod the positmn and then caj>tured it by assault. On reaching the trench, and realizing that Ihey had killed their own com- rades, they ttJl on tho prostrate bodies in the trench .ind covered them with tears. The Russian frontier (guards re- SEVERE FIGHTING. A desiiatch from 'J'okio sa.vs : â€" Evi- dence of the .severity of the recent fighting in front of Liao-Yang is fur- nished in the fact that one regiment ot Geii. Nodzu's army lost all of its higher officers. One company lost all of its ollicers, and a private had to take command of hi.s liftwn sur- viving comrades. Private Ynsawa s iinitorm wns pierced by eight bullets, nnd his cap by one. 15ullet.>< broke hi.s rifle in three places, and his baj onet in two. CARLOADS OF WOUNDED. A despatch to the Ijon<Jon Daily Mail from Kupnntse, dated Wednes- (la,y, says railway car.s at tho rata of 88 n day, loaded with wounded arc i)ns,sing through the station at .Mukden. Tlie injuries of those woun- ded by shrapnel arc of a frightful nature. A majority of the .•nilTcrors succumb on tbo way to tho hospital. Civilians arc hastily leaving Mukden, which is full of dejiH'led-looking sol- diorg. Heavy lighting continues north of Lino-Vnnij. Tt is 5»ni(l the French T'rpniier's profframmo for the next .session in- cludeR Church di.'-estnbliMiment. Four men on the Italian crui.sor, Pugla, nnchore<l in Chemulpo harbor, were killud by the fumes of bursting 9hell<i, on Snturdn.v. Newfoundlanilers think Franco has r.ipltidnl<>d to the clissat isfied flshory interest's, nnd will nsk mouiflcation of the French shore treaty. A desjintcH from Winnipeg says: At 9.30 on Saturday night, at a point li miles east ot Mi.ssion Junction, B.C.. on the western slojje of th.) Rockies, the Canadian Pacific Railway Ti'anscontinental, westbound was held up by fou,i- masked men armed to the teeth. Thrive of the men came over the tender, nnd at the muzy.les of revolvers intimidated tho engineer b.v threats against hi.s life into s-tojiping the express. They left one man guard over tho engineer and the other two, taking tho lire- man with them, conqK'lled him to uncouple the mail and express car, the fourth stamling guard over' the train. As the train came to a .S'lundstill the cond.uctor, on alighting on the ground to ascertain the cause, was threatened by the fourth man, and was forced to return to the train. The robbei's, when tho exjn-ess car was cut. from tho balance of tho train, procoedefl wi?st with it to a poii.t half way between Kuskiji and Silverdale. 'J'ho express nieMsengor nt firs', refuscfl to oixm the car door, but on being informetl that the cor wouhl he blown up wifh dynamite, of which the.v had a (plant ily. ho comjjlied. and was disarm'.l and force.1 to open tho sate. The ban- dits secured about $7.inifl in gold dust anti $1 ,fK)0 in currency. 'I'he mail elerlts were similarily coiuj)elle<l to open the mail rnr, which wns ri(lc<l of the contents of thi» regi.stere<I mail sock. The eii- Hfine, i:xj>ress, an<l mail r^ir were then run to a point east of Whnr- nock, where the robbers deserted tho train nnd escnjieil. .\ special train, with ,1 poss«> of pi'licemen in charge of ''. P R. In- 8p»'C(or McLooil and Chief of Police Caini>liell. of Uriti.sh Columbia left Vancouver for the mounl.iln.s as soon as made up. I>c.«rripllons of the rohI)erfl have bec« wired to Am- erican cities Just across tlio bound- ary. HAVE LEFT NO rRACIO. l-'oolprints indicated that thi( j train i obbers had takiMi a i owboat near the village of Wharnock and 'rowed across the Fraser River, and I thence piocee<led to the Ainoricaa boundary line, 11 miles distant, half a 'dozen miles from Blaine. W'a.'^h. Ab- solutely nc clue was to'dul to iden- tify the three bnndits. No mask, mail ^ack, or registere<l letter enve- lope was left beliind The robbers dLsjiIayed the saiin- cnro in f;ettingi away that they showed when iloing t'heir work. They were (evidently ex- perienced operntors, wilh a thor- ough local knowledge ami an inti- mate accpiainlance with railway at- I fairs, as shown by their remarks to tho train employes. The leader wns a short nmn, with grey hair and an elTeminale voice. His two a.s- .sistnnts were .Younger nnd bigger. The latter .said little, but simply did the bidding of I heir elderly louder. Besides $7,000 in. golfl. dust . which they seciirefl from the express mi«- .scnger. there ure known to be sever- al i)ackagi's of bank notes consigned to local banks. anMing iheni the reg- istered lelters. Tho aniounl senirofl (in tho registered innil was luobnbly largo. Tho exact sum will not bo known for sonic time. There was a rei)ort on .Sundny night that two ol the robbers had been killed and on« injured in a fight witOi the i>i;r.siuinq posse. This j)ri)Vcd to be untrue, Tho ho^<l-uj> men got clean away. They may be in any one of w scorj of places, nnd are rea.sonnbly im< miine from detection. 'I'he railwa.l oflicials .ire working <m -i fake tele< graph mi>ssage sent to tho cxprosj messenger nt M'is»1on to have th< safe open, griving hfni the idea thai the express agent in Vancouver, wh« nlo»>o hart the comlbinnlion here, wal nb^<^nt. The «7.ii00 in gold du«t obtained wns sent, from Cnriboii to the loca< bi-nkft- and to tbo Seattle AafW) one*.