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against the Santa Fs r.tlm,. ,

against the Santa Fs railw,s 4
is that a number OF those li,s,
vicinity of Gay Hill are preparI,si
damages, alleging that on at,ssp
embankment of the railroad consr
was not able to find an outlN n
flowed their property. Anothef N
a claim for LOST stock, his allsutI
that tho fence Of the COMPANY I,
his stock from getting out d y
flowed district. and In cepesaus.
stock was lost by drowninE MI
company has been q heavy lp,s i
overflow.
At William Penn Thurslsy "
Sweed, tenant on tho place Il WA
comb, was assaulted by upkSeu
being struck over the head viii h
piece Of wood. He is IN aver n
condition.
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LOCAL NOTES.

Misses Nettie Gray and Fannie Davis,
accompanied by Horace Blanchette, Will
spend tomorrow In Orange. the guests OF
Miss Carrie Lesteriette.
Stats organizer OF the Brotherhood OF
Railway switchmen is expected to arrive
In the city tomorrow morning or tomor-
row night and will tomorrow institute a
lodge of this organization.
Elisha Adams, colored, today placed
s7.o5 in the bank to the credit OF Gov
ernor sayers to be used In aiding flood
sufferers. The money was contributed by
rnlnred citizenS.
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on the pansy. They sent ,a5 worth Of

on the Pansy They sent s2b worth OF
-four to Wallis and SIS worth OF seeds.
consisting of sorghum. millot and peas,
to Chappeil Hill. A small lot Of medicine
was also sent to DR.. Downs at Duke and
his request for tents will be complied with
II possible.
The lighthouse tender Pansy sailed for
the mouth OF the Brazos at o'clock this
morning. carrying $1,000 worth OF proyis-
ions as heretofore described She will go
up the Brazos as far as possible and will
endeavor to reach Columbia. which is I'M
derstood to be In need OF urgent help.
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before the food. A few cases OF d,arrhoea

before the flood. A few cases OF diarrhoea
in slight form were also found. They
are all doing nicely; plenty OF medicine
on hand and also plenty Of provisions for
the present. They were issued soap today
and they have cleaned up everything as
well as could be under circumstances. They
are badly In need of womcns and mems
underciothing and overalls for men. The
continually speaking OF how good the
white people have been TO them. There
were six persons drowned above Duke
Three OF the bodies were found and buried
today.
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BRooKsHRE NOT OVERLOOKED.
Hempstead Instructed Not to Send
Supplies There.

Supplies There.
Hampstead, Texas, July 15.--There seems
to be an impression at Brookshiro that
Hampstead has withheld a portion OF the
donations sent to this county. AS n mat
ter Of fact, Brookshire was receiving sup
plies about week before Hampstead did
and Hampstead, while providing for the
rest of the county, left out Brookshire by
instructions from the governor. as will be
seen from the following telegram sent to
Judge Hannay under date OF July Z: "Tele-
gram OF committee received; communicate
with 7. w. House. Houston, with whom
have deposited $500 to be used in your
county. remembering that assistance has
already gone to Brookshire," etc.
However. In the future Brookshire, Will
be provided from here as the governor
desires that the county Judges hereafter
ahculd SEQ to the distribution of food and
seed In their respective counties.
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PETITION IN BANKRuprcY.

Andrew solleder, at present the pro-
prietor OF a barber shop but formerly
owner Of saloon on Crockett street, to-
Gay filed with Federal Clerk Dart petit
tlon Tor voluntary bankruptcy, giving his
liabilities at s69O.34. with no assets. The
creditors are named as follows. j. Frank
q Co., Beaumont, sl25.76; Phil d. Mayer
4 Son, New Orleans. s25: W. II. Lee a.
CO.. st, Louis, $7075; Charles Bakrow &
20, louisville, Sl09.3s; Bonrln Bros.
Houston, $685.. ~
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BRENNAN BRIEFS.
Planters Have Accepted the Plan oi
the Committees

BRENNAN, Texas. July 15.--At a meet
Ing OF the planters of the flooded district
OF washington county, teid this afternoon,
the plan proposed by the general relief
committee and published in The Post this
riorring' was unanimously adopted. This
meeting was attended by some of the
largest planters in the county and can be
asid to have been representative assem-
Diase' II is believed that this plan will
result in much gooi to the agricultural H.:
teiests of the county.
~ Is understood that a number OF suits
VIII De hied by land owners OF this county
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CHURCH SERVICES.

