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JAPAN AGAIN P ROTESTS Which May Involve Great Britain â- -_e-,^>-.. .; •:: in the War. â- v^'^-' ' â- â-  ^. JAPAN AND FRANCE. [otricial report from Maiicluii-inn hoail- A despatch from Tokio snys:â€" It isj ([Uartcra suys;â€" "A .Inpaiuso force staled that .Jupun has niacJe a Htroiig | ndvanccc! toward Tunfiluis, 50 jiiiles protest to l-'runco against the Baltic! cast ' " = -^ •â-  ' â- "' - - â-  â-  ..... ,.-. ^ cDPiiiy ru- fleet staying at Kaniraiih Bay. It is strongly felt hero tliat Franco is ac- tively assislinK the Uussians within what is practically the zone of hos- tilities. The oxpectoil advent of the third Russian stjuadron into the China Sea in al.out a week strength- ens the opinion that the situation is one of exceeding gravity so far as French neutrality is concerned, and that it may force .lapan to avail herself of her alliance with t!reat Britain, which pi-oviiles in tho event of Japan beins attacked by any two powers Great Britain is lioinid ,to assist her. Tho elder statosmen place on April 15. Th: treated to the north. JAPAN RUSSIAN SUrPLTF.S. .A despatch fro:n Yinkow, via Tien- tsin, says: Few transports are now arriving at Newchwanu-. This con- ti'ast with the rush of trart'.c since tlie opening of the I.iao Itiver ittdi- cates that i)recantions are boini-' tak- en a'^jainst poHi:il>le interference by I tho Kii!'.';ian Pacilic squadron. Vast nccunndations of stores havu already been made along the .'ap- ] nnese lines of conininnicntion, assur- and the members of the Cabinet held j ins fi'.ll supplies to the armies in a conference on Wednesday, which lasted live hours. Subscriptions to tho Fifth domestic loan of §50,000,000, which is part of the war fund provided for in thn budget, will be opened on Afay 1. The terms will be generally tho same a.s those of the fourth domestic loan. BITTERNESS IN TOKIO. The Japanese regard the Kamranh Bay incident with growing feelings of resentment and bitterness towards France. It is popularly believed .that tho Russian fleet is still at Kamranh Bay, and is making the freest possil)lc u.se of the port. The demands for strong action on the part of Japan are daily growing louder. Political parties and other organizations are passing resolutions condemning France's alleged viola- tion of neutraility. It is proposed to hold a great popular demonstration. Tho Nichi Nichi assorts that the evidence is conclu.«;ive that Admiral Rojestvensky is using Kanii'anh Bay as an actual naval base for belli- gerent action. The Jiji discu.sscs France's histori- cal attitude on the question of neu- trality and insists that tho uso of Kamranli Bay enhances Admiral Ro- jestvcnsky's lighting capacity, and offers facilities for warlike prepara- tion. Continuing, it says if from the complication grave conse(|Uencos re- sult to Russia, France will bo re- sponsible. A former Cabinet Minister, discuss- ing the incident to-da.y, said: "We are keenly an.xious to avoid involving others, but we are bouiul ito protect our rights. If Franco gives Russia the use of Kamranh Bay, why caimot Kngland allow us to uso Hong Kong?"