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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-01
TORNADO NEAR RocKpALE.
Everything i'm It's Path Was Demol-
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ishcd.
Rockdale. Texas. June 2a.--Rain began
falling in this section Tuesday afternoon
and continued for about thirty-six hours.
The wind blew about gale Tuesday night
and yesterday. Washou.s are reported on
both the International and Great Northern
and San Antonio and Arkansas Pass rail-
ways and all trains are late. some in
definitely.
The big cut on the International and
Great Northern railway at the west end of
the Brazos bridge slid in last night. A
work train was quickly sent over and pas
senger train No. arrived here nine hours
late and No. is water bound near Lake
Station, In Leon county.
All the creeks and rivers in this county
are out OF their banks and are playing
havoc with the corn and cotton crops in
the bottoms.
A tornado passed over portion of the
country four miles northwest of here yes
terday afternoon about o'clock and RACED
everything In its path TO the ground. Mr.
Henry Bauckaus, prominent German
farmer, was damaged to the extent OF $500
to $1,000, He lost rent house, all bayns
and outhouses and their contents and a
part of his dwelling house. Everything
that was torn down was carried away and
deposited in tree tops in the surrounding
woods. The members OF the family Nv
Ing in the rent house were considerably
cut and bruised but none fatally. Large
oak trees were torn UP and whirled
through the air. The path of the storm
was from 100 to 200 feet wide
1t is not known If any other damage
was done
Rain continues TO fall and great damage
to property and crops is expected.
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THE HAVOC ALONG THE BRAZOS
At WACO 1T WILL AMOUNT TO
OVER 100000.
At other Points Immensc Damage
Has Been Done to Cotton
and Corn Crops.

Waco. Texas. June 30--The Brazos river
reached a point Mt 6 o'clock this morning
just two inches below the high water mark
river began falling about o'clock and
had fallen three feet In twelve hours. II
is going down faster at 10 o'clock. The
rain ceased at o'clock this morning, hay-
ing fallen necessarily save two or three in
termiseions OF few minutes each, just
forty eight hours. The damage TO crops
will be slight, but the damage to improve
ments Is heavy. Fences have been blown
down and washed away. The destruction
of county bridges is quite extensive and
tho loss will be something like $4,000
Several bridges In the city were destroyed
and much damage has been done to the
streets. The loss from the foods in the
city will reach perhaps $4,000 or SIS. 900.
The damage to private property can not
be estimated, but 1t will go up into six
figures in county and city. The damage
to merchandise In East Waco will not
reach over $4,000, the merchants having
put most OF their goods up above the water.
The railroads do not pretend to run their
trains on time and the Houston and Texas
Central has not run train out since We'd
nesday. Washouts are reported ut Reagan
ON the Waco branch and the train which
went down Wednesday has not yet re-
turned. The San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass lost about 200 yards of It's track on
castleman creek. twelve miles south. The
Cotton Belt is running trains over the
Katy to IIillsboro. taking their track there.
The Katy can only run as far south as
Elgln. The Texas Central is unobstructsd
and ls making very good time.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-01

Winchester, Fayette County, Texas
June 29.It has been raining here almost
continuously for the past forty-eight
hours. accompanied by heavy wind which
shade and fruit trees. Corn is lying fiat
on the ground. which will cause great
deal OF II to rot. The pear and peach crop
We're nearly all blown off by the wind.
II is feared that the Colorado river will
be very high, as 1t has been raining very
hard all night last night, which probably
amounted to six or eight inches, including
the rain OF yesterday,
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Ronds Are ImnnssuhIe

Frelsburg, Colorado County, Texas, June
So.-Very heavy rain fell here the last two
days 1t rained constantly for two days.
ana all creeks were out of their banks
Pieper's creek, which cncrcles this little
town, was very high. and old settlers say
mat this was the first time this creek
reached this mark since 1914.
No mail was received here Yesterday on
account of high water Great damage was
done to the fields, roads and fences. II
viii keep tho public from travelling for a
few days, as roads are In very bad condi-
ton Fences across any small stream
that We're never before washed away are
gone Prospects are for more rain.
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snn1I Grain nnmumea

Goldthwaite, Mills County. Texas, June
29.--lt began raining here at a. m. yes
terday and has been steadily pouring down
ever since. AT this time q a. MI it is
still coming down at lively rate and bids
fair to rain all day. With an experience
of fourteen years in this section, | have
never seen such season the last OF June
There has fallen more than three and a
half inches OF water in the past twenty four
hours. There was pretty heavy wind dur
ing the night, and it has blown down the
corn aud damaged small grain. This sea-
son insures the largest corn and forge
crops ever known in this section.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-01
A BIG ORDER FOR LUMBER.
IN Orange Firm Is After a Contract for Half
Billion Feet.

