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The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-05-27
EPISCOPALIANS HOVE
CHURCH BUILDING
From Cedar Point NeigilboriIood TO
Lot Corner Front Street and Carroll
Avenue Contractor Charles Sanger
Carries out Work Successfully.

Contractor Chas. Sanger "landed"
the Episcopal church building Wednes-
day on its new site, corner Front street
and Carroll avenue, after giving the
structure d Journey Of what was esti-
mated at 1900 feet, but now amount
ing, closley figured, to 1900 feet, or
nearly three miles. Perhaps few build
ing5 haye ever been moved over 50 long
a distance, and fewer still with such
success as attended this effort, The build
ing reaching its destination perfectly
intact, without a crack or disjJintment,
contrary to the many expressions. yolun-
tccred by people who We're least con-
ccrned IN this feat Of engineering.
The building was first 'jaoked' on
six railroad car trucks, these placed on
movable joints Of iron rails. the work Of
IocomoJion being by means Of windIass
power, and slowly but gradually space
was covered day after day. The con
tract price is $4,000, a most reasonable
figure, and that the work has been car
ried out in a manner which deserves
much praise, is attest9d to by the large
number Of our people who kept in touch
with its progress from time to time.
Jesse Cowand is foreman OF the men at
work, and to him is due the success Of
the many little details which were SO
well carried out.
Christ Episcopal church, situated at
the north end Of Bay St. Louis, locally
known as Cedar Point, was Too remote Of
access for the majority Of its perishion-
crs, and, to be more centrally located,
the move was suggested. Accordingly,
a committee was appointed, and for
weeks a diIigcnt search in quest Of
desirable lot was made, until the land
purchased was found. This the church
secured for $4,000. The lot measures
go feet on Front street and 15D feet on
Carroll avenue. Later on it is the in
tention to build rectJry in the rear Of
the church, facing the avenue. This
gives the progressive and growing city
proper Of Bay st. Louis another church,
and now, centrally located, we have four
houses OF worship, namely, in aIphabcti-
cal order: Baptist, Catholic, Episcopal,
Methodist, with three more looted on
the verge Of the outskirts two Catholic,
one Methodist giving the population OF
Bay St. Louis and vicinity eight
churches,-a "city Of churches' truly,
and fact The Echo notes here with
pride.
Supplemental to the above, it may be
stated the Presbyterians have an organi-
zation in this city, using the Baptist
church building.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-05-27
Success of a Hancock County Boy.

Q. +. Thompson, Hancock county
boy, now of Biloxi, is meeting with much
success, and has to his credit as a con-
tractor and builder, many of the finest
and largest buildings on the Coast, We
are proud of his success and note it with
pleasure. The Gulfnort Record contains
the following, telling OF one Of the latest
of Mr.. Thompson's big contracts:
Messrs. Hcwes Bros. on Monday last
awarded the contract to 0. Z. Thomp-
son, of this city, for four-story brick
building to be erected in Fourteenth
street at a cost Of $4,000. 1 is esti-
mated that the electric elevator and
other extras not included in the contract
will amount to 5000, bringing the ac-
tual cost of the building up to $4,000.
The actual work OF construction viii be
pin next week. This will be q four
story building and will be equipped with
all the late modern conveniences. 1t
will have an electric elevator, steam
heating apparatus, sanitary plumbing,
etc, etc. The building will cover the
full width of the lot facing Fourteenth
street, but the NIessrs. Hewes and Mr.
Jordan have decided to leave eight iool
space between the two buildings OF the
length Of some thirty-five feet for par-
noses of ventilation and light. There
will also be a five foot alley in the rear
for the same purpose. \ large opening
will be placed in the rear Of the SIDE
facing the alley 10 admit freight, which
will certainly be a great convenience.
The building will contain thirty-three
Offices. eighteen double or en- suite and
fifteen single, distributed as follows:
seven on the second floor, thirteen on
the third and the same number on the
fourth. The double offices viii be
l3 l-2x24 and the single 13xt3 l-2. By
reason of the convenience of the eleva-
tor these Offices should prove the most
desirable in the city, ana 1t Is moi sur
prising that the Messrs. HeWes are
already receiving inquiries for Offices.
Several have been rented. The lower
floor and half of the upper will be used
by Messrs. Hewes Bros. for their dry
goods stock. The building has been de-
signed bv that we'll known New Orleans
architect, H. L. Burton, who has done
some good work in Gulfport. No ex-
pense will be spared to make it first
class building in every detail. Since
their advent here the Messrs. Hewes
have shown that they are made Of the
stuff that gives community and State
solidity, and there is not a single person
in Gulfport who will not heartily join
US in congratulating them on their sue
cess and wishing them hearty continn-
ance in the future,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-05-27
ELKS ANNUAL MEETING
ON THE GULF COAST.
WILL ATTEND STATE CONVEN-
TION AT GULFPORT-JACKSON
BUCKS WILL HAVE A SPECIAL
TRAIN.

