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1HE gRAz0S ON 4 BENDER.
pssssr Of IN 0verfiow IN the Court.
I. ney Bottoms.
SEVERAL STEAMBOATS, WASHED AWAY
yVein csatssssus asd stream,
Ous Of Their Banks and Traveiis
Conssqusntly Interrupted.

/ Columbia, Texas February 1.-The
Brases river Is on q heavy rise. having
s1scn about fifteen feet in the last tnirty-six
hours. The current is equal 10 mountain
torrent. A number of the vessels Of the
Columbia Transportation company were
unoored to the wharf and banks. ana an
chorcd in the stream before this town. Ths
speed of the current was such that during
last night seven OF these vessels were
torn loose from their fastenirgs. and Just
1t dawn the last OF them was seen disap-
pearing down the large bend In the river
the Emily p, Putting Billy. Whitewater.
JUstinc. Christie and dredgc. all steam
vessels and barge. Mr.. r. l.. Smith has
sent o party Of men TO catch them, and
trless they are wrecked by collision
against the banks, OF which there IS dan
ger, they will probably be caught a, Bra
zoria.
There is n runior hero that these vessels
were seized by Cuban syrnrathizers. who
during the night quietly got Up steam ana
dropped down the stream. and are now
gone to the relief OF the insurgents. This.
however, Is highly improbable inasmuan
as none of the vessels named are In q
condition TO put to sea. SO far as known
not singis individual was on the entire
fleet. and II any vessels are coming up the
river or are moored In tha river below
here. the danger OF collision Is great
Several sailboats are known TO he IN the
river at Brazoria. and probably a number
OF other vessels at velasco.
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THE KILLING OF RENFRo.
Evidence Tending to show Other Partie,
Murdered John Heard.

Evidence Tending to show Other Parties
Murdered John Heard.
To the Editor OF The Post:
Howth Station, Texas, February LIN
your issue OF January Is. 1896. there APP
pears an item sent In by your Hampstead
correspondent Of a catastrophe sad to
me, and my wife. the parents of Eugene
Renfro. the murdered young man. and sad
to all OF those who have known the
true character OF my deceased son. while
there was nothing Objectionable ia the
article itself the headline editor OF The
FoSs has done US a serious. and, l hope,
an uuintentional wrong by heading the
article Murder Begeis Murder" and in
order that the public may understand the
events leading TO the sad affair, l hope
The Posi- wall give slsace to tho following;
When the series Of tragedies, OF which
the killing of Eugene Renfro BY VIII
Heard at Howth Texas, on the 18TH OF
January, was one chapter is finally freed
of mystery this community may find itself
possessed Of something that approaches
the mystery and persistence that made
Jack the Ripper famous VIII Heard was
assaulted in hls own bed at midnight
about two years ago by two assaiants,
one OF whom must have been familiar
with his premises and habits. Heard
fired several times and blood stains Wit
messed that some Of hts shots had taken
effect. The parties We're tracked to an
old arbor near by, where 1t was found
that horses had been h!tched They have
never been Identified.
More than once during the past year
PERSONS have been seen lurking around
cars on tue track In front OF the Heard
homestead. Finally. In July last, John
Heard. a younger brother of WIN Heard
was assassinated early In the night only
% Few steps from the Heard residence.
From the fact that Eugene Renfro ana
John Heard had not been on good terms
and that by his own admission and the
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THEFT OF CLOTHING.

