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iJiJiaiiji J I •• JAPS L OSE 10 ,000 MEN Fierce Battle Said to Have Been Fougiit on Saturday. S A despatch from St. Petersburg ; Gen. ZftK.sa)ilrh'3 mistorliino at the says: A telegram from Chefoo, dal- j Ynlu Uivpr wn.s (hiplicalod, owing to ed Aug. 7, .says that accoiHiinR to i th.- suppiiont.v of thi? .laprtne.se ar- Chinese information a flurco bnttlo j tillory. llo >vas rnnfciiig a splendid â-º.:;<â-  '>4 I'n , Was fought on the land .side of I'ort Arthur Aug. 5. The .la|)aneso arc reported to have brcn rppul.sod witli great loss, Iho killwl alone being cs- timatml at 1(>,0(X1, while Iho Kus- sians lo.st about J.OOO. The tele.ijrani sa.vh that Lieut. - Gen. Stoos.scl was pi>rsonally in com- mand, and thill I In/, conduct of the Russian troops wim .splendid. fiHlil. until ho .suddcnl.v di.scovered that the .lapniiese gunners Were en- lilailing his hatterics. It appears that '/.assalitcli in this case was not to blame. The information that (ien '/,arf>iihaielT had received orders to retire had not yel reached hiin, witli his own orders for withdrawal of thfc- J{u.ssiari support of the right, and consefiuciilly he allowed the Jap- anese; to take up a new position, Kuddunl.v unmask bixttoiles, and ovor- whelin the l!us.>ian gunners, who siailu ilespprate eiTorts to romo\'o thcii- i)ieecs, liut wore compolied to li-avo six of Ihem behind. DHIVICN BACK INTO TIARnOR. A despatch from Tokio says: Ad- miral Togo reports that at t o'clock Viiday afternoon the .Japanese tor- pedo-boat ile.'-troyors AUebono and Oboro reconnoitred the entrance of i'oiL Auii.ir. Wiiile l'.;.y \v:r.' r-.:- gagwl in this worl inurtecn torpedo- boat destroyers ruslied out of the ]ioil. When thi'.v Ciiii'i' within range of the Japarii'Se boats they separat- ed, four Hoing west. Ihr.-e east, and seven south, and nitem|ited to en- velop the dajmnese 'iesl rovers. Forty minutes later the .lar)anesi>, at a rangv of three miles. exchange<l a hot tire with the three Uiissian boats that had steaiuKi ti) the east. Tli« Russians turned when near ll.<iensh- eng, and the .lapanese ilrove them back to the entrance of Port Arthur. The Jajiaiiese dejstio.vei Ina/uma ar- rived shorlly after .'> o'clock, and the three boats attacked the remaining eleven Rus.siau boats and drove tiiem back into Port Arthur. Admiral Togo praises the bravery of the of- flcers ami crews of tlie Akobono, Oboro and Inavuma in frustrating the desiuiis of the Russians against great odils. WKLL pii()Vi.sr()\M:n. A dp.sj>atch In the Kcho de Paris enemy's dead. We captured six field from St. Peicrsliiirg says that thn'I'?""''' 'unn.v ritles, shells, and Urge Ministry of War has been Informed | l^mitififs "' 'lour, barley, amniuni- that Port Arlhiir has recc-ived a '^'""' '''^'^^• fresh supi)lv of aminimilion bv .sea. i "''!<""â-  Kuroki reports that our showing that the blockade is incom- I ''^^""â- ''"fs '" "i" engagement of Yu- shulintzu and Yangtzuling reached OK), including 40 officers. The enc?- m.v's casualties are estimated at 'i.