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\: ISIREIEROFTEEBITOM Russians Will Never Consent to This Demand. A. despatch from Portsmouth, N. H., says: The Japanese peace terms are at last known to the Russian en- voys. They ai'e regarded by the Czar's envoys as unnecessarily severe and humiliating, but there is yet a lingering hope of a successful termin- ation of the negotiations. It is only a lingering hdpe, however, if one is to judge from the expressions of approhension and dismay that are being uttered in the Summer hotel annex, where the Russians have their quarters. They arc depressed, decidedly de- pressed, those among them who have so«n or heard the conditions which Japan asks to impose upon her enemy as to the price of ending the war. Although not officially announced, it ia learned that Japan's demands are a« follows: An Indemnity commensurate with the monetary losses sustained by her in prosc-cullng the war. The cession of Port Arthur and the LdaotUDg Peninsula to Japan. The evacuation of Manchuria. The cession of the Island of Sag- halien. Th- ccntrol of the Russo-Chinese railroad as far north as Harbin. No demand wa.s made for the dis- mantling of Vladivostock or recog- nition of a transfer of Japanese au- thority over Corea. More astonishing to the Russians than any other thing in the state- ment of terms submitted by Baron Komura and Mr. Taskahira, was that the Japanese did not ask for any sj>ocific indemnity. They do make in plain, however, that they expect to be compensated for the losses incurred by them in their con- fliit with Russia, which is interpret- ed in some quarters to mean that the European belligerent is expccte.l to pay in full for the enormous expenditures which Japan has made. But th'.> failure of th« Japanoso to insist upon the payment of a speci- fic sum holds out a chance of com- promise, and the feeling exists among many of the Russian repri>- sentativos that the conditions admit of diuoission. M. de Witto and Bar- on Rosen did not indignantly with- draw from the conference when Bar- on Komura and Mr. Takahira let it be known what their Governmeut de- sired from Hussia in return for an agreement to stop hoslilities, as some expected. They acted as courteous gentlemen would act, po- litely receiving the communication of the Japanese envoys with the re- quest that an adjournment be taken imtil it could be examined. RUSSIA WILL NOT YIELD. A despatch from London savs: Pc- trunkevitch, a prominent reformer, who wa.s con.spicuous at the 'Aexn- stvos' Congre.ss at Moscow, in an in- terview with the St. Petersburg cor- respondent of the Standard said that, although peace was extremely desirable, partisans of peace at any price were extremely few. lie be- lieved that Russia would ultimately have to pay a hundred million pounds sterling as indemnity, under whatever name it was called, in- creasing Russia's interest payments to live millions. This was not be- yond her resources, and it was with- out reason to regard the demand as humiliating. "But," he added, "the limitation of the rights of sovereignty, which the Japanese seek to iuipos,", is hu- miliating, while the cession of Sag- halicn would be disastrous. Hitherto I admit the possession of Saghalien and East Siberia has involved ^leavy I0S.SCS, but the people hope that the future will witness some return for our outla.v. "Abandon Saglialie:i to the Japan- esi! and Ihoy will at um fortify the islanfi and would thonliy command the whole of East Siberia, which they would colonize ••ih Chineiio at their K'i.^ure. We cin ui»e Japan lighting rights in tho^e »T iters lo their hearts' content but the Rus- sian people of all cl^s'-oi would re- .sent keenly the lo'^s of ai y terri- tory. "Should fate ordain another Muk- den, we may have to accept the pre- sent hard conditions, but peace on the present terms and at the present time would be disapproved by the country." lEADINB MARKETS BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, Aug. 15.â€" Wheatâ€" On- tario â€" The new crop is quoted at 77c to 78c for No. 2 red and white, outside, the old being at S^c to 84c, with little business. Goose and spring are 73c to 75c at outside points. Manitoba â€" No. 1 northern nominal- ly quoted at $1.05. No. 2 northern being ?1.02 and No. 3 northern 87Jc to 88c, lake ports. Flourâ€" Ontario â€" A fair business is being worked in Hour Iroin new wheat tt)r export this month at 53.