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So saying, he patted the boy’s head kindly. and turning to Lizzie, wrung her hand in farewell. "Hem-ken now to me Robin! }Iolv, holy. holy is the light of a mother’s )o'vc! Even Willie Mac- gillvrav kcn‘kthat! His own mother died blessing h'er ragged raving. drunkén, g06dâ€"forâ€"nothmg son; but she lives yet. watching him out 0' you starrv casement, an'd _wh'iles weeping sore as she sees him yielding like a brute beast to the curse '0' drin'. ” Here the boy. Who had been listen- ing to his impassioned specch'. said quietlyâ€" ”You'rc no’ sober yet. Willie!" Placing his Hand on the Boy's flaxen head, He continuedâ€" ‘ ous iaugh. “I fear but one sinner on God's earth and thats Willie Macgmvray! Lizzie, woman Wh'on I whiles take a look into the depths 0' my own sinful soul. Im sickened and afraid! But the laird 0' Line! the miscriul car) of Caetlc Hunger! I’ll muse him hold out his hand like a trighted school-laddie, and take the tawsc. ere I haw done with him! Though‘ he sits like Dives at the feast 53, fine least 0' pease-brose< and Cold water I'm thinking!), I’ll come upon him like Lazarus from th'a grave and claim his kinswom’an 9 share!" :- a~u§n all. and what have I gained?" Here Robin ran back, flushed and panting. “Will you come in. sir?” said Liz- zie. rising. “and take something?:' "No, I‘ll be taking the road. I'm bound for Casthllunger!” "For the lalrd's? Toâ€"night!" cried the Woman. "Night or morning, what then? I'll sav my say before another sun has risen." "Oh. sir. take care! It’s ill taking an angry man!” “It's 111 pruyroking, a man that has: th'e gift 0‘ tongues and maybe 0'3 mommy," cried Willie, with a curi-i Vpl'O' od oust-If for ma‘fir and what have I c- “No, sir: but I'll bog die upon the road. rat} here. 'lhink of all then {cred since my boy was of what folk have said my ow" hith and kin h on: And now I h'avc and no friend in all th} you!” bro'x'u). I could figé'er 1 even in {hp kirkyard.” "(an.;da. S a long Willio. "HaVe you you there?” "And what then, sir?" cried the woman. “I Wrote to him: I have his answm‘s. He will never keep his word. And now my mind is made up. I cannot aide here. I must tholc my sorrow and Robin must tholc his shame, in the land across 1h» m.” “Bide yet. bide yet. His heart mav turn." "Never. sir, never. He is hard as his own gatcstonc, and cruel as the grave. See here. sir,”â€"taking, a. paper from Her bosomâ€"“I have a let- ter from my sis‘eer in Canada, bidding mo came to her with my boy. If A (Md here where my heart was 1‘_Al ..... I' - ‘ W‘ of Linn'c? Ht burgh at last." Dirgctly lugâ€"fins out of hearing, the Woman covered her face With‘ her apron. rocked herself to and fro, and sobhcd convulsivoly. "I me what it is. Li Willia. " ’Tis just the but dry your eyes, and with one you ken to be I saw him this very aft (let in the toWn.” ”Bim?” Do you meanâ€" ne asked. “Courage, Lizzie! What- ever the trouble is, I’m here to teach you box to thole it." » Shc was ahout to answer him, but glanced nervously at the boy. Who had crept to her side. and was play- ing with the Wool upon the wheel. “Robin, my lad,” said Willie, "run down' to the pool yonder, and see ii the trout are rising. I'll maybe have a cast with the rod before I take tfic road.” , _° -v a‘IL'“l\ “nu you. She was a. pale, clear-complexioned Woman of. six or seven and twvnty, dressed in the betticoat and‘ short gown of the Seottish‘peasant. Mac- gilln-ay approached her. lifting his hat, as to a lady, and gently took her hand. ”“hat is it, Lizzie, my woman?” he asked. “Couragr, Lizzie! What- ever the trouble is, I’m here to teach you box to thnla n " ’l‘hvn. perceiving wuric the Preach- or, she addedâ€" ”I'm gfad Robin found you, sir. I “'93 “~"~‘al’.“ing to speak with you." She Was a. pale. clear-complexioned Urn-n-.. -5 - ' 'Whom ..... u... unaxua one 0 the smallest of these cottages Robin now led the way. and saw. as he approached the garden. a “mum“ seated on a stool, spinning on an Old-fashxoned spinning-“heel. ”A”? 5'0" there, Robin?" she cried, ”I Was Wondering what kept. you SO Ionsr away." land mourâ€"a wild stretch’ of peat. mass °°V9red with blooming heather. About a. mile inland, on the very edge or the Water, were some half- do'e" detached cottages. built. of Stone Uuarried from the moss and rpOfcd With straw. anard: nnn nf sxr: but I'll bog my way, or on the road. rather than rest 'lhink of an that I haw: suf- woe! " he cried VOL. I7. N0. 