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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
NINE FOOT RISE AT WALLIS.

Wallis. Texas. April 2s.-A perfect del
uge OF rain fell from ~ m. yesterday until
about IL at night. Everything is flooded
and all streams are out OF their banks
and flooding the lowlands. The wagon
bridge across the Bernard river was car
rled away some time last night. This was
new bridge. having been rebuilt last
year after the July floods. when II WAS de-
stroyed.
The Brazos river is now backing out
over the farms and Is rising at the rate
Of five inches an hour, Bottom farmers
are moving out and the scenes OF last
year are being repeated.
However 1t is not the bottom farmer
who alone is suffering; the prairie farmer
is In an equally had Ak. Thousands OF
acres are yet unbroken and are waist high
In weeds and grass, rendering their cul-
tlvation this year bare possibility with
favorable conditions from henceforth. Not
one-half OF the cotton has been planted
and the matter OF seed is becoming an
alarming condition OF the situation All
farmers agree in saying that never ba-
fore did such an extremely backward sea-
son exist as now confronts them The
brazos rose nine feet last night.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
HARRIS COUNTY ROADS DAMAGED.

Deepwater. Harris County, Texas. April
2s.-The heaviest rain IN fifty years fell
in this section yesterday, so say tho Oldest
settlers. The pfairies were one solid sheet
of water. Great damage has been done the
Bay Shore line and also the shell road
from here to Houston, the water lowing
over the she'll road from one to three feet
in places. Slight hail accompanied the
rain.
either washed away or materially dam
aged In this section.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
onpnKs ARE BOOMING.

Ohappell Hill. April 2s.-Farming lands
down In the Brazos bottom are In a fearful
condition. They are all grown over with
cookie burrs and mud and slush knee
deep. A chicken would bog UP and die,
and yet Il rains. Yesterdays fall was Just
immense. great damage being done TO
truck gardens and young corn ana cotton
on the uplands. The creeks near by are
all booming and the Brazos again rising.
Should the rain cease now, and from APP
pearances there iB but little hope, 1t would
take two weeks OF good weather before
planters could think OF going into any
felds In the bottom with view OF plow-
Ing and putting In condition for replant-
Ing. The outlook Is indeed gloomy. Corn
can not now possibly BIO replsnted before
the middle OF May and must OF necessity
have tho best OF seasons to make any
thing. The outlook for cotton Is not sc
bad II good weather will only suppant the
terrible and continuous rains.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
corToN spEp SCARCE.

Trinity, Trinity County. Texas, April
to crop conditions. On account OF the
continued rains, the corn and cotton that
has been planted has been drowned out,
and without any more rain it will be ten
days before the low lands can be replant-
ed. which will be too late for corn. owing
to the high price paid for cotton seed last
fall they are very scarce, and in many in
stances 1t will be difficult TO get seed for
replanting, and on this account the Inter-
national and Great Northern railway has
notified tho farmers through their local
agent here that they will haul all seed
needed for replanting free, which will be
great blessing to the farmers in this
section
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
CROPS MUCH DAMAGED.

Giddings, Lee County. Texas, April 81,
1t has been raining here all the week and
this morning a regular deluge was pre-
cipitated Reports from the country say
the creeks are all swollen and still rising,
with indications of repetition OF last
summers flood. Much damage has already
been done to growing crops, both on the
uplands and in the creek bottoms. Many
of the farmers in the bottoms have al
ready planted their cotton over the Sec
ond time and If they have to replant again
seed viii be scarce.
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fractions
HAL AT HITCHCOCK.

Hitchcock, Galveston County. Texas,
April ga very destructive hailstorm
passed northwest OF town today, almost
~@iping out all garden truck
and vegetation in it's path. Hall of large
size completely covered the ground; a
heavy rainfall almost continuously from
l p, m. to p. m, which flooded every
thing for few hours. II is not expected
any serious damage to strawberry crop
will result except delay in picking Other
vegetable crops are not damaged.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
pELuGE IN GoL1Ap COUNTY.

