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The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1900-05-26

The Legislature appropriated
$4,000. for an annex to the Vicks-
burg hospital, for the exclusive
use of crippled orindigent CoDfe-
derate soldiers, provided Vicks-
burg Chapter Daughters of the
Confederacy, would raise $1,000
toward this cherished object Of
theirs. They are confident Of
success, and will be grateful for
contributions. Gen. K. S. Butts
recently handed them a check
for fifty dollars.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1900-05-26

COLLINS AGUE CURE is without
doubt the finest medicine it has ever been
our lot to come in contact with In al
lition to its chill-eurirg qualities 1t is
the finest liver medicine we have ever
taken. We know whereof we speak, This
medicine Is on sale ar E. C. Gardebled's
Do Not Pay Double Tax
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1900-05-26

] Now we know that the Presi-
Ilential campaign is on. Wall
have begun to bet
On the result of the election. Jim
Keene has bet $500 to $4,000
tt. at Rryan will be elected.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1900-05-26

All newspaper readers are fa-
miliar with the plan and generous
gift whereby Miss Helen Gould
will have erected Temple of
Fame, in connection with the
University of New York. Judge
Thomas II, Woods has been nam
ed for~NIississippi, as one of the
committee to select the names of
fifty eminent Americans whose
busts will occupy the temple,
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NOTICE TO PUBLIC.

All parties desiring to see me, or any
connected with me, on business, can 90
SO any day but SUNDAY.
L. j. HENDERSON,
B ay st. Louis, Miss. q
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1900-05-26

Capt. W. w. Hardy, of Hat
tiesburg, and Miss Ida V. May,
the accomplished editress of the
Southern Home Journal, were re-
Gently united in marriage. There
is much occasion for congratu-
Iation to the we'll known and
prominent Mississippi citizen
who is so fortunate to have won
so practical and successful busi-
ness woman; 50 gracious and low
able lady
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1900-05-26

On your prope ty BY allowing 1T to be
advertised. Leland j. Henderson, ounce
opposite courthouse, Bay st. Louis, MISS;
will pay your taxes for only nominai
sum-
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1900-05-26
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR CONGRESS.

The Sea Coast Echo is authorized to announce
Hon. FRANK A. MCLAIN
as a candidate for reelection to Congress from
this-the Sixth-District, subject 70 the action Of
the DemOc ATTIC party.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1900-05-26
SHORT, SHARP AND sNAPPY.

To be continued next week.
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ASK tor Groves Painless Liver Pills.
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Entered at the Bay St. Louis postoflce as sec
ond-class mail matter.
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THE SEA COAST ECHO.
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Subscriptions: 81 per annum. in advance.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19
FEDERAL BUDGET CUT.
Appropriations Made by This Congress VIII
He About ssOO, 900. 900 Less Than First
Session of Previous Congress.

Washington, May 15.--Appropria-
tions made by the first session of this
congress will show falling off of
nearly $2OO,O0O,00O as compared with
the first regular session of the late
congress. The total in 1898 was $sq2, :
527,097, while those for next yeur
amount to S703.O22, OIL, with prospects
of reaching $709,022, 2,66l. Some of the
appropriation bills have already be-
come laws, while others are only par
TALLY completed. hence the final to-
tails will vary to the extent of $l,OO0,-
900 or $2,0O0,000. The most reliable
figures obtainable at this time are.
Pensions, $145,245,23O permanent APP
preparations, Sl30,0OOOOO; postal sys-
TENS, $1l4,O53,53s; army, Sll4,95l,-
500; navy, 500, 3,l2s,6l6; sundry civil,
$G4,5s6,7i5; Legislative, executive
and judicial, SEA i7a, ,i5s; deRcien.
cies, $l4,793,724; Indian, Ss,iI3,64i;
Notifications, s7,73a,Ges; District OF
Columbia, $7,ij7.7ji; agriculture, So
$50, ,l20; Porto Rico, S9,O95,O 600; diplo-
matte and consular service, Sl,1G5,-
76s; military, 1864, lGi, aud various
bills carrying small appropriations,
about $2,0O0,O00. Aside from these
amounts, which have already been au-
ihorized or have passed one branch
of congress, there win he $1,000, COO
for arming and cquipping the militia
and $3,OOO,0OO for making good the
shortage on public buildings on ac-
count of the increase IN the price oi
building material. Including these
last two items the appropriations
amount to 500, ,O22, ,dG1, or $ls3, 3,jO5,3sC
less than the corresponding session
OF the last congress.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19
ONE STRIKE SETTLED.
Suburban Street Car Company In 81. Louis
Comes TO Terms with Its Men-Ihs
Strike at Kansas CITY.

