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The Princeton union., 1902-04-17

Little maple on uncles' fanny, ..
Which he tapped for the sappy, !,
Cooked it into maple suggy, @
Shipped it out to LUDDEN's STORE
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INTERNATIONAL TIED UP
BRIDGES AND TRACKS WASHED OUT
IN VICINITY or HEARNE.
Trains viii Not Be Able to Go Over
Division Before Monday--Brszos
River Rising.

Hearne, Texas. July 26. seversl reports
have been gotten here this evening con
corning the condition OF the Brazos river
and Il Is said to be rising Mt the rate of
ten inches per hour. with about six feet
yet of being out Of banks. The eastern
part OF the county has had heavy rains
todya and as a result OF the cloudburst
between here and MARQUEE the Interna-
tional and Great Northern has suffered the
loss Of $50 yards OF track. which were
washed out four miles east of here. A
bridge was washed away near Elliott,
some track between Franklin and New
Baden. seventy five Yards of track Mt Lake
station and a bridge west OF Marquee
The International and Great Northern fast
mail was turned here and the westbound
passenger was turned at MARQUEE Road
master Henry went out with the section
gang this evening and has commenced the
work of repairing. Trains will not be able
to make the trip over this division before
| Monday night.
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AROUND BRENNAN.

Gid Timers There Think This Is No
Occasion for Alarm.
Brennan, Texas. July 2s.-Reports from
the Brazos are eagerly sought and 20
flying over the city with lghtningiike
rapldity. The twenty-foot rise reported
from Waco lie no especial cause for alarm,
as It would only mean a nve-foot rise here.
Al s o'clock this morning a report from
Pennington's plantation came in Eating
that the river was about half banks and
at standstill. A brakeman coming in on
the morning freight train from Hampstead
stated that the liver AZ the bridge below
Chsppsn Hill was about half full. Old
timers say there is no danger Of an over
dow as long as the lower country remains
open; that Is. as long as the streams from
here down remain unswollen.
The creeks and tributaries of the BRACES
IN this county are scarcely flowing. Unless
tina rainfall In this section and lower down
continues there Is no danger OF an over
flow. At II 4. N. telephone message
from Wellborn stated that the river wai
level win the hanks banks there The river
at 1870 and still rising The Yegua tool
on q healthy rise this morning.
There 10 no occasion for alarm unless tbs
rains continue throughout Today and TO
night A heavy south wind would blow II
the sea water and prevent the river dis
charging es fast as Il otherwise would.
There was a hard rain here this morn
The Santa Re bridge across Little river
few niies south OF Cameron. wa
washed away last night by heavy foods
delaying the southbound passenger nearly
eight hours. Traffic over the route IL nov
going via the San Antonio and Aransa
Pass 20 Roekdaie and the InternRtiona
and Great Northern TO Mllano. where tn
trains resume their own rails.
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New Banks at Remedy.

Kennedy. Texas, July 24.-The First Ma.
tioual bank Of Kennedy was opened 10 the
public today. Mr. Tom Ruckman, Jr., Is
cashier. The structure Is just completed.
II is & ope-story brick
The !. NJ. Nichols & Co bank will open
BY August 1 with Il. w Dickey as cashier.
The Arm IS considered one Of the strongest
In this part OF the State. It's building Is a
twoStory brick built with all modern I'm
provements and couvenlences.
The q. s. Cook gin has ginned thirty bales
Of cotton here In the last three days. The
Jones gin Is also running.
The oil mill is completed and only waits
for enough seed TO keep Il running stead
! lily, II will start about August l, as It ia
| thought that seed will be In In sufficient
quantity after then to keep running through
| the season.
| The present outlook for business IN Ken
| edy this fall Is good. The town needs
worst of all Just now, about forty NOR
rent houses.
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ORANGE NEWS NOTES.
To Burn oil-county Records WIN be
Transcribed. ,o,

To Burn oil-county Records win be
Transcribed.
Orange. Texas. July 26.-Engine NO ""
Of the orange and Northwestern railroad
IL being equipped with Baugh oil burners
and will burn fuel oil. It is the intention
Of the management to equip all OF the loco
motives Of the road with oil burners at an
early date.
Architect Burt Mcdonald awarded the
contract today for the construction OF a
handsome cottage on some resldehce iots
recently purchased.
Plans are being drawn for two-story
residence for j. o. Sims, Jr, assistant
cashier Of the First National bank. and for
commodlous cottage for S. A. Robertson,
the big railroad contractor
When Orange was separated from Jener-
son county over fifty years ago all OF the
county records remained In Jefferson county
and have never been transcribed. The
commissioners court Of Orange county at
the August term will let the contract for
transcribing all these old records and
placing them on record In this county
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-27
Land Submerged at Cameron,