Orange Moore Lumber company being
and
y that the offices Of the British
e 100000 alongside at Sabine
ass for The schedule includes almost
mills tmbes stock
all This single mill in this section and
Southwest
going for two any 9he su
business s for all the mills time to ome AS h b bas one
TINS
kew to securing conception OF the order
nc would m
to
P'on would to come
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THE COLORADO OUT OF BANKS
THE CROPS DAMAGE WILL BH
VERY GREAT.
At Least onc-anif of the Cotton Crop
Ia Sure TO lie Lost Le-
cnuse OF 1t.

Wharton, Texas, June so.--The food
continues with undated violence. The
down pouring volume has exceeded the
records kept for several years and now
some fears are entertained of an overflow
by the Colorado. The river has gradually
mounted upward until 1t has nearly
reached the high water mark 1t attained
neal the middle OF tho present month";
has been damaged nearly so per cent.
Railroad traffic has been resumed, but all
trains east and west are late. News having
come in from Whartonites encamped on
the coast and all warned by the Threatens
Ing appearance OF the heavens succeeded
in getting away from the low places and
gaining safe retreats from the storm
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thousands of Acres Damaged.

Lovelady, Houston County, Texas, June
So,-It has been raining very hard here
since the evening OF the 9th instant al
most without ceasing. The creeks and
sloughs are swollen and some say they are
higher than they ever knew them to be,
A great deal of damage is being done to
bottom farms, and the loss will be no
little sum. The Trinity is booming and
IL this is general rain along its course
all the farms and crops will be destroyed.
There are thousands OF acres In cultivation
on the Houston county side OF the Trinity
and II 1t does overflow the loss will be
enormous, 1t still continues to rain.
though prospects are some brighter today
for Its ceasing.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-01
sinton,. Melon shipment..

Slnton, Texas. June 2S.-Sinton
has record OF ninety cars OF
watermelons to date; Ave more cars
have been ordered and the 100-car
mark is in sight. Only twenty
seven cars went from mere lac.
year.
d. Cam brought in triumph"
watermelon from his field. which
tipped the beam at fifty-eight and
half pounds.
Williams Bros. have been unusu-
ally successful with their melon
crop. A car to three acres is con-
sidered very good yield. They
gathered six cars from eight acres.
Next year sinton will aim at
the 400 mark and II season sim
ilar to this one comes then 1t will
not be missed far.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-01
wharton Locals.

Wharton, Texas. June 3O.--Mr. w. O..
Victor and family have returned home az
ter several weeks pleasantly spent at
Coultersville.
Masters Ed and Charles Linn, the two
promising young sons of Senator j. e.
Linn, are spending the summer hunting
and fishing at Coultersville.
The Australian globe trotter. William
John Thaler, is enjoying a few days rest
at the Crissler. the storm having prevented
his walking for short interval.
Miss Laurie Gassuch Is the guest of her
friend, Miss Eva Eliisaw.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-01
E LOWLANDS UNDER WATER
FTEEN THOUSAND BALES OF COT
TON HAVE BEEN CUT OFF.
elieved to BE Too Late to Replant
IsNow-The Brazos liz Still Rising
II Mt Hempstcad.

