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With regard to the Inglics for many ccdturies we have been limited to two classes of heroincfiâ€"the dark- e-yed and affectionate, the bluchcyed and.- coy. Rowena and Rebecca must. be quite tired of dressing oxcr and over again for their parts: and if for nothing else, we owe Miss Brad- don a. mine of gratitude that she has introduced us at last to a more ori- ginal sag-legato; young» person , with a good (ical of rcdjnuhat héir. and a’readi refreshing contempt for mény of out we n long-cherished” buperstitions; including f 10% these inculcated by the Church Cate- “1005 and so {at «d V'I‘emplar'sxitle ,rcâ€" mains «pally, approprinthâ€"lgag. 5 of late become a, lawyer. but the sort of lawyer wholkccps prussic acid in his inkstand, and a. “six-shooter" in his blue bag. Is not Bracy the Lovelace of “Clarissa Harlowc," and the Sir Charlesl‘Coldstx-eam ‘0! "Lady Clutterâ€" buck'i? Parson Adams was no heav- ier a. bruisor, and scarcely more reâ€" spectable a. priest, than the Clerk of Topmanhurst. Garth and Wamha. have Worn the powder and plush of every livery in vogue since the first French revolution. Cedric oi Ratherâ€" wood has come down to farm his own estate of loss. than a hundred acres: any .fithclstane the Unread}! gas Imago anon bolorc the foot- !ights at 1129 slim-test notice, "énd in such various guiR‘, that ht: deserves rather to be called Vertumnus the Versatile. 11’ you look for amn- these you will have on and every plot. thin: beyond mnsiderablo difficul V in hitting it. First. there is nWilfred himself. the hero. pure and simple, type of strcnrth, courage. address. rectitude modesty, and good looks. not hue bean. Sir Gawain at the found tablcfi Sir Charles Grandison in the last century. and more fires eating dandies that I can name in all the novels of the present9 Dickens has got him a. situation as an usher at 111 Yorkshire school; Thackeray taught him to paint sent him to Charter-House and married hixn to lowcna instead of Rebecca, though hevtook him out of that scrape too before the end 0! the third volume; \V hile Lover remembering certain pro: ciivitics for spur. and spear pur- chased his commission. and shipped 111 m of! to serve unde1 the Git-at Duke in the uniform 01‘ .111 Irish dra- goon. We might pursue the par.1'111e through (not; one . oi the characters wh‘” attended the tournament at Ashbyâ€"delaâ€"Zouch. There is the Black Knight strong, good-tempered and not burdened with wisdom: Front-693160111; strong. had-tempered, and totally de'Void oi scruple’. Have we not sec-11 the one with bare and gla’led hat the othel in boots weigh-pad black belt. _ the nautical dra’ma sets Jack Hearty the bluchjacliet, in opposition to Paul Perilous the pirate? Bois Guilbertâ€" and so far we Templarfls title .re- mains .«..a11y ap11roprintoâ€"4has - of late become a laWyt-r. but the ..ort oi lawyer wholkceps prussic acid in his inkstand, and a “six-shooter" blue bag. Is not Bracy the Lovelace of "Clarissa Harlowc, ' and the Sir Charles Coldstream of "Ladv Cluttc1â€"' buck”? Parson Adams was no heav- hi g‘n Would he; neck. whenever. “'11 1 le .‘ in his ' It was to be called by the high- sounding title of Pope Clement; or the Ca1dinals Collapse, and the 1‘ situations ’ he trusted would prove startlincv enough to satisfy the reâ€" 1 uirements of Mr. Lnrringtonâ€"Bclgrme‘ ' iimsclh Of these perhaps the least rcmarkgble we1c the Pope' s discmery of the cardinal on his knees to a. lvoung lady, disguised as :1 peasant who had come to confess; the head of the Catholic Church presiding over a council table under which was concealed on all-fours an Italian briâ€" gand who prmed aftchards as the plot dchlopcd itself to be the our; dinal S 01111 son; lastly the attempt- ed assasshzation. of! this cardinal in the gloomy recesses'of the Vatican. by that unnatmal child whose hand is Seized when on the Verge of par- ricide. by the young lady formerly disguised as a. peasant. with whom father'nnd son are both in love, but 11110,. preferring the younger admirer, of course seeks and finds him here very successfully by torchlight. 1 It is not to be supposed that such dramatic extrava'rancies were the 021‘ spring 01‘ Gerard’s unassisted brain. 01) the. contrary. he roCeivcd almost daily visits from Mr. Barringtonâ€"Bclâ€" grave, who displayed a touching inâ€" terest in the work, pruning dialogues. otl‘ering suggestions. and consuming a good many .