Between seventy-five and 100 men,
bers of the Order of Elks will go to
Gulfport on June IL to attend the Elks
State Convention. The Jackson Elks
are to leave on a special on the morning
of june IA, the special leaving Jackson
at 10 o'clock and making no stops, only
at junction points, and will reach Gulf
port in the afternoon at 1870 o'clock.
The first business session is to be held
in the pavilion at the end of the pier at
4 o'cl )ck in the afternoon, and will be
presided over by Hon. A. NJ. Paxton, of
Vicksburg, the president. That night
a new lodge of Elks will be instituted at
Gulfport. On the morning OF June 10
the Elks will be the guests OF the cltl-
zens of Gulfport and will be taken out
for ride on the gulf. At Ship Island
a big feast will be served, consisting of
all sorts of fish, which will be baked in
the sand. The members will be given
an opportunity to fish and swim to their
hearts content. The party will return
to Gulfport that night, when the con-
vention will adjourn and the party leave
for home. 1t is believed that there will
be the largest attendance in the history
of the Elks' State convention.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-05-27
A Great Sporting News journal.

The illustrated special sporting Sec
ton of The Sunday Chicago Record
Herald thoroughly deserves the atten-
ton Of everyone interested in sporting
news. 1t is always beautifully illus
trated and embraces four full pages,
covering with the thoroughneSs that
satisfies to the utmost the whole realm
of sports. Baseball news, racing news,
bowling news, cycling news, pugilistic
news, golf news, yachting news-all the
sporting news is given with the greatest
degree of fuIlness and interest. The
sporting page Of the daily issues is also
exceptionally popular - q self-evident
fact to those who have noted the general
vogue of The Chicago-Record Herald
among sporting men.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-05-27
THE CLUBHOUSE FORMALLY
OPENED.

The beautiful new home of the Prem
tiss Club, at Natchez, was formally
opened Wednesday night with bril-
liant ball, and nearly every member OF
the local and country society circles was
present. The handsome clubhouse was
ablaze with light. inoandescent lamps
being placed in all parts Of the building,
embelhshing the manifold beauties OF
the home and its elegant furnishings.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-05-27
GULF COAST CHAUTAUQUA AS
SEMBLY, GULFPORT, MISS,
JULY PIC, 1905.

The place to spend two weeks profita-
bly, and agreeably-Series of matchless
entertainments - Lectures on Popular
Subjects; Literary, Scientific, Humor-
ous-Fine Music, Brass Band, Or
chestra, Quartette, SoloistS. The audi
torium on end of great pier, mile from
the beach. Electric car line to the door.
Best hotel accommodations in the South.
4th July, Bob Taylor Day. Other celeb
rites on special days, but program good
throughout.
Half-fare plus twenty-five cents on
railroads in Mississippi, Northwest
and South Alabama, and South East
Arkansas and Louisiana. For cata
logue, address:
GEO. NJ. EDGAR,
Gen. Mgr,
If Gulfport, Miss.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-05-27
Death Roll.

The infant and only son of Dr.. j. l..
Fountain, of Pearlington, died in this
city Tuesday afternoon of cholera infan-
tum, an illness often extending over a
period of ten weeks. DR.. Fountain sent
his family here some time ago, to benefit
the little patient, and the party were
registered at the Pickwick Hotel. The
deceased was nine months of age, and
one of family of three children. I'm
dertaker Tyler prepared the remains for
shipment to Pearlington Wednesday
morning, where they were inferred in
the family burying place. The many
friends of DR.. Fountain and Mrs. Foun-
tain throughout the county will join
in sympathizing with the bereaved
parents.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-05-27
POLICE RASCALITY
In NEW ORLEANS.
Two Officers of the Force Indicted
for Accepting Bribes From 0amb
lers to Allow Them to Operate.