heV' W. T. Pledger, pastor of the Meth.
odist church, Will fill his pulpit as usual
tomorrow morning at II o'clock. Paul
ana HIS Preaching" to be the subject OF
ms sermon. Everybody is invited. There
VIII be no night service
Jesus Only" will be the text of tho
sermon to be preached by Rev. J. w.
ECKER at 81 Marks Episcopal church
tomorrow morning at II o'clock. There
wiii be no night service at this church.
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Burleson county, Texas, That the thanks
of the people of Burleson county are here
by rendered TO the charitable people of this
and other States who have aided and as
sisted in the present time of need.
Il. G. Banks. county Judge; T. j. New
comb, G. I. Jackson. A. II. Adams, Surry
Smith, commissioners.
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Hurt In a Runawss' !,

Ennis, Texas, July l6'--M'' :,
and Mrs. j. A. Wright, DOLE
were in the city YESTERDAY y r
veyance. On returning nvl .r,t|
became frightened and ran h,,r.
ing both ladies from tns !
were seriously hurt, ana y - \
Mrs. Wright's case VIII p
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club from Silsbee. The visitors are an
unknown quantity in so far as talent Is
concerned but 1t will be rendered that
the most interesting and exciting games
ever played on the local diamond were
those in which boys from the sticks oom-
posed the opposing club. The game will
be called at o'clock sharp and an in
teresting contest Is promised.
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SITUATION AT DUKE.
Some sickness Has Appeared-Ne-
cessity for Clothing.

Duke. Texas. July 15.--The water IL
slowly receding and tonight shows fall
Of seventy inches Quite a number of the
people who have been camped here have
gone to their homes, but there are 1000
or more being held on account of water
still standing in their houses.
The Post correspondent has made a
careful inspection OF their camps today
and found few people sick from bilious
ness. which has been In their systems long
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BuRLEsoN oouNTY,s THANKS.
The Commissioners Court Adopted
suitable Revolutions.

Caldwell. Texas, July 1.-THE commits
sioners court OF Burleson county met today
and passed the following resolutions;
Whereas. A terrible flood has swept
over large portion Of our county. leaving
ruin and destruction In its wake, and,
Whereas, Many OF our citizens were
rendered destitute; and.
Whereas. Substantial aid and assistancs
has been received from this and other
States; therefore be II
Resolved by the commissioners court OF
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BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT
RecapituIatlOD of the Tax Rolls for the
Current Year.
NEWS FROM RICE FIELDS ENCOURAGING
The Crop This Year VIII BE More
Than One Hundred thousand
Sacks.

Beaumont Texas, July 15,-City Asses
sor and Collector W. P. Sutton has COM
pleted a recapitulation of the tax rolls
for the year Of 1899. and 1t shows the
following valuations:
Resident roll .......'...........Sl,I O7, 100
Nom resident roll ............. $500
Railroad and telegraph. ......... $4,000
Unrendered NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 80 100
Total Observation-Disclosures. 81, OO2, 595
These rolls 1t should be understood,
embody the valuation of property which
lies entirely within the old corporate linn
its, and evidences an increase of $245, 955
over 1898, when the total valuation reached
81, 75G, $50.
To many this Increase of nearly quar-
ter of a million dollars within twelve
months will be startling, but when it Is
announced that it comes largely from
new buildings and industries instead Of
being startling or surprising the increase
merely proves the claim that Beaumont
Is growing faster than any other city IN
Texas
The territory annexed to the city by the
special charter granted by the recent leg
islature would add not less than $500, coo
to the taxable valuation, and there are
those who prophesy that in 1900 the as
sessment rolls will not fall short OF
sS000,00O and with a favorable fall and
winter many contend that it will reach
So 600
In connection with the above it may
also be stated that the tax valuation OF
| the county will show an even greater in
crease. County Assessor Pipkin has not
completed a recapitulaton of the rolls,
but he says he is far enough along to an
nounce that the rolls as compared with
those of 1898 will show an increase ex-
ceeding 5000. 900.
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BASEBALL TOMORROW.

match game OF baseball will be played
at Myrick's park in this city tomorrow
ai'e'uoop between the local club and a
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The committee also received from Ar
coffee.
Masters r. X. Witty, D. Witty. j. s..
vedder. p. H. Goodwyn. Jr.. w. G. Good
wyn and Misses Patsie Witty and Kath-
crime Vsdder turned over to Chairman
LauGe the e1.25 mentioned above. They
are iii small tots. MT over 10 years OF age.
and their contribution is the proceeds OF
3 cake walk they gave last night.
Ord made the collection Of 1896 from the
lhsnerp doyn the island.
h ~ ahipments made By the COMMITTEES
1elay were not large aside from what went
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G.Ive.ton,. Contributions.

