Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 211, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 13, 1900 Page: 1 of 4
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COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER ] 3 1900.
BRENHAM. WASHD
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IHE WORK OF REtlEF.
TRAGEDY AT WHITMAN
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Food and
BR OCKSCHMIDT & HOHLT,
THE BIQ STORE
To Ginners and Farmers:
Fof the first time perhaps in
the history of newspapers the
estimates made by the press on
the loss of life and the destruc-
tion of property inGalveaton are
much, too small. The first esti-
mate made by the Houston Post
placed tif« number of dead at
from 600 to 1000, The next day
the Post raised Us figures to
from 1800 to 2500. Wednesday
6000 was the estimate. It now
appears that thte estimate will
have to bis iftfcfiMed. Refuges
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We have on hand a: large
-HUB" 2%r\h.
45-lb. STEEL
BAGGING and
ARROW TIES,
and are in position to offer you a
BARClAtMit a low price.
*A Call and see us.
Respectfully,
from th^j]
reached Bin
•ay that thus I
the
dead, and yo
ted city who
im Wednesday
i of life will reach
3f 7000. These
OfBd oomprehen-
imoet pites belief.
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have a
& HOHLT.
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[A NOTE OF TRIUMPH!
IWm
thai'4 what we abs
sounding. wk ark
j uotflf p&ood of the
beauty and economy
of ottr ^ '
NEW FALL STOCK
come in and let the G00D3 DO
their own tauung and the
frices their own arguing.
DRY j
BP
Tar
DRESS STUFFS.
j08t what you nsed at just
the prick you can afford to
pay.
CLOTHING.
our suits kit thr habd-to
fit, and our prices appeal
to slender purses.
SHOES.
the best for style and
comfort. the lowest prices.
the longest wear. the
lirgkst stocks.
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will have a total
scarcely larger than the death
roll on Galveston Island. Be-
side this calamity, such disasters
as the great flood at Johnston,
Pa., thb oyclone that swept St.
Louis, leaving 1000 dead in its
wake, the Charleston earth-
quake, the great fire in New
York, and all other visitations
from fire, water and wind, pale
iDto insignificance. The pesti-
lenoe that hurries hence a thou-
sand souls in a single night and
storms that have wreaked an
hundred decks and drowned
the shuddering shrieking, crews
are ordinary incidents. It is a
picture of desolation drawn by
the mighty forces of nature with
the universe for a pallette and
tangled winds and lashing waters
for a brush.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Maddox
and Mr. Chas. Ortenville were
the first refuges from storm-
swept Galveston to reach Bren-
ham, coming in from Houston on
the early Central train Wednes-
day morning.
Mr. Maddox was the center all
the forenoon of a group of in-
terested and anxious questioners.
A reporter went with him to the
office of Mr. Wm. Axer and
endeavored to jot down in detail
what Mr. Maddox had to say
conc»rning the condition of
affaire on Galveston Island. The
residence occupied by Mr. and
Mrs. Maddox was wrecked, but
they escaped to another building
and were neither of them injured.
Here is what Mr. Maddox has to
•ay:
"The entire part of the city
known as West End is gone.
Only three houses are left stand-
ing in the Denver Resurvey.
From avenue O to the beach
there is scarcely a house to be
•een. The piling and a portion
of the floor at the warf is all that
is left of Galveston's miles of
water front. The only shed left
standing ia that of the Red
Bnapper Company. Part of the
Bouth jetties is gone and rocks
as large as small rooms are piled
into the channel, making it ex-
ceedingly hazardous for ships to
come in.
'The steamship Cumberland
parted in the middle and sank.
There are thirty crafts of all
siaes piled high and dry on the
beach. Numbers of tramp
steamers are aground at Pellioan
Island, Texas City, Virginia
Point 4nd Bolliver. One Mallory
liner was stranded olear across
the channel frotr the dock where
she was moored.
"The water averaged a depth
of five feet over the entire island.
The older residents of the island
profited by former experiences
by boring and chopping holes in
the floors of their homes. Where
this was done the houses,
rule, escaped destruction.
The atmosphere ia heavy
with the stench from putrifying
corpses. The slip of water at
the point of Treraont street could
be orossed by stepping on the
dead bodies of humans ami ani-
mals. On Tuesday an ordinance
was passed authorizing rescuing
and burying parties to set fire t»
^recked buildings and burn
them. On Uieso funeral pyres
scores of corpses were cremated.
It was a hard but necessary duty
the men had to perform.
■a
pockets of one dead negro were
found 25 fingers that had been
amputated for the rings they
contained.
"There is plenty of water at
the water works, and Houston
sent down one hundred thousand
gallons Tuesday morning.
Plenty of food is being supplied
All saloons are closed, and no
intoxicants are obtainable except
at drug stores.
