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Jlwwiwf J rf pttiam VOL. XLIV. NO. 13,688. POKTLA1SGD, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1904. v PRICE FIVE CENTS. MAT COST Cm Portland's Water Mains Are Too High, UPPER HARBOR SUFFERS Twenty-Five Foot Channel Cannot Be Made. NATION TAKES UP THE CASE Request of Two Large Lumbering Concerns Is Referred to the Judge Advocate-General City Acted. Without Right. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. "Wash ington, Oct. 2L The Chief of Engineers has received, through Major Langfltt, let ters from the Portland Lumber Company and Inman, Poulsen & Co.. requesting the Government to dredge the Willam ette River from Madison-street bridge to Division street to a depth of 23 feet In order to permit vessels of deep draft to reach the wharves of the upper harbor. If the Government Is unwilling or unable to deepen this part of the "Willamette channel, these firms offer to undertake the dredging at their own expense, provided the "Water Board of Portland will lower the Bull Run water pipes, which, are laid In the bed of the river at this point, but are at such depth as would hinder the dredging and obstruct a 25-foot channel. Before submitting the letters to the department. Major Langfitt consulted the "Water Board and was told the city would not bear the expense of lowering Its water mains to permit dredging to be done by private parties. The Chief of Engineers Is of the oplnlop that under the existing project for Im proving the lower "Willamette River the Government cannot undertake the dredg ing of a 25-foot channel In a portion of the river between Madison-street bridge limits of the existing project. He Is, however, of the opinion that the Govern ment can authorize the petitioners to do this dredging at their own expense, and believes permission should be granted them to do such work. If such permits cannot be granted, however, some provis ion must be made for lowering the Bull Run water mains, and to determine how this shall be done the whole matter has been turned over to the Judge Advocate General for an opinion. It Is found that the water mains, which aro proving an obstruction, were laid In 1894 and 1E95 without the permission of the "War Department. This was In direct violation of the law of 1S92, and In view of this violation of the "War Department Inclines to the opinion that the city Is the trespasser insofar as It laid its pipes without proper authority. Had the pipes been laid by permission of the "War De partment, the city would have been obliged to agree to lower them at any time the request was made by the Secre tary of "War. The Judge Advocate-General has not yet considered the case, and it Is not known. In view of the irregularities, whether he will hold that the city can be compelled to lower its p5.es. The War Department believes the city should comply with this request just as if dredging were to be done by the Government, for the improve ment contemplated is for the benefit of the city harbor. In case the Judge Advo cate holds there is no authority to compel the city ta lower its pipes. It will be nec essary to procure a special act of Congress before dredging can be begun. The de partment is satisfied the Government should undertake the deepening of the "Willamette channel clear through the City of Portland to a 25-foot depth, and be lieves this extension of the existing pro ject will be authorized by Congress at no distant day. LOW WATER MAKES TROUBLE Channel Question Has Been, Threshed Over Before by Water Board. All the trouble because of the water mains under the river comes from the fact of the long drouth during the Summer and the consequent low stage of the "Wil lamette. The Tiver is down to zero now, a mark lower than has been reached for Eeveral years If the "Water Board consents to lower the mains until forced to do so by the "War Department It will cause a general surprise. As stated in the above dispatch, the Water Board turned down a petition from the mill companies some months ago, declining to go to the expense of digging a trench and letting the pipes down to a depth that would permit the dredging of a 25-foot channel. The mlllowners wish to bring vessels of great draft to their docks, and at present the pipes are in the way. As Jong as the present low water continues, half a load is taken on at the mill, and the remainder of the cargo is received from barges below the Steel bridge. The Inman-Poulsen mill Is at the foot of Division street, and the plant of the Portland Lumber Company Is almost directly opposite, on the western bank. "It doesn't seem to me that the War Department has anything to do with the case," said Mayor Williams yesterday. "But then It Is Impossible to draw a line of demarcation between the authority of the state or city and of the War Depart xaent." The petition came up, before the Water Board several