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"HOUSTON, TEXAS, MONDAT, MAY 1, 1905.,".'
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PRICE-FIVE CENTS.
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS
THE WEATHER.
East Texas—Fair and warmer
In north portion.
DOMESTIC.
All effort* to nettle the Chicago strike
failed.
It In e*r^ ,,,p Nan Patterson trial
Will go to the Jury today.
A drunken army officer «hot an under
officer nnd then killed himself.
The remalrw of Gen. Lee will (be taken
to Richmond under military escbrt.
MIm Wood thought It funny that Loeb
did no' understand her suit at Omaha.
Serremry I>oeh was surprised at the
suit attaint him by Mis Mae Wood of
Omth>.
Th" leader of the nodal democratic
party criticized the supreme court's de-
cision on the len-hour day law.
WASHINGTON.
Minister Bow»n was recalled from
Venesuela to explain his charges against
Luomit.
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FOREIGN.
The r»r granted Russia religious free-
dom.
Ix>ndon stocks were lower under bull
liquidation.
Manchester cloths had fair business
during the holidays.
Edward held long conferences with Lou-
bet and Pelcnsse at Paris.
The Italian and Austrian ministers out-
lined a settlement of the Moroccan ques-
tion.
The American consul explnlned his de-
mands In Bnxony were aicording to In-
struction*.
The meeting of the ministers of Austrla-
Hnngiry and Italy wAs lauded by the
Italian and Austrian pre**.
AN EXPLOSION
In a Coal Mine in In-
dian Territory.
THIRTEEN ARE DEAD
Little Prospect for Recovery of
Bodies for Several Days.
TONS OF DIRT IN SHAFT
Air Is Being: Pumped in Hope That
Some of the Men Are Alive.
WORK OF RESCUE HAS BE(jUN
Four Shifts of Men Arc Trying
to Get to the Point Where
the Explosion Occurred.
TEXAS.
. Tho wind blew down all the derricks
ffl th« Big Hill field
A new we|i i* to be undertaken In the
Nacogdoches oil field.
The *al* of the cotton mill at West lias
been enjoined by Judge Scott of Waco.
It was « dry Sunday at Beaumont, with
th* snloonlsts willing to obey the laws.
The Colorado came within a few feet of
tho record at Austin, but Is beginning to
fall.
Burrell Oates was again convicted of
murder at Pallas and given the death
penalty.
The trial of Walter Enrle on a chirge
of murder will rime on at Corslcnna
Monday.
Tho Brazos Is carrying thirty feet at
Waco and tho Bosque In spreading over
Its valley.
Engineer Canterbury and Brakeman
Gordon were killed in the freight wreck
n»ar Hearne.
T. P Reed of Beaumont states that a.
cotton mill at Marble Kails Is now an
assured fact.
Will Manning was convicted at Green-
ville of wife murder and was given the
tfeatli penalty.
Ther« Is n, great mass of evidence in
the lottery cases ready for the Federal
grand Jury at San Antonio.
The rlrmt heavy rains have had a ma-
trrlal effect -or» crops a..d farmers are
kept from their fields at a critical time.
Especial attention Is to be given the
social features during tho grand en-
campment of the Knights Templars at
Beaumont.
A revised list shows nine dead at Lare-
do The property loss Is still kept it half
h million, but It Is watered among all
the people.
Mr*. Han by, killed nt Saratoga, was the
principal witness against her divorced
husband. In Jail at Cuero, oil a charge
of killing a man.
The rise In the Bra bos continues. While
some do not. fear an overflow, others are
taking tenants and stock out of tho bot-
toms as a precaution.
One m« mber of the legislature de-
Clares that the waste of time has been an
outrage and holds the appropriations com-
mittee wholly responsible.
Engineer Barfield and Firemen Brookcr
were scalded to death when their engine
*ent Into a washout near San Augus-
tlec Fireman Con ley was hurt, but not
faluliy.
SPORT.
Galveston a. Houston 0; San Antonio 0,
Beaumont 0, ten Innings,
HOUSTON.
Baron E Mayor deg Planches will ar-
rive this afternoon.
Bakers and master bakers reached an
agreement yesterdny.
Rev Mr. Ungle declined the call of
the First Presbyterian church yesterday.
Oran M. Roberts chapter, 1'nlted Daugh-
ters of tb« Confederacy, and Pick Dow-
ung camn held memorial services at
Shearn church yesterday afternoon
PREPARED ARGUMENTS.
Expected Nan Patterson Case
Will Go to Jury Today.
(Associated Press Report.)