- 11(10 at least. We captured eight ollicers, 1'19 men, two field guns, mi.ny rilles. tents, shells and several I other things.' " VICTOUY A tdSTLY ONR. According to a (ietuil'-d report re- ceived at Tokio from Oen. Kiiroki, one of the heaviest reverses wbich befell the enemy during tho engage- ment at Ynshiilint/.u, on â- lul.y .'Ust. was lit I'yenling, five miles south of â- Sushulitit/u, whore our detachment tiiined the (lank of the retreating Kii.ssians, "Our detachment consist- ed ol! three infantry regiments, with four guns, which lired on the whole lines of the enemy at a distance of from 201) to 1,000 metres. On the alternoon of t'he same da.v the Rus- sians approached the scene of th» battlefield with a Red Cross flag ] for carrying away their wounded. I which wc permitted, stopping our j fire." I A second ilespatch rends as follows; : â€" "(ien, Oku sends the following ad- idltional rojiort concerning the at- tack of la.'^t .Siinilny on Tiimuching. â€" " 'Our casualties in this engage- ment reached KfiO, of which 194 were killed and Hdti woundiwl. Wo buried with due honor about 700 of the plete. Tbi' .'-^t. PeliMsbiirg corres- pomlent of the .Iniiricil snys that the French l''.iii(passy there has received good news from (In; I'rench naval at- tache at Port /\rihui-. who says there are suHicIi.ni picivii-iniis in (h' place. -Milk and egys .ire abundant. The genernl health is satisfactory. NKAR .MAIN PIOPU-^NCEH. The London Times' correspondent at Tokio, under date of Aug. 7, says that there are uiiotlicial reports there that Iho .lapanesi; have cuj)tured commanding positions north and nortih-east of Port Arthur at a dis- tance of i!.7.">0 yards from the main lino of Russian defemvs. INIIJTILATIO.N' OF IHOAl) A despatch from Tokio sa.vs: Oen. Oku reporls I hat the Russian gun- boat Sivoiitch, which was in t'he J^iao River, was blown up by the WHAT TOKIO FXPECTS, A desjiatch from Berlin says : â€" The National Zeitung printJs a telegram from Tokio, slating that there are live .Janiine.se divisions liofore Port .Arthur, part of them within three and a half miles of tlie fortress, and that there are altogether '2i> .lapan- ese divisions in Mamhuria. The telegram says thai Tokio is ex- liecling the fall of Port .\rlliur and the ca|)itulnl ion of (ion. Koiiropatkin on the same da.\'. TIIF. Kl'.THIvA T (; KNF.R.X L. A despatch from Tokio to the Lon- don Times sii.ys it is expected that Russians just before they evacuated | the Russians will iiiiiki; their next Mea-Cliwiiilg. Her ariiiament went down Willi her. Cien. Kuroki reports thai at Kushu- lint/. and Yangbu he capliired eight ollici-rs and li'io men, iinwounded, and buried eight ollicers aiKl oOfi men. lie specially re|iorts that detailed medical exniiiinal ions of the bodies of live scouts found at dilTerent plac- es in the Sniii\ats/a region show that they were iiiutilaliNl after being dis- nbl(>d. The face and neck of one man had bi-en skinned and the b'ft e.velid removed while Iho man was alive. PFTAILS OF FIOHTINQ. Detailed reporls reaching the Rns- siaii War Oflice from (Jen. Ivoiiropat- kins gi'iu->als show that the itusuian losses -luly ;t(i. .Inly ;il and Aug. 1 did not exceed 4,000. The Japanese nro lieliovod to have lost ut least an etpial number. From u coinpieheiisive review of the lighting olitnimtl it ap|>ears that most of the KiiKslan losses were sus- tained on the Saimals/a road and between .Siimuichi ng and Hai-Chong. The two divl.'