f% 4empstead Texas, June 3o.-The Brazos
fsStill rising at the rate of eight inches
SE hour and gradually covering more and
6&Te of the cultivated lowlands. Already
thx loss goes way up into the thousands,
and some estimate reasonably enough that
taflh lands sufficient to produce $1,000
ba1es of cotton are under water, to say
n04hing of the corn crop, which this year
would have averaged fifty to seventy five
b1ahels per acre.
l4ryan wired this morning that the river
th&fe is one and a half feet above the
hi6hest known mark and still rising. AL
;Oeether the outlook is gloomy. Former
2Htrflows were early enough to allow re-
l6pting, which is questionable at this
s11e. as 1t will be ten or more days before
VIZ waters will return to their bed. Some
IAtSe planters, however. assert that they
kjM try the experiment and replant cotton.
The railroads north of here are tied up
Al several cars of melons are on the
Ea&ks partly loaded, as there was no OPP
Qrulnity to load or ship. At least fifty
yxts of melons would have been shipped
hiring the week, and there is no telling
NOM many cars have been ruined in the
ields. This evening Sol smiles for the
hret time this week upon mother earth,
sadly, perhaps, for having given way to
IuNius, who has miserably abused the
privilege granted.
/ Bryan, Texas June 30.--An unprecedent-
"a rain fell last night and the whole coun-
|rysis sea of water Every county bridge,
With one or two exceptions, is gone and the
damage simply can not be estimated.
N&ery farm on the Brazos river is over
76Ned and the crops will be total loss
thy stock and hundreds of families are
i&m In the bottom and will not be able
kGt8et out unless rescued. Every available
|1(4 is busy bringing out people and every
11P enter in Bryan is working on boats
1ght to be put into service tomorrow
fning. The people here are thoroughly
Psed and the work of rescue will be re-
led in the morning.
earne, Texas, June 30-The hardest
known to have ever fallen here be-
last night at o'clock. continuing all
ht and half of the day. AS a result OF
and previous rains Little and Big
zos have met, placing the entire bot
between the two under water Rail-
ID tracks and bridges have been washed
ayS and few negro huts were washed
ay, cattle drowned and other damage
pc to property.
lessages from the bottom this morning
70 to the effect that relief was needed;
eral boats We're built and sent down.
the three railroads coming into Hearne.
Central seems to have received the
attest amount of damage. 1t is said
traffic can not move for ten days.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-01

trains pass over; first train got over at
Sl5 this afternoon; force still at work.
and rain Is still falling. More water stands
ing. A great deal OF damage has been
done to corn: high winds and rain broke
II down and tore 1t to pieces: fields here
have corn lying fiat, some are flooded with
water, II rain continues what the outcome
to crops will be Is hard to say. Many wells
here have caved In. No railroad traffic to-
day
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-01
THE WRECK NEAR sEALy.
An Engine ard Twelve Cars Arc in
fry \


the Ditch.
Sealy Texas, June S0.---After an almost
continuous do~npour since Tuesday morn
ing, old man j. Pluvius has at last taken
rest. 1t is almost Impossible to give
anything like fair estimate OF damage
done to traffic and crops. The Santa Fe
road suffered the greatest loss, having the
misfortune OF ditching an engine and
twelve cars about two miles south Of here,
and for three days they have been unable
to run any trains south. They are still
tied up so far as going north OF here on
account Of the numerous washouts.
The Katy has been tied up also for two
days ON account OF washouts east of here
Trains are expected to be moving In all
directions by Sunday.
The corn and cotton crops are dam
aged about so per cent and melons are a
total loss.
This is the heaviest rainfall ever known
In this section.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-01
Corn May straishten IN.

Copperas Cove. coryell County. Texas,
June 29.-It has been raining here twenty
two hours and is still raining slowly. Corn
has been blown fiat on the ground. but 1t
is thought that 1t will straighten up and
not De damaged.
Westbound passengers have been delayed
fourteen hours on account OF Washouts
near Noianyilie; 1t IL not known how long
before they will get across.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-01

No communication can be had except by
crops in the bottom are entirely under
water and the amount of damage can not
be estimated. Three negroes have been
reported drowned. Business is practically
suspended.
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Damage to Corn ana Cotton.

La Grange, Fayette County, Texas. June
2s.--It has been raining very hard here
since yesterday afternoon. accompanied
by strong east wind, and this morning
at o'clock the fall was estimated to be
at least inches Fruit trees in this city
were blown to the ground and considerable
damage done to both corn and cotton The
indications are that it will continue to
rain during the night though the wind
has somewhat subsidized.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-01
A CYCLONE.
Damage Done Is Not Yet Ascer.
tainnbIc.