“hfandics-1mdâ€"sodaS" the The torchlight scene, indeed. Was horn chiefly 01' effects produced by that imaginulix‘e stimulant. In less than a {ortnight the drama was pronounced ready for perusal, and Mr. Harringto11-Bo1g1nx'o liming pre- viouslv treated the antho’r to an- other heaVy breakfast. led him 011' in triumph to the stagomana-ter's rcsi- dcnce ior inspection and possible ap- ,',pr0\a1 or as ho happily expressed ,it, "on sale or 1etum. vrpt in‘ dress, amongst th}; puppets Hm make up thc'intorcst of imagin- ative literature. whether for the lib- x 1r}; or the stage. You will find in Ivanhce.’ " for instancch-and I name that' romance because everybody has read it. and with chual interestâ€"you will 1354131 say. in “Ivanhoe." the r‘egular stock characters necessary for the construction of every narrative and every plot. If you look for any- thing beyond those, you will have mnsiderablc difficulty in hitting on it. ~ First. there is swung-<1 himself. the hero. pure and- simple. type of sfircmrth. courage. address. rectitude, modesty and good looks. WouXd he ORA)” PER XXXIII. ' mush as yet but a. few Weeks old .at the trade. Gerard Ainslie, I fear. had already contracted a vice which appears more or less the result of .ill continuous literary laborâ€"namely. ,an ignoble tendency to becon: c chary of material to uso many words for the expression of few ideas, and to beat But the gildhg itself \cry thin, ‘80 as to cover the greatest possible amount of surface. Talckwritinv. cv- on for 81th: a. papcr as the Uolborn Gazette. was a pursuit less likely to oncnurago than exhaust fertility of invcntion, and our now-fledged » au- thor Sat down to his deal writing- table with an ou-rwhclming sensc of the difficulties he had before him. Ger- ard was far too wise hovexcr, to think of abandoning his late career in favor of the new opening offered by Mr. Barrington-Bolgrave. Under any circumstances, he Would stick to the Holbom Gazette so long as it pro- durcd a regular ,salary. Bread and (thaw: Were hard enough to get. Ho resolved not to leave go of the one whi lo he made a grasp at the other; 59 he began to ponder how that Same Mating-out process; so essential to the making up of his weekly task might be brought to bear on the con’ structi‘nn of a. melodramaâ€"gorgeous, of course. in decoration; characterisr tic, if possiblt, in dialogue and cos- tumc: but above all, as he remember- vd with a. sigh, startling in its situâ€" ationsl ‘ He recalled the expression of Mr. {arrington-Bclgravc's largo, close- shavcn. beetiebrowcd face, while insisting on this particular essential. He remembered the solemnity, not (-ntircly owing to brandy-and-watcr. of this enthusiast while he warned h' pupil that cxtravaganco. however glaring, was preferable to‘common- pBacc; he rccollccted thq examples ad- duced as stimulants to the attention '0! a British audience, and his heart sank within'him {while he pondered. One 'fcllbw'é hard. as Lord Dun- «‘-.-e:-.:'jr woxdd 33", is vary “"9 an- athar icllow's he 1'9; and, after all, hug the changes on thv vn how _‘ you will plume is but little \nricty. ex- But, as: I said before, he had always Immw smite of_ the tricks of the trade; said it" occurred to him. after bri f consideration that he might make a tale of mvstcry and horror. on which he was then engag'ed for the Holborn Gazette, answer the double purpose of a. thrilling romance and a new drama. . §¢««<««m«<«m¢««m<«««¢«««e«? Or. The; Maid of the - Mill‘w WWW ””D)b§»§b»9)b)))b»»l 1 l l 1 Qaua A Cat’s r Tlu: Accordion Thnatic stoocl in the immodihtc neighborhood of Setonâ€" diais. It is needless to obmrve that Mr l’owlfls. on whom dcvol 0d all the rcspons iiiility uni nine-t: mills of the troubli- connmtc-d with tl at place of amusement, liwd as .nr off as posâ€" sible from the semis of his labors. Afâ€" ter 41 long Walk, terminsting in the remote regions: of Clapham Rise, Gerard Ainsiic found himséli waiting in the front parlor of a. neat little two-storied house, trying not. to hour What was said by Messrs. Bowlcs and Belgian: in the next. room ahontf'his own composition. It was di cult however, to avoid distinguishing the low tones of the actors voice, ob- viously urging “extenuating circum- stances,” in reply to the manager's higher notes.