st. Louis, May 15.-There were i'm
portant developments in the street
car strike situation yesterday. AT a
conference held between the officials
of the Suburban Railway company,
the only system in St. Louis not con
trolled by the st. Louis Transit COM
pany and ON which Il strike was in-
augurated ten days prior to that de-
clared on the Transit system, and the
officials of the employees on that
road, an nmicable adjustment was ef-
fected and the mCn Will return to
work this morning. On just what
basis the strike was settled could not
be learned, but it can be positively
stated that the union received fun
recognition. In many quarters it is
figured that the settlement OF the
strike on the Suburban presages an
adjustment Of the difficulties betNHecu
the Transit company and its 5000
striking employees in the near future.
Kansas city strike.
Kansas City, Mo, May lj.--There
was no interruption by the strikers
in the operation of the Metropolitan
street railway Yesterday. The cars
passed as regularly and everything
ran along as smoothly and quietly
as on Sunday.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19
HAS BECOME REcoNcILED.


Manila, May i2.--Senor Buencamino,
at one time member Of the so-called
Filipino republican cabinet, who was
recently liberated by Gen. Otis, an
nounces that he has become reconciled
to American sovereignty and that he
will devote his influence to bring
about peace. He has sent proposed
peace platform for the national Fill
pino party to the insurgent headers
in Manila and to the insurgent gem
erals, including Aguinaldo, In the
field. This platform declares that II is
impossible for the Filipinos to exist
as nation without the protection of
the United States and that, conse-
quently they must recognize Ameri-
can sovereignty and strive to attain,
under a constitution, the utmost lib
erty possible.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19
[FrOm Tuesdays Duily.l

IRON tuesdays Dai'yl
Rev. B. V Alton returned to his
home 10 Slater this morning.
Mrs Robert Wadden loft this
morning for visit 10 relatives In St.
Joseph,
Mis-. Josanh,oa MlcLel ,e,nrnea
Last night from few davs visit IN
Kansas City.
Miss Annie ireland left tl,Is morn-
Ing for S. Josenb 10 visit her sister
Mrs. r. r. Frazer Dr.
Mrs IT q Wallace went % g.
Josenh this mornInO IN yIslt her
daughter. Mrs II. +. Mcdonald
-, :,
bliss Maggle McCleiianu ieit iasl
nlgnt LOT OF. Louis 70 vlsls her
oroVher' MT William mcCiellana'
Misses sadie McClelland and Geor-
we uiiheson nave returned from d
WISH 10 MIS- ralooI simpson, near
AuIlY'iie'
Sheriff John A. Fulkerson and
Jaller james Good returned this
morning from business trip 10
Warrensourg'
Mr.. II. G. Wallace, Jr., returned
last night from a visit OF several DAYS
to his sister, Mrs. II. L. Mcdonald.
at St. Joseph.
~ m y O.,
WIS. w; h' o'ana'u, oi Oh LOUIS
aSsUiPau,vu s,,nd ~ uer - a,..ie uausnteI, ,ps.
mother, Mrs. Mary Chew.
~ a, nj,
~, HiS; .. " reah aiu neI uaughter,
,'nS n'ss ia oola' WIS 'Iar"' , w. nuSSen anu
u1' p,',uou uaHs suas s iui,awi ,,i mls. Sd'an ~
'uSse', Iun,'s anu anu m,sses sS husenm Dav,s'
,"H LJTAe h.'io'u, M nul'a S Snu hnn'e llu-
, oa,' WIZ GUY. W !,s Ma"sas 0i1! Vh's morn-
'ns W Spenu Vu" uay'
W., r., Ja. 'iouA, vi Duram-
so' Ooi'' MIS-. a. sweeney, oi 0hIi'
nowee, u W. 'o,sis9n oouCty, anu MIS- H.
~ s. 1'slS, sa Vi hansas oity, mas, are
n.,o @ ~, VI s.s,U W V''elr sls.er, mIs'
GIN, MN E 0te'ensou' ihoIner Vi MI
"''''aii H. 0.e'c''son'
Messrs. NJ. b. McClelland and ]. G.
Crenshaw went to Kansas CITY
yesterday evening to see Nat
Goodwin and Maxine Elliott AT
the Coates opera hOuse in oWben
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.