THEFT OF CLOTHING.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Hayes were mr.
raigned in the iocordcrs court this morn
iug on a charge Of felony theft
The couple secured two rooms from
Mrs. Lauge, on Avenue NJ aud Eighteenth
street, and had resided there about two
months when Mrs. Lange missed several
articles of wearing apparel, which she
valued at $50. The clothes Mrs Lange
told the police. We're IN a wardrobe In one
OF the rooms occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
Hayes. short time ago Mrs. Hayes had
a trunk moved from her rooms to a rest
dcnce on Thirty first street and Avenue
=. 1t was after this trunk had been mov ed
that Mrs. Lange missed her clothing, and
reported the matter to the police. Yes
terdny afternoon Sergeant Delaya and
Special officer Jordan. armed with a
search warrant. visited the house on
rhhty-frst street and Avenue T., ana in
spccted the trunk which was removed
from the Lange residence. In It were
found tho stolen articles, which Mrs.
LANCE told the police were taken without
her consent lhe arrest OF Mr. and Mrs
Hayes followed. The preliminary exam
nation of Mrs. Hayes ard her husband
occurred In court this morning. Mr.
HAYES told his honor that he iid not know
have been stolen. and as other witnesses
corroborated his testimony. he was dis
charged His wife was bound oveM 20 ire
grand jury In bond OF $3.50 which She
gave.
UNION DEPOT.
The work OF preparing the site for the
new union depot viii begin ms soon as the
title deeds to the property are received
by the Santa Fe. Some of the buildings
which now stand on the ground will he
removed and others torn down. Among
the latter is the brick building on the
northeast corner of the block. now used
as a store house. the material being used
for filing. Some little time will be con-
sumed in raising the land to the grade
| before the work OF erecting the depot
| building can be begun.
| A we'll known hotel man has purchased
| the lot on the southeast corner OF Twenty
| sixth and Strand, facing the new depot
| and will erect thereon commodlous mod
ern hosiery for the special accommoda-
| ton OF the travelling public.
MoRTUARY.
The city health physicians weekly re.
| port shows eleven deaths for the week
| ending toisy. one Of which is accredited
| 10 spinal meningitis. The annual death
| tete for the week Is iS o. Following ls the
| list:
| Monty 4. Lewis. years, eolored. men,
| branous Group; VIM. G. Deubner. 80 years
| consumption. Michael Flynn, 5 years. spi-
nal meningitis; benjamin. Clemens. 8,
| years, oolored. heart dissage; chiid of T. r.
| Waies. ataloetesis, Julia Smith, 80 years
| &C lored. s,rychnine poisoning; Mrs
| Amanda Mccarthy. q years. consump-
tion; Martha Harper, II years, colered
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Or. Downs, Travelling Dentist Accused
OF AhdnctinE Young LAZY.

Or. Downs, a Travelling Dentist Accused
OF Ahduct'ng a Young Lady.
Eagle Pass, Texas February IA man
giving his mama as DR. Harry Downs was
arrested here last night. suspected of hav-
ing abducted young lady from her home
in rTslde. The couple boarded the
Eag.e Pass train at Uvaide and their con-
duct aroused the suspicious OF some OF
ihe passengers. some ~ whom knew the
girl The conductor and others made in
quiry and ifarned that the couple were
going 10 Mexico. When they reached this
place the couple stopped at the Windsor
hotel. sheriff Dove was notified ana
Downs was Urrfstef and placed In iau
sheriff Dove this morning tolegraphed
the girls father at uvalde who replied
instracting that Downs be held and that
he Wo,ild arrive on toDignts train The
r'r' gives her name as Leona Cooke ana
IS tle daughter Of Hardy Cock OF Uvalde
Downs says he is travelling dentist. De
velopmeuts are awaited with much inter-
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CHANGED HANDS.
Tho Houston Post to Have a New Man.
agemant.

The Houston Post t. Have New Man
agement
Special 70 The Galveston Tribune
Houston. Texas, February Judge r. p
Hlh, who has FOR years been president, OF
The Houston Post Publishing comppnv
and who has generally been regarded as
the directing force and controlling spfrlt
% the paper has disposed of hia interest
TO J. l. W4'son and his associates aud a
reconciliation Of the company VIII take
place on Monday.
The present Post was started about ton
years ago hy j. L. Watson. business
manager. and z. VI. Johnston editor
After II had struggled along for time
a stock company was formed ana Judge
=, y. nm acquired a controlling inter
est and was elected prcsidcnt OF the
company. Mr.. Watson continuing as
business manager and Mr.. Johnston as
editor. Subsequently Mr. Watson put-
chased portion OF Judge Hilrs stock
and Mr. Johnston another portion. and
yesterday a deal was closed by which
Mcssrs. Watson and Johnston become
the holders az all the stock except a few
shares held on the outside and Judge
Hlll VIII retire. II s. not known TO out
stock scld, but st IS understood Judge
I'm received 5000 for his one-thlrd in
terest
At Tho reorganization on Monday It Is
saif the directory will bc reduced from
thirteen TO five, that J. l.. Watson viii be
elected president, Il. NJ Johnston vice
president and q. j Palmer, the third
largest stockhulder and present business
manager. viii hc chosen secretary and
treasurer Tho capital stock. which is at
present merely nominal IL to be largely
increased and The Poo, IN said TO be pre-
pairing TO move into new and more com
fnodious quarters as soon as it's new press
row IN COURSE Of construction. Is com
pleted and ready to be put up.
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NAvAscrA MUSIC LOVERS.

