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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-08-01
D.iure In K.ufm.n.

Terrell. Tex. July 3i.-Not since the
Galveston stosm has this section been
visited by such a heavy downpour as
on Wednesday The rain fell In tor
sents in the city Water ran through
.he streets IKE rivers and every raw
Inc became overfiowed Streets and
sidewalks were badly washed. The rain
extended generally over the country
and all streams are oyerhowing the
bottom lands.
Much damage mas been done 10 the
crops on the lowlands. King creek
ore mile east Of ttis city. has spread
all over the bottors The Texas and
Pacltc sridge IS uacer water. but Is
stlll intact In the muddy Cedar
crecs bottom. six aIll's East ~ this
city 20" ioet OF track have leeT wash
81 out east OF Elna Nh.;h prevented
All wcsttocnd trains fr'T rea's'ng this
slty. At faehelor creek hito'a. fur
miles vest % here 600 feet OF the Track
has washed out
had washoufs are reported on the
Texas Midland north Of this city. A.
Petty one and a half miles of track
are under water and the Sabine river
bridge. one-third OF a miles long. IL
gone. The roadbed Is badly washed 10
number OF places u was announced
at Midland headquarters that Il would
be several days before the track would
be cleared.
At Colqultt. seven miles north. 'est
of this city. nve inches OF rain Is re-
ported. High Point creek bridge Is
washed away and farms are under
ater In the bottoms.
Chisholm reports nine inches OF rain.
Berry creek and blackberry creek
bridges have been swept away by the
food Two campers were IN one OF
these bottoms and we're caught. When
awakened In the night. water was rum
ming on their bed. They climbed into
their wagon and the water kept ris-
Ing until they had 10 leave the wagon
and take refuge In a tree near by.
where they waited for a boat to rescue
them.
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Situation Improving.

Dallas. July 3i.-The food situation
in north and eastern Texas In conisd
erably improved. Most streams are
falling slowly. but railroad traffic Is
yet demorallzed
The Houston and Texas Central Il
the only road north that will admit
the running of trains.
The Katy and Texas and Pacific are
using the Houston and Texas Central
from here north. and Is the only way
trains can be sent north or east
The Texas and Pacific has suffered
serious damage near Forney In add
ton to the damage about Terrell
The Texas and New Orleans has
serious washout Just beyond Crandall'
and a portion OF the track viii have
to be rebuilt
The Santa Fe north has a force re-
pairing the track beyond Wylle. where
the water has rcceded and announcer
trains viii be running soon.
Damage to the Texas Midland be
tween Terrell and Greenville will take
several days 70 put tue road In safe
condition.
Damage to crops. houses and live
stock along swollen streams will
reach hundreds OF thousands OF dol
lars.
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NEWS IN BRIEF.

The body Of well-dressed man.
name unknown. was found az Viola.
Ky. He had been ruin over by train
and his head g+vercd.
A. j. Harper. a planter, aged 81
years. died at his home In Cleveland
county. Ark.
Miss Della Carle died at Boulder
Colo. where she went In search Of
health. She was agent for the chi
cago and Alton in Atlanta. H.. for
several years. and was said 10 be the
only woman ageut on that road
Mrs. Tabltha Rice. wife OF Capt II.
q. Rice, an old resident. died az their
home in Havana, III.
Chief Peter Woods. one OF the promi-
neat members 81 the Pawnee tribe Of
Indians. attempted 20 commit suicide
at his home near Pawnee. !. T.. by
shooting himself in the left breast III
health was the caife.
At West Point. Miss. G. w. Boyee
was run over and killed by an engine
on the Southern railroad.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-08-01

Austin. July s1.-This Is the eighth
day Of continuous rains throughout
this portion OF Texas. and the greater
part of west and southwest Texas
There Il no prospect OF an Immediate
cessation OF the rain. and those who
had hoped that the disastrous overflow
OF the Colorado and Brazos rivers OF
1899 would not be repeated. admit tnal
the floods are certain to recur.
The rainfall In a period OF one houf
amounted TO II inches az points In
Caldwell and Hays counties and hun
dreds OF head OF livestock were swept
away and drowned. The towns OF Mar
tIndale. Staples and a number OF small.
er settlements located In the valley oi
the San Marcos river and small tribn'
tary streams we're inundated and many
houses swept away So far as known
1--WE lives were lost.
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DELUGED WITH RAIN
The Heaviest Waterfall known Fell
in East Texas.
ALL STREAMS RIVERS
Al QuInIan People Are Driven from
Their Homes and seek Refuge In
Trees and Housetops fraf-
ilc Entirely Suspended.