13 no you meanâ€"" should I mean but a long road." muttered this very afternoon MILLBROOK boy Wag mm}? Think neVer rest in straw. Towards one of l’ those cottages Robin ”85'. and saw, as he he garden. a woman stool, spinning on an man nor God " “I have plead~ a; long. year-.31]- i_s. Lizzie, ': cried ncan but 150 lord back from Edin- lid. how even I have cast «mac V0 no one left, the world out ”0305’ to take he old trouble; 1d take counsel bf: your friend. "I’ll peace. y on- "I’ll go when my business is done,” said the mendICant. "I Have a. mes- sage to deliver, drunken or sober. Listen to me, John MossknOW; or refuse to listen and I'll cry ye up and 'down the length, and brmdth of ‘tlie land as a. man forsworn, a. man of sin, and a, liar, as ye are! From House to House I’ll run, like one that carries the fiery cross, till all the world knows you, till h‘onest men turn their backs on you, till you‘ have to bury your head from sight‘ ........ "Out of th‘at Yvindo} gs you came! Out of this house. ye‘ drunken vaga- boml!" ' “Bide u wed“ :éEIernnd w calmly. "till_ I get my breath." .--‘. - .yuhltcl . "“hat brifigs vou here?” cried the luird “ ‘How dare you enter this house at such an hpur?” “Bide :1 W390 ruturnnd WVlllie, 1...]- k. “‘21- v _Mossi.n0\v knew him in 1 It wins Willie the Preacher F I Mossknow started up and ‘cro: to tho window. “Open, open!" cried a. voice. “Who's there?" said the laird. “Oren and see!” With an angry exclamation, laird threw open the lattice of window. which reached nearly to ground; when, almost before he co utter a cry, a wild figure cr through the opening, and loapt i the room. ' It. was close upon midnight. denly the laird started, hearir footstep , outside the Window; 'next moment, a maid" in the of the house barked loudly, and one tapped softly on'the wi John Mosslxnow, the laird of Linno. sat in the library of the [Castleâ€"a; large Wainscottcd chamber, [the walls of which were adorned §with a. few old books and numerous empty shelves. A huge book upon his knee, MossYinow sat in an armâ€" chair by the fire, reading. He Was a. dark. but tolerably well-favored man in the prime of life. with bright piercing eyes, thin lips, and a high, narrow forehead. ,‘ All this time the bad Habit of drinking clung to Him. But with‘ all this, he was a highly popular and influential character as We have seen. ‘lh'e ha'd wandered from farmhouse to afarmhousa, from cottage to cottage. land sometimes for days together he was the guest of Donald Campbell, Lizzie's father. Roaming one day in Edinburgh, he saw Mosskhow and Lizzie Campbell in company, and speedily discovered their secret; and no sooner had the girl returned to her father‘s cottage than he Was there too. full of sorrow and indigs nation. ‘ Thus it happened that he became the first friend and chief companion of Lizzlc's son. He taught him not! only how to‘write and read, but how to fly a. kite and tie a. fly, and how to swim in the sea. Lying out in the idenp heather on the hillside, he read ‘to'the be}; out of strange. forbidden, hooksâ€"the poems of Shelley and‘ Byron, Owen's “New Moral World," and Finche's reconstructed Bible. The child listened to him in delight- ed wonder, for his talk had all the charm of a. fairy tale. l and secret courtship, had seduced her under promise of marriage. Macgillvmy had been her fath'cr‘s friend Having no home of his own. My tale is in need of no mystery to sharpen its interest 0'? point. of moral. and may be briefly and free- ly tom. Mossknow, the laird of Castle Linne, a man of gloomy char- acter and a. bachelor. had been fus- cinated hy the gentle Highlander girl whom chance had brought into his house as a servant; and, after a. long A__I â€"_..