N«w York. April 30— Nan Patterson,
whose trial on the charge of shooting
Caesar Young, the bookmaker, will be re-
sumed tomorrow, spent a quiet day touay
In the lomlis prison, where she has oc-
cupied a cell for almost a year.
Her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. nnd
Mrs. J. Morgun Smith, who are under In-
dictment for conspiracy In connection
with the case, are also In the Tombs, and
this morning tliey attended religious srrv-
lce^ in 'he prison.
Neither of the prisoners received any
friends or gifts during the dav The trial
tomorrow will enter upon its final stages
and before tomorrow afternoon ends it is
exported the case will have been con-
cluded.
• Assistant District Attorney* Rand and
Garvan, who have conducted th" prose-
cution of the case, spent the .lay together
In preparing for tomorrow's argument for
tue prosecution.
FIGHT OVER ELECTION
Jews
Used Chairs in Melee at
Racine, Wisconsin.
(Associated Press Keport.)
Wllwaukee. Wis., April A Sentinel
dispatch from Racine, Wis., says: A
fight among members of the Jewish syna-
gogue In this city tonight resulted over
the election of officers of the society.
Chairs and cuspidors wei« thrown and
►.vital memleii were cut and bruised.
M', N Goldberg, the tor.ner preMid-'iit,
was opposed for re-election by Morris
Uttler. Goldberg, It Is asserted, objected
to Mey»r Rafienbcrg voting nnd knocked
him down. This was the starting of a
ftener.il melee by the two factions, ('ur-
ng Which chairs and cuspidors w. r-> used
as weapons of defense. Raft en berg Is
snld to have been seriously hurt. No ar-
rests have been made.
UNDER M1LITRAY. GUARD.
Alleged Negro Murderers Sent to
Trial at Birmingham.
(Associated Press Report.)
Birmlngl am, Ala., April 30. -Harry*
Smith and Joseph Collier, negroes,
charged *lth the murder of Miss Belt,.
Bloodworth Ht Decatur Innt January,
wtr accompanied to Decatur toright by
a detail of soldiers. The trial Iteglns to-
rt or row The author'tles bellevei both
sre Implicated, but the prisoners dbcuae
vacto otber aa being the principal, ^
• Houston Post Special.)
Wllburton. I. T., April 30.—The most
disastrous mine explosion to occur In the
Indian Territory since the Savannah ac-
cident of 1887 took place at 1:20 this
morning In the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Coal company's mine No. 19, four
milC3 west of here. Thirteen men were
entombed with little prospects of their
bodies being recovered for several di»ys.
They are: B. F. Steiner, foreman; Mike
Wynn, Ralph Fisher. Ben fcmith, William
Atkinson. O. Golden, Joe Morlno, A. M.
White and Gus Phillips, Knox Lynch, W.
D. Byrd. Mike Duvall, R. F. Sales and
William Edwards, colored.
The men went into the .*haft at mid-
nlRht. Foreman William Ray of the
shift that left the mine at that hour
states thai the mine was in good condi-
tion and a gas explosion was hardly
probable. His shift left a shot harging
which the new shift may nave tired. It
is suggested from the force of the ex-
plosion, which could be xu-ard for miles
around, and which tore heavy timbers
aside and piled tons of .tirt into the
shaft, that a bad shot had sot off some
dynamite which had been stored con-
veniently for work in pushing the entries.
The shaft Is 360 feet deep, and it was
r/« feet to the plane where the men were
working. The men were supplied with
air fanned from the shaft Mid by means
of compressed air tubes, ft Is the gen-
eral opinion that the air pipe, was burst
by the explosion, but air has been
steadily pumped all day with the remote
hope that some of the entombed men may
have escaped the force of «he explosion
and after damp. Rescuers began work
within a few minutes after the explosion.
An attempt to furnish fresh air with
canvas was abandoned when the condi-
tion of the shaft became apparent. Fcur
shifts have since worked, taking out the
debris and the timber. At t> o'clock this
evening the workers still ere thirty feet
from the bottom of the shaft. The con-
dition of the timbers indicate tnat it will
be necessary to recase the .nine. In which
event the bodies may not be reached be-
fore Wednesday or Thursday.
It Is the universal opinion of experi-
enced miners that all of the men are
dead. Foreman Steiner was killed at the
bottom of the shaft. He had returned to
the surface a few minutes before the ex-
plosion to look aff?r Engineer Brown,
who had a leg cut off uy a trip. He
had, according to the engineer, barely
reached the bottom of tne shaft when
the explosion occurred. The bottom of
Steiner's shoes were blown to the top of
the shaft by the force of tne explosion.
