The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17

tne suffering ana ulNlIeaSi WlLHpuL tne
aid we have had many would have suf-
fered. We have kept memorandum of
the amount distributed and to whom,
will furnish list next Monday. The dis
tress is stu here; see what can be done
10 further alleviate the suffering.
j. +, Baker and others
3 Taliaferro. Chairman. Houston.
Jullf. Texas July l3-Please send us
20 bushels Mexican June corn 90 bushels
nillet and 50 bushels black eyed peas;
also any other variety OF seed you have
end ;hink v III grow. We have 20 families
on the place and went 10 give them seed
enough to live and feed stock on until
they can make a crop. also send i list
of medicines needed, prescribed by Drs
Bragg and On Bose Anything done for
us will be greatly appreciated.
Yours respectfully,
S. Taliaferro Houston.
Duke. Texas. July l6 Send me at once
two sprinklng pots and fifteen gallons
Gisinfectant from Houston Drug company.
3. J. Fem Committee.
S. Taiaferro Houston
Jefferson, Texas. July Ii Dear Sir
We hand you herein bill ladiug for one
car cotton seed containing 27oC pounds
being all we had or could collect in our
city. We donate this on behalf of our
solves and the Kentucky Refining company
Of Louisville, to be distributed among the
food sufferers for planting purposes, and
under instructions from Governor sayers
we send 1t to you for the purpose indi-
Gated The Texas and Pacific railroad
will carry 1t free OF charge to LongvieW
and the International and Great Northern
we are assured viii treat it IN like man
ner. Hoping II will be OF service to YOU
we remain. very respectfully.
Jefferson Cotton Oil and Refining Co..
T. r. sullivan
Secretary and Manager
Hon. S. Taliaferro Houston.
Brookshire. Texas July 14.--In reply TO
your telegram of this morning will write
you actual number we are feeding tomor-
row after we get through issuing. Our
ration days are Fridays and Saturdays.
The supply you send will carry us over
another week, but will have very little sur
plus. j. H. Ferguson.
Hon j. n sayers, Governor, Austin.
Alta Iona, Texas, July 11,-Denr Sir
Reports are current here that there is an
alarming progress of sickness in the
flooded districts OF the Bra2os, and IN case
of there being any community in urgent
need of the services OF a physician or
are working under the instructions of the
international Medical Missionary and
Benevolent association, viii respond as
such help il you viii kindly place us in
communication With the most needy dis
tTicts. All that We ask is that our eX-
penses be met leaving any further re-
Enumeration to tho discretion of the local
relief committees. VIII have the associa-
ton wire you our credentials If you de-
sire our services. Awaiting an early reply,
/ remain Yours most sincerely,
w. 5. Butterbaugh NJ. ID.
S. Taliaferro. Houston.
New Orleans, La, July 14.-Your tele
gram received. DR., Stubbs is now on a
tour of farmers Institutes in this State
and will not return here until the Goth
instant. Have forwarded your telegram
to him at Lafayette. where he lectures on
Monday the 18th instant This Is the
quickest action l can take in the matter
James X. McHugh,
Secretary.
s. Taliaferro, Houston.
Brookshire, Texas, July 10 Dear Sir:
We have issued rations in last two days
to POSI- persons here with some 300 yet to
be served. Last ration day we Issued to
500 people at Sunnysde, but not yester-
day; also money from TT. Bend that We
did not yesterday. 7. w. Houses place
ana SOUc OtUtTS ulu NOT uTHW l0lS week.
Now that the waters are receding. II the
large planters who intend replanting crops
and can get supplies from their merchants
In Houston and Galveston draw off we
will have only the small farmers to feed.
Many negroes are in town who ought TO be
put TO work. They are staying for the
"loaveS and fishes" furnished them. Don't
you think 1t would be good idea to call
chairmen OF the relief committee together
soon and hear from them in person what
is best? Yours most truly,
j. II. Ferguson
Communications requesting seed were
also received during the day from X. L..
Harris at Fulshear and Geo H. Frost at
Harlem Other communications were
from N. G. Outlet OF Victoria enclosing
check for $1,000; from the Texas Planters
company OF Dallas advising of the ship
ment of one car OF cotton seed: from
Wiley G. Robinson of Austin. giving notice
OF shipment OF 100 bags. labout $50 bush
els) OF COW peas from Nashville Tenn;
from j. J. Hagen of Hindrum, Mimi, Of
fering early maturing corn at $l,0o per
bushel; from A. II. oNel of Paris, Tex
as, to the effect that he had shipped about
ten tons of cotton seed each to Brenham
Brookshire and Hampstead and that he
hoped to be able to get up twenty tons
more In next few days which would be
distributed between Brookshire and Hemp
stead unless otherwise Instructed: from
]. o. Boettcher OF weimar. advising ship
ment OF car of cotton seed and several
sacks OF corn TO Stafford.
Chairman Taliaferro desires. through
the columns OF The Post to request all OF
the railroads receiving Hood supplies con
signed TO himself or to the committee
TO Immediately switch the cars contain
Ing the same to the warehouse OF Chas
r, Shearn. where they will be unloaded
and stored at once. Mr.. Shearn having
o6ersd the use OF his building for that
purpose. This request applies to all ship
ments except cotton seed In carload lots.
The following retail druggists. many OF