The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. XVTH YEAR, No. 94, Ed. 1, Friday, July 7, 1899 Page: 3 of 10
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s
U and farmers ot Calrert and vicinity
mpport
the midst of then gloomy and de
sed conditions the people cnught a
a of hops today and are made to re
the action of tho directors of
over
Calvert Wnco and Draros Valley raIl
who met here today Work will be
on this now road at once and this will
employment to a great many Idle peo
TS SENT FROM GALVESTON
E SAVING CHEW WENT ON A
SPKClAIi TRAIN
leant TwentrllTB IJon llnvo
Seen DI pnolicil to The Volntu
Where Mont Necdrit
ireston Texas July The people
Jalveaton yesterday devoted them
Jes to supplying food for tho flood sut
rs of Brookshlre Today they are cn
ed In supplying moans to save human
In another way They aro sending
Its with the hopo that thoy may be re
Ld In tlmo to be of service In res
hg the people of the Hooded districts
their perilous positions among the
Ls and from exposed Islands
layor Jones took tho lead In this work
ho did In that of yesterday As soon
Le reached his ofllco ho summoned Chief
police Ketchum Captain Hutchlngs
others and requested them to securo
Immediate uso all the rowboats they
ld And At noon today Mayor Jones
orted that at least twentyfive boats
bid be secured and go forward by spe
traln Tho boats secured aro all
all and aro such as can bo used to ad
btago by skillful hands In dangerous
frents and forests where they will be
bt needed In most Instances a rental
50 cents a day will havo to bo paid
the uso of tbo boats
it 230 this afternoon thero was an ln
aal gathering at the office ot Mayor
bos where reports were received and
relief situation gone over Tho major
a telegram from Mayor Brashear of
luston urging him to Bend boats thero
soon as possible adding that thoy would
forward from Houston Boats aro
ded at Brookshlre Fulshear and Rlch
Ind
Captain Smith who was present at the
feting said the Santa Fe special left for
lompson at 215 carrying the boats and
Iws of the llfo saving station and two
its belonging to Chase Smith On
frd tho Bpeclal were Superintendent
Issegulo Superintendent of Machlnury
jlllnson Captain Fred W Chase Cap
In Joo Woolford a Tribune representa
fe and others
3hlef of Foltco Ketchum ordered the
pcentration of sixteen boats at the foot
i Sixteenth street and arrangements
re made by Congressman Hawley for
Santa Fe to send them forward this
fenlug
Judge Morgan Mann and Mr Allen of
Galveston Boating club tendered tho
i of eight boats conditional on their bo
able to get them which they believed
re was no doubt If tbo arrangements
uot fail thero should leave hero this
Iprnoon at least thirty boats This Is
addition to what were sent on the Santa
special at 215
Included In this number aro the boats
yawls belonging to tho United States
glneor corps Tho government tug Anna
11 be sent as far as Vclasco as It ls not
femed safe to attempt to go up the
azos with her For the same reason
naptha launch belonging to tho eu
beor corps will not be sent
l special train bearing the boats and
large number ot experienced men to
adle them left here late this afternoon
the front
Mayor Jones this afternoon gave Chief
fetcbum carlo blanche to buy supplies
Id order tbcm shinned to the points
pero tho boats are destined
fHavo the bills sont here said tho
ayor and we will pay them
Tho contributions aro still coming In
lis Lewy rang up the mayors office at
bon and asked where ho should ship 200
prth of goods Ho was told to send 100
brth to Thompson and tho other half to
lilshear Thero were also somo lndlvld
11 gifts C B Leo handed tho chief of
lllco 15 and other persons somo smallor
ims
ICounty Judge Mann pledged tho county
r 100 and said tho money would bo paid
Imorrow
A DUTLOHAIJIE CONTHAST
lie Flooded District It ef tire nml
After ilie Terrible Vlftltiitlon
Colonel J C Andrews Southwestern
sscnger agent of tho Southern Itallway
ith headquarters In Houston has Just
iturnod from a trip to tbo Interior where
worked up quito a lively Interest In the
aptlst Young Peoples Union conven
on which meets In Richmond Va and
r which tickets will bo sold by all the
adlng roads centering In this city for
single faro for tho round trip on next
wday and Monday Ho just got back In
mo to escape being waterbound In the
odcd district and ls more than grateful
for his good fortune