Cameron. Texas, July 28-The rains this
morning were nearly as heavy as on yes
tcrday morning. During the night the river
receded two feet, hut has begun TO rise
again. The foods OF water from the hill
lands poured down into the bottoms, sub
merging everything. Some Of this has
drained OF, but a considerable number OF
acres Of cotton Is yet under water, and
many OF the older citizens think most OF
the bottom crop is ruined
The railroads have made temporary re-
pairs enabling their trains to run ir-
regularly, Nearly all OF the improvements
has been washed away. II the damage Ia
crops IL as bad As reported this, with thC
erouth OF last, and the two preceding year;
Of overflow, will work great hardships upor
the bottom farmers, and those depending
| upon them.
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ALARM AT NAvAsoTA
Some Planters in that Section Are Very
Pessinistic.

Some Planters in that Section Are Very
Pessirnistic.
Navasota, Tezts. July 20 The gain that
has fallen about tbs IMMEDIATE vicinity is
not sufficient TO cauGs any apprehension
20 local planters. nor fear to those below
or the Brazos. But with local rains rising
rivers and the reports from the north n
great deal Of alarm Is felt.
The rain today was sufficient Of Itself to
suspend trade and work
There lie going 10 be some unusually high
water for this season of the year, but as
n how wide t will spread or what damage
It will do the hest informed people are yet
unable 10 form an opinion.
Jnhn F Thomas came In from the BRACES
river at 10 o'clock today and stated that
Il was then about haf banks full az swan
sand bar and that The drift was from ter
10 thirty feet vide, solid down the cen
tor It was stili rising this afternoon,
J r white saws that the Grimes county
r,ver Is not high He noticed drift heear
20 hack NJ this morning, denoting tn'
weight 81 the Brazos Is being felt already
Many Of the bottom planters are gain
sr'ng or attempting 10 gather AL the oorl
they can get TO over hoggy ground.
] W I.eahe. who has been IN extenhv
bottom planter for many years and Ia thoi
curhly familiar with river characteristic
learned this morning Of hiSh water Pm
rects n the north. took very gloom
view Of tho situation. He stated that D
exnected the worst and that he was goln
ont to his land and gather as much cor
as he could
n w Hardy. another planter. dld ne
anticipate such direful trail OF desrru
Ton Hc said that the NavasotR and Yegu
we're not giving trouble that the LIT
river was hfty miles above here and hn
chances Of spending It's force before rencl
ing here, and that had a fair chance
getting away ahead ~ the red waters.
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BRAZOS BEGINS TO RECEDE.
After Going to Record Mark at Waco 1t
Commences to Fall.
Property Losses, Particularly to Railroads, WIZ be
Enorrnous-Santa Fe, Texas and Pacific,
Katy and Texas Central in Trouble.

Waco, Texas, July 2s,--The Brazos river
has been on rampage since morning, but
Ii began to recede tonight at 9 o'clock, and
has been going down slowly since that
and after that the fall was rapid.
Much damage has been done TO the farms
in the bottom, but the exact extent can
not be told now. However conservative
cotton men in this city say that it will
amount to 10000 bales of cotton.
The Texas Central Is running none Of
its trains and 1t is hard to tell when 1t
will About three miles OF It's track nave
been washed away. besides three bridges.
Two of the bridges were on Steel creek
and the other was on the Aquila.
The Cotton Belt cannot get its trains to
Gainesville as much Of the track on the
Leon Is gone.
East Waco was overlooked but not muct
damage was done for the people there were
prepared for It.
The Katy got it's first train south topigh
after having been tied up all day. al
trains have been delayed by the rain AM
high water 1t has been elear in tais vicir
Atty since noon.
The river got within hiteen inches Of tn
high water mark this evening the highes
water known having been IN 1855, at Tnic
time the river went 80 feet and inches
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Narrow gsoep. at c,eb,,r,

cleburne, Texas. July 25.--The are bell
sounded the alarm today when four-foot
rice was coming down West Buffalo, which
was already practically bankfull. The PEG
pie by hundreds watched the rise. but tn
natural levee on that side saved the mum,
bers OF residences close to the danger line
This rivers are falling now
Francis Stiles barely escaped death by
drowning today He attempted to drive
across Buffalo creek. when the water
swept the buggy from under him He
gTasped the horse around the neck The
animal broke loose from the buggy and
clearing himself from the harness, swan
ashore, thus saving the boys life.
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SANTA FEES REPORTS MEAeeR.
Wires Not Working Well--Ran Is Gen.
eral All Over tho State.

