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The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1902-01-25
CHINESE EXCLUSION.
Strong Opposition to LesIsIntion
of Perpetual Eject.

of Perpetual Eject.
Washington, Jan. 20.--The opening OF n
vigorous campaign against the enactment
Of the extreme Legislation for the chi.
nese exclusion proposed by the Pacific
coast delegation In Congress will take
place tomorrow before the Senate immi.
grafton committee, whan Representatives
OF the Boston Chamber of Commerce. the
American Aslatlc Association, the cotto,.
mill owners OF New England and tbe
South and OF firms engaged In the CHM
trade win be heard In opposition TO the
Mitchell bill.
This movement Is not against the ex.
clusion Of Chinese, but against excluding
them forever, on the ground that aucb
action will induce retailatDry measures
|Mrafnst the sfapidiy gfosvIne trasie OF thr
United States! The limit of the existing
exclusion law expires next January, ana
the treaty on which It Is bnsed will expire
two years therea fter. The representa-.
tlyes Of the trade with China will, there.
fore, urge the extension Of the exclusion
laws for two years, to correspond with
the treaty. An intimntlon that any ac-
tion looking to permanent exclusion Of
Chinese subjects will not be pleasing to
by the State Department.
The delegation to be heard tomorrow
will include President sllas d. Webb Of
the China and Japan Trading Company
of New York, John Foard and Cornelius
N. Bliss Of the American AsIatlc Assocla-
tlon, Charles s. Hamlin, formerly Assist
nnt Secretary of the Treasury, represent
Ing the Boston Chamber Of Commerce
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1902-01-25
TnRnn pIsAsTRous FIRES.
Half Million Dollars Damage
Done In Columbus.

Columbus, o., Jan. 22.-There wero
three diastrous fires In Columbus Tues.
day night, the aggregate loss OF which
viii reach half n million dollars. The
first WAS In the building on East Spring
street. occupied by the Samuel Stevens
Wholesale grocery; John Hayes & Co.
wholesale leather dealers; Zinn 4 ind.
klns Company, wholesale hats. ana IA
u. Robbins dealer In hats. The build.
Ing was fiye-story brick, and was com.
pctely destroyed. together with the en-
tire stocks of the various firms men.
TONED, The total loss Is estimated at
Slb1,3U k -
The second iire broke out during thu
progress or the first. and was In the wall
paper. store of August Ruetty, No. issl
Fast Main street. and the tobacco store
oL ,harles y. smith, ls7 East Main
street A total loss OF $500 was sus-
Even before the Spring street gre was
thoroughly eNtlngulshed FIRE broke out
In the fonr.story building occupied nv
Dunn, TAFT A Co.'S dry goods store. The
neavy nres walls prevented i spread of
the coniiogration, but the buildings con
loss OF about S2os,O0O. The property
was insured for Se6,OOO,
During the fire on Spring street the
west wnil fell Into Pearl alley. catching
metnhera Of engine oorps No, T. Perry
Cappeli had his right leg broken and was
badly bruised; Charles Young, broken
ankle and numerous bruises; Capt, Far
rell and Driver Frank Blddle were alao
severely bruised by the falling debris
but were able to 20 TO their hoInes. The
other two men are resting comforfah hIv
at the Protestant Hospital.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1902-01-25
HLL VUEET MT FNNHWN'
Revolutionary Fleet Retires After
the Hattie On the HnrbOr.

