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\) RUSSIANSFORCED BACK Flank Was Turned by Jap Column After a Fierce Rattle, ItUSSIANS nillVKN HACK. A ilcsputch iroiii Suclvetun, Manchur- ia, to St. l'otcisl>urg, says that tifililiiig is (ioing on on tlio llussian Ji'tt. 'i'he .lapunt'se advanced two hi long colnniiis. 'I'lie eastern column, inarching lownnls Singolin I'us.s, turiiod the left Hank of tins Uiissians at Tsinkhctchcn, conii>clling tlioni to retire. 'J he western colinnn ailvanc- i'<i from the north on lanlu/an, and is tr^ving to turn the llussians de- fending (ioouto'ilin I'ass. The light- ing iii dcT.iierute, notwithstandiriK' a heavy snowstorm. The llussians north of lantnzan repulsed the enemy on Sunday evening. The advantage thus far is on the Hide of the .lapanesc, though at heavy cost. Kroni advice.*: from the front it is dillicult to say how severe the los.ses have been and whether tlic .lapani'Se are likely to attempt to drive in the Uussian left much fur- ther. C.'en. Kouroimtkin evidently had been trying to establish hia loft flank far in advance, to command the crossings of the 'J'ait.'ie Hivcr, operation lieing a countcrpnrt of .<ltn. (Irippenherg's niovenient on the right flank to Kecur'_> the fords of the Ilun Itlver preparatory to the break- ing up of tlio ire ill th.' spring. The .s'.'.ne of the operal ioi)S is SO miles .south-east of Mukden, beyond Da I'ass. an important delile coni- inaniling the road to Fu San. Both armies ol>ening apparently iiiH'rejjna- ble positions on the centres. CJen. Ko'iropatkln evidently planned to In- augurate widely sweeping operations on both flanks, but the Japanese countered hard. LossKS wF.nro hkavv. A despatch from St. I'etersburg says: â€" t!en. KouropatUin has tele- graphed to the Kniperor, under date of Feb. '2ri, as follows: "At 5 o'clock this morning the en- emy occupied 'IV.inkhetchru. LO.\act reports of our yosterclay's losses havo not yet been received. There arc 12 oflicers and about .MOO men wounded ill h()S|)ital at Santunyu. The percen- tage of killed is very large. The commander of the delachinent re- ports acts of hinvcrv liy many tlo- tached bodies of troop.s." (!en. Kouropalkin iusliincos Jiiaiiy cases of cliisi^ fighting and bayonet charges, and ccincludes: "This morn- ing a battalion of the eneiii.\- advunc- ed ill (he dlieclioii of I'apiii I'ass, si.\ luilis Koudi-west of Sniitunyii, and this eveiiiiig tlie enemy's out- posts comineiiced to approach the pas.ses occupied by us." OcM. Sakluirod, Men. Kouropatkin's chief of staff, in a despalch dutcil yesterday, reports that when the; .la- paiiese atlncked and captured Heres- ned Hill, on Fell. 12 1, their dead lay in heaps. The Uussian losses hnvu not yet been a.'^certnincd. The text of Cen. Sakharoff's des- patch Is as follows: "We evacuated HeresnelT Tlill after n severe bayonet light, the enemy bringing to the at f nek a consider- ably superior force. The attack on T/iMiti I'ass was retmlsed. .\t Heres- nelT Hill the .lapaiiNl^i advanced over the bodies of their <)\Nv.dend, in Ihn face of exploding surface mines and through liarbed wire eiilanglemenls. llfeir lossi'S were considerable. Ours have not yet been ascertained. "In the evening <if Feb. 24 the cn- tmy wa.T discoveri'd in the neighbor- hood of Thaiilogao \illage and Pass, nine mil.-s soulh of Waiifu I'ass." 'J'ho .Japanese coiilinuc to press the Russian advanced divisions on the left flank. On Fob. Ul, with a strength of not loss than eight bat- talions, they attacked the outposts. 