Galveston, Texas. July 15.--There was q
let up yesterday to the contributions for
the food sufferers. but today's receipts
are handsome and swell the total to q
considerable sum. as follows:
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A STRIKE INCIDENT.

a Wheeling Man in Peck of Trou-
i,E.slG - Bile ut Benwood.
IA young man employed by a Wheel
ing wholesale house will doubtless re-
member FOR many 4 day his trip to
Benwood yesterday afternoon, for by
reason of 1t he swore out an affidavit
before Benwood justice OF the peace
That he hadn't ridden into town on a
street ear, as crowd of urchlns and
young men OF his own age positively as
serted. The young man was surround
ed by crowd at DeeSan's corner, where
the railways terminus Is. and there he
stood. sample case In hand. for over IN
hour, In endeavors by word OF mouth to
convince doubling ears that he rode In
q wagon.
He was the subject of great deal OF
harmless chatting. but ne was naturally
frightened. 1t was claimed that he got
off the car at Schac's crossing and
walked the rest OF the distance. Finally
the young Wheelingite agreed to give
his oath to his protestntions, and cross
Ing the street to Squire Lacey's office,
he made an affidavit ID the effect that
he had not ridden IN the car. This
done. he didn't larry to do any business
but took the next wagon for Wheeling.
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R. TAYLOR COMPANY.

