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Oregon Gity Goatto. A. W. CBSNST, Publisher. OREGON CITY OREGON NEWS OF THE WEEK Interesting Collection of Current Kvei ts In Condensed Form From Both Continents. Thirty-six carloads of ammunition have beensent to Tampa, Fla. Chas. A. Sohlbrede has been ap pointed commissioner for the district ol Alaska. Not since the civil war, it ' is said, has such activity been seen at Sandy hook. The first stop looking to consolida tion of the American and Pacific Ex press Companies hus been taken. J. A. Brewster, of New York, late head clerk in the accounting department of the American company, has taken charge of the auditing department of the Pacific A patient at the Oregon Sstate in sane asylum, 0. B. Chatflold, pushed an attendant, Arthur Moore, through a window and jumped out hirasolf. The fall was from the third story, and the attendant and patient are now in the asvlum hospital, under treatment for fractured bones and bruised flesh. Two estimates of appropriations to ineot the cost of the recent addition of two regiments of artillery, to the army have been sent to congress by Secre tary Alger. One was of a supplemental estimate of $40,181 for the pay of the army for the fiscal year, and the other of a deficiency of $154,150 in the our rent year appropriations to defray the expenditures for the remainder of this year. The Washington state superintend ent has refused to issue certificates to applicants in the recent examination on account of violation of the rules which prescribe that no communication shall be allowed during tho timo the candidate is writing upon tho ques tions., Tliis is tho third time the su perintendent has enforced tiie law re lating to certification. One of the cases is hold in the courts of Pierce county still undecided, upon tho de cision of which rests the superintend ent's rights in the premises. Bonjamin Cluff, jr., president of the Brigham Young aoademy at Provo, Utah, has returned from a visit to the Hawaiian islands, where he went at the solicitation of United States Sena tor Prank J. Cannon, to determine the status of the annexation sentiment among the Hawaiian islands. He said: "As a result of my investigation I would say that probably one-half of tho intelligent natives of tho islands are prououncuu UUVOCIUUS UI uuiiuamuuh. Of the remaining one-half I would say that the groat majority are primarily In favor of tho restoration of tho mon archy, and secondly thoy would much prefer annexation to the United States to a continuation of the present govern ment." Dispatches from Wostom Ontario toll of tho ovorllow of tho Grand and ' Thames rives, causing serious damage along their valleys. Sections of Lon don, Brantford and Gait ore sub merged to a depth of from Ave to seven feet. In London 1,500 people are homeless. Bridges and buildings worn swept away by tho rushing torrent. In Brantford tho firemen and citizens fought the raging water an entire day, but wore finally beaten out, and West - 1 ...1 ..... I Brantford is a regular lako. At Gait a heavy loss is sustained by tho business portion. Tho ice jam in the Grand river gavo way and tho flood following it tore away bridges, trees and wrecked a number of factories and private resi dences. Charles Cntten, night ngont of tho Adams Express Company at Orrville, O., disappeared with a $10,000 pack ago. Tho Unitod States supremo oourt has affirmed the decision of Judge Bollin ger, of the circuit court, upholding the mortgage tax law of Oregon, passed October 28, 18U3. Tho Paoillo cable bill has been agreed to in tho house committee on interstate and foreign commerce. It provides for the construction of a cable from San Francisco to the Hawaiian islands. Advices from tho Orient, brought by tho steamship Empress of India, which lias arrived in Vancouver, B. C, tell of tho almost complete destruction of Manila, Philippine islands, by lire. Five million dollars' worth of property was destroyed. Thero has been a heavy fall in stocks of all kinds in London in consequence of rumors from China, West Africa, Spain anil America, with rumbling thunder nil around tho sky. There are signs of alarm in every section of tho stock list, American securities showing the greatest weakness. Nothing short of a miracle can preservo the peace of tho world, it is believed among British statesmen and politicians, wires the New York World's London correspond ent. Not since the Napoleonic wars lias danger threatened from so many quarters. Three Italian laborers were killed by a dirt cart which fell upon them while they were at work iu tho new East river bridge. Tho Russian demands upon China liave caused the greatest excitement at tho Japaneso legation in Pekin, and the Japanese minister has had several in terviews with officials of the Chinese foreign office, urging the rejection of tho Russian demands. In addition, it is reported that Japan has threatened to take vigorous action if the demands tt Russia are oonoodod. WILL ACT AS' ONE. ngland and Japan Combine to Resist Kussla's Encroachments in China. New York, March 10. A dispatch to the Herald from Tokio says: The Herald correspondent learns on un questionable authority that Japan is a party to the negotiations now going on between England and Russia at St. Petersburg, and