"Tho piling to the railroad
bridges is still standing and i
will not take very long to re
place the stringers. There are
but two churches left intact in
the city.
"John Sealy stood on a corner
Monday morning and gave away
a hat full of money to the hun
gry with which to supply their
immediate need. I was told he
offered a million dollars toward
relieving the needs of the
stricken people."
Mr. Maddox says nothing
would ever induce him to again
take up his residence in Galves-
ton, and he believes many will
leave the city permanently.
Captain. M. L. Womack of
Caldwell was in the city Wed-
nesday en route home from
Houston. He left home to go to
Galveston to inquire after his
son, Mr. Frank Womack, who is
oortnected with the general offices
of the Santa Fe, Mr. Womack
learned that his son and hia en-
tire family were uninjured.
None of the office employes of
the Santa Fe were injured.
Superintendent Baker of the
Creosote plant at Somerville was
in Brenham Wednesday. Mr.
Baker had just returned from a
trip south along the Fanta Fe.
His description of the condition
of affairs is harrowing in the ex-
treme. The bodies of 5000
putrifying animals and human
beings bestrew the Santa Fe
right of way from Fairwood to
Hitchcock, and the awful smell
from these decaying bodies
makes it next to impossible for
the section men to work on the
destroyed track in that vicinity.
These bodies drifted against the
fencing on each side of the track
and lodged. Every conceivable
kind of merchandise covers the
prairies for miles and miles.
Bales of cotton, households ef-
fects of all kinds, piano, trunks
and the like are to be seen every
where.
"VITOS
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flK VoV WANT THE BEST 8T<>VB ON KARTH,
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BUCK'S
Brilliant
STOVE
RANGE
ARE WHAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT.
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Men aad reOUcs Umn with at «ew itjle
, Genuine
PRIMARY,
INTERMEDIATE,
HIGH SCHOOL.
AN IDEAL
BREAKFAST
POOD
Parties who have visited Gal
veston say the condition of the
[survivors is pitiable in the ex
treme. Tbey are dazed and are
unable to realize their horrible
condition. There is no eigns of
j grief—only stony indiference,
Men talk of the loss of their
j wives and children with a sang
f roid that would be inconceivably
heartless were it not for the fact
| that they are unable to oomprc
| hend the enormity of the afflio
[ tion that has been visited upon
I them.
Jim Franklin Killed One Woman
Wounded Another.
Chas. Meguire, who hab been
living at Whitman but is prepar-
ing to ,return to Brenham,
reached the city shortly before
12 o'clock last night with the
news of a tragedy at Graball.
Mr. Meguire says that Justice
E. C. Hughes and Constable
John S. Ewing of Whitmen were,
notified early in the afternoon by
two negroes whose names ho did
not learn, that Jim Franklin had
eliot #n<J mortally wounded
Mamie Franklin, a woman with
whom he has been living since
parting from his wife. After
shooting his sweetheart, Frank-
dyitftdrnsd hia niurderous forty-
%TStfcr,4sbooMrtg the
latter through the arm.
Franklin took to the woods
after the tragedy, and at last ac
counts had not been captured.
How's This ?
We offer Otie Hutdred Dollars Howard
for any cis© of Catorrh that cannot be cured
by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props.,
Toledo, Ol™
\V», tee undersigned, have known F. J,
Cheney for the la»t 15 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business trans-
actions, and financially able to carry out
any obligation made by their firm.
west & truax,
Wholesale Uruggisti, Toledo, O.
Wai.bino, Kxmnan & Marvin,
Wholeia'u Druggists, Toledo, O
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
icting directly upon the blood anl mucous
jurt'aces of the system. Price 75c per bottle
Sold by all Druggists., Testimonials free.
Hall's Family Fills are the best.
Mayor Jas. A. Wilkins re
oeived telegrams of inquiry con-
cerning the storm yesterday from
W. H. Patterson of Paducab,
Ky„ and from the New York
lournal. Mr. Henry Harrison
also received a telegraphic in
quiry from the New York Jour
nal. The Journal telegram to
the Mayor read as follows:
"Has Brenham been wrecked
by hurricane. Wjre at our ex-
pense condition of Brenham and
adjoining towns. Are Henry
Harrison's mother and four sis-
ters safe. L. Z. Harrison in-
quired about them. Answer."
The mayor complied with the re-
quest.
The blowing down of a large
number of fences in the city has
given Pound Keeper McFarland
a great deal of trouble, and re-
sulted Wednesday night in a
bloody fight between that func-
tionary and Mr. E. Malsby. The
pound keeper lost considerable
blood from a wound in the nose.
Policeman Treadway stopped
hostilities before either of the
combattants were satisfied with
the outcome of the mill.