New Orleans, May 24.-The confes-
sion of Detective Duplain that he and
Detective Kizer conspired with the pick
pockets to sell and divide the proceeds
of r. H. Henry's diamond pin, and the
rest of these men, has caused general
shaking up in police circles, resulting
in the indictment of Capt. Francis Ca
longe and Corporal James Quinn on
charges of bribery.
The indictments against Captain Ca
longe and Corporal Quinn are for TAX
ing money from gamblers to let them
operate. Corporal Quinn is indicted for
receiving S. each, on March II, t9, %;
April 8, Is and %, 1904: from Captain
Jeck Curry, to permit the latter to run
his gambling establishment at No. 1T
Common street.
Captain Calonge is indicted for taking
S. from Capt. Jack Curry's place on
March 7, 1904.
They have been arrested and given
bond for appearance in the criminal
court.
The report of the grand jury, given
below, states that the police department
is in a deplorable condition and that the
Inspector is incompetent:
New Orleans, May %, 1905.
To the Honorable Frank D. Chretien,
Judge of the Criminal District Court,
Section B:
Your Grand Jury begs leave to report
that it has devoted much time to the
consideration and investigation of the
Police and Detective Departments of
the City Government with view of as
certaining the condition of these depart
ments with respect to official integrity
and efficiency.
We are satisfied that the conditions
are, indeed, deplorable, and that corrup-
ton on large scale has existed for
years and still exists in both depart
ments. Gambling houses and lottery
shops are operated and the Sunday law
is being violated with but few Interrupt
tions, and we are convinced the police
were paid and are being paid to be ap-
parantly ignorant of those facts.
We further find that there is a spirit
of jealousy between the police and de-
tective departments, which is detrimen-
tai to the service.
In pursuit of these Investigations,
your Grand Jury has been hampered by
the fact that many of the unfaithful Of
ficers are still on the police force, and
that they protect one another and render
it very difficult to obtain evidence suf-
ficient to justify indictments.
Your Grand Jury is of the opinion
that the present Inspector Of Police is
absolutely incompetent to cope with ex-
isting conditions; that in conformity
with the spirit of the Legislative enact
ment of 1904, providing for the reorgani-
zation of the police force, the Inspector
should be a man who has had no pre-
vious aff1liation or connection with the
police department, and that the entire
force should be reorganized.
Respectfully submitted,
D. BEACH CARRE,
Foreman of the Grand Jury
The following indictments were re-
turned:
Capt. Francis w. Calonge, bribery
one count.
Corporal James E. Quinn, bribery;
two counts.
D. c. O'Malley, libel; one count.
Robert M. Denhome, libel; one count.
William Smalley, libel; one count.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-05-27
A SPECIAL TO ACCOMMODATE
VETERANS.

To accommodate the United Confed-
crate Veterans and the Daughters of the
Confederacy, the Louisville and Nash
vile will run a special train from Scran
ton to New Orleans Saturday, June g.,
affording an opportunity to participate
in the celebration OF the birthday ami
versary Of Jefferson Davis at the Sol
dier5' Home at Beauvoir, where appro-
pirate ceremonies will be held. The
coast accommodation train will extend
its return trip as far as Scranton.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-05-27
rIav Take Place of Plaster.

Something novel has been introduced
in New Orleans. 1t is intended to take
the place of plaster on walls. 1t is a
coating that is made OF rice hulls, and
is now on exhibition on the floor OF the
New Orleans Board Of Trade. The rice
hulls are spread over a huge board and
are kept together by means Of a liquid.
It is said to be absolutely 6re and water
proof, and free from the danger OF being
eaten up by reaches or bugs OF any sort.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-05-27
A BENEFIT TO BAY ST. LOUIS.