Conversing with a Post reporter yester
y Colonel Andrews remarked I am
itlcned thero is no parallel in the hls
ry of Texas for this extraordinary ovor
w Towns and villages and hamlets
re surrounded for miles and mlle3 by a
erltablo sea and somo of tho railroads
re submerged by from two to thirty feet
water Bridge and tracks havo boon
wept to destruction by this mlgbty
valancho and crops houses and stock
fen many human lives haye been ruth
ssiy sacrificed in the rushing angry
wonts it Is nn awful calamity a dls
ter io tremendous that people outsldo
is stricken section can form no concep
° n of Its horriblo and complote devasta
te i dont suppose It Is any exaggcra
on to eay that more than 100 squaro
iiles of the richest lands In the South
l een made barren this
ii a wnso
ni nn K ovftttov And just think of It
niy nttcen days ago my business brought
e through all thnt torrltory Every part
Wa s then flwl wth hnnnlness con
uiiment and prosperity The
grass
° ° a the cattlo wore In fine condition and
nS nm n you met
waB radiant with hope
na joy for the grand prospects the grow
Pirt fp he d oUt Todny their smiling
ri ira J Jtable graveyards their crop3
fi thcr
h i i homes are destroyed
her n p Da are d shcd to the ground
U e aTeoatn unon tllfi freslst
l g h ° usehold goods and stock
rnlufe rom forever I tell
t you
hanfrA Kesai1 t0 think of the terrlblu
endfni nSu A U Bmply awful heart
Indescribable
n
li M I on County
Hennessy Texas July 4The wet Bea
on continues with
ebowora every day
w cuualtug vfrqm the much
floodt
K Kl ° rPs by oyerflowlng streams
K
rtn s bedv < W fromtbe roots
Sttonhf0 < I entfalllpgdown ot corn
begun a readv tnrtisd auares
Ilodlc neeovered
Hcarno Texas July 6 The bodies
of T S Dawson white and Stove
tllackahear colored both drowned
In tho recent overflow wero re-
ported recovered today Mr Daw
sons body was found on tho More
land plantation a distance of fif-
teen miles from whoro he wbb
drowned Both bodies wero In a
badly decomposed state
A train camo through hero today
on tho International and Great
Northern and a great deal ot mall
fvas put off for this placo
moisture and hot suns Creeks reported
to havo been higher than they were over
known before
NOTHING NEW AT ItltENUVM
The Water Hnx Nut Inllon in r
Uxtent
Brenham Texas July 6 Thero aro nu
additional details regarding tho flood The
water has not fallen perceptibly up to this
time
The cltlzons of Brenham made large con
tributions of clothing today for tho flooi
sufferers
Section hands on the Central struck for
higher wages but when Informed from
Houston that fifty men wero ready to take
their places they returned to work
Alvlnn Cuiltrltxitloil
Alvln Toxas July C Tho committee
appointed by Mayor King this morning to
solicit contributions for tho flood suffer-
ers was out only a Bhort while this after
noon collecting 32S0 which amount
jtmnnmnrnnmnimnmnniv
Waller Countys Lou
Hempstead Texas July G The
first cstlmato of tho loss was a
quarter ot a million then half a
million and now It Is not less than
i million for Waller county alone
Tho river has now fallen thirteen
Inches at the railroad bridge and ls
expected to fall rapidly by tomor-
row morning
Mm
If
Imnnnuuinnnwumnnnut
waa Immediately sont to Tho Houston Pnst
to be used for purchasing supplies for the
people In the flood stricken district An
other tho ladles rolief committee Is at
work gathering up clothing which will
bo forwarded by oxpres3 tomorrow
Cotton JIiij Groiv Ont
Allef Harris County Texas July 5
Most of the water has got off tho ciops
Cotton and corn are badly damaged by tho
heavy rains of last week Cotton will
probably grow out and make good jet
Somo cotton along tho bayou that stood
In water several days Is dying Corn
along
tho bayou has scalded badly
Wncon Plnn
Waco Texas July 6
In response to a
call by Mayor McCuIloch a meeting was
held tonight and a relief committee was or
o
Fulllnc nt Brjnn
o
Bryan Texas July G Tho river o
o here today had fallen flvo feet and
JJ waB falling rapidly
o
o
s
o
ganlzcd to collect funds for tho flood suf-
ferers here and In tho lower Brazos coun-
try Sam Sanger J D Shaw and II D
Wade were appointed on the relief com-
mittee
Hun neon Spoiled
Kaufman Texas July 4 It has rained
hero every day for tho last live days Tho
roads aro almoot Impassable crops ate
doing well but hay cutting Is stopped in-
definitely Mr Frarly who was cutting
