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The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22
BACK TAX
SUITS AGAIN.

jackson, Miss, June 15.--Al-
though the delinquents already
uncarthed by his deputies aggre-
gate over one million dollars, it
now develops that the search for
individual back taxes by the State
revenue agent is only more than
half completed.
The records shows that the de-
puties thus far have visited but
As of the Is counties in the State,
and there is hardly any limit to
the possibilities of delinquency in
the counties vet to be visited.
The people of Natchcz have not
yet quit talking over the discove-
ry that there is about $3.50 900
due FROM that county in back tax
es. 1t is the first real sensation
that the historic old city, the seat
of the Spanish government of
Mississippi, has had in many
years, and ithas thoroughly awall-
ened even the sleepiest of the in.
habitants. Intimation has been
received by therevenuc agent that
q number OF citizens of Natchez
will pay the amounts due without
the formality Of d suit, but of
course the largest delinquents will
contest the matter and litigation
will be commenced in the very
near future. Deputy Revenue
Agent Chiles has made the rather
unpleasant promise to Natchcz
that he will hand in small addi-
tioual list of delinquents within
d few days, Even the city clerk
and assessor, Mr.. Alright, was
found to be on the delinquent list,
and refused to believe it until the
deputy pointed out to him where
he had loaned sum of money
several years ago and failed to re-.
port it on the assessment books.
1t has been pointed out to the
officials of Natcnez and of Adams
county that under the act passed
by the Legislature in 1894, it is
the duty of an assessor to make
an additional assessment when the
data is furnished him by the re-
venue agent, and that for failure
to do so he is liable on his official
bond. The Natchez assessor re-
fused to make the additional as
sessment until the law was pointed
out to him by Deputy Chiles, and
the Adams county Board Of Sup
ervlsors will be forced to acquiesce
at their July meeting. The CON
tests to he made must then be in
stituted by the individuals. The
State, county and city taxes from
1886 down to tho present time
averages B Ia per cent, which is
an unusually high average for a
wealthy county.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22
Philadelphia and Her Street Railroad
Franchises.

A very decided sensation has
been created by the action of the
Mayor and Council Of the Phila-
dclphia in giving away street rail-
road franchises over more than d
hundred miles of streets without
any consideration being given the
city in return therefor. The ne
cessary preliminary permission
was railroaded through the Legis-
lature but recently, and the City
Councils of Philadelphia were
equally prompt in passing the
measures, although some few
members vigorously protested
against the iniquity of depriving
the city of valuable franchises
without single cent Of compen-
sation.
As an evidence of tho worth of
the franchises, Mr.. Wanamaker
addressed a communication to the
Mayor, offering to pay $2,500, 900
for the franchises being given
away, and. as an evidence Of good
faith, deposited 10 per cent. Mr..
WanGmaker stated in his letter to
the Mayor that this offer was made
in perfect good faith and under
the firm belief that the franchises
were worth even moro than he
was prepared to offer.
The Mayor refused even to read
tie letter, and signed the ordi-
nance deciding away the franchises.
A more barefaced bit of plunder-
ing the city of Philadelphia of va
luable franchises was never before
chroniclcd. That the franchises
were really of great value is shown
By the fact that the people to
whom concessions were made are
now being offered large amounts
for their grants.
City Governments have been
guilty of many questionable things
in this country, but it may be
doubted If anything quite the
equal of this Philadelphia affair
has ever yet heen recorded. If
the franchises were honestly Civ,
en- away under the impression
that they were Of little value, then
the act was a bit Of colossal folly,
and q new set of Councilmen and.
q new Mayor are sadly needed in
Philadelphia. -Picayune.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

A special from Jackson says:
The county jails in Mississippi
will be deprived of quite a per
centage of their population with
in the next few days. The annex
for the colored insane at the Mis-
sissippi Insane Hospital, erected
by authority of an act passed at
the last session of the Legislature,
and at the cost of $4,000, has
been completed and. is ready for
occupancy. Ina large number of
county jails crazy negroes have
been kept for several months
awaiting the completion of this
structure, and they will now be
brought to jackson and placed
under treatment. In view Of the
widespread use of the drug among
negroes, it is rather a remarkable
fact that there are very few ne
groes in the Mississippi hospital
whose insanity can be traced to
the cocaine habit. The head ply
sician at the Institution says that
religion and family troubles are
responsible for the condition of a
majority of the patients brought
in, sinkness ranking next.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22
Local Items Desired.