â€"nA r , "My boy, my boy!" she cried, holding him in her arms, and kiss- ing him passionate-1y. “If I greet, ’tis not for sorrow. The Lord h‘as taken all the world away from me. but I Have still my soa!" "Mither, what ails you? What makes you greet?" Then she told him of her plans, and :drew so bright a picture of the land in the west, that he became all cag- crness and delight “Does my faither bide there? Will I ever see him. mither?" “Your father is dead to you and me, Robin. I'm thinking we shall never see his face. But if you have no father. you have me! You love me. “chin?" "I would like fine to be goim,r yonder.” replied the boy. "I would like fine to be a sailor. and to live In a muckle ship upon the sea." "chl, mither?" "Would you like to sail far out, yonder across the sea. and to .see the strange lauti where my sister Marion hides with her goodman? They tell me it's a. bonnie place, far bonnier than Scotland. Robin." 'J'hcre was a pause, broken again by the womanâ€" boy. As he am his pom- supper of milk and porridge, Rubin prattlcd ganfu- lously of Willie's adventures in yhe town. Presently the woman saidâ€" "Do you say your prayers every night, Robin, as I taught you?" "Ay, mither!" "Never target to pray for Mr. Mac- gillvray. He is a good man, and our best friend in all the World.” heard the lion in his den, and maybe bring good neWS.“ And he strode away into the night. Mother and child entered the cot- tagc, a. “but." and a “hen," con- sisting. of two rooms; one a rudfl kitchen, containing two press beds in the wall, the other a. small sleep- ing chamber. ‘ 'Rohin ! ’ ’ yrs, um: ups, and a high, )rohead. close upon midnight. Sud- laird started. hearing a --.A 1 I ken that, mith'cr," replied the CHIAPTER IV. mgry exclamation, the open the lattice of the 1: reached nearly to the , almost before he could , a wild figure crept D’=<".V. and some on like window up and ‘crossed a moment. into 1"an ' "No, no, 1am; I take ye to; the fool's cousin germaneâ€"1 knavc! Write, write, and Sign" \ “You take me for a, fool!" cried Mossknow, angrily. "Make it payable to me, the Rev. William Macgillvray, BUD. of Edin- burrigih University!" “To whom can I make the cheque payable? If'I write her name here, it will be Haunted before all the world.” ' "I think you are made of granite, like the nether millstone, and that every golden guinea ye give is 'ke blood gotten out of a‘flint. ut you'll give what I ask, for all that!" "I tell you I cannot spire so much’. Do you think I am made of money?" said. “You'll send her a; hundred!” said Willie. "Como. man]. be generous for once. ’Tis for your own fi‘egh and Hood." ' Moss'mow seated himself, (how to- wards him a. portfolio which lay up- on the table, opened it. and drew forth a chequeâ€"book. "I'll promise nothing; but have no fearâ€"the poor lass is but too cagjz't' go be gone." “If I consent, will you promise that she shall not remain to molest “Héw shail “Irvicxio:‘trh'at \you will "Man, man, I could thraw your neck like a young cock's?" said Wil- lic. "See what strength God gives ‘those that serve Him over those that. bring Him dishonor. But there, waste no more time! .Give mac the sillcr, that I mav take it this night. to her ye have wronged!" 1n a moment, “' ic was on his feet, and before the‘ aird could make a movement. or utter a. cry, He had seized him in a grip of iron. and pinned him against the wall. "Hold your tongue," cried the laird, “or I'll strangle you!" " ‘Famous Scbttish Criminal Trials and Capital Offences, selected- and sax-ranged bv a Writer to the Signet, Anno Doxfiini 1797.’ Fine reading for a lonely night. John Mossknow, and a. braw xnotto~â€".lust.itia ruat coelum ct. torram. I'm glad ye ken the law: but what the law spares God still punishes, and the scduccr will"stan-d yet before the Judgmentâ€" scat!" l "A hundrpd pounds!" echoed the Ilaird. "The man is mad!" “The man's wise enough as you :kcn." “Out with you! I'll talk with you no more." "I'll stay till my business is done," was the quiet; reply. Then. while Mossfxnow shook with Team, he took up the large volume which the other‘ had been reading, and. opening it, said, as if talking to himselfâ€" “She wants what is her cum," reâ€" turned the mendicant. "She talks of going to Canada. and has no sil- lcr to take her therea" “How much does she want?" “Just. a. trifle." said Willie; “about as much as John Mossknow Has wasted at the gaming table in a night. Say, one hundred pounds!" “a “You want. money, I suppose? That is why she has sent you." ’I'hc laird glared into the speaker's pale. determined face. and