creonyllie Tex. July STA mes
sage from Quinlan says that the heavy
rains flooded that country snd az iha.
place i50 people had been driven on,
OF their homes. The message asked
that all the boats obtainahle be sent
them and from this Il Is suppoSed
that some of the people have souga'
refuge IN treetnps and ON housetops
The Sabine river is two miles vide a
Quinlan.
The conyicts on the Wilson farm
had to climb trees to keep from beins
drowned.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-08-01

Roclwall. Tex. July si.-srhe heav-
Test rain that has fallen here In the
memory 0f the oldest inhabitant fell
here Wednesday There was steady
downpour of six hours and more than
twenty Inches of water fell
East Fork Of the Trinity Is higher
az this point than IL has been since
1866 and thousands Of dollars damage
, has been done 90 the farmers In the
river bottom Hundreds Of acres OF
the finest crops In the county are un-
der water. The June drouth had made
the corn crop on the prairie almost a
failure. but the corn in the river bot
tom was fine until this overflow.
Families living up and down the
river hastily moved out The losses In
horses. cattle and hogs will be- large.
Numbers Of small bridges are washed
away In the county.
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R.,lreaa rr.me p.mor.ll.sa.

Dallas July si.-The Dallas division
Of the Katy Is in had shape on account
OF washouts OF bridges and track be-
tween caddo Mills and Dallas.
Between Groenviile and Dallas a
great deal OF track and a number OF
small bridges have been washed out
The heaviest damage is between Dal-
las and Caddo Mills. where a great
deal Of track and number OF small
trestles and culyerts are washed out.
Traffic Is AZ standstill.
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w..han,. .s nc,r..

Royse. Tex. July 3i.-An ls-inch
rainfall fell Wednesday night. The
railroad Is washed out on both sides OF
town. A work train was badly wreck.
ed two miles north Of Royse and the
engineer and fireman were badly hurt
A fuel oil tank weighing 10000 pounds
was lifted out OF the ground and car
ried a mile
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half west OF town on Muddy creek.
was awakened by the water flowing
through his house and had TO swim
20 high ground and care for his wife,
aged father and his f-months-old baby.
lie lost the child while resculng his
wife. The body was found a short dis
tance frcm where Il was drowned on
a harbed wire fence. vhcre is clothing
had caught.
Several families We're rescued In East
Fork bottom Ia boats.
Many bridges on the county roads
are gone Crops on low lands viii be
greatly damaged ana some almost
ruined.
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I.ockhart. Tex. July 3i-The damae'
done by the overflow OF Plum creek u
greater than at first reported. There
Is reported the loss OF one lie from
Upland. a town on the creek some ten
miles above here. The drowned mar
was a blacksmith.
About 1900 feet Of the Missouri Kan
sas and Texas track was washed oul
in the Plum creek valley. Several
county bridges were swept away. kes'
cuing parties In boats gathered mp sew
eral Mexicans from trees In the creeh
bottom.
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wo,,., s.ar.s. IN Au.,raiI..

London. July al.-Edmond Barton,
premier OF Australia. replying to
deputatlon Of woman suifragists. head
ed by Lady Henry Somerset. said the
outlook for women suffrage was ex.
cclltnt throughout the Australian com
monNealth. -Ls
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g., A.,oa,e RIVER nigh.

San Antonio. Tex. July 3i.-The rain
Tuesday nleai caused a rise in the San
Antonio river OF hve feet near the
headwaters aRd lower. and after the
San Pedro ai.l Alanzan creeks emrtied
their waters into the stream Il over
flowed It's banks. being higher than foi
six ysfrs.
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nlIes oi irack uader waler also.


wylie. Tex. July 3i.-The heaviest
rain that has visited this section Of
the country for many years fell here
Tuesday night. Il was constant
downpour. amounting TO rs inches.
There had never been such fall seen
here before.
A great many horses and cattle were
drowned along East Fork and Muddy
creeks.
Charles Davis. living a mile and a
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plantation. Under water.

Bryan. Tex. July 3i.-The Brazos
river continues to rise slowly. The
greater parts OF the plantations In the
lower bottom we're under water from
one 10 six feet. but the greater part oil
the cotton was stlll not covered.
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n, uvnar.a r.-, Of rr.ek Gone.