Panama, Colombil, Jan. 21.-All Il
quiet here to-day. "Gen. Herrera, the
revolutionary leader. informed Capt
Meade Of the United States cruiser Phil
adelphia that he came here to prevent Il ,
Colombian government from ualng the
steamer Lautero against the Liberals
| He had accomplished this, and therefore
| for q closer relationship between then
and the Federal government.
The revointionists had seventeen
wounded In yesterdays engagement
the number killed cannot be precisely
| aBcertaineu. .tI
Of the government forces lve men were
| killed and -four wounded,
r1e exchange OF PRISONERS was responsi
| bic for yesterdays disaster to the govern
ment. IRON the former the revolution
| lists heard or the plaus OF the government
| The Lautcro's circulating pump was Oui
Of order and sbe had no steam up wner
F., she was attacked by the Padllla! Tho
| Padllla, which was recently painted "
as TO deceive the government officers NJ
| to her IDENTITY, advanced lnrecognlzed "a
| a spot about 800 metres from the LauterO
/ She then began firing at the bautero
| The position Of the latter prevented hei
| from using her two guns mounted Tor
\ ward, but she returned the Pldilll's nrt
with her small after guns. Her gunner
| however was the frst man killed, The
| foreign crew pI Lhe ihuteIp Tshuhgu y
| obey orders Gen. Aiban who displayed
great courage, was shot on the steamers
| deck.
| Gen. Garcia. veteran officer. has been
| appointed military commander or the dis
1 trfct IN succession to Gen. Alban. SenpI
| Aronja is the Civil Gofernor, % tt
| IL Is believed the revolutionary war
ships were damaged.
The capture of Panama by the reyoln
| tlonists Is considered impossible, Owinl
to the number of government troops mere
| The revolutlonlsts are reported to pc q
Los Llanos, eight miles from Panaf ma,
| Passengers who arrived here on the trail
leaving Colon this morning report haylnl
met q number Of reyolullonistS At Cor
dona Station. A spy sent by the re
yolutlonary General Porreras was cap
tured here yesterday. Papers were foun'
upon him which compromise certain I'm
pdrtant Liberals.
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IsECrpRocrX wsDEsrGSaT,oN op
ADvocAe or PRESENT
Nv. IFF.
@

"To Refuse Conct, ons Now" Says
the President of the New Eng
land tobacco Growers' Associn-
tion, "Means Annexation and
Free Trade. as Result Of Be-
ing "Dlinded by Madness OF
Greed,
New York, Jan. 20.--A Post spcctal
from New Haven says:
interviews with Senators and Repre.
sentatiyes OF this State on the subject of
lower tobacco duties Indicate that Sen.
ator fiatt fnyors making some conccs.
sions and lowering somewhat the Dineley
rates. Representative Russell Is nonconi.
INITIAL. hut Is likely to 20 with the pro.
tectionists. The other three Representa.
tives. except. possibly Mr.. Hull. and SEN
ator Hewley, are expected to fall In with
the tobacco growers OF the State and re.
slst any reductions.
L, The committee appointed by the New
England Tobacco Growars' Association
has begun to circulate among the tobacco
growers OF this, state petition against
nny change Df the Dlngley duties The
stress of the petition ID laid on the
alleged fact that Cuban shade.krown TO.
hncco VIII compete with the shade-grown
sumatrn product OF Connecticut.
/ president II. 5. Frye of the New Eng.
mnd Tobacco Growers Association has
lust written 0 severe letter, crjticlsing
the action Of that body In upholding the
Dingley tobacco duties In the letter he
speaks OF the national honor as "inyolyed
In doing Justice to Cuba,'' aud says that
TO refuse the concessions now means an.
nexation ana free trade thereafter"
He continues:
THE growers at the convention OF the
18th said No, we will make no eonces-
sions. We will stultify the nations
honor. We will repudiate the position
held by the association for a dozen years.
and that once saved the New England
leaf interests from the ruin that would
have resulted In uniform 30 cents duty
In the Wilson bill. We will refuse to
listen to reason and common sense, that
our ruin may come all the sooner ana be
the more effectual and complete, BY
virtue OF our pig-headed obstinacy we
viii refuse to make slight concession,
averaging only 4 1-2 cents per pound on
average Imports of Havana lenf, that
would restore prosperity to the leaf inter.
ests Of Cuba and perpetuate the wrapper
rate on Sumatra in the general tariff,
with full knowledge that we shall lose
that In the next reylelon OF the same.
We VIII scorn the advice and trample In
mud the Judgment even OF the wlsest
statesmen Ia our national legislature. for
we are so blinded by the madness OF
greed that reason and common sense are
no longer part and parcel Of our being :"
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1902-01-25
MODERN DIPLOMACY.
u. Cambon Addresses the New
York State Isnr Association.