that while no alliance exists between England ami Japan, they have a definite understanding and are acting in. harmony. A high diplo matic official said: "You may say positi;ly that Japan will back up England against Russia, and if England maintains a firm atti tude, all immediate danger of war is passed, unless Russia is ' resolved to fight at once. In view of England's great superiority at sea and her pos session of all the available coal in the Eastern ports, Russia will probably take a conciliatory tone for the pres ent." The Herald correspondent visited Marquis Ito today, and asked him whether the Jajanese government would sell the cruisers Chitose and Sakagi to America. The marquis hesi tated a moment, and replied: "I will make inquiries of my naval colleagues, but I think I may say that Japan prefers to get possession of all the ships building for her as soon as possible. Orders have already been made to bring the ships to Japan, and the builders have been requested to hasten their completion. " After a pause the marquis continued slowly and impressivoly: "The news of the last few days in dicates a critical state of affairs else where than on the Western continent, and we consider it only prudent to con tinue our provisions for the national defense. I hope the people of the Unitea States will not take offense at Japan's unwillingness to part with these cruisers. I have always appreci ated their kindly feelings for Japan. The United States is a nation above all others where public sentiment abso lutely controls the national policy, and for that reason I wish to have tho peo ple there understand that Japan re tains the shins, not from a lack of willingness to oblige he United States, but because she needs them herself." "In case of war between the United States and Spain.your excellency, " tho oorrespondont asked, will Japan al low the warships of both belligorents to take coal at Japanese ports, or refuso it to both?" "That opens a long vista of possibil ities," ho replied. "Some authorities contend that coal and even provisions should be contraband of war, as both are necessary to maintain hostilities at soa. Whenever war is declared be tween two or more powers, Japan, if neutral, will bear in mind in deciding the coal question the manner in which hor decision will affect all the belligor ents and her own interests." The Herald correspondent learns that Japan has received a cable from Eng land for all the warships building for her in English private yards, consist ing of three 15,000-ton battleships and throe first-class armored cruisers of about 10,000 tons each. Tho offer has been refused. NEW REVENUE CUTTERS The Senate Passes a Hill for the Cun- struetlon of Jight. Washington, March 10. During tho session of three hours today the senate passed a considerable number of bills from the general calendar, among them being one authorizing the secretary of tho treasury to hnvo constructed eight vessels for the revenue cutter sorvioe, as follows: One to tako the place of tho Seward, cost not to exceed $100,- 000; one to take the place of the Mo Lano, cost not to exceed 1100,000; one to tako tho place of the Boutwell, cost not to exceed 1(100,000; one for service on and in tho vicinity of the Columbia river bar, Pacific coast, cost not to ex ceed 1250,000; one for harbor service at Philadelphia, to replaoo tho steamer Washington, cost not to exceed 1(45, 000; one for harbor service at Boston, to replace the steamer Hamlin, cost not to exceed 1(45,000; one for harbor eor vice at New York, to replace the Chan dler, cost not to exceed $15,000. The national quarantine bill was made tho regular order, and will be takon up piobably on Friday. Tho proceeding in the house today wero utterly devoid of public interest. Tho timo was devoted to District of Columbia business. This was conclud ed at 4:15 P.M. The senate bill was passed to change the name of the port of collection at Suspension Bridge, to Niagara Falls. The senate bill was passed which granted a right-of-way through the Indian territory to tho Dennison, Bonham & New Orleans railroad, also a senate bill granting a right-of-way through the Winnebago Indian reservation to the Northwestern road; also to authorize the Monroe company to construct a bridge across tho Red river at Grand Ecore. MRS. THURSTON DEAD. The Senator's Wife Kxplrml on th Anita lu Cuba. Havana, March 10. Consul-Gen-oral Lee received the following tele gram this afternoon from Mr. Barker, United States consul at Sagua la Grande: 'Tho wife of Senator Thurston died on the Anita today. Shall give every attention and wire you from Boca." Meager advices say that Mrs. Thurs ton died from apoplexy about 8 o'clock this morning, when the yacht was in sight of port. Tho Anita left Matanzas last night with all tho party except Representa tives Smith and Cummings, who went to Sagua by raiL The passage from Havana to Matanzas was very rough, and that to Sagua even worse. It is thought that this, together with tho rough passage down the coast, may have hastened the end, but nothing definite is known bore. FEEDING THE CUBANS America' Doing What. Spain Has Failed -to Do. WORK OF DISTRIBUTION BEGINS Senator Proctor Relieves That the Maine Kxploslon Came From the Outside. Havana, March 15. Everything