- INVAPINO COHFA. Eight hujidred Ku.ssian troops have crossed the liiver Tunien, invading Northern Corca. The rotwl from Vladivostock Was TOiderjed recently, and a large bridge has been constructed over the Tu- men. tho ficlil, cv-en if tho transport ser- vice is interrupted. TO PIS-AllM THE TITAN A. Order.'j have been given for the dis- armament qt the Russian cruiser Diana, wKich took refuge under one of the coast forts in August, 1^>01. She has nnolergonc important repairs to essential i)ortions of her machin- ery, which v,/)W will be handed over to the French authorities at Saigon. CONTRABAND ON BOARD. A despatch from Port I.ouis, Ma\i- ritius, says:â€" Tho authorities here refused to supply the Cerinan steam- er Juliette with enough coal to eu- able her to get tvj Batavia, believing that she was carrying contraband. Half of the crew, who are British, thereupon refused to continue the .voyage, despite th^ fact that they Wore olTercd donbh; wages. They Bcnt a deputation to inform the Gov- ernment that they would rather go to prison for breaking their contract than to sail on the Juliette. 'I"he German Consul is bttuging pressure on the Covernor, Sir (^'avendish Boyle, to induce him to compel the men to continue the voyage. The Governor is communicating with Mr. I Lyttelton, Secretary of State forj the Colonies, on the subject. There are indications that the Juliette is bound (or Kamranh Bay with pro- visions for tho Uu.ssinn 6oet. vs^ ; : . JUNKS BLOWN UP. A clesr-ateh from Shanghai lo The London Morning Post say.'^; "Two Junks have been blown <ip by mines near Chusan. Tho appearance of mines south of Shanghaf Is cau.sing great apprehension for the safety of Kuroi^eau mail vessels." FUMIGATE THEIR EEAEDS. Sanitary Whiskers Insisted Upon in Pittsburg. A despatch from Pittsburg, Penn., says: When Captain Janies McLaugh- lin of the Allegheny Bureau of Health, in slarliiig his campaign to clcan.sc the city of hU'IUng germs, or- dei'cd that all long beurtis nnist I30 fumigated, as th'e.y were e.vcellent propo.gating groujids for the germ.s, it was looked upon in the nature of a joke b.y those who do not wear beards and as an jusult by those who do. "The matter was neither intendrri as an insult not a joke," declare<l Sup<?rintendi!nt McLaughlin. "A great nuiuber of <:aseK of scarlet fev- er last sununcr Wert; found in fami- lies where one or morn of the nujni- bers wore beards. These ca.ses wi're mostly in the slum districts. Mo.st of the men wear long beards to avoid shaving, and they seldom if over take a bath. A glance at their beards is convincing proof that they are liable to In'ced f:carlet fever or most an.v other kind of infectious genms. It was therefoi'e decided' that this class of people must keep th(;ir beards a-; well as their places of abode clean. "II has been found that a solution of bichloriile 01 leicrcury will de- stroy any bii-king germs that may bo propagating in these uni:lean beard.s. Where the ins])eclors find a lilthy hous-e presided over by a man who will not keej) his beard clean, the.y will proviflo him with a bottle of this solution of bicliloride of mcr- curv and r-equest that he who. it. Tho iiLspectors will call at later dates to see that the ordej- is put into force." USED POISONED BULLETS. Polish Assassins Adopt This Deadly Method. A dcRtialch fr.un .St. Petersburg .sa.v.si: In all recent uttacks on tho I- olico and administrative othcers in I'oland t.hiir as.sailant.s have used poisoned bullets and daggers. At the theatres and mu.sic halls per- formers are arousing great demon- strations by singing and reciting re- volutionary ver.sics. These are intro- duced as encores, as the regular ijro- grammios must be passed on by the theatrical censor. Recently the per- formers did ri(jt hesitate to lainpooa the Imperial family. Rigid instruc- tioii.s have been issued to the police not to allow encores which have not been approved by the censor. LEADING MARKETS BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, April 25. â€" Wheat -Ontar- io â€" The market is dull, wita No. 2 red and white quoted at ?1 t).'