The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1899-07-15
THE GIST OF THE NEWS.
BREEZY PARAGRAPHS or GsNsR Al IN
TsREsT FOR HaSTf READERS.
Miss Helen Gould Subscribes $500 10 ieSas
Flood Sufrersrs--Cecil Rhodes is Rushing
His African Railway work--Strike of Ct-
gar Makers, Etc, Etc.

ried about American enterprise in Ma
Manila.
The man who stole the Carranza let
ter has made affidavit that the letter
was forged.
There were 100 applicants for en-
istment at the Atlanta recruiting
office Saturday.
Miss Helen Gould has subscribed
$500 to the destitute Texas flood
sufferers.
The attempt to assassinate King Mi
Ian results in the discovery of big
plot against his life.
Former King Milan of Servia took
an active part in the pursuit and cap
ture of his would be assassin.
Emperor William entertained sixty
French marine apprentices aboard the
imperial yacht Hohenzollern.
Five thosuand cigar makers of Tam
pa, Fla are out of employment as
result of strikes and lockouts
AS a result of the Texas foods tif-
tv deople are dead, and $4,000 prin-
cipally negroes are destitute.
The first patient to be treated with
the new yellow fever serum is improy-
ing, and the test seems successful.
Under the new call for troops
Louisiana will be allotted five, and
Mississippi six company officers.
Deputy Sheriff Jim Stubblefeld was
fatally wounded by Martin Smith, and
the Clay County, Kentucky, feud has
been rekindled.
Cecil Rhodes is pushing work on his
railway and telegraph lines in Africa.
His soldier brother is associated with
him.
Twenty officers of the Army Intelli-
gence Office have been ordered to Cape
town and warlike indications are appa-
rent in London.
The slayers of General Luna were
acquitted on the ground that Luna and
others had entered into conspiracy to
kill Aguinado.
A warrant has been issued at Salt
Lake City against President Angus
NJ. Cannon of the Mormon church,
charging him with polygamy.
The exports of the United States in
the last fiscal year show large IN
crease. Every civilized nation nation
in the world now buys from this coun-
try
Doctor Lack, of London, confirms
the reports of his discovery of the can
Ger germ. He declines to be interview
ed and is preparing detailed state
ment to the profession.
Many applications for banks in the
new dependencies have been receiv ed
but Comptroller Dawes says that char
ters will not be granted until congress
takes action in the matter.
Texas politicians in Washington are
tickled over the manner in which
former Governor Hogg disconnected
Tammany in his Fourth of July
speech.
Large crowds attended the Christian
Endeayor Convention at Detroit despite
the heavy. rains. The Board Of Trus-
tees considered arrangements for the
London convntion, to be held in 1900.
Ex-Countv Treasurer Frank A. Park
er of Vernon, Mo, and the six jurymen
who persistently voted for his acquit-
tai on the charge of embezzlement were
hanged in effigy at Deerield
Ex-Gov. Altgeld has arranged for
mass meeting in Chicago, at which
he hopes Carter Harrison will be
com PEELED to show his hand on the
silver question.
At picnic near Pikeville, Tenn,
two factions of young men, six or
eight on a side, engaged in a battle
which lasted an hour and in which
every man was seriously or fatally
wounded.