-ioiiB ni the late Oen. Kellers corps did not make a seri- ous roHislance at the \angso I'ass, sland at AHshansliaii, but there are inilica ticuis of a general retreat to Alukdeu. MORTALITY FROM IIF,AT. A de.spaldi from Chefoo says that the heat in Corea anil Mancluiiia is unbearable. The iiiortalil.y among the .Japanese troops is 'M [ler cent. Among the Russians it is worse, over 125 per cent. nUAVF JAPANKSE. A despatch to the Lcuidon Daily Telcgrajih from St. J'elersburg .says that the Ministry of War in in po.s- ,session of information that, although several thousand idi.ssians have fal- len in the rct'ent engagements at J'ort Althur, there is no immediate danger of the fall of the fortress. The forts on the northern and north- western front are almost all held by the Itus.sians, who dealt terrible de- struction upon I hi; .lapanese in their recent attacks. The .Iapnne.se ad- vanced like beings heedless of death and in.sensihie to pain. They were mowed down like grass. The Cliefoo correspondent of the Daily Telegrulih says Ihat the .Japan- ese positions at Port .Xrtliur are e.x- fects of the -war are beginning to be felt on Russian credit at home, which was already considerably shak- en. Many inijiortunt orders for mil- itary stores are not being paid for in ready money, but by bills payable two years from dale. Moreovwr, al- though the ajnount of paper money ib-sued is state<l ofhcinlly to bo not more than .CI 2,000, (JOO, it in believ- ed the sum is three or four times larger. Russian credit at homo and abroad is based entirely upon the pro.sence of a large gidd reserve, and the (Joveriimcnt is sparing no effort to keep the gold in the country. The moment il begins to flow out the na- tional credit will collapse. It is al- ready declared doubtful if the Im- perial Bank will discount bills on the Nijiii Novogored Fair this .year, ns il has always done, for every- thing in the Inisincss world is now very uncertain, and the bank wishes to run no risks. NKW RUSSIAN LOAN. A despatch to the I-ondon Kx- ch'ange Telegraph Co. from St. P(;t(;rsburg .says il is rumored that Russia has concluded negotiations with Oerman bankers for a large loan, which will enable her to con- tinue the war indelinilely. RUS.SIAN PRLSO.N'FJSS. A despatch to the London Times from Tokio says there is much itl- dignation in .lapan at Russia's jicr- sistent neglect to ohser'.e the rules of The lla,;5ue convention in regard to suppl.ving information about pris- oners. The .Japanese from the out- set of the war have been scrufiulous- ly careful lo convey to the Russians through the French .Minister every possible detail concerning jirlsoners taken by them. Liut to this day, in spite of frequent eni|uiries about the prisoners taken during the *l:iird attempt to seal.ii]) Port Arthur, the Russians have maintained complete silence. This cannot be duo to lack of opportunity to conuiiiinic.T.te with the .Japanese, as Russia has just applied to .lapan for recognition of two ,'idditional hospital ships at I'ort Arthur. RUSSIAN BRUTALITY. The London Times has the foUow- in.g on Thmstlay from Yionna ; â€" .\n unfavorable im[)re.s«ion has been created here by accounts of the con- duct of the Vladivostock squadron towards the Japanese transport. Hi- tachi Maru, which it .sunk in June. It appears that instead of sinking the transport with a torpedo or a few large calibre shells between the wind and water line, the Russian vessels gradually a|iproiiclied their Dre.y, and for well-nigh three hours massacred the .Japanese soldiers by an incessant tire from their quick- liro and nuicliiiie guns nt short rnngw Of thirly-seven survivors rescued b.v a .Japanese fishing boat onl.y three worn unwoundod. THE WORLD'S MARKETS REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES. Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese, and Other Dairy Produce at Home and Abroad. Toronto, Aug. <).â€" Wheatâ€" Ont ario No. 2 while and red winter are quot- ed at 02 to y;!c east or west. No. 2 spring wheat is nominal at 87 to 88c oast, and goose at 7'> to 7(ic east. Manitoba wheal is higher. No. 1 Vorlhern sold ut $V.02. No. 2 Northern ai 'J9c, and No. .'i North- ern at 9(ijr, Oeorgian Hay ports. C; rinding in transit prices are Oc above those quoted. Oats â€" No. 2 white is quoted at .^25c wost, and 33c low freights to New York. No. 1 white, 3-lc east, and Xo. 2 at Ji.'i^c east. Barley â€" No. 2 quoted at 42 to 42Jc middle freights. Xo. 3 extra, ,41c, and No. 3 at 38 to 38ic, mid- dle freights. I PeaH â€" Xo. 2 shipping peas nominal I at (50 to ttlc west or east. I Corn â€" X'o. '-i American yellow qiiot- ;ed at o8ic to 59c on track, Toron- to, and No. 3 mixed at 5Sc. Cana- dian corn scarce and firm at 47c west. ' R.vi; â€" The market is dull, with prices nominal at .'i7 to 59c east. Flour â€" Ninety per cent, patents aro (pioted at 83.80 to $3.85 east or west, for export, in buyers' sacks. Straight rollers of special brands for domestic trade quoted at $4.25 to S4,40 in bhls. IManitoba flours are lirm; X"o. 1 patents, S5; No. 2 patents. $4.70. and strong bakers' 54.00 on track, Toronto. Millfeixi â€" Al outside point.y bran is quoted at S13, and shorts at $l(i.50 to §17. Manitoba bran in sacks, $17 and shorts at $18. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Dried apple.s â€" Trade continues dull, and prices nominal al 3 to 3Jc per lb. Evaporated apples, 6i to 7c per lb. Beans â€" Prime beaiis are quoted at ?1.25 to $1.,'10, and hand-picked at 51.35 to 81.40. Hops â€" The market is unchanged at 128 to .300, according lo (piality. Honey â€" The market is quiet at 7 to 7Jc per Ih. Hay â€" Timothy is quoted at $8 to i .59.25 on track, the latter for No. 1. i Strawâ€" -Tli*e market is (luiet. with j prices unchanged at i>5.50 to S6 I on track, Toronto. ' I'olatoes â€" The market is quiet, iWiih sales of new at 99c to $1 per bushel. Tliuy are quoted al §2.75 to $ii tier bill. I Poultry â€" Siiring chickens, 1.5 to j16c per lb.; yearlings, to lOc per lb.; ducks. 10 to He ner lb. Wheatâ€" Spring flrmj No. 1 Northern, $1.13. Cornâ€" Stron-g; No. 2 yellow. ."580; No. 2 corn. 57c. Oats â€" Unset- tled; No. 2. white, 44^0; No. 2 mix.< ed, 41c. Canal freightsâ€" Steady. LIVE STOCK MARKKT. Toronto, Aug. 9. â€" Trade in butch- ers' cattle showed a marked improve- ment at the Western Cattle Market to-day, and under the inlluence of an active and sustained demand all the offerings were dispo.sed by noon. Kx- poiters' cattle were sold w'th a fair measure of activity, but their valui>,* did not advance; indeed, the toni» was weak in symp.ithy with the con- tinued depression abroad, (^wing to- the liberal supply of lambs, their values doi'lined about 50 cents each, while hogs went up 10 points. The tpiotatioiis were as follows: â€" liest butchers' sold at $4.4(^1 to ?4.50; fair to good lambs. »-1.25 to ?1.10: metlinm loads, $4 to $1.'.2."; inferior. .*;3.5i lo §1; rough cows, .«2.25 to 83.25. F.xiiort hulls were worth S3. 75 to S4 per cwl., and export cows, $3.75 to SI The following; quotations prevailed for feeders and stockers: â€" .Short- keep feede,-s, 1 200 lbs., 84.50 lo Si.