on tho Taylor ranch had thlity tons cui
and lost it all A good many others lost
small amounts
Sun Antonio to Send 1rovlilons
San Antonio Texas July 6 A carload
ot clothing and provisions will be sent
at noon tomorrow by tho Business Mons
club ot this city to the Hood sufferers at
Hosenberg who aro cut off from Houston
and Galveston by the waters
Dentons Alii
Denton Texas July G A subscription
was circulated hero today for aid for tho
flood sufferers About 10 was subscribed
in a few hours
ILJIMC UITICIAIS TO MUBT
Various Annncliitloim Cnll it Wiicii
for the ISt i
Wnco Texas July 6 Tho associations
of county Judges and commissioners coun-
ty clerks county treasurers and district
clerks will hold their annual convention
In thts city July 18 The official call for
tho conventions was Issued today and ls
as follows
Tho undersigned presidents respectively
of the Slam associations of county judges
county clerks district clerks and county
treasurers hereby call a meeting of the
associations named to take place In this
city on Tuesday tho 13th Instant at
which business ot the highest Importance
of our associations and to the pooplo or
Texas generally will come up for discus-
sion By Joint agreement of the offlceri
of our associations herein named the un-
dersigned are authorized to make the
above call Wo have aocurod liberal rail-
road rates and tho citizens of Waco havo
arranged for our comfort during the ses-
sion here of our respoctlvo organizations
Ve urge full attendanco on tho date agreed
upon mentioned above
Signed by J It Tolbort president State
County Judges association Loo Blnn
chotte president State County Clerks as-
sociation W C Pratt president State
District Clerks association V W Bur-
ger president State County Treasurers
association
North Texas IJoetora Meet
Dallas Texas July 6 About forty
members of tbo Dallas District Clinical
society embracing physicians from many
cities In Northern Texas mot today In an-
nual session at St Pauls sanitarium In
this city Important papers wero read and
unusual cases of practice discussed Tbo
following officers were chosen for th
ensuing year President Dr O W Simp-
son of Waxahachle vice presidents Dr
J T Benbrook of Itockwall Dr 0 A
Scbultz of Alvarado Dr J M Wolfe of
Greenville secretary Dr J D Shfillrolw
of Dallas treasurer Dr J B Wilson of
Dallas
Ilnnliam Gnu Club Won
Bonbain Texas July 6 The Bonbam
Gun club returned today from attending
the meeting of the North Texas Gun club
The Bonhara Gun plub won the E C cup
which entitles them to the honor of being
the best club In the league
BRAZOS FLOOD SUFFERERS
The Flood Is Getting Further Down
the River
RELIEF IS STILL BEING SENT FROM HOUSTON
The Water Subsiding nt Brookshlre No More Boats Needed There
Nor at Fulshear But Provisions Badly Needed dal
vestons Life Savlnp Crew
To summarlio tho flood situation from
Information gathered at this point yes-
terday It appears thai tho Brazos ls slow-
ly falling at Brookshlre but Is still ris-
ing at points below Tho Immcdlato neces-
sities at Brookshlro appear to havo been
to meet tho demands for tho not week
or ten days
Tho Fulshear district Bcems now to bo In
greatest need of Immediate assistance Tho
situation thero ls distressing and from
last rcportB tho water was still rising
While tho Immediate wants of tho pooplo
at Brookshlre may havo been provided
for the loss sustained by nil these people
Hying along the Brazos bottom has been
uf a permanent character and no amount
ot aid thnt tho peoplo ot Houston aro
likely to contrlbuto will be misapplied
They still need clothing and provisions
ami nny contributions cither In kind or
monoy sent Tho Post will bo forwarded
promptly
Tho railroads running to tho flood
stilckcn districts will transport all sup
plies for tho sufferers free of charge and
tho WcllsFargo company will do tho same
+ +
The following contributions were made
yesterday through Tho Pojt
J I II r > ii lit 92 50
iiiIIcn Hillcf Society
WIiIovim mitt
X V M
Antlomil Cotton Oil Co
C II Crlflln
1 I Horry
MIxsi Jlury Cnrsim ICIild
IfllkHOllll
Wlllliini A Hunter
UCIlliex lipllllt linlfl Ull < K >
i II Ileiinittiii
Mr II 1 IIicmmi
iNililori MitrrlM
Mr 1 < MmiilCN
Kiliiln llfNutt
Cntli
Inliii MvClflliiu
O M Wliltliconu
lliiirv l ln
v
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Tho following collections wore made by
U H Sp > tts among the occupants ot the