Golad, Goliad County, Texas April 2S.-
A terrific storm OF wind, rain, hail and
lightning struck here last night at I
o'clock, So far MS known no houses were
blown down but fences, trees. crops. etc,
were badly damaged. Rain fell in torrents
washing up crops, beating Gown cotton,
vegetables. etc. No reports as yet from
the country north OF here, where the
storm seemed to be heaviest. Damage
undoubtedly great.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
DON'T BORROW TROUBLE" 6u1
s 4 o. /. 10 ]
IT'S CHEAPER IN THE =.

the rain lightning struck lls Ell. -,
of the FoTney Mercantile es a,s A
the comb of the house 10 ~
moving the shingles for go \, /,
feet. It was discovered e 2 !, = 4. 4
side, but by prompt atienh o.. Z
NC 'Mak ! A. lt Collin County i z
27.-Another heavy rain n, y, s..rsl
Plenty of season is in tne y, N
full supply OF stock wats, . - 4
Farmers are meeting az. 4
now to clean out their e''p' w
Flatonla, rayette ceu1iI' II, MI
2S.+Auother and probaps,, 4, ,sssj
rain which has fallen hels IA Il cs-is1
this section YESTERDAY an Fsrs a
six hours at a downpou,' IA "a
are thirty days behind . s,I "a
growing 81 crops will be Dsl c.,'a,y, |
Anrii o5,-It has rsined .s s's'
week and is injuring ,' rIs' j y
wheat and oats. the 0''
planted. ..,sy fs'l
% AoRpf besan raining a : = IN Il
day and rained I'll Wv slgsi
quarter rain, which wa =. ipl
The Brazos river Is ny
morning. -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
FARMS Baby DAMAGED.

Kenney, Austin County, Texas. April 81,
About $50 this morning gery heavy
rain fell here and shout noon a severe
storm and cloudburst came on. Several
ut-huildings and trees were blown down.
1t has raIned hard since noon up to S
p. m. this evening. Everything is washed
badly and crops about ruined. Cotton aud
corn will be cut short
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
wELLBoRN REPORT.

Wellborn, Texas. April 2s--The rain OF
yesterday continued to fall in torrents
until late hour last night. but has graz
ually cleared up during the day and this
evening It is nice warm and cleaf.
Early this morning the Brazos river was
only half-bank full, but soon began rising
and at this writing 1t Is running out In
low places and rising at the rate OF a
foot and a half an hour. as just reported
by reliable authority. The party further
states that the river is rising faster than
during the flood OF last July. Reports
from up the river are that the river is
overlooking and rapidly inundating the
bottom. and still rising very rapidly. A
heavy overflow is predicted by all the bot
tom planters and they are moving out
stock OF all kinds as fast as possible. The
people are moving to high land by the
hundreds The streets are crowded with
negroes from the bottom and they can be
seen in nocks coming along every road
with their little budget. moving out. They
seem 70 be going up and down the rail-
roads as though they were leaving al.
together. It VIII be hard matter to gel
any labor back to work the land and nc
doubt many hundred acres will be entirely
abandoned Reports from the uplands ar,
that In many places they viii have to re.
break before planting again as the land Il
washed so badly.
In tie report OF last evening from THU
point It was stated that at this time las
year at least IS per cent OF the cotton wa.
chopped and It was published as 5; pleasi
correct
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
TNN NERr AM RIcHMoNp.

Richmond. Texas, April ss,-Ths con-
tlnued rains in this county Is becoming
alarming to farmers and planters. as they
are unable to get in their fields to work
and many &C the crops are getting very
foul. There was hard rain here yester-
day and last night. The Brazos river Is
rising very rapidly. It has risen about
ten feet since yesterday
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
ROADS TORN TO PIECES.

McDadc, Bastrop County, Texas, April
2S.-on top of a three weeks wet spell
terday evening. The roads and farms are
torn to pieces. Some cotton crops that
have been planted two aud three times
are badly damaged again. Some crops
have never been planted at all and in
some instances the ground has not been
prepared. Taken altogether the outlook
for crops this year is exceedingly blue in
this end OF the earth.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
F1FrEEN FEET AT CALVERT.

