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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-19

An Austrian inventor claims to have
discovered a method of preventing the
warping of floors constructed or xylo-
| 1.-the Ia mixture of sawdust, burnt mag
nestle and magnesium chlOride). He
does this by fixing sheet iron. open
work, or reticulated plates to the
foundation and embedding them In the
plastic material. For covering iron
floors in ships, etc.. the reticulated
plates are laid loosely OH the fOunda-
ton and a series of cross-cuts are
made in the partially hardened xylo-
1.-THE covering by thin knife blades to
allow for expansion.
The production of nitric acid by
electro chemical methods Is new
process that promises extensive changes
in our agriculture. The manufacture
of nitro acid from the nitrogen and
oxygen of the air in sufficient quanti-
ties for commercial use has been the
dream and hope Of scientists for years.
At Niagara experiments have been con-
Quoted successfully in producing COM
mercial nitric acid by using high
tension current in an air chamber.
by which yield of one pound Of nitric
---,sa 10 obtained for every seven horse
power hours. -'------- -
A German invention deals with the
manufacture of plastic compositions
for flooring purposes. Ash, moistened
with solution of sulphate and chlor-
ide of magnesium. is mixed with kao-
lin, or clay, and tale; gypsum and mag
nestle are then added. The mixture
is tamped and rolled in place while
cool to form the bed or foundation
of pointless floor. When the bed has
hardened surface layer composed
of asbestos and sawdust mOistened
with magnesium. sulphate and chlor-
ide and mixed with kaolin, or clay,
and tale, gypsum and magnesite is ap-
piled.
In 1902 Rutherford suggested that
MS helium was almost invariably found
in minerals containing uranium, this
gas might very profitably be one of the
final results Of radio-activity. William
Ramsay and Frederick Soddy now pub
lish the results Of a series Of expert
ments to test this theory. The gases
occluded by solid radium bromide,
which are continuously generated,
were known to consist mainly Of n.y.
drogen with some oxygen. After re-
moving the hydrogen and oxygen the
experimenters found indications OF
carbon dioxide; upon freezing this out.
the resulting spectrum gave unmistak-
able indications Of hellum. In sub
sequent experiment, more carefully
conducted, the spectrum Of pure he
lium was obtained.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-09-19

Mrs. E. B. Bradshaw, Of
Guthrie, Okla., cured Of a severe
case by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
A great many women suffer with .
form of indigestion or dyspepsia which
does not seem to yield to ordinary
medical treatment. While the symp-
toms seem to be similar to those of
ordinary indigestion, yet the medi-
cines universally prescribed do not
seem to restore the patients normal
condition.
Mrs. Pinkham claims that there
10 kind Of dyspepsia that is caused
by arrangement Of the female organ
lam, and which, while 1t causes dis
turbance similar to ordinary indiges-
ton, cannot be relieved without .
medicine which not only acts a. .
stomach tonic, but has peculiar uterine
tonic effects - well.
Thousands Of testimonial let
tiers prove beyond question that
nothing VIII relieve this Distress
ing condition 20 surely ~ Lydia
Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. It always works in har-
mOny with the female system.
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick
women free. Address Lynn, Mass.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-01-03
RToEIYED BY POPE.

Rome. The Pope Saturday roceiv-
d in private audience Commander
William II. Reeder and Chaplain Ed.
ward j. Brennan and Lieut.. Henry
Kiegmier, of the United States train
ing ship Hartford. Commander Reed
II and Lieut.. Ziegmier were in full
uniform. The poatiff eonyersed an.
imatedIy with the officers. He re-
marked on The smartness Of the
American naval uniform and said he
regretted the Hartford was not coming
learer to Rome. He would hnye en-
ioyed seeing more OF the officers and
inen as he had the most pleasant re-
nembfance of the meetings will
Americans.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-01-03
CHIEF OF SCULPTURE.

st. Louis. Mr.. Carl Theodore
Francis Bitter has been appo' nted
chief of sculpture of the Louisiana
purchase exposition, taking the
place of Frederick w. Ruckstuhl
resigned.
Mr.. Bitters early home was in
Vienna, Austria, where he attended
art schools and studied sculpture.
Mr.. Bitter was commissioned tc
make the sculptural decorations for
the administration building and the
manufacturers and liberal art.
building. He was the director Of
sculpture for the Pan American ex
position.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-01-03
WRONG MAN LYNCHED.
Terrible Mistake OF the Pittsburg,
Kas., Mob.