Mr. I. N. Bettison found his
brother and other relatives in
Galveston unharmed. Miss
Edythe Meguire is reported safe.
Brenham friends of Mr. W. T.
Bleike will be glad to learn that
his family in Galveston escaped
he storm without injury. H.
Dreckschmidt, an insurance
agent well known in Brenham,
lost his life at Galveston.
Itai vxrd'i Old " I'taeolog,"
Bev. C. A. llartol, who has Itccn
iastpr of the okl West church Boston
for ov«»r fifty years, celebrated his
8* tli birthday a short while ago. He
tB parsnip shaped, and when freshly
Harvard divinity school."
Baifaa la Chiaete.
Thin van's "Pilgrim's Progress''
#a« recently translated into Chinese,
*ith curious illustration? by native
artists. Before the Boxer outbreaks
Kigali the volume was in great de-
tnand in Puking.
Americaai Honared la llltria.
Simon Neweomb, the American
astronomer, has had an honorary de-
reo confcred upon him by one of the
adiBK Austrian universities.
Ladies of Brenham Will Send
Clothing.
The ladies of Brenham have
undertaken the commendable
task of making a substantial
offering to the storm sufferers of
Galveston and the coast country
of clothing and provisions.
Newspaper accounts say the
people of Galveston especially
are in need of cooked food.
Houses there are so badly
wrecked that cooking is next to
impossible. Candles are also
badly needed.
Wagons have been secured to
canvaas^the city today for cloth-
ing, cooked food, candles and
cash. The Norton building has
been secured for handling the
supplies. In case you are over-
looked by the members of the
committee send your offerings
direot te this building. The
wagons will be around this after-
noon, and it is hoped the response
will be a liberal one.
The Ladie3.
The pleasant effect and perfect
safety with which ladies may use
Syrup of Figs, under all condi-
tions, makes it their favorite
remedy. To get the true and
genuine article look for the name
of the California Fig Syrup Co.,
printed near the bottom of the
package. For sale by all drug
gists.
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Men's Belts and Their Effect.
There is another side to the leath-
er belt now so greatly affected by
men, in lieu of suspenders. A pro-
minent Eastern physician says of
it: ''The belt Is very nice in a great
many ways, and certainly it is more
sightly when a man wishes to re-
move his coat. 13ut it is a menace
lo digestion. Iu order to k.eep the
trousers in proper position it is ne-
cessary to have the belt buckled in
so tightly that it can't help having
an injurious effect. In hot weather
ihc greatest freedom of movement
should be observed, and the looser a
man's clothes are the better it is for
him. Tlieso belts, too, seem to
grow narrower each year, and when
they are buckled tightly they form
a deep groove around tlw body,
which retards circulation and has a
bad effect upon the digestive orgaju.
Many a man who tjoraplains Because
his food doesn't agree with him
might, overcome the difficulty by dis-
carding his bolt."
The grand jury in th* district
court turned in seven felony nd
six misdemeanor indictments
Wednesday, making: » total of
twelve felony indictment* for t)M
term. The grand jury is still ia
session.
On the civil docket
orders were entered:
J. Reymerhoffer Sons VS. Wt
B. Garrett, administrator; plain-
tiff allowed to withdraw an* jx
nouncement of ready and
continued, costs to date taxed
against plaintiffs. . m
Mrs. Henry Stephens et al vs.
B. P. Henry et al; plaintiff dis-
missed as to personsl property,
without prejudice, land partt.*
tioned as prayed for; J. W.
Dallas, Wm. Gardner and N. EL
Dever appointed com:
to partition to report the
term. ~
Bryan Whitfield at al vs.
Whitfield etal; report of saw ox
special commissioners approved
and ordered recorded.
Three of the defendants in*
dieted by the grand jury W*d*
nesday are m jail. They ivi
West Gates, charged with rape,
Paul Webber, charged with for-
gery and passing a forged is*
strument and Casey Haifis,
assault to murder. Harris is the
negro who killed most of the dogs
at the county farm, and shot at
the guards when they tried to
arrest him. » j<
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children whil»t»«llilH« W
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fiStetfcltet (efcttlMd Stesl.
THE LAMEST STOCK Hi
i^THI L0WI8T FKICE8
CALF, OK Ua,
I^andgraf Bros.
The Cheapest Way
bUtlliM
SOL WILLIAMS,
Tfi tell the people of this section the merits
of your goods, i* through the columns of
r*XPAllD SV TBI G**AT
nil 11s
Oct orjTHi Rick Srtiwo
WHUI or the
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One viotim of the storm drifted
from Saturday night till Monday
morning on a portion of a house*
top. This frail life preserve;
carried him in safety to the
mainland, and he was found by
a boy on a horse who was ou
looking after drowned stock
The poor fellow was entirely
naked, and hia body was so
blistered that he cried aloud with
pain when clothing was put on
him. J
Father Keany, who had charge
I of St. Mary's church of this city
I during the absence of Father
I Pridal, was killed in the collapse
I of the hotel at Velvco.