‘ rising with a noble scorn into such expressions as those: “Impracticable! Impossible! Hangs fire! Drags like a dredging-net! Don‘t tell me; 1- can see that without reading it! - Look what a business We made of the last. Devilish nearly lost as Kate Carmine;-â€"-cost me the doubling of her salary. What the been ill-satisfied without flowerv phrases and long magniloquent periâ€" ods just as tlwv thought but little of anv domestic story in- which the prin- Jipfll personagcs were not oi exalted rank in the peerage. 'lhe tale which :erard was now preparing nflorded them a duke: who kept in close con- finement (and this just outside of Belgrnve Square). a marchiiness in her own right. of whom there are. indeed not a great many going,, about at a. time. never suffering her to leave the house. which was perhaps the reason why the artists who illustrated her on Wood for the vignettes depict- ed her under all emergencies in a court-dress with feathers and a fan.â€" ;the duke himself wearingr loose trousâ€" lers, and a frock coat. in the breast :01‘ which he studionslv concealed his right hand. There was to be no- body in the book of inferior station to a baronet, except the (lake’s dis- honest steward, an_d he was to die 'about‘ the middle of the second vol- ume. tortured by remorse, though Iworth half a. million of money. It would be superfluous to go into the plot of Gerard's novel, but it seemed improbable enough to furnish him with the necessary “situations" jfor his play.-so down he sat to those' flabors of curtailment. alteration, and Edisguise, with which such original ei- Ql‘orts of the intellect are produced. iwe go: back into history. the less 'We find the tone of ordinary comer- .sntion differing from our adwrusch :ments of the present day. chism, though it must be admitted that. however fascinating she may make her wicked witches, the Fight moral is alWays skilfully worked out in the end. If Gerard Ainslie had ever rcadi Miss Braddon’s novels, he would. or; course, have seized on any one he! found untouched, and turned it into an original play of his own composi-g tion; but there is little time fori Stlady at the diggings, and he lot 11d himself east on the meagre resources of his intellect instead. So he Sat, dOWn. and pieceeded to convert his half-written story into a. melodrama, in three acts. with three situations in . each act. the whole to be played 0\ er! in less than two hours and a qu .11tei Obviously; the dialogue need distress him but little. luterjections Would. do most of that. No. those indisâ€"i Pensahie' situations Were. what tilled; him with misgiving and dismay. 3 His own story was of the present! tinne; he intended to lay the scene; of his drama. early in the se\ entecnâ€"I th Century. This became a. matter oft trifling importance when he reflected that he need but change the dresses of his characters and make them; speak the few words they had to sayi in rather more high-flesh language. It is always supposed that the later. There was But little modification needed in this respect. for the readers of the Holborn Gazette would have 811111111]. » , Mr. Baz‘ringtmxâ€"Bnlgravc, watching iT-orard's two which had grown of :lam sadly worn and pale. was sur- ipriscd to See it. flush at the sound of ya. voice in the passage. It is needless to c-mbscne Gerard's‘ play was accepted forthwith. ‘ N1 Egermcnt, who liked to be busy. had. 1 taken upon himself t‘ic superior man-Q agement of the Acco1idion ’I‘hentre;K finding; the monuv. oi‘ cou1se but; otherwise impeding its afliciq-ncy- , inf every possible way; and Dolly was not .11 1111111 to loseâ€"such a chance of helping an old friend at a pinch. It was_w011derl'ul how quickly Mr. Bowâ€"i les's difficulties melted into air. fl'he; part of Violante should be kenL 1'01 Miss Carmine. failing the American:' star. whose nd‘e‘nt still seemed unâ€" ! certain. The two voungl ladies whoi afiected young g1.ntlemvn' s 1111-5399 must: take. whatever 921114 1110;; were‘ o’ered and be thankful. Lastlv, if ‘ Mis %. (‘oliglxtly did .‘ not rhnose to? play Pope Clement‘she might let it alone;- and See the )mrforizxamc from? the !1'ont. ! devil did you $ring him to me for? Howm’er. ‘Lhc Boss will be here at the half-hour.1'll lay the blame on him. See him? ' Well I don' t mind. Devilish gentlemanlike fellow, of course. These poor, brokenâ€"down chaps aIWuys are. Ask him to step To ‘Mr; Ba‘rrihgtonanlgravo's m:â€" ceeding admiration, the rml manager and the inexperienced playright Valk- L-Ll out arm-'in-arm. thc'formvr oi:- servin- as he jumped int‘o thw Il’anâ€" somâ€"cab waiting at the dour “( hood- b30.01d man; I've gnu your addN-F-s writ: on dnwn hero. I wish you could conic “ith me and soc the (‘up run fox. T never was so pleased in my life. We‘ll moot toâ€"niorroW. -‘ Take care of yourself.” Then, through the little trap-door overhead. “Nina Elms! As hard as you can go. You've just twontv minutes to do‘ it in. Shove on!" 