The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-15
EFT FROM BRENNAN
hmmlttee Has a Plan for Recoupins
Losses.
ARE TO MEET TODAY
L,,or Kemp Is Dend-The
commissioners Are to
Meet saturday.

Meet saturday.
- Texas. July 14.-There will be
~. a, the planters of Washington
whose farms have been damaged
.veraow. in this city, tomorrow
They Will discuss existing con-
and will adopt measures for future
rspariing their tenants and replant-
~ future was the subject of dis
at the meeting Of the central relief
.oo this morning. The committee
man for work and will submit
planters at the meeting and urge
,,,on. The plan is as follows:
order to systemic the work of re-
A 70 restore the normal state of
a. the earliest possible date, and
: N provide shelter to the homeless
I as possible and remove the people
ha camps, where they are now con-
cd in large numbers, to the serious
q, their health, the relief commit
washington county and planters and
. Of said county adopt the following
n,anters agree to allow all of their
q who desire to do so to return to
homes and agree to furnish them
Tho absolute necessities of life until
+,me as they may become self sup
They agree to furnish to each
reasonable amount of land free
4 for the raising of forage and feed
such as corn, kaffir corn, sorghum,
no.atoes. ETC., as seed can be OBJ
They agree, further, in case of
less among the tenants to furnish
Zines.
Ne tenants on their part agree to re-
[to their homes at the earliest prac-
e moment, assist their landlords IN
ring houses and fences destroyed by
Sayages of the flood and in keeping
lands free of noxious growth. They
to plant such amount of land as may
3greed on in such crops as may be
led practicable and for which seed is
3shed them. They agree TO render
he assistance they can in putting the
In condition for another crop.
he relief committee OF Washington
ty agree on their part to do all in
power to assist the landlords and
hts in carrying out the above plan.
agree to furnish as far as they can
: for planting, and to equitably appor-
! such supplies as have been furnished
be charitable, pro rata to the suffering
Deserving poor in the flooded district
darlington county.
10 carry out the above plan 1t Is
by resolved to appoint sub committees
very neighborhood in flooded districts
darlington county, to be composed, as
BIS possible, of disinterested persons,
Sning to each committee no more ter
h than can be personally inspected,
THUS enable these sub committees to
bn personal information.
Is. Elanor Kemp, wife of w. B. Kemp,
this morning at S:45 O'Clock. aged
FEARS. The deceased has long been
lent of this city and was we'll known
bis county. Recently she was taken i'll
gangrene developed in the left lower
!. Amputation was determined upon,
Ia few days ago the member was taken
below the knee. She has never rallied
{ the operation, death resulting this
hing She had one daughter, Mrs. j.
Williamson. Surviving her are her
band and brother and sister, DR.. 7.
Hynes and Mrs. Z. A. Baber. The
Eral will take place at 10 o'clock Sat-
~ morning
on. Beauregard Bryan, a mcmber of
board of regents of the State univer-
has returned from Austin, where he
nded a meeting of the board. at which
the resignation OF President Winston
accepted
on. Heber Stone, State senator from
district, and owner of the Brennan
iture factory, went to Austin today,
'mpanied by his brother in law, Mr..
D Childress, manager of the Brennan
n!ture company
present Brennan is undergoing q
tary overhauling that is bound to re-
In an improved appearance OF the
and also in a decided improvement
lealth conditions.
le pension rolls of Washing ton county
beginning to fill up. several applicants
ng appeared before Judge z. p. Curry
he past few days.
new book of deeds has been started by
nty Hoffman, in the county clerks
e, The new book is No. A and the
aeeds recorded in it are TO the land
winch the Independence monument is
erected. This deed record goes back
300 The books run from A to Y and
from to A, making 40 books in
lie committee having in charge the I'M
hs OF the Independence monument
epout decided to postpone indefinitely
unveliing ceremonies. They have not
reached positive conclusion in the
Ier, put 1t is likely that the postpone
VIII be decided on at the first con-
nee that is held
e blanchett, clerk OF Jefferson county,
ea through Brennan this morning
cute TO Austin from which place he
30 10 Waco to attend tho meeting
'erks, etc.. which will be held there
I, Meek, He is president OF one of the
n,zatlons. In speaking to The Post
ssponuent, he stated that he believed
meeting would be largely attended. He
. an clerks to be present. as much
a ,ipoltahce VIII be brought before them
disposition.
.ere will be a meeting OF the county
lnissioners court Saturday to discuss
' NV issue to repair the roads in this
i and 70 rebuild the bridges. If the
n, NJ r Hle ISSUED, 1t viii give great deal
a apao to the flood sufferers who
"a n, 7. Thompson of this city has re-
y, IRON visit to his Austin county
'a sne He states that some of the
-aS uerers on his place. to whom he
employment. declined to go to
;, rsi p'resierring to feed off the bounty of