'I'he llussians made a vigorous coun- ter-attack und occupied the Village of Dapindii, forcing the .J apaneae temporarily to ubandan their ad- vance. A FIFTH AllMY. A despatch to the London Times from I'aris says that a fifth Japan ese army is concentrating in North ern Corea. The Tokio correspondent of the I/OiKlon Daily 'i'elegralih says that a dozen torpedo boats tliat were re- cently linii.hed have joined the sea going fleets. lie adds that ten sloamei's laden with coal and provi- sions avc icebound outside of Vladi vostock, and that when the ice moves out the •Japanese will un- doubtedly capture them. JAP SUPPl^lES IIUUNED. A despatch from Mukden says:â€" A conipauj' of Cossacks which has re- turned from along the perilous re- connaissance toward Corea, penetrat- ed by mountain jiaths as far as llagouiiiin, eighteen miles north-west of the Yalu liiver, where they burn- ed a large depot of Japanese provi- sions. Turning south, the Hussians captured a transport of supplies, of which the small command was in great need. During the course of the night .Japiiiiei-e surrounded the com- mand on three sides, when the posi- tion of the Hussians was desiJerale, but a Chinese guide discovered a mountain pass by which they escap- ed to Khuai/hon Mountain, 100 miles dun north of the mouth of the Yalu liivcr, whence they rejoined the army by wny of little known trails. The news of ('on. (iripiienberg's at- tack on Cell. Kouropalkin has caused great in(li).',nation at Hu.ssian head- (|Uartors hei'e, and in army circles. Cell, f! ripiieiiberg's deiiarlure was a surpri.se, as he had received no orders from C!en. Koiirc jiatkin to cpiit his post. lie lift Manchuria unceremoni- ously, witliout taking leave of the Coinmandei-in-(.'bii'f. Kven Cen. (Jrippenbern's friends say tha.t the (iresent is iiol a lit time for venting personal feelings, when the uriny must bend all its energies in the ef- fort to secure victory. UNEQUAL TO STHATN. According to the London Pally Telegraph's .St. Peteiiibiug <K'spatche3 the Siberian Kailway is giving way under the treniondo'is strain to which recent ly it has been subjected. A general sagging of the rails and other seridu.i defects are showing themselves and Ihuiigh the railway Is only capable of carrjiiig bardy sulli- rienl. priivlsions for Cenernl Kouro- patkin's army, this is becoming in- crea.'.lngly ilinicult and the number of trains daily soon must be reduced. WAUSIIll'S HlCHTKl). A .desjiateh from St. I'etersburg pays; â€" (len. Kouropatkin tidugraphs that 20 .Ia|>aiieso torpedo boats and one warship have been sighted olT Vladivostock. A despalch from Shenklng, Man- rhuria, stales that reports of ncliv- ily at Vladlvoslock, in ant iiipalion of an attack on that place by the Japanc.ie are conlirmeil, but the town colli iinies in its acciisloined gayety, in which the civil and mili- tary elements participate. The chaniu'ls of ll/ko are in their normal stale, despite (ho fact lliul Ktringent patrol by the Jal'aiii'so of the strait between the Ihlaiid of .Sak- halin and the coast of .)a|ian has coinplelely interrupted the iiiovc- niuiits of Nhi|ipiiig. Sup|i|les at \ liul- ivoHtock, It Is reported, are plentiful, though prices are high. The naval ottndies of foreign Covernineiils are leaving \lailivostock, by i'u<|Ue8t of the KuN.sian autliorilies. 8TllONOl,Y aUAUDEn. A despatch from Tokio says:â€" Largo nuAlipiH of Hu:isinn troop.s' nrn rnporlnd in the extreme norlh-' eastern pari of Corea, on both sides of the Tuiiii^M Hiver. ap|mrenll,V| placed at siralogic pidiits. Tlu; line' of coiilinunlentlnii between Kyoiig- pong and Vhidivostoek is Rlrongly | giinrde<l. Kii.ssinn scouts have ngalii rome soulli as far ns the neighbor- hood of Soiiglin A HIIAHI" ATI'ACK. A despalcli from Mukden sajsâ€" -In addition to searchlights the .Inpan- CKO are employing colored lights in signaling. ICaslwurd u( lioud/.hou I'am the llusNinna have detorted a pnrly of three hundred Japaneso moving north. REGINA BANK BURNED Handsome Bank of Montreal De- stroyed. A Hegina, N. \V. P., despatch says; The Hank of Montreal was com- pletely destroyed liy lire early on .Sunday iiinniing. The origin is su[>- posed to 1)0 the fusing of electric wires. Mr. A. V. Angus, manager, wa.s only awakened by tlie stilling smoko ill time to hastily rou.se his fainil.v, nil of whom escaped, but only in their night clothing. The lire brigade could do nothing, as the flames caught hold of sovenl.v tons of coal sliu'dl in the <ellar, and the ronllnnralioii is not yet fpn-nched. The building wns a linndsonic brick sti-iieture, built in IH.'