Albany, N. Y. Jan. 2i.-The feature Of the
f&enty-nfth annual meeting Of the New York
state Bar Association was the gathering In as.
ssmbiy chamber this evening OF distinguished
audience to greet the French ambassador. N.
Jales Cambon, and the Hon. James NJ. Beck.
assistant Attorney General OF the United
States. ~
4 Nj Cambon, had chosen most interesting
subject, tho Relations OF Diplomacy to the
Developmatf OF international Law, Public and
Pslvate" He opened bis address by telling
his idea Of the function OF diplomacy. After
having that the rule Of diplomacy is to under
atsnd' tho divergence Of private laws and to
seek Ia reconcile them, he polluted out that
FraneeF In 1850 concluded with Sardinia q
.trpafv which allowed the execution In France
of Judgments properly rendered Ia Sardinia.
aud In this connection he chilled attention 10
Inc fact that individual righta OF the States
piicate the task Of the government, at Wash
ington IN its relations with foreign powers, II
aeems, BE- said, that since the Stateh can have
no individual intercourse With foreign powen,
tA6 FfUsfaI eDsasinstsst. Which aloisp fossaasas
the right TO negotiate on their behalf, should
no empowered 70 see the complete execution
az the agreeineuts which Il has made.
iWhile much still remains 20 be done.r said
tie ambassador, leach day secs the nations
trow more considerato OF one another In their
mutual Intercourse. II Is a notable fact he
estd ..that after the recent happenings In
China France returned TO the Chinese govern
menf the works Of art which had been shipped
stored TO China q sum OF $3I6,000, which had
been seized In Tien Tsln, Such generous pro-
ocedings would have greatly astonished our an
cietbfs."
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RECIPROCITY CONVENTION,
Large Attendance of Delegates ai
- The Meeting In TOneka.

Large Attendance of Delegates al
the Meeting in Topeka.
Topeka, Kas., Jan, 22-The Reciprocity
Convention, called at the suggestion OF
| Gov. Stanley after conference with
representatives Of the leading BUSINESS
and Industrial interests Of the State, held
It's initial session In Representative Hal
this afternoon. Over hundred dele
gates are In attendance. Among the
well-known men to take part In the dis
cussl0n is exIGov. Thomas Crittenden oi
Missouri. The convention was called foi
the purpose of starting a movement tC
bring about reciprocal treaties with Mex
leo and other Latin American countries
The idea Is to organize a national asso
clntlon aud work up sentiment by sending
out literature. Gov. Stanley made the
opening address, and was responded to by
james A. Tr0utman of Topeka. Among
the subjects discussed at to-day's meet
ing were:
, Secure Reciprocal Treatiesil' A. .. Hu
aGrnin Farm Products and Reelproc
ityl James Butler,s Topeka, Kas.
Flour III the Export Trade" G. u
Hoffman, Enterprise, Kas.
"Our Transportation Facilities" Q. w
"onr Purely Bred Animals for Ex
portatlon,n NJ. NJ. Sherman, Genesee
| Kns.
'iNationaI School of Commerce" Prof
William j. Burdiok, Lawrence, Kas.
.Opr Consular Service,tifT. J. Critten
den. KANSAS City, Mo.
I'permanent Exposition In Mexico
| Theodore w. Holmes, st. Louis.
'Reciprocity," Congressman Chester l
Long, Kansas.
| llesolutions we're adopted asking Con
| gross 10 provide reciprocal relations witt
| Cuba. The headquarters Of the leagu'
| will be In Topeka and the purpose Of ~
| organization will be to aid In establishing
better trade relations with Mexico, Cub
| and other countries. such as the Interest,"
| OF the West should demand.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1902-01-25
CUBAN POSTAL. FRAUDS.
Neciy Testifies, Denying Many q
the Charges Made.