eral All over tho state.
Galveston. Texas. July 28,--The reports
received at the general managers office of
the Santa Fo regarding the foods along this
road have been very meager owing TO the
fact that the wires are not working very
well. Reports have been received Of very
heavy rains at many places and some dam
age has been done to the tracks The most
serious trouble was that near Kopperl, on
the Brazos Trains were delayed there
for several hours, but the bridge was not
taken away and the trains are moving
over 1t slowly. Trains are running all
along the line. but the engineers are In
structed to go carefully.
The weather bureau reports show That II
IS either cloudy or raining at every point
reporting to the Galveston office. Here is
the rainfall: Ballinger oil; Beeville 80;
| Blnnco 30; BRENNAN 81 Brownwood go
| Corpus Christi trace; Corsicana SO; Cuero
| Is; Dallas .o3: Dublin 3 Al; Fort Worth
| 70; Galveston LA; Greenvile, So; Hearne
! ESQ; Henrietta 03 Houston Ia; Hunts
| Vile 1.25; Lampasas l. 40; Longview 10
| Luling "a: Nacogdoches 6S; Palestine $50
Paris 90; san Antonio .oS; San Marcos u
| sherman trace; Tsylor 20; Temple 90
| Tyler lis: Waco i,35; Waxahachie 800
! Weatherford SO; Wharton .0S.
At o'clock this afternoon the weather
! bureau received a wire from Richmond
reporting n rise of four feet In the Brazo
at that point during the last twentyfo u,
hours The message added that the rive
was rising rapidly.
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FALLING AT BIG SPRINGS
WATERS NOW RETREATlNG SLOWLY
FROM FLOODED DISTRICT.
Loss to Property Owners Is Placed at
$2oo,ooo-Many Homes Are Still
Inundated.

Big Springs, Texas July 26.-water is re-
treating slowly from the flooded district.
1t has been falling at the rate OF one inch
per hour for the last twenty. four hours;
but all the railroad property and some Of
the business houses and residences are still
under water at various depths.
The loss to property owners will amount
to over 100000, the railroad company
being the heaviest loser.
L. S. Thorne. general manager, and j
w. Ward. general superintendent. of the
railroad company reached here last NIGH
70 look after the property f the company
ON account of the high water they had u
come from Moretta overland.
j. ID. Cunningham, the State revenue
agent. is among the waterbound passengers
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MOVEMENT OF OCEAN VESSELS.
Especial to The Post.l

Especial to The Post>
Mobile.-Arrived. Holmeside OBJ, from
Galveston.
Key West.--Arrived' Lampasas (Amo'
from Galveston, and sailed for New YORK.
Port Eads.-Arrived Venus DAM, from
Port Limou; Cuban (Br), from Liverpool;
Antillan (Br.), from Liverpool, via Mexican
ports. Sailed: Fernden (Br.), for Nantes
via Norfolk and Rotterdam; Chalmette
(Am), for Havana; John Wilson (NorD,
for Borcas del Toro; Usk (Nor.l, for Ceiba;
Porto Rico (AmJ, for Porto Rlcan ports.
New York.-ArrIved ]. NJ. Gufrey (Am.),
from Port Arthur. Texas.
St Vincent.-Sajled; Steamer Gena (Br),
for Galveston.
New York-Sailed: Concho, for Calves
tor.
Mary Polnt.-sailed: Brayhead Br.), for
Galveston.
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At McGrepor.

McGregor, Texas, July 25.-Tns heaviest
rains since the Galveston storm fell in this
community last night and this morning.
1t began raining last night at 1890 and
rained until this morning. and began
again at $50 and rained until 1880 p. m
just how much has fallen here is not
known, but at Gatesville a 10ia inch fall
is reported, which put Leon river out OF
Its banks, washing a part OF the Cotton
Belt bridge away aud 200 yards of the
dump Fully one mile OF track is under
water at the junction.
The Cotton Belt passenger train went Ia
the waters edge this morning and partie,
report the whole bottom under water anC
many crops destroyed.
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HEAVY DAMAGES NEAR HlLLseoRo
Railroad and County Bridges COMEDIAN
Is in Danger.