- 20 to $3.30, buyers' sacks, east, and west. Manitoba â€" First patents are quoted $5.30 to $5.60; seconds, $5 to $5.30, and bakers', $1.90 to $3.- 10. Millfcodâ€" Ontarioâ€" Ilran has been â- old at $12. Shorts, $10 to $18, according to quality. Manitoba bran $16, and shorts $19, at To- ronto and equal points. Oatsâ€" New, 32c to 33c, according to freights; old, 37c to 38c for No. 2 outside Barleyâ€" New and old quoted at 40c to 45c, outside, ac- cording to quality. Ryt â€" 58c to 60c, outside. Cornâ€" Canadian, 53c to 54c. Cha- tham freights; American, Otic for No. 2 or No. 3 yellow, lake and rail freights. Peasâ€" Wanted; 73c to 75c hid for No. 2, outside. Rolled Oatsâ€" $5 for cars of barrels on track here, and $4.75 for cars of bags; 25c more for broken lots here and 40c outside. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butterâ€" The market continues to bold a firm ton^ Creamery, prints 21c to 22c do solids 20c to 21c Dairy lb. rolls, good to c'hoici' 17c to I8ic do medium 15c to 16c do ttibs, good to choice 16c to 17c do inferior 14c to 15c Chuoseâ€" The market is quoted un- changed at 114c to 111c per lb. Eggsâ€" Continue firm, with the bulk of business at 17ic to 18c. Potatoes â€" 60c to 75c per bushel. Baled Hay â€" $8 per ton for old No. 1 timothy in car lots on track here, and $7.50 for new. No. 2 is very dull at $0. Baled Strawâ€" Is quiet and un- changed at $5.50 to $6 per ton for car lots on track here. ex-store. Flour â€" Manitoba spring wheat pat- ents, $5.30 to $5.40; strong bakers', $5 to $5.10; winter wheat, $5.30; straight rollers. $5 to $5.15, ind in bags. $2.35 to $2.45. Millfeedâ€" Manitoba bran in bags, $16; shorts, $19 to $20 per ton; Ou- Itario bran, in bulk, $14.50 to $15; I shorts. ?19 to $20; mouillo, $21 to $24 pe.' ton, as to quality. Oats â€" The dcniand for rolled oats is liniitcil, and prices are unchanged at $2.4(1 to $2.42i per bag. The market for cornmeal is quiet but firm at $1.45 to $1.50 per bag. llay-No. 1, $8.50 lo $9; No. 2, $7 50 to ?8; clover, mixed, S6.50 to $7, and pure clover, $6 to $6.25 for car lots. Provisions â€" Iloavy Canadian short cut pork, $20 to' $21: light short cuts, 5rt8 to $19; American tut clear fat backs, $19.25 to $20.75; com- pound lard, 5Jc to H4c: Canadian pure lavd, lOJc to lie; kettle rendi;r- ed. lie to 12c, according to quality; hams. 12c. 13c to 14e, according to size; bacon, 13c to 14c; frc^h killed abattoir hogs. $9.75 to .$10; alive, $7.35 for mi.xetl lots, $7.60 for se- U.t.s. Eggs-Straight stock, 17c to 17ic; No. 2. 14c. Butterâ€" Choicest creamery, 22}c to 22ic; under-grades, 2l4c to 22c; dairy, 18c to 20c. BUTTALO GRAIN MARKET. BufTalo. Aug. 15.â€" Flour â€" Q.ui.>t and en.sy. Wheat â€" Winter uneasy; No. 3 red. 84}c; No. 2 white, 84c. Corn dull; No. 2 yellow, 61c; No. 2 corn, 60c. Oats Weak; No. 2 white, 29}c; No. 2 mi.\ed, 27Jc. Barley, feed, 44ic. Rye quiet and weak; No. 2, Oljc. Canal freights steady. MONTREAL MARKETS. "Montreal, Aug. 13.â€" drain â€" The div niand for oats is increasing, and sell- ing for local cons\implion is fairl.v heavy; No. 2 white are quoted at 46 ic to 47c per btishcl; American clipped at 46Jc: new crop. No. 2 white, to arrive, 39c to 40e,.an(l No. 8, 38c to 39c per bushel; new crop feeJ b'lrloy is quoted at 49c to 50c, LIVE S'rt)CK MARKET Toronto, Aug. 15.- -Trade o t the Western Cattle Market was slightly Setter this morning. especially for better class cattle. Kxport cattle, choice .$4.50 $4.75 do good to medium. . 4.20 4 40 do others . 4.00 1.30 Bulls . 3.50 4.00 Cows . 3.00 3.75 Butchers' picked . 4.20 -1.50 good to choice . 4.00 4.20 fair to good . 3.50 4.00 do common . 2.50 3.25 do cows . 2. 50 3 50 Bulls . 2.50 3.50 Feeders . 3.60 4 00 do medium . 3.30 3.60 do bulls . 2..'i0 3.50 Stockers, good . 3.50 3.80 •lo rough to com.. . 2.50 3.00 Btills . 1.75 2. 50 Milch cows, each .30.00 50.00 Export cwcs, per cwt 4,00 1.15 do bucks, per cwt.. . 3.00 3.25 do culls, each . 3.00 4.00 Spring lambs, each . . 5.00 5.25 Calves, per lb . 3i 34 do each . 2.00 10.00 Hogs, selects, per cwt 7.2,'5 0.00 <lo lights . 7.00 0.00 do fats .. 