The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-15
STORM IS ON.
Cattle WIN Suffer Much More Than They
DID Before.
TWO SHOWS BEFORE CHRISTMAS UNUSUAL
Farmers VIII Ne Benented, Espe-
claIly Those who Have sowed
Much Wheat.

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Southwest Texas more than did the FIRST.
Two SHOWS before Christmas is very un-
usual occurrence In Central Texas, and
one before January is something almost
unprecedented In Southwest Texas.
The first snow to fall At San Antonio
since February IA, 1895. covered the city
Tuesday night and yesterday morning.
reaching depth of more than two inches.
Along the Southern Pacific the fell ex-
tende5 from Flatonia 10 El Paso. increas-
ing In volume along the route.
Tho Arkansas Pass reports snow between
Floresviile and kerrville, while along the
Waco branch the fall was In patches from
West Point north. Thus far NO interference
with trains Is reported
, Dallas. Dallas County, Texas, December
14.-Yestcnday 1t seemed as IL the UNI
precedented SNOW storm and bitter cold
weather for December had reached Its clI-
max and was going TO subside. Today,
however, another big storm started. To-
| might Ut Is sleting over Central and North
Texas with u snow and blizzard threat in
reserve. II. G. Kenyon aiah John Bilesig
returned TO Dallas today from a hunt on
Red river, In the INDIAN Territory north OF
Henrietta. They found Red river frozen
over TO such an extent THAT they drove
mules pulled a wagon LOADED with 5000
pounds Of wheat over on the ice. Old set
tiers In THAT section saw the weather for
the last ten days has been the coolest they
ever experienced.
Luling, Caldwell County, Texas, Decem-
ber 14.-Between IL O'Clock last night and
8 this morning about two inches OF snow
on level fell over Southwest Texas; In
drifts 1t is In places foot deep. A slow
rain mixed with sleet Is now falling. The
stree!e are Iiiea with menry paiaes OF
sieish rluers anu snoWpaiers. nlbmDer
Oh stockmen were seen ana they state that
unless une snow meits OH rapiuly foiiowed
py warm %euuler' tne loss OF STOCK VIII oA
noslsy. fSuIuners are Jupiiaht over the
. neavy snow rail- ~hlcn 1ney DeleVe VIII
freeze out the Doll weevil, which IS known
srreat ad,..rt,,s ~ tho 49,. o WI ,,,,
(; 49, on,,s,.s ~ ~ IA ~ ,.a-1sn.
baos,v ,s,aid ~ ,ha ,,a,,, 49,, -
80, ~"
srn A ~ NJ, peAaI Sounty. lexas, De-
eehper ne sisnt vi SHOW IN Luis city
rendered many people WHO ana the result
was mucn temperate SNOW Daiiing,
NUMBER OIL people were injured by gravel
a az, ,e NJ. sevopsu up. CHy vi,
= .ha.aater 49, VI SUN ,'l
rosiaanoa IN = hanr -, uu sanon W n ais
inhilart o,,a, ~ taI, -, a. ;,,s., are az
800 1870 sne i"''' a. A. Go d soou
aoekhaIt' SalaWen county. Texas. De
ssi a C,' Mo snoW storms IN december
anu pt,or %, S'iils.n a Is soiiesnnng SO IN
ustai ~ T,,, u.lis sestloI lnal ~ is worthy OF
~ iH m inu s nns everytmns - Wnioe.
a,fa a cue iieeey TAXES are sun iaiiing tnack
suffer conspierahlv i, tIe ss,,.,, =; ,,rl,N
trac,ted Tine yrc,and 10 now we'll s,,ts 20,
hut stocL uafar ;s sswi .oaro 80 '''eo
,r,...s..., 49,.
vic.or,a' Victoria county, Iexas, De,
,l..aear. ,,eatbsr t,ar s e y. s,ea. , ,
;nNiamsnov which rraya,,aa lost 49, .0
There was beayv falI 81 sieet 1aJ, T nI1h.
and n cold Wet norther is hiowimg this
mnrnine. enow is renorted ~ n, 1sana,,n
fifty miles, east of here at I O'Clock AHA
morning.
craer,I,lI., rrr,+ r,o,rtv Tav.s y,,..
her IA -commiss oner % II UvnGs 20
ror,s that Tho ,ssar,Ie -, tha Hhar,.,,Ia
community were distressed over The snow
which mt n SION 10 cotton uickinr Many
fields are still white in his community
However, 1t has been fine on wheat and
the soil generally. and ON this account the
people can only be tolerant
HARDWOOD. Gonzales County. Texas. De-
cember 14.-After n weeks ice this seefdon
,,tb.v,ad ,,,t,, ,,,,,n, $40 a,,a,, ~ .ror MIL.