Railroad and County Bridges COMEDIAN
Is in Danger
H.llsboro. Texas. July 26.-The biggest
rain since the August food this morning
washed out the Katy bridge on the Dallas
branch and undermined about City feet Of
track on the main line The colored Knights
OF Pythlas hall in Freetown was washed
from Church street to Waco street. The
blackberry has oyerfowed its banks from
q mile 10 q mile and half Numerous
county bridges are reported gone.
Is reported In danger Of giving away. The
water is beyond Hays gin and three resi-
dences near It are IN water skin has
gone across the creek TO rescue some peo-
pie on raft lodged against a tree top
| The rainfall is stated to have been fifteen
inches. No trains went out north today
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Trouble in Pine Land.

Olive, Texas, July GA steady rain has
been falling here for the past forty-eiEht
hours, An unusual amount OF water has
fallen and all the low lands ara aling up
Roads are beginning to get bad for travel.
The railroad tracks IN places are oiled up
flush with the ties with water Unless IL
stops soon II will do more or less damage
TO crops as well as shut down the saw
mills In this section. which depend upon
their log supply by teams, account OF Doggy
woods
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MAN3LED BY A rs,n
B. r. Abrams Fell AsI,s, :,
Ground 10 Dea.b

B. r. Abrams Fell A,I,s. !.
Ground to Death
Denison. Texas, July Mr. /,
was run over and killed hs /.
miles south NJ Pottsboro h !,
Katy freight No. Gs.
The unfortunate man got n (
No. IS at Pottsboro. the D,,,,,
to his intended destlna,on. D,,,
he was going to visit relative,
does not stop at tn. latter VII
started out to walk to Dearr
relatives reside. 1t Is believed d
on the truck to rest and fell i
entire train passed over bis M
The remains were taken a,
taken In charge by the va
shipped to Collin county.
He was middle aged and M,
body was fearfulIy mangled
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Losses at Barstow.

Barstow, Texas. July 2s.-Floods OF rain
have been falling in the Pecos valley All
trains both east and west have been
stopped on account OF washouts. The
Pecos river is bank full and an overflow in
the lowlands is expected The rains have
damaged the cantaloupe growers from 5000
to 5000. The end is not yet. as the rain
continues. The red sandstone quarries
situated four miles east of town, are food.
ed, causing n loss OF 5000
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RISING AT AEARNE.

Hrsxos 10 Creeping Up at Rate OF Ten
Inches Per Hour.
Hearne. Texas, July 26.-Reports from the
Brazos river today are 10 the effect that
IL rose ten feet last night, and is rising at
the rate OF ten inches per hour today. A
hard rain fell for three hours this morning.
but censed at noon As II Is very srltry,
more rain Is expected. Pin Oak end Sandy
creeks have been carrying great deal
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Rhdnas Washed AWAY

Morgan, Texas, July 2e,-The worst flood
since the Galveston storm is on here. steels
creek, which runs by this place, was a
raging torrent yesterday. destroying crops
IN the valleys and washing away railroad
bridges. Two steel bridges on the Texas
Central between here and Fonter, the sta
ton below, were washed away, and there
will be no trains from Waco for a week.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-27
But Little Rain at Rsevills.

Beeville, Texas, July 20 Bee county did
not get its share Of the rain which fell in
South Texas yesterday and last night. Iu
the northeastern portion of the county
the rain was heavy enough, but In the
sufficient to be reckoned with in the good
soaking for which the county has been
longing for many months.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-27
HAWLEY NOT A CANDIDATE.

Wires Friend that He Does Not Want
to Be Commissioner.
Brennan, July rs Postmaster W n.
Dryer. who Is senatorial chairman OF the
republican executive committee, and one
OF the State republican executive commit
tee, Is In receipt OF telegram from r. 3.
Hawley In which he requests the former
to deny the statement that he is an ap-
plicnnt for poItion on the Panama canal
commission.
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no, ve.vil in abundance, sufficient; u is
thought, 10 destroy all the new CROWN run
now on. 1,,
r,oresri,,e Wilson County, Texas, July
GA ig TFforesyiue was visited by good rain
TosterSoy evening and last night, which
was very much needed for grass STOCK
water aud cotton
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that has fallen here for years fell from
a. m. to 10 a. m. The precipitation Is Is
timated at about twelve inches "a mud Una
Der OF tank dams were washed s"a' Tile
all small streams are very nis., Nsnd
still rising
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Fish BEING Killed.