'A man's lo've for God “may be mmsuredolxy his. life {qr men. “r You can hardly expe'ct. to' gé‘t fire out of a cold storage religion. ‘A principle hung up on tho wall may be worse than none at all. The man who can smile at a small trouble will subdue a great; one. It is one thing to work up your sentiments and anothcr‘to work out your salvation. in. So Gerard stepped in, and found himself face to face with a. thin, quiet, wellâ€"bred man, who nxprcssod in 0. who as differr-nt as possible from that which he had heard through the foldingâ€"doors, first regret. at having kvpt him waiting. Ilvxt. pleasure in making his acquaintance, and lastly, grave doubts whether thc‘play under discussion. though denoting genius, would be adapted, without cnnsidcrâ€" able alteration, to the company and resources of Hm Aécordion. “Why. Delhi"; said he ‘I had no idea- that I should cxor soc you again." cd. Nothing spoils the life like living for the spoils. An unbridled tongue goes with an unhurdened brain. The man 'who is looking for 11 chance to be grateful is never 'with- out one. Mr. Barringmn-Bulgrave's face brightened. He L'nmv the manager, and this sounded a little more hope- l‘ul. Not only did he take an interest in the production of Pope Clement. on Gerard's account, but he. was also por::.uuded that the character of the brigand was specially adapted to his OWn talents; and he haul, indeed. offered several suggestions during the composition of the piece, with a View of electrifying a London audience by his rendering of that part. Gerard, watching his friend's countenance. took courage. and otl‘ered humbly enough to alter his work in any way that might be pointed out. That gomlonmn saluted Mr. -I§clâ€" grave with~his usual courtesy: then stood transfixed, and gaping,” in speechless surprise. Only manufactured doubts are ad- vortised. Sins of the imagination are more than imaginarv sins. With an uneducateg heart there can never be more than a‘ hall educated head. “Then there's Violante. Aint' that, her nanto? Yes, Violante. You'll have to kill her. She's no use if you don't kill her. Miss Carmine is the only din-er out this snason. I don't thifikâ€"Ya’a‘mt think, we could norâ€" suado Miss Cat‘mine to take a part without a die in it. Then about Mrs. Golightly. There is nothing for; Mrs. Golightly. No! She would never condescond to I,lny the Pope. I fear it's impossible. I'm really afraid we must give it. up, or at any rate put it off to another season. Excuse me; there's thn door~bcll." Next moment the door opened. and "the Bass," as Mr. Bo‘wlcs called him. entered the room. Our (Err matic author broke the sil- cho first. To which the other only answered, "Gerard!" but in a. tone of astonish- ment that spoke volumes. There, .5: no delight for 'thosé 'who‘ turn back‘l‘rxjom dut'y. “You must. give us two more wo- men's parts,” suggested Mr. Bowlos; “or, let me seeâ€"pages. Yes, pages will do better. Can you put in a couple of pages. with something to say? You know," he added, looking at’the actor for corroboration, “I can't keep Lydia Goddard and little Jessie White idle; and they draw well. in boys'drcsscs. both of them." “Nothing easier!" answered Gerard. wondering in his heart how he should get them in. lIcrcics multiply as we measure them. Our victories depend on how We take. our defeats. Giving happiness is the only secret. of getting it. ~ Sclfishness is the heart. of sin. Tho fussy are never effective. Obedience is better than ablation. Character is crystallized conduct. RcVenge is sweetest when renounc- SENTENCE SERMO NS . (To be continued.) Durham and Victoria Standard ”filLLBROOK ONT" THURSDAY, APRIL 14.1904. Gen. Kom‘opntkin's visit to New- (‘h‘wang has inspired boundless confi- dence. 'Hio Commander-in-Chicf orâ€" dered 10.000 reserves to reinforce‘this position, in View of the cxpectcd‘Jar pancsc attack, while an additional force of 15,000 men is ready to conâ€" centrate upon this place zit-short no- tice- if necessary. ' A dnsnntcli to the London Fxpross from 'l‘ienâ€"Tsin says it is reported from Mukdcn .that twu trains, con- taining a. large number of Russians. who were Wounded in an engagement on the Yalu River, have passed through Mukdcn on route to Harbin. 