- 75: feeilers, 1 .ooO to 1.100 lbs., .SL- ID to S4.60; feeders, 800 to 1,000 lbs., S3. 50 to $4; stock calves, 400 to 700 lbs., S3.2.'5 to S3 75 for choice, and S2.7.5 to .$3 for common. Trade in sheep was active, at the following figures: â€" F.xport ewes, $3.-, 75 lo $1: bvicks, Sa to .S3. 25; culls. .'!;2 to $3 each: lambs, $4.50 to S5 per cwt. Calves sold at 1 to 5c per lb., and $2 to .?10 each. Milcli cows were quoted at S30 to S50 each. The prices of hogs were !0 cents higher. We quote; â€" .Select, IfiO to 200 lbs., $5.50; fats and lights, $5.- 25 per cwt. RU.SSIANS .STARVINO. A despatch from Rome sa.vs: The Liao-Yang correspondent of the new.s- paper (liornale D'ltalia asserts that condilioiis among the Kussians at the front are disaslrous. The solillers he sa.vs, aro dying of hunger. After a inarch, lasting 18 hours, t l»ey were given nothing but a piece of sugar. Tho.v have no bread and no meat. I'lovi.sioi! trains arrive at long in- tervals onl.v. "lindei these condi- tions," he adds, "the work of the tioops is truly heroic." falling ba> k on Lian-diansian, with poseil to the fire of the forts, and ecarcoly nn.v rasiialtie.s. .Similnrily .tieu Slai.elberg's ami (Jen. '/.uroii- baicfl's trootH retired upon An- .iihanshan. hnif-wi\y l)e(\\e..n llai- Cheng and Liao-Yang, wilhoiil heavy lighting or loss. ijint the iHWlegers must either aJ- vancu or ovucaatu Ihe positions. nUS.SIANS ARF TMIMtOVINO. Tlie correspondent of the London Times at Kiiroki's headquarters, in The greatest numbi;r of easiialties j a despatch dated Tiiesda.v. says: â€" was siislulned by Oen. Ilerschelmann, 1 Sundaj 's aclioii demonstrated an im- who, with the Ninth I'^iiropenii Di- ' provement in the enemy's method of vision, held Kiichiut/.u and Yushu Pass, on the .Saimiils/a road. The fighting there was of the most dos- jHjrate and bloody character. A single regiment lost 25 per cent., or 800 men, liefore Ihe.y withdrew toward! rillo lire and concealment trenches. There was, however, no eliiut lo screen the artillery. The -latter held a c<-,nspicuous nihaiitage over the •Japanese guns in range, and weight, hut failed to employ indirect lire. WINTKR (JUARTFRS. A despatch from St. Petersburg says: According to a message re- ceived from Ilarhin, (Ien. Kouropat- kin has ordered the removal from that jilnce of all useless civilians, in order to jirovide the greatest pos- sible acA'ommodalion of Winter quar- ters for the Russian army. TO RKSUMIO IT.S RAIDS. A despatch from .St. Petersburg says: Thi' Vlailivostock sipiadron will recoal and resume its raids at once, with full authority to sink ships under the Uussian laws up<m marine seizures and prizes as Ihe.v now stand. The (Jovernment has sustained those laws, which do not recognize anv distinction between contraband that is on board an en- c'lnv's or colli rahaiid on board a neu- tral ship. In either ca.se the ship nia.v be sunk at the .liscretion of the ollicer wluk makes the seizure. RU.S.SIA PAYS I'ROMPTLY. A despatch from Liver|io,d savs: The owners of the Uritish collier Poxton Hall, which was detained al Port Arthur from the time of the first ntlnck made li.v the Japanese until (arl.v in March, and whicii suf- fered damage during her ilelenliiin, have received compensation from the Uussian l.overninent. 