in dicates that the distribution of relief stores sent from the United States will go forward hereafter more speedily and effectively, attaining better results than ever before. While much good has been done, no doubt there is more room for improvement. Matters appear to have reached a crisis yesterday in Matanzas, where there was a want of proper preparation on the part of certain relief agents ap pointed from Havana, where, in view of the largo daily average of deaths, it was felt thi,1, there should have been greater di't i.ch in dolivoring supplies and in anaiiging to have them properly cooked. But it is stated that tho United States consul-genreral and Lewis Klopsch, of President McKinley's special commission, will not only ex ercise a close business supervision, but will' insist that the work of today shall not be put off until tomorrow. Everyone is gratified to learn that a famous Catholio priest, who will not allow his name to be published, will give all the aid in his power to Consul General Lee and Mr. Klopsch, not only in Havana, where the suffering is much alleviated, but outside, where ro lief is most urgently needed. The United States consuls at Matan zas and Sagua and tho consular agents in other cities can be relied upon, it is believed, with the help of the local Spanish committees, to push forward the good work with all due speed. The need of relief supplies is practically undiminished, and there is no fear that the contributions already here or to come will not be properly used. A correspondent at Matanzas says the governor has appoionted a distribution committee. They seoure his signature to orders for food, which is then deliv ered by United States Consul Brice from tle warehouse. The local firemen see that food is delivered to the neody They have been active in relief work hitherto, and have made a careful can vass from house to house. Mr. Brico lias appointed three Amer ican women with power to give aid in dependently of the governor's signature to those who are called "silent suffer ers," the class who have sold or pawned everything, but are too proud to let their wants be known. Tho Fern and Bergen have gone with supplies. Mr. Brice is satisfied with the arrangements and is much en couraged. He says-great good will be accomplished in the course of a week. Condensed milk, of which too much has been sent to Havana, is badly needed at Matanzas and Saguu. One woman in the Matanzas hospital, on hearing the word "milk", wont frantic, shrieking "milk" for hours. Mr. Brice has supervision of the en tire relief work, with full power to give personally in cases lie knows to be deserving. Senor do Armas, the gov ernor, is said to be a humane and good man. Tho Anita, with tho congressional party, left today forjsagua. TO MEET THE EMERGENCY. Policy Said to Have Been Kormuluted by the Administration. St. Paul, March 15. The Globe's Washington speoial says: , The presi dent and ids cabinet know officially the result of the Maine inquiry. They are prepared to act. They have canvassed the course of evonts so far as they can foresee them, and havo formulated a policy to meet the emergency. Along its line, tho administration expects to move, unless it is swept off its feet by a wavo of popular dissatisfaction. The Globe's special correspondent is able to present tho forooast of events as viewed by tho president and his cabinet. It oan be outlined thus: First The board of inquiry will re port that tho explosion was external. Second The president will imme diately, through Minister Woodford, demand from Spain an indemnification of 1(10,000,000. Third Spain is expected to reply, ex pressing her willingness to pay if she is responsible, but maintaining that her own investigation shows that tho ex plosion was internal and purely acci dental. She will, therefore, suggest reference to an international board of arbitration. Fourth In such an event, the ad ministration would be disposed to com ply with the suggestion, unless there is a conflict in Havana or an irresistible demand for war sweeps through con gress. Fifth If congress acquiesces in tho suggestion, the attempt will be made to adjourn tho body and leave tho wholo matter in the president's hands. . Sixth It is expected that a large majority of congressmen will claim that sueli a matter oi nonor cannoi uo arm trated. It is further expected that the leaders of both houses, including Sen ator Davis of Minnesota, will lavor aibitration. Senator Proctor's Krturn. Washinirtoh, March 15. Senator Proctor and his companion, Colonel Parker, who have been spending some time in Cuba, returned to Washington tonight. To a Post reporter, Senator Proctor said: "Concerning tho Maine disaster, feel free to say that such information as I have obtained indicates that the explosion was from the outside. It does not show that the Spanish govern ment or any of its officials in Havana were participants in the crime. TWO FINE CRUISERS. The Government Secures a Pair of Bra zilian Vessels. Washington, March 16. A week's negotiations closed today by the tri umphant purchase by the navy depart ment in London of the two fine cruisers Amazonas and Admiral Abreuall, built and building at Elsewick for the Bra zilian government. Possibly the offi cials took more pleasure in closing the