^H, at a cost of ?'IO.O()0. 'Pho total l.)ss will be over )p.'')0,l)(IO, with ir.suranco cover- ing the loss. The state of the safe is not yet known. FIRM IN DEMANDS. Workmen Again Close Vp Factor- ies in St. Petersburg. A St. i'etersburg desjiatch says:â€" The workmen here are still iineoiii- promisiiig in their political deiiiaiids. They <leelnre that when they relmn- od to work the nmnageis of the var- ious factories i-efused to readmit sev- eral of the former eiiipl(i.\es on the grouiHl thai (bey were leailers in the polllieal movement. As a resiiK (he industrial Town of Schlu.sslebliig, near the gates of the city, nnd the Ni'vski, Oliudhonr, and Putiloff Iron Works are wholly closed. Ilie em- ployers on Friday asked for troops to guard (ho works, (lieir recpiest be- ing siiiilliii' lo the one they made be- fore .Inn. Ul", the day of the inas- socre here. (!o\ eriior-tleiieral TrepofT iiumcdiately granted the rei|Uetit, nnd the works are now under close guard. Owing lo tlu- riots, nil the rail- ways in Unssia have been placed un- der military biw. In Oder.so they are inurdeiiiig the Jews, and at Hakii street niurdors between the Mussul- mans ami (ho .Vrmeiiiaiis are inces- snnt. LEADING MARKETS The Ruling Prices In Live Stool* and Breadstuffs. BUISADSTUFFS. Toronto, Feb. 28.â€" Wheatâ€" Ontario â€" 'i'he market is linn; red and while, 31.06 to »1.07; spiingi 'JSc lo $1; goose, 92c lo yyc. Manitoba un- changed; No. 1 northern, 51.11; No. 2 northern, $1.07 lo $1.08; No. 3 iiorll.ern, $1.02. All-rail rates, 81.- 10, S1.13 and $1.07 delivered. Flourâ€" 90 per cent, patents, $4.45 to $4. .10, buyers' sacks, east and nest; 15c to 20c higher for choice. Manitoba, $5. 50 to 55.70 for first patents, $5.10 to 85.40 for second patents, and §5 to $5.30 for bran exports, Millfcedâ€" §14.50 for bran in bulk, $16.50 lo SI 7 for shorts east and west; Manitc>ba, 819 to S20 for .shorts, $19 for bran e.xports. Uarloyâ€" 40c to 47c for No. 2, 44c to 4 5c for No. 3 extra, and 42c for No. 3 extra, and 42c for No. 3 malting outside, Toronto freights. Hycâ€" 75c to 70c for No. 2 f.o.b. outside. > Cornâ€" Canadian, unchange<l, 43^0 to 44c for yellow, and 42Jc lo 43c for mixed f.o.b. Chatham freights; American, No. '-i yellow, 52jc; mixed, 52c on track Toronto. Oats- No. 2, 39c to 40c west, 40(J to 41c east. Rolled Oats â€" .$4.15 for cars of bags and $4.40 for barrels on track here; 25c more for broken lots here and 40c outside. Pea.sâ€" liCc to 67c for No. 2 west and east. Buckwheat â€" Firmer, 51c to 55c east and west. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butler â€" Quotations are unchanged. Creamery, prints 28c to 30c Dairy tubs, good to choice 30c 22c do medium 17c 18c do inferior grades 15c ICc Dairy lb. rolls, good lo choice 22c 24c do large rolls 20c 21c rlo medium 18c 19c Checsoâ€" Conlinues (piiet and un- changed at lie for largo and 11 ic for twins in job lots here. Eggsâ€" Prices are tiuoted unchanged at 27c to 28c for new laid, 2C)c to 21c for fresh and 19c to 20c for limod. I'oultryâ€" Turkeys, 12c to 15c; ducks 13c to lie; geese, lie to 12c; chick- ens, choice, 12c to 14c, and old, 8c lo 10c. Potatoesâ€" Ontario, fi5c to 70c on track, 75c to 80c out of store; east- ern, 7.5c lo 80c on track, and 9(lc lo 95c out of store. Baled Hayâ€" No. 1 timothy, SS per Ion in car lots on track here; No. 2 liriner at Sl).75 to 87. Haled Straw â€" (Jui<'t al $0 per ton for car lo^s on track here. MONTUKAL MAUKF:TS. Jlonlionl, Fob. 28.