7.00 0.00 ADEIFT ON OPEN LAKE. The Terrible Experience of Two Little Girls. A despatch from Toronto says: Annie and Irene O'Connor, of Ham- ilton, aged 14 and 10 years respec- tively, were picked up by the steam- er X.akesida about 4 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, after having been adrift on the lake in an o[>cn boat for practically two days and one night. The little girls were in a very exhausted condition, but prompt restorative measures were adopted, and no .serious consequences are expected to follow. The girls are daughters of Mr, E<1- ward O'Connor, a conductor on the II. T. R. running from Hamilton to Woodstock. On Wednesday morning the children went to Grinisb.y Park to attend a picnic. On arriving at the park the girls secured a light rowboat and went out in the lake. They had not been out long when the elder gfrl noticed that the wind was freshening and that it was car- rying the skift far out from the land. .^he at once started to row toward the beach, and aftor a hard strtiggle succeeded in elTecting a landing. Several mischevious boys ob.serving the little girls' plight caught hold of the bow of the boat and shoved it out Irom the bank. The wind was blowing quiti- fresh at this time, and a'though the girls made strenuous efforts to again reach the shore they were unable to do so an<i^ the rail craft was soon carried far out in the lake. At nocivf the skiff, was out of sight of land. For- tunately the wind carried the boat along in the direction of the path taken by steamers, All afternoon the children were tossed about, peering vainly in every direction for succor. When night came on the elder girl took oft her clothes anil placed them over her lit- tle sister, who had cried herself to sleep in the botton* of the boat. In the morning Annie says she saw a steorier, but it was too far away to hail it. It was not until 4 o'clock in the afternoon that the long looked for assistance arrived. The steamer Lakeside when about ten miles off Fort Dalhousie on her afternoon trip to Toronto passed within a short distance of the drift- ing skiff. Capt. Wig!e at once gave the signal for the steamer to be brought up alongside the boat. 'I'he little girts were both I.ving in the bottom of the skill, utterly oblivious of the proximity of the steamer. The whistle was blown, and the elder girl sprang tip in a da?ed condition, gra.sped the oars and started to row away from the Lakeside. She final- ly realized her error. A rope was lowered to them, and after some little manoeuvring the children were safely landed on deck. Annie, the elder girl, almost immediately lapsed into unconsciousness. Restoratives were applied, and she soon recovered. The ,vounger girt recovered from tho ordeal more quickly than her sister. Cnpt. Wiglc, the purser, and the stewardess did everything in their power for the children. ♦ The private loan of $2, .500,000 made by German banl-s to the Sultan of Morocco is rcgaidod as having important political signilicancc. MSSIAN TROOFS SUBHENDEB But the Japanese Sent Them Back te Their Lines. DECLINE TO FIGHT. Tlie correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph at Moji says that the troops under Gen. Linevitch, which have recently arrived from Russia, ai'u disinclined to light. They constantly declare that they will sur- render at the first opportunity. It is an extraordinary fact that the Jap- anese in many Instances refused to accept the surrender of 'Russian sold- iers at outpcsts, but sent the men back to the Russian lines. A Japanese squadron is now freely cruising in the Sea of Okhotsk. Vice- Admiral Kataoka recently invaded Kamtchatka, the occupation of which leaves room for Japan and the Unit- ed States to protest jointly in re- gard to the futmo of the Russian military and commercial schemes there, such as were recently project- ed, but were postponed owing to an American protest. Russia will be more troubled by the occupation of Kamtchatka than of Saghalien. It is believed that the presence of the Japanese flag in Siberia will have some ellect on M. de Witte's attitude at the peace conference. IN EASTERN SIBERIA.t A despatch from Jqkio says: Rear- Admira! IC.ataoka reports that he has despatched one naval squadron to Kamchatka and another to Ok- hotsk, in eastern Siberia, north of Sakhalin Island, and that they are now engaged