Wills Point. Tex. July 3i.-Over IL
inches OF rain have fallen here in the
last "a hours. Greeks are out OF
banks. Many county bridges are gone.
The damage 10 bottom farms Is he-vy.
Six hundred feet 81 the Texas and Pa.
cifc track was washed away six miles
west OF here.
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N.,h.. river Thr.. Mn.. wide

Tyler. Tex. July 31.-several hard
showers OF rain fell and all streams
are out OF bEuks. The Neches river
west OF Tyler II three miles wide and
the Sabine riber Is more than bank.
fssi ara etlil rlsiss Cation neif has
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nr.so. F.ll,ae ss Waco.

Waco. Tex. July sl.-The Brazos
river Is failing steadily and Is nov
nearly 20 feet under the point OF over
flow.
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r.e.,nr rl.r, nam.esa.

Chicago. July sl.-Fire in the plant
Of Thomas J Upton & Co. at the
Union stock yards. caused loss oil
S225. 900.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-17
saITisH COLUMBIA.

The shipments from the Rossland
camp for the week ending Saturday
aggregate $3.50 tons.
IL is reported that S. Hockaday has
last his life in blizzard on the Bond
holder Hin claim, about six miles from
SLOGAN City, Thursday.
The tonnage Of ore snielted at the
British Columbia Copper company's
smelter. Greenwood, since IT com
menced operations In February last ag-
gregates 1856 tons.
The chamber OF mines al Johannes
burg has Issued a report showing that
the output OF the mines for December
was 52.ss7 ounces OF fine gold. against
81 .075 ounces for November.
James Rutherford. engineer in
charge OF the Lardeau Valley Mines.
Ltd. Is taking $50 pounds OF ore 10
England 70 test the oil process of re-
duetion. Experiments are being made
on snowsnoe ore by the oil process.
which seem likely 10 prove successful.
OF the English companies operating
III the SLOGAN country. only two paid
dividends last year. One Was the June
and the other was the Bosun. New
Denver. The latter property has had
success and is In shape TO
continue on a paying basis for years
tc come.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-17

Fifty-seycn voters in Freewater have
signed petition for incorporation.
The Portland wooden mills. located
on Johnson creek. at Sellwood, will
be started about February /.
In street improvements and sewer
work a record was made In Portland
during 1901 On the docket OF city
hens. inst completed. appears the
record OF the sum OF $2G44I3.55 ex-
pended for sewers during the year.
onemile bicycle match at New
York City. best two In three heats. was
participated in by Howard Freeman.
of Portland. Ore. and George Schreib-
err, the indoor champion OF New York
City. Freeman Won Two heats and the
race.
The jury found that John McIaugb
lin came 10 his death between 6 and I
clock on the night OF January 8
1902. by being run over by a train al
North Fork. on the line Of the Oregon
Railroad 4 Navigation company. and
IN their opinion said death was ac-
{ dental.
Because Charles Stanton. a patron
of the Helix graded school. thought J..
Maybcrry. the school principal. had
written insultingiy TO his wife he pro.
ded TO thrash the latter. with the
! esult that school affairs In the Helix
country are in turmoil. The prin-
cipai has resigned.
The governor. secretary of yfste
ana state treasurer have Just estimat-
ed the amount OF revenue 10 be raised
for the state purposes for the year 1907
al $4,000 for general purposes and
s25 600 for the AGRICULTURAL college. or
a total OF $500. o0o-s250.0 600 greater
fhnn last years reserHe
sonthbound passenger train Nc. II
t. as ditched twenty miles south
cf Rosehurg last week. The en-
sine turned over. and Engineer r. J
Connolly WAS slightly injured. Fire
man Rupert Jones sustained broken
arm. Three ears were deraiied. None
n the passengers were hurt. Tho
cause Of the wreck has no, been learn
"a
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-17
DEATH is TO BE THE PENALTY
Wholesale Smuggling by Officials
Many Arrested-AmonRT Those Com
demn~d II Che Pyens Jik, an Ex-
Premfer-cIsfm Money Was Due
for SALARY.