NaNasots, Texas. February Twenty
four music loving people Of Savasotn at
iendff tae PadorsHsk recital In Houston
last night auo eN3ftss themselves as
hiRhly pleased with thsir entertainment.
They we're Mist,a Baylor. Madeline Raw
lof, TOuttenay KenpeY. Derorale Mat
,hcws, Hattie Matthews Susie Boone
Anna Ehpger, Hattie Terrell. Ira BLACK.
shear, Amelia AhrenDsck. hottie Ahrei.-
beck. annie Terrell Martha Marlborough.
Shins Tsmpirrian, cora FrD'hlich, Messrs
Joe n lsa5l9f, ". 9. Preston n. y. An-
derson. ", Norwood, ". w. sanester and
"a. J. MacNsir, Mrs. r. " owen, Mrs
r. ID. blackshear, Mrs /. Y. Biacksaear
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sriERTFFs DEPARTMENT.


wharton, Texas, January 3O.-Pleasa loo,,
out for w. NJ Hutton, a mulatto man
erparently about q years old, > feet "a
inches high. travelling In the Interest ~
some clothing house soliciting orders ,or
tailor-made suits, and after procuring mar
payment in advance fails to make good
agreement. Wanted In this county for
sswindlng, Send all information to G. w.
Heartt' constable, Wharton, Texas.
Found-At Harrisburg Texas. one ruz-
z'e loading shotgun, 70 gauge. 38-jnnh
phrrels' mad Brown" stamped on locks
gun showed signs of having been 70,
found powder horn Applv 10 r y,
Coghlan' constable, Harrisburg -N'
Albert Erickson,
Sheriff
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OVERFLOW TXFEcrEn.

Hempstead Texas, February THE
Brazos is slowly creeping over the low
lands in the Courtaey bottoms and II the
present riso continues over nisht most
'of the bottom plantations from the Haber
Stone place ~ win be under water before
morning. There has been no let up IN
'the downpouring Of continuous sheets Of
Irain again durag the last twenty-four
hours untll o'clock thls evenlng.
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COLORADO ON A nook

Wharton. Texas. February i..-Th. Col.
.rrado river Is on a hir boom ard IL rts.
Ang rapidly. The constant rains have
sswelled the stream Until !, has assume -
lnagnifcent proportions. 4 heavy rain. ac-
sso.npanied by thunder and lightning. con-
3menced 70 fall last r'Eht q. y a'cioek
Slnd stiIl continues In steady showers the
water Is standing on the streets two OF
ikhree Inches deep II Is warm ANA sultry
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REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

Cameron, Texas, February l. The repub-
lican convention for Milan county to send
Cciog,tes 20 the congressional convention
at Temrle was very harmonious. The
dele gates were instructed to vote for "
L. Crawford. a delegate to the National
convention. The convention voted tor a
sound money platform. q. w. Sledsc was
unanimously elected chairman OF this
comfy.
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SAN MARCOS NOTES,

San Marcos, Texas, January @.-ls 7,
of the mud and threatening rain ID
and appreciative audience greeted h>
Bingham at Coronal Institute last ny.
Mr.. Bingham is a very fine vio!inH .
impersonator. 35
Fifteen car loads Of cotton seed Oh y
been shipped from the oil mill hsn
this date and another large sale
made yesterday.
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\ Edna Texas, February i.-i!eavy rain-
'1fnii last night and This morning. ana the
fssfeaDs all booming. T'le progress q
farm work VIII be greatly irnpsdes for ih@
tsfsxt weak Or sen days MDch ian1 M.
sfsiready beer prepared lof planting how
4lcver. and fsruers arc much fsrtAar ad-
I yapced with their work than al fhls 0nte
Ss1sst year. The fail and winter has he@n
s4fpost favorable for the vast quantity u
va it trees planted out tbls season.
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LroHTNING's FREAKS.
Z The Anicrscn Hotel a. Louise Struck bv
Several Bolts OF Electricity.

