The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-08
We're Promptly Attended To Yesterday by
the Relief Committee.
HOUSTON HAS SUBSCRIBED ABOUT $1,000
nrool<shirc and sartartia Need No
More Immediate He1p-DulSe. Spn-
nysidc and JuIiH Make Appeals.

TO 7. II. Thompson e. Co. or Ed Khan,
W. d. Cleveland 4 Co., Levy Bros.
Borchard, Drasher e. Co., Henke &
Pillot, Theo Keller, s. l.. Goldman,
Carson, Sewal & Co., Bering h
Cortes, Peden 6 Co. and Houston
Post.
Hampstead. Texas. July 7.--our
farmers are in great distress. Can yon
assist us with food and clothing?
Liberal local subscription exhausted.
Immediate action urgent.
T. Sanders,
b. Schwarz,
G. H. Wler,
A. Giullemat.
Jno. II. Canaan,
Ed +. Johns.
NJ. S. Robinson.
\. b. Felker,
l.. Schwarz,
Committee.
Those addressed In the above Telegram
are requested to meet at the Office of Tn,
Post this morning at IL O'Clock.
The following other appeals were re.
ceived and given attention;
S. II. Brashear Mayor, Houston.
Duke, Texas. July Five hundred
refugees at this place without food.
All cultivated lands entirely covered.
Assistance needed at once.
Joe J. Fem.
Mayor Brashear, Houston.
Duke, Texas, July Five hum
dred negroes here needing assistance.
One hundred and fifty ON Blue Ridge.
Nothing but green watermelons.
G. II. Herman.
AS Duke Is in more direct communlca.
ton with Galveston than with Houston
Mayor Jones of Galveston was advised o.
the condition there and replied:
S. H. Brashear Mayor, Houston.
Galveston, Texas, July PROVISIONS
forwarded Duke at o'clock this after
noon by special train.
w. C. Jones. Mayor
To the Mayor and Citizens of Houston.
Juliff, Texas. July -Four hum
dred negroes at this place In distress.
Everything lost No meat, no bread
nor shelter. Help them or they suffer
and die of hunger, j. Julin
The Post also received tho following note
from Julin yesterday: W
Julif, Texas, July There are 400
people at this place without money,
shelter bread or meat Every house
on the west side of the International
and Great Northern railroad is under
water Nat a corn. cane nor cotton
stalk In sight All plantations are I'M
der water from four TO twelve feet.
Negroes still in river bottom and no
way to rescue them. No boats nor
lumber 10 build them. Unless assist
ance is sent and sent quickly there
Will be much suffering. Respectfully,
John lulih
AS soon as the information from Jullff
was received by The Post supplies to the
extent OF $60.17 were sent and rcpresen
1ative called on the Angle ragermann
Lumber company and secured donation
of 1000 feet of lumber ard on the Berius-
Cortes Hardware company for nails
suitable for building boats and all were
sent on the special relief train, which left
at p m. over the International and Great
Northern
The following further appeal from Duke
YVES received by The Post:
g. j. Palmer, Chairman Relief Com
mttee, Houston.
Duke. Texas July 7.-Sixty families
stricken from overflow at Planters
Store. Fort Bend county win you
send relief to Missouri City at once.
Answer. Brown & WicSes.
The above appeal had already been at
tended to from Galveston
Houston Post, Houston, Texas.
Sunnyside, Texas July 7--Gentle-
How are as bad or even worse than at
Brookshire, as we are twelve miles
away from railroad station and have
been unable to get supplies VIII you
ask the kind hearted people TO have
some of their contributions sent TO
Brookshire for the Sunnyside suffer
ers, many OF whom have had nothing
10 eat hut roasting ears for over
week, and are suffering the pangs OF
hunger and must soon succumb unless
they get aid soon? Yours truly.
r. n. Mccormick
supplies to the amount OF $39.S7 were
Immediately sent In response to the above
appeal.
T Mr.. T. w. House received a Telegram
yesterday from Governor sayers advising
him to purchase and ship at once $500
worth OF meal and bacon to Missouri City,
care y. r.. Taylor. and 5000 worth OF meal
and bacon to W. ". whatley and w. b.
,utiey at Sandy Point. These supplies were
purchased and shipped ut once by the spa
cial supply train over the International
and Great Northern. tho governors In
structsons being carried out except as to
the meal, Houston meal supply being OK
hausfed by the draft made upon It In con-
sequence Of the present demand.
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The following additional subscriptions
were made yesterday through The Post:
hBeripw Manufacturing Co. .S5o on
Alvin Relief Society, Alvin,
Texas ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 33 ~
~ Nadoeit ....,,.-..,........ 70 90
Hamburgcr A. Dreyiing, Model
Laundry .....-..........,.... 40 Oh
=. T. GShimnn a Co. .......,.. 20 on
eswanx ring ...........,..... 40 OO
H19nt Herring ANA wife ....... 10 on
0an e, smith ,.......,......,.. . %
Mrs. Minnie sterne ............ s ON
& ~. ~ MARSHALL ...-............. > III
D.. -. 2. Hodges ............... o ~
Il 4@hn Lyons Observation-Disclosures, b on
X 1impleyes lnmnn a Read 800. on
- =. Marahali .......-,... ..... : 81
~ n. 1Q4er Observation-Disclosures. = III
AmterA go --~......ss....... ! 81