months ago, and after being turned down was disposed of for good, so the members of the board thought Action by the War Department will therefore be unexpected by the board. About two years ago these same mills asked the Port of Portland Commission to dredge a channel In order that vessels of considerable draft might reach their docks. The Commission held a joint session with the old Water Committee, now super seded by the Water Board, and the mat ter was threshed over at length. The Water Committee refused to lower the pipes, however, and there the question dropped until a few months ago. To dig a trench in the river bottom and lower the big Iron pipes without breaking connections and thereby shut off water for half the city will be an engineering feat of more than usual difficulty. The Water Board has never been known to spend a cent unless forced to, and the present con troversy will therefore be watched with Interest by the other city officials. Transfers In Artillery Corps. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Oct. 2L The following transfers were made today In the artillery corps: Major Alexander B. Dyer Is ordtred from the Thirteenth Battalion, Field Artillery, to the Eleventh Battalion, Field Artillery. Major Dyer will remain on duty at Van couver Barracks and Join the Eleventh Battalion on its arrival at that station. Second Lieutenant Charles M. Allen will go from the Twenty-sixth Battery, Field Artillery, to the Seventeenth Battery, Field Artillery. He will remain on duty at Vancouver Barracks until the arrival of the Seventeenth Battery at that sta tion, when he will Join the battery to which he "is transferred. Washington Rural Carriers Named. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Oct. 2L Rural free-delivery car riers were appointed for Washington routes today as follows: Arlington Regular, Richard E. Cleary; substitute, Elmer Mose. Richardson Regular, Wllkle F. Bolton; substitute. William E. Graham. Rural free-delivery route No. 1, ordered established November 15, at Colby, Kit sap County, Wash. The population is 59S; houses on the route, 123. New Oregon Postmasters. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Oct. 2L Oregon postmasters were appointed today as follows: Lane County O. L. Hansen, vice Joseph D. Unson, resigned. Marlal, Curry County Viola A. Billings, vice Thomas W. Billings, resigned. GLIMPSE OF B00SEVELT. Senator Lodge Writes of the Presi dent as He Appears to Him. NEW YORK, Oct. 2L In McClure's for November, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge gives :a glimpse of President Roosevelt as he 4ees him. He says of him: "It would be worse than Idle for any one, no matter how intimate his knowl edge, to fancy that he could depict a char acter so many, many-sided, so ttled and tested In such multlferous experience within the space allowed me here. His dally life does not differ In any respect from that of any other very busy man of great energy, who finds rest and relief not only in active out-of-door life, but la a wide and constant reading of books a habit, by the way, quite as character istic as any others, hut of which the newspaper critics and humorists tell us little. "Theodore Roosevelt apprehends very quickly. When he has thought a subject out thorougmy and knows what he means to do, he acts promptly. When, after full consideration, he has made up his mind as to what Is right, he is unbending; but no man has been in the White House for many years who is so Tcady to take ad vice, who has mado up his mind more slowly, more deliberately and after more consultation than Theodore Roosevelt." Cleveland's Estimate of Parker. NEW YORK, Oct. 2L Grover Cleveland, in McClure's for November, gives his per sonal estimate of Judge Parker as a can didate for President. He says of him in part: "We sometimes find features of char acter so prominently visible in a man's mental organization that, like the feat ures" of his countenance, they need no proof of their existence. Thl3 is pre eminently true of Judge Parker's In tense deliberation in reaching conclusions and his inherent judicial conservatism. These qualities of hl3 mind are so dis tinctly apparent that they are at once seen and known by all who gain the slightest knowledge of the man. This should make it thoroughly understood that those who love Presidential pyrotechnics must look elsewhere. "I have known Alton B. Parker for more than 20 years. He Impressed me on our first acquaintance as a sincere, honest and able man; and this impres sion has with time and observation grown to clear and undoubtlng conviction. I am sure that I venture nothing In mak ing the positive assertion that the guid ing trait of his character is his constant and unyielding, devotion to duty." OPPOSES EEEE TEXTBOOK LAW Archbishop Glennon Considers It a Step Toward Socialism. ST. LOUIS. Oct 2L Archbishop Glennon, of the Catholic