The mine Is a newly-opei;d one, op-
erated by Dengen & McConnel. It is tho
only shaft mine in the Wllburton dis-
trict.
MANCHESTER CLOTHS.
Cotton Goods Had Fair Trade
During the Holidays.'
(Associated Press Report.)
Manchester. April 30—Though the holi-
days restocked business in cotton goods
last week, there were fair transactions
In India, principally in doyllns and fine
fabrics, while China purchases slightly
increased. There were few sales of wide
shirtings for Japan and a miscellaneous
trade was done for Mediterranean outlets
Yarns had a meager turnover, manufac-
turers not being anxious to press sales,
but buyers now were better able to ob-
tain quick supplies, which is thought to
Indicate the approach of reduced prices.
There was a good demand for spinning
yarns for China.
WERE SCALDED
Engineer Barfield and Fireman
Brookcr Caught in Engine.
TRAIN WENT IN WASHOUT
Fireman Conley Was Hurt and
Has Been Taken to the Hos-
pital at Temple.
(Houston Post Special.)
San Augustine, Texas, April 30.—A stock
train left hero last night at 11 o'clock
with engines Nos. 12 and 13 pulling them
f *>■ doubleheader. Engine 13 was the
j -ain from hero and was running
bac.^/i "^hey were pulling eighteen cars
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1 a. m. ran into a wash-
out one-hAi. C'&^ Mow Brookeland. En-
gine 13 turned 'V over and killed
Engineer D. D. Ba* (±j 'd Fireman E.
Brooker. They were iti ab and were
still there until pulled out ioday. Three
cars went into the ditch and one past
Barfield s engine. This Is what caused
tho death of the engineer and fireman, as
tho car wedged in against the engine and
tho engine pipe burst and scalded them
to death.
The engineer of No. 12 Jumped off and
escaped with a few bruises. He called
to tho fireman to Jump, but the fireman
did not hear him.
Conley, fireman of engine 12, is Badly
hurt, but will gee well. He is not mar-
ried. He was taken to the Temple hos-
pital.
Brooker is single ar.d lives in Houston,
where tho body was taken.
Barlicld Is married and leaves a wife
»i)d one child. Mrs. Barfield left here
today fend went to her husband at
Brookeland, whence he was taken to
Beaumont for burial.
The stock will be reloaded and taxen
to Beaumont tomorrow, where it will
bo transferred to the Southern Pacific
railway.
Local freight coming north was ditched
at Jasper last night, making three wrecks
on this road last night.
Barfield's Body Taken Home.
(Houston Post Special.)
Beaumont, Texas, April 30.—Engineer D.
D. Barlield died at noon today and Fire-
ma a Brooker at 10 o'clock. The bodies
wtYe brought here this evening. D. D.
Barfield, the engineer, was 29 years of
age. He is the son of C. W. Barfield, a
well-known citizen of Beaumont, whu
resides in the Neches river addition In
the South End. He leaves a wife and one
child, who reside at San Augustine. The
wife and a brother accompanied the re-
mains, which reached this city tonight
and were turned over to the Broussard
T'ndertaking company. Tne funeral ar-
rangements arc not yet announced.
The body of Fireman Ernest Brdoker
was also brought here tonight and
shipped to Houston for interment. It was
accompvled by a committee. Ernest
Brooker was 24 years of age, and is sur-
vived by parents and oth«r relatives at
Houston. He was unmarried.
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Brooker's Body Brought Home.
Last night a committee, composed of
J. Bostick and B. Sullander, representing
the Knights of Pythias, and S. F. Thomp-
son and V. Arritt of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen, arrived in the city,
having the body of Fireman E. W. Brook-
er, the young man killed in the wreck
on the Santa Fe near Ssn Augustine Sat-
urday night. The remains were taken to
the home of Mr. Brooker's parents,
whence the funeral will take place today.
LOTTERY EVIDENCE
Ready for the Federal Grand Jury
Is .Very Bulky.
(Houston Post Special.).
San Antonio. Teias, April 30—The
amount of evidence on hand in the lot-
tery cases which will be submitted to the
Federal grand Jury tomorrow Is very
great. A lot of it, however, is cumula-
tive. The mcst interesting feature vill
be the correspondence that was captured
in the searches that were made by the
Federal officials. It is believed that some
indictments will grow out of these let-
ters. They are assumed to be in viola-
tion of the postal 'aws Tn that they con-
tain matter with reference to lottery af-
fairs.