then, with an imprecatiou. strode up and down the mom. Suddenly he paused and faced his tor-mentor. “She is a' fool," answurecl Willie. “We're I in her shoon, I would stay here and cry out on you before all the world. till you set wrong right and took home your son. But mind this, Mossknowl If she is dumb, I have a tongue! It will be an ill day when I begin. to speak!" “I have don-c all I can." returned the lafrd fiercely. "She chose her own mad. in.»tcad of duing my will, and must take the consequences." “Ir will sénd her fifty pounds." he . ".IustiCc," answered Willie. “She Wants to know if you mean to break 'your word. She Has kept your suc- rct. Will you keep you-r promise?" "I promised nothing.” .“That‘s a lie, John Mossknow! You promised to make 1101‘ your wife. I‘Ih, man," he continued more gently, "have you no heart? Cam you see that lmnnic floWer withering by the wayside? Can you see _\'nur nairn. flesh of your flesh and bone of your bone, oust. awnv and neglected likc‘ the child of shame?" "What. does cried the laird. j'thc sight; oi’ Got}, anvil {rum your OWn [begotten son, who in sight of God {should be your heir." ’ “She sent. you! Dâ€" h‘m!" “Forbcar your curses, John Moss- know, lest they come back, like rav- ens. to rest on your Own roof. Yes. I‘ come from the mother of your child. Robin Campbell as he is call- ed, Robin Mossknow, 10rd of Linne, as he yet shall he." "I’ll wake the depths 0' Hell, it need be, in such a cause.” answered Macgillvray. “1 come here from Lizzie Campbell, who is your wife in “Silencc‘ you limmor!" he cried; as Willie paused. "Would ye wake the house?" of the sunshine, and maybe, in your shame, to flee the. land!" Livid with rage. not. unmixed with fear, the Iaird listened to this extra- ordinary exhortation, delivered .in a loud voiCc, in a tone of impassiuncd oratory. Durham and Victoria Standard the woman want?! MlLLBROOK ONT" THURSDAY, AUGUST 24. 1905; WARSHIPS NOT BLOWN UP. A despatch to the , London Times from Tokio sayszâ€"Jt is now ascer- tained that the Ru5siun warships at Port Arthur were not blown up or sunk by gunfire. The Russians open- ed the ’valves, having previously greased and otherwise protected the machinery and vital parts. Evident- ly the capture of 203-Metre Hill ex- posed the ships to such _danger that tefl', one of the battleships on which the recent mutiny took place. has been retired with the rank of rear- admiral, and the commander of the transport Prout, on which there was a. mutiny at St. Petersburg, has been retired with the rank bf cap~ tain. A dcspatch from St. Petersburg sayszâ€"Vicc-Admiml Kruger, com- mander o! the' Black Sea ”out. and Rear-Admiral Viéhnevotsky, the sec- ond in command. hava- bucn compulr sorily ‘ retired. Capt. Gazcvitch, 1 commander of the Georgi Pobicdonos-l A dcs‘p'atch from Berlin Sayszâ€"Thc Japanese Government is negotiating with the Krupps for fresh orders of armor plate and guns. Director Eccius, of the Krupp firm, is rear- ranging the contracts with J apanesc agents. , The same correspondent says 3‘2,“ a distihct change of feeling has tit on place in- influential cirCIcs. and that peace prospects are ndw, considered excellent. , A dcspatch to the London Telegram from Tokio, under date of Thursday, says that the throne received a strong memorial from Field Marshal Oyama. and all the generals. declar- ing that the forces were anxious to deliver a. -crushing blow to the cnâ€"1 emy, and strenuously advocating the: imposition of stronger terms. 1 With His Generals He Protests Peace Terms Are Too Mild. MANY WOLVES DESTROYED, Provisionsâ€"Heavy Canadian short â€" cut pork. $20 to 321; light short So Far This Year About 240 oficut. $18 to $19; Axmx'ican cnt clear I Them Have Been Killed. fat back. $19.25 to $20.75; com- A despatch from Toronto sz=LVS:â€"â€"'p0m]d lard. 52‘: i0 6“; Canadian The Provincial ’l‘rcasurcr's Depart-{pure lard, log-com 11c: lfottle rcn- ment for the first seven months (”flex-ed, 11c to 1-0. according to qua- ! ‘ . . . t . 