diocese of St Louis, today issued a circular letter protesting against the passage of an amendment to be voteo. on at the coming election providing for free text-books for public school children. The letter states in part: "Such an act If put into operation, is extravagant because all unnecessary tax ation is extravagant Neither is it based on equity, because It will not apply to all the children that are being educated, but only those who attend schools. It Is dan gerous because it Is another step toward socialism, implying as a logical sequence the giving later on of free clothes and free food. "Now, I submit that such an order of things might be proper for a penitentiary, but not for a freo people, especially one whose antecedents have made for the building up of a healthy Individuality and who deemed taxation without necessity and representation as unjstinable and criminal. It 1b jny opinion that for this and many other reasons the amendment ought to be rejected." In speaking of his letter. Archbishop Glennon said today: "The sooner a consistent and deter mined stand is taken against measures whose cloak of patriotism covers their real oppressive character the better it will be . for the taxpaylng public This Is not a political Issue, nor is it one of religion; it Is simply one of Justice." MEAD IS GUN Cuts Turner's Majority in Whitman County. WINS OVER M'BRIDE MEN Railroad Commission i AQVO" cates Begin to Trust Him. CAN AID THEM IF ELECTED Promises by Democratic Gubernato rial Nominee Not Considered as Satisfactory Sentiment for Roosevelt Very Strong. COLFAX, "Wash.. Oct 20. (Staff Corre spondencesWhitman County will un doubtedly give a small majority for Tur ner. The majority will be smaller a week hence than It would bo If the election were held today, and there will be a steady shrlnkage from now on until election. This big county has always been a Railroad Commission stronghold. The bulk of the population Is engaged In wheatgrowlng and the McCroskys, Ander sons and other Democratic politicians, who have grown rich In the business, have always professed to believe that a Rail road Commission would force the roads to haul their product to market at a fraction of the -present cost They have been so successful in their advocacy of this belief that when the Tacoma Con vention proved such a disappointment to the West Side Republicans they became self-appointed bellweathers to lead the Republican flock into the Democratic corral. For a time they were in a fair way to succeed. I visited this part of the state a few days after the State Convention and the situation from a Republican standpoint was alarming. I came back hero again In September and found a much better feeling, and now Instead of there being an open revolt led by dissat isfied Republicans, It has become a Demo cratic move almost exclusively, and the power of the Democrats is steadily wan ing. McCrosky a Tax-Dodger. to this change of sentiment Meade has made a good Impression wherever he has appeared in the county, and a large num ber of McBrlde's warmest supporters have wheeled into line and are doing ev erything in their power to elect the ticket Over in the City of Garfield, which Is probably the strongest Railroad Commis sion precinct in the county. McCrosky himself has hurt the cause. He ha3 val iantly fought the railroads because rates were too high and the roads did not pay a Just proportion of their taxes. Recently the people of Garfield wished to add a few acres to the cemetery, and as one of the famous McCrosky farms adjoined the old cemetery. It became necessary to purchase three acres from him. Although the land was assessed at a valuation of $10 per acre, the best bargain the people of, Garfield could make was $400 for the three acres. Another of the McCrosky farms came down to the city limits on the other side of town and five acres were needed for a site for a school. This was also $10 per acre land on the assessment roll, but $160 per acre was the lowest price at which McCrosky could part with It and when the deal was concluded he platted a few more acres adjoining and sold them off not at $10 per acre, but $150 and $200 per acre. These transactions disclosed that It was the McCroskys as well as the rail roads that were dodging their taxes, ana even the commission men are disgusted with such Inconsistency. Begin to Understand Mead. It must not be inferred that the Com mission movement has run its course on this side, of the mountains or that there has been any lessening in the interest shown in this fad. The dally gains in strength that are now being registered for Mead are not due to any disloyalty to the Commission scheme, but to the fact that the people are beginning quite properly to understand that Mead will be in a position to give them what they desire and Turner will not even were he so Inclined. Mr. Cosgrove. of Pomeroy, has been en lightening