The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1902-03-29

'N" PhoifoititiS tliC liob VI DOIl tuN
ltielinquents as required by the
Saawright bill, and IL seems that
the usual number Of persons
have failed to qualify for suffrage
and also neglected their obligation
ito the common school fund. In
some counties from so to So per
cent. of the persons assessed fail.
ed to make paymonts dn many
counties the lists viii not be pub.
lisbed owing to the small COM
ters.
The location Of Private John
Aliens famous fish hatchery in
the vicinity of Tupelo viii be de-
cided upon this week by Commits
sionef Bowers, who is now in Tu-
pelo for that purpose. It is in-
tended to have the hatchery in
operation during the autumn, and
bass aud white perch will proba-
bly, be the two varieties propagat.
ed, as they are best suited to the
Mississippi waters. Hundreds of
suggestions are pouring in on
Private Allen as to the varieties
he ought to cultivate, and how
his new hobby should be managed,
ana many of the writer's seem to
think that the hatchery will be
Aliens private property.
Nearly o dozen cotton factories
have been built in Mississippi dur
ing the past year or so, and all
seem to be doing a fourishing bu-
siness, judging from the number
have recently decided to double
their capacity and make extensive
improvements. Many of the mills
are running night and day and
cannot fill all the orders offered
Shipment to the orient are quite
frequent, and ip the years to come
it is believed that the bulk Of the
manufactured product in this sec
ton will go in that direction.
The past week has been one of
unusual activity in industrial cir
cles in Mississippi. Many new
mercantile and lumber manufac-
ed and other manufacturing entes-
prises of more or less note are re-
ported by the score. OF especial
in this listare a cloth
ing factory at Tupelo with u capi-
tai stock of $4,000, a fertilizer
factory Mt Centerville with o oapi-
tai of 100000 q cotton oil mill
at Itta Bena with a $50, 900 capital
and hydraulic compress and ice
and fertilizer plant at Crystal
Springs.
ella Hart, a 16-year-old negro
girl in Pike county, didn't know
the gun was loaded and as re-
suit Milas Magee, her sweetheart,
is corpse, and the girl is heart
broken, She was arrested after
the killing and placed undera $500
bond. The girl crept up behind
her lover, put the pistol behind
the right ear and pulled the trig-
ger. The weapon happened to
contain one cartridge which she
thought had been removed and
one side of the negro's head was
blown off.
In quite number of Mississip-
pl counties petitions have been
circulated asking circuit Judges to
issue orders pretermittlng circuit
court terms so as to allow the
farmers uninterrupted activity in
planting the seasons crop. In a
number of instances the petitions
will be granted.
Mr.. Dunbar Rowland, the re-
Gently elected director Of the Mis-
sissippi department of achives
and history, has assumed charge
of his office. The department is
located in the new clerks room
on the second floor of the old
State house, where temporary
quarters will be occupied until
the new State house is in readi-
ness. The manuscripts of the
Mississippi Historical Society will
be Immediately removed from the
State University, and Mr.. Row
land will at once commence q
careful examination Of the old
manuscripts in the old state house
to determine what is OF historical
value. The Claiborn papers can
not be removed from the uniyer.
sity until authority is given by an
act of the legislature. Mr., Row.
land also intends to compile 9
complete catalogue of historical
papers which will be placed in his
possession.
A large number Of applications
have been filed with the State su.
perintendent Of education for the
location of summer normals to bt
held in Mississippi during tht
months of July and August, and
the competition between the
various towns promises to be more
lively than ever before, In each
instance Superintendent Whitfield
requests the citizens interested tx
make specific propositions stating
what financial assistance will b.
rendered.
| Heavy rain over the State thi.
! week caused much damage.