Tacoma, Wash, Jan. l5. Mail ad-
vices from Seoul, Corea, are 10 the effect
that checking the governments receipts
from taxes and internal revenue reveals
the astonishing fact that not less than
100000 yen have been embezzled by
government officers during the lasl Xix
years.
Ne 70 Nok, minister of finance. al
vised the emperor to pass sentence Of
death on all officers who enlbezzled over
200o yen. The emperor's sanction was
given three weeks ago and wholesale ex-
eeutions viii soon take place. Eigh; =
officials are implicated, many of whom
have already been arrested
Among those condemned Is Cao Pyeng
Jik, an ex-prefnier. The officials under
arrest claim that the money taken by
them was in payment for salaries OF tx
penses incurred in collecting.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-17
-FOUR NORTHWESTERN STATES
NEWS is BRIEFLY TOLD HERE.
Choice Selection of interesting Items
Gathered Through the Week.
Every section shows General
Growth-Msny Accidents Occur
Personals.
IDAHO GLEANiNGs.

The Mackay Publishing company.
Ltd. a newspaper al Mackay, has been
Incorporated.
The Lewiston schools have an en-
rollment OF 675. an increase over any
previous year OF so.
The Genesee Exchange bank has
purchased controlling interest in the
First National bank OF Cotton.
In Washington county the election
just held resulted fayorably to the for
nation OF an irrigation district. There
vas but little opposition.
regular Northern Pacific freight
from Spokane was dItched two miles
east OF joel last week. two furniture
ears loaded Sith lumber jumping the
tack.
The Moscow Flour Mil management
has been engaged during the pas
week making improvements. Besides
adding new machinery new shed has
been built
William Commit dropped dead in
Wallace last week. presumably from
heart disease he WAS about 80 years
OF age. aud has lived in Montana for
the past 81 years. Ills mother lives
In Bitter root valley.
Since December over 100000 has
been paid eut al Moscow by the timber
companies and private individuals for
the purchase Of white pine lands IN
the Collins neighborhood. The number
Of these deeds iied for record with the
q unty recorder Mas %.
Farmers throughout the Neg Perez
country are agitating the question OF
contracting the fas crops OF the future
aid a number OF meetings have been
called for the purpose Of discouragins
and IL possible preventing the con.
tracing of the 1902 crop.
Surveyor General Perganlt has re-
sslyed information that the interior
department has approved the lafi 9.
The contracts In the Fort Hall land
ease. The report Of the appraisers
has been approved by the department
aud ali that femains TO open tho res
ervasion &c settlement IL an agreement
os the manner In which the coded
lands should he located upon.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-17
M|NNG NEWS OF THE HEEK|
NORTHWEST is RATHER QUIET.
Interesting Items of = miscellaneous
Nature Gathered During the Past
Week-Aew Districts Coming 10
the Front-Mfning Accidents and
Personals.

A gold nugget that weighed s2.ls
ounces. troy weight, was melted at the
United States assay office at Helena
Montana recently. 1t was the largest
piece OF virgin gold ever received at
that assay Office OF the government.
Its value is estimated at about sl400.
The nugget was brought to the assay
office by Thomas Raymond. who in
formed Assayer b. H. Tatem that he
Lad taken ii out Of the diggings in
Alder gulch. An effort was made by
local bank TO buy II for exhibition
D rposes. but an agreement could not
II had been assfyed.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-17

The Butte stcnogra piers union has
grown 10 a membership Of &C.
The year 1901 shows an Increase OF
the receipts OF the Butte postoffice.
w. T. cowan Of Box Elder ls al the
head Of project for building tele-
Phone line from that place TO Biz
Sandy.
Harry Wood. the is year old son Of
s. II. Wood Of Gold Butte. was severe
| l, wounded the other afternoon near
Shelby by the accidental discharge OF
shotgun.
The National Exchange Bank OF
Providence. r. l.. has brought action
against the city Of Helena 10 recover
ysT .ss2ss. claimed TO be due on un.
paid warrants issued a number OF
years ago.
Robert r. Lee and Samuel GErrir.
who were convicted recently in the
federal court Of the larceny OF 7o5
head Of cattle belonging TO the Crow
indians. were sentenced 10 one year
IN the rcnitcntinry and 10 pay fine
Of $1,000 in each case.
The announcement Il. officially made
that the Pacific Northwest Woodrow
e-s' association win meet at Helen 4.
February 4. 8 and 6. The association
cinhrBcsf Oregon. Washington. Idaho.
Montana. Utah and Wyoming. and the
attendance promises 10 be large.
Miss Mary Burke OF Butte commit.
ted suicide at Boulder last week. She
was discovered dying from the effects
Of dose Of aconite. The young wo.
man recently lost both parents. and
this ia supposed TO have preyed upon
her mind and prompted the deed.
The petition for the, pardon of Laun-
celot q. Livingston. convict In the
Montana pcnitontiary, purporting TO
have been signed by such men as
Roosevelt. Drcxel. Hugh Grant and
rarkhurst was discovered by Gov.
Toole last week TO be a bogus one.
Governor Toole has issued an ad
dress to the people OF Montana, ask
ing them to observe Wednesday. Jan
nary 20. as Mckinley day. in honor of
the birthday Of the ,nartyred presi |
dent; and To that end to hold proper |
exercises and seek to encourage the |
, outh of the land 10 emulate the life |
Of the noble man who was cut shor, |
In his splendid career by the assas
Sins bullet at Buffalo last September.
From details of the trouble among |
the Cheyenne Indians at the Lame |
Deer agency. 1t appears that Indian
White. after refusing to obey summons
n the post agent. for killing beef H.
legally. opened fire upon the posse
sent to arrest him and shot one Of
he Indian policemen and then killed
himself. Out of respect for her dead
rave the wife, and also her daughter,
committed suicide. The tragedy
'sused the greatest excitement among
he Cheyennes,
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-17

