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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-09

works. Today everybody is buried in a
pile of mail.
The postmaster and all his assistants
are overworked and 1t is iutimated they
will not be able to distribute all the mail
today.
in this county on account of the floods
Three negro children on w. S. Con-
oly's plantation were drowned: their par
ents were coming out in boat and the
boat capsized. The parents saved them
selves, but could not save their chill
dren.
There has been great loss of cattle,
hogs. horses and mules and the Houston
and Texas Central Railroad company Is
a heavy loser in this county between
here and Bremond. At Big Creek and
Little Brazos and Fish Creek, all OF which
We're higher than ever known before, the
Brazos four miles distant from this city
rose so high that the back water created
sea reaching within less than a mile
of the city limits All the corn in the
bottoms is total loss and it is the opin-
ion that the cotton is a total loss where
II stood under water very long but some
think there is chance for small per
cent of the cotton, as clouds have shaded
the cotton every day since the waters
have receded.
Superintendent German is south of here
with a large force of men working day
and night to get the Central in condition
again.
Seven days of rain in this county and
the rainfall for the seven days was over
thirty inches. C. C. Chatham kent a rec
ord of it.
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THOUSANDS OF ACRES or CROPS
HAVE BEEN RUINED.
More Than Thousand PcopIe VIII
Have to lie Cared Tor at
that Point.

San Felipe. Texas. July 5.--The food In
the Brazos here yesterday reached a high
water mark ten feet higher than that OF
1885 Today 1t has begun to fall slowly.
The scene is sickening with sadness. Hun
dreds OF eager people crowd the banks Ia
look upon tho disaster over on Or. Ross
plantation, on little hill, are 500 negroes
huddled together. panic stricken. prefer
ring 10 stay in the mud and suffer hunger
rather than risk being rescued at the peril
OF life Others. some white families. but
mostly colored, who have escaped from the
bottoms, have sought shelter In the empty
cabins on dry land.
Mr. Jake Hill. one of the Oldest and
most prominent citizens, had TO move from
his home for the first time In forty years.
Mr.. Jim Hill and family LETT house and
belongings and have gone TO sealy.
The 500 acres OF melons OF Smith 4
Jones are total loss. Drs. Ross and Da
wilson had 1000 acres In crop; all gone
Mcssrs. John Phillips q Sons. Kerr, Meyer.
Pitts, Hills. Pattison, Lambert, Robertson
and others have lost everything.
grim humor Of the crowdAon the river
banks is to watch for cattle and hogs swept
down the current and then few man the
boats aud make race for the rescue of tile
poor brutes, amid the shouts and cheers
Of the motley throng.
The Katy bridge is threatened with de-
struction. A train load OF gravel is on Il
to hold 1t down. while the track for half
mile on each side is washed away.
What TO do with more than thousand
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Money Is Pouring Into the Fund in
Hands of the Governor.
FROM OUTSIDE THE sTA
The People of Texas Are Also Responding With n
Money Provisions and Clothing Being Sent
to Stricken Country Without Stint.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

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and
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the I'll Herald this
s45 for w.
collect ed and that he wanted
them;h he wasins ward to Hampstead
call ed however, contributions
being received addition borrowed from
FEEDER
supplies RAJ
aions today
of The clothing will
additional
100 $500 of which came from las Waco.
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HEMPsTEAD's APPEAL.
People Unable to Care Tor All Those
in Need