the Whitman County voters as well as those of his own county on the Railroad Commission matter. If there was one man more than another east of the Cascade Mountains who was entitled to the nomination for Governor, that man was Cosgrove, of Pomeroy, and had he re ceived the nomination there would have been no question about where he stood on 1 this burning question of a Railroad Com- . mlcclnn Ttnf rnsmvi" was turned rinwn cold at the Tacoma Convention. As the I charge has been repeatedly made that the f convention was absolutely controlled by j the railroads, the natural supposition Is ' that Cosgrove was turned down by the ! railroads because of his strong Commls- slon Ideas. As a matter of fact he was beaten out of the nomination by McBrlde himself, who, knowing that he himself was a beaten man. refused to make way for Cosgrove until It was too late and other combinations had been effected. Not Satisfied With Promises. The Whitman County voters, like those of Walla Walla, realize the hopelessness ( of securing a Railroad Commission by the election of Turner, and this, of course, helps Mead. They are not even satisfied with Turner '3 promises regarding the Commission. On the west side of the mountains he has favored an elective Commission, while the people over here will listen to nothing but an appointive Commission. The Republicans throughout Whitman and a number of other East Side coun ties are obliged to depend on the Spokane Spokesman-Review for the news of the day and the Review has been merciless In its fight against the Republican candi date. This is not the first time this paper has fought the Republican ticket and for this reason its Influence with the old resi dents here Is not so pronounced. .With the later arrivals It has more influence, because they are less familiar with the situation, and it Is from this class that the Turner strength, outside of the Demo- cratlc party, has been recruited. It is also with this class that the Republicans are making gains now that they have speakers presenting the situation in Its proper light Democrats Will Scratch Turner. Here, as elsewhere on the East Side, are a number of Democrats who refuse to support Turner. - Some of them will satis fy what they consider ithelr outraged feel ings with scratching only the head of the ticket while others will make a clean sweep and vote the Republican ticket straight The extent of this defection from Turner is, of course, difficult to es timate, but it is believed that it will ap proximate 300 votes. With such a change of sentiment as is now in progress, it is doubtful about Turner securing more than J000 Republican votes In the county. Deducting tho loss of the Democratic votes and the 700 majority remaining is believed to be somewhere near the fig ures which will be shown by the final re turns. In contrast to these figures It may (be noted that some of the Democrats are claiming 2000 majority for Turner and some Republicans are unwilling to con cede more than 200 majority for the Democrat ... Popularity of Roosevelt. Statisticians will be unable to determine by the Presidential vote within several thousand of the actual number of Re publicans in the state, for there are huix dreds of Democrats in this county alone who will vote for Roosevelt The anti Parker sentiment Is so strong" that one prominent Democrat told me that in all of his wanderings through the county he had failed to find one Democrat who would vote for Parker. He destroyed some of the force of his statement a moment later, however, by adding that he knew only a few Republicans who would support Mead. With such a badly mixed situation and so many conflicting elements which have never before been infused into a cam paign in this state. It Is not surprising that neither Democrats nor Republicans care to risk an estimate with any serious degree of confidence. E. W. W. PROHIBIT SALE OF HOTOB. Indian Conference Discusses the Ad mission of Indian Territory. LAKE MOHONK, X. T., Oct 21. Con sideration of the liquor question In the Indian Territory, especially the proposal to Incorporate in the enabling act ad mitting the territory into the Union as one or two states, a clause forever ex cluding the sale of intoxicating drinks in the new state or states was taken up at today's session of the Indian Conference. The first speaker was A. S. McKennon, of South McAllister, who was an associate of the late Senator Dawes in the original Five Tribes Commission. Dr. A. Grant Evans, president of a Presbyterian seminary at Muskogee, I. T., Indorsed and emphasized the views ex pressed by Mr. McKennon. Miss Alice Robertson, for many years a teacher among the Indians, urged the members of the conference to write letters to their representatives In Congress ask ing that a large appropriation be made at the coming session for the extension of school privileges among the people of the Indian Territory. WANTS