'I'he speedy soltlemfnt of the claim by Uussia has greatly gratified shii)-own.jrs hero. TH.E DAIRY .MAUKKTS. Butter â€" Finest 1-lb. rolls, 13i to 14Jc; ordinary to choice large rolls, 12 to l.'Jic; low to medium grades, 9 to lie; creamery prints, 17 to 18c; solids. 15 10 lt54c- Kggs â€" Case lots are selling at 16i to 17c per dozen: seconds, 14 to 1.5c. Clipeso â€" The market is quiet, with prices .luchar.ged at 8 J to 9c, the laltisr for iwins HOC I'RODUCTS. Bacon, long clear. 7J to 8c per lb. in case lots; mess pork. $15 to S15.- 50; :lo., short cut. SI 7 to S17.50. Smoked Meats â€" Hams. light to medium. 12 to 124c; Jo., heavy, 11 to Hie; rolls, 9c; shoulders, S.jc; hacks, 1.3 lo 13ic; breakfast bacon. 12i to 13c. Lard â€" Tierces, 7c; tubs, 7ic; pails, ic Anping Another point where most stii'ibnrn reisi^lanro was mnde was nt Nnngn Pass, a |iositlon belwi-eii .Siniouch- cng and Ilai-Cheng. which was held b.y (Jen. '/.ansnlitch, who had been )ilace(l in commanil nf a mrwly- formed corps, including thi' T>liir(.v- first division, belonging to thn Tenth European 'orps and two Hlliprlan battalions, altimether L-<,'iOO men. i The enemy's infantry in triple Iren- i dies defended Ihe right lUiiik lenac- I loiisly, milking the .Japanese advance I impossible antl causing nboiit 4(iO I casiiall ies. The Uussian losses in I thi.s port ion of the ungugumcnt were Email RUSSIAN CltFniT. A rniTBRiiondent of the London Times in Uussia says ;â€" Tlie first uf- 12,000 NUNS SEEK WORK. Closing ot Convents Forces Them to Apply for Work. A Paris despatch snys : â€" During Iho past few weeks it is estimated that 12.000 nuns have aPI'lied ut bureaus in various i>arls of Franco for domer.tic work in aii.v capacity. The.v explain that by the closing of the convents by order of the (!ov- ernment they aro homeless and penni- less. BUSINESS AT MONTRKAL. Montreal, .Vug. 9. â€" There was noth- ing new in the wa.v of cables on oats and exporters still valued No. 2 mixed ut 37c athmt. No. 3 oats are now held at 374c store. No. 2 being held at 38 Jc. Peas â€" .\ro about steady ut TOJc afloat Montreal; No. 2 barley, 49Jc; No. 3 extra, 48Jc: No. 3. 47c; and No. 2 rye, 62c. Flour â€" Winter wheat patents, $4.75 to $4.90; straight rollers. $4.60 to $4.70; straight rollers, in bags. S2.20 to $2.25; the Ogilvio Flour Milli) Co. quote as follows ; â€" Royal Household, S5. and Olenora, $4^70 per barrel. Feed â€" Manitoba bran, in hags, S15.50 lo $10.50; shorts. Sl7 to Sl~.50 per ton: Ontario brun, in bulk, S15 to .$!(); shorts. S16 to SI 7; moiiillie, $2(; to S28 [ler ton. Provi.rfions â€" Heavy Canadian shiu'l cut pork, S17.5(.l to $18; light short cut. SI" to S17.50; American fat backs, SI 7.50; .\merlcan clear fat backs, 820; compound lard, (51 to 7c; Canadian lard, (i'j to 7.1c; kettle rendered, 8.J to V)Jc; hams', 13 to 13.1c: bacon. 12 to 13c. fresh killed abattoir hogs. S7.75 to .$8; live hogs S5.7.5 to S5.H5. t.'hee.se â€" Ontario. 7J to 7;c; best (iubec. 7} to 7ic. lOggs â€" Select new laid, 18 to 18Jc; straight gathered candled, lojc; No. 2, I2i to 13c. Butterâ€" Fancy grades, 18} to 18.Jc: ordinary (inost. I7i to 171c; Western dairv.'lSJ to 14c.. UNITFI) STATKS MARKFT.S. j Milwaukee, .\ug. 9. â€" Wheat â€" No. 1 I Northern, SI. 0.5; No. 2 Northern. SI. 04; new, SepiuiiUier, S^i to 8aic 'asked. R.ycâ€" No. 1, 77 78c. Har- I le.vâ€" No. 2. 5fic:' sample 32 to .55c. I Corn â€" No. 3, 51 to 52c; Sejitomber, 57 to 57ic bid. Minneapolis, Aug. 0. â€" Wheat â€" Sei>- tcmboi'. 