People Unable to Cure Tor All Those
in Need
Hampstead. Texas, July S--Whle the
flood situation may be said to be improved
In that the river Is falling, the conditions
resulting from the overflow are becoming
worse. Local pride forbade an appeal to
the world for charity as long as there was
prospect that Hampstead might be able
to take care of her stricken. The blow
however. was so stunning and sudden that
1t was some days before the town awak-
ened to the conditions and realized that 1t
was impossible to feed the hungry mouths
who had lost all without their fault. A
mass meeting was held over the bank
building yesterday evening to deal with
the situation, County Judge 'Hannay act
ing as chairman and William Joseph as
secretary
The following resolution was offered by
William Joseph and unanimously adopted;
Whereas, The distress In the Brazos
bottoms adjacent 10 Hampstead and sun
nysidc is beyond the ability and resources
OF cur town; and, whereas, about 5000 or
more people are destitute and depend .ng
upon charity; and whereas the local sub
StilpliouS Tdlseu are exhausted therefore
the citizens OF Hampstead in mass meeting
assembled, appeal to the governor or the
State and all charitable people In the
state to make such contributions as they
may see fit.
Resolved, further. That tho governor ne
informed by wire to communicate these
needs to the world
committee of six was then Amounted
10 solicit, receive aud distribute contribu-
tons, as follows; r. L. EIannay. II. r.
McDade ST. William Joseph. d. S. Cuny.
r. j. Crook and Il. SChwnrz.
committee Of business men was also
appointed to appeal to tho business men
of the cities, This committee consists OF
I'D Johns, NJ S. Robinson, Il. Sanders. b.
schwarz' Clarence Weir, a. b. Felkor, a.
Guillemet l.. Schwarz, John Cannon.
The governor was promptly notified and
replied this morning, stating that he had
deposited 1880 for Waller county with I.
W. House, Houston, for the purchase and
distribution of meal and bacon and re-
questing that the committee communicate
with Mr.. House. This was done this
morning by phone and Mr. House advised
mat special car would he sent up during
the day.
The committee Of businessmen has replies
from wholesale houses that Immediate at
tentlon would be given to the appeal of
Hampstead VI
All calamities produce their heroes.
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WORK SHOULD BE PROVIDED.
BrellEam Committees Suggestions to the
Flood Stricken Counties.

Brennan. Texas, July s--The sub
scription to the fund for the food
sufferers In this locality has reached
nearly $4,000, good roads league
was organized this morning to con-
fer with the county commissioners
regarding work for the people, The
court met and decided to investigate
amount of work needed. looking to
bond issue. safa2
At meeting OF the central relief
committee of BRENNAN held this morn
Ing the chairman was instructed to
Issue an address directed to the COM
mittees of relief of all the counties
IN the Brazos valley. This address Is
as follows:
THE people OF the Brazos valley
have just been overwhelmed by the
most appalling disaster In its history.
Fortunes have been swept from those
who had accounted themselves rich and
many poor people have been hereft of
their all. Some are left utterly desti-
tute in need of the barest necessities
OF life. Such a conuitnon of affairs
appeals to every sentiment OF human
fly and our people have responded to
tho call on their charity with lib
erallty that is highly commcndable.
Large contributions from all over the
country have been made and are still
coming in and We are in danger. I'M
less this money is wisely handled.
Charity is the highest of all the vir-
tues and needs tho most wisdom to
direct 1t lest it become a curse to the
recipient. The purest charity is to
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IN ERATH COUNTY.
'Wheat Dnmnecd, hut Corn and Cat
tie Benefited

=
tie BENEFITED.
Fort Worth, Texas. July 6.-van Zand,
Jarvis has Just returned home from an
extended trip through Erath county. He
says that since Thursday when he ar
rived at the ranch he has never seen such
hard and continuous rains in this or any
other country. At one time the flood was
so great as to wash away strongly built
water tanks, However. but little dam.
age was done on the ranch and the rains
have made grass so good that cattle were
never known to take on fat so fast at this
time of year as at present
but among the farmers much damage
mas been done to wheat. which is getting
green IN the shock Some, however, have
stacked their grain so as to protect it and
some some nave 1t thresbed and stored. To
onset me injury to wheat, the corn crop
was hardly ever so fine and cotton is
looking most promising. -
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way, and hence--etc. At any rata 4
every cast-off garment In the cIty 4,
its way to the city hall this mar,
Much of the clothing Is good. sons1
most new and none so ragged Al M
be paid homage by the needy.
The clothing came in bundles c,rrik|
children. in drays and in the patrol ~
Early this morning the telephone i,
police station began to Announce AM
and so had clothing for the food anal
If the police would only send for n "
the police did send for II. Tia y
wagon made three trips and each MI
returned with full load. SHORTY 3
noon today hats. caps, boots and NJ
trousers, skirts. shirts, waists and hx1
fact, everything necessary for mn
woman's apparel, were lying STACKED Y
IN the big room. The officers were u
Ing hard boxing It so as to send avn
the 2 o'clock train.
On a conservative estimate thou !
have been 2500 pieces.
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa n 4
way dispatched a special train 10
at O'Clock this afternoon. The trsr
sisted beside the locomotive and tsp.s
a car of coal, three box cars ladet 4
food and other necesssrIes for the I'd
in the flooded district. Quite nrJ
Oh passengers were on board, some 4
on business, others for the purpose d
ing a look at the food.
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A Tribute from tho ssn'