Mrs. R. L. Burns i« visiting at
Some Pflnn*ylrania English.
Tho qualification? of some men
who become assessors in Pensylvania
are not considered, judging ftom
several amusing returns mad.i.
Among the causes of death, for et-
smple, reported to rhe clerk of the
Orphans' court, in Bucks county,
were these of "hart parlies/' "par-
aliya," ''hart t ruble,"' "newruonin,"
''qui 117. ic," "hooping cough'* imd
'turner,'' Another person w as re-
ported as having died f "live ctip-
lat," which was . nslatcd into
meaning "liver complaint.'
dently one man, too, who
away must have been a politician,
as it was set forth that he died of
"fusion of tho brain.''
Kvi-
passed
The Santa Fe is carrying vast
quantities of material gulfward.
One freight trsin of 28 cars
Wednesday night was loaded
with cross ties and rails. The
company lost (30 miles of sidings
on Galveston Island and several
miles of track on the mainland.
For Otm Fifty Ytar*
Mn Window1!
a ted for over
cr> for their chili
'•ct mcccH. It MOthM the
th« gum*, allays all pais;
itnd ii the beat remedy for
fill relieve the peor little
itely. Sold by dragglst* is
»orld. Be aure ana a»k for "Mji.
ionthing Syrup" and take so
Tww^-fi»e cants a bottle.
Sow There Are FUatiaf Betels.
iArbucle's floating hotels,
irer yachts, will be ready for
■ess in New York harbor next 1
The fleet is composed of a 1
ged brig,« whoener, » sleep t
ocean going tag. All the 4
of homo are to be
many luxuries that" are 1
found in the average !
them may be:
strong on deciil .
amid ocean braesM. The
nill be small eemidering tha 1
nidations, and
be made for evening^
thoss who do not wiah
afloat, with an orchsstra
things harmonious. .
pi
Te Caal
The Columbia river <
been making ex
ning of shad, and htig|l
essful in their efforts
fishing industry may fe
ti the Northwest.
had is universally 1
ii clous, and the only
this fish is the many ;:
Lhat exist in it. T!mi
ntirely done away with i
nod product, as the <
which the can is
rafiib the bones, and 1
uoticcd. _ " . 1®i
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Cartmel lodge, No, I
G., held a special 1
nesday night and
S10 to the Gahreaton
An additional SSwai
by individual
members.
Medal tor America* Skewlaf.
One of the interesting awards of
the international jury oh secondary
education at the Paris exposition if
that of a gold medal to tho Ameri-
can museum of natural history in
Central park, New York oity,' for
Its Illustrations prepared and the
collaboration with the New York
state educational syatcm. Tho il-
lustrations thus appreciated wore
atereopticon slides accompanying
lectures on the Hawaiian islands,
the Riviera, the Pyrenees, the Alps,
Tyrol, and other European region*
These ire ttsed in all the
New Y<*k state,
reiis.
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And
The Very Best
After a temporary shutdown,
necessitated by repairs occasion-
ed by the storm, the gin of Mr
A. W. Watson at Stone ia again
running full Hot*.
In the six day bicycle races the pace
tells terribly at the end. Man after
man falls out exhausted. The victor
wabbles wearily over the line. In the
business race it's the same. Man after
man drop* out exhausted. The success-
ful man it often a dyspeptic, unable to
enjoy success. When the stomach is
diseased there is not enough nutrition
assimilated to sustain the body and re-
pair the daily waste of tissues. The
result is weakness, tending to collapse.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures diseases of the stomach and other
organs of digestion and nutrition. It
enables the perfect assimilation of food I
by which the body is built up with
sound, healthy fleah. 1
•I haw takaa one MIS of Doctor Merce's
OeMaa Me4kat Worm fat indigestion aad ,
Urn coaifiaKt.* writs* Mr. C. St Wfiaon. of
Tadkia CoUefe. DariSaos Co., N C. "HlVr
had ao bad n*Ua stact 1 eoaaaMMed ti
yow satdidn,—In fcet have aot fch lik
MS ana. Before 1 took tb« ' (Soldra M
Wtowj' t could IMS eat aaytWai wUkoat
awful diatreea. W*oow I eaa eat aaythiat I
wiah without haviaa anptwaat (t*Usia " "
NDQtro«r baby ww KttMitaal was ao
be waa alaaal a shaMoa. We nra hita roar
*UoMea Mtdlral Dtootrry' aad aow be H as
bealtbT aad w«U Win ebUd I witl >»ak a
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