If the friends and patrons of 1he Echo
would notify us of the visits of their
friends to them or OF any other local or
personal matters coming within their
knowledge, they wondconfer favor be-
sides being favored themselves. Local
and personal items make local paper in.
teresting to very many of its readers.
hence we want all the news we can get
IN this line. However, we can. get IT
all OF even much of it without the desired
assistance
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22
Shooting scrape at wolftown Picnic

Pass Christian, Miss, June 49,
A negro man is lying here now cri-
tically, if not fatally, wounded,
with bullet in his back, as a re-
suit Of q negro picnic from Bay
st. Louis to Wolftown yesterday.
A crowd from here went out to
join the Bay negroes in their fes-
tiyities, and a dispute arose, when
one Of the Bay negroes attempted
to strip off his clothes before the
women SO as to recover an um-
brella that had fallen from the
schooner. The Pass negroes pro-
tested against the action of the
man aud resulted in d general
row ensued, when a negro from
the Bay named Alexander showed
aplstol under Ben Franklin's arm
and fired, the ball ranging up
ward and lodging under the shout
der blade. Alexander than jump
ed aboard the schooner haiIing
from the Bay, while Franklin was
carried aboard the. one from the
Pass, and brought here this morn
ing at s O'Clock. The crime was
committed in this county, but no
charge has yet been made against
Alexander.
Pass Christian, Miss, June 19.
Ben Franklin, the negro shot by
another ut Wolftown Monday
evening, is still in a very critical
condition, and on the opinion of
the attending physician that he
would probably die, a warrant was
sent to Bay St.Louis last night for
the arrest of Alexander, the man
who is accused of doing the shoot
ing.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

lynching is unlawful why then
should aGoyerner offer the State )
money as q reward for the appre-
hen sion Of a fugitive from justice
when it is apparent the party at
large would thus be subjected.
There is no excuse for tho liberty
of any one man criminally charged,
but there is g.ound for the saving
of the State from disgrace when
citizens refuse openly to promise
that the dignity of the law be up
held.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

The new Canadian census Is a
disappointment. With an area as
great as the United States, Cana
da has less population than the
State Of New York, to say moth
ing Of the fact than in the last ten
the years from one-fourth to one
fifth Of the people of the Domi-
Mon have moved to the United
States to remain.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

1t is officially stated, by Indian
agents that more than dozen
wealthy Indians in Indian Terri
tory employ white mon to work
their farms, one of them having
more than 100 white employees on
his ranch. "Poor Lol'' stories
do not apply to these Indians.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

Now, that they have got to send
ing pictures by wireless telegraphy
counting couples can never know
when it is safe to indulge in Il lit
tie kissing without having the
thing known everywhere.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

A New York scientist says rub
Der can grow in the United States.
We don't know about that. but
evidence that "rubber-necks"
are grown here can be found on
every hand.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

War is hard on live stock as
man. The British Government
has purchased 250, 900 horses and
mules in the United States for
use in the Boer war and probably
as many more III other parts of
the world.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

The older officers of the army
are opposed to the law making
retirement compulsory at the age
of GA, but the young fellows, who
get promotion through retire
lnents, think it n very good law.
More human nature.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22
Mrs. AIverson Wins.