Neciy Testines, Denying Many OF
the Charges Made.
Havana, Jan. '20.--The examination by
the eoScrnment of G. II. W. Neely, ex.direc.
tor sA* pnnnce OF the Cuban postoiiice
ip tho trial Of the charges growing out
OF the pbstofilce frauds will be concluded
before the burning OF the stamps. and
saih that kathbone was willing 10 10 In
,he deal Nicely denied saying this u
Nicely said he had 100000 IN his nos.
session. when he was arrested In New
york; that this money was not part of the
postal fnnds, but was given to him upon
hts arrival at New York
IN answer to the governments claim
that the reports from Mntanzas, Glen
fneg0s and Santiago postofiiccs showed
tnnt more money mad been collected from
the snin OF postage stamps there than
Nicely Ind .debited them stamps on the
books, Nicely explained that Postal In
spectOr MI. c. Fosnes on his trlp through
tne island IN 1900 sold stamps 10 the post
mantersi that the pOstmnstcrs sold stamps
10 each. other, ana that IL was inposisbie
under these conditions TO make the books
tally.
Reeves confronted Ncely with his state
inent that he had told hlm tnat he
tNeely) hnd seen itathbone the sunday
tomorrow, when the government Will
put witnesses on the stand to corroborate
the acchsntlons. At to.day's session the
fiscal asked Neely II he remembered writ.
ing G. NJ. Rich. his first assistant, In Novem-
Der, 1904, asking him to come to Havana
where there was n good opening and
where, Ne. Nicely, was making over $50
n day Nicely said he did not remember
writfrE 3hls letter.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1902-01-25
MICHIGAN BEET SUGAR.


tME tMMUbhfys
saginaw, Jan. 20.-Several beet sugar
u scforfes that were Ia contemplation In
~ state have been abandoned on ac
[snnf Of the present agitation with re-
soect 10 the duty on Cuban sugar. This
s6fails a loss to the farmers Of upward
"A million dollars for their Deets the
-,,rninn year. Four years ago not
.s.,lhd Of sugar was made In Michigan.
F'here yin be made this year from 90 600
i, 7006g TONS. II the present duty Is
malutafiied,. this will.be Increased to such
~ extent tfsat within ave years Miehi-
I'm VIII produce more sugar than its
aaopie ran consume, and In ten years
s,aua now there viii be produced in the
S,rs|fed States nearly all the sugar CEN
Iau.ed in this country. Watts s. Hum
aorey. state statistician, said today:
m the principle Of protection Is a
,arrrct one, and ~ for the purpose OF
s5nasizine the 1abor conditions between
jnIs and foreign eountfles employing
4,eaper labor. and 20 that tlie American
i.bofpr may not be degraded, ma TINT
shrouai, the tariff America wifi be en-,
s:,lcd 10 produce articles witch 1t con
sanea. that can be suceeesfuliy Produced
,,;re. then we say that tiss beet sugar
i,adastry certahity shodid receive profees
s,cn. ii has been demonstrated cenciu,
si,e,y fIsaf beet sugar can be produced In
,Ameriaa and thatsit can be successfully
pFodueeu. provided the labor conditions
"a cuba ARE equalized with the Amerfean!
ishor conditions through the present pro.
tectise tariff.
aAny reduction In the dhty on sugar
canning from Cuha win necesstate a re-
aucfion IN tho prices paid by the factory
20 the farmer for beets. This necessi
tafes reduction in the price paid to
ihe laborer In the production OF the
bccts. We know perfectly well that Il
would be impossible TO make reduction
Ia the price paid to the farmer and then
induce them TO raise beets under present
conditions with the tariff continued,
ihore win be improved machinery and
improved methods oil producing the beets,
not only In their culture, but In harvest
ing them, and that American ingenuity
can invent ways and machinery for sue
cessfuily cultlvatlng, harvesting and de-
Iyering, so that In time we may be en-.
ableti to produce the beets cheaper than
they are at present raised, and we be-
,leye that with the sugar industry firmly
established In America through tariff pro
lection the method OF converting the
beets Into sugar will be improved, so
they will be chenpened, and In time the
Americans can produce both beet and
cane sugar In competition with the whole
world"
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1902-01-25
LExINGToN.
Preparing for the Municipal EIec-