business in this matter because of the knowledge that Spanish agents had been striving to secure these very ships, and that to Spain, it is said, they would be of much greatr value in case of trouble than to the United States, The next question is how to got the ships home, and that has not yet' been settled, according to the secretary of the navy. The United States flag will he hoisted over the new ships within a week, probably, and just as soon as the crew can be put aboard the Amazonas, she will start for the United States. The other vessel will follow at the earliest possible moment. The terms of the sale are secret. The availability of the two Brazilian Bhips was first brought to the attention of the navy department by Mr. Lane, agent of the Nordenfeldt Company, who was authorized to dispose of these ships building at Elsewick, and two others in course of construction in France. Mr. Lane said today that the two ships purchased would bo a most desirable acquisition to tho American navy, as they were tho latest and besl produots of the famous Armstrong' yards. One of the ships is complete in every re spect, has her coal supply and ammuni tion on board, and steam can be raised at any timo. There will be no trouble in bringing this ship across, as-an ade quate force from the local yards can be seoured for the service. It is said the coal and ammunition on board passed with tho sale to the United States. The ammunition' is not of the Kind in use by the American navy, so that the supply of ammunition is a necessary adjunot of the new ships. The other ship has been launched, but it will take some time to make her ready for sea. Mr. Lane believes, how ever, that there will be no difficulty in bringing her over immediately if it is desired to make the move without de lay, as the. hull of the ship is so well along that she could be towed, and hor own sail power utilized for the trip. Senator Proctor visited the White House and up-town departments today, and his calls excited a great deal of in terest. He spent half an hour with Secretary Alger, explaining, it is be lieved, the military situation in Cuba, and afterwards held a conference with Judge Day, assistant seoretary of state. Then he went to the White House, and was closeted with the president for two hours. When he emerged from the room he courteously doclined to speak regarding the nature of the informa tion ho has communicated to the presi dent. The two Brazilian ships will be ex tremely valuable additions to the Uni ted States navy in either war or peace, in the opinion of Secretary Long, who acknowledges they have been bought by the United States. They are steel sheathed and coppered, with twin screws. The Amazonas is rated at 1,400 tons displacement, with an indi cated horsepower, under natural draught, of 7,000, which is calculated to develop 20 knots speed. Thus, while the ship is about the sizo of the Charleston, she is much faster. Her armament is also much more formidable, not so much in cali ber, for the main battery is made up of six-inch guns, but the guns are what is known as 50-caliber length, giving them an unusual range and power. In addi tion to this thoy have 10 6-potinde'r quick-firing guns, four 1-ponnders, four Maxim machine guns, and two boat or field guns. Tho torpedo tubes are three in number. The coal capacity is 850 tons, giving her an effective steaming radius of 8,000 knots, a most valuable feature, inasmuch as it would enable the ship to cross and recross the Atlantic with out coaling. Such a vessel as a com merce destroyer would be vastly more effective than what appears to be more powerful oraft, because of their ability to get along on long cruises without touching at neutral ports to coal, and thus exposing themselves to capture. The bureau of ordnance of the war department opened bids today for a large supply of armor-piercing projec tiles, and for 13,000,000 rifle ball car tiidges. The bidding brought together a number of representatives of large steel and ammunition companies, some of whom took occasion to give assur ances that in the present emergency, government would bo given the prefer ence over commercial orders. Tho bidders for steel projectiles, varying in size from the 8-inch steel capped shot to the 1,000-pound shot, wero the Mid vale Steel Company, the Batha-Illingsworth Co., the Carpenter Stool Company and the Furth Sterling Company. The bids varied only slight ly on the various clasess of heavy shot, running from $116 each for the 8-inch to $ 135 each from the 1,000-por.nders. The bids for rifle cartridges were in two parts, 10,000,000 being s'tandard metallic ball cartidges, with brown powder, and 2,000,000 new cartridges, with smokeless powder. There were three bidders, viz: The Union Metal lio Cartridge Company, the United States Cartridge Company, and tho Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The bids were the Bame in eaoh case, 18.50 for tho brown-powder cart ridges, and f 37 for the smokeless pow der cartridges. One company offered to deliver 50,000 at once, and all the offers contemplated a delivery of 100, 000 a day after a few days. The bids for shot, shell and cart ridges will be considered, and the awards made within the next few days. Osaka has been called the New York of Japan. With tho