The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1902-05-24
WASHINGTON
. LETTER
interesting Items From the Cap.
ital of the Nation.
OIL EXPERIMENTS
ceaImette Incident Causes the
President Much Uneasiness...
Southern Postal Matters.

/ Washington, ID. C.--The twelfth
end fifteenth companies of coast artil-
iery have been transferred from Fort
plark, Tex. to Fort. II. @. Wright,
View York, and Fort Turnbull, Conn.
/ respectively.
k9eu. penrson, the Boer envoy, was
q caller upon Congressman Broussard.
The purpose OF his visit, II Is Under
aood, was to consult with the Louis
lana congressman as to the best meth
cd to be pursued In again bringing
the alleged violation Of neutrality
laws at Ohalmette to the attention OF
the president. Congressman Brous-
sAfd left the oity Immediately after
the interview TO witness q test Of
the disappearing gun carriage, and
could not be soen. II Is understood,
however that he told Gen. Pearson
that he was powerless to advise In
the matter. Secretary Hay will prob
ably issue q brief note during the
course OF the week to the effect that
the neutrality laws have not been
violated at Chalmette, and the ad-
ministratlon Ia hopeful that this will
end the matter. The Chnlmette inoi-
dent is causing the. president no little
upeasineBs, and the action of tho
Louisiana General Assembly In in
dorsiug Gov. Heard has increased this
feeling Secretary Hays note will
only be signal for an attack ON tho
administration course, and 1t Is uu-
derstood that Mr. Broussard has been
selected by the Democrats to make
the first speech. Tits will largely be
devoted to sustaining the position OF
Gov. Heard as opposed to the national
administration.
Gen. Meyer IL In receipt Of tele.
grams from Mayor CapdeviIle and the
president Of tho Cotton Exchange and
Progressive Union asking him to use
his influence to prevent the training
ship Hartford, now in Now Orleans,
being sent to Galveston. The general
lost no timo In calling ut tho navy
department and placing the matter
before Secretary Moody. He was told
that u would be impossible TO pre-.
vent the departure OF the Hartford,
as the Texas delegation had been
promised some months ago that she
would bo sent TO Galveston to partici-
pate In the festivities that are TO be
held In celebration OF the rejuvena-
tion Of that oity. Secretary Moody,
however, dictated a special order d.
rectinR that tho Hartford return to
New Orleans as soon as her visit TO
Galveston is completed. Sho will
probably leave for the Texas CITY on
Monday morning.
Representative Cooper had an
amendment inserted into the naval
appropriations bill setting aside $40,
600 for the purpose Of carrying on ex-
perimenta, under the board Of engi- |
noers with fuel oil. This amendment
II will be recalled was advocated bs
Admiral Melville and the secretary
Of the navy.
The salary Of tho postmaster at
Greenwood, Miss, has boon raised
from OIL, 800 to 81, 900 per annum.
Large numbers of seventeen year
loousts have made their appearance in
this city, ard reports of similar visi-
tation have reached the department Of
agriculture from Altoon, Pa, and
Nashville, Tenn. According to the
charts Maryland and Indiana, with
the adjoining counties OF their neigh
Dor states, are to be most affected by
the pests. Nle department entomolo-
gists say that young nursery trees and
young shoots of mature trees are all
that will sustain injury from the yisi-
talon of the loousts, and that there 10
no cause for alarm over their appear
ance.
Almost every mail from Cuba
brings copies Of the numerous orders
being made daily by Governor Gen.
eral Wood to insure the continuance,
after he relinquishes control of the
island, of the measures he has de-
vised during his term for its govern.
ment Thus the last mail brings an
order continuing as Cuban law after
May 90, oil the provisions of the mil
itary law relating to quarantine
which have been in force since Jan.
II, 1890.
In view of the action Of. the Danish
Rigsdag, which sets aside the DanisI,
West Indian treaty question until
after the elections in September, SEQ
retary Hay and Brun, the Danish
minister here, at once prepared for
submission to the senate protocol
extending the time allowed for the
ratification OF the treaty.
It is stated at the British embassy
that there 10 no change In Lord Paun-
cefote's condition.
Upon the invitation of the secretary
Of war, a party. consisting Of the
members of the military and fortifi-
cations committees Of the senate and
house OF representatives and other
members Of the two branches OF con.
gress interested In coast fortifications
visited Fort Washington TO witness q
test Of the disappearing gun carriage.
The test was eminently satisfactory.
A new postofiice has been estab.
hshed at McCrca. Pointe coupee par
lsh, and Ssephsp Rarbee appoinssdl
possmastsr