! ti. %i 05, spring, U5c, and gooso 89o. Manitoba unchanged, for delivf.'y nt lake ports on the opening 0° naviga- tion; No. 1 northern, yJic; No. 2, 95^;, No. 3, syjc. rtour â€" yo per cent, patents are quoted at $4..'i5 to l?'1.45, buyers' sacks, east and west; 15c to 20c higher for choice. Manitoba steady at §5.50 to §5.tiO for lirst patents, S5.10 to So. 40 for second patents, and So to S?5.Hf) for bakers'. Millfeedâ€" .'^IT for bran and 518.50 to §19 for shorts. Manitoba, §21 for shorts and ?1'J for bran. Barley â€" Bull; 4tic to 47c for No. 2, 44c to 45c for No. '.\ extra, and 4:5c for \o. 3 luaUiug outside, Toronto fi'fiphts. liyeâ€" ()9o to 70c for No. 2 t.o.b. outside. Corn â€"Canadian llrm, 47c to 48c for yellow and 4Gc to 47c for mi.xod f.o.b. Chatham freights; .\merican unchanged; No. 3 yellow, 55c to 5ri.;c; mi-"iod, 542c to 55c on track, Tori.nl.ii. Oiits- Firm; 40c to 4tc for No, 2 wliito West. 41c to 42c east. liolk'd Oatsâ€" $4. an for cars of bugs und S4.(i0 for barrels on track here; :35c mon? for broken lots here and "lOc (jutside. X'easâ€" (38c to (iOc for No. 2 west and east and 70c for milling. Buckwheat â€" S'Jc to (jOc east west . aiV-1 to lolds f< virly ...23c to 25c ...2Uc 2;!c .llic 17c ...14c 15c ...21c 22c ...19c 20c ....17c 18c la 12c for large and 12 ^c lor COUNTRY PRODUCE. P'.itterâ€" The market stunily. Crjaraery, prints 'lo soliiis D.'jiry tub.s, lueiiium . do inferior Dairy 11). rolls, gooil choice , do largo rolls do medium ....'. Cheese â€" Firm m tone and unchang ed at â-  - ' twins. Eggs â€" Are steady at 14ic to 15c. Potatoes â€" Ontario, (iOc on track and G5c to 70c out of store; eastern, COc to G.5c on track, and 70c to 75c out of store. Baled Hay â€" Is quoted unchanged at $S per ton for No. 1 timothy and 157 for mi.\ed or clover in car lots on track here. Baled Strawâ€" OITerings are fairly large and the market has an easy tone, anil is quoted unchanged at %(S per ton for car lots on track hero. FIGHTINO IN CORF.A. A despatch from Tokio says; ITcad- fjuarters reports the occupation Sat- urday by a Japanese force of the town of Tungwa, near the Corcan frontier, about fifty miles east of Hiniiking. It is Icarnofl from other sources that th<'ro has been soin«> severe skirmishing at Kiljxi, in Northern Coron, where numerous Co.'isack de- tachments are sro'ding. Large I{u.s- sinn forces arc statiotu^d along the Northern Corean frontier. RKTUFATINU TO TTIP, NOIlxn. A despatch f 1 om Tokio sa.vs: An BURNED TO A GINDEE, Farmer Near Ottawa Meets Death in Midnight Fire. A despatc h fiom OttaWa says:â€" James Mc]iri7ft?7-Tvj,nrmer,. who had been living alone in" a frame house about a mile and a half south of Bell's Corners, was burned to death in his home, which was destroyed bv Are during Tuesdiiy night. The dis- covery v/as made liy Mr. I'atrick llammill, who lives about a quarter of a mile from Mclhide's homo. He got up at 5 o'clock, and saw smoke issuing from the dij-ection of Mc- lirido's farju. He, however, thought it was from his chimney, and did not know tho house was burned until ho ^^•ent outside. He then walk,'d ov<>r, and in tho smoldering ruins saw tho charred renmius of jfcBride. MONTREAL MARKETS. Montreal, April 25. â€" There does not .seem to be much change, and buyeis could secure No. 2 oats at about 454c in store, and No. 'A at 4450. and Peterboro's at 42ic on track. No. 2 peas arc quoted at 7Gc afloat Ma.y. Mill feed â€" Millers have seen fit to advance their prices Si per ton each on bran and shorts. Manitoba bran in bags, .$19; shorts, $21. Very lit- tle Ontario feed is to be had, and pjrices are .•U)out ?1 a ton higher than Manitoba. H;iyâ€" Prices are easier at S9 to .â- 50^25 lor No. 1, S8 to 58.25 for No. 2, and $7 to $7.50 for shipping hay. Flourâ€" Manitoba strong bakers", So.JiO to So. 50, and patents S5.