BInz building
E II Spoil tfl 00
Totnl < IO
Tho following contributions were nndo
through tho Arm of H D Taylor Sons
llr II I Miuirl oo
Dr S C Itcl
olin IS Iiiriv I 0
A O Itoir l Oil
C T At ThiMiiliirc fieritiK 5 00
Thes amounts were stpt in groceries to
Brookshlro and Fulshoar
Tho following donations In tho way of
supplies were received by The Post yes-
terday
Mre J It Myers clothing
Mrs W H Palmer clothing
Mrs J C Hutcheson clothing
Mrs S Taliaferro clothing
Mrs It Qualtrough clothing
Sid Mitchell clothing
J D Br ant uso of tent 16x25 If needed
S D Ward 73 pounds flsb and sack salt
Mrs 0 L Drown clothing
Mr Wnnoskle Congress avenue lot
clothing
Mrs P Mundcs clothing
Henry Alexander one barrel of jno
lasses held subject to orders
In addition to the above the Sharks club
sent 30 in supplies to Brookshlre on Wed-
nesday and a like amount ol supplies to
Fulshear yesterday
The following camo yesterday from Mr
Rufus Cage formerly of Houston now re
elding at Dallas
W n Chew Houston Texas
Dallas Texas July C Please give
50 each to tho towns of Fulshear and
Brookshlro for the flood sufferers for
account of the Texas Planters com-
pany and draw on us for the money
Rufus Cage President
Mr Chew sent telegrams as follows to
j W Edmundflon at Brookshlre and K M
Hugglns at Fulshear
Houston Texas July 6 Texas
Planters company through Its presl
dent Rufus Cage gives 50 each to
Brookshlro and Fulshear account
flood sufferers Amount Is deposited
with Carson Sowajl Co subject to
your order W B Chow
Relief trains wero sent out yesterday
pver the Mlscourl Kansas and Texas rail-
way to Brookshlre over tho Southern Pa-
cific to Sartartla and over the San Anfor
nla and Aransas Pass railway to Fulshoar
The Brookshlre train carried five boats
and two carloads of provisions Among
tbe supplies sent by the fund subscribed
through The Post wero 7S worthof bacon
and 35 worth ot meal to Fulshear and 50
worth ot bacon and 25 worth of meal to
Brookshlrp Tho Southern Pacific also
carried four boats to Snrtartla
Mr Jules Hlrsch representing tho
ntycr Mr G J Palmer Tho Port and
Mr II W Cortes tho Business league
went on the Brookshlre train and returning
he evening reported that th river nt
relieved nith supplies on hand sufficient nr0okslilru wim falling and Hint thoy hud
sufficient supplies there together with
money contributions sent dlrcet to last
for nt least a week or ten dajs
Mr Hlrsfh lelcgraphed Mayor Brasliiar
from Brookshlro as follows
Hon S H Brashear Houston Texas
Brooknhlro Texas July G Yester-
day oer thirty people rescued with
boats No need for bojts ncnl today
All the boats thnt were hero and thoio
of today forwarded to Slmonton Switch
to bo used along liver from thero to
Fulshear and Richmond The four
sailors that came with us went with
thorn About 3000 destitute pooplo be-
ing fed here Commltteo ot eltlrciis
here doing all In power to nllevlnto
rtlstrpsBi provlblono on hand sufficient
for about a week Jules Hlrsch
Mr Forgustm chairman of the lellcf
commltteo at Brookshlre wired Tho Post
last night nu follows
Brookshlre Texas July G Slock nn
hand at G p m forty FncKs bicon ten
boxes bacon two nml a half barreo
malaSMR fourtron sacks and barrels
brend 33 mcIih meal nnd flour Six
hundred peoplo walling for rations
We aro feeding about 3000 people
weekly J II Ferguson
Chairman
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The following telegrams and appeals In
dlcato ho condition of nffnlro further
down the river from Brookshlre
Mn > nr Jones Galveston
Richmond Is under water nnd boats
are necessary to rescue the people
Get all skiffs you can as quickly as
posslhlo nnd forward In caio of Soutu
crn Pacific Houston They ll send
extra out Immediately on lecelpt ot
them Prompt action Is necoisnry No
tlmo to bo lost Answer rare South-
ern Pnelfle Jules Hlrsch
In responso to tho above Mnyor Jones of
Gaheston wired Major Brashcjr that he
had arranged to send hlMcon boats and
jailors nml about 10 oclock last night n
Fpeclal train pulled in from Galveston over
the Galveston Houston nnd Henderson
bringing In sixteen large life saving yawls
nnd a llfo saving rrew ot fortythree nblo
bodied men under command of Chief of
Police Captain Kd Kctelmtn of Galveston
Mayor Brashear had already tnndo all
necessaiy airangements at thin end ot tho
lino and tho hots and llfo saving crow
went through last night over the Southern
