The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-02-25
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST

countries just north OF the equatorial
belt last Thursday and Friday.
Dr.. Cook, the explorer, has come to
light in Santiago, Chile, where he has
admitted his identity. 1t is presumed
the name of the country makes him
feel at home.
An explosion of molten copper
burned two men to death and fright
fully scorched another last Friday at
the Omaha plant of the American
Smelling company.
Sixty-two couples of newly-weds
sailed on the same boat the other day
from New York on bridal trips to Der
muda. Extra wages were necessary to
get crew for the boat.
Most of the bodies of the coal miners
being recovered from the Cherry mine
in Illinois, where they have been en-
tombed since last November, prove to
be almost perfectly mummifed.
Givers of Christmas neckwear should
be careful. John B. Sargent of New
Westminster, B. c., committed sui
eide Saturday evening last by hanging
himself to a doorknob with Christ
mas necktie.
Elizabeth Kelly, so years old, of
Tacoma, has been seeking a divorce
from her husband on the grounds that
when he wasn't reading the Bible he
would kiss her until her head ached.
This unusual piety and activity of a
Tacoma citizen so impressed Judge
Clifford that the divorce was refused.
One of the worst strikes ever ex-
perienced in Philadelphia has been on
the past week. The discharge of 200
men led to the strike of several thous-
and employees. Thousands of special
police, together with the fire depart
ment, at times found it almost impos-
sible to check the rioting and car
burning.
This winter has been the most Sc
we're upon the railroads of the country
of any winter for the past thirty years,
according to railway authorities them
selves. Blockades have been more
severe and the freight tieups more ex-
tensive. And the end is not yet. Two
storms, more severe than any this win
ter, have been predicted for this week.
The numerous cases of what was
thought to be desertion among the
soldiers at Fort Worden, Port Town
send, is now believed to be murder
instead. The belief is strengthened
by the finding of the rifed corpse of
one of the "deserters' hidden in the
brush at the foot of cliff. The dis
appearances have generally occurred
on pay night.
The sheriff of King county threatens
to get even with some of his political
enemies. He says: When the
proper time comes I will expose the
biggest lot of graft in the Office Of the
board of county commissioners that was
ever known in the state OF Washington.
1t will come as bombshell and every
body will be surprised. will expose
corruption that was never before known
in King county"
Voluntary testimony by Manager
Birch of the Guggenheim-M Morgan syn
dictate was decidedly interesting to the
Ballinger investigating committee Sat
urday. Birch placed the tonnage in
the Cunningham mines at fifty millions
and net profit of $4,000, 900.
For half interest in this property the
syndicate offered but SIS, 900. Mr..
Birch placed the probable net value Of
the entire Bering river coal district at
5000, 100000.
Oregon will be given another con-
gresham, and possibly two, it is be-
lieved, after the coming census is
taken. According to the new basis of
representation expected to be fixed by
the census one congressman will be
allowed for every $4,000 Of popula-
ton. The basis at present is one rep
resentative for every 1872, 1872 of popu-
luton. 1t is expected the coming
census will show a population for the
state Of close to 100000. This would
give three congressman, and if the
hopes of some are realized and the
state ;s found IN have 00O 600 neo-