Calvert Texas. April as.--Big BRACES is
reported TO have fifteen foot rise this
morning and IS still coming up at the rate
of six miles an hour A message WAS
received from Waco late yesterday that
tho bottoms Of people and stock. Last
nights rain was one OF the heaviest here
for years. Today is almost fair and a
light north wind indicates fair weather
which is badly needed by farmers.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
sTRAwpERRIEs DAMAGED.

Webster. Harris County, Texas. April 81.
The heaviest rainfall of the season o.
Cured today fully seven inches falling
between 1 and O'clock Hail an inch
in diameter accompanied one OF the show
ers. but not In sufficient quantity to do
damage to fruit. Strawberry fields are
under water tonight and the loss will be
considerable aud several days must elapse
before shipping will return to normal con-
dltion.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
FARMERS FIVE WEEKS BEHIND.

New Ulm, Austin County, Texas. April
27,--It rained every day this week but
today was the heaviest rain of the year;
the downpour resembled a waterspoutf
mixed with heavy chunks OF hail. What
cotton up that remained is wiped out by
hail and overflow. There will be no
chances getting into fields before week
II Il ever stops, Farmers now Ave weeks
behind. Lot OF corn not up yet.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
RISING AT coLuMsIA.

columbia. Texas, April as.-The Brages
river Is nearing the top OF its banks here
and Ia rising rapidly, and is backing up In
the bitches. Very heavy rains have isi en-
here in the past twenty-four hours ana
the country is already flooded. Though
the farmers begun with > bright prospect
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
rMELH pKYs-or RAIN.

coperas Cove. Coryell County, Texas,
April 27.-Heavy rains have fallen almost
every day for twelve days. Corn is not all
planted and what Is up Is badly in the
weeds. Cotton will be at least twenty
days late II rain should stop now, Roads
are impossible The river is past fordng.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
BRooKsHrRE REPORT.

Brookshire. Texas. April 27,--A terrible
rain fell hero this afternoon, inundating
the town and surrounding country Re-
ports from the river .ust received are
twelve feet banks. but rising rapidly,
Should such a rainfall extend 100 miles
north. there is great danger OF another
flood-equal to last July. Tho cat crop
planted in the bottom will prove almost a
total loss.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
COTTON PLANTING DELAYED.

Mllllcan, Brazos County, Texas. April
2S,-Another all day rain fell here yester-
day and crop prospects begin 10 look se-
rIous as not more than 20 per cent OF thu
cc-zns Is planted vet, and the continued
rains make it impossible for farmers to
finish planting or work out the corn and
other crops that are planted
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
GRAIN CROP INJURED.

Rogers, Bell County, Texas, April 81
The heaviest rain fell here today that has
fallen since 1882 1t has been raining
steady for the last ten hours. All OF the
streams are swollen and the whole coun-
try is a food OF water. The grain crop
will be almost failure Cotton will be
very late as very little has been planted
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29

The following message was sent out 70
ail telegraphic points on the lower BRACES
yesterday afternoon;
Excessive rains throughout Brazos
drainage basin, will probably cause
decided rise in Brazos river, over
flowing much lowlands from McLen-
nan county soutb to tho gulf during
the next ten days. Please warn resi-
dents along the river Cline.
DR.. Cline Is In charge Of tho sovsrn-
ment weather bureau at Galveston.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
HAIL AT IvANHoE.

Bonham, Texas, April 2S.--About
o'clock yesterday evening a severe wind
and hailstorm struck Iyanhoe, small
town nine miles north OF here, causing
heavy damage TO the crops and property in
that vicinity.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
LIGHT srRAwBBRRY sH1pMENTs

Alvin. Texas, April 2S,-The strawberry
shipments from here yesterday we're the
lightest since the season opened up on
account of the heavy rain that fell here
In the afternoon, 1t is estimated that six
to eight inches of water fell during the
FIVE hours RAIN 1t will be some time
before farm work can be resumed as the
ground is thoroughly soaked with water.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
DAMAGE AM A11rNrARM.

Austin. Texas. April 2s--This evening
telegram was received from Alleafarm
on the Brazos near Navasota announcing
that damage estimated at $4,000 has
been done by the waters to the state plan
tation worked with convicts at that point.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
neeornt,on pa, q G. !, 3.