Pacific to Richmond
From tho following telegram It would
appear that Governor Sayero had been
successful in his appeal to the genoial
government
Hon S II Brashear Houston Texas
Austin To as July G From what
points do jou ndvlso distribution ot
10000 government rations to be
shipped from San Antonio taking In-
consideration tbe delay uecehsary to
roach eaat side Brazos river
Thomas Sourry
Adjutant General
In responso to the abovo tho mayor ad-
vised Adjutant General Scurry that In bis
opinion Richmond Fulshear and Scaly
were tbo best points for distributing tlicto
biippllcs
Mr S SI Gordon a largo planter near
Richmond left his placo jesterday nnd
camo to Houston whero his family reside
Out of some 2000 acres in cultivation about
twenty or thirty will obrape tho flood
Ho reports all plantations In that vicinity
ruined and where about 8000 bales would
have beon the crop about 200 will bo
raked
Mr McQueonoy division supoilnlendont
of tho Galveston Harrisburg and Han An-
tonio wired ychtcrdny concerning tlio con-
dition at Richmond that tho county court
bouio and entireties there wore full of des-
titute negroes and somo whites Ho wlrod
tho company to send work teams Imme-
diately nnd boats food provisions and
anything else thoy may havo to send
Messrs H D Taylor Sons of this
city recched a phono message yesterday
from W B Pordtran of Missouri City oiy
Ing that from 200 to iiOO negroefchad conto
to Missouri City and Staffords Point nnd
beyond living on watermelons h id abso-
lutely nothing to oat The message re-
quested that supplies be sent to 0 W Ar-
nold at Mlssouii City
Later on the following meM > ago of llko
Impott was rocelud
H D Taylor S ins Houston
Stafford via Missouri City July G
Tlfrco hundred families dostltuto flood
suffercis ask relief at once
W Cochran M D
U G Roonc
AV J Chambers
J T Dorrlty
J G Adamas
+ +
Messrs Frank Bonner Jeff D Bryant
Will Kendall and W G Thompson who
went out on tbo train to Fulshear yester-
day returned In the afternoon reported
that the entlro bottom in tbo Fulshear
neighborhood was flooded and that the
river thero was rising at the rate of flvo
Inches per hour There was not i foot of
ground In tho bottom that was not flooded
with from Ave to thirty foot of water
This years crop In the Fulshoar country
ls totally destroyed Messrs Bassett
Wlnntons loss on that fine plantation will
bo at least 50000 The tarvlng negroes
ot and around Fulshear are becoming des-
perate They rere under tho Impression
that the supplies taken out by the commit-
tee were sent by tho government and were
about to take possession of them by force
They wero finally restrained by Mr Bon
ner telling them that the supplies wero
sent out an the result of private subscrip-
tion and were for tboso first who were
most In need and that It they would but
be patient their time would come
Tho provisions sent to Fulshear yester-
day will probably Jaet two days after
which they will need moro assistance
The railway ageut at Fulshear had been
notified by the company to gTve the suf-
ferers free transportation to any point
along tho lino to whfrh they might desire
to go Tho train carrying tho abovo named
oemmlttce took out 122 sicks of meal 20
sacks of flour 1 barrel of syrup 2250
pounds of bacon
No boats are nepded at Fulshear as all
the people In that section are fate
At Whites Switch nine miles across
from Richmond there are 4Q0 negroes In
a pasture wth only eight small houses to
shelter bera They are badly la ped ot
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VI 1p V
HOUSTON DAILY POST EBIDAY MORNING JULY 7 1899
TIIR FLOODS
The town of Richmond t overflowed and
women and children hare fled The sur-
rounding country Is under water and miny
will havo to bo reseucd
Water has receded a foot at Hempstead
and at Ilrookiblro the sltuntlon Is un-
changed al both places In other respects
Tho rronle of the SunnysMo community
arc In great distress
The river In ten miles wide at Rosenberg
and the crops ot that vicinity arc a com-
plete loss tho town Is full of refugees
Dallas has rnlstd S1S00 for the flood
surtcrers and has to notified tho governor
Other towns aro also raising monoy
Tho rlrer Is falling gradually In Burls
son county levying detssUtion In Ui
wake
River Is fnlllne rapidly at Bryan
A large number of boats hava bem tent
to the flood district from Galveston
Tha sccrctsrv of wnr Disced JOOOO ra-
