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Ranrosss fave troubles, Too.

The Great Northern railway is having
its full share of trouble these balmy
spring DAYS when the snow is fast dis
appearing before the warm rays OF the
sun. No sooner was the fatal wreck of
Tuesday night cleared away so that
trains could pass. than word came over
the wire Wednesday night that great
big rock and mud slide three miles
west of this place. near Drury, would
delay trains from "a to 46 hours, and
train No. (Which was due here at 2:33
would have to transfer her passengers
and baggage and return to Spokane.
Before the transfer was completed,
however, word was received that
washout near Mission, twelve miles
east of here would delay the train going
back to Spokane. We, all of US, some
times fall into the way of 'cussing rail-
roads, for their misdeeds, which are
MANY from our point of view, but the
occurrences of the last few days will
! lead all the fairminded to the conclu-
sion that railroads, soulless corpora
tions as they are, have their troubles
too, like the rest of us.
The bridge across the Wenatchee
river just below the dam is in bad con-
dition and needs some repair work
done on it to make it safe for travel.
The bridge is in constant use by the
ranchers who live on the south side Of
the river. The period of high water
will soon be here, when the bridge will
become dangerous and is likely in a
weakened condition to go down. We
do not know whose business it is to
look after the bridges OF the county but
little money spent on this one might
sake the county two thousand dollars.
1t ia poor economy to be penny wise in
these important matters, the proper
authorities should be notified and their
attention called to the importance OF
acting promptly in this matter.
Thos. Henry, of Pine flats, called on
the Echo Wednesday and said he want
ed two or three men to help him on his
ranch.
Don't forget to see the summer hats
at Plisch & Bliss.
The Ladies' Guild will meetat the
residence of Mrs. Hood next Thursday
afternoon, April 81.
For nice light summer hat can and
see Plisch & Bliss.
Any person legally qualified, and de-
sirous of taking homestead, can get
next to the proper thing by seeing
]. J. King. Can accommodate at least two
such persons at present. First come
| first served.
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Furniture For Sale

Bed room suite, three piece set, mat
tress. springs, chamber set and lamp.
A bargain at sl7. Call and see them.
Mrs. A. J. Martin.
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HOUSEHOLD GOODS FOR SALE
Consist Of curtains, portiers, bedding,
etc. Call at the residence of Mrs. NJ.
E. Wyckoif.
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Marriage License

Eugene S Bennett to Louise o Shat
fer
DA Patterson to Sarah Capps
Joseph o Silverthorn to Mertie NJ
Parker
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-04-15

The following transcript of the bust
ness transacted in the Court House for
the past week is furnished this paper
by John A. Gellatly, Wenatehee, the
abstracter, whose business advertise
ment will be found in another column.
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Messrs. Carey & Peake are erecting
a large shed on their brick yard mile
east of town, which will ,he used for
drying brick. The drying process will
be hastent d by heated air with which
the dry kiln is supplied. The actual
making of brick will be commenced
next week and will proceed all summer
without interruption. Messrs. Carey
& Peake understand the making OF
brick thoroughly, having had consid'
cradle experience in this line. Inc
brick they turn out are equal TO any
made in eastern Washington and SUI
perior to many. With the facilities
they now have for rapidly drying their
brick with heated air, a process which
by the way makes them better, they
will be amply able 10 supply the de-
mand for all the brick that may be
needed in Leavenworth the coming
summer. Everybody who expects TO do
building this year should make 1t
point to see and figure with them d.
fore letting the contract for brick.
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Charles A Ward VS. Nettie B Ward,
divorce granted.
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Straw hats for every body at Plisch &
Bliss.
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Court Notes--Neyv Cases

n o Barden to Mrs. Julia Lockwood,
transcript of judgment from Justice J
B,Palmer's court, s43 SO in favor of
plaintiff.
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The Fruit Valley Journal says: Sur
yeyors are at work on the Olive ditch
and construction will soon be under
way. The new enterprise will reclaim
and add about 5000 acres of fine agri-
cultural land to the acreage tributary to
Mission.
Rooms for rent. Mrs. NJ. Farmer.
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ADVERTISING EXPERT
IMPRESSED WITH FAIR.
+. w. Aver OF PhiIadelphia Thinks
the Exposition In the Most Won
derfuI the World Has Seen.