It is understood that while no Instruc-
tions have been given, to that end, the
officers have kept trace of some suspect-
ed persons who are absent from the city,
and in event of indictments being re-
turned against them their arrest will
follow.
FARMER DROWNED.
Drove Into Swift Current of a
Swollen Creek.
Comfort, Texas, April 30.—William Eich-
enlob. Sr., an old farmer of this county,
was drowned in Black creek near here.
Eiehenlob was accompanied by his son.
The creek was up. running very swiftly,
and young Eiehenlob rode into the water
on horseback, followed by the old man.
The swift current overturned the wagon
ond Eiehenlob was drowned.
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REACHED AN AGREEMENT
The Italian and Austrian Ministers Settled-the
Moroccan Question.
(Associated press Report.)
Rome, April 39.—While It Is officially stated that the purpose of Count
Gottieowskl In going to Venice was merely to return the visltywhich Foreign
Minister Etti la made to him at Abayssia in 1904, there is high authority for
the Statement that the two foreign ministers were noved by the desire to
strengthen the triple alliance by cementing the friendship of Austria-Hungary
and Italy, and that they agreed upon a common attitude for safeguarding the re-
ciprocal interests of the two countries In the Adriatic, Mediterranean and Bal-
kan sta'.es.
The Cretan question was discussed, and It was agreed that It is necessary
for the present to mediate Impatience of the Cretans who ?.re desirous of
union with (Jrcece. The ministers reached an accord on Macedonia, deciding to
accept the proposition of Great Britan for .European control over Macedonian
finances, while the application of reforms th^re will be entrusted to Austria
and Rus.'.la, supported by an international gendarmerie under the command of
an Italian general. The control of Macedonian finances will be exercised by
a body eomp»*ed of the present Austrian and Russian civil agents in Mace-
donia, with the addition of a special corps from other powers.
Both Aus'rln nnd Italy will endeavor to avoid complications in Morocco, •
both being allied with Germany and friendly to France and Great Britain. •
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HEARNE WRECK
Engineer Canterbury and Brakeman
G:rdon Killed.
BODES ARE IN WATER
(Houston Post Special.)
Hearne, Texas, April 30.—One of the
most disastrous wrecks in the history of
the Houston and Texas Central occurred
last night one mile south of Hearne, re-
sulting in the death of Engineer Harry
Canterbury and Brakeman Lee Gordon
and the painful injury of Fireman Joo
Shellshear Shellshear escaped by jump-
ing, though not until he had been pain-
fully scalded on the legs and arm.
The engine and sixteen cars were badly
wrecked, and it is likely that it will not
be cleared before morning, as the track
is in bad shape and the cars are strewn
all over the right of way.
The remains of the two men have not
been taken out from under the engine,
though parts of one of tbe bodies can be
seen as the water is pumped from under
the engine.
The injured fireman was brought to
town and his injuries dressed as soon as
possible, and he is now resting easy.
The wreck was caused by a washout
under the track. Many people at the
depot saw the headlight as the engine ap-
proached town, and as the engineer com-
menced to whistle a crash was heard
and the traiu left the track.
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Were Citizens of Houston.
Fireman Joe Shellshear, who was on
the ill-fated freight that went through the
bridge near Hearne Saturday night, ar-
rived in Houston last night on passenger
train No. 2. Mr. Shellshear's escape is
regarded as little short of miraculous, as
both the other men who were on the front
end were buried beneath the engine. While
he is painfully bruised and shaken up
pretty severely, his injuries are not con-
sidered serious. Mr. Shellshear was con-
veyed to his residence, 1518 Decatur street.
Saturday night a special train was
hastened to the scene of the disaster,
bearing friends of the men who were
killed in addition to the wrecking crew.
All day yesterday the force labored to
clear the track and secure the bodies of
the dead, but up to dark both bodies
were reported under the wreck. It is
thought that they will be recovered in
time to be placed on board No. 6, arriv-
ing here this morning at 6:05.
Last night friends and relatitves cf
both men departed on No. 5. Some of
them went to the scene of the disaster
and others to Hempstead, where Engineer
Canterbury will be buried.
Th • following are some of those who
left jast night: Mrs. Canterbury, wife of
the dead engineer, and her children; Mr.
and Mrs. C. Canterbury, Mr. and Mrs. R.
Lishford, Mrs. A. J. Veasey and Mr. T.
Wr. Helf.
Engineer Canterbury lived at J809 Ed-
wards street and leaves a wife and five
children.
Brakeman Gordon resided on Sixth
street, and leaves a wife and six chil-
dren.