Chicago, May l5.-The Methodist
Episcopal general conference commit
tee ON temperance, of which Samuel
Dickic, Of Michigan, is chairman, aud
of which Congressman NJ. n. Johnson,
OF North Dakota, author and cham
pion Of the anti-canteen law. is a
member adopted resolutions yester-
day which, IN the minds OF number
OF the committeeman at least, is a
direct slap at President Mckinley be-
cause of his ucquiesccnce in the de-
cision of Attorney General Griggs de-
claring the law Ineffective.
After stormy session the commit
tee on episcopacy decided 10 recon-
mend TO the general conference that
two new bishops be elected to provide
for possible deaths on the board dur
ing the next four years. The body
voted down a report from a sub-com-
mittee in favor Of petitloning the con
ference TO elect "a colored bishop 70
The time limit for Methodist
preachers seems doomed. by vote
of 80 TO 81, the committee on itinernn-
cy decided to present the general con-
ference a report favoring the aboli-
tion of the time limit now in force.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19

Miss Minnie Nenable went TO lIlg-
ginsville last night for two days
visit to her friend, Miss Ada Nc.
Daniel.
Mrs. William NJ. Stonestreet, ac-
companied by her little son, William
NJ, Jr., went 10 Kansas City this
morning for few days visit
Rev. NJ. McPheters and daughter,
from Edgerton, Kas., have been WIS.,
iting since Tuesday the families of
DR.. J. f. Tucker, W. II. Bell, G. W.
Loomls and W. II. Greer.
The ice cream social at the Baptist
chapel 10 East Lexington last night
was well attended and proved quite a
success both socially aud financially.
About Sl2 was cleared above all ex-
penses.
Mrs. Thomas Tidball, Of Ft. Worth,
Texas, accompanied by her two
daughters, Misses Edna and Annie
Tldball, arrived last night to visit
her sisters, Mrs. w. G. McCausland
and Miss Florence Arnold.
Messrs. NJ. b. McClelland, John
Chamberlain, Horace Blackwell and
DR.. Il. Is. Ramsey returned yester.
day from a three days fishing trip on
the Big Sni. They had fair success,
but found their chief enjoyment Ia
the recreation afforded by the outing.
The remains OF Mr.. Thomas Nc
Eyoy were brought here this morning
from Kansas City and taken ~ Dover
for burial. The remains were accom-
panied by the deceased's daughter,
Mrs J. Il. Gillespie, whose husband
was buried at Dover last August
Mr.. and Mrs, McEy0y formerly
resided on Mr. George w. Carr:
farm, near Dover.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19
From Mondays Dally.I

Mr. A. A. Lesueur, Jr., Of Kansas
City, vas here yesterday.
Mr.. James Chamberlain, of Mar
shall, spent Sunday hsIe.
Mr.. Alfred Guenther visited rela.
tiyes In Hlgginsville yesterday.
Mrs. B. r. Ireland went to Kansas
City this morning for a two days
visit.
Mr.. II. II. Spears spent Sunday at
Winton with his sister, Mrs. George
Stewart.
Miss Bette Trail visited her sister,
Mrs. j. II. Martin, in Kansas City,
yesterday.
Mr. Robert ArdInger, Of Kansas
City, spent Sunday here with his
home folks.
Mrs. Henry Neidig left yesterday
morning for visit to her parents at
Higbee, Mo.
Mr.. Luther Nickel, Of Fulton,
spent Sunday here with his mother,
Mrs. NJ. E. Nickel.
Miss Mary Weis, OF Kansas City,
spent Sunday here with her mother,
Mrs. Margaret Weis.
Miss Lille Quandt went TO Kansas
City Saturday evening to visit her
sister, Mrs. Chris Klst.
Miss Elsie Wendt spent Sunday in
Kansas City with the family Of her
brother, Mr.. Kurt Wendt.
Miss Birdie UT returned last night
from weeks visit TO her sister, Mrs.
Fred Kohlman, In Kansas City.
Mrs. L. Fred Evans, with her
infant son, returned to her home In
Independence Saturday evening.
Mr.. r. Sam Hays, of Sweet Springs,
spent Sunday here with his mother
and his infant sou, Z. Sam Hays, Jr.
Mr.. II. j. Groves, news editor Of
the Kansas City Times, visited his
mother, Mrs. Jane Groves, In this
city, yesterday.
Mrs. John Rickets, Of Warrens-
burg, with her two children, is visit.
ing the family Of her brother-in-law,
NJ, Innnarl ID iaIyatp
Misses Annie and Elizabeth Le-
sueur, of Kansas City, spent Sat-
urday and Sunday here, the guests Of
their cousin, Miss Susie Lesueur.
Messrs. C. Mansfield and NJ. Jay
Williams, Of Kansas City, were The
guests OF Misses Anna NJ. Teyis and
Dollle L. Waddell Saturday and Sun
day.
Miss Margaret and Mr.. Ernest
Bryant, Of Independence, came in
Saturday evening to spend Sunday
with the family OF Mr.. T. @. Sawyer,
near this city.
Mrs. A. A. Whlpple, of Kansas City,
accompanied by her son, Master T. X
Whipple, and her niece, Miss Susie
Alexander, Of Kingston, spent Sunday
here with her sister, Mrs. Robert A.
Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. j. McElroy came
down from Independence yesterday
morning to visit the latter's mother
Mrs. Sarah A, Hays. Mr.. McElroy
returned home this morning. His
wife will remain for few days visit
Mr.. and Mrs. A. I. Woods, Miss
Florence Woods aud Mr.. Joseph Car
ter, Of Kansas City; Miss Bessie
Moore and Mr. Oscar Bowman, Of
Lebanon, KY, were the guests yes
terday Of the family Of Judge B. d,
Weedln, near this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. J. Earl, Of Kansas
City, spent Sunday here with Mrs.
Earl's mother, Mrs. Minerva Mar
shall. They were accompanied by
Miss Maude Hamlet, who will re-
main for a weeks visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Hamlett.
Mr.. Alex. Wamsley, OF Clayton, n,
NJ, who has been visiting his daugh-
ter, Miss Mary, in this city, was
called to Nevada, Mo-, Saturday
evening by telegram announcing
the serious condition OF his grand.
father, Colonel Joe Davis, who is 81
years OF age,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19
ENORMOUS SHORTAGE.