F, ". Aver. senior member Of the widely
known firm of n. W. Aver & Son. news
paper and magazine advertisers Of Phiia-
delphia, is in St Louis visiting the
Worlds Fair and incidentally attending to
some of the firms business.
In discussing the Fair last night at the
Planters Hotel Mr. Aver said: s.St. Louis
has now the greatest show that the world
has ever seen. In 1888 / saw the Colun-
bian Exposition at Chicago and thought at
before II would be equaled, but since com
Ing 20 st. Louis and seeing the Fair here
I must say that Il IS a more WONDERFUL
spectacle in every way than was the Chi
cagO exposition.
ssFairs. to my mind, are unequaiAd as
educators; that is. II one has the time to
80 over the many things to be seen thor
oughly. and TO sully take in and digest
this one would be the work. or, rather,
pleasure. OF several months.
Festival Hall Is magnificent They
have had nothing to compare with It at
any other exposition, and the organ Is
wonderful conception. rather think that
FESTIVAL Hall Impressed me more forcibly
than did any other one building on the
grounds. The only thing that St Louis
falls behind Chicago In Is that it hasn't
Lake Michigan, but, then, Chicago, didn't
have the Mississippi River.y
In speaking Of the advertising business
AR. Aver said:
business conditions, as whole, are not
as good as they were last year at this
time. This. OF course, was not TO be ex-
nscted. as last year was q boom year for
every line. Stiii conditions are in healthy
state, and that is the thing which counts.
MI. Aver expects 10 be here several
dsya.
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FOUR GRADUATES RECEIVE
MEDALS AND WREATHS.
Its Fifty-Seventh commencement.
Exercises-M May Awards.

The fifty-seventh annual commencement
of Loretto Academy, at FIorissant, was
held yesterday afternoon. Special cars on
the Suburban lines took the visitors to and
from the academy.
Archbishop ]. j. Glennon. who was to
have conducted the services, was unable
to be present, and sent his regrets.
The four members of the graduating
class-the Misses Olivia Mary Kaune. Alice
Mabel Wallace, Emile Elizabeth Scheu
and Alice Mae Bohan-received the gold
medal and laurel wreath. which are the
customary graduation honors. Miss Nata-
lie Breitling crowned the graduates The
gold medal for completing the course in
music. donated by Miss Catherine f. Den
vir. was awarded to Miss wilhelmina Sad
Ter The gold medal for Christian doctrine,
donated by the Reverend F. Cline of On
tario, Canada, was allotted to Miss Anna
Baker The gold medal for ladylike de-
pertinent, donated by William G. Kane
of Bfeese. ILL.,, was allotted to. Miss Lydia
Hynes The gold medal for scholarship.
donated by Festus j. Wade. was awarded
was allotted to Miss Mabel Wal
lace. The gold medal for music, donated
by J. ]. Lahiv. was awarded to Miss
Olivia Kaune. The Charles H. Turner gold
Scherer.
Miss Helene Phillbert received the gold
medal for the highest average in the sub
graduating class Miss Alma Compton re-
ceived the COLO medal for the highest av-
erage in the second senior class. Miss
Ida KnRrr received the gold medal for
the highest average in the eighth grade
TO mss Martha Baur was given the prize
for, violin music. The special prize in
pyrography was awarded to Miss Alice
Mae Bohan. The prize for neatness and
order was allotted to Miss Helen Denyfr
The prize for sewing was awarded to Miss
Adele Kennedy. Miss Caroline Kennedy
received the catechism prize in the gram
mar department.
Prizes for STUDIES in the fifth. sixth ane
seventh grades were awarded respectively
70 the Misses Mamie Mclaughlin, Mary
Wy! Mssyinouth ano Gertrude Ludwig. The
psrt.ment p.Ln.t was awarded to Miss Natalie
programme of musical numbers in
strnmental and voesf was creditabIy' ren-
nered by oEfferent students
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SURVIVOR SAW MOTHER
AND BROTHER DROWNED.