'l he opinion now is that the Japan- (‘sm wiil try flanking mm'tsuwnts from Takmhan. west of AnLung. at the head of the Gulf of Coven. in conner- Lida with their advance on the. Yam River. but the authoritim at St. Pot.- om‘ourg make no dismay of nervous- 110.93 m-‘anifvs ting the utmost, confi- dence in the plan of (amnaign marked out by Gen. Kouropatkin. out by'Gon. lx'ouropntkin. A correspondent with the ‘Pussiun outposts, writing from Annung. on the Ynlu River, under date of March 19 describes the fearful state of the roads and the journey from Foug- Hum-Chang to Antunv. which, hr says. is impassiblo for whiclc-s. The correspondent depicts Antung as a miserable collection of hove-ls. the inhabitants of which on account, of the scuréity. cannot 'afl'ord timber for fires and use straw instead. The country between I-‘cngâ€"Huan-Chcng and Antung is sparselv settled. The Chinese avoided. the high roads. preâ€" farting the mountain fnstncsscs. Mik a, butter, and eggs» are almost unknown. The J apzmese now control the whole Cox-can bank of the Yalu Riven'and arejn especially strong force at Wiju. On Sunday forty foreign corremond- ents arrived at Chinampho from To- kio. It is expected that; they will go north’ with the headquarters staff. ' It is mmmctod. however, that if it had bvvn actod upon it. would have required extraordinary good luck to enablv the Russian Coot to get far on its'why without discovery. But if it reached the vicinity of Vladivostock the Russian sguadron there. («floating the arrival. would. in conjunction with Admiral Mnkamfl's ships, be much superior in .ntrongth to thc.Jup- anose fleet in those waters. Thu host informed military circles at St. I‘etcrsburg no longer antici- pate a, Japmwsu landing at tho hvud of the Liao-Tung Gulf. They lu-lim'c the Japanese have missedwthcir op- portunity, the Russians being now too stron". It is admitted in St. Pctcrsburg naxal circles thlt the situation is so had that Admiral Togo' 5 next and su- preme attempt to block the harbor may be succnssful. The Ruskin dil- emma. in that event would be the gravest. and the practical value of the position both in a naval mid mili- tary sons‘ would be reduced almost to nil. JAPANESE WERE NEW} A dospatch received at London from Chefoo says that 17 battleships and cruisers “0 steamers and 12 torpedo boat destxoycrs ht vo passed Chctoo apparently bound for Port Arthur. A dispatch from St. I’ctursburg says Admiral Mnkarofi‘ telegraplm that an attempt to surprise Port, Ar- thur was foiled Saturday night. A number or Japanese vessels suddrnly appeared within range of the search- lxghts. but they withdrow after recon- noitring. The generally anticipated attack did not occur on Saturday night, al- though a telegram. received from Grand Duke Cyril reports that the enemy's ships were. sighted on the horizon. It is presumed that the Japanese were warned of the extra precautions which had been taken to guard against. a surprise, Vice-Admir- al Makarofi's torpedo flotilla patroll- ed the open sea, while the warships. with full steam up, remained outside of Port Arthur. The only chance of saving the Rus- sian flmt. if the possibility of sealâ€" ing Port Arthur be admitted. is to send it to Vladivostock while Admir- al Togo is busy convuiing transpdf'fs to the Yalu. It is known that the Vicinity of Port Arthur was frvc of Jar-(mesa ships f0? the past wrek. and opportunity for this move by the Russian admiral has not, been lack- ing. Appeared reWith'in. Range of Search= Lights at Port Arthur. The St. Petersburg corrmpondent'of the Echo do Paris says that the members of the naval gcnvrul stall believe that Admiral Maliarofl', per- ceiving the ‘Japanose squadron, ro- turncd to Port Arthur. his idea. being to try to induce Admiral Togo to fol- low him under the guns of the forts. is almost at an end. and that the next few days will bring news of im- portant war operations, says a. Lon- don correspondent. It is significant. that the aggressive talk from Rus- sian sources in the past few weeks has been followed by pessimistic forc- bodings in military circles in St. Petersburg. The writer leurns that graVe fears are entertained at Russi- an headquarters that the full of Port Arthur is imminent. . There can be little doubt that the pcriqd of suspense our the Far East NEW ARMY CORPS. Reports readied Lbndon on Sunday NI'TW-(‘UWANG IS SAFE IN SUPREME CONTROL. FEARS NEXT BLOW. RUSSIAN WOUNDED. J APS WITHDRAW. ME i Aida-switch to the London Daily IMuil from Seoul tends to show that ithc Japanese will not sufim- from ‘the