TO LOOK AT BOOKS. Baker City Woman Is After Milwau kee Men in Mining Company. MILWAUKEE, Wis.. Oct 2L (Special.) Mrs. Louise C. Koester of Baker City, Or., Is in Milwaukee to get a look at the books of the Buckeye Mining Company, In which she says she owns 291.576 shares of par value of $1. Today she obtained a writ of mandamus against O. EL Kuehn. president; B. Kron, secretary; Arthur Luebke. treasurer, and William Kleck hefer, director, ordering them to bring the books Into court without changing their contents. All the mining company officials are prominent business men. HOUSES ABE SWEPT AWAY. Terrific Storm Bursts Over DIstrist in Algeria. AIN SEFRA. Algeria, Oct 21. A ter rific storm burst over this region today. xne river overnowea, sweeping away many houses. The loss or life Is consider able, but tho extent of the disaster Is not known. The damage to property Is enormous. Insurance Agents Choose President. ST. LOUIS. Mo., Oct 21. The annual convention, of the National Association of Local Fire Insurance Agents today elected A. H. Robinson, of Louisville, president MAKES HIS FIRST SPEECH OF THE CAMPAIGN KX-rRESIDEXT STSPEEGH Cleveland Appears the Campaign. in SPEAKS IN NEW YORK Ex-President Makes Strong Plea for Parker. AUDIENCE VERY ENTHUSIASTIC Ex-Secretary of the Treasury Also Makes a Speech in Which He Highly Commends Work of . McKinley's Predecessor. NEW TORK. Oct 21. Attracted by tho presence of Grover Cleveland, thousands of people struggled to get an entrance to Carnegie Hall tonight, where the ex-President of the United States made his first and only speech of the campaign. John G. Carlisle, Secretary of the Treasury under Mr. Cleveland, was also a speaker and shared with Mr. Cleve land the great burst of enthusiasm at the meeting. Long before the doors of the hall were opened, crowds surged around the outside of the building and within ten minutes after the doors had been thrown wide to the public every scat In the big auditorium was taken, while corridors and aisles held their scores. Several hundred were unable to gain entrance. This big Democratic rally was under the auspices of the Business Men's Parker and Davis As sociation. Mr. Cleveland arrived at the hall shortly after 8 o'clock and Immediately upon his entrance cheers burst forth, the demonstration lasting seven min utes. It died out and began again with renewed vigor. With Mr. Cleveland, when he en tered the hall, were Mr. Robb and Isldor Strauss. When Mr. Cleveland saw that 'Chairman J. Hampden Robb's ef forts were fruitless -in quieting tho demonstration he arose and held up his hand for silence, but the people could hot bo quieted for two .full minutes af terward. Cleveland Loudly Applauded. During his speech Cleveland was loudly applauded, at times being interrupted for several minutes. His statement that there was no necessity for him to apolo gize for his part in the deeds of Democ racy caused tremendous cheers of ap proval. At his mention of the name of Alton B. Parker, at the end of his speech, the audience arose as one man and the cheering" lasted several minutes. The reference to D. Cady Herrlck caused loud applause. At the conclusion of his speech Mr. Cleveland was greeted with cheering more spontaneous than at any time dur ing the evening. He then Introduced John G. Carlisle. Mr. Carlisle, who was loudly greeted, said In part: "It is a great achievement that we are once more a united Democracy. On the question of extravagance to reduce ex cessive rates, on the Philippine question, on the question of Panama on these questions and many more, we have met this defiant and dictatorial party on its own chosen ground and compelled lt7 to defend its policies. Even the belligerent candidate for the Presidency has been compelled to lay aside his arms for the time even. The 'big stick' and his war CLEVELAND. cries are not heara through the land. He is now an apostle of 'peace on earth and good will toward men until after election. I say 'after election as I don't think any one believes that his temperament has changed In the slightest "The Republican and Democratic par ties differ upon a great many questions of legislative and administrative policy, more or less affecting tho peace and pros perity of the country; but the great es sential difference between them in this campaign is that we stand for obedience to the Constitution and the laws on the part of not only public officers but of pri vate citizens; we stand for economy and honesty In the expenditure of the public money, for a moderate and just system of taxation upon the people, for tHe pro tection of the liberties by equal and just laws, fairly and Impartially administered, and for a strict observance of our inter national obligations, without regard to the strength of weakness of our oppon ents." Mr. Carlisle spoke at length on the Phil ippine question, and after touching on the subject of tariff, took up the present claims of the Republican party and sald "The Republican party, having deter mined to claim everything, now appro priates to itself all the credit for the es tablishment and maintenance of the gold standard , of value In this country, when the truth Is that the gold standard of value wa3 established by the Democratic party before the Republican party was born." Carlisle Arouses Enthusiasm. Turning to Mr. Cleveland, Mr. 