The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1902-01-25

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TO investigate the quarantine regulations Of
this port. and also TO ascertain Just how much
authority Dr.. Joseph Y. Porter hns over tbs
harbor. The committee win call upon thu
| Chamber Of Commerce and nsk that com
inittee be appointed from that body for sim
liar purposes. These committees WIN Hnd out
why At the port of Pensacola quarantine reg
ulationa are more strictly kept than any othe,
port ON tho Cuff
Mrs. Catherine 70. Bell has filed suit against
the Southern BELL Telephone and Telegraph
Company In the sun Of $4,000. The plaintin
holds the telephone company responsible foI
the death Of her husband. which was enused
by defective wiring OF one OF tho telephones
Mr. Bell was struck by lightning ia the store
| Of I'd Williams, where he was employed and
| rendered unconscious. fIe remained ia this
condition until his death. Tho charges In th,
suit are by the neglect Of the telephone com
pany In not having the wires properly ground
cd the husband Of the plaintlf came to his
death. Mrs. Bell has -four small children.
The Mayor bias not yet approved Of the or.
dluanec recently passed by the City Council
granting to the Louisville and Nashville Rail
road water front rights aii4 privileges. Ia
regard 10 the central wharf property. The
matter IL now under the adyisemeDt Of the
Mayor. and be Is undecided upon the course q
take In the matter, The or,linnncc grants q
the Louisville and Nashville RaIlroad right,
70 the water front property, and the use o.
ssf n CT Y Rpe Nh lbiFs q eeR; s
| $3.50 for the rights, and the city taxes de-
sired from this property VIII amount to neat
Improve the cental wharf and buiid thereof
an expensive warehouse. The location ol
this wharf is such that only one railroad
can use II. The rights TO the property are
in the hands OF the city, which has the right
10 buy the wharf. A great deHl Of money
would be necessary to improve e. and Il e
road company would bring more than the
wharfage. tH
Thc question now being considered by the
rights Of property belonging TO the people
granted TIE Louisville and Nashville Iialiroad
property. and work will be comnlsnced al
once op the wharf. ~iH
white employee df the Electric Light Con.
pany narrowly escaped eicctr0cution In fe*
days ago. The man, whose name is Dan Lark,
was on the wires Of the ,Olubba bnildins
wires. He was knocked from the, post, fallibg
onto the roof OF the awning He recovered
consciousness, sustaining no serious inJuriesl
Miss Susie Pollock Of Pensacola was mar.
ried to iChas. I. Meucbam at the residence
OF her uncie. DIR. John A. Pollock, at Kin.
UKs r..
Mrs. Meachan viii take an exteDdcd bridal
tour. making Pensacola their objective poibt.
Messrs, A, aud NJ. Vanish Of Tampa are In
the city for the purpose OF locating a cigar
manufactury II suitable building can gbe
obtained they will remove the business from
Tampa to this place, u, y
The collier osceola, which has been on the
floating dock ut the navy yard was launched
Yesterday. The vessel was thoroughly gre.
paired. iA
State Auditor W. V. Knott has arrived In
some OF TN Escabmia county fofftials. tMr.
Knott viii mnke a thorough examination OF
the books and VIII be In Pensacola Bomc time.
charges recently made by soma oi the ccuniy
commissioners against the EAchinba county
officials viii be either confirmed or denied
the Governor, by the county commissioners
and upon It's receipt Auditor Knott was sent
to Pensacola to look into the matter.
At meeting Of the Young MEMS BUSINESS
Bount addressed the league. His subject
garding the steOmship Atlantian. Mr. Bloant
reviewed the ease II detall, and from the
tclesrams read 4 n 70 say the least, pc
tained, as ecrtain kilograms which passed
between Surgeon Gen. Wymhn and DIR. Porter
could not be produced. However, the tele
grams ftha pear out AL thAt mas been sait
here regarding the action Of Dr. Porter. A
letter from Ament ". ]. Sanders OF the Ley
land Llne was read which stated the losi
| the ship had sustained at this port Mr.
Sanders said in part: II cannot help feeiin,
that your quarantine officers are either Wit
| tingly or upwittingly responsible for this un
| fortunate experience as I am sure that ~
such laws nre enforced nt any other port II
the United Statea.r All teirgrama pnssfns
between parties connected with the quarantine
department VIII be requested. and Surgeon
| Gen Wyman will be asked to make an in
yestigation.
Officers to serve during the ensuing yea
We're elected last night at a meeting Of tn,
| Osco0la Club. President A. NJ Avery frs
| vice president Senator 3. II. Mallory; secont
| vice president. ]. NJ. Muldon; Board OF Gov
| ernors--F. n. Hagerman. W. X. Hyer, Jrs
and j. NJ. Roberts; secretary and treasurer
| A. A. Brooks.