To the Editor of The POST
Houston, Texas. July S.--No''S "
different papers statements ~ q
the work done by various rev"
in the flooded districts. we wAo n,
entire party of sailors sent "a
Breashear to Brookshire. July N
speak of the work done by MI
Williams, The Post correspop.
took full charge OF our sxpea'l''
boats. = ,ra 4
Mr.. williams not only TOOK lids lids
mand of the second RELIEF eApw ~
FIVE boats like an old seaman, w ~
continuously at either an oar y Nod
from the time We launched tpe u
Brookshire until we completeu ssua
and loaded the boats for tne
at Fulshear. ..sorrf|
Mr.. williams not only ps,n.is!
hero's share of our labor pul
for our comfort In every VIZ
giving full and accurate repo'~
food situation. .r,
Chas. A. DEUS
George or Brayua
John Tunnel. -
Tho
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provide honorable and remunerative
work to those able to work. Living
long upon the bounty Of others takes
away that spirit of independence which
is the pride of our American man
hood. ! believe that most of our I'M
fortunate people would prefer to work
for their bread rather than eat the
bread of idleness and dependence.
Can not some measure be devised by
which the charity which has been so
freely bestowed can he directed in
way to provide work for our unfor-
tunate fellow citizens? | believe there
can be- Let our committees of relief
confer with the commissioners courts
of the various counties affected and
see If some method can not be adopt
ed which will provide work TO the
needy and at the same time lessen the
usual expense OF road work. Every
county In the district is sadly in need
OF work on It's roads and by CO.
operation of the relief committees and
officials great deal of this can be
done at a less expense and provide
work to those who desire 1t. Let moth
Ing be done in this hour of distress
which will tend to weaken the sturdy
independence OF our people or beget n
tendency TO look elsewhere than their
own exertions for support. II 1t should,
then | am afraid the overflow. dsas-
trous and terrible as 1t has been, will
not be the greatest OF our mlsfor-
tunes. d. C. Glddlngs, Jr.
Chairman Brenham Relief Commit
tee.
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SITUATION AT vELAsco.
The Town Is in No Danger,
Though WATER Is High.

Volasco, Texas. July S.-Ths
place and surrounding country is
under water. but very little damage
has been done to the town itself.
There is no suffering of consequence
here, and no aid is needed. Relief
expeditions were organized to res
cue men and women in the bottom
near here, and quite a number of
negroes have been brought in.
The flood has done considerable
damage in the Oyster creek neigh
borhood, near Chenango Junction,
with some loss of life reported. 1t
is stated that one family of four
negroes were drowned.
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AT BROoILsHIRE.
-Four Thousand Persons Have \
FCd So Far.

ca 81 II H.
Brookshire. Texas, July S.-Ths v
at this point has fallen since day h
yesterday nineteen and a half inches
fall yesterday from IL IN. to 10 o'clsa
day was eight inches. Four thousafsl
sons have been fed up to yesteraE
there is about three days ratlons Oh .
which will be exhausted by Mondsy y
Every effort is being made to ree'A'
strain by finding employment for ID
fortunate sufferers.
VIII The Post ascertain from tns
uouri, Kansas and Texas and otns I
for the benefit of those who find en'1
ment whether the roads will ta'f
them free to points where Their III
are needed7
The Post falling to put In 10 ~
ance today was great disappon'n''
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Damage Near Elliott

Elliott Robertson County, Texas July 7.
both corn and cotton is damaged at least
90 per cent in this vicinity. Mud creek
bottom, one mile north of here. Is barron
waste crops are a total loss. being COW
cred with sand from three TO six feet
ytiie sand hill farms are washed and
damaged at least 70 per cent. Several mar.
ICES speak Of abandoning their farms. No
rapidly. lying OH
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A MIL washed Away.