New York, June 15-John Edell, p
years old. one of the survivors of the
disaster, gave the following account Of
his terrible experience, his mother and
little brother being drowned before his
eyes:
when we left the pier the decks were
packed to the limit of their capacity.
The band was, playing. the children were
frolicking about. and we were all having
a fine time.
''As we neared He'll Gate children were
called down to the lower deck. where ice
cream and soda wkre served.
The children were falling all over each
other In an effort to get to the tables
which held the rsfreshments. with my
mother and my little brother Paul went
to the engine-roon to watch the machin-
cry. Suddenly and without the least warn
ing there was q burst of name from the
furnace-foonn. that rushed up through the
engine-room and flashed about us. The.
flames spread with the rnpidity of an ex-
plosion, setting nrs to the clothing OF the
women and childien who were grouped
about the eugine-1oofn watching the ma
chinerv
ssThere was the most terrific panic as the
burning women aad children rushed out
among those surrounding the ice cream
and soda water sables screaming with
pain.
'.In the terrific scramble my mother and
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CAPTAIN VAN SCHAICK JUMPED
ONLY WHEN CLOTHES BURNED.

New York, June 15.-Captain William H.
Van Schaick, captain of the Slocum. who
is at the Alexander Avenue Police Station
under arrest. said:
''The Slocum left the foot of East Twen-
ty-third street at half past o'clock this
morning. There had been collected from
those on board ss2 tickets The boat
passed slowly up the river, through Hell
Gate and over toward Sunken Meadows,
where the Cawana was burned in '7S.
when close to the meadows an alarm
OF fire was given At that time
was in the pilot-house. I jumped down
fighting the fire. The fire drill was
sounded, and the crew of the boat num-
Dering twenty-three men, worked like
nailers to get water onto that part of the
boat that was burning.
THE fire was under the forward boilers
on the port side. as made 1t out in the
excitement Ny men were exerting their
efforts toward keeping the passengers
from jumping. The fire was gaining every
instant and the cries of people burning to
discordsnt sound
IT got the boat under way for North
Brother Island, which was the safest place
to attempt to land. The boat was driven
ways to the shore OF the island. Many had
jumped prior to this.
Many were jumping every instant. My
pilots, Edward Van Wart and Edward NJ.
Weaver. were doing everything to get
safely toward shore and Engineer B. f.
Conklin stuck in the hold. Mate Edward
Flanagan had charge Of the fire brigade,
but when the IRE spread over all We had
to get on the boat. My hat was burning
when 1 jumped, and / was pulled out OF
the water and hauled up on shore under
tree before remembered what HAD hap
pened."
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CHILDREN COULDN'T REACH
UP TO THE LIFE PRESERVERS

New York, June H.-From all that can
be gathered. no alarm was sounded when
the fire was discovered. but the crew tried
to extinguish the flames without alarm
ing the passengers.
Those in the after portion OF the boat
did not knew 1t was on fire until the
flames had swept back on them. Then
there was nothing to do but Jump over
board or be burned to death.
Persons on the shore say that there
were scores huddled in an apparently
safe position on the hurricane deck with
the breeze blowing the flames and smoke
away from them, when suddenly the deck
fell in. After the cloud of smoke had
drifted away the observers looked back
70 where the crowd had been standing.
The space was vacant
Many OF the children picked up by
small boats, were lashed to camp stools
and other light boat furnishings. showing
that some adult had tried to make the
little ones safe These precautions proved
inadequate in the terrific current. and in
the whirlpools.
Very few of the children picked up had
on life preservers. Children cannot get
at the life preServers on excursion boats
in this harbor. They are lashed to the
ceilings over the decks and can only be
reached by n tall person.
Paul Bebenow, one of the passengers
near the burning steamer. but offered no
assistance. Two policemen who had been
assigned to accompany the excursion
jumped from the burning steamer and
reached the shore in safety One of them
was slightly burned.
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HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN
PERISH BY FIRE AND WATER.
Continued From Page one.