Damage Done Is Not Yet Ascer-
tainnblc.
Brookshire. June 29.--This evening about
$3.50 o'clock cyclone struck In the BRACES
bottom near T. w. Houses plantation and
passed west Of Pattlson. Owing to the
downpour no details as to damage done
have been obtained. Several parties have
gone to investigate and locate the track
Of the cyclone.
The Brazos river is very high and many
farmers are removing their stock to the
prairies. fearing an overflow. which is
imminent.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-01
Dnmnge suit EiIed.

Sherman. Texas. June s0.In the dis
trict court today w. II. seeley filed suit
for damages against the Missouri. Kansas
and Texas Railway company in the sum Of
$4,000. Plaintiff alleges that an engineer
In defendant company's employ unneces-
sariy blew the whistle. rang the bell and
blew off steam from the engine, thereby
causing plaintiffs team to become fright
ened and run away.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-01

Temple. Texas, June So,--The Leon river
is on boom and the pump station Of
the Temple Water Works company is un
der water as high as waist deep. 1t is
supposed that their mammoth woodnile
has been washed away and probably the
pump damaged
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-01
bridge Gone nj wallis.

Wallis, Austin County, Texas, June 90,
Unceasing rains have caused all the creeks
to overflow, washing away bridges aud
causing untold damage,to crops. The San
Antonio and Arkansas Pass railway bridge
went this morning and the wagon bridge
over the same stream went this evening.
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Damage Done mt Cucro.

Cuero. Dewitt County, Texas. June 3D.
This section has been visited with the
heaviest rain within the memory of the
oldest inhabitant. Twelve inches In forty
eight hours Is the record Yesterday
evening the town was fairly under water
and considerable damage was done. 1t
ran into 2 number of houses and washed
away fehces, etc About $50 yards of tho
Arkansas Pass track was washed away.
The river is very high and 1t is feared 1t
will do much damage. Numbers of bridges
in the city and county. small ones. have
been washed away.
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Much pa mage at waI,.r.

waller, Waller County, Texas. June 20
Constant dcwnpour of rain began to fall
here at a. m. Tuesday and has never
ceased at this writing Is p. M, friday,
raining day and night; this place and Vi
entity is flooded with water; 100 feet of
track of the Houston and Texas Central
railroad is washed out at bridge No. 80,
one-quarter of mile north of this place.
Work train and section men have been
busy trying to patch 1t up SO as to let
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-01
Man prowncn ut Yon,sum.

Yoakum, Texas, June 2e,--George
schwabe, an aged German farmer living
about six miles west of Yoakum, was
drowned in Brushy creek while ON his
way home from town yesterday evening
The stream was greatly swollen from the
heavy rains and he drove in with the re-
suit that his wagon was turned over
The body was recovered about mile
below where the drowning occurred, HIS
young son, who was with him, escaped
death by swimming.
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IN NORTH TEXAS.
Not Much Damage wiz Re M,

!, Not Much Damage Will Be Done.
Fort Worth. Texas, June 30.-Rain has
been falling over portions of North and
West Texas the past forty-eight hours.
the fall baiss fraction over four inches.
The Trinity river is rising. but 1t Is not
believed az overflow VIII occur unless
rains continue another twenty four hours.
which Is not likely from present indica-
tons. Crops along the river bottoms are
partially DESTROYED, but the damage will
not reach alarming proportions.
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EVENTS ARE POSTPONED.
Monument Will be Unveiled and Convention Held
July rs and ~.

Benham Texas June ao-At Getting Of citizens this
waspo
utions were adop
Whereas the entire Brsros valley under the
and
meeting asssmbed
II 81 SfxSs
popousd
D rn.J
70 attend y be sehps tsght via A@
10 he d
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Ssions for thirtysix hours. For the frst
twenty-four hours the rainfall was six
and one-half inches. Du,ing the last
twelve hours six and one half inches more
fell, or a total precipitation OF thirteen
inches in thirty-six hours. All low lands
are flooded, fences washed away In places.
hillside farms torn in gulles by torrents
OF water and crops OF corn, cane, etc., pros.
trated,
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At Richmond,

Richmond, Fort Bend County, June 30
The heavy rainfall continues here today,
and the river is bank full. and has been
rising from three to three and half
inches an hour, and It Is feared the river
will overflow and do considerable dam
age.
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All streams Are l,,ah

Waxahachie, Texas June so.--It has
ceased raining tonight, The ground Ii
sloppy and all streams are running high.
Trains are st;ll badly delayed. and some
OF the southern mails due here were not
received today,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-01
THE RAINFALL FOR FOUR DAYS.

