The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-14
FOR THE FLOOD SUFFERERS
TnD STANDARD OIL COMPANY SUB
sCR1BEs $4,000.
DvvsIling Houston's Total subscrip'
ti0n to Nearly e15,OOO-Work
of the COMMITTEES.

The face Of Mr.. Talaferro. chairman OF
the central relief committee. wore an ex-
preston OF extreme satisfaction yesterday
as The Post representative entered the re-
lief headquarters Just after Mr.. salia-
ferro had received telegram from the
Standard Oil company advising him to
draw on them for s6000
This is the most liberal donation sent
to Texas outside of one OF two similar
donations sent the governor. and as large
a single donation as has been made in
the present emergency. 1t came in re-
Spouse to the request OF Chairman Talia-
ferro sent out Wednesday night
The dispatch announcing this very lib
eral donation was as folows
S. TnIinferro, Houston.
New York, July 13.-Telcgram
received and we gladly respond.
YOu are authorized to draw on
us at sight for $1,000 for the re-
lief of the sufferers by the floods
in Texas. Standard OIL Co.
John ID. Archibald.
This was acknowledged as follows:
Standard OIL Company. New York.
Houston. July 13.-Your superb
generosity has touched our
hearts. 1T VIII ne uscu 10 tteU
the hungry. We draw through
Il. w. House, banker.
:. TaIinfcrro, Chairman.
Among the kilograms received by the
committee yesterday was one from Gov
ernor Sayers requesting the committee to
confer with Captain l.. P. SEEKER of Rich
mond with the view of making that point
general distributing point for Fort Bend
county, as soon as the Southern Pacific
railway is opened up, SO that points east
OF the river can be reached, The COVER
nor says he is informed that most bOun-
tiful supply of provisions from every por-
ton of the Southwest is being shipped to
Richmond. He suggested that the county
judge of Fort Bend would be the proper
person to attend to the distribution OF
supplies and at his further suggestion
Chairman Taliaferro left for Richmond
last night to confer with Mr.. SEEKER upon
the matters suggested by the governor.
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The condition OF affairs in Washington
county is explained by telegram received
yesterday from D c. Giddings, II, the
chairman of the relief committee at Bren-
ham, who wires that there are 400 families
in Washington county in need OF seed
for replantlne. They are not so pressed
fer cotton seed but would prefer Mex
lean June corn seed, Kafflr corn. sorghum,
German millet and peas. one half to be
sent to Chappell Hill and one-half to
BRENNAN.
The following cash donations were re-
b. b. Throop, travelling
agent Post Observation-Disclosures. 81 so
Ben Wilbush ....,........... 10 OF
Frank JAY Gould. for seed
for points on and &. n. 25O 90
Standard OIL Co............. 5000 ~
Total Observation-Disclosures 5.262 ~
NJ. & p. OIL Co.. sent TO Cow
ernor Sayers .............. 100 90
Bouston's to.al subscrip-
ton to date .....,........ Sf4.S14 81
The following contributions were re-
ceived yesterday from ladies' OF the Fifth
ward; Mrs ]. C. Reeves one sack meal,
j smitovitz. one sack flour. Mrs. Julia
Jay. sack of meal; Mrs. A. Mordmor, sack
-four: Mrs bishop. sack meal Mrs. Stick
ney, side Of bacon Mrs. Roschal, bundle
OF clothing, Mrs Butler, bundle Of cloth
ing. Mrs Kuhnell bundle of clothing;
Mrs Mormon, bundle Of clothing; Mrs
u =. AhuF5f AuilAle NA tlhAhANG hi o.
Noble bundle Of clothing; Mrs. STANDBY,
clothing; Mesdarpes Gurdry and Lane,
clothing; Mrs. Robertson clothing; Mrs.
Winters, clothing Mrs. Marshall, cloth
ing; two bundles of clothing and two
mattresses unmarked.
Other donations in supplies were as fol-
lows: Mrs d. Mcdonald, box of clothing:
Mrs. F Mundes, bundle OF clothing; three
boxes OF clothing unmarked
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A telegram from r. B. Hawley at Wash
ington to II. C. Ferguson, at Brookshire,
asking him whore seed should be shipped
for distribution for his immediate neigh
borhood was referred to the committee
and Mr.. Hawley was requested to send the
seed to Houston for general distribution
from this point.
dispatch was received from s. A.. Fish
burn, secretary of the Commercial club
at Dallas. asking II the wants of the 975
flood sufferers at Whites Switch had been
supplied He was advised that their wants
had been provided for by the COMMITTEES,
but that there were many others needing
help and contributions would be gladly
received.
In reference to aiding the condition or
the overlooked cane crop the committe has
wired an inquiry to Hon. w. c.. Stubs OF
New Orleans, an expert upon this subject.
asking him II the cutting of of cane at thv
ground Immediately would be advisable.
Mr.. Ferguson OF Brookshre wires tina,
he is about out of provisions with several
hundred yet to feed
The governor notified the committee yes
terday that he had ordered Skinned IN
Houston for distribution in Brazoria Fort
Bend. Waller. Grimes and Washington
counties 300 pounds Of turnip seed 100
bushels Of German millet and several car
loads Of Kaffr corn, also cornfield pas.
A wagon load OF seed was received by
the COMMITTEES yesterday from the agri-
cultural college.