'Carlisle pointed his hand 'at him and In Btrident tones shouted: "Here sits the man " He was unable to finish the sentence. As If by common Impulse the audience cheered for Cleveland, who, taken by sur prise, grew red and appeared uneasy, but sat silent during the demonstration. Finally he rose and bowed to the audi ence, which cheered .for several minutes longer. Mr. Carlisle finally continued, saying: "Here 3lts the man who, by his thor ough appreciation of his official duty, by his indomitable will, by his political courage. If I may use that expression. and by his devotion to the credit and honor of the Government, rescued the gold "standard from the dangerous as saults made upon it by Republican legis lation and maintained gold payments and gold standard through four troublesome yeara under a storm of vituperation and misrepresentation scarcely ever equaled In this country. And how does the Re publican party now regard this great service rendered to the country by Mr. Cleveland? In Its platform and In its candidate's letter of acceptance It assails his Administration for Issuing and selling bonds which everybody knows were the only means by which gold payments could be maintained and the gold standard pre served. In order to disguise the motive of this assault It states that .the bonds were Issued and sold to procure money to defray- the expenses of the Government, a Btatoment which "every intelligent man in this country knows is Incorrect And one of the very first acts of the Republican Administration which succeeded Mr. Cleveland was to continue the agitation of the silver question by sending a roving commission across the ocean to see if the European governments, or some of them, could not be Induced to adopt what they palled International blmetalism. That Is to adopt two standards for the nation, the same thing at the same time. The ml3 slon failed, of course, and then the Ad ministration abandoned its effort to do something for silver, except that after ward a law was enacted to coin all of the so-called selgnorage a measure which Mr. Cleveland had vetoed while he was President" Mr. Carlisle concluded his address with (Concluded, on PPage 6.) CONTESTS OP TODAY'S PAPER Rossc-Japaaese War. Armies near Mukden continue to rest. Page 1 Condition of roads still delays operations. Page. 1. Japanese displayed desperate courage at Teatal Page T. Political. Senator Scott give Roosevelt 810 votes. Page 3. Grover Cleveland makes his first campaign speech. Page 1. How Democratic managers figure Parker will win. Page 1. Parker again accuses tho Republicans of ex travagance. Page 5. Bryan begins tour of West Virginia. Page 6 Whitman County will give Turner a small ma jority. Page 1. Domestic. City of Portland may have to lower water mains across the Willamette. Page -J. Episcopalian bishops will vote on compromise reached by deputies on divorce question, to- day. Page 0. Two St. Louis detectives are killed and one suspect In attempt to take men accused of train hold-up. Page 6. Pacific Coast. Prominent' railroad men In conference at Marahneld. Or. Page 4. Labor Commissioner Hoff makes recommenda tions In regard to crimping evil. Page 4. Pacific Coast schools pronounced by observer to be best In the Union. Page 4. Sports. University of Idaho defeats "Washington Agri cultural College, 5 to 0. Page 11. Pacific Coast League scorces: Sas Francisco 6, Portland 0; Seattle 11, Los Angeles 2; Oak land 7. Tacoma 4. Page 11. Commercial and Murine. One local cracker company advances prices, Page 15. Eastern butter breaks San Francisco market Page 15. Chicago wheat closes strong cn light offering's. Page 15. New York stock market again excited. Page 15. Feeling of optimism In trade circles. Page 15, Steamer Breakwater to run between Portland and Coos Bay. Page 14. Portland and TIclalty. Bids are opened for big Irrlngton sewer. Pago 12. Electors must rote on prohibition for entire county In November, without choice aa to precincts or subdivisions. Page 9. Prixes for articles on Oregon offered by Com merclal Club are awarded. Page 10. "W. C. T. U. Indorses Sheriff "Word, prohibition and many other things, and adjourns. Page Trial of C. "W. "Walton, alleged highwayman. begins. Page 10. Poolroom, with city license, runs unmolested by Sheriff "Word. Page 10. Strike of telephone operators remains station. ary. Page 10. Trial of 34cKlnley-"Ware-Puter land frauds set for 'November 21. Page 10. Boss 'Barbers