manufacturing villages that cluster around it, it has a population of about a million HE CALLS IT TREASON Governor Leedy's Denuncia tion of Supreme Court. A. STARTLING PUBLIC ADDRESS Special Session of Kansas Legislature Will Be Caltd to l'ass An other Kate Law. Topeka, Kan., March 14. The Popu list administration of the state of Kan sas gave out a startling publio address today, one bristling with severe criti cism of the recent decision of the United States supreme court in the Ne braska maximum freight case. The ad dress is significant in that Governor Leedy has already taken steps prelim inary to calling the state legislature in Bpecial session, with the especial pur pose of enacting a maximum freight rate law. While the address is given out over the signature of Governor Leedy, it had first been approved by Chief Justice Bosler, of the state su preme court and other prominent Pop ulists. In giving the address to the reporters. Governor Leedy said: "How long do you suppose a man can write treason like this without getting into jail? You may put my signature to it and make it a signed statement, so that if anybody goes to jail it will bo me." The governor begins his address with the statement that for a year the press dispatches have said that the opinion in the Nebraska case would be adverse to the state. Then he says: "Tho opinion has been handed down, and the Associated Press dispatches say that it is a clean victory for the rail roads. On the contrary, it is an un clean victory in every rospect of the case, showing that no matter how care fully the robes of justice are folded about the personnel of the supreme court, tho robes can no longer conceal the cloven hoof of official malfeasance and usurpation. As this decision was due a year ago, and as there was no known reason for the delay, and as the deoision as rendered confirms the state ments made in the Associated Press dispatches from time to time, strong oolor is given to the suspicion that the press dispatches emanated from some person in touch with the court, and were for tho purpose of feeling the pulse of the public and preparing it for the decision which goes much fur ther in the direction of usurping power than any that has been made." The governor declares that the con stitution of Nebraska gives the legis lature power to establish maximum charges for transportation, and de clared that the Bnpreme court has tried to abrogate it. He challenges Justice Harlan's declaration that a corporation is a person under tho 14th amendment to the federal constitution, and says: , "I deny it, and so will everybody but a corporation lawyer or a subserv ient judioial tool of corporate inter ests." Governor Leedy then quotes the 14th amendment, and says: "How, in the name of God, can this apply to corporations? Corporations are not born; they are created made by law. They cannot be naturalized; they can take no oath of allegiance; only human beings can do that." After more in the same Btrain, tho covernor, still referring to the 14th amendment, says: "Who are the persona who shall not, according to the provisions, be deprived of life, liberty or property, nor be de nied equal legal protection? Every body outside the asylum and off the judicial bench knows them to be and to only bo natural persons. They are thoso who, besido the capacity to hold property and enjoy legal protec tion, also have life and can enjoy lib erty, and that means human beings." Continuing, " the governor quotes "Hare on American Constitutional Law," and a decision by Justice Woods, of tho United States cirouit court, afterward suprome court justice, to prove that the 14th amendment does not refer to corporations, and declares that the Woods deoision had been fol lowed in California, Rhode Island and other Btates from 1870 to 1883, "when Justice Field and another federal jus tice of the peace named Sawyer decided the other way, and since then, when ever a corporation starts out to commit highway robbery, pick a man's pocket, or loot a publio treasury, it diguises it self as a 'person and goes out on its mission of plunder. Nobody but a slave or a knave will yield assent to the hideous distortion of meaning which Judge Harlan gives to the word 'per son,' as used in tho 14th amendment, and upon which ho bottoms his infa mous docision, and which shows to what depths of iniquity the supremo court of the United States has de scended. " "I desire," the governor said, "to quote some of the decisions of the su- preme court of the United States before it went into partnership with Morgan, Vanderbilt, Gould & Co., in opposi- turn to the opinion they hold in the Nebraska case." (Long decisions by Marshall in 1860 are quoted). In conclusion, Governor Leedy states that his maximum rate bill will be presented to the Kansas legislature, in such shape that to decide against it the court must reverse its decision in the Nebraska case, and he states that "if the court still pursues the corrupt and rotten practice that it has heretofore, by changing its decisions to suit the shifting interests of the railroad corpor ations," the remedy will be with the people in their dealings with thecou'ts or in building railroads of their own. ' In 1860 the manufactured product of St. Louis only amounted to $27,000, 000. Last