â€" Grainâ€" There was no further change in the condi- tion of the local market for oats, but the undertone continues strong at the recent ailvanco in prices, with sales of car lots of No. 2 while at 45Jc to 46c, and of No. 3 do. at 45c per bushel e.\-slore. Flourâ€" Maiiiloba spring wheat pa- tents, $5.80; strong bakers', $5.50; winter wheat patents, $5.70 lo $5.- 80; straight rollers, $5. .HO to $5.40, and in ba^s; S2.5l) to $2.(>0. Feed â€" Manitoba bran in bags, $17; shorts, $19 to $20 per ton; Ontario wheal in bulk, $17 lo S18; shorts, $19 to $2(1; mouille, $24 to 828 per ton, as lo (I'lality. Mealâ€" The demand for rolled oats does not show much improvement, and business is ipiiet, but the under- tone to (ho niai'ke( is linn in .sym- pathy wi(h the continued strength in oats, and prices are fully maintained at $2.1 2 J per bag and at $4.50 per barrel: in cornmeai bilsiness is also rather slow at $1.35 to $1.45 per bag. i layâ€" No. 1. 89 lo $9.50; No. 2 $8.25 lo $8.75; doVer njixed, $7 to S7.50; and pure clover, $6. .50 to $6.- 7.5 per ton in car lots. Beansâ€" Choice primes. Si. 40 lo 81.- 45 per Inishel, $1.25 to S1.27J in car lots. Provisions â€" Heavy (^tinadian .short cut pork, SI 6.50 "to $17.60; light short cut, SI 6.50 to $17; American cut clear fat back, $20; compound lard, (i.Je to Te; Canadian lard, 6;c to 7Jc; kettle rendered, SJc to 94c according (o ipialily; hams, 12c to 13c; bacon, 12c to 13c; fresh killed abattoir hogs, $8..'i0 to $8.75; heavy fat sows, $5.25 to $5.50; mixed lots. $6 to 8(1.15; .selects. 86.25 to $6.1(1 olt cars; country dressed, $7.50 to .$8. Cheesi>â€" Ontario fall white, 105c to lO^c; coliireil, Idjc; (iuebec, 10c to lOic; (|Uola( ions are nominal. Mutterâ€" Finest grades, 2i:c lo !i0t"; ordinary tlnesl. 24c to 25c; western dairy. 21c to 22c; dairy rolls, 20c to 21c. l'".gg»â€" Htraight cold storage stock at IHi: lo H»lc; No. 2, 17c lo 17Jc; Montreal limed, 21c lo 22c. CATTLK MARKKT. Toronto, Fob. 28. â€" There are not many good feeders coming In yet, thoiiirh (be prospects are that (here will '. e liberal olTerings in two or three weeks from now. There is al- ready a good enipiir.v for heavy short-keep fi-cders, anil some light ex|MU'teiH were securctl to-dny by dealers whos.- present re<iiiiroment.s worn n little pressing, and .some good prices were paid for these cat- tle tJood ordinary fi'Oilers, however, l,lOO to 1,21)0 lbs, were soiling at ANARC HISM IN RUSSIA Mob Rule Now Reigns in Batoum and Poti. * u A despatch from St. Petersburg says: It is reported that Tifiis, capi- tal of Rus.sian Ti-ans-Caucasia, is a centre of riot, and that fighting is incessant. Hundreds have been killed or wounded. Hundreds of armed Mussulmans came by train from the country and joined their co-religion- ists against the Christians. Business is at a standstill. Many of the re- sidents liave barricaded themselves in their houses. Itobbery and vio- lence are supreme. Baku is quiet, all the Annenian shops have been closeil, but the banks are doing business unacr mili- tary protection. Order has been restored at Bala- kahany, but at Romany on Friday- strikers attacked two factories, and as a result 30 persons wore killed or wounded. In Baku many terrible murders have been coiiunittod. Manager Ad- ainolT, of the Naphtha Refining Works, together with his wife and children, were all burned to death. A legal official named Taksofi nnd a baxaar owner named Lajefl-LalajelT and the latter's family have been murdered. The casualties arc unknown, but it is generally thought lliey were not below a thousand. Whole families Were dragged from their houses and