OF the material factors potential in
the development Of the material re-
sources of Bay st. Louis and suburban
territory we find predomlnating the
Italian colony, which within the period
Of two or three years since has demon
strated beyond doubt that much can be
accomplished hereabouts. Not only in
the pursuit Of agriculture, but along
other lines as welt. The Italians in Bay
St. Louis, now numbering in the hun
dreds, are seIf-supporting, property
holders and, in turn, taxpayers, direct
supporters Of the burdens Of their
adopted city, county and State; they
are thrifty and frugal, an impetus to the
ambitious; law-abiding and decided
contribution to the citizenry Of the 10
cality.
The Italian immigrant is desirable
from the view of many standards, and 1t
must at all times be d herald OF good
news when the intelligence is given that
another steamer load has landed at New
Orleans; for from each quota numbers
drift to the adjacent territory, and OF
these some are liable to, and do, settle
in this direction. The probability is all
in our favor. 1t IS population Bay St.
Louis seeks, not migratory residents,
who, like the locust in the fable Of the
French, sing all summer, feast and
dream their lives away, but working
lot, people who are not only consumers,
but producers as well. It's here where
the secret Of the success Of a community
lies. History has proven amply that
Bay St. Louis has had entirely too
many consumers at the expense Of too
little a number OF producers.
Congressman John Sharp Williams
spoke at Broollhaven, this State, few
days ago. He was dwelling at length
and in his usual able manner on the ma
teriaI progress and conditions of the
State, when he was asked, "How about
the Italians ?" Touching on the immi-
grafton question he replied: "HOW
about Italians? | have associated with
them who dig bitches and with counts
and dukes, and have found there is not
so much difference in them as they
think. I'have learned to love all sorts
and conditions OF men. Human nature
is broadly the same the world over. A
Chinaman is a Chinamaa, whether on
the Sacramento or the Hoang-Ho. A
negro is q negro, whether in New Or
leans or Cape Colony. A white man is
a white man, whether on the Thames,
the Danube, the Pc, the Mississippi or
the Yukon. The success of the Italian
colony at 5unnyside, in the Delta, is re-
markable. You can tell the lands they
cultivate as far as you can see them.
And yet their success excites in their
negre neIghbors neither imitation, emu
Iaton, anger, nor envy. They seem to
think it a decree of Providence"
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-05-27

SCHoENDoRF-On Thursday, May Is,
at S:15 o'clock p. M, Salome c. Vaud let,
beloved wife of B. Schoendorf, +, aged Al
years and two months, native OF New
Orleans.
Mrs. Schoendorf was a sister of Mrs.
Chas. Hillen, residing in State street,
this city, and the sad news was indeed
great shock to her, the deceased having
died suddenly from heart failure. Mr..
and Mrs, Hillen received the message at
midnight the same evening and left for
New Orleans the morning following, re-
turning home Sunday. Mrs. Hillen has
the sympathy of her many New Orleans
and Bay st, Louis friends in this hour
Of sorrow.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-05-27
\ Remarkable Picture Worth
NJ 4 n I D O l. l. \ L S
Ilu b U0tIIUCI
FOR A FEW CENTS.
1.-THE THREE M0sT BEAUTIFUL Roses
By Paul de Longpre

'ETHE THREE M0sT BEAUTIFUL ROSES" :"
BY Paul de Longpre
At the urgent solicitation of the F'Wo-
mans Home Companion, Mr.. Paul de
Longpre, who is the greatest painter Of
flowers in the world, consented to make
a painting of wqat he considered "The
Three Most Beautiful Roses" and the
painting is without doubt one of the
ma sterpieces of this great artist. This
magnificent picture is reproduced in all
it's original grandeur on the cover Of the
Woman's Home Companion for June.
Although this cover is an accurate re-
production of a painting worth hundreds
of dollars, vet the June number, which
has this exquisite cover, may be OBJ
tanned at any first-class news stand or
direct from the publishers for the trivial
sum of only ten cents.
Mr.. Paul de Longpre is justly styled
the "King of Flower Painters. He
not only paints roses, but every flower
that grows, and is thehi CHEST authority
on flowers. His paintings are found in
the most select homes. Some have sold
for as much as seven thousand five hun
dred dollars (S7, 10000
Artists, art critics and competent
Judges all agree that the covers OF the
Woman's Home Companion far excel
those of any other magazine.
The Woman's Home Companion is a
magazine which in beauty and excel
lence. art, stories, illustrations and fash
ions, ETC., excels all other home and
family magazines. The Woman's Home
Companion is published by The CroWell
d., ,bl;cbipr G0mDanv New Work IitV
also Chicago, ill.,, at One Dollar year,
and is the favorite magazine in nearly
half million homes, where it is read
each and every issue by three million
people. 2t
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-05-27
PETITION FILED FOR POSSES
SION.