leanncss of the country. It, says that the commisszuiat (f the :\01 H‘- ern army is marked hv the same thoroughness that has distinguished its operations from the filS Thou-- sands of provision cm‘ts went nmth through Ping-lung last week that. there is renewed activity in 00â€" met, a second army, recently mobiliz- ed, being landed at the rircsent time. The point. of disembarkatlon is not given. but the troops undoubtedly are to reinforce the army which has tak- en peaceablc possessiori of the Yalu and is preparing for an aggressive ad- vance into Manchuria. The ‘ fprogoing information is not part of current spccxniatix'v report. but comes from crudxtablc official sources as being the determined Rus- sian plan. Second, it is foreseen that it. will he (liilicult. and probably impossible to effect this concentration, as Admir- al Togo may intercept the Baltic fleet before. its arrival at. Port. Ar- thur. In that event; the Baltic fleet. which is comparatively small, will at- tempt the perilous task of engaging the large Japanese fleet in the hope of disabling some of the Japanese ships, and thus reducing the Japan- ese effective. According to the. Russi- an calculations. the Baltic fleet may suller annihilation in such an unequal combat, but in will have. served a. valuable end if it. is able to cripple a sufficient» number of Japanese ships to rcdgcc Admiral Tozo's nm a1 strength below that of Admiml Mak- almoll' ' “ The Londov ’l‘imos correspondent in a dospatch from l’ci-llzii-ll’ci, says: that. the results; 01".) week’s cruise in the ’l‘imos' dnspatoh boat leads him to believe that. the Ja- panese fleet is engaged in covering; urnmgcmonts‘ for .-. now landing of the troops recent];r mobilized. A close mockade of Port Arthur is not. mamtaim-d, presumably owing to in- lormatufl regarding the conditiouof the channel. Moreover. sudden logs are apt to occur at this time of the yea . and they might giVe the Rus- sian: torpedo boats. which still «have fru- om‘ess, certain advantages. It is :ux'tuin that; no .lapancst- trans- ports have 3'01. entered the Gulf of Pachili. though it. must he allowed that the pcxsistont cndczm‘rs to claw. Port Arthur suggest that the flt‘t‘l» is required for operations at a greater distance from the present fleet base, whim is‘, of couzsc. within easy strikilyxydistvncv 'ull points in the proxcnt thcaue "of hostilities except Vladivostock While the first line of defence against the Japanese advance from Corca .is 151 strong position, selected by Gen. .Kouropatkjn near Fangâ€"1111- angâ€"Chcng, it is believed the Russians intend to hold out. so "long as posâ€" sible at Antung, which commands the Pckin road. 'l‘hcv'pluce has many 11a.- tural advantages for defence. Gen. Kuroki's army, according to Russian advices, is strong out along the road bethen Anju and Wiju, its advance being severely impeded by bad roads, which made it difficult to push forward the supplies, which are dragged by coolics, requiring eight days' march from Chongâ€"Ju to the Yalu. For seventy miles the river is 500 fathoms wide, and at. Yong- nmpho it is ice-laden and barred by islands. whence the Russian sharp- shootors can harass the Japanese ad- vancc. ‘A dcspatch to the London Times from rI‘okio says that reports sug- gest, that u scarcity of provisions and forage was prohably tho chief reason fox: the Russian retreat from Coma. The Russians have appur- unfly stripped the Country of everyâ€" thing edible. V A dcspntch t~;‘ the Paris l’ctit Journal from 'l‘okio statos‘ that 11 Japanese transports haw left Na- gasaki and Suscbo for Corcn with 10, 000 infantry of the Guards, bridge material and provisions. and conveyed by a warship. . ’i‘ho. Russians have mtronrhcd themâ€" selves heavily near llaiâ€"Chnng, to block the progress of the Japanese in case they succeed in landing at the head of the Liao-Tung Gulf. The Berlin Tngcblatt's war corros- pondent, Major Iacdko. writing on a. train, while nearing Harbin. Man- churla. March 19, said :â€" “Only six trains daily paSS cast. on the raitroad to Manchuria, and only four thence to Harbin, but these consist of as many as thirty- eight cars. The railroad apparently WHY IUSSIANS RE'I‘REA'I‘FZU THE JAPANESE FLEET. [)1‘4 RUSSIA 'S NAVAL PLAN MORE JAPANESE SAIL A STRONG POSITION. SIX TRAINS DAILY. Information has been received at Tokio that Japanese transports with stores have entered the estuary of the Yalu, and that troops are land- ing at various points on the Coroan shore. Presumably