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V OL. XXXIII. m 1880. THE ens. 0F BillilSH ‘31: “A Wir'f‘" ,0 H1 . x. w WW1 “.mmtwmm INCORP‘TED u . .. BY ROYAL CH A REFER. _. all E i E IN 1840. ~ CAPITAL $4,800,005. it il.‘ nitric escapee. "an "at '~ Forty-two. branches in Canada and agencies in New York anti San Fran- Riki e ESTABLISHED .3“; « Past Three Months Most Quiet Period of Entire War. Reconnoidzering Parties ln Constant Touch, But Losses Are Unimportant â€"â€"Russian Loss in Friday’s Clash 100 Men and a Reverseâ€"~Japs Dislodge Enemy From Neighborhood of Puku and Puryong. V Fusan, July 26.â€"â€"The past three months with both armies has been the most quiet period of the entire war. There has been no engagements at the front, the only encounters being those of reconnoitering expeditions sent out Japan Over Populated. Mr. Sato said Japan is over populatv ed, and that in the opening up of Man-f churia and Corea, an attractive field for immigration would be nearer home' than those offered in Hawaii or this“ continent. Mr. Sato said that while a desire for peace was the sentiment of Japan it was not a desire for peace at any price. “Japan is in a prosperous conâ€" dition at present,” he said, “and the war taxes do not fall heavily upon the people yet. There has already been subscribed $250,000,000 to a new inter- nal loan, and our prosperity is further indicated in the success of our foreign loans.” it - America An Ally. As to Japan’s attitude toward Amer; ica, Mr. Sato laughingly asked: “You , . mean the yellow'peril.” and then con-- tinued enthusiastically: “\Ve are al- most boyish in our enthusiasm and friendship for America. \Vhile we are by both. armies with a small total of losses. ' The Russian and Japanese lines are seven miles apart. The Russians main- tain a screen of cavalry outposts, some miles in front of their trenches to guard attacks. Reconnoitering forces from both sides traverse the neutral zone. Al; as. ’ friendly with China as Orientals- our greatest friends are England and America, We regard America as an ally without a treaty.” ' Baron Komura and his party arrived at Jersey City early yesterday from cisco. 7" .v Um: Savings Department. "1 .: 31:11:. _, Dchsiis of $1 and upwards receiv- '. e 11 interest at 3 pcl‘ cent. com- “.‘i V poundcd half-yearly. WW” FELLS :1; 131'01crs'asionul Car-41:5. r“. A. n DIM-illlD. . ARRIS'l‘ER, SOLICITOR, Etc.,3 FENE- lon Falls. opposite. Postâ€"office. 13%“ Money to loan on real estate at lowest current rates. M McLAUGHLIN it PEEL. ARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, 8w. Money to loan on real estate at. lowest current rates. Oliice, Kent street, opposite Market, Lindsay. li.J. McLAuGHLm. J. A. PEEL / G. H. HOPKINS, ARRISTER, 8m. SOLICITOR FOR the Ontario Bank. Money to loan at owcst rates on terms to suit the borrower. Offices: No.6, William Street South, hind- say, Ont. 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Graduate of Toronto University and Royal College of Dental Surgeons. ALL BRANCHES 0F DENTISTRY performed according to the latcstimprovcd methods at. moderate prices. OFFICEzâ€"Ovcr Burgoyuc's store, Col- borne! street I DRS. llEELllllDS dlllilllllll, DEXTISTS - LIXDSAY . ‘intural teeth preserved. Crown and ' Splendid {its in ' vork a specialty. . t a Eilllifiul teeth. Painless extraction. Gab “ ‘ with administered to over 9,000 peisons grout success. Oliicc, Colborno street, . EX iii-you want to avoid every possible chance of getting a Shoe that does not fit he foot or wear well, buy the Slater. V .We have all “the new- est shapes in tan . and black. Price $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00. r. L. asset. TEE GROGEE’? QUESTZGE is one which interests every family. Its successful solution means satisfaction and saving. LET US HELP Yllli SfliliE ii". We have an groceries that it will be hard in- deed to find fault with. There’s satisfaction in using them, and they are priced so reasonably that every purchase meansa saving. Is that the combination you ap- preciate ? w. 5... access. ’s roar Taiicr r It you ask any particularly well-dressed man in Fenelon Falls or surrounding district, “Who makes your clothes?” invariably he will tell you " :Tow NLEYF Be One of the number, and call and see what he is domg for the Spring and. Summer. His prices are right, comelstent with firstâ€"class lstyle and workmanship. He makes no other assortment of frequently feeling the strength of, the others at the front and making a small weekly list of killed, wounded and captured. The fight reported on Friday was the first worthy of, mention, which has oc- curred _east of the railway. Two Rus- sian reconnoitering forces approached the Japanese line, one about twenty miles, the other seventy miles east of the‘railwayu ’The first contingent con- sisted of two squadrons of cavalry, the second of' two battalions of infantry. Both retired after brief encounters. Russians Lose 100. The Japanese sustained no losses, but those of the Russians are supposed to have been nearly 100. " In the first encounter the Russian cavalry, with its front side a thousand metres long, advanced up0n the Jap- anese line until it came under fire, when it retired in confusion and the in- fantry advanced. The Japanese fired 40 rounds with a captured Russian bat- tery, when the Russians retired, the Japanese following them for ten miles. Enemy Dielodgecl. Toldo, July 26.â€"-An official report from the headquarters of the Japanese army in Northern Coroa, says: “On Monday, July 25, the army suc- ceeded in dislodging the enemy from the neighborhood of Puku and Puryong and occupied a line to the orthward." Reinforcemen-ts For Linevitch, St, Petersburg, July 26.â€"-Reinforce- ments for Gen, Linevitch are steadily being forwarded. Thirteenth army corps, the headquarters of which are at Smolensk, will leave fOr the front next week. MODEST lNDEMNlTY ONLY.- Peace Truly Wanted Pays Spokesman of Japanese Plenipotentiaries. New York, July 26.