Judge Sommeryille, in the CT
vii District Court Monday, hand
ed down decision in the matter
of the divorce case of Mrs. Irene
Turrantine, wife, ETC., VS.. her
husband, w. ID. Alverson. The
decision is very lengthy one,
covering nine pages Of closely
written matter, and finally decides
the divorce case and the mat
ter Of the possession Of the child
in the favor of Mrs. Alverson,
the plaintiff.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

So far as we have heard, the
Delaware peach crop has not yet
been destroyed, though the New
York peach, Chauncey, has suf-
fered recent severe set back.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

Now that Mr.. Bryan has ap,
proved of President McKinley's
refusal in such an unqualified
manner, mo doubt he will soon also
decline to be u candidate for the
third time.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

The cable news says a satisfac-
tory end Of the Chinese muddle IS
in sight, but unless our memory
is at fault, the same thing has
been said several times before.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

Many persons insist that it would
be more appropriate for the
Navy Departmental to present Rear
Admiral Sampson with a mirror
that would enable him to see him
self as others see him than to
strike medal in his honor.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

was asked for an opinion and he
ruled that the town was entitled
to taxes nevertheless. The COM
mission thinks he is wrong and
has taken the matter under adyi-
sement.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

The labor organizations are al
ready in the field with petitions
to Congress for the reenactment
of the Chinese exclusion law,
which will expire next May.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22
RINe UP TELEPHONE NUMBse 4.

The month Of brides and roses
about this time is being given over
to the sweet girl graduate.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

Alabama's new governor is a
newspaper man; consequently the
people of the State are expecting
a boiled down, all home print,
administration.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

The Board Of Mayor and Alder
nienat jackson have made it un-
lawful to bury the dead on Sunday.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

Notwithstanding all efforts to
the contrary, lynching continues
as popular Us ever. The only ef-
fectual remedy would appear in
the suppression of crime. =
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

Mormon missionaries are alarm
ing New York churches by their
success, particularly among the
women
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

~ The trust business was certainly
Irnn into the ground when the re-
|eent plow combination was
Brought about.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

The commission has ordered the
Cumberland Telephone Company
to quit offering free phones at
koscinsko, complaint having been
made BY a rival company. The
Cumberland claimed that free
phones were offered for advcrtis-
ing purposes, but the commission
holds that it has no right to sad-
vertise in that manner.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22


Notice has been received at the
penltentiary Office in this city of
the very unsual attempt of con-
vict to commit suicide on the
Oakley farm, near Learned. Ru-
fus. Evans, whites long term man,
made u desperate effort to escape,
and on being run down by the
dogs after an hours chase, he beg
ged the guard to shoot him. Meet
ing with refusal in this request, he
drew a razor from his pocket,
threw back his head and delibera-
tely slashed his own throat. He
is in q serious condition and may
die.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

RI 1t turns out that that Chicago
professor who said that he had
never kissed a girl has lived in
Chicago MI hislite. This is rough
on the Chicago girl.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22
MENDES & HART, g. G sHsRss ssss
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
.p-r Grr nandan raxa.

V, eive our attention TO buying aud selling,
,.saiua. e,o. Properties for rent and sale. Taxes
,aa Iuaurance attended %. Rents collected.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

On the first Monday in July the
Hlnds county board ofsnpervisors
will adopt plans aud specifications
for a new $4,000 courthouse and
an $4,000 Jail, to be located in the
city of jackson. Quite q number
of architects are preparing to sub
NIT plans the contest is likely
to be quite spirited. At the same
meeting the board will declare
the issue of $4,000 IN bonds. Not
even the slightest opposition has
thus far been engendered.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

I While we are no apolngist for
the Governor, it appears to us
very unbecoming the manner in
which he is being watched by a
certain element of the State press
and everyact Of his jumped at like
d cat would a mouse and distortl
ed into anything but favorable to
his administration. The latest act
to which exception has been TAX
en- is his firmness in refusing to
offer reward for the capture of
City Marshal Richardson's MUIR
derer, at Gulfport, unless he be
given written guarantee by the
citizens of GuIfport that the cap,
ture would not lead TO lynching.
Governor Longino is sincere in
this, wholly CONSCIENTIOUS, and be-
lieving as he does that such a
course would prevent even one
lynching, then he is to be applaud
ed--not maligned. 1t is getting
extremely monotonous this way of
abusing a Governor for every of
fetal act. a.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