Kopperl, Texas, July 25.-Yesterday 1t be
gan raining at p. m. since which time
ak and a half Inches have fallen. and II
is still raining. The Brszos river had a
ten-foot rise yesterday, but later fell. II
was so muddy that II was killing a great
many FISH. Some were taken out that
weighed sixty pounds and some larger ones
were floating down the river.
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and imprIsonn emit Of ra,..

and imprisonment Of Fd,,o, y.
whom he had fined for oaa, 20
IN a statement given out n. 1.
that Editor Clark made 49,, NJ =
Tor the language h. used ( ,l Il. ] |
which the court was crit,. u y 1
action In remitting the A. I:
arralgned the recorder for X, Y y
certain case and was rirsr y g
Jail and fined s75. s''4 ~
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Five Inches AZ Huntsville.

Huntsville, Texas, July 26.-The rainfall
In this section for the past forty eight
hours exceeds Ave inches. All streams are
swollen and the daily mail to Madisonvllle
was returned after being taken ten miles
OF ths distance,
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Of water and have delayed the Nhceiock
and Brnnchvllle mail carriers In reaching
this place. There has been no damage 70
crops reported. though some Apprehension
Is felt The condition Of the DIVER Is the
principal topic OF conversation on the
streets today, and when any rises above
mere are reported. the people In the low
lands are notified SO as TO be In read n s.
In case Of an overflow. The condition
Of the streams remind one OF the terrible
nnnd Of July. lAtlA.
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Barstow. Texas, July 21,--one section Of
the dam at the head gate washed out last
week and Just as the crops were needing
irrigation big rain, the heaviest that has
fallen IN years, came and the trouble was
averted. The general manager, Mr.. Mich
OILS, says he will have the break repaired
In four more days.
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NEW STEAMSHIP Sem
Iris VIII PLY Regularly Bets
Arthur and Gakessm

IRIS WIN Fy Neguidry pe't.
Arthur and Gakes.cs
Galveston, Texas, JULY Mn
ship Iris arrived here at Co., I!
evening from Port Arthur, ItlI
hereafter ply regularly bstEm
and Port Arthur. She Is 10 q
Captain Steele and Is owned "
Arthur Steamship COMPANY.
pected to make the trip fIcn "a
Port Arthur every other u..tt
from Port Arthur the alterrii, 4
It's will leave here In the srsli
to make connection With d. ~
Port Arthur for Beaumont " y
ing and will leave Port Atar'
arrival of the evening uia y
mont.
There was a slight sccld,rs q
trip, the Iris running Into o;
Sabine, which detained Der Wei
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Low Lands Flooded.

Alvin. Texas. July rs Another very na'u
rain fell here today. completely overnow u;
the lowlands and stopping held wo,h anl
haymaking for some time. the mal,u IN
train south due here at 1850 o'clock tHi
morning has not arrived on account -
wnshuut near Thompson
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Az PendIetonvilIe.

Pendletonville, Texas, July 2S.-A seven
inch rain fell here last night from o'clock
to o'clock a. M. accompanied by thunder
and lightning. The rain has given plenty
Of stock water IL was general In this
section. and Is still raining at intervals.
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HEAVY Rainfall at TAYLOR.

Taylor, Texas. July 2e.-slow and steady
rains havo been falling nearly all after
noon. Reports Of very heavy rains in the
adjoining country have reached the city.
The rainfall this afternoon is estimated at
half an inch
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Rrazos Rising at Richmond.

Richmond, Texas, July 2o.-Anotner
heavy rainfall here today and will do much
damage .o cotton and corn The Brazos
river has risen about eight feet IN ths
past twenty four hours at this point anu
continues TO rise.
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pamaoe Near erandview.

Grandview, Texas, July 26.The heaviest
rains in the past four years have fallen
here since Thursday. II has been rainihg
almost two days and nights necessarily,
washing bridges away and doing much dam
layed
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Thirteen Inches at Meridian.

Meridian, Texas, July 25,-The showery
weather In Bosque county for the past four
days eliminated last night and this morn
ing IN the biggest rain which has fallen
In this part OF Texas in the memory OF the
Oldest citizens The fall is reported at
thirteen inches.
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Rice Fields Flooded.

Gueydan. La, July 2e-Heavy rains have
visited the entire Gueydan section during
the past few days. flooding nearly all the
rice fields, etc.