(50 to $5.80. Ontario .ftraight rollers in bags, S2..50 to S2.5.5; in barrels, §5.- .'^5 lo $5.45; patents, 555.70 to !?5.- 80. Beansâ€" Choice primes, SI. 70 to Sl- 75 Jier bushel, $1.50 to 5?!. GO in car lot.-). Provisions â€" Heavy Canadian short cut pork, .$1(3. .'.0 to .?17..50; light short cut, SIG.50 to $17; American cut clear fat backs, S20; compound lard. 6ic to 7c; Canadian lard, G|c to 7-5c; kettle rendered, 8ic to OJc ucc<u-ding to quality; hams, 12c to i;ic; bacon, IMc: fresh killed abat- toir hogs, §5.95 to S9.50; mixed, $G.75 to §7; .select, §7.25 o(I cars. Chee.se â€" Ontario fall white, 12ic; colored, 12.ic. Kggsâ€" New laid, 15c. Butter â€" Finest creamery, 24c to 24ic; mottled, 22c to 23c. FIFTEEN LIVES WERE LOST Convent at St. Genevieve, Quebec, Destroyed by Fire. A despatch from Montreal says:â€" lb-' picturesque little Village of St. (.eneviove, on the Riviere des Prair- H's, 111 the County of .lacques Car- tier, distance about fifteen miles Irom Montreal, was the .scene duriug the night of April 20th, of a- lire which destroyed the beautiful Roman Catholic Con- vent of St. Anne's, and resulted in the loss of fifteen lives. One of tho sisters, ten of the pupils, all girls ranging from 12 to 17 years of age, uiil four old women boarders of the mslitution, perished in the flames, Willie a number of the inmates wore injured in escaping from the burning building. Owing to tho lack of communica- tion betW(jeii the village and outside points, it was impossible lo secure any help from Montreal, and the news of tho terrible fatality was not received in the city until Friday. Tho people of St. (Jeueviove were liel|)le.ss to prevent the destruction of the building, and the conse(iuent loss of life. The convent was a stone building, built in old-lnKhioned style, with solid walls and heavily timliered. It was four storeys high and built in an L-shape. It was used as a school, and was the property of the teaching Order of the Sisters of Ste. Anne. The order controls about 20 establishments in the Province of Quebec, and also has institutiona in the New l^ngUind States. At the time of the tire there were 10 sisters in the convent. There were H7 pupils boarding in the building, a total of 58 pupils receiving instruc- tion at the convent. The sisters also maintained a small hospice for old women. There were live old women in the hospice, all of great age, none being less than 80 years, while one had attained the vcnernbfe age of 99 years. The old people were sleep- ing on the first floor and had two means of egress, but, as the lire ori- ginated in their quarters, they must have been overcome early, or else became so confused that they could not find the exit. The sisters and the pupils sleiH in two dormitories, one being on the third and tho other on the fourth floor, and it was among the pujiils in this part of the building that the great loss of life occurred. The monetary loss will be about $25,000. â- J^he origin of the (li-o which brought such devastation and sorrow in its path is unknown, and probabl.v could onl.y be told by lips now sealed in death. Sister Marie Adrienne, who was superioress of the convent .Tt Ste, Cenevieve, confessed her titter ignorance of the cause, nor could any of the other sisters who had been rescued from tho building tell any- thing that would throw any light on the mystery. Madame Lavignc, one of the five old ladies who existed up- on tho bounty of the good sristora, was the only one alive yesterday, ami she told an incoherent story that old Madame Potvin hail arisen from bed in search of pipe and tobacco, and then threw aw'ay the match she had used. The .s-isters