The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-05-27
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

ueSIOySu WuOlS DlOCh vi haillS
buildings on West Holly street, caus-
ing a property loss of over 500, 0O0.
Scores Of people narrowly escaped with
their lives and one fireman was seri-
ously injured.
The dry dock Dewey at Manila, the
largest Of the navy, was sunk in Subig
bay in 10 feet of water Tuesday. In
some manner the water valves were left
open.
There were over 5000 persons treat
ed in London hospitals as result OF
King Edwards funeral procession.
In most instances the cases were of
heat prostration.
The Seattle plant OF the Indepen-
dent Asphalt company was destroyed
by fire last Friday, causing a loss OF
$4,000. The dense smoke gave the
appearance Of a great conAagration.
The first passenger train on the
North Coast made trip Saturday over
the eighteen miles of finished track
west from Kennewick. 1t is expected
that trains will be running into North
Yakima by the end of July.
1t is believed that the newly dis
covered diggings at Iditarod, Alaska,
will produce an excitement equal to
the days of the Klondike rush.
The U. S. senate devoted two hours
Saturday to addresses and speeches in
memory of the late Congressman Cush-
man of this state. Those who offered
tributes were Senators Piles, Beveridge,
Clapp, Carter, Burkett, Chamberlain,
Burton, Humphries and Jones.
By an explosion of battery of seven
boilers at the plant of the American
Tin Plate company near Canton, Ohio,
between twenty and thirty men were
blown to fragments and over fifty were
injured, some fatally. The body Of
one man was blown completely thru a
house 700 feet away. For blocks
around the ground, roofs of houses and
trees were covered with bits Of human
flesh. Five mills were destroyed or
completely wrecked.
Commencing Thursday of this week
the Great Northern began to use the
telephone for train dispatching, the
system between Spokane and Leaven-
worth being placed in commission.
William Gohl, convicted at Aberdeen
of the murder of Charles Haberg, has
been sentenced to the penitentiary for
life.
Unless the supreme court overturns
the verdict given in the superior court
at Spokane, L. ]. Acuff will recover
$4,000 damages from the Great
Northern for being brushed off the top
of freight car while working as brake
man.
Nearly 10000 acres of land will be
eliminated from Washington forest re-
serves as result of a proclamation by
the president. The Examinations en-
body 43, 600 acres in the Colville re-
serve, 1884 acres in the Kaniksu re-
serve and 500 acres from the Rainier
reserve. All are lands found insult
able for for forestry purposes.
Eighteen lives were lost Tuesday in
a collision on Lake Ontario between
two steamers.
Three negroes and two whites were
killed and a number injured in race
riot following a negro picnic at Boga
lusa, La, Tuesday.
Three persons were killed and a
number were injured Tuesday in
bomb explosion in a church at Car
rama, Spain.
Sensational charges and disclosures
are being tossed about in the latest
Alaskan scandal at the national capital.
A senate subcommittee held meet
ing with the doors locked and the key
holes plugged and all the members of
the committee pledged to secrecy.
Twenty-Five persons were drowned
Tuesday as a result of collision be-
tween a steamer and sailing vessel in
the English channel.
How One Trust Stole
There was wheeled into the criminal