murdere<i in the streets. It is reported from Constantinople that Batoum and Poti, in Trans-Cau- casia, arc under luoh rule. The of- ficials arc helpless. Murders and arson are Irequent. It is rumored that warships belonging to the Rus- sian Black Sea fleet have bombarded Poll, which is held by strikers. An English merchant who has just arrived was obliged to flee from Ba- toum. where his life was threatened and his ollice destro.ved. The strikers are nil Georgians, an& number about 40,000. The .steamship linos from Constan- tinople to Batoum havo su6j'ende<> sorvlco. A REIGN OF TKRIIOR. The tie-up of railroads running from Moscow is a serious feature ol the situation. hi the Caucasus region the authorities appear for the moment to have regained the upper hand, but the situation may at any tune again pass out of their control. Kven the reinfarcements of the mili- tary in all the cities seem to have lieen inadenuate to prevent the con- tinuance of conditions tending to I robbery, murder, and terrorism. I Other cities outside of the Cauca- sus, such as Kkaterinosluy, KharkofI, I SaratolT, Alo.xaiidrov.sk, and many others, are in a condition of com- plete or partial disorder owing to strikes. The forces •â- â€¢f law an 1 order apparently have been unable to pre- vent the strikers from re-sorting lo the tactics of their fellows in St. Petersburg, and marching from shop to shop and forcing out every work- man. Many Ooveriinient works in various parts of the country are in- cluded in the suspensions. Half of the workmen in Lilian are on strike, serriously iilTecting the manufactur« of military supplies. i'he .St. Petersburg workmen have temporarily resumed their occupa- tions while voting for members of the imperial mixed commission, but they are jios.sessed of the spirit of unrest, and their sense of power is being led by incendiary proclama- tions, the latest of which alludes lo the Kmpercrt- as "Nicholas the Last." and makes a rabid attack upon the motives of the Covernnient. $4 lo $4.25; good stockers. 800 to 900 Its., at $3.25 to $3.50. The run of sheep and hunbs was light nnd export ewes nnd lambs were (inner, sheep being quoted at $4.50 to S5. and lambs at $G.25 to $6.85. The hog market is steady and un- changed, at $5.40, the top. Hun to-da,vâ€" 120 cars, including 8 loads of cattle from Chicago, going through, 2,000 head of cattle, sheep 366, hogs 1,300. and 91 calves. Butchersâ€" Choice picked, $4 lo $4.- 40; fair lo good, $4 lo $4.20; medi- um, $3.50 to 83.65: cows. $2.35 lo $3.50. Fxport â€" Market easier al $4.85 for fancy picked, and $4 lo $4.40 for the general run; cows, $3.50 to $4; bulls, $3 to $3.40; export bulls. $3.- 25 to $4. Stockersâ€" Market stoedy nt $3.25 to $3.50; feeders, short-keep, at $3.- 80 to $4 Sheep and lambs â€" ^Market firm: prospects steady. Export ewes, $4.- 50 to $5; bucks. $3.50 to $4.25; Ininbs. $0.25 to $6.8.'i. llogs^ â€" Marktl steody at recent de- cline: selects, $5.40, lights and fats S5.15 SERVICE DIRECT TO FRANCE Allan Steamship Company Sign Three- Year Contract. An Ottawa despatch says; â€" Tlic. Allan Steamship Company has sign- ed a three-years' contract with the] lYade and Coiiiiiierce IVpartnient for n service between Canada and Franco to begin with the opening of navi- ; gallon in the spring. The sailings will be from MoiKrenl and tjuebec in! the summer, and from St. John or' Halifax in the wilder. The French (ermiiial will be either Cherbourg or Havre, at the comimny's option.: From May till November, inclusive,! there will be no less than two round' trips per month. During the year I the company binds itself to provide i not less than eighlwii round trips, ' which, however, may bo increased to ' twenty-four. For eighteen, the sub-; sidv will be $liHi,0(i(i, and for twen-' ty-four $13.'