think the old wo- man's story rather improbable, AW.MCKNED BY SMOKE. One of the elder sisters was first to notice that there was something wrong. About 11 o'clock she was awakened b,v .some then unknown cause. .She noticed that the room was heavy with smoke and arose to seek tho cause of this. When she reached the hallway she was met by a volume of smoko and at once rea- lized that there waa fire in tho building. Her cries awakened other sisters, and presently all in thu building were aroused. The sleeping quarters of the con- vent were di\'i<led. S<nne wero downstairs and others were located on the uiJper floor, tho convent being three storeys in height. Tho.se on the lower floor attempted to ascend thu stairs to the floors above, but wero met b.y such a rush of smoke that it was beyond physical capacity lo mount the stairs in face of it. Those sisters who were on tho upper floors appear to have been ma<lo quickly ;tware of thn danger. Si.s- ter Mario de .lesu spread tho alarm. With a bell she soumled a warning, and callirip upon tho pupils who slejit in the dormitories to arise, she went aiikong the beds, saying, "Chil- dren get up. Dross cpiickly, there is a lire in thu house." This sister then warned tho pupils in tlie other dormitories. She then realized the great danger that con- fronted the children, and hastened to send them down tho stairs. But now thick streams of choking smoke ])oured from below, rendering tha pas.sag'oway difficult and hazardous. S(uno ran down tho stairs, othera went half wa.v and then nttreated. The sister went part of tho wu.y downstairs, and then turned back to the .second floor. H»'re .she found her retreat cut olf. Making her way to one of the windows f-.-h« found one of the pupils, Mi.ss Paiemcnt. Breaking the glass the pair took the onl.v chance that remained, and juinjied to the ground. Sister Thorose broke an arm and was bruised and shaken up. Miss Paimcnt escaped wilhoulv serious injur.y. In the upiicr lloon there remained Sister Mario Adrionjio and with her fell tho pupils whoso lives Were sacriflceti in the holocaust. BUFFALO MARKET. Buffalo, N.y., April 25.â€" Flour- Firm. Wheat, Spring, dull; No. 1 Northern, in carloads. Sll3i; Win- ter dull; No. 3 red, SI. 08. Corn- Firm; No. 2 yellow, 54ic; No. 3 corn, 52Jc. Oatsâ€" Steady; No. 2 white, 84Jc; No. 3 mixed, 32c. HAMBURG LINER MISSING. Steamer Castilia Supposed to Have Gone Down. A despatch from Loudon says: The underwriters are an.xious con- cerning the safety of the Haniburg- .â- \merican Lino stennier Custilia, which was due to arrive at Vera Cruz at the end of March. She TOns ! reinsured on Wednesday at tho rate ' of 90 per cent. She carries about a I dozen passengers and a crew of 30. i RIOT OVER A GRAVE. Police Charge Russian Mob With Sabres, Injuring Many. A St. Petersburg despatch says: â€" FLASHES FROM THE WIRE The "Very Latest Items From All Parts of the Glcibe. DOJllN'ION. Thn British Columbia Electric Railwa.v Company has declared a dividend of (i per cent. Hamilton Board of lOducation is for compul.sor.v vaeciiuitioii of all school children. Civil service promotion examina- tions will bo held at Winnipeg, To- ronto and Ottawa on Ma.v 10th. A million whitefi.sh fry were do- posited in thu Ba.v of Quiide at Belleville by Mr. Parker, from tho Sandwich hnteher.v. Tlie Northern Klcvator Compan.v will erect a (lour mill at Winnipeg with a capacity of 3,U00 barrels dail.v, it is suid. Purse snatch^'is are btKJOming bold in Ha'iiilton. Two ladies while walk- ing in dilTerent parts of the city .Saturd;\v night were relieved of their cash bags. Ben.iamin Pipe of Wapolla, Assini- boia, is o.ri the way to I'higUunl to imluco fift.v health.v, gooc' looking girls to uccoiiiiany him back to tho prairie, with the object of marrying them to prospitrouR young farmers. After a service on 'JXiesday at grave of one of the victims of Tiijbert Proctor, a negro accused of murdi^ing a companion t.y throwing hin> from a ciic^.i train Inst Jul.y, wa.i committed for trial on Saturday in London. Ho defended ^inisclf. the the crano accident at tho PutilolT Iron Works on April 13. 