consumption. The funeral will ocu, It
3 O'clock tomorrow morning, from tie
st. Mary's church. Inter:nent q, y. !
Calvary cemetery.
Roy Mcclure. who has been very NJ
for the past few days. with typhoid
fever. was reported much improved Ia.
evening.
Rev. Huffman. OF Detroit. Mich, tho
evangelist, will commence series Of
meetings at the Christian church Sur.
day.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Pres
bytellan church will meet at the par
sonage this afternoon at o'clock.
John Hobbs, while bicycling on
broadway yesterday, was thrown from
his wheel, dislocatins his left arm.
George Wlrpl and Sam Goldberg, Of
Cleveland. arrived here yesterday and
VIII clerk for Arnstein &: Wolf.
Thomas Davis has commenced the
WOOD work OF his new residence on
North Fifth street.
The Alumni will give an entertain
ment at the opera house Saturday
evening. May 20.
Miss Lille Dean LETT last evening 10
visit relatives and friends at Brilliant.
Charles Buford. of Cincinnati. Is the
guest OF relatives in this city.
L. l.. Smith. of Buffalo. was in the
city yesterday on business.
Thomas Spencer, OF Akron, is In ;ha
city on business.
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twenty-one members and elected the
following officers: Captain. John ".
Vickers; secretary, Edward Harris;
first lieutenant, Edward Latimer: Sec
ond lieutenant. Melvin Coss; fire police,
Charles McDaniels: trustees, DR.. A.
". Wilson and james Clark.
Mrs. George H. Smith left yesterday
morning for Cambridge. to attend the
convention Of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society OF the Presbyterian
church.
The young people Of Aetnaville will
give n dance at Crafts hall at that
place. Tuesday evening next. Meister's
orchestra will furnish music for the &C.
caslon.
Miss Georgia Edwards, who has been
very III, with blood poisoning for some
days, Is Improving rapidly, and her ul-
innate recovery is now expected.
Rev. and Mrs Oehlschlaeger are ex-
pected to arrive here tomorrow. from
Columbus. They will commence house.
keeping on Tenth street.
The Martins Ferry Cornet band re-
hearsed the programme for their second
open air concert. last evening, to be
given Saturday evening.
Miss Pansy McClenry. who has been
the CUES. OF Miss Nellie Mitchell on
Third street, returned to her home in
Wellsburg yesterday.
Mrs. Anna Ryan. wife OF Michael
Ryan. died at her home on Sixth street
about O'Clock yesterday morning, OF
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The law passed by Congress and ap-
proved March S. 1899. in reference TO the
filling In of the navigable streams OF the
United States Is sweeping. In brief sec
ton 16, Of the act is us follows: THAT
every person and every corporation that
shall violate sections Is. II and 10. of
the act, shall be guilty OF a inisdemea-
nor and OH conviction thereof shall be
punished by fine no: exceeding $500.
nor less than $500, or by Imprisonment
lin the case OF 4 natural person.. for
not less than thirty days. nor more
than one year. or both at the discretion
OF the court, one-half o. said fine TO be
paid to the person. or persons, giving
the information, which shall lead TO
conviction.
and any and every master, pilot and
engineer or person or persons. acting in
such capacity who shall knowingly en-
gage In towing any scow, or vessel
loaded with any material specified In
section 10. Of this act. to any point or
place Of deposit or discharge in the
harbor or navisable water. elsewhere
than within the limits defined by the
secretary of war, or who shall wilfully
oostruct the channel or any water way
In the manner contemplated In section
10, OF this act, shall be deemed guilty
of violation of this act and upon con-
rictipn be punished and shall have his
license revoked or suspended. for term
to be fixed By the judge before whom
tried and convicted. Any boat. scow,
raft or other craft shall be liable for
pecuaiary penalties specified in this
section, and In addition thereto for the
amount OF damages done by said boat,
vessel or other craft. which latter sum
shall be placed to the credit of the ap-
preparation for the improvement of the
harbor or waterway In which the dam
age occurred and said boat. vessel, scow,
raft or other craft may he proceeded
against summarly by way of libel In
the district cour, of the United States
have Jurisdiction thereof"
The act gives all officers in charge of
rivers or harbor improvements and as
sistant engineers. inspectors. collectors
OF customs. authority to swear out pro-
cesses and to arrest and take into GUS
tody with or without process any per-
son or persons guilty of violating the
law. Section Is. Of the act, specifies
that 1t Is not lawful to anchor any craft
in navignble channels In such q man.
acr as to prevent or obs:ruct the pas
sage OF other vessels or craft or to float
loose sack crafts of timber and logs in
streams or channels actually navigated
by steamboats, In such manner rs 10
obstruct. Impede, or cndanger naviga-
ton. The much dreaded sand dredge-
boat comes under the ban of this act
and the owners will be obliged to oper
ate very cautiously.
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tons. An old fashioned hand fire engine
named The Arabian Knight, decorated
the top OF the immense junk pile. The
owner valued the cargo at 1000. but
said he expected to get $4,000 out. Of II
within month"
The continuation OF the detailed sur
vcy Of the Ohio river will be started
soon. The river and harbor act calls for
a survey from Marietta to the mouth Of
the Big Miami river, and the precise
levels will be run first In order to locate
the dam below, Cincinnati.
Captain William Martin. OF the Davis
Island dam. has recommended to Major
w. H. Bixby that deep cut be made
ut Dam No. 3, SO as TO afford steam
boats q good navigable passage way.
This recommendation Is the result OF a
conference held between the coal men
and Captain Martin some time ago.
The marks at p. m. showed 8 feet 3
Inches and rising. Weather, cloudy and
warm. 1t was expected that the rise
would reach ten or twelve feet here.
The river was falling at Pittsburgh last
evening. with ST. feet at the Davis Is
land dam marks t4
The City OF Pittsburgh was delayed
above by fog and did not clear for
Louisville until 0 o'clock yesterday
morning.
The Virginia is this mornings Cincln-
natl packet, departing at o'clock sharp.
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TOO MUCH BUSINESS
For the Iron and Steel Industries to
Shut Down for Summer Vacations.


Shut Down for Summer Vacations.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, May 1O.-Con-
trary to the usual routine OF wage set
Elements In the iron. steel and tin-plate
industries, conferences on the new lists
Will be held this year in Detroit lmme-
dlately following the adjournment of
the national convention Of the Amalga-
mated Association OF Iron, Steel & Tin
plate Workers, which will be about Mag
30. The manufacturers desire an early
conference and prompt settlement this
year. They want to abolish the usual
summer suspension. which was lnauSu-
rated on June l. the time the Amalga-
mated scales expire. and continues un-
til the new rates are agreed upon and
the lists signed, which usually means a
full month or six weeks.
Under the stress of market demand
this year the manufacturers are unable
to keep their mills closed for such
period. They are already far behind in
their orders. and a close-down, lasting
from four to six weeks In the summer
season would mean the loss Of trade
from which they could not recover dur
Ing the balance of the year.
If prompt settlement OF the wage
scales Is made In Detroit, It will be the
first time In many years that the or
ganized mill workers have been stead
lily employed during the summer
months
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\ Universal Deception.