little brother were swept from me and
carried toward the size, where the children
anu women with their clothes burning had
begun to jump into the water The fiames
spread IN bursts that soon had the entire
deck enveloped
The crew were helpless to render any
assistance or make efforts to check the
advance of the fire. We were Just passing
out trough Hell Gate when the fire start
ed. The captain headed the boat toward
North Brother Island, and the pilots who
were with him yelled frantically to us to
stay aboard until they beached the boat
But IN moment after the flames had
Durst from the engine-room great num-
bers began to jump overheard. The woni-
en- were Wild with fright and. snatchine
their children to them. leaped into the
Hfirlpools, which carried them toward the
rocks on both shores.
Il endeavoTeG for few moments to
break through the mad crush and get to
my mother and little brother but / was
swept into one corner OF the boat and held
there. unable to move.
AS the boat kept on her way the breeze
drove the flames toward the after part of
The ship. where those who in their panic
had not jumped overheard were huddled
together. 1t seemed but a few seconds be-
fore the flames had swept down upon the
children who were struggling about the
ice-cream tables. and set their clothing
ablaze. They all rushed to the after part
of the ship in a stampede that carried
those who Were near the rail overheard
against their VIII.
AT one time 1t seemed to me as IL the
women and children were pouring over
the sides like a waterfall. As we made for
the shore the captain blew his whistle in
one continuous blast, and soon boats of
all descriptions We're making for us from
every side of the river.
II was rescued by a launch just as the
boat settled close to the shore.
When she was grounded the flames had
spread over the entire upper and lower
decks. There were only a few spots, on
the boat untouched by the flames. and in
these were piled up men and women who
had tainted, and falling. pinned others to
the deck.
The men from the tugs who could get
near the steamboat shouted for those on
board to jump and then the small boats
picked them up by the score
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PASTOR TELLS GRAPHIC
STORY OF THE DISASTER.

New York, June 1.-THE Reverend
George F. C. Haas. the pastor of the
church. was saved, but his wife, Gertrude,
and his daughter, Anna, are among the
dead
Mr.. Haas told this story of the disaster:
THE fire started in the kitchen in the
forward part when we were off One Hun
dred and Thirty-fourth street. understand
that some fat that boiled over starred
the blaze At that time most of the wom-
en- and children were jammed in the
rear end of the boat, where the oand
was playing.
boat for the meadows 1 do not under
stand. He kept on, and the fresh wind
from the sound drove the fire back
I'm three minutes from the time the
fire started all the decks were ablaze.
Such scenes as followed L do not think
were ever witnessed before. / was in the
ter. Women were shrieking and clasping
their children in their arms. Some moth
ers had as many as three or four with
them.
when the fire shot up to the top deck
and drove the crowd back. the panic was
terrible to witness. The women and chill
dren elung To the railings ana stanchiens,
but could not keep their holds. ], with
my wife ana daughter, was swept along
with the rest.
the water were crushed overheard When
they went there seemed to be a general
inclination to Jump. The women and chill
dren went over the ratings like flies. In
the great crush many women tainted and
fell to the deck, to be trampled upon.
Little children were knocked down.
Il got my wife and daughter near tho
rail, and then we went overheard was
in such an excited state that L do not re-
member whether we were pushed over or
Jumped
when 1 struck the water sank and
i rNC haR slfs
fighting to keep afioat. One by one saw
them sink around me, but l was power
less to do anything
With a great effort l managed to keep
ahoat, but my strength was about gone
when 2 man on one OF the tugs picked
me up.'' -,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-06-16
GASOLINE LAUNCH KILLS
FOURTEEN YEAR-0LD HERO.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York, June 15.-Little Willie Elcotz,
q H-year-old boy, whose address is not
at present known, is supposed to have
been drowned. but before he gave up his
own life he saved the lives of four other
children. The boy. according to those
who saw his work. was one OF those re-
markable little heroes which such great
tragedies sometimes bring forth
An expert swimmer, he had saved lives
along the water front before. As soon as
ne saw the water full OF little children, he
Ieaped overheard and began the work of
rescue.
He held two children's heads above the
water until boat came along and picked
them up. then swan to another child
and saved that. A fourth child he inst
managed TO hold up until help came. and
ne was swimming for a fifth when a saso
line launch with an excited pilot came
along at great speed
Inc pilot OF the launch evidently did not
see the little fellow, for he crashed ilts ,,Ve
him and the boy was not seen again
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1 cast loose and followed my men. lean
ing over the glnwales and grabbing at
the children as they fioated by in the
river
Captain F1annery and his men worked
aboard the Slocum until the heat burned
their shoes. After landing his 800 pasSen-
gers at Port Morris Captain F1annery
said:
1T was terrible work. and my heart
falls me DOW as think OF ii. The cries that
went VI from the Slocum as we backed
away were beyond expression of utter de-
spair and terror we extinguished the
flames, which had attacked the pilot-house,
and continued through He'll Gate after the
Slocum.
AS the children began to leap into the
water 1 ordered all hands to catch them
as they hoated past.
ITO see the faces of those little ones
who drifted by struggling against death,
but just out Of our reach. was agony to
every one of us. 1t was almost as great
suffering for us as it was for them
The scenes on board the Slocum as
came alongside were too horrifying for
description -
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-06-16
VALUABLE TOOLS DISAPPEAR.
Frank Brandle Charged With
Taking Them From Bull Pen.