300 Puliloff workmen wero joined by a small band of men carrying red flags, and shouting "Long live liberty ond An- archy! Iiowii with autocracy! 'Mount- ed police attempted to di,sperso the procession, but wero met with a fire from revolvers. When reinforcements had arrived the police charged the crowd with sabres, striking with the flats of their swords, and injuring several of the workmen. They soon overpoweri'd tho rioters, who dc>- fi'nded them.selvos with sticks only. A large number of arrests were made. FOREIGN. Grand Duke Swains' as.sassin. n Ru.sisinii named KalticlT, h.TS bacii .s-entcnced to death. The niece of Andrevp Carnegie sec- retly married her riding master about a v^'C' ago. Tho buibling of the Western Pacific Railwa.v will give the Goulds a rail- way from ocean to ocean. Lord Strathcona predicts that there will soon ho a demand in Can- ada for munitions and weajjoiis of defence. EPIDEMIC THREATENED. Ottawa Threatened With the Hull Disease. A despatch from London, Ont., snys;â€" Tho Medical Health omcer here sa.\s Ottawa is thr<>atcne<I with nn outbrcnlt of a peculiar dysentery similar to that which proved fatal in Hull. Numbers of cases have already occurred. A BRUTAL MURDER. Tramp Dragged Miss Lowrey Into Yard and ICilled Her. A London despatch says: â€" Miss Eliza Lowor^', sister of a well known resident of Rodney, was brutally mui'deied at un early hour on \V('d- nesduy morning at tho home of Ben- jamin Coville, a railway section em- ploye, ono mile north of Rodney, and about forty miles west of this citv. Tho perpetrator of tho crime was a heavily masked man snplio.sed to bo a trump who called at the hcjvise and demanded money. llr. Coville was away at the time, and his wifo being an invalid Miss Lowery an- swered tho door wdien ailmission waa sought by an unknown man about,' one o'clock in the morning. Tho stranger asked for money und when he was refused he si;ized Miss Lowery and dragged her into the yard whore ho bent her to death Willi a heavy club. He then entered the hou.se and secured what money Was on hand and left. Mrs, Coville was unable to raise an alarm, and news of the crime did not reach the neighbors until about eight o'clock in the morning. Tho victim of the crime was about sixty-five year.s of npe and was in tho habit of spending considerable of lier time as companion to Mrs, Coville, whoso husband, owing to the nnturo of his occupation, frequently had to be away frfun homo over niglit. Mrs. Coville was able to give the itolieo B i-nr-!-;!! tiescriplion of the murderer. Ho had the appearance of a tramp about forty years of age. SHOT HIS BROTHER. Robert Fraser Accidentally Killeti at Craik, N. W, T. A Craik, N.W.T., despatch savs:â€" A sad shooting fatality occurred "hern on Saturday morning. Two broth- ers, Robert and Karl Fraser, wore practising shooting with a revolver, when the weapon aceidently dis- charged in Karl's hand, aiid tho charge lodged in his brother's stom- ach, death resulting in about thirty, minutes. What makes the occurrence doubly snd is the fact that the de- ceased's brother had sold his honio-> stead on Friday and was leaving on Mon<lny to join his mother at tlhat- hain, Ont., to a.ssist her on the old farm. ajjiaBiigit'^iTfr'^ "^^ ;