9()c: December, 925c: Mn.v. il4; to 94Jr; No. 1 hard, *1 .OO^: ;No. 1 Northern, $l.i^lj; No. 2 Nor- 1 thorn. Si. ('2. J. I Uunalu, August v.â€" Flout' â€" i'irm. GREATEST BATTLESHIPS. Latest British Cruisers Also Larg- est Ever Built. A London despatch says : â€" The de- tails given in the Mouse of Commons last week as to the ship-buiUing jirogramme of the British Govern- ment for the present y»nr. show that the two new bullleships of tlie Lord Nelson clans will be inuy worthy their great name. lluir batteries are such as iievi-r before have l»ron put into any lighting ship, on a displacement of If5,500 tons, or 1.50 tons larger than the |!e\iou9 largest. They will carry uiuiteen, big armor-piercing guns. The advantage in the new ships lies in their greater number of 9.2 inch guns. This weapon is the must powerful in existence, firing a M80- pound shell two or thri'e times a minute, and driving it through tliir- ty-live inches of iron. It is mure powerful than any gun of smaller t.vpe mounted in foreign battleshii'S. The four 12-inch guns lire 850-pound; shells through some four feel of iron. The four new armored cruisers aro al.so to be remarkable for size, .'leing the largest cruisers built for ilio British or any other ntivy. 'J'hey are to be known as the IMinota'ir class, and will steam twenty-three- knots. They di.r.place 14.600 tons each, or 400 Ions more than IhiT. Drake cla.ss. They will carry four 9.2-inch guns each, of the same' type as those in the Lord Nelson class, and ten of the new 7.5-iiicli guns, which tire four 2()0-poiind shells a minute through more than two feel of iron. Holh the cruisers and ballle.shipg will beyond compari-son be the best Vessels of their cUiss afloat. The six new .-ships will represent a capital of $40,000,000. SOO CANAL TRAFFIC. Pre-vious Records for Freight Have Been Broken. A Saull Ste. Marie. Mich., de- spatch says : â€" July broke all pre- vious records for freight traffic through the canals al the "Soo." I During .luly 5,(509,079 tons of freight, I was i"ecorde(l, an increase over Aug- ust last J ear, which held all pre- jvioiis records, of 205,271 net tons. Of this vast volume of freight 4,817,- j 203 tons iHissed through the Ameri-, jean Canal, and 719, 87(1 through thei I Canadian. ; The movement of iron ore was also ': heavy, 3,578,()85 tons being taken 1 down from the head of the lakes. An, I interesting feature of the statistical I n-port lies in the record iif passen- gers, since it shows how few tourists I are traveling thi.-i year as in conipar- ' ison w ilh former .years'. The record for the last month was 9,245 pns- (seiigers traveling both ways. Tho 'record for the season thus far is 16.- (I2H behind that of last year -f â-  • HOW HE GOT HIS FENCING Used Telegraph Wiresâ€" Could Not See the Messages. A Galveston. Texas, despatch says: The poles and wires of the South- western Telegrajih and Telephone Compan.v and the Western Union 'I'otegraph Comimnv were cut last Week for a considerable distance in jtwo places, between l.«redo and .San i Am onto, and late on Tiies<lay atter- 'nion a Mexican was arresttnl in con- inertion with t'he cutting. Ho said jthat he had watched the wires for a .long time, hut had never sei-n nn.v- j thing go over them, and, as he ni-ed- od wire and poles for fencing, he concUidiHl to make use of the a|J-. parently useless equipment.