The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-10-09
Send Check to Hitchcock.

Seattle-A QTaIt lot S3U1os the
first installment of $4,000 fund
to be used outside the state for Re-
publican campaign purposes, was
mailed to Frank H. Hitchcock, chair
man of the National Republican
Committee, last week.
The amount was entirely made up
OF voluntary subscriptions from in
diyiduals, and no one contribution
amounted to more than 800. The
largest lump sum was contributed
by the Yale Club, which turned in
$500.
The steamer Humboldt is lying at
Cordova Bay shifting cargo into the
steamer Santa Cruz to be taken to
ceottla in the effort =" hurry Il north
bound to Dawson. The weather was
rough anu II was conclaueG saIer
to tranship the freight at Cordova
Bay than bring the steamer around
into Victoria harbor.
Suit was brought last week in
supreme court by attorneys for Lieu
tenant-Governor Charles E. Coon,
who asked a writ of mandate to COM
pei the state canvassing board to dis
regard second choice votes which
would nominate M. E. Hay, lieuten-
ant-governor and certify the nomina-
ton of Coon for that office, who re-
ceived the highest first choice vote.
e. X. Pendergast, representing
attorney of Okanogan county, last
week filed with the secretary of state
a petition signed by several hundred
residents of Okanogan and Ferry
counties, asking that his name be
placed on the ballot as non-parti-
san judiciary candidate for superior
Judge of that county to run against
e. w. Taylor.
A dispatch from Glasgow reports
the speed trials of the palatial steam
err Princess Charlotte, 5000 tons, to
the Seattle-Victoria rotue. In six
hours trial she attained mean
speed of over 20 knots. She Is a
magnificently fitted vessel and will
be the fastest steamer on the Pacific
Coast, capable of carrying 1900 pas
sengers.
D. B. Cook, proprietor of a Tacoma
clearinghouse, was awakened about
8 o'clock Saturday morning by the
screams of his daughter in an ad-
joining room, who discovered burg
lar at work. Cook jumped from his
bed and grappled with the burglar.
Cook was getting the better of 1t,
when the burglar drew a double
edged stiletto and slashed him In
frightful manner about the arms,
hands and lower portion of the body,
then making his escape. Cook Will
recover.
The sensational case of George
Gleason and Ben Minnick, proprie-
tors of the Marshall Road House on
the Tide Flats Flats, against Will
lam e. Burrill, member of all the
prominent social clubs of Tacoma,
was concluded last week. The plain
tiffs were seeking $3.50 alleged to be
due them on checks issued by the
defendant upon which payment was
stopped. Burrill alleged that he did
not get value received. Women took
the stand and testified to disgrace
full orgies at the road house.
Postmaster George M. Stewart, of
Seattle, will probably have to resign
becase he has solicited and received
campaign contributions in his Office.
This charge was preferred against
him and Investigated by the Civil
Service Commission, and 1t is under
stood that his dismissal has been or
dered. The postoffioe department
will give Stewart chance to answer
the charge, and If he cannot disprove
the allegation will request his resig-
nation. Stewart was appointed on
the recommendation of Representa-
tive Humphrey. His successor will
be chosen by Senator Piles.
Primary Costly to Candidates.
Olympia-An even so aspirants
for nomination to state, congression-
al and judicial nominations in the
last primary election have filed ex-
pense accounts in the Office of the
secretary of state, showing total ex-
penditures OF $26,653.73.
Mead's expenses run up to 1864;
Cosgrove shows expenditures of
1869. Governor McBride's expen-
ditures included tips to porters and
other hotel employees not itemized in