Fort Worth, Texas. July ~
reached here today from cili1op ~
mill of ]. c. Richardson, ex-sn' VI
county. was nearly washed sSn
floods in the Bosque river soa
was about $4,000. Mr.. Richa..s,oat)
his wife by carrying her olI n ~,
waters to the shore. NeArv ~
tain's household goods weSe
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no the foregoing may very nroner,v b bo
auueu check for 500 received Nv the
mayor n from the Pilots association which
las not yet been turned over To tho con-
mittee' The $50 contributed by M snam
1 I,., was the residue from the Tonrtb -,
me committee made the following sh,n
ments OF provisions today. To Imii, siPo
s worth, TO Hampstead $3.50 to Emish Raav
Total $500. NiiSs0uri City 800.
\, speaking as member OF tho COMMUTE
c nt Lange said they We're going 70 aSera
ME- III sIeat care in the distribution n, snn-
a rp TO get goods merely for tbs aou,a Dc
ne committee intends to inyestiva asAi n',
s maze sure that the cali Is from res, anu
s,u,e parties They also desire to w esp0n IN
CONJUNCTION with Houston relief c mD,m ~
us, Mes ana not duplicate orders 70 anu ~,
- uaiYeston responded liberauv ,,,..
noney and provisions and boats TO- Win
nau OF the flood sufferers and todav t ths
people devoted themselves awhila to tne
shs siothins. One look at the polIce a. ce CIV,
s spout noon today was enough to max epura
, ss,oVs mat everybody's old elothaa M Ma
peeh Drought back homo and wsss In he
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EIGHT BODIES
Lodged on the Bench mt
Four white PeOpie.

LODGED on the UcNCH ~
Four white People
velasc, Texas, July 7.-Tonsp
correspondent has information HOE Y
tana to the effect that eight hunaA
had floated down the river anu
on the beach and were buried tns's
of them were negroes and the o'A'
were a woman and three children NJ
There are a large number Of d"a
the bottoms, as well as large na-
dead animals floating down Inv ~
No loss of life, and as far - ~
there Is no loss OF live STOCK.
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Milan County Crop. Da mayed.

= Milano. Milan County, Texas, July 81
II Is Impossible to estimate the damage
70 the crops and lands by the recent
storm. All crops In the bottom are to-
tally r,iined and the uplands damaged
from IS - 70 per cent. while the land It.
oe1f u badly damaged by the washing
AM " tho soil or covering It up with
60t1oo niljers are reported TO be plen-
1kul y ~ cotton. and worms are expected
- deetrey TIE little cotton that was left.
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Lockhart, Texas, July mfr. j. N.
Whsenhunt, merchant OF Lockhart. has
suffered heavily by the great food in tho
hrazos river. He had 500 acres of fine cot
ton swept away and twenty-seven mules
drowned.
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A SCENE AT SARTARTIA.

people, not only out of employment, but
with no shelter, and not crust OF bread
to eat, is the hard problem that must be
solved, and that without delay.
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HEROIC WORK.
seveuty-fivc People Saved by
One Man


Hampstead, Texas, July S.--Fritz
Niece, young man 90 years old,
plain farm hand has probably
rescued more lives in the same
length OF time than any man liv-
ing. While on Sunday night last at
Sunnyslde the river rapidly came
over the bottoms, surrounding the
sleeping negroes and their chill
dren quietly sleeping in their cab
ms Fritz Niece secured a boat and
during that terrible night rescued
over seyenly-five human beings
from certain death. Reliable in
formation sent In shows that ne
saved no less than thirty In the
Felker bottoms. ten In the Mahnn
bottom, twenty at Chaney's and
fifteen from the lily Roam bottoms.
This the young fellow did at the
risk Of his life and in very frail
boat without the expectation of any
possible reward.
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THE LOSS IN FALLS COUNTY
CORN Is ENTIRELY GONE AND MOST
OF THE COTTON.
Three Negro Children Drowned
Thirty Inches of Rain FeII
on seven Days.