9 . ‘ , this year, ending July Blst‘, has paid Elm)". hdll‘lb, 12L, .lcito 14c, accord- out in bounties for the destruction of in}; to 5.11.0; WW"- 13” to 14c; “05h -90. There is'klllod nbatton‘ hogs. $9.75 to $10: wolV'cs, about. $3,». . ' w . _ _ _ bounty allowed of $15 for each axti-§fll}l\'0, $1.33) for mxxed lots, $.60 for isovects. gmal destroyed. so that so far this year about 240 of them have been} Eggsâ€"Straight stock, 18C {0 1850.," killed. For the whole of 1904 only '30 1- 15“. $3,839 was paid out for this purâ€" lluttorâ€"Choiccst croamory, 225c to pose. Before the. present y'ear is cnd- 22%: undergradoS. 2121-0 10 220; ed it is expected that a. far greater dairy. 18c to 20¢. number will be killed than for many Oatsâ€"Old are now quoted at, 43.3.1: years past. Her No. 5‘ and 444.. cm. Mn .. mm“ 1 1 l GYAMA EAGER'FGR BATTLE the men are Slavoninns. MANY WOLVES DESTR OYED. c'a TWELVE MEN KILLED. Crushed Beneath 3. Hugh: ' "I’ll risk it, luird. Understand that I accept this small sum only on account. It belongs to your wife and to xour son. If {our wife lists .to go to Canada, ’tis may be only ,for a time." ' I “AWay with you!" Willie moved towards the window but paused there looking out. “Ah, but it's a, bonnie night," he Said. “The heavens yonder are Ithick with stars and constellations, land the moon's walking the aisles 0' blue like a shining angel of God. Be warned in time, Mossknow, and‘ shake oii' your guilt. Down upon‘ your knees, man. and pray!" With this parting, invocation, he leapt from the window and wasl gone. ’l'h'e lairdwvent to th'o Winâ€"l dow. and stood there looking forth! after him. ‘ MORE GUNS FDR .IAPS. "Pay to William Macgillvray, or order, the sum or one h'undrcd pounds. Signed, John Mossknow." ”And now begone! But. mind, if I find you have misappropriated a pen- ny of that money, you shall rot in gaul for a thief!" "Wcll, there!" cried Mossknow, filling'up the cheque. “Take that to the bank in the morning, and let Jessie Campbell have the money." Willie took the cheque in his hand, and read aloudâ€" "Because. k’nave th'o' you be, you ken an honest man when you see one! Alli the World Lens Willie Macgill- vray, who. though poor in-thc world‘s goods, is a preacher and a. prophet, and never robbed man or Woman of a bawbee.” not steal the money. and spend it; in drink?” KRUGER RETIRED. STRONG ER TERMS . (To be Continued.) 8. Hugh Mass CZAR’S 'LOVE OF PEACE. A dospatch from St. \Pctcrsburg says: The Czar received in audience at Peterhnf (m wpdmsday the cor- respondent of the NOV/00 Vrcmya. He spoke of his 10m of peace and his repungmnce to War, but. apparent-- 1y, did not refer to current events. I A dcsralch from Tokio says: A Umttalion of Russian infantry and two squadrons of cavalry, with 14 ‘guns, attacked Ershilipao, in Man- ;churia, eight miles north of Cimngtu on the morning of Aug; 21. They were repulsed. The Russian loss was 35. There was only one Japanese casualty. Three companies of RUSsian infan- try and two squadrons of cavalry Were repulsed eight, miles north-west of Changtu, leaving 10 corpses on the field. A small attack upon Miwanpaomiao Was also repulsed. “The Russians periodically skir~ mish boldly -Close up to the Japan- (‘Sn front, but retire on assvrting that the Japanese positions have DOt been Changed. Their spies are being continually captured." A dcspau‘h to the London Times from‘Nogute says: “The Weather has been completely dry for a, fortnight. and the roads are improving, but. the Lian Valley is a s’wmnp. making op- cl‘atiuns impossible until the dry season is fully established. “The Russians periodically skin» . ‘,,nn Recent. tears or an interim rice crop in_ Japan have boon dispelled. The crop is now expected to be fully up to the aVcrugc. the Russians decided to sink them pending their recovery when the command of the sea had been regain- ed by the Baltic fleet. Their {our battleships and two crUiscl'S will speedily form a serviceable addition to the Japmwso‘flwt. Oatsâ€"Old are» héxv quoted fdr No. 5! and ~M§c for N0. ONLY ONE JAP CASUALTY ? Monlroal, Aug. 22,â€"Live hogs have bcvn further advanc-sd to $7.25 to $7.75 per cwt.. according to quaâ€" lity. It is not likely that th’c price of dressed hogs will be advanced, but $10 will be the lowest quota- lion. Bah-d Strawâ€"Quiet at $5.50 to $6 per ton for car lots on track here. choicu 74: to 183C do medium .................. 150 to 16¢ do tubs, good to choice 16c to 170 do inferior .................. 