Frank Brandle. alias Pork Chops"
who was arrested at No. 5l3 Walnut
street yesterday. Is charged with steal
ing surveying instruments valued at $50.
the property Of John H. Drees, a con-
tractor, living at No. 23s st. Louis ave-
me. The instruments were stolen from
the amphitheater near the Worlds Fair
grounds in which the buIIfehts were to
have taken place on the day the strue-
ture was burned
Brandle stated that ne did not steal the
Instruments, but saved them from being
burned. After the fire, he says, he tried
to locate their owner
Drees says that on June IL he was
called up by telephone by man who
told him that II he would leave SIS in a
certain place the instruments would be
sent to his home.
Drees notified the police and Brande,s
arrest followed. The Instruments were
recovered
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-06-16
LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.

J. c. Strauss, the photographer. is now
~ officer of the French Academy, he hav-
ne received the diploma. emitting him to
that honor from the delegate representing
the ministry of Public Instruction and
Fine Arts yesterday.
Judge Thayer of the Federal Circuit
Court of Appeals yesterday granted writ
Of habeas corpus directing that Governor
Peabody of Colorado release Charles A.
Meyer, president of the Western Fedora
ton Of Miners. from the ''bull pen" pend
ing hearing in the case.
Worlds Fair Commissioners are to rave
their own vehicles.
The trial Of Excise Commissioner Seibert
was begun yesterday in Judge Moore's
court.
James Denton Hancock. a descendant OF
the signer of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence. addressed the S. A. r. yester-
day.
Worlds Fair officials believe that Il.
Lagrave. Commissioner General from
moved or suspended.
The Exposition Company must make the
FIRST payment on the Government loan to-
day In accordance with ruling made by
Acting Secretary Taylor of the Treasury
Department President Francis tele-
grsphed TO Secretary Shaw yesterday. and
the reply holds the company to literal
construction of the law authorizing the
loan In that 20 per cent of the gross re-.
ceipts from June l to Is inclusive must
be deposited with the Subtreasurer at st.
Louis this morning.
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CITIZENS OF. UNITED STATES
NOW OFFICIALLY AMERICANS
Secretary Hay Directs That Hereafter the American Sup
plant That of United States in Designating Legation Con
suIate-Change Made Sake Euphony and Conformity
With Common Usage
REPUBLIC SPECIAL


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AMERICAN SHIP BEARING
JAPANESE MINISTER MAY
HAVE BEEN UNDER FIRE.

SPECIAL BY CABLE TO THE ST LOUIS Re
+ PUBLIC, AND THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Seoul. June 10, p. m.-(CopyriGht, 1so4-
All rights reserved9-The Russian vladi-
vostok feet fired at o'clock this morn
ing on merchant vessel close to small
island. three hour distant from shimo-
noseki.
1t is feared the ship fired on may be an
American vessel. the Ohio. which left
Fusan last night for NagasakL The
Japanese Minister to Korea is on this
boat en- route to japan.
II is thought the Vladivostok feet is
trying to effect junction with the Port
Arthur fleet. This viii be almost impos-
sible on account of the difficulty OF pass
ing the Penkai Straits
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BELIEVE IN SIGHTSEEING.
Cigar Box Manufacturers Sus-
pend Business to See the Fair.

Delegates to the Western Cigar Box
Manufacturers Association Convention.
which is in session at Liederkranz Hall,
Thirteenth street and Chouteau avenue.
enjoyed a trolley ride to the Worlds Fair
last night.
: Yesterday there was no business session.
the delegates spending the day in visiting
the large breweries. the principal uarks
and the residence districts ofs,the city.
There will be a short session this morn
ing during which routine business will be
transacted. Tonight the association will
have a boat excursion on the steamer Corr
win H. Spencer.
At special session Tuesday. evening the
following officers were elected: X. G.
Hayssen of Milwaukee. president; : W. A.
Kreft Of St. Louis, first vice president; A.
o. F1hher Of Chicago, second vice presi-
dent Il H. DefebaugI was reelected
secretary and treasurer