!, .'133. The steamers f<u' the French ser- 1 vice will be the Sardinian, 4,349 tons: the I.aurentian, 4, ,552 tons; the Pomeranlinn, 1,258 tons, and the Uueiion Ayreaii, 4,164 Ions. Cold' storage nccoiumodalion must be pr.>-i vlded to Uie satisfaction of the Miii-J Ister of Trade ami Commerce. The boats iiiiist have a speed of not le.ss ' than (en knots. F.astbound trips; ma.\' be extended to a Uritish port or j ports, but the flr.'-.t port of call, east- bound, and the last port, westbound, [ must be French. |i ONTARIO HOUSE CALLED. New Legislature Will Meet on Wednesday, March 22. A Toronto despatch says â€"The On- tario l.i>gisli;ture hos been summoned to meet on Wedni-sday, March 22nd. It is not anticipated that the ses- sion will be as long as usual The fact that (he (Joverniiunt have been in Jiower but a very short time gives rise to the opinion that there will be but little important legislation brought down. RUSSIANS WERE AT FAUL'' No Justification for Attack on ''.:he Fishermen. A Paris despatch says: The report of the International Comiuission whicJi inve.sligated the action of the Russian Baltic fleet under Admiral Rojestveiisky in firing on the Game- cock li"awling fleet while pa.ssing through the North Sea on Oct. 22 last, sinking one of the British ves- sels, killing two men and wounding several others, was made nublic at 3. .30 o'clock on Saturday aiternoon. The opinion of the majority of the couunissitui is that there were no torpedo boats among the trawlers, and that Admiral Uojostvensky's ac- tion in firing upon the (ishing (leet wns therefore unjustiliable. The Rus- sian comjiiissioner alone dissented on this point. He declares that in his opinion it was the hostile action of the (ishing ves.sels that caused the liring by the Hussians. 'ITie commission linds that the baU lleship Kniaz SuvaroiT, while pa.ss- ing the trawlers, noticed (irsl a green Hare an<l then the appearance of a suspicious vessi'l, .vhich was taken to be a torpedo-boat. Admiral Ro- jeslvensky thereupon gave orders to lire upon this doubtful craft. The ivport continues: â€" •â- 'I'he act of (iriiig on the fishing fleet when no torpe.'lo boats were presiiit, wns, in the opinion of the majority of the comiuission, unjusti- fiable. The Kiissiau commissioner di.ssnds from this opinion, ami holds that tho aciion of unknown vessels was responsible for what happened. Tho majority consider that the lit^ iiig. oven accepting the liussian ver- siiui, was unduly prolonged. The (ishing lUs't was in no way guilty of hostile action." The commissioners, while ri-cogiiiz- iii" (hat under the circiiin.stances Atl- iiural IJoje.stvensky had good reason for oontinuing his vo.\age, after dis- covering his error, without stopping to remler as.vi.staiice to tho (ishermen, express regret that he did not. while he was in the English Channel, in- I'orin the naval .iiitho'rities of tho luighboriiig powers that the traw- lers needed assistance. The last paragraph of the report points out tliat it was probably tho arrival of lelati>d Ku.ssian Vessels that caused (he .s-<itia»li<;n to (ire. r.iid thnt (he cessation of (he firing .vas doulKles.s dui> to ;he Dimitii Don- ••ikoi at last signaling her approach. Finall.v. the commissioners dtxlnro that (here was nothing in what oc- curred to relloct .ipoii the mnrtial (pialities or seiitin-m-n's of humanity of Admiral Uoi.sl vebsky and bis stnlT. in RANCHER SHOT DEAD. Trouble Over a Horse Deal Moose Jaw District. A Moose .law. N.W.T.. despatch saysâ€" V nig Muddy Uivcr rancher naniod Low had a disjuite over a horse deal with aiu>( her rancher nam- ed Malcomo. Maleome visited Low's ranch a few da\s after the dispute and deliberately shot Low dead in his tracks, the ball jmssiiig through the heart. Sh,.rift Pnvis of Culbers- tor, .Montana, hoc Malcomc undci arrest.