Pittsburg, Kas. - Investigation
tends to show that Joe Cooley,
brother Of Montgomery Cooley, who
was lynched by mob here Friday
for killing Policeman Hinkle, is the
man the mob intended to hang. II
seems that Joe Cooley escaped dur
ing the lynching. 1t Is now thought
that Joe Cooley fired the shot which
killed the policeman and that the
man who was lynched was innocent.
The mother of the Cooley boys is
said to have asked a physician here
to treat Joe for gunshot wound in
the neck. She would not tell the
whereabouts Of her son and the dog
tor refused to go with her. Hiukle's
revolver, with which he was killed,
has not been found and it is be-
lieved that the man who did the
killing has the pistol in his posses
sion,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-01-03
CONDITIONS 4
in GUAM
Ao d :. --sz So
Rather Serious Outlook for the
.ro.a r.. Little Island ....,...,'. s,,'s
OF Commissioner S. Schroeder
Governor Of the Island..L
Colony Established.

/ Washington. The annual report
of Commissioner S. Schroeder gov
1ernor Of the island of Guam, it indi-
fcates rather serious condition in
the islands finances, owing to the
failure CT congress- to appropriate
the sum asked for last year. The re-
ceipts last year were in round num-
bers $4,000 and the expenditures
S5, 900, leaving o balance ofs8, ,OOo
which, however, is decrease Of
over $13, 900 in cash balance Of the
preceding year. This loss is due
largely to the unexpected expenses
incident to the establishment OF u
leper colony.
Not pound of copper has been
exported and neither cocoa or coffee
has been produced in sufficient
quantities to supply the home mar
ket, owing to the slow recoveries
from the effects Of the quarantine of
1900. The governor suggests that
1t would be great boon il the de-
partment of agriculture would es-
tablish ON experiment station in the
island.
The governor recommends that If
a Philippine dollar of fixed value is
to be coined under the laws of the
United States that it be made legal
tender also in Guam in place of the
present Mexican dollar. The census
taken last August shows the total
population to be 9,776 of whom only
468 are foreign born, IA being citi-
zens Of the United States. The latter
does not include officers and men OF
the navy or other civil employees,
temporarily imported from the
United States. Above the age of
seven 46 per cent. of the natives
read and write Spanish. He says
the natives still continue TO refuse
to allow their sick to receive med
ical attention, but that conditions
are improving, an excess OF births
over deaths being shown by each Of
the two years.
Commander Schroeder says that
there are now twenty-four lepers
In seclusion at Tumon Bay. The
governor recommends improve
ments in facilities for education and
also that the laws Of the island
should be remodeled and codified.
The governor says there is a desire
for United States citizenship among
persons domiciled in the island. He
calls attention to the case Of Pero M.
Duarte, at present the auditor Of
the island. He occupies an anoma-
lous position. He was an officer in
the Spanish army who resigned
after the war and who obtained an
acceptance OF renunciation of allie
glance. The report says that today
he is citizen of no country. The
governor recommends an appropria-
tion OF about $65,OOO for public i'm
provements.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-01-03
A FAMOUS CASE.

Washington. "A case was filed in
the United States supreme court
Friday which involved the question
whether court may punish for
contempt for assault upon one of Its
members.
The case is that of w. 9. O. Neal,
Of Pensacola, Fla. who is charged
with having assaulted A. Greenhut,
OF the same place, trustee in bank
ruptcy proceeding against Searritt
Moreno. O'Neal is president CT a
bank which is involved in the pro,
ceedings and he fell into an alterca-
tion with Greenhut last October and
cut him with a knife.
He was summoned before a judge
of the United States supreme court
on the ground that the Judge ex-
ceeded his jurisdiction and that
ONeal's offense was not one punish
able by contempt proceedings.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-01-03
MAN AND WIFE LYNcHED.
South Carolina Negroes Hang for
Foul Murder.