CHICAGO, May 1O-Tear OF social
degradation keeps many a millionaire
OF Chicago from acknowledging the
fact that he uses oleomargarine in lieu
Of pure butter. according to William
Broadwell a witness before the pure
food investigating committee to-day.
TITS the strangest kind OF game,
your honor" the witness said TO Sena-
tor Mason, this deception that is going
on simply because 4 man Is too proud
to let his friends know that he is using
anything that Is not the real article 1t
would surprise you IL you could learn
OF the milllonalrcs that come into my
store every day and carry home their
little package of oleomargnrine and
then palm 1t off on their swell friends
as the real butter"
Mr.. Broadwell was called before the
committee to explain why the internal
revenue laws regulating the stamping
OF all packages OF oleomargarine were
not enforced.
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i'm OHIO DISTRICT.
Union Miners OF Wheeling Dis.
trict Under New Control.
WORK OF ORGANIZING LOCALS
To be Prosecuted Soon in This Section
by President Haskins and Secretary
Lcwis-,Iinine Situation Across the
River Reported Improved Over u
Year Ago-Boys at Crystal Glass
House Go Out on Strike.

Yesterday afternoon President W. H.
Hnsklns. of the Ohio Miners organiza-
ton, and William Richards, an old
miner, now connected with the state
labor department of ohio,vislted Wheel
ing In company with Thomas L. Lewis,
of Bridgeport. the secretary-trcasurer
OF the Ohio miners.
Their visit had no official significance.
said President Haskins. who was en-
route to Guernsey county. O., where the
miners are on strike, and he had Just
left the Hooking district after settling
q strike there. The prospects Of miners
in Ohio are improved over last year,
according to Mr.. HaskIns; there Is lots
of work and very little dissatisfaction
among the! miners.
The Wheeling district has been placed
In the jurisdiction of the Ohio district,
and Messrs. Haskins and Lewis intend
to commence the work of organizing
locals In this vicinity very soon. The
prevailing rate about Wheeling is sixty
cents a ton, but some operators are not
living up to the rate. AS an indepen-
dent district, the National Mine Work
ers Union has had only mediocre success
In this vicinity, and Mr.. Lewis always
gave 1t considerable attention, although
not in his Jurisdiction. Therefore. un-
der the new regime, more life will be in
stilled into the miners union movement
in the old Wheeling district mines.
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English Criticism of Carnegie.

LONDON. May 10.--In the course of
an editorial article commenting upon
the reported intention of MIR. Andrew
Carnegie TO retire from business and
during his life time. to spend his MILL
Ions for phlanthrop!cal purposes. the
Chronicle today INDUCES in severe
criticism of the alleged means by which
Mr.. Carnegie built up his fortune. and
says:
we, all remember how the Homestead
works were shut down for months be-
cause the men refused to have their
wages lowered. and how bnrbed-wlre
fences charged with electricity were
set up. the place fortified. Pnkertons
sent for, and. finally. after n state OF
war ana siege. the steel workers union
was smashed to atoms and the million
nire's works were filed with Poles and
Hungarians."
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NEW YORK. May 1O.-There was a
long argument In the Roland d. Molin-
eux case before Justice Jerome in the
court OF special sessions to-day. Barlow
S. Weeks, counsel for MolIneux, con-
tended that inasmuch as the grand
jury had passed upon the Identical
points at issue. Justice Jerome had no
Jurisdiction. Then Mr.. Weeks announc-
ed that he was ready for trial and the
district attorney stated that he also
was ready. After further elaboration.
Mr.. Weeks stated that he would waive
examination and asked Justice Jerome
to fix bail. The justice said that In
waivlng examination the case was ia
ken Ous OF his hands and was In the
hands OF the grand jury and he refused
to accept or fix any bail! Mr.. Weeks
stated that he would offer no bail. but
that he would take the matter before
the grand jury at once. 1t Is expected
that inasmuch as the grand jury refus-
ed to find an Indictment against Mol
ineux in the first instance. II will again
fall to indict him.