carrying out their in- structions in regard to the work to be performed at their respective des- tinations. THE VARIAG RAISED. A despatch from Tokio says: The Imperial Navy Department has an- nounced the successful floating of the cruiser Variag on Wednesday af- ternoon. In view of the difficulty encountered, there is a strong feeling of general satisfaction over the rais- ing of the vessel. The Ru.ssian crui- ser Variag and the Russian gunboat Korictz wero sunk by the Japanese in the harbor of Chemulpo on Feb- ruary 9, 1904. after a hot fusillade they returned to the south. The Russians in the Hailunchung district, the general says, occupied the village of Yulanjf- tse after a skirmish. RUSSIANS SURRENDERED. A despatch from Tokio says:- Vice- Admiral Kataoka reports that after two hours' firing a Japaneso lake I flotilla compelled the surrender of i Tunaitcha, which is about twenty miles east of Korsakoff. Tlie garri- 1 son of 123 men surrendered, and the j position was occupied by the Japan- I ese army It is oiHcially announced that 118 Russian officers and men surrendered to the Japanese on Aug. 8 at Mora, in the Island of Saghalien. TROOP.S IN MANCHURIA. A despatch from St. Petersburg says: Despite the fact that the peace negotiations are now under way at Portsmouth, troops continue to be sent to the front in Manchuria in increa.sed numbers. After tho end of the current week general merchan- dise will not be accepted for trans- portation on the trans-Siberian Railway, all t^ cars being devoted to the use of the military. MUD THREE FEET DEEP. A despatch to the London Tele- graph from Yingkow says that heavy rains and the Russian retreat have postponed the expected general engagement. The mud is three feet deep in the roads along the front. Cen. Mischenko's cavalry remains in Eastcrii Mongolia, trying to attack the Japanese flank and roar. TURNED BOTH FLANKS. A despatch from St. Petersburg .says: Gen. Linevitch, in a telegram to tho Emperor, reports that tho Russian forces operating to the east- ward of the Mandarin road advanced towards a defile near the village of Chagon, 24 miles south of Taulu. The .lupanese assumed the offensive and tinned both flanks, compelling the Russians to retreat to the north- ward. Tho Japanese followed in pursuit, and again enoountercd part of the Russian force, which had halted in the Nadoulin Gorge, but TO HOLD TUMEN RIVER. Tl'O Moji, Japan, correspondent ol the London Telograph sa.vs ft is es- timated that there are 50,000 Rus- sians cm the Pumc-n River. They are commanded by Gen. Bcsadora. Jle hopes to defend his position and maintain communication along the Kirin-Changchun line Whether this is possible will soon bo decid-jd. MASSACRES IN CHINA. French Catholics .Slain in the Pro« , vince of Honan. A despatch from Pekin states that a thousand Llama priests have killed !and wounded many French mission- ^ aries and other Catholics in the Fro- I vince of Honan. M. Duboil, the [French Minister, has made a strong I complaint to Uie Cbhieso Govern- ment. What Japan Will Gain by the War Tr-»terat« rrmi MAXcnyiWA. lb •6. iA»*<i>t»i ^otieusn^u «Mu. »t ht>*imM The complete success ol^ Japan In v!i.- i War wltfi RussU l9 almost absolutely j assured. To auteguard her empire, and I compensate herself for h«r losses i since hostilUioa began, Japan hai dr- â-  tided on certain conditions, which Rus- sia must accede to at the peace con- ' terenco now in progress, or after fur- i ther defeats on the field of battle. Should Japan's terms be rejected, and the war continue with the some success as hitherto, Japan will probably per- manently occupy the maritime pro- vinces of Sibsria, and establish a great Astatlo oniulre, which ftho has already in her mind's «ye. Otherwise a treaty will bo mada which will lay the basts of that empire by securing the control of the railway running through Man- churia, a protectorate ever Korea, the cession back to China of Maitchurla. under Japan's suaeralnty, out) tho ces- sion to Japan of the Island of SaKha- tln. The elToct of this upon the map Is plainly seen above. Most of these terms Russia le probably prepared to assent to. and tho danger points In the conference wtU be the slie of the In- demnity to bo paid, the cession of Sak'^ haltn, and the tuti«« of Vladivostocl^