=
lne Mississippi railroad com
S'1ssion 'll9 has 4 mind Of its own and
M.ien I u e its members think that the
.ssorRey s.'., general il wrong In a le-
sal opinion they have 40 hesitancy
r saying 80. At the session yes
sgtaay the commission received a
tequest from the little town Of
,, saaeler !, On the Gulf & Ship Island
4 foad, for i city tax assessment
asainst the road. Itdeyelopcd on
;;.asestigation chat Saucier was not
s s,'l' sNsstailee when the railroad as
TFsas'''eit F was made on tile FIRST of
ssosuary The attorney general
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

Don't talk too much of the debt
we owe to medical science or some
ono will think you haven't paid
your doctors bills.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

We hope there was nothing
prophetic in the fact that a fur
mace in Pittsburg exploded and
showered a funeral procession
with molten metal.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

Isn't it about time the New Or
leans papers were springing that
annual editorial about New Or
leans rs u Summer Resort?'
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22
FOR A FIRE ENGINE.
Subscription Started In the Event OF
Purchase Being Decided Upon.

The necessity Of fire engine for Bay
81. Louis was never more apparent than
at present. There is no room tor discns
sion or argument. The plain matter of
tact Is that the material interest OF Bav
ST. Louis demands protection and must
have III
The Echo proposes TO inauguratc pop.
nar subscription list for the purpose Of
purchasing an engine. which list 1t heads
and starts as follows:
SEA COAST ECHO, Ho,,........,....... so 90
+, r. MATTHEW'S. S,.......... 10 90
CHAS. a. BREATH, IN On
LELAND J. HENDERSON,. .. bm
JOSEPH CoMBEL, ................. 90
GULF COAST ICE q MFG. CO., 10 90
'oHN oSolNACH,."...". 5 90
" 0ANuh''' '''''.''..'.'.'.... 90
GEORGE MULLER. ER,........... son
DUPRE's Livery Stable & Lumber Yard 1so
CASH, ..,........,..........,.,.. IN M
'''''''''''''''''''''.' ''......"... s 90 90
The Echo solcIts further subscriptions,
acknowledgements of which will be made
IN these columns from week to week.
The Echo's subscription list for the
purchase of Dire engine has been off.
cialIY endorsed by the /. II. II. 81. Fire
Co., No, l. of Bay st. Louis.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

A tramp in New Jersey broke
Into q house the other day and
took a bath. When arrested he
to be insane.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22
Or. w. B. ROHMER,
GastOn G. Gardebled,
BAY ST. LOUIS. MISS
CONTRACTOR & BUILDER

Contracts taken for small and large Jobs Estl-
mates made free, and plans and designs cheer
fully furnished. A liberal share OF patronage
solicited. Orders left at Gardebled's Drug Store
Will receive prompt attention. Residence on
Carroll avenue
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22

Miss Florence Newman, who has been n
great sufferer from muscular rheumatism.
says Chambcrlmn's Pain Balm is the only
remedy that affords her relief. Miss New
man is u inuch respected resident of the
village of Gray, N. Y, aud makes this
statement for the benefit of others STINT
lariy afflicted This Iinimeut is for sale
by all druggists.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-14
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IA, 1901.
MRS. MARY SUSAN MANTLE.