gss
Greenwood, S. CIV. X. jay, a
prominent young farmer OF the
Troy section OF this county, was
foully murdered in his own yard by
o negro, Oliver Wideman, or his
wife, both of them living ON the
place. Both Of tho negroes were
lynched last night by jays infu-
rated neighbors. Mr.. Jay, ON re-
turning home on Friday afternoon
heard Wideman abusing or fighting
his Wideman' s-wife.
He went to the cabins and or.
dered the negroes to be quiet. I'm
nediately afterwards Mrs. JAY
heard the report of .gun and saw
the two negroes running away.
Calling for her husband she got no
answer and looking over the yard
found him dead in pool of his own
blood. Almost his entire head had
been blown off. The alarm was soon
given and parties were soon scour
ing the country in pursuit of the
negroes. They were captured. Be-
fore the coroner's inquest both
acknowledged the deed but the man
said the woman did it and the wo-
man accused the man. They never
changed from this, accusing each
other of the crime. While in the
custody of a constable on the way to
Jail they were stopped at the Win
ter seat bridge by a crowd Of infu-
rated friends and neighbors OF Jay
and both negroes were lynched.
The lynching took place about mid
night, seven hours after the inquest.
Jay was prominent Mason, having
been high official in the grand
lodge Of South Carolina.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-01-03
BANK VAULT !.
DYNAMITED
Fnsilade of Shots Terrorized the
Villagers, A.5
LARGE SUM STOLEN ANIMAL REPORT
Union, Mo-, the Scene Of a Bold
Burglary, Three Professional
Cracksmen Hold Up the Town.

Union, Mo. The Banlr ofUBion
was burglarized between ] and 2
o'clock Saturday morning, the vault
being blown open. with nitro
glycerine and $4,000, the entire
contents Of the safe, stolen. The
robbers wore three innnmber and
re believed to be professionals.
They escaped. A .littls after L
o'clock loud explosion was heard
and severatshots were fired around
the public square. Most of the citi-
2ens who heard the noise supposed
it was caused by some of the boys
out On lark celebrating Christmas
and paid no attention to it. Oscar
Busch q hardware dealer living
across the street, realized that the
bank was being robbed, but when
be went to the window to look out
was covered by revolver. He
teen kept quiet. Others iu the vi
cinity Of the bank also were kept
quiet by display of revolvers.
About fifty shots were fired to
terrorize venturesome persons. Not.
withstanding reports contrary Mr.
Busch says only two men came out
of the building after the explosion.
The wreck was complete, the
front door and the safe being COM
pletely demolished as was the whole
front and interior Of the bank. BY
B o'clock the work was finished and
the men left town by walking to the
east. It. +. Reinhard, the president
OF the bank, was very sick at his
home and he was not told of the
robbery. A. w. Hoffman, the
cashier, was called after it was all
over. He estimates the loss at about
$4,000. The bank carried $40, 900
insurance against burglars. There
is no clue to the robbers.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-01-03
MUCH WISKEY DESTROYED.
Fire in Louisville Burns Wholesale
House.

Louisville. Fire which broke out
at about 11:50 o'clock Monday night
in the whiskey house of Bonnie
Brothers at 139 Main street in the
heart of the wholesale whiskey dis
trict Of this city, caused a loss Of
about $1,000 and threatened for a
time to destroy the Louisville and
Nashville railroads general offices
and other property valued at three
or four times that amount.
The flames, however, were gotten
under control after hard fight and
the principal damage was confined
to the building in which the fire
started, the first four floors being
occupied by the Bonnie Brothers
and the top floor by the auditors
Office of the L. and N. Bonnie
Brothers were the heaviest losers.
The stock, valued at about $95, 900,
being almost totally destroyed.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-01-03
MRS. GRANTS WILL.
Four Children Share and Share
Alike.