The following table shows the rainfall
servers to the
-FOUR hours ending
M June rs and the third
the radius of
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At EIlinger.

Ellinger, Texas, June S0.A tremendous
rain again last night, the Colorado rising
four feet during the night. overlooking all
the lower farms, and stil rising and rain
continuing. The damage done to crops
Is very great
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-01
LowIands nyerno,ycd.

Lexington. Texas, June ga ralnstorm
began here on the evening Of the 9th in
slant and continued with short intermis-
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Accidentally Killed.

McDade. Texas. June BOA sad acci-
dent occurred near this place about
o'clock yesterday evening. In which AR
thur Benson. youngest son OF w. X. Ben
son. lost his life, caused by the accidental
discharge OF a winchester In tho hands Of
q neighbours boy.
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Great Damage 10 Crops

Navasota Texas. Juno Gothic whole
Brazos bottom is great lake and immense
damage has been done to crops. especially
cotton.
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Eastern Texas-Rain Saturday;
probably showers Sunday; variable
winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18
Church Notices.

Methodist Episcopal church, Rev. Al
bert A. Lewis, pastor: Public worship
with sermon by the pastor at Io.1o.
subject, Every Day Religion Bible
School. 11.45: at go p. NJ, public
missionary meeting, postponed from
last Sabbath: subject, missionary
Heroes" Young Peoples service. 6,lo.
led by J. NJ. Rogers; evening praise and
revival service, !.
Services at the UniVersalist church,
Sunday morning at 1870 o'clock, ser
mon by the pastor, Rev. f. b. Barber;
THE Gracious Word of God" sunday
School at l1.45.
At the congregational church, Sun
day, the pastor, Rev. J. l.. Quimby,
viii preach. in the morning, from the
text: Under His Wing Shalt Thou
Take Refuge" in the evening on
Judas Iscariot" other services of the
day and week as usual.
At the First Baptist church, tomor-
row. there will he worship with ser
mon at 1890 O'Clock: Sunday School at
IL: evening meeting for praise. prayer
and testimony at :. An orchestra helpS
To make the song service especially
enjoyable.
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a Letter from Judge Roweil.

Editors kcnnctec Journal.
Elections in Ohio. N,u.ueky. Iowa.
New Jersey. Near s. .Ud several
other states on Tu ia. .asc. excited
Considerable Interest .n ta.- city. ana
thu results IN thr Whul. are exceeding
ly satisfactory. For a" "-0 year it ie
gratifying a. know That thc admins
tration bins been 81 fully sustained ly
IN. pe1plo. and The conclusion may
justly w Drawn that the Republican
party will contnU" in tine ascendant
for many years
A. Was tn he expected Nebraska st il
bows down ana wolshipe BRYAN. Wlo
has done 10 large 1n amount Of work
vith his manufacturing tine campaigl.
Had there been full vrte throughout
the state i is fair u ASSUME that tn
Republican ticket would have been
successful. Muitiiudes Of farmers who
were too busy gathering ju their
boUntlful h2rvysts nj corn and wheat tn
allow them Ia take a any of far No.-
ms. might have changed the result
cvra IN Nebraska. Iowa and autl
Dakota ain uobly. ana tile Populis-+
ana non-cEplusionists have exp4Ti-
cnced u political cyclnnc from Whicl
they can never recover.
Senator PcttigreW. the recrcant sep
a.er from South Dakota, may ms VIGIL
"hanG Up his fiddle" ana retire 10
private Hft. WE saw tna senator snv-
cral times While al Sioux Fans re-
Gently ana hc for,ibly impressed Tvs IL
q man Of indomitahle viii and aspiring
zpal Betraying hi5 Republican con-
StitUeptS and mounting the PnnUliSt
'go-cart" have proved too much Of a
gymnastic exhibition for healthful ne
litical advancement. The Republicans
will be after his scalp at the next cleo
ton for senator. and will hang it UP
tn dry.
l was much impressed today in read
ing thu report of the volume Of mail
matter handled BY the Minneapolis
postofiice for . days. ending NOV. 6.
amounting to 1.ol7.54S pounds. That
beats Augusta by several points.
though Augusta makes no mean
record. A pile Of mail Weighing 1Ol7.-