Some fine development work has
been done in the Mammoth, near Wal
lace. Idaho. At present Manager Rich
ara Wilson's WORKS are In Two separate
r,iaceg. Those four tunnels numbered
from ! TO are entered from the side
hill above Standard, while No. 6 starts
from the level Of Canyon creek 40
feet lower than the level OF the Stand
ards Campbell tunnel. The latter viii
soon be the main workings. and it is
here that the works are established
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-17

A curious custom exists in the
Prussian royal family OF selecting
every Julya half dozen young couples.
too poor to marry and having them
welded in the garrison church at.
Potsdam on the anniversary OF the
death OF Queen Louise OF Prussia
After the ceremony each bride re-
ceiyes gilt OF sum equivalent to
about $125 and handsome family
Bible.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-17
MINING NEWS.

The boring for oil on the Sanford
| STOUT ranch. 10 miles south Of Pen.
dlcton. has ceased and the drilling ma.
II inery with all the apparatus has
been moved away.
The shipments OF ore from thu
Occur d'Alcne mines for the year 1901
were Iss.se0 tons as compared with
iTi.fI2 for the precedins year, re
d0otion Of - per cent.
Active work is TO begin on the Prin.
cess Maud. in the Republic camp. on o.
nnout Feb. l. This announcement Is
made IN the circular gent out TO the
shareholders of the company.
Edgar Boiling. who has large hold
Tags In the Meteor camp on the Col
Vile reservation. says. The begin
ing OF the new year finds Meteor camp
In Hourishing condition. A postof-
tee has been established at the town.
10. W. Heron has been appointed
postmaster.
Word has hccn received from til :
Hewitt mine. In the SLOGAN district.
fnat new ore bodies had been run into
on the second and third levels. Tho
finds are richer than the old deposits
and the ore viii assay about 40 ounces.
Before, on these levels. the men have
i@cn working on 40 ounce ore.
The management Of the Snowshoe
Gold g. Copper Mines, limited. operat-
ing the snowshce group in Phoenix
camp. has decided 10 sink a shaft,
which will at once be put down TO q
depth of 300 feet. The property has
heretofore been worked through the
original incline prospec citing shaft and
through the Railway tunnel.
A large reduction plant to cost about
500. 600 will probably be put in by the
Badger people near Susanville. Ore.
this spring. Many thousand tons ..
ore are now on the dump and IL "a
found almost impossible to make ship
ments because Of freirhting expenses
~ d freight rates. At present the COM
Iany is shipping chiefly concentrates.
rhe air compressor for the Amador,
Mt Iron Mountain Montana. has ar.
rived and will be taken up to the mine
soon. the road being in readiness for
it. One carload OF ore was shipped
several weeks ago and with the in
stallation CT the compressor other ship
nents will follow. although It is the
at present to confine oper-
atoms principally 70 development
work.
Three carloads OF machinery for the
hydraulic plant OF the Occur ,FAlene
Whining company have been hauled
from Sunset station to the
property near Murray. Ida.
l., Work on the plant is to be be-
run at once. It is announced that cleo
richly is to be generated to run the
hydraulic elevator. Owing to the lack
" room the hydraulic elevator was I'M
BY an endless chain car
ying buckets and propelled by cleo.
ricity the gravel can be raised to any T
leighth desired and dump room for
he tailings will no longer be an OBJ
tacle.