Comanche, Texas m. ~
Day was a grand sueces. ii
closed and 600 scholars :, ~
marched out with the - .,,l.sl'
cemetery CEN The exercise, , ,,s'1 ! !
ing ritual OF the Da W r,.i,.f,
tedoracy and the rnlisa .ss.ss
Grams. songs, music aD' Rssssss
OF the Grand Arm, Niue al
decorating graves q reaiedt's's 4,
are ttirty-three sssried p II
ex-Union soldiers
terry.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29

year. Crops have been greatly damaged
aud farmers have been unable to work In
the fields for nearly two weeks. In the
creek bottoms corn and cotton will have
to be replanted, which Will. in some In
stances. make the third planting.
The rain In this section Is unprece-
denied, and from the looks of the ele-
ments the worst of It has not yet come,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
MORSE is EXpEcTEn.

Caldwell, Burleson County. Texas, April
'1,--The heavy rains continue and II looks
~ II Last year's food viii be repeated this
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
ovERTuowrNG AT IBuMpsrnAp.

Hampstead. Texas. April 2s,--IThe river
is still rising. 1t is now out In low places
and Il is thought that It will be bank full
and over by morning. Farmers have
planted corn three times already and will
plant again II the weather breaks.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
HArLsTonM AT ORANGE.
Growing Crops and Fruit Trees
Badly Damaged.

Orange, Texas. April 2s.-orange was
visited last night abou, 10 o'clock by a
severe hailstorm. followed by q very
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
NOT pANopRous Avn HnARNn.

Hearne. Texas, April 2S.-Connicting
reports are received here this morning
regarding the stage Of the water In the
little and Big Brazos rivers. but from
the source considered most reliable The
Post correspondent learns that as yet the
rivers are not considered dangerously
high.
very hard rain lasting about three
hours fell last night. but the damage re-
sulting will not be MS great as feared.
All roads entering Hearne are operating
trains today. though on slow schedule.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
RAINFALL WAS VERY HEAVY
FIGURES GIVE AN IDEA OF THE
DELUGE OF FRIDAY.
The Water, Wind and Hail Did u
Great Amount of Damage to
Crops I'm All Sections.

The official record shows the rainfall
at various points In the State Friday to
have been as follows; given in inches and
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
rHE NAyAsorA IS up.

Savasota, April 2S,--winle there does
not sppssr 70 Dc envy with desire to
leprssists ths magnitude Of the threaten
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29

Denton. Texas, April 2s--Big Elm fork
Of the Trinity is out OF Its banks and rising
downpour flooding the entire country all
last night. Every other creek in the coun-
ty either has been or is flooded, and 1t is
feared much damage to crops in the creek
bottoms will result. No rain has fallen
today, but the larger creeks continue "a
rise.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29

Wharton, Texas, April 2S-From su-
berlntendent Lutz now employed in build
ing the 100000 railroad bridge owned by
tho Macaroni road over the Colorado at
this point The Post correspondent learns
that the river in the last week has risen
eleven feet and is still rising. great
deal OF drift is coming down the river.
The bridge is we'll protected by large
booms from any contact with the passing
drift
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
rRINiTY srnrApINe our.
The Enst Fork Is Mile Wide nj
Mckinney.

Mckinney, Texas April 2s.--The heav-
lest rainfall in five years visited this sec
tion during the twenty hours ending
at daylight this morning. A total OF three
and q quarter inches fell. Greeks and
branches became raging torrents that
overlooked their banks and spread out
over the lowiahds, resulting in consider
abe damage to bridges. culverts, fences
and growing crops.
The east fork Of Trinity river was Il
mile wide this morning. Its food washed
away the wagon and mule OF a mover who
camped last night on its banks.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29

Denison, Texas, April 2s,-The rainfall
in this section last night was unprece-
dented in years. 1t WAS a yeritable cloud
burst; all streams are bankful and many
have overlooked; Red rever is rising at the
rate of one foot per hour.
During the night, railway traffic was
virtually suspended The damage to
crops has been considerable and they are
standing In the water,
Reports from the Indian Territory stats
that the high water situation is very bad,
the rainfall being the heaviar In years
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
COLORADO NOT DANGEROUS.
The Rise Is Not Sufficient TO Gauss
Alarm.