year the output was about 1300,000,000. BOWERY MISSION FIRE. Eleven Men tVere Burned to Death la the Flames. New York, March 15. Eleven men lost their lives iii the fire which swept the Bowery mission lodging-house tbia morning and left it a blackened shell. Their bodies are so charred that most of them may never be recognized. The dead are supposed to be: Ellas Cuddy, 29 years old, address not known. John Moran, Stapleton, S. I. McDermott, 29 years old, address not known. . . James O'Rourke. ' : , ' James Soden, of Spottswood, N. J. Six bodies unidentified. No. 105 Bowery is one of the best known lodging-houses on that thorough fare. It is called the Bowery mission lodging-house, and is conducted by tho Christian Herald. In one part of tho building there is a cheap restaurant. JThe second floor is used exclusively for mission purposes, gospel meetings be intt held there daily. The two upper floors were fitted up as oiieap lodgings, with accommodations for 150 males, who paid 10 to 25 cents each, accord ing to the location of the room. Last night almobt every bed was was ocoupied. At 1:30 o'clock this morn ing, one of the lodgers disoovered flames ( coming from a washroom on the third; floor, but before he had time to alarm the house, the fire was noticed by per sons on the street. By this time tho flames had eaten thoir way to the top of the building, and were bursting through the roof when the alarm was given and the inmates .aroused. Wild soenes of exoitemeut ensued. Many of the lodgers became panic-stricken. They rushed into the halls and fell over eaoh other iu their efforts to reaoh the streets. Those on tho lower floors got to the streets safely by the stair ways, while those on the upper floors groped their way through the blinding smoke to the fire escape in front of tho building. A majority of them saved only portions of their clothing, while several of them were nakod. Thoso who made their way to the streets by the fire esoapes were superficially burned by the excessive heat of tho iron ladders, which in many places had become redhot from the flames within. The firemen Baved many lives. DOLE HOME AGAIN. He Believes That Annexation Will Ulti mately Succeed. San Francisco, March 15. The steamer China which left Hong Kong February 12 and Honolulu February 24, arrived today, bringing these Ha waiian advices: President Dolo returned to Honolulu the morning of the 4th. After a cabi net meeting hold immediately upon his arrival lie was interviewed by a press representative. He Bpoke very frankly on matters pertaining to his mission to Washington. "Yes, I shall be very glad indeed to tell the people anything I may know relative to annexation," said the presi dent. "The Maine disaster absorbed the attontion of the statesmen in Wash ington previous to my departure for Ha waii. When that has quieted down interest in Hawaiian annexation will be paramount in congress. When I was in Washington I met many friends of Hawaii. They feel confident that annexation will come. While i there was a doubt whether the treaty would secure the required political votes in the senate, still it was the concensus . of opinion that a joint resolution would carry in botli houses. 1 place mucn reliance in what was said to me by sen ators and representatives who are fight ing for Hawaii, for I know them to bo working faithfully and earnestly." What is Speaker Rded's attitude?" "When 1 was in tho American capi tal I learned that he hus always opposed annexation, although he has made no demonstration against tho treaty. My lmpresBion of President McKinleyr Well, I will reply that it is extremely favorable. I found him to bo an unas suming, frank and sterling man. He seems to have set his heart and soul on the annexation treaty. "Our reception was extremely cor dial and hospitable. ' All along the line to and from Washington throngs of people came to see me. . We shook hands, and in many instances I was obliged to speak briefly from tho car platform. It was from these people that I gathered the impression that the addition of Hawaii was the popular sentiment throughout the land." GAVE UP THE ATTEMPT. Klondlkers Could Not Get in by the Stickeen Konte. Port Townsend, March 15. Tho steamer Cottage City, which arrived from Alaska tonight, brought a num ber of passengers from Fort Wrangel, who have given up the attempt to got into the Yukon country by way of tho Stickeen route. Among them was A. L. Brown, of Massachusetts, who suc ceeded in getting about 40 miles above Wrangel with his outfit before the depth of the snow stopped further progress. Mr. Brown says about 1,000 men with their outfits are snowed in between Wrangel and Gleuora. Philadelphia,' March 15. Over $6, 000 was realized for the fund of tho wounded survivors and tho families of those killed on the battle-sihp Maine by a monster theatrical matinee given at the academy of muslo. Insane Woman's Suicide. , Pittsburg, March 15. While insane through illness, and grieviug over the death of a favorite niece, Margaret Mc Adams, wife of G. W. McAdams, a well-known business man, drowned herself in the Ohio river. Tho body was found by her 14-year-old son, an only child. Traffic on the railroads between Tienstin and Pekin has increased so muh that a donble track muat be laid at onoo.