Marlin. Texas July Blast night Mar
lin received her first mail for a solid week.
Several hundred people met the train with
cheers and yells and a display of fire.
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is CONTRIBUTING.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS IN
CASH WAS QUICKLY RAISED.
SuppIies Were Purchased and n
Quantity Have Already
Been Dispatched.

Galveston, Texas, July S.-Gifts Of
money and clothing for the South Texas
flood sufferers are flowing in upon the
State and local authorities In generous
stream. but it remained for a Galveston
physician to suggest that perhaps medi-
cine and hospital supplies are also needed
DR.. L. S. Downs of this city called on
Mayor Jones this morning and had short
consultation with him. AS result OF the
interview DR.. Downs left here for Duke
on the 2 o'clock Santa Fe special this af-
ternoon to ascertain the real condition of
the people in this respect. He Will report
the same to Mayor Jones upon his re-
turn.
DR.. Downs is of the opinion that many
OF the food sufferers must be in need OF
medicine as well as food. Widespread
sickness is almost sure to follow in the
wake of such a disastrous overflow and
timely treatment would no doubt save
many life. The suggestion was heartily
received by the mayor, who told Dr..
Downs to go forward and make a thor
ough investigation of the physical condl-
ton OF the refugees to be found at Duke.
DR.. Downs suggests in the meantime
that all doctors who desire to aid in this
kind of relief and all druggists who are
willing to give medicine and hospital sup
plies report to the mayor and arrange
ments will at once be made for their serv-
ices and for using the medicine contrib
uted.
Mayor Jones this morning appointed NJ.
Ullman, IL. A, Landes and II. C. Lange a
committee to take charge of all funds,
provisions and clothing intended for the
flood sufferers. Tho check of the Amer-
can Tobacco company for $1,000, which Mr..
Lange received last evening and gave to
the mayor, was turned back by him to
the committee this morning. Mayor Jones
also placed in the hands of the commit
tee check for $3.50 from Mrs. Waverley
Smith and $50 surplus that was left over
from the Fourth of July celebration and
$40 that had been handed him with a re-
quest that no name be used. The commit
tee, therefore, started out with 1920 on
hand and the whole amount Will be in
vested in provisions and sent to the points
where 1t Is most needed. All gifts here
after received by the mayor win be
promptly turned over to this committee. |
who will have sole charge OF the relief
work from now on.
The committee appointed by Mayor
Jones TO receive all subscriptions and dis
curse the same was only created about
o'clock this morning, but the following
statement Will show what good work is |
,eing done Up to / o'clock this after /
noon the following funds had been placed
n the hands OF the committee.
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Souvenir Photo. Jewelry
was first introduced here by
King Bros. who represent the
manufacturer of the very best
of this class of work. A view
of their samples is invited.
Color work a speciality. Leave
your orders at KING Bros,
40 Hotel street.
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Mr.. John Peterson, of Patout-
vile, La, was very agreeably sur
prised not long ago. For eighteen
months he had been troubled with
dysentery and had tried three of
the best doctors in New Orleans,
besides half dozen or more pat.
ent medicines, but received very
little relief. Chamberlian's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
having been recommended to him,
he gave it trial and to his great
surprise, three doses of that remedy
effected q permanent cure. Mr..
VIM. Mcnamara, a we'll known
merchant of the same place, is we'll
acquainted with Mr.. Peterson and
attests to the truth of this state
ment. This remedy is for sale by
all dealers. Benson, Smith & Co.,
General Agents. X
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THE HAWAII HERALD.
PUBLISHED IN HILO. Nc

No shop-worn goods on the coun.
tiers OF merchants who advertise in
The Bulletin. 49,
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Ninety Per cent.

Of the people are afflicted with
some form of humor, and this
causes variety of disease. The
reason why Hoods Sarsaparilla
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rheum, boils and all eruptions are
permanently cured by this great
medicine.
Hoods Pills are the best fami-
ly cathartic and liver tonic. Gen
tie. reliable, sure.
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Hello, Oahu Lumber and Building Co..

"Hello!''
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Persons wishing to obtain board at
Makawao, Maui, can be accommodated
at MRS. III. b. BAILEY'S,
Terms, $40 per week.