The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-18
ROM TIE CAPITAL CITY.
ntracls for Supplies for the State H.
siilutions Have Been Let.
70 THE PLAGUE Ar SAN FRANCISCO
sxns Health Department says There
HIVE been sixteen Denths-Tbe
broken Dam Is to DC Examined.

Austin. Texas. July 1.-THE State pur-
bsing agent this morning awarded con-
lets as follows for the three months
kinning September /:
Flour. North Texas insane asylum ana
Austin institutions. to John Orr OF
3stin. Sherman, Eagle mills. Red sea-
md. at 1886 per barrel. in 4s-pound
tks: "a per barrel IN wood. Soutawe st-
d insane asylum, to c. II. Guentner q
b OF San AntoIio. Dewey success
$500 in 4S-pound sacks s4.o5 per bar
h in wood. State orphans home, corsi-
IA. TO W. Il. Craddock g. Co. Of Ter
il. Macs Best AT 1875 per Jdrres,
4s-pound sacks; S4.l5 per barrel u
4cd.
Bacon Bellies Southwestern insane
5lum. to w. n. Craddock g. Co., al
rs cents per pound. and State lunatls
Plum at $40 Genus. North Teas N
Ae asylum u Armour Packing coin
by, at cents Del pound. BIND insu~
IL. Confederate home. deaf ana ihmo
ylum and asylum for colored youths
Fischer Bros. at 10 cents. eia's
phsn home. to Corsicana Grocery con-
Nv. at cents.
Breakfast Bacon.--To Pace Levy,
birth Texas inEane asylum. at o-S cents.
II w. e. Craddock. Southwestern insane
Slum. orphans home and all Austin m
Buttons AT 97-S cents.
Lard.-To Fischer Bros, Confederate
|me. at IN cents: TO Pace and Levy,
Birth Texas insane asylum, al S-S. TO
ID. Craddock & Co., all institutions
gent above named SIS cents, Souta
Bstern insane asylum, at rs cent?.
6reen Coffee.--To W. p. Craddetk Il
II. all institutions. at 11% cents.
Corn Meal.--To Craddock 4 Co.. No.;n
Nas ASYLUM and all Austin institutions,
As cents per sack of IS pounds, also
Sphsns' home at AS cents. Southwes .ern
Sane asylum at Az cents.
Erits.-To. c, II. Guenther & Son, Sali
atonio asylum at Sl.40 per sack of 100
binds. 10 Craddocls Is Co.. all Ansrin
stitutions and North Texas insane
Elum at 1925 per sack or $40 per
frel: Orphans home at $3.50 per sack
4 So. 25 Der barrel.
q ominy To Craddock e Co. San An
bio and Terrell ssylums. flake at ga
hts or $3.50 per 1856 pound barrel. To
|scher Bros. Confederate home and
ylum for colored youths, coarse, at So.
Datmeal,-To John Orr. all Austin m
buttons at 81 "a per case. ''36 twos"
herican Cereal companys breaSfast
Es. Same branl BY Crsddock g. Co.. to
srrell asylum at 81 05 per case or si.15
d barrel; Orphans home at $2.25 per
be or 81 80 per barrel.
rHE PLAGUE AT SAN FRANCISCO.
1u view OF the false and sensational
atements which are being male con-
rning the bubonic plague at San Fran
sco bv parties interested in breakin :
the quarantine. the State health de-
Lrtment furnishes the following figures,
hieh are official, with regard 10 condl-
pns on the Pacific coast: There have
Zen sixteen deaths from the disease in
|n Francisco, the last occurring on
Ply a One suspicious death has taken
ace within the past few days, aninvessi.
ltion of which is being made. These
kSes have been concurred in by the ma
BE- hospital surgeon and the California
hte b sra of health, and specimens
bre forwarded TO the marine hospital
ireau at Washington, which pronounced
fem conclusive of the existence Of tn
hgue.