140 to 15c ‘. Cheeseâ€"11:0 to Uéc per lb. Eggsâ€"Quotations are unchanged at 17k to 1850. ~Potatoesâ€"Quotarions are about steady at 60c to 70¢ per bushel. Balod Hayâ€"Car lots of No. 1 tim- othy, old and new, are quoted at $7 to $7.50 per ton on track hora: with $6 for N0. 2. MEMEE Butterâ€"Quotations are unchanged Creamery, prints 2lc-to 22c do solids ..................... 20c to 21c Dairy 1?). rolls, good to on mac-1; new. and $4 75 for caxs of h 33; 25c mom for broken lots here and 400 outside. Oatsâ€"New are. unchanged at. 28c to 30c for No. 2. 01d oats are quoted at 36c to 370'1'01- No. 2 at outside points. Barleyâ€"Thu market is 38c to 4:5c -at outsidu points, (ancording to qua- lity, new or old. Rolled Outsâ€"$5 hr cars of barrels 0‘23 (rag-k here. and $4.75 for cans of Compâ€"Canadian nominal at 530 10 54c (‘hatham froights. American firm at 620 to 625C. lake and rail heights, for delivery at country points or on tiack, Tomntu. Peasâ€"Tho, market is considerably lowor. in flaw of good crop pm- spects, being quoted at 65c w 676 for N0. 2 outside. 110A US ARI?) IMI’ROVI NC Ryeâ€"Dull at 570 to 58c at outside points. Millfcc-dâ€"Ontarioâ€"Bran, $11.50 to $12;’shortS, $17 to $19, acconligg to quality. at outside poian. Flourâ€"()nlarioâ€"SO per cent. pat- ents for export are unchanged at $3.20 to $3.25, buyers’ sacks, cast and West. Manitobaâ€"$5.30 to $5.- 40 for first patents. $5 to $5.10 for second patents and $4.90 to $5 for bakers’. Wheatâ€"Manitobuâ€"No. 3 Northern nominal at $1.06; No.7 2 northern. $1.03, and No. 3 northern, 870 to 87w, lake ports. BREADSTUFFS. ‘ Toronto. Aug. 22.â€"thatâ€"Ont:1rio â€"74c to 750 for No. 2 red and white at outside points; old No. 2 rod and white are quoted at 770 to 78¢. Goose and spring wheat are purely nominal. LEADING MARKETS MONTREA L MARKETS COUNTRY PRODUCE mm}. at, 43k. 3 white A deSpatch from Halifax Ns” sayzs â€"“'ord has been recaived here Jrom St. -'J¢,~’:ns \fld. that the ‘steanwr Kim which has arrived there frum the North, brings Word from ()Lknk mi :1 woman and child being «ah-r: by I‘:Rkifl)0 dogs_ They were crossing to a neighbor's when the woman full in an epileptic fit. and 30 angry dogs set upon them and tore them to pieces. Only the w°_ man's bones were rocoV'ered for bur-j Terrible Fate of an Eskimo Wom. an and Child. ' Do.. bucks ............. Cull sheep. per cwt. . Lambs, per cwt. ....... Calves, pur ch. ....... Do., each ............... Hogs, selects, p. cwt. Do., lights, p. cwt... Do.. fats, per cwt... 'l‘omnto Aug. ‘22 -â€"-Thc following wurc the quotations:â€" Enport (Wattle choice. $4 25 to $4 75 Do.. medium ......... 4 00 4 25 Do. hulls ............... 3 50 3 75 Do. cqu ............... 3 25 3 50 Butchers, pickrzd ....... 4 00 . 4 3 Bun‘alo, Aug. 22.â€"I~‘lourâ€"Quict and weak. WhnMâ€"Spring dull; No. 1 northnrn. 31.14;; winter strong; No. 2 rod quoted at 85c. Cornâ€" 1-‘irm; No. 2‘yellow, 60c; No. 2 corn, 60c, Burluyâ€"whull. {yoâ€"Quiet: No. 'riVo at 386 to 390. for No. 2 White, and 37c to 380 for No. 3 white. The demand is only for small lots. Busi- ness continues quiet. l~‘lourâ€"l\rlunitolm spring wheat pat.~ ants, $5.30 to $3.70; strong bak- ers', $5 to $53.40; winter wheat pat- lcnts, 85.10 to $5.25: straight roll- ers. $4.75 to $1.90, and in bags $2.25 to $2,351, Millinedâ€"Manitoba bran in bags, $16 to $17; shorts, $19 to $20 per ton; Ontario bran in bulk, $14.50 to $15; shorts, $19 to $20; milled mouille. $21 to $24; straight grain mouille, $28 to $29 per ton. Rolled Oatsâ€"$2.40 to $2.42} bag. st-ady at $1.45 to $1.50 per bag. Hayâ€"No. 1, $8.50 to $9; No. 2 per 'Atlantic Coast Line with 169 pas- "- l \al continued uht and portion 0f the r°°f- Thl‘OUSh C(H‘llnt q ‘ small hole the half-dozen or so per- [sons who escaped drowning crawled. Only a Few of the Inmates EEect- ed Escape. A despatch from Norfolk, Va., says:â€"An excursion train from King- ston, N.C., for Norfolk. over the sengers aboard, ran into an open draw at tho point where the ' road crosses the eastern branch of the Elizabeth River, some fiVe miles from Norfolk, at 12.20 o'clock on Thurs- day afternoon. The first. car of the train, .which. passengers agree, was filled with people. dived head first into thedraw, which does not cx~ coed forty feet in width. It struck the centre pier, and thus displaced a this $750 to 58' clover-'mixed 56.50 to The others. as the car stood uptilted, 7. and pure clover, $6 to $6.25 per rolled down ton in car lots. BUFFALO GRAIN MARKET. Bun‘alo, Aug. 22.