The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-05-13
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

variety that is very scarce and When
polished is most beautiful, has been
found in Stevens county, fifteen miles
northeast of Colville, on the property oil
the Washington Marble company. The
new find is considered one of the most
important on the North American con-
tinent.
Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt and Lieut..
Reginald Owen were married at Fair
view, Neb., May 8. The strictest Sc
crecy was maintained through fear oil
interruption or disturbance on the part
OF Artist Leavitt, the divorced husband.
A mine explosion at Palos, Ala,
Thursday of last week resulted in the
death OF over 200 men. This is the
second mine horror in the state within
a month.
The superseding of British officers
by Japanese on the Japanese trans
pacific liners, the officers being re-
moved one by one, generally at the
Seattle end of the line, is said to be
due to the pressure exerted by Japa-
nese public opinion, which demands
the manning of Japanese vessels en-
tirely by Japanese.
Twelve killed and over fifty injured
was the result of the explosion of a
powder magazine near Ottawa, Canada,
Sunday night. In spite of warning a
large crowd gathered to watch the pro-
gress of fire at the powder plant and
when the magazine let go flying debris
moved the spectators down by the
score.
A runaway team at Dallas, Ore,
Monday, plunged into fast-moving
passenger train, resulting in the death
of one young lady and the serious in
jury Of three other people.
The national house Monday passed
series of resolutions calling on the de-
partment for information as to the ac-
tual purchasers of the Philippine friar
lands under the guise Of the "Mindero
Development company" which, Rep
resentative Martin of Colorado claims,
was backed by the American Sugar Re-
fning company.
The Japanese law relating to for
eigners' right to ownership of land has
been promulgated. 1t provides that
foreigners domiciled or resident in
Japan and registered therein shall en-
Joy the right Of ownership in land,
provided always that in the countries
to which they belong such right is ex-
tended to Japanese.
A man named Thomas Jones, while
drunk Sunday evening, attempted to
assault 10-year-old girl at Tekoa.
An o. r. & N. train crew witnessed
the occurrence and catching the fellow
administered such thrashing that his
life is despaired Of.
Growing Of fruit trees for ornamental
purposes is opposed by local fruit
growers at Walla Walla and campaign
is being started to discourage it on the
ground that the owner is careless oil
the destruction OF the pests and in that
way establishes himself as a menace to
the larger growers.
R. E. Strahorn's Columbia Valley
Reclamation company has protested
against the SIS 900 value fixed by the
state board of land commissioners on
Priest Rapids shore lands along the
Columbia river. Some members Of the
board wanted to fix the price as high
as 100000.
Half of the business section of the
town OF Nooksack, this state, was de-
stroyed by fire Sunday afternoon.
Machinists, molders, blacksmiths
and helpers on the Pacific coast, to the
number OF 1000, will, through their
unions in the next sixty days, present
formal demand to their employers for
an eight-hour day.
Efforts OF the Wales Island Packing
company OF Seattle to obtain $81 ,68o.-
90 because the United States, in settl-
ing the Alaska boundary dispute, let
Wales island pass to Canadian territory,
although it previously had recognized
the company's title to the land, have