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Show FOUR DEAD IN VICINITY OF NEWPORT, WASHINGTON SPOKANE. Wash., Aug. 21. A special from Newport, Wash., says: The lire situation as to Newport remains re-mains unchanged with fires closer to town but wind not so bad. Four deaths are known to have occurred, oc-curred, and at least forty settlers lost all buildings, crops, timber holdings and household goods. Mrs. Ernest Deinhardt, whose house was six miles north of Newport, New-port, is dead. Her husband and two sons escaped but were severely burned. Mrs. Deinhardt sought refuge In the cellar and her body was cremated. George R. Campbell, Camp-bell, three miles north of Penrith, was found dead In a cabbage patch, suffocated. suffocat-ed. Great Northern Conductor Vincent Brown, Jr., four miles north of Newport, Is missing. Census Enumerator William Zelglcr of ICallspell valley, driving from Newport to his home, was overtaken by lire near Wolfred and Is deaii. The fire coven-d a territory from Diamond Dia-mond and Sachem lakes to the Pend d'Oreille river, six miles wide. The Dal-kena Dal-kena Lumber company's mill at Dal-kena Dal-kena burned tonight. |