Austin. Texas, April 2s.-No rain han
fallen here for twenty-four hours and no
damage was done by what fell yesterday
afternoon. From points along the Austin
and Northwestern reports are to the eff
feet that the downpour was great, but not
destructive. Tonight the Colorado is run
ming little high, but no apprehension is
felt on that account as the indications
are that the rise Is without sufficient
volume to cause alarm.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
THE FLOOD IN NORTH TEXAS
THE TRIRUTARIEs OF THE HE'D
ARE MUCH SWOLLEN.
settlers I'm the valley Arc Very APP
prehensive OF an Overflow, ms
the River Is Rising.

Texarkana, Texas, April 2s,-All of the
tributaries of Red river are swelling at a
rapid rate in this section, the condition
being due to the rain that has fallen con-
stantly for the past four days. Little river
and tho Sulphur river are rising at the
rate of ono foot in two hours. and the
former stream has left its chanpel and is
over the basin by one foot.
The situation is bound to create d seri-
Gus rise in Red river and spprehensions
OF an overflow are spreading among the
valley settlers.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
SITUATION SERIOUS AT BRYAN

Bryan. Texas, April 2S.---Yesterday and
last nights rains were unprecedented.
Greeks are all swollen and the BRACES
river Is overlooking the lowlands and still
rising. Situation Is serious.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29

in this section. prospects we're never worse
than at present.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-03-10

The Secret Service has unearthed
another band Of counterfeiters and Sc
cuied a large quantity of bogus bills,
which are so cleverly executed that
the average person would never sus-
pect them of being spurious. Things
of great value are always selected by
counterfeiters for imitation, notably
the celebrated Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, which has many imitators
but no equals for indigestion, dyspep-
STA, constipation, nervousness and gen.
eraI debility. The Bitters sets things
right in the stomach, and when the
stomach is in good order it makes good
blood and plenty of it. In this man
ner the Bitters get at the seat OF
strength and vitality, and restore vigor
to the weak and debilitsted. Beware
OF c~ounterfeits when buying.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-03-10
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

The drouth has resulted in the loss
Of 500 head OF cattle in Lincoln countyi
The students OF the State Universe
ty will produce the opera "Olivetse'
in the near future.
The Southern Pacific Company has
taken formal possession Of the Carson
& Colorado railroad.
The Deseret Telegraph line, which
runs into Phoebe, has been sold to the
Western Union Company.
Virginia City has a whooping cough
epidemic. The Enterprise says that
even the cats have the disease.
Charles Drayer, who stabbed a
woman at Reno, has been sentenced
to two years in the Penitentiary.
There are no Chinese and only one
Indian in Stateline, Lincoln county.
That district o has a daily mail
service.
The catalogue of the Nevada exhibit
prepared for the Paris exposition in.
cludes nearly every known mineral
substance 30 far discovered.
The wet process of milling is being
installed in the mills at DeLama-, and
it is thought that the process will put
an end to the sickness in the camp.
An Indian neal Silver Peak, Esme-
ralda county, while thawing out giant
powder. picked up a stick of the ex-
plosive and squeezed it tightly. He
is one-srmed now.
j. ]. Trembath, an old time Nevada
miner, arrived at Ststeline recently
from the Blue Jay mine, thirty-fve
miles distant, and died suddenly about
8 o'clock Saturday night in a chair in
the hotel.-DeLamar Messenger.
The appointment of Mrs. Lydia
Adams Williams as corresponding sec
rotary to the State Board of Paris Com
missioners has been rescinded. All the
newspaper editors in the State have
been appointed corresponding secre-
tsries.
Jim Townsend, formerly of Bodie.
wrote to a friend recently that he had
undergone an operation for dropsy and
had about three gallons OF water taken
from him. Jim says the story may
sound fishy to his mountain friends, as
they will all corroborate his state
ment that he neve drank that much
water in his life.