z. N. Thompson, owner of business
at No. o Mil street, jackson, Miss,
has applied to the Supreme Court for a
writ to compel the city authorities to
surrender to him possession Of his place
OF business and his pool tables. The
city marshal had closed the place and
nailed up the doors on the ground that
Thompson was permitting gambling to
be done on the pool games played in
the house. The petition filed by attor-
ncys for Thompson averred that the
marshal had no warrant from the police
Justice to close the place and acted with
out due authority Of law, and further,
that the seizure was generally unlawful.
On hearing the court, through Judge
Truly, held that the marshal was acting
entirely within his authority and duty;
that it was not only the right Of the po-
lice to prevent gaming Of any kind and
TO seize appliances used for gaming, but
that it was their duty to do so.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-05-27
HATTIESBURG STREET RAIL
WAY.

J.Z. George, civil engineer, OF New
Orleans, is this week mapping out the
route Of the city.street railway at Hat
tiesburg. Poles are being distributed
along the streets, and the construction
has begun. Three miles are to be COM
pleted by Jan. /,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-05-27

The Rev. Frederick Bender, for more
than fifty years a priest in the Catholic
Church, viii erect church structure at
a cost of 100000 in Colorado Springs.
Father Bender is worth more than
81 coo, 900, derived through real estate
Investments.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-05-27
ADVERTISED LETTERS. !"

Letters in the Bay ST. Louis Post
Office for the. week ending May 81, 1905,
will be sent to the Dead Letter Office, if
not called for in 10 days. To obtain
any Of these letters applicant must say
"Advertised'', giving date of list.
LADIES' LIST.
Miss Ada Bayly, Miss Hattie Beasley,
Mrs. Z. Bourgeois, Miss A. Curtis, Mrs.
Henry.
GENTLEMEN'S LIST.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter, Mr.. Goldsmith.
Coles L. Hammeehen. P. Hoffman, Mr.,
Mallenas Vince Rogers.
Bay st. Louis, Miss,
l. !. rlERNAS, P. NJ.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-05-27

The American editor tries to be as p0-
lite as possible in returning unaccepted
manuscripts, but he does not reach the
Oriental skill in making his would-be
contributor comfortable. The Chinese
editor says:
F'Ee have read it with infinite delight.
BY the holy ashes Of our ancestors we
swear that we have never seen so superb
masterpiece. His majesty, the En-
peror, our exalted master, if we were to
print it, would command us to take it as
q model, and never publish anything OF
a less striking quality. As We could
not obey this order more than once in
ten thousand years, we are compelled
to send back your divine manuscript
and beg a thousand pardons."
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1905-05-27

Gulfport's Progressive League landed
the Mississippi press convention for that
city next year. Gulfport, with its splen
did hotel accommodations, is fast be-
coming a convention city, due, in a
measure, to the progressive league.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-19
A DEGRADING EXAMPLE,.

The Nebraska State Journal relates the case of "a Kansas farmer who started years ago with nothing but his strong arms and notions of economy and Is now rich in lands and cattle and bank deposits. He got his start by the most scrupulous economy com bined with well-directed effort and pa- tient industry. He married and the first lessons taught the young wife were to work and economize. Children were born to this couple and they, too, were put to work when very young and kept at 1t like veritable slaves. When the boys grew up they rebelled against the tyranny of their father, but he was obdurate. He would not put them in school because their time could be employed to better advantage helping to make money. The wife pleaded for a better home and some of the comforts of life, but all in vain."
 As a natural sequel or sequence 1t is further related that not long since the man returned from one of his money-grubbing expeditions and found his home deserted. Wife and boys had endured until the limit had been reached and then moved away. Under the circumstances given no one should blame them. We don't know that there is any law in Kansas which will compel them to go back and live with him, or that will authorize him to force them to ,ake him to live with them. If there is such a law it would be more honored in the breach than the ob- servance-"
 This man belongs to type, unfortu- nately too plentiful, to be found in all civilized countries. When we see or hear of them we are always reminded