â€"I~‘lourâ€"Quiet and Inn, . ready been taken from the car, except two being those of I pacific- . into the lower end, which was submerged, and,rstrug- gling and fighting for life, were drowned. Fourteen bodies have 8‘!- all colored Mil“bedâ€"Manitoba blan in bags ‘316 to $17; shorts $19 to $20 per ton; ()ntmiu bran in bulk, $14.5 to $15; shmts, $19 to $20; milled mouillc. $21 to $24; straight grain mnuillo, $28 to $29 per ton. Rolled Oatsâ€"$2 40 to $2. 42} per bag. Cornmoal continued quiet and st- adv at $1.54 ) to $1 30 per bag. Flourâ€"Manitoba spring wheat pat~ ants, $5.30 to $5.70; strong bak- ers', $5 to $5.40; winter wheat pat- ents, $5.10 to $5.25: straight roll- vrs $4. 75 to $1.90, and in bags $2. lite-$2.35. pr-r lmshol. New crop nuts are also Wcakcr. and are now quoted to arâ€" rive at BBC to 391: for No. 2 White, and 37c 10 380 for No. 3 white. The demand is only for small lots. Busi- noss continues quiet. A dospatch frum Portsmouth N. H. sms: â€"’I‘hc substance and picscnt __.V . .7 .a-vll' cy, it is held, and her only way to secure it is at the expense of her op- yponent. If the Russians are as firm ‘as ‘thoy say they are in their decisâ€" ion not to pay indemnity. and the Japanese as firm as they are repre- sented tn be in dark decision to ad- hcrc to their demand for payment, than the jig is up, and there will be no peace. STATUS OI“ JAPANESE TERMS As for the Japanese, it is contend- ed they are equally determined to go on with tho war if Russia does not, consent to remum‘ratc them for what they hams spent in prosecuting the conflict. Japan must have‘mon- cy, it is held. and her only way to secure it is at the expense of her op- ponent. If the Russians: am as firm 61c. Canal froights steady. ed. They helievo that Jay now. be satisfied with less payment. of Several hundrm dollars by Russia, and they declare that not a cent of t be paid. As for the Jnnnnnun H :a The Worst feature of the is the deadlock upon the q indemnity. M. (la Wittc : belim‘cs that there is no I)" compromise. His instrurti St. l‘ctorsburg are all in "the uriginal Russian pr that not a penny must be Japan to secure immunity thcr hostilities on the pan victorious army of Dyax Russian envoys think they ready gone far enough to 351 most. exacting enemy who 11 many battles. but haul not ‘ GLOOMY (‘U'I‘LO‘ K. A d05patch from Portsmouth. N.H., says: Thursday's deVelopmcnts marked the beginning of the crisis in the negotiations. The main point discussed was the remuneration pro- posal of Japan. Each side clung tonaciously to its position, and it became apparent that there was no rhyme or reason in the further dis' cussion at this time. Then came the question of Japan's demand for the possession of the Russian ships interned at; American and Chinese iports, but there was such a. diver- gence of vieWs- that. the envoys dc-J cided to lay it aside temporarily, Without recording that they wch unable to agree. There was some discussion of Japan's insistence Up- on the limitation of Russia’s naval armament in the Far Eastern wat-l ers. LIVE STOCK MARKET. THE INDEMNI'I‘Y DEADLOCK EATEN BY DOGS. Both Sides Refuse to, Compromise on Remuneration to J apan. PEACE OUTLflflKé GLOOMY apparent. that thérc was no r reason in the further (“8’ at this time. Then came 4 l. A ‘ ' 1 penny must be paid to secure immunity from fur- : ‘1'nursday's developments 2 beginning of the crisis in ttions. The main point. vas t'ho remuneration pro- Japan. Each side clung in :4” ‘- ' rm as they are repre- I thvir decision to ad- demand for payment. up, and there will be 'eaturo of the situation :k upon the question of at. (he Wittc apparently there is no h’opc of 9. His instrurtions from g are all in line with Russian programme. Lm the pan. of the v of Oyama. _Thc think they have alâ€" rican and Chinese was such a. diverâ€" af. the envoys dc- asidc temporarily, that they wch ;'h to satisfy the r who had won all not conquer- rat Japan will h loss than the hundrwl million . RICHARDS. 