iue Ah'l'tE'n fiotel al looiSe STRUCK by
Several Polts OF Electricity.
Louise. TeVas February l-Dt-ring a So
we're thunder storm here this morning
about , o'clock. tho Anderson hotel was
Struck and set IN FIRE by lightning Tre
flames we're soon distinguished and not
much damage resulted from that gour r.
hut the building was SOMEWHAT Gs-nni-
ished. the lightning having struct It IN
three separate places nnt each holt going
clear through and into the ground. Qcuioi-
ishins stoves window. sash and every.
Thing In It's line Strange 20 say. the house
was crowded with boardera ard no ore
was killed. Judge Carlson was badly
stunned but Is all right THIS rner1iine MI
Mayfe.d Damon Of Bict mond WIS slee,,-
ing by window IN the second story.
which was torn all % pieces He was Of
first thought 70 have been killed. but carue
out all right, thinking that sorne one had
thrown Il brick through the window.
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IMPROVED MAIL sppv,cr

San Antonio, Texas. February III,
new postal treaty between the ,,r,,o,
states and Mexico went into effect TODAY
Nhe new treaty does away with ms
e"e'''s-iout-hour iay-over of United
states mail on the Mexican border The
man OF the principal cities is now sacko,
through IA destination, arriving from
.weh'y-ionr to thirty-six hours sooner
than heretofore. ''''
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beef and milk-cows, some attention nj
turned to raising and improving tAs n
of cattle In this country. Already 2
enterprising farmers have procured nj
stock, mostly Holstein and Jersey.
Gardening operations are behind n.
to the fear of killing frosts.
The health of this community d mi
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SHOT BY A NEGRO To,rc,.

~. aiI Is,,, Texas, February 1.-Tbis .,,o
,he h niil Goodins' negro tough won't %,,e r,
.he mouse OF Virginia PrinrIe ana Went 70
hr row, In the melee he fired at u"I vase, raised
ths M, ne pail missed her, passed thre en,s
who '% wsa 9 O., a nesress named Belle Yapn
Of wate er N rh ,ne yard drawing a bucket
fatal. Gooding is in iail pronounced as
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Victoria. Texas. February The rain
fall between 1867 last night anc ia.se tins
morning has been TREMENDOUS, and there
is no Indication that II Is over; reports at
railroad headquarters are that 81 was
general over the entire division. and ss
heavy as here. but no damage TO the track
Is rersnr-ed
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POLITICS IN TEXAS.
JACKSON COUNTY, PoPs.

Edna, Texas, February There is a
general stagnation in Local politics. The
pops are going TO hold a county conclave
this month and will probably whereas II
few tempest in a teapot" resolutions
when they start the elect out In search
of tho county offices. 1t is said they are
after the whole pie and will nominate
from the bottom up as high as they can
-rDnnh
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heavily almost all last night and Is stu
raining, with a cold wind from The north
east. More rain has fallen within tire
last twenty-fcur hours than In the same
length OF time for several years j, MIL
be almost impossible for mills TO run hg-
ging crews for several days
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AT orHEH POINTS.