tions at the disposition ot the governor
cltliens of Toms are responding to the
cnll and the relief Is now being distrib-
uted
Governor Savers explains that he hut
not called on tho Federal Kovernmont for
nld but h R slmplr borrowed from It
Immense damnse was dono In the coun-
try about Sartartla flvo negroes wero
drottned
lOltlJIOS
An attempt at assassination on the life
of former King Milan of Scrvla was mndo
while bo wbb driving through the streets
Mrs May Wright Scunll president of
tho United States rouncll was elected
president of tho Intcrnntlouil Woniana
congress
Tho members of tho penro conference
worn given a banquet by Quern Wllhel
mlna
It has been ngreed that settlers of seven
years In Orange Free State aro to bo
granted franchises
POLITICAL
Attorney General Taylor republican ran
dldtito will urobnblv cot tho nomination
for governor
Clrculnrs ba e been sent out to every
State InUtlng democrats to meet In Chi-
cago Julv 10 to devlso nlans for a thor-
ough orcnnbntlon
Thn oonullRts will not fufo with demo-
crats but will nominate n National ticket
of their own
WASIHMiTOV
The order for the enlistment of tho ten
now regiments has been Issued
President MtKinley expressed his nppre
clntlnn ot the services rendered by the 1
unteers In tho Philippines
POMKNTlU
Tho eighth annual convention of tbe
Southern Wholesale GrtKcrs association
convened at Aobevllle N C
The first days session of tho Christian
Undeavorrrs convention wns devoted to
song services and officers reports
A cotton yarn compnny hos been Incoi
nornted in New Jersey with a capital of
jntooooo
scmethlng to oat and havo nothing In
tho world except tbo clothes upon their
backs
Supplies for these negroes may bo Bent
to G 0 Garrvt nt Whites Switch The
San Antonio and Arnnsnn Pass will trans-
port them froo of charge
+ +
The Southern Pacific railroad brought
In between forty nnd fifty negroes yester-
day afternoon who bad been resdued In
tbo Richmond district They wore fed
by Theodore ICollnr and Carson Hewnll
Co They havo been loft In box enra by
tbe railroad company until bettor quarlors
can be procured Hllllnrd Taylor a well
known colored man of Houston Is Inter-
esting himself In their belnlf and will glvo
notice to citizens where contributions of
supplies may bo left for these needy peo-
ple
+ + +
Tbo following Is a copy of n telegram
Font by Hon N 0 Klttrell to Governor
Sayers Conditions In Iho flooded dis-
trict seem to demand Stato aid I will
gladly respond to call for extra sosslou
and clnlm no mileage nnd bcllcvo other
members will do the same A very brief
session will KUfflce and without mllcuge
tho cost will bo nominal
+ 4 +
Dr Hudson of Brunncr camo In yes
tcrdny nnd volunteered tbo ubb of his big
skiff Ho sn > s It has two pairs of oars aud
will carry twentyflvo people He Hays
It will tako about twelve men and a float
to bring It to tbe depot
tff
The Baptist Young Peoples Union of the
First Baptist church will glvo a benefit
entertainment tonight to holp tbe unfor-
tunate people In tbe Buoa bottoms near
Brookshlro The programme though Im-
promptu Is a very file one and In Itself
ebould attract a largo crowd and tbo
worthy object certainly should Insure a
lino audience The plan of tho entertain-
ment is to havo no admission fee but nt
the close of tho exercises to have a free-
will offering which will be forwnrded to
the committee at once Fallowing is tho
programme which begins at 815 p ra
Piano Solo Miss Lulu Ilfrey
Reading Miss Violet HoskliiB
Vocal Solo Mi Bndl
Vocal Quartette M < sre Collier
Scboll Luke Reed
Violin Solo Moody Dawson
Reading Miss Frances Larakln
Piano Solo r 8 uff
Vocal Solo Miss Lyda Buckingham
With violin obligato Dr K II Green
Reading Mlis Bessie Warner
Violin Solo Dr B H Green
Offering
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Messrs MacDonald and Waldon man
ager of Forest Park rcqumt The Post
to state that they will donate tbelr park
and the Btock company there for an ontor
talnment to bo given Sunday for tlio ben-
efit of the flood sufferers They ask that
the Business Leaguo appoint commlttoes
to take tho affair In charge soil tlckots
etc It Is believed that If the matter Is
properly worked up fully 2000 tlckots could
be sold
TUB FLOOD fiUlTIOlKltS
CenerniiH A < t > f > c WellnFnriro
nxiirrmi fqmimny
The WellsFargo Hxprose company an-
nounces that It wU carry all donations