Lexington, Jan. 22.rhe Young Mems
Business League will hold meeting
Thursday night at the courthouse. The
purpose of the meeting, us stated to a
Times Democrat representative. Is to
formulate plans to put out ticket for
the forthcoming municipal election, which
occurs In April. 1t liz not thought
ticket will be named at this meeting, but
IN the near future one Is sure to be put
out. They have decided TO run Hon. n.
y. Hooker, Jr., for mayor. X. III. Douthat,
IL. 4, Watson w. r. Tackett, y, Nj:
Smith, ]. S Eggleston, w. o. Barrett and
W. |. Plckens are mentioned as probable
candidates for aldermen. This organiza.
ton has the progress Of the town at
heart. They favor electric lights, water
works and other progressive Improve
mente. which towns smaller than bexing-
ton have. The meeting promises TO De
very enthusiastic.
hob Smith lectlired Mt the college
chapel Monday night under the auspices
~ The Baptist Church. Owing to the
heavy rain that fell about dark the crowd
was not up to the standard. Those pres
cnt were we'll entertained.
Prof W. u. Johnston, president OF the
Lexington Training School, says the
school Ia in a more fourishing condition
than It has been since he took charge OF
NJ The enrolment Is larger than ever
before. The faculty selected by Prof.
IOhnston liz an unusually strong one. Lex
iugton Training School ranks among the
hest In the State.
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pAN-AMEnIcAN ooNFERENcE.
Gen. Reyes Says Arbitration Action
Brands II with Success.

brands IL Win success.
Laredo, Tex, Jan. PA Monterey spe-
eial says:
Gen. Reyes, Minister of War Of the
republic OF Mexico and Constitutional
Governor OF the state of Neuvo Leon,
has arrived In this city from the city
Of Mexico. He was accompanied by his
son, Attorney Rodolfo Reyes, and an
escort of twenty-five cavalrymen,
Gov. Reyes visit to tgis city Is presum-
ably in connection with arrangements for
the entertainment Of the an-American
delegates "'-rt
til the arrlvai OF the Pan American dele
gates. However,, this Is not certain
Speaking Of the Pan american Con
gress. Gen. Reyes said;
aMexico .flyorei arbitration from the
start. IL nothing else has been accom-
plished by the Pan-Americap Congress,
this Endorsement win brand it as a great
success. J'he progress Of au nations at
the present day demand that there should
he some satisfactory way fer arbitration.
War means disaster TO commerce and to
trade relations, ann arbitration repre-
sents the way to prevent gpeh disaster
by making war d remote possfljillty."'
In commenting on the present relations
between Mexico and the United States.
Gen. Reyes remarked that PRESIDENT
Roosevelt occupied a high place IN the
esteem Of President Diaf,
'sWe know him to be a man Of great
character and great iustIee,'I Said he,
'and Mexico indorseA and apprariates the
stand be has. taken on toe questipn ai fhe
Monroe doctrine,
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DeatI, OF. sIrn. Jane O,Brien.

Morgan City, La, Jan. 22.-Mrs. Jane
o'Brien, relict OF Andrew o'Brlen Of this
parish. died at the home of her son. Borne
o'Brion of wyandotte plantation, near this
city. al 4;30 a. N. the 21st instant, and was
hurled In the family. cemetery, In Berwick.
Rev DR. AtehisDn Of the Presbyterian Church.
assisted by Reg, Miller OF Patterson, ofaeiat.
ing. Mrs O'Isffeu was eighty7two years ten
months aud thirteen days old. She was born
In Waterbury, Mass, and came TO Louisiana
in 1880. She was the youngest OF family Of
twelve, and so far as your correspondent can
Learn died at younger age than any OF
her brothers or sisters. Mrs. 0'Brien leaves
two sons and daughter all Of whom are
married and living in this vicinity.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1902-01-25
DEMOCRATIC 6oNcREssaEN.