Washington, May 14.-rhough eff
forts are made to minimize the eX-
tent of the Havana postal defalcation
there is authority for the statement
that it may amount to 100000, in
stead of 100000 as first reported. Col.
G. w. Burton, inspector general, in
his report to the war department au-
thorities, has brought these facts to
their attention: That Il commission,
of which C. f. W. Neely was a mem
ber, was ordered to destroy stamps
valued at 100000; that all of the
stamps were reported destroyed, but
since their alleged destruction many
have been found in circulation
Whether any or few were destroyed
is not known; in fact it is stated by
the authorities that nothing on this
point can be determined unless the
men implicated should confess.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19
PRAISEs rHE NEGRO.


Chicago, May 15.-Charles Dawes,
controller of the currency, delivered
an address yesterday on The Prog
ress of the Colored People" Mr..
Dawes pointed to the fact that at the
present time negroes form one-ffth
of the numerical strength of the
Protestant churches in the United
States. More than As per cent. of the
colored people in this country were
able to read and write in 1890. Their
total wealth in 1890 was estimated at
more than $lOO,OOO,OOO. Eleven hun.
dred books on different subjects have
been written by colored authors since
the war
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19
JEFFRIES STILL CHAMPION.
Heavyweight Pugillst champion Knocked
COrbett Out In the Twenty Third
Rouud-BAtils = Close Que.

Coney Island, n. y, May i9.-Jim
Jefrries is still the heavyweight cham
pion pugilist of the world. lie de-
feated Jim Corbett in the twenty
third round of their fight with u de-
cisiye knockout. Corbett had been
making a wonderful battle. His de-
fense was absolutely perfect and,
while he was lacking in strength, he
had more than held his own and
stood an excellent chance of winning
the fight had II gone the limit. He
had not been badly punished and had
managed to mark his man severely.
The winning punch was short left
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19
IKHERI1AHCE TAX VALID.


Washington, May lj.--The supreme
court Monday decided the inheritance
tax law to be constitutional aud
valid, but held that il applied to the
amount of the legacy aud not of the
estate as whole.
This is war revenue tax and is
graduated according to the amount Of
the legacy and the kinship of the
legatee to the person leaving the
legacy. It varies from IS cents to SIS
each 500.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19

New York, May l5,-The Boer peace
delegation arrived here Monday after
noon. A committee received the
delegation and an address of welcome
was delivered. Tuesday they will be
given the freedom of the city and the
municipal assembly will present the
resolutions of sympathy with the
Boer cause II bod adopted.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19
STILL FOR MCKINLEY.