â€"That Japan will demand an indemnity from Russia in the negotiations for peace, and that the war will be declared at an end at the conclusion of the negotiations at Portsmouth, N. 1-1., next month, is the belief of Baron Komura, head of the Japanese peace mission, as voiced by Aimar Sato, official spokesman for the baron. The party arrived here yester- day. Mr. Sato, in an interview last night, said: “I am confident that peace will be successfully negotiated by the ap- pointed dolegations, The Japanese will be guided by moderation, and no ex- cessive demands will be made, but the sentiment in Japan and Russia is for peace, and in the interests of humanity and propriety there must be peace. “The cost to Japan, however, has been great. On both sides the loss has been 570,000 men, of which Russia lost 370,000. The war is costing Japan one million dollars a day. and there is a feeling that there ought to be an in- demnlty." Asked as to the probability of an armistice, Mr. Sato said that that probability'wo‘uld be among the first questions the plenipotentiaries would consider. Based on previous treaty ne- gotiations, Japan will make the de- mands for Russia's Consideration he said. The peace terms were formulated by the Emperor of Japan and his coun- cil. Witte ls Welcomed. Of the attitude of the Japanese pleni- potentiaries toward the Russian dele- gates, Mr, Sato said: “We admire M. 'Witte and Baron Rosen, The announce ment of M. Witte’s appointment was more welcome to us than that of any other person could have been. We re- cognize him as a great statesman." Of the future of China, Mr. Sam said: “If the central Government could work in harmony with the district or Provincial Governments, China would become a great power, but at present that seems to be impossible." Japan’s attitude toward China was most_friend- ly, and she felt that it was more or less under Japan’s protection. This protection, by way of illustration, Mr. Sato said, was “not so strong over China; as that of the United States over South America.” _ Mr. Sato emphasized the announce- ment made frequently before, that Ja- pan does not seek territorial agrandize-_' ment, saying: “‘We want in‘ Man- churia equal opportunity, or what Mr. Hallmalled ‘l‘rhe omen, dorm" .. Chicago, and proceeded at once to the Waldorf Astoria, where they will be quartered until the baron’s departure for Portsmouth. The baron met his colleague on the commission, Kogoro Takahira, Minister at Washington. College Chums. Oyster Bay, July 26.â€",â€"-Baron Komura, the principal peace envoy of Japan, probably will call on President Roose- velt this week at Sagamore Hill. Both the president anti Baron Ko- mura are graduates at Harvard, and. having becOme personally acquainted. with each other several years ago, have some personal matters in common. The call of Baron Komura on the pres-- ident, if made, will be entirely inforinal. Witte’s Farewells. Paris, July 26.â€"M, Witte yesterday made his parting calls on Premier Rouvier, other Government officials and the diplomatic corps, preparatory to sailing from Cherbourer for New York on the Kaiser Wilhelm de Grosse tor day, ‘ Cassini ls Quoted Again. New York, July 26.â€"C0unt Cassini, formerly Russian Ambassador at Washâ€" inton; expresses the opinion, according to The Herald’s Paris correspondent.. that all now depends on the Japanese, and that if their demands at the comw ing peace conference are reasonable. peace is assured. RUSSlFlCATlON OF POLAND. Polish Better Classes Petition the Committee of Ministers. St. Petersburg, July 26.â€"Three hun- dred leading representatives of the better classes in Poland to-day pre- sented a memorandum to the com- mittee of Ministers appealing against the policy of the Government looking to the Russification of Poland. Riot's in Caucasus. St. Petersburg, July 26.â€"â€"Distur- bances resulting from strikes are re- ported from several places ' in the Caucasus. During a conflict between Cossacks and a mob in Perm the Cos- sacks fired, killing two and wounding many. Strike On in Warsaw. Warsaw, July 26.â€"Four thousand workmen in the Warsaw Iron Works and 5,000 in the Dombrows Steel Works struck yesterday for higher wages. The striking bakers destroyed a baker shop in Grochowska‘ street, and in the disturbance which follow-1 ed one person was killed. __________._.__.â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" WILL WATCH LEGISLATION. Convention of the Union of Canadian Municipalities at Winnipeg. W'innipeg, July 26.â€"â€"The convoniion of the Union Of Canadian 1VIunicipali~ ties opened yesterday with a large at- tendance from the east, Manitoba and the Territories. Mayor Urquhart of Toronto, in the absence of Mayor La- porte of Montreal, president of the un‘ ion, occupied the chair. Mayor Thomas Sharpe welcomed the delegates to Winnipeg. Aid, Couture of Montreal responded on behalf of the convention, The .president’s addreSS was given by Mayor Urquhart, who referred to the battle at the House of Commons over the Toronto & Hamilton Railway two years ago, in which Montreal came forward to fight for the rights of Toronto. There should be Provincial union in each Province, meeting annual- ly, and appointing delegates to the con- vention of the Union of Canadian Mun- icipalities. Provincial organization could look after legislation in Provin- cial Parliaments, while the Dominion union could watch the interests of municipalities in the Ottawa House. The annual report of the secretary- treasurer was read by W. D. Lightall. The union, he said, has had a history of continued success since its forma- tion. There are now on roll 130 mem- bers, comprising practically all the leading municipalities of Canada. The principal event of the year had been theformation of the Dominian telephone committee, which had bwr-n the means of throwing a flood of light. on the telephone situation. In Ottawa and Montreal the municipal forces were lining up for a. corporation fight.