Committee Decides That House
Caucus Has No Power 10 Make
Platform Declarations
Washington, Jan. 21.-The committee
cf twelve appointed by direction of the
caucus Of the House Democrats to con
slider number Of resolutions outlining
the policy to be pursued by the minority
during the present Congress have agreed
by vote OF ii TO l to recommend 70
meets on Friday the adoption OF q reso.
tuition declaring It 70 he the sense Of the
Democrats OF the House that the cancus
y not for the purpose Of making platform
declarations, and has no power 70 ada
70 or subtract from the national platform
already adopted. Mr.. Henry of Texas
will offer as substitute d resolution
for the reaftirmation OF the Kansas City
platform.
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cor. nIETcALrE HEARD.
ofiicer Accused or fxilling ,Prisofl-
1erH Appears Before the SENATE


Washington. Jan. 21.--The subcommit-
sce Of the Senate committee on pensions
which was appointed to Investigate the
charges against Col. W. s. Metcalfe, who
fas been appointed pension agent at
Iepe'ta, Kan. today heard Col Metealfe
u mis- own behalf, and also received af-
f5ayts from soldiers who were members
rf aIetcalfe's command at the time the
'ceurrences. With the responsibility for
Wlleh he Is charged. took place.
ne cnarge is that Mt the battle OF
Ns'oocnn. IN the Philippine Islands. Met
'alie Deliberately killed two Filipino pris-
.aefs Col. Metcaife denied. the charge
snu produced afildavlts from members OF
,s company supporting his contention
lAt tne Filipinos had been killed by sol.
pafge
Records Of the war Department also
We produced to show that. after two
"s,estlgations Mn, of this charge, Metcalfe
~ suheonmittee did not pass upon the
Nnafgcs at the meeting to-day.
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SOUTHERN rACIEIo,
Millions To he spent I'm Improving
tho Road before Considering
ntyidend Payments.

New York IAN. 22.--leading local officials
OF the Southern Pacific Railroad said to-day
that there was Nothing significant In tue ii.
tempt Of small minority intefcst to f0tce
the management representing the Union Pacific
to pay dividends. 1t is the fixed policy Oh Mt.
Hartman and his associates to sepnd o grelt
many million dollars in properly equipplng tho
Southern Pacific and making It physically ht
to handle the increase VI business expecred ant
nually before committing the company 10 diyi-
dend payments. y !
Union Pacific directors admitted to-day that
they had heard Of agitation on the part Oi
Southern Pacifc stockholders for payments of
dividends. They said, however, thaf they did
not think much would come OF II, even though
legal proceedings are instituted. M
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WHITE HOUSE PRESCRIPTIONS.
Enortss Being Made 10 Limit tn
Attendance 40 Invited Gucnta

Attendance 20 Invited Guests.
washington, Jan. 21.-Notice was given
AZ the White House to-day that no more
requests for invitations for the army and
navy reception on Thursday evening
would be needed, as the number for
which accommodations could be made il
already too great. On account Of people
holding or transferring the small white
cnrd which accompanied the Invitation
for presentation at the door on former
occasions, thus making mixed multitude
OF what was supposed to be the most dig
nihed reception given by the President,
dates were put upon the spall cards TO be
used for the two following receptions,
and other precautions Wal be taken to
prevent such a breach Of etiquette on
the part OF the public us occurred npon
that occasion. If the plaps for Thursday
night DO not conform TO tho comfort Of
the Invited guests, the device OF having
those Invited bring the insltatIon bearing
their name will be rcsorted to for the
functions to follow.