for the flood sufferers frea of charge to
all points in Texas and from all points In
Texas on Its lino This liberality li cer-
tainly praiseworthy and commendablo and
shows that In times of great disaster like
tho present thero Is at least one corpora-
tion that has ft heart as well as a soul
OAQTOniA
Bears the Tto Haw W BOUjH
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SUAIMARY OF TODAYS IMPORTANT NEWS
tiik pniLirrurB situation
General Wheeler has been ordered to re-
port for duty to General Otis
Agulnalilo has Issued orders tor th
ralcaso of Spanish soldiers
TATK
Tho brewery ftrlko at Fort Worth has
been declared off
Arthur Borlnger of Fort Worth has bun
selected as ceusu supervisor for that
district
Galveston city council la atlll In a dead-
lock over the appointive officers
President Winston of tho State uni-
versity will resign to aceoot a simitar no
sltlon In North Carolina
Tbe Stato of Washington will bo repre-
sented nt tbo Bt Loula antitrust con-
ference
Associations of countv Judges county
clerks county treasurers and district
clerks have been called to meet at Waco
July IS
IOItr
Imp won tho Brighton handicap
Houston and Gatreston teams will play
Saturday and Sunday
COMM12UCIAT
Tho tuturo cotton market was firmer
with an upward tendency spots un
unchanged
The local Jobbing nnd retail trade Is
hampered by the high wntcra
Wheat adonrcd S8c oats He nnd pro-
visions Unchanged to 7 > 4 points higher
Corn declined He
The Chlcngo cattlo market advanced Ufii
Sic per 100 pounds
Railroad stocks reacted jnd closed nt
tho lowest point of the day Specialties
wero active and strong
Tlin ItAILltOADS
Tho Southern rnclflx pending tho re-
pairing of washouts will havo Its passen-
gers curried ocr the International and
Grcot Northern and thus prevent In-
convenience to Un nitrons
Houston and Texas Central makes a
similar arrangement with tho Interna-
tional and Cotton Dell companies for tho
transportation of freight
The building ot tho Cnlcrt Waco and
Brazos Valley railroad definitely decided
upon
Pathetic contrast ot tho flooded district
before nnd after tho visitation
The Wellsrnrgo Kxpresn company gen-
erously ngrees to carry nil donations la
tho Hood sufferers free of charge
LOCAL
Hnglneer Potter tells what the tSOOOOO
In bonds aro to lio Issued for
Tbo colorrd neonlo aro organlflng to
help those of their race sufferers from tho
floods
What was dono In Houston yesterday
to help the flood siiHcrersMoro money
and supplies uoided
Tlio rloao ot the Koworth Leaguo con-
ference
A taxpayers mass meeting to bo held
Monday night to discuss tho bond election
NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL CITY
WASHINGTON WILL HIS HUP11IS
SHYTUI AT bT LOUIH
Ireslilenl IVIiinliin of he UnivurnL
1 Will Slnillr ItMlmi Several
JVerr Co run milium Clmrlwreil
Austlu Texnii July G Governor Saycra
received a letter fmm Governor Richards
of Wyoming today announcing that Ho Is
In complete sympathy with the antitrust
movement and thnt be will attend tho St
Louis convention called to formulato a
plan for tho repression of trade cornering
combines
The governor Is also In receipt of n let-
ter from Deputy Insurance Commluslonor
Hctfner of Washington stating that a ma-
jority of the officials of that Slate npprovo
of his cfforUi to bring about unity ot
action In lighting trusts and view with
much chagrin tho notion of their governor
in refusing cither In person or by rep-
resentative to attend tho St Louis meet-
ing Mr Helfncr nlso Inquires If sonic
other offlclnl will bo received as n repre-
sentative of Washington which Inquiry
hasMicon answered In tho affirmative
Tho tax rolls of Washington county re-
ceived by tho comptroller today show n
total nesessment of HGH > 2C0 for 1809
which Is an Inciease of 101035 Tho rolls
of MuMullon county also received today
show an assesument of 1C9130 which Is
a decrease of 148531
Charters wero filed today by the secre-
tary of stoto for tho following corpora-
tions Lufkln Land and Lumber company
of Angellnn county capital stock ir tr 3
Galveston Fiber compapy capital stock
100000
Godloy Educational association of John
iion county capital stock 50000
An agreement for the lease of a num-
ber of oil tank cars by the Sherman Oil
and Cotton company from Murray Dougnt
Co limited of Milton Pa wns alio
filed
T W Konnedy was today appointed ex-
tradition ngrnt at Rio Grande City by
