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
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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.