The following points report continu-
ance OF heavy rains. Farm work is sus-
pended ard in most sections me roads
are practically impossible. Josserani.
Lexington. KinEsbury. Liberty Hi!i.
Grapeland. Oyerton, GranSury. Marble
Fails, warrenion. Tiupson, Moscow,
New wayerly. Bei,on, wheelock. Sweet
Home. Eagle Lake and Rockl1nd.
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This morning about o'clock It set in to
raining hard and has kept 1t up for eight
hours with no signs of clearing up. The
farmers viii be set back very much, as
they have no time to lose now. Some of
them think OF raising geese.
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FARMING AROUND wAnn

ra w ar r. Fayette county. re,,s ~,
r uSry "a great deal OF lana ha jan
i proved and the Indications Az nus neen
'' ,rs cotton crop VIII be planted 'nat a
so.t uere Is an abundance OF cor, J.. at
u tGe ana ent little demand for !, :" WINS S,ns
owing TO S1 3Sa brings brings 80 cents bu rs ns'
10 the scarcity and high price Ss"e oi
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FATALLY suoT

cor-gzn. Texas. February IA, Asia
rtree Miles west Of this piace. J. =
CHan1ler foreman of the mill and John
Allen. II rad q difficulty. during which
Alien shot Chandler twice IN tho breast.
iunicflug fatal wounds
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white, arc6 - single. pleaded guilty e
mudcr In the second degree ana was given
i've years, jolly and VIII King. appar-
entity good friends. started of on Christ
mas sproe. and falling ont over trivial
matter. Jolly sho. his c, mparion. Both
lived near Circlevillc.
Fannie Godbold. cplored. for murder OF
her chili IT Tnylof, Is Sc, for February
9. and Nelsc Mays. colored, of Round Rock.
for murder, set fer 1tb.
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posroFrIcE ROBBED.

New Boston. Texas. February i.--Iast
night burglars broke into tho store OF
II. NJ Davidson and the postotnce and
blew open the safes. They took several
dollars from the former place and three
registered letters, contents unknown. from
tho latter. There is no clue.
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AT KrRpYyILLE.

Kirbyyiiie. Texas, February Rain has
been falling In torrents for the last TWEEN
ty-four hours. Greeks are All out Of their
banks Work on al buildings that are
under construction has been stopped !;
is SIN raining.
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NINErY.NINE YEARS.
J. II. Davis Gets That Sentence for As
fascinating Ills son-in-i@aw.

fascinating HIS Son-in-Law.
BrtTotia. TeNns. January 81 !. II. Da-
yls was sentenced 20 She ucnitentiary for
rirety-nine years for the murder OF Isaac
Williams, has son-in-law. IN june. ls'5.
Defetd n rode ten miles 20 The house
~ deceased called him 20 the door. Just
% daylight ana shot him killing him
INSTANTLY After placing hls hand over
deceesed's heart Ia be sire Ia was dead
Davis roes from 'he house. lie was I'M
dir'ed in June. 1879
The Jury was oomposea Of white mon.
mort % them serving as jurors for the
rrbt ufn.
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Georgetown. Texas. February loving
TO the bad condition Of the roads ocra.
stoned by excessive rains, Chairman John
announces postponenent of the demo-
cratic rally which was to take place Feb
ruary 3, until Monday, February 10
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JAMES sUcCEFDs MOONS

sulphur Springs, Texas. January S1.-Bl
reason OF the resignation Of l.. l.. Wood
chairmar Of the Fourth congressional dis.
tr'ct' Chairman of the Democratic State
Executive committee Jemos G. Dudley has
appointed {. o. James of this city in his
place.
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SOUND MONEY MAN

Victoria, Texas, February 1.-Hon. e. I.
Dunlap leaves tomorrow for Austin 10 at
tend the meeting Of the executive commit
toe, Ills views are well known and he is
firm believer In sound money
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FEAR OF AN OYERFLnw

1 Trinity. Texas. February livery heavy
,rains have fallen here during the last hires
pays. White Rock creek and the Trinity
FLYER are very high, and fears OF an over.
How are entertained, an it continues to
.faln
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SHOT WHILE RESISTING ARREsi

Enid, o. T.. February lit Is rstsi
reported here that Charley Smith. vis1
for the murder of Gus Holland last ~
mer. had fight with deputy naaAl
thirty miles west OF here TUESDAY Z
was fatally wounded.
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MAY RAISE GEESE

oahuy foint, Texas. February l.-Au
the week the weather has been cIo,,5,,
and foggy, with an occasional shower
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COT FIVE WARS

Georgetown. Texas. February lin the
district court yesterday Frank Jolly
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IN THE PINERIEs.
Village Mills. Texas. February IL, be-
,an raining here yesterday evening. rained