tho governor
President Winston of tho State univer-
sity today received n telegram from tlio
board of trustees of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college at Ralolgh N C In-
forming him that they had elected hlra
president of that Institution and urging
him to accept tho place Although not an
applicant for tho honor Dr Winston will
accede to tho wishes of tbe North Carolina
board and will tender bjs resignation to
the board ot icgents ot tho university next
woek
lovers Kntnl ttiprrel
Arlington III July 0 Charles Saltz
man and Miss Kato Horfoldstelmor fought
a duel with revolvers In a buggy near
Scatonvlllo III last night and the doctors
believe both will die Tbe cause of tbe
duel was tbe deslro of the young woman
that Saltzman should marry her nnd tha
refusal of tho young man who had been
keeping tbe company ot Mls Horfold
utelmer for many months
A aiotbern Laie
Chicago July 0 In nn attempt to save
her child from death Mrs Frank Lausman
and her 4yoarold daughter Hazel were
fatally Injured today by being struck by
an Illinois Central suburban train Mr
Lausman Jumped directly in fron of tbe
engine and clasped tbe child In her arms
but before she had a cbsnea to escape they
were hit by tho swiftly movlngitrulaaud
hurled thirty fca < r < > m th tracks
sb
t r
There Are °
Yet
150 Blue Serge Suits
from the lot that yas underpricefi
by the maker on accountof
tardy shipment an extra fine
quality there are only Double
Breasters value 15 price lO
Also Coats Singly
Bought anticipating the Serge
rise but 500 Coats seem too
plentiful so instead of 6 dollars
S475
Slncle Brealt self faced Doubts
Breast self faced or silk faced
satin finished
Superior Sale of
High Grade Blue Serge
Suits
in narrow and wide wale bird
eye or fancy striped patterns
all solid blue value 18 price
15
tllucs arc far l htattnr than
black and Serge being open por-
ous makes the Ideal cool Suit-
ED KIAM
MAMMOTH CLOTHIER
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I
The
Cotton
Worm
Will probnbly aoon bo heard from after
tlio pxcefslvo rnlna In South Texas and
It tiohonxfs the planters to be ready O
protect their crops by tho uso of polaon
Dont wait ns so many did last year until
It U too Into to nccurc thn nolson at any
orlrc Thcie In not euouch Paris Green or
London lurplo In tho entlro world to sup-
ply an nctho demand from the South t
tho iRino tlmo and crops will continue to
be fleatrojeil ns loni as the wiilttlllyou
neethe orm nollcv la practiced
Secure your polfon now nnd net the
benefit of tho lowest orlco
Jas Bute
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SYRUP OF FIGS
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CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO
WNOVr TIIK NAME
tVUATIIISR INFORMATION
lrolmlillltle
WoshlnBton July 0 Hast Texas Louisiana
nnd Mississippi Iartly cloudy 1rldny and
Snturday Unlit southerly winds
Wrist Texna aud New Moxlco Generally fair
1rldny and Saturday variable winds
Oklahoma Indian Territory nnd Arkansas
TbrentcnlnR Vrlday with showers In northern
portion probnbly tbTeiitculus Saturday
southerly winds
Iluiirrnl lllliiTVlilldin
Otrcrvntlona taken by U S weather bureau
at all stations nt 8 p m 75th meridian tlmo
Stations
Temp
Abilene Texas 3D
Amnrlllo Tcxoa 6
Altaian la > 78
Corpus Chrlstl Texas 82
Davenport Iowa 82
DodKO City Kan M
III laso Texns 90
Galveston Toxas S
Jacksonville Fla 78
Kansas City Mo SI
Memphis Tenn 71
Montgomery Ala 80
Nashville Tenn M
Now Orleans In 84
North Ilatto Neb 72
Oklahoma City 0 T SC
Omaha Neb SO
Palestine Toxas SO
St Louis Mo 81
Ht ratll Mtnn 78
VlcUeburr Mis 78
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Tamplco Mexico 85 00
Vera Cruz Mexico 88 00
Coatzncoalcos Moxlco 8 00
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Cotton renion bulletin for tho twentyfour
hours endings at 8 a m yesterday 7StU me
ridian time
Temp
Max Mln
Galveston 86 81
Abllcno 0 72
llalllnccr 89 SO
Ileaumnnt S3 St
Deevlllo ft 71
Ilrenham 89 71
Columbia 87 78
Corpus Cbrlstl 86 78
Corslcana 118 74
Cuero St 74
Dallas 93 67
Dublin 89 70
Henrietta 98 72
Houston 90 75
HuutaWlle 93 75
Kerrvllle 89 72
Lampasas 90 75
Longvlew 96 75
Lullru 9 76
ralestliio 90 74
Paris 91 7
Ran Antonio 74 v
Ban Marcos 87 75
Sherman Dl 76
Teruplo 60 73 i
Tyler 91 73
Waco < 93 T7
Woatherford 9 v M
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