Washington The will Of Mrs. U.
S. Grant was fled Friday. The es-
tate is to be divided into four equal
parts. 1t also provides that me-
mento presented to her by the en-
press Of Japan, said to be thousand
years old, snail go to the museum Of
arts, New York.
Gen. Fred ID. Grant, son of the
testairix, delivered the testament at
Registrar Dent's Office in person.
Mrs. Grant named as executor, the
trustee to be selected by three sons,
a majority, or the survivors Of them.
In petition asking the district
supreme court to admit the win to
pre- obate, Gen. Fred D. Grant, ex-
plains that his mother left surviving
her as heirs at law and next of kin
in addition to himself Ulysses S.
Grant, Ellen W. Sartoris and Jesse
k. Grant. The deceased died pos
sessed Of home at 2,1l1 Massachu-
setts avenue, this city, OF the value
OF about $40, 600; money amounting
to $40, ,OG5; stocks, bonds and other
securities Of the value $3.50, 900 and
household and kitchen furniture of
the vflue Of 81, 900.
Gen. Grant sets forth that under
the terms Of the will the three sons
OF the deceased have designated him
as executor. He therefore asks the
court to grant letters testamentary
to him. By the terms of the will the
entire estate of the testatrix is to be
divided into four equal shares. The
income Of the first portion, it is di-
rected, shall be applied to the sup
port of the family of Fred D. Grant
and the education Of his children.
The second portion is left to the ex.
ecutor in trust and for the benefit of
the family of Ulysses s. Grant, un-
der precisely the same conditions
and for the same purposes as re-
CARDS the first portion. The third
portion is left under a similar condi-
tion to Jesse R.Grant and the fourth
for the sole use of Ellen w. Sartoris
for life and at her death TO the lat
ter's children in equal shares.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-01-03
THE QUEENS CHARITY.
Widows and Childred OF Soldiers
Banquetted.

London. ---Qaeen Alexandria's din
ner Saturday afternoon to the widows
and children Of those killed In the
South African war formed the most
striking demonstration in London's
observance OF Christmas. Long be-
fore the festivities. began crowds
gathered in the streets adjacent to the
Alexandri Trust building, which was
gaily decorated without and within.
Over six hundred widows and 800
children partook Of the queens Christ
mas fare. The bright clothing of the
children formed pleasant contrast
to their mothers weeds. Inside the
building there were military bands on
each floor while highland pipers,
punch and judy shows, the perform
ers from the music hall and tables
full Of toys, crackers and chocolate
boxes from the queen lent vivid color
and meaning TO the celebration.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-01-03
INCREASED SALARIES.
Mey be Given Officers OF the Mine
Workers.

Indianapolis. 1T is probable that
at the coming convention OF the
United Mine Workers of,America
movement will be inaugurated to
increase the salaries of President
Mitchell and Secretary Treasurer
Wilson. AT present Mr.. Mitchell
receives 81, 800 year, while Mr..
Wilson'S compensation is $4,000,
During the strike both Of these
mon, with the other officers. con.
tributed 25 per cent. OF their wages
to the strike fund. The friends OF
the officers will ask that the salaries
be raised. The miners are looking
forward to securing an increase In
pay for themselves inasmuch as
they claim the operators have held
successful season and they want to
share the profits. The Mine Work.
ers' Journal, the organ of the organ
ization, takes it for granted that an
increase will be allowed. The only
speculation it sees is as to the exact
increase to be determined upon.
The credentials and auditing com
mittee of the mine workers will
meet here again Monday to begin
the canvass of the vote of the locals
for the national officials and the ere
dentials of the delegates to the an
nual wage conference TO be held
here in January and February.
The polls in the election of officers
will be closed Wednesday and the
credentials of all delegates must be
received at the national headquar
ters here by January 2.
The wages conference will break
all records for labor delegates.
Last year there were about ! ,00C
delegates representing member.
ship of nearly $4,000. 1t is ex pected
there will be over 1000 delegates tc
the coming convention as the organ
ization has bad great growth.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-01-03
FORMING GREAT GAS TRUST

New York. . Semi-official an
nouncement was made Friday that
G. q. Knapp, president; N. Brady,
vice-president, and G. K. Billings,
chairman of the board of directors
of the Peoples Gas Company, soon
will sail for France to inspect the
industry in Paris with a view to
bringing about merger of the gas
in That city.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-01-03
CHAMBERLAIN IN DURHAM

CHAM BERLAIN IN DURHAM.
Durham, tal.-Colonial Secreta
ry Chamberlain and Mrs. Chamber
lain, who left Portsmouth, England,
November -25, on the armored
cruiser Good Hope, landed here al
1890 Monday morning. They re
ceived warm welcome from big
crowd of people. The long speeches
made by Mr.. Chamberlain in the
course of the reception functions
were notbale for their strong tone
of concilfation and his expr ession o.
confidence in Lord Miner, British
high commissioner in South Africa.
Bearing in mind seemingly the ru
mors that his visit would lead to tbs
displacement of Lord Miner, Mr.
Chamberlain declared his belle
that his visit would have the effect
of strengthening the hand of Lore
Miner, who, he hoped, would be a
great in concillation as he had beer
in the maintenance of the rights o.
the empire.
"Victor and vanished" said Mr..
Chamberlain, "bravely played thei
parts. We scorn to glory in our
triumph; the enemy need fear no
humiliations in their defeat"
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-01-03
REoRGAN1z1 BIG COMPANY.