10 00 7 35 r vow and this shall 75 at. 1513. City 3:5 (We of the pa 70 Winnipeg. Fm 50 lasy year 90 ‘ n . "0 fun: authorities 00 that, most of 75 .arisen in houm 251m. and that '70 cases south of 29' The ~announce ‘0 siderub‘le alar: 90 .citizens fcaring 75 ‘lent as that 01 40 5’3 ANTHRAX r) 131M321 ISI'ear C 40 ‘ stease P 00' A despatch t: ()O‘The Provincia 501havc been infnr A Tien-Tsin dcspatch to the F furtcr Zei‘tung, of Berlin. says 1am attempt was made upon th‘ 1of the Empress of China on We day as she was passing through north-west gate of the city to Summer palace. Her assailant dressed as a. soldier, and was bi ated by the gnu-{L Life Attempted at Tien-Tsin Gate by Man Dressed as Soldier. CHINA’S EMPRESS {Man Near Collingwood Caught ‘ Disease From Dead Cattle. ’ A despatch firom Toronto Says: s'l‘he Provincial Health authorities have been informed that anthrax has causal the death of one man and six cattle near Collingwood. Another man is reported to be 111 With the disease. which however, is not re- garded as contagious among human beings. The man who died con- tracted it while skinning some of the dead animals. __..- _'..1 Reported f or 7 August. A dospatch from Winnipeg says: At a. ulueting of the Civic Health Comâ€" mittee un Thursday night it was an- nounccd that since Aug. 1 73 cases of typhoid fever has been reported at. tho. City Health Office. Forty- (ivo of the patients are residents of Winnipeg. From Aug. 1 to Aug. 16 glasy year 90 cases were reported to the authorities. Dr. Douglas stated that, most of the fever cases had arisen in houses that were not mod- ern. and that there were only four cask-s south of Notro Dame Avenue. The ~announcement has created con- siderable alarm in the city. many citizens fcaring an epidemic as viru- lent as that of last Fall. Seventilthree Cases 12. The grant to the citizens of Japan of the right to fish in waters of the Russian littoral from Vladi- vostock north to the Behring Sea. Accepted. .10. The surrender of the Russian warships interned in neutral Far. Eastern waterS. Disagreement, and action deferred. 11. The ’limit‘dtion of Russian naval power on Pacific waters. Action deferred. “.mâ€" -.unv. unanimity, m L030, “49‘ dcr which the “cut-om" through Nor- thern Manchuria was built to con- ‘nect the Trans-Siberian and the Ussiru Railroads so as to provide for the retention of the owuership and operation of the line by the Eastern. but with provision for the eventual substitution of Chinese imperial police for Russian railroad guards. Accepted. 9. Remuneration for the cost of the war. _1_{_cfuscd and action deferred. 8. The limitation or VtfigivEHi-nese conCession obtained by Mr. Rothstein and PrincgUhktomsky in 1896, up- 7. The surrender to China by 3agreement, with Japan, of the branch of the Chinese Eastern Railroad running south from Harbin. to Port Arthur and New-Chwang. to- gether with the retrucession of all the privileges obtained under the concession of 1898. Accepted. in principle; final agreement deferred. 1, Publisher and Proprietor 6 The surrender to Japan of the Russian leases of the Lino-Tun}, r Peninsula, including Port Arthur? balmy, and the Blonde and Elliott. Islang§ Accepted. TRAIN RUNS INTO RIVER 5 The ceséion of r-tl’JE-Island of Saghalien to Japan. Iicfused.’ and final consideration deferred. , u -..‘_ _-_. 4. Mutual obligations to respect in the future “the territorial integrity and 'dmiuistration entity" of China. in énchuria, and to maintain the principle of equal opportunity for the industry and commerce of all nations (open door, 2 . Accepted. :3. Jfipanosc obiighlions to restore in Manchuria Chinese sovereignty and civil administration- Accepted. ‘1 2. M‘utual ébligation to evacuate Manclflria. Accepted. status of the Japanese terms are an follows:â€" 1. RUSSia's recognition of Japan's ‘preponderating influence in Coma. with her right to preserve order in the ciVil administration, give mili- tary and financial adviCe to the Em- peror of Corea. Japan binding her- self to‘ observe the territorial integ- rity of the Hermit Kingdom, and (it is belichd) the policy of the “open door." Accepted. TYPHOID IN ei‘tung, of Berlin. says that npt was made upon the life Impress of China on Wednes- :hc was passing through the st gate of the city to her palace. Her assailant was CAUSED DEATH. IN PERIL. bayon-