gunboats are covâ€" ering the movement. If this be true, the Russian forts erected on the other side of the river must be ineffec- tive. The Seoul correspondent; of the K01:- umin tulcgraphs, on what he says is reliable authority, that the Japanese limes have advanced to the Yalu, thus proving that there is no considerable Russian force on the left bank of the river. Official returns 0! the Japanese casualties in the various attacks on Port Arthur show the losses were 23 killed and 91 wounded, 40 of whom recovered. It is expected 'that Vladivostook will be free of ice on th 24th inst. The only news concerning the Jap- nnoso fleet. is a questionable state mom. by a Japanese sailor at Seoul, .who served with Admiral 'l‘ogo‘s fleet in the attacks on Port Arthur. He says in effect that the. fleet is divided into seven squadrons. Four of them are watching Port, Arthur. the fifth is patrolling the Corcan coast, and the sixth and seventh are cruising between \‘ludivostock and Northern Japan's. TO SIEGE THE FISHERIES. The proprietor of the principal fisherios on Saghalicn Island has been informed that. the Japanese are preparing to make a. descent on the island so soon as the ice shall porâ€" mit. The inhabitants have petitioned that the V'ladivostock squadron come to their defence. THE MELANCI-IOLY CZAR. A despatch to the London Daily Mail from Geneva. says that the Czar on Wednesday received two officers who are going to the from to repre- sent Switzerland. His Majesty seem- ed very nervous and melancholy. He discussed the repulse of the Cossacks at (.‘hong-Ju, and said: "Do not be too severe in your criticisms. Remem- ber everything becomes difficult. so' far from a base." RUSSIANS NOT PREPARED. [t is not believed that 1111* Rus- sian troops hotuc ~11 Antlmg and (.hiutienchung (le: north of Antung‘) cmm. maul Russian force. ‘ ly the: :mgnqcu‘ml for at, on muu‘ will not 1st decisin Humor of Jau‘gt-r uizv' The Russians m1- vans trunchmcnts at. St‘VcX‘ftl 1- "uiu and ’l‘unwn Rivers. trcnthnmms, howovpr. 1 completed. and H Um. J (‘00:! in forcing fizcir -a line of r'xt-fvv‘ JAPS ADVANCE TO THE YALU 'I‘okio dcspatchcs to London newsâ€" papers assert that Cor‘ca is free of Russians. all of them having crossed the Yalu River. They are said to be bridging the river at Kosan (Chosan). Their retreat. amazed the Japanese. Some Japanese Scouts. it is suited, swarm the Yalu ncai Kiu-IJen-(Iheng. and then fol- lowed the river northward. They found a. splendid defensive post, which, it is believed. the Russians will utilize to the. bust. adyantage. According to 1; Shanghai telegram the Japanese advance guard reports that the Russian defences on the Yalu are very much scattered and arr- still incomplete. making it diffi- cult: for any one body to help an- other in case of a erung attack. It, is slaw-(l from u. doubtful source that the rapidity of the Japanese ad 'uxwu to Wiju surprised the Rus- sians, who were compelled to abun- don 2-1 guns. ‘ . w The threatened rising of thv Tong- haks in Northern ,Coroa. has it is stated. induced Mr. Jordan. the British Minister, to ask the Coroan Government to send troops to pro- tect the British miners in that part of the country. Newsfiapc sinus ham ordered 1 . the Chinese troops at I' and in t‘nnt neighhnrhoad Em stamp‘ ed with the {ussian mark. The bearer: of umnurkod arms will be. treated as brig-ands. JAPANESE SPIES. A dcsputch :o the London Times from Chcfoo says that. the Russians captured two Japanese spies at New-Chwang last Tuesday. ' They had plans of this new fortifications. “A traveller'kolls- of a trip on a jamming-car in Ireland where "he had as: :1 follow passenger an uglv- looking man whom he was not Sorry to leave behind at, an inn. “0h, get‘out, Put! A man can’t get fifteen years’ penal smwitudc for 'lcaving his 'wifo? (V'itlabu.t. visible means ‘ of support.’ " "Shure, and can't he, sir ?" said Pat, with a. twinkle. in his roguish vyes. “He did, though. Andxfbc- dad! isn't it. leaving- yer wox'fe ‘without visiblc' nmnos or support’ when ye throw her out :of'a window on the third floor 7" in militia ”That was a quca-rvlooking inflow, Pat." I remarked to the waggish driver as we proceeded on our way. "Faith, yer honor. and he's as quarc as he looks. He's' a. villziiu. He's done fifteen years for lavihg his \voife \xithout visible mnncs of sup- port." The correspondent added that the Russians will be ready to take the ofi‘ensivc about the middle or this month. is able to meet the military mands.” JAPANESE NAVAL LOSSES. JAY’S SWIM THE YALU. I’ITTTING‘ IT MILDLY m1 poi vcrs. , RICHARDS, Publisher and Proprietor lX' no} mes mast { Flourâ€"Private cable advices reâ€" hccivcd here to-day would not allow lexportcrs to pay over $3.50 for .cm‘s of 90 per cent. patents in their bags middle heights. Choice brands; are quoted 15c to 20¢ higher. Manitoba flour is steady. Cars of Hungarian patents are quoted at $5.30, second patents 85, and strong bakers' at $4.90, sucks included, on tho track Toronto. Cornâ€"Canada. mixed is quoted at 39c and yellow at 40c f.o.b. cars west. American No. 2 yellow is quoted at sage, No. 3 yellow at 5450, and No. 8 mixed at. 53§c in car lots on the truck Toronto. do solids ................... 19c Dairy. lb. rolls, choice 15c do large rolls ......14c do tubs, good to ChOiCe...15(‘. do medium .........]3c do poor ........................ 10c Cheeseâ€"The demand here is actiVe, and the market is 20o 16c 16c 1 Ge 1 4c 12c fairly quoted steady at, 11¢ per pound for twins and lOgc to lie per pound. Eggsâ€"Receipts continue large and the market had a further drop to- day. Sales are reported at. 16¢ per dozen, almough some dealers are holding out. for lie, , ‘_ Tolonto, April IZâ€"Whentâ€"The market. is about. steadv at 92c , to fit). 5, W 93c for No. 2 red and 'White middle frcights or east. Goose is quiet. at. 876 for No. 2 east. Spring is steady at 880 for No. 3 east. Man- itoba is steady ,at $1.02} for No. 1 hard, $1.01 for No. 1 northern, 97c for No. 2 northern, and 94c,for No. 3 northern at Georgian Bay 'ports. and 6c more grinding in transit. Milll‘eedâ€"ls firm at. $17.50 to $18 for cars of shorts and $16.50 to $17 for bran in bulk middle freights wast or cast. Manitoba. millfced is steady at $21 for cars of shorts and Peasâ€"Are steady at 65c to 66¢ for No. 2 west or cast. Choice milling and seed pens are quoted at 686 to 70¢ outside. Butterâ€"There is plenty of all grades coming forward, and the market continues easy in tone. Quo- tations are unchanged. Creamery. prints ......... ...200 ~22c $20 for bran, sacks included, Toron- tor freights. Barleyâ€"Is steady at 44c for No. 2, 42c for No. 3 extra, and 40c for No. 3 west. or cast. Buckwheatâ€"Ls steady at 510 for No. 2 middle freights and 50c high ireights west. Rolled Oatsâ€"'Aro steady at $4.50 for cars of bags and $4.75 for barâ€" rels on the track Toronto, and 25c more for broken lots hero. and ' 40c more for broken lots outside. Potatoesâ€"Are offering Ircoly. Cars on the track here are quoted at 75:; per bag. Potatoes out. of store are quoted by local dealers at 85c to 90¢. Poultryâ€"Trade is quie’t and prices are nominal and unchanged. Prices are unchanged at 15c to 16¢ for choico chickens, So to lie for scald- cd stock, 70 to Sc for old fowls, and 13:: to lie for turkey gobhlors. Maple Syrupâ€"Receipts of impure stocks have been plan-flu}. but little syrup has yet come in. That alling now is quoted at $1 per gallon. $8.257pcr cwt for Seedsâ€"Lac market rumba“ for [Cd (‘IOXCVfl ‘5 \EX'C ‘ an 'L'es ‘t ‘llilintaixmdfi" "(notations Show 1 L‘Lle change. 'hu- run amounted 1-. Fm 4411‘s. and included 10 cars of stung from Chicago. 'l‘horc “"‘ro 93” (faith. on the market, 309 sheep and lumbsmggo hogs 9nd 215 calws. Oatsâ€"Arc dull and unchanged at 32c for No. 1 white and 3] go for No. 2 white cast. No. 2 white are quoted at 31 gg middle insights. Ryeâ€"Is steady at 59c to 60c for No 2 west or cast. Eqmrt Cattleâ€"Tho, W...“ mar. ket shows a little 'stifiening and there is a better demand for caHhs here. Few were offering and nriccs were _a little firmer, sonic cattle he- ing sold as high as $5 per cwt. Quotations are 10c. to 15c higher. Extra choice are quoted at $1.70 to 8.”). choice at $4.40 to,$4â€".GO, and others at $4 to $4.25. COWS are about steady at $3.5m to $4. .iutchers' (Tittleâ€"There is a con- tinued demand for good cattle mil‘. trade was fairly active “to-day. Prices generally were about steady and quotations show little change. Everything was sold fairly early in the day. Picked lots are quoted at, $4.60 to $4.70, good cattle at $4.- 25 to $4.40, fair to good at $3.50 to $3.75. rough to common at $1.50 t ' . and cows at $2 to $3.75. :4 ch Cowsâ€"There were no really good cows ofi'criug. although there “is a. demand for cattle of this kind. The range of brice§ cfi‘c‘ripg is firm at $30. to $60 each. ’ Dressed H03 and quotatior LEABING MARKETS Ruling Prices in mvo‘Stoci and JBz-eaa'stuflsg COUNTRY PRODUCE. au'w BREADSTUFFS. at.