No truer heart ever ceased to beat;
no purer soul ever winged its flight
from earthly tenement; no sWerter life
ever closed than that of Mrs. Mantle,
the venerable mother of ex-senator
Mantle, who breathed her last this
morning.
She had reached the great age of IS
years. and was in the full possession
of all her faculties almost to The last
moment For % years she had resided
in Butte With her son. enjoying wide
acquaintance, and was beloved by all
who knew her. A woman Of strons
intellect and remarkable mental Nigor,
She ca-ptivated all who came into con-
tact With her. OF rugged moral fibre,
possessing strong convictions upon al
most every essential phase Of life's
duties. she was impartial and emphatic
in her condemnation of all wrong
d ,in.. In her rule of life there was no
variableness and no turning. She de-
sired simply to do the right always,
and the golden rule embraced her
dogma and creed. Her mind was a
very storehouse of knowledge. filled
with the facts of history and the les
sons of experience, so that to sit and
listen to her was a pleasure and enter
tainment that ever scholars enjoyed.
In her home life and surroundings.
AIRS. Mantle was unseltish. devoted and
tender, never content or wholly happyj
unless doing something for the comfort
or happiness of others. Her whole life
WAS a noble and useful one. flied With
all love, sweetness and purity; With all
the tenderness and self sacrificing de-
yotion of a true woman and a patient,
lowing mother.
If angels wait to bear aloft the souls
of those who have lived pure and UNI
selfish lives, then has the liberated
spirit of this noble woman been re-
ceived With anthems of rejoicing, ant
the gates of heaven been thrown opel
wide to receive and wlcome one Of God
best beloved
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-14
THE CONSPIRACY OF &c."

This begins to look like confession
Year for the democratic leaders. Grover
Cleveland started the ball rolling and
I there has been a rush of the heavy
weights to tell how it happened ever
I Since. The latest is Mr. Perry Belmont,
1 who, in the North American Review.
! gives the following account of the cap
Iture of the democracy by Mr.. Bryan at
4 the Chicago conventions:
Their platform and candidate pro.
Lclaimed theories which were once repub-
lican, We're then defended by. populists
but were always undemocratic. The
Rusurpation Of the democratic name and
Organization accomplished at Chicago in
1896 was as furtive as it was sudden il
execution. 1t took the democracy un.
{awares. 1t was not Openly proposed ant
fairly presented" in the several states. az
Mr.. Bryan has recently said a part,
revolution should be.
The alteration from the immutabl,
principles of the American democrac,
did not proceed from within, or from
those whom ex-President Cleveland ha.
recently described as 1.-THE rank and file.
1t was the result Of an intrigue betwee,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-14
OUR OBLIGATIONS IN CUBA.

THAT is necessary is to fulfil each in the
Hight of the other. Under the strict let
tier of the Teller resolution, according
Ito one Interpretation that may be put
upon it we had no business to remain in
Cuba single hour after the end OF the
WAR. The moment "pacification' was
effected we should have scuttled, leaving
the hapless people to form their cOnsti-
tuition and establish their government as
best they could; and if the island had
FALLEN into anarchy we should have gone
by on the other side" Under the strict
letter of the other pledge we might take
permanent possession of the island and
set up government of our own with
out regard to the wishes of the people.
No right minded man. however, seriously
proposes to take either of these extreme
courses. The most ardent champions of
the Teller resolution have acquiesced in
and approved what some would call the
violation of it which it might be argued
that we have committed by staying in
Cuba until the people can form their own
constitution and set up their own gov
ernment.
Each of the pledges is to be kept and
fulfilled; but, as we have said, each is to
be regarded in the light of the other.
We are, in accordance with the one, to
secure in Cuba the establishment of a
stable government, capable of observing
its international obligations; but, in ac-
cOrdance with the other, there must be
a government of the island, by the
Cubans, and for the Cubans Again, we
are, in accordance with the Teller resolu-
ton. to leave the island to self govern
ment; but, according to the other obliga-
tion. that is to be done only when we
have secured there the establishment Of
a government able ito maintain order and
to discharge Alright its duties toward all
the world. 1t is not by doing one thing
to the very letter and neglecting all else
that duty is to be fulfilled. but rather
by equally discharging all valid obliga-
tions, in the spirit Of them all.-New
York Tribune