New York, May lion account of
Andrew Carnegie's anti-expansion sen
timent it has often been stated that
he would support Mr.. Bryan against
Mr., Mckinley in the national cam
paign. His first positive utterance on
this point is printed in the Brooklyn
Eagle, in a cable from London, which
reports Mr.. Carnegie as saying:
President Mckinley will be reelected.
for the democrats are certain to renom-
mate Bryan ! cannot support the Ne
braskan. nor assist the democratic ticket
In any way. Mr. Bryan cannot put life
into silver again. the people have decided
that question and they are against II.
Mr., Mckinley Is likely to prove a better
president IN his second term that he was
during his first Ills Instincts are right
and he has been right on all questions
at first.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19
gARKER's PRoPHEsY.


Philadelphia, May li.-"William j.
Bryan will not be nominated by the
Kansas City convention to h0ad the
democratic ticket" said Wharton
Barker, on his return froin Cincinnati.
"fIe has no following in the populi.t
party aud VIII lose l,5O1.dOO Of the g..
N00,000 populist votes east for him in
isgd, probably win lose i,7O0,0O0 Of
ihom. The action Of the Sioux Falls
convention sounded his death knell
aud the LEADERS, Of the democratic
party viii now seek candidate and
platform to satisfy the gold demo-
Gratis. They will not nominate
Bryan"
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19

jolt TO the jaw Corbett dropped
like a weight and was clear out. Jef-
fries showed his ability to take punch
ing at any distance, and hard. but
was clearly outboNed and at times
made to look like novice. Corbett
has regained much of his old-rime
form. The battle was clean and it is
doubtful II there was single infrac-
tion of the rules. The crowd was
most orderlv.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19

Omaha, Neb., May 15.-Yesterday
800 striking carpenters returned to
work. The joint conference of the
carpenters and contractors announced
that the members had arrived at a
settlement Of the strike and meet
ing of the carpenters union was inn
mediately called to ratify the action
of the committee, The bakers union
has secured signatures from three EN-
ployers to its demand for ten-hour
day and wages OF 20 cents an hour.
In all the other shops they are still
nnt
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19

Kansas City, Mo-, May 1.-THE
lockout ordered by the Builders club
became effective Monday morning.
Members of the club say about 500
men were locked out. The union
men say the number thrown out is
not so large. Some say only 800 or
400 are out. Neither side knows eX-
actly, for there has been no compari-
son of figures from the different
buildings where work is in progress.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19

San Francisco, May l2.-Mrs. Nettie
r. Craven has been indicted by the
grand jury on charge of perjury for
her testimony given before that body
in relation TO her claim for widows
share of the James @. Fair estate
George w. Simpton. who swore thai
he married Fair aud Mrs. Craven and
who subsequently made oath that he
lied in his first affidavit, has been also
indicted for perjury.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19
BASEBALL STANDING.


Msrionette, Wis, May 15,-Fire
started in the big lumber and cedar
yards of c. II. Worcester & Co. at
Fisher, Mich, at noon yesterday and
last night the town was in ruins. The
loss will be over 100000, partially in
sured. The fire started in the morn
ing and in short time the big saw
and large number Of other buildings
mill, planning mill, schoolhouse, 40
dwellings, hospital, two lumber yards
we're in ashes. Two hundred people
are homeless. Famed by high wind,
he fire burned furiously.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19
G. A. R. BILL A LAW.


Washington, May l2.--prcsidcnt Me-
Kinley has signed what is known as
the q. a. Il. pension bill. This law
extends the general dependent act SO
as TO make It's terms more liberal IN
dealing with widows Of soldiers, and
directs the commissioner Of pensions
to aggregate the disabilities of sol
diers. By this plan those wh) now
receive SO per mouth will in many
eases get Si2. Commissioner Evans
estimates it will cost the govern
mert from $2,OOO0OO to S3,OoO,OO0 an
nually for pensions in addition to
what il now pnvs.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19

Sioux Falls, S. d., May 12.--After an
animated contest Senator Marion
Butler, of North Carolina, was re-
elected chairman of the fusion popu-
list national committee. His OPP
ponent was George F. Edmonston, of
Nebraska. Butler received AZ votes
and Edmonston %.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19

Knoxville, Tenn, May 15.-Yester-
day was dewey day" in Knoxville
1t was clear and warm and thousands
of people visited the city from east
Tennessee to welcome the hero OF
Manila. After day of rest Admiral
Dewey and party were escorted along
Gay street for over a mile through
a mass of cheering, yelling humanity
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-05-19

San Francisco. May l2.-Mall ad.
vices from Yokohama give particu.
lars of the big fire at FulIin, large
town on the western coast OF Japan,
April ls. The fire raged for six
hours before 1t could be controlled,
Sixteen hundred houses, including 80
temples and all the principal build.
ings, were burned. The property loss
Is estimated at about 81 5000