Philadelphia, Pa. The directors
OF the Consolidated Lake Superior
Company, which has just effected a
loan Of $35, 100000 to assist the con
cern in carrying on its business,
held meeting Friday and in order
to make places on the board for rep
resentatives Of the banking syndi.
cate which advanced the loan, II. S.
Lornis, W. p. Douglass, Edward Fl.
Lee and James worth re.
signeds and their places were filed
by Charles Mcdonald and Charles
H. Tweed of Speyer and Company,
New York; Horacio q. Lloyd, presi.
deut, and Thomas Dewitt Cuyler,
vice-president, and Thomas of the
Commercial Trust Company of this
oit,y
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-01-03

viii be largely with teachers, but when
summer com % it's scope will be large.
ly widened.
Lss The Pearl and Leaf rivers railroad
has made application to the Railroad
Commission f0r permission to chrppe
its terminal from Monticello, in Law.
renee county. to Natchez in Adams
county The road now runs from
Hattiesburg to Blountville, and is be.
ing built beyond Blountville in the
direction of Monticello, and the mp.
plication made this morning means
that 1t Is to b, extended to Natchez.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-01-03
SUICIDE RUMoR DENIED.

Paris. The report of the death
of Frederick Humbert, husband
of Nine. Humbert, in his cell at
Madrid, has not the slightest found
alton, in fact the authorities Of
Madrid are taking minute precau
tion against suicide, q doctor being
a member of the party which will
escort the prisoners here.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-01-03
INCREASE IN WAGES.

Dallas, Tex. The employees o
the Dallas street railway lines, some
200 in number, will on January ]
receive an advance in wages
amounting to cents per hour, max :
ing the maximum twenty cents per
hour. Stone and Webster of Bos-
ton, who now control the Dallas
lines, will rebuild or replace all
equipments with up-to-date material
and improve the service to the full.
est extent.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-01-03
CHOLERA DECIMATEs MOROs.

Manila. --Moros on the island of
Mindanao report that cholera is de-
populating the villages on the east
side Of Lake Lanao. At Macet there
is an average of fifty deaths day.
The disease also prevails at Bacolod.
1t has appeared on sll sides OF Lake
Lanao but the Visayan residents OF
the island do not yet seem to have
been attacked.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-01-03
FIVE PERISH IN WRECK.
Fifteen Others Injured in Cana
diaas Disaster.


diaS Disaster.
London, Ont. "A head-on collision
occurred Friday night at Vans.
lead, twenty miles east OF this city
between westbound passenger train
and a fast east bound freight train
on the Sarnia division OF the Grand
Trunk road. From meagre reports
at hand, it is learned that five per-
sons were killed and fifteen or six
teen were injured.
The engineer OF the freight train
and the fireman of the express are
mong the killed The other three
dead were passengers on the OK
press train.
A special train left here at mid
night with fifteen doctors for the
scene OF the accident.
The express was an hour behind
schedule time when she left this
city. 1t is through train from here
to Sarnia, no stops being made at
the small stations on the line. The
express should have passed the
freight at Strathroy.
All trains On the division have
been cancelled and passengers and
freights are being sent over the old
main line from Sarnia to Strathroy.
The wrecked passenger train con
netced with eastern trains over the
New York Central, Erie and Lehigh
Valley railroads at Suspension
Bridge, at 1855 o clock yesterday.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-01-03

Memphis. &C. s. Booker, vet
eran mail carrier, committed suicide
Friday by shooting himself through
the heart. Booker is native Of
Memhpis and is of middle age. De
spondency is given as the cause OF
the deed.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-01-03

Because of abuse OF the practice of
extending special courtisies to arriv-
ing passengers at ports Of entry, the
Treasury Department has been forced
to adopt more stringent regulations.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-01-03
IIMMENsE coAL PURCHASES.

London. = 1t was said on good au
thorfty in Liverpool Monday thai
contracts had been made for 200, ,00(
tons Of coal for shipment from Eng
lish Scotch and Welsh ports to east
ern ports Of Europe. The coal pur-
ctases are the result Of an "unex-
pected hitch in the coal strike
arbitration In the United States.