make schedule of prices, for lat work. . Page 9. FOES HIT MOVE GoodWeather Is Neces sary in Manchuria, ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE Russians Bombard Shakhe Station Without Avail. SMALL SKIRMISHES FREQUENT Cossacks Have Captured a Number of Cannon Left by Enemy at Lone Tree Hill Kuropatkfn Re lieving His Tired Troops. Military operations In Manchrirls. are awaiting the drying of the reads and plains rendered impassable for artillery and even for Infantry by the recent heavy rains. Meantime the correspond ents at the front have only desultory cannonading' and unimportant skir mishes to record. The report that the railway station at Shakhe had been retaken by the Rus sians, and that railway traffic between Shakhe and Mukden would be restored at once was erroneous, the place dull being In the hands of the Japanese. The Russian Government Is hastening the dispatch of troops to the Far East to constitute the second Manchurlan army. ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 22 (2 A. M.). The rival armies . of Russia and Japan, Intrenched a short distance irom each other south of the Shakhe River, are forced to continue inactive until the fine weather now prevailing dries the sodden. ground and the tired warriors are suffi ciently rested to resume ooeratlom. A dispatch from Mukden ti tha Associated Press reports that the Russian yesterday confinea themselves to a bombardment of. Soakhe station i'r.d the adK'intn villass of ' Lama tun jr. the Japanese feebly responding-. This news shows 'that the Shakhe itatiou is- not held by tho Rus sians. Russian correspondents report that soma regiments of the Fifth Siberian Corps have been engaged in slight sklrmi&es on the advance line the past fewdays. The fact that tha First and Fifth Sibe rian Corps are the only corps hitherto unmentloned in reports of the fighting on October 19, shows that General Kuropat kin has sent the reserves to the trenches, giving other much-tried corps a. thorough rest. Meanwhile, the Cossacks are raid ing the Japanese lines. It develops that after the Lone Tree Hill rout the Japan ese were unable to remove a number of cannon in addition to those left on tho hill, and which remained midway between the Russian and the Japanese trenches. As they lay, these guns were so exposed to Are from both sides that It was Im possible for either side to get them dur ing daylight, and repeated attempts have been made by both to secure the guns after dark. Up to the present, Cossacks have got three of the cannon. The dex terity of the Cossacks in this sort of work was repeatedly Illustrated 'during the Russian army maneuvers. On one oc casion they abstracted the artillery har ness, disabling all the batteries of their rlyal combatants. General Sakharoff telegraphed to the General Staff late last night that the situ ation at the front Is quiet Thje Admiralty has not received confirmation of the re port from Chefoo that Russialn shins in the harbor oft Port Arthur have been damaged, by the Japanese shells, as the blockade has been effective enough to pre vent the delivery of official dispatches. The Admiralty says there was no in tention in a recent official note to deny the Associated Press report that Rear Admlral "WIren has succeeded Rear-Admiral Prince Ouktomsky as commander of the Port Arthur squadron. "What the note Intended to deny was tha story circulated abroad that Prince Ouktomsky had been deposed In favor of Admiral WIren at a meeting of General Stoessel and the other high military and naval officers after tha return of the squadron to Port Arthur Au gust 10. Admiral "Wlren is now In command of the squadron and no news has been re ceived regarding Prince Ouktomsky- It is presumed he is still at Port Arthur, but not attached to any ship. Satisfactory reports have been received, by the Admiralty of the progress made by the Baltic fleet. The stoppage off the Swedish coast within a few days of leav ing a home port was due to the necessity for filling up the bunkers for the long trip through the North Sea to the Atlantic, where the fleet will not find convenient coaling points. Neither the next stopping place nor the route has been revealed. These points are covered by Vice-Admiral RoJestvenskys" sealed, orders which, how ever, Jt Is known, here, give wide latitude In this matter. The Bourse Gazette's Mukden correspon dent, who yesterday reported, a series of victorious engagements and a Japanese retreat, today says there has been no fighting' for three days. His adds that th Japanese are displaying great activity and says a Japanese prisoner declared tbey are preparing .to retire along the whole line. The correspondent further asserts that three more Japanese guns were captursxl during- tha night raid of October 19. DMtroyed by FIrt. GAXjIiATIN, Tenn., Oct. 2L B raasf ors , on the Chesapeake & Nashville "RatWwd, was destroyed bjr fire tonight, ,