THE TRINITY
Lacks Very Little of Being Out
of Banks.
(Houston Post Special.)
Crockett, Tpxas, April 30.—The Trinity
river lacks only a few feet of leaving its
banks to spread over the entire country,
and it is feared that the recent rains will
keep the stream full at this point until
the thirty odd feet rise at Dallas reaches
here, which will put the water far above
the highest high water mark.
High Water at Liberty.
(Houston Post Special.)
Liberty, icxas, April 30.—Another heavy
rain fell here last night and a slow drizzle
all the morning. The Trinity river is now
at a point of twenty-four fe<st rise, which
is almost at the danger point of over-
flowing the river bottom, and the rain of
last night will in all probability oring
the highest water here for a number of
years.
COURTS CRITICISED.
Social Democrat Leader Referred
to Labor Law Decision.
(Associated Press Report.)
-..New York. April 30.—At the Mayday
celebration of the social democratic party,
held in Carnegie hall, Benjamin Kanford,
who has been a candidate for governor of
this State and later a candidate for the
vice presidency of the United States, re-
viewed the industrial situation of the
country.
In referring to the decision of the su-
preme court >f the United States Mr.
Hanford said that the court was divided
five to four against the ten-hour law.
He said that that was the way the court
always decided .gainst the working man.
"Instead of the supreme court." he con-
tinued, "we ought to have an official dice
thrower. We should shape dice and then
the workman would get a decision once in
a while I suppose there Is as much ras-
cality in the neoibers of the supreme
court as you will find in any body on
earth."
Mr. Hanford cautioned his hearers that
while they might have contempt for the
court, they would do well to obey its man-
dates.
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Train Went Into Washout as En-
gineer Blew for Station—Six-
teen Cars Mashed Up.
STEADYWORK
Chicago Merchants Used
Sunday for Hauling.
EFFORTS A FAILURE
To Bring Strikers and Employ-
ers to an Agreement.
REFUSED TO ARBITRATE
Union Was Willing, but Employers
Took Opposite Stand.
SHOT THROUGH A MISTAKE
Pistols Used on Two Merchants
Thought to Have Had Contract
With Montgomery Ward.
(Associated Press Report.)
Chicago, 111., April 30.—Chicago had on
her working clothes today and to any-
one without a knowledge of the fight
going on here between capital and labor,
an examination of the calendar was
necessary to make certain that it was
Sunday. From daylight this morning un-
til dark today the downtown streets
were crowded with heavily laden wagons
and trucks, giving the city a week-day
appearance that was never witnessed
here before on the first aay of the week.
Believing that the light now going on
for supremacy between tne employers'
association of Chicago and the union
teamsters is to be a protracted cue, the
business men of the city took advantage
of the suspension of regular business to-
day to procure an extra supply of ma-
terial. Every available team, and even
one-horse vehicles, were brought into\
use during the day for the purpose of
replenishing coal bins and to obtain
other material necessary to the transac-
tion of business. Tomorrow being the
first of May, which is moving day in Chi-
cago. the furniture van in the residence
districts added to the weeK-day appear-
ance of the city.
Fearing the furniture drivers might be-
come involved in the difficulty the ma-
jority of those who, under normal con-
ditions, would have sought their new
homes tomorrow decided to take no
chances and made the change today.
While all these preparations were go-
ing on for an emergency efforts were be-
made n Mayor Dunne's office e.t the
ctty hall to bring about a peaceable ad-
justment of the teamsters' strike. Farly\
in the afternoon a committee representing
the employers' association met a peace
commission consisting of Bishop C. P.
Anderson of the Episcopal church, Jen-
kin Lloyd Jones of All Souls church. Dr.
Emil G. Hirsch of Sinai temple. Miss Jane
Adams of Hull House and Dr. Cornelia
D. Bey of Neighborhood Mouse.
Union Resolutions.
At the end of "this conrerenee a com-
mittee representing the unions met th£
citizens' committee and went over the
entire strike situation in an effort to de-
vise some means to bring about a peace-
able ending of the controversy. The Chi-
cago Federation of Labor was also busy
considering the strike situation, but no
action was taken to spread The strike to
the affiliated unions. Believing that the
teamsters are justified in the tight they
are making, the federation passed the
following resolution:
"Whereas, the employers' association
and the allies of this city have declared
their deliberate intention to crush out of
existence all labor organizations; anc
"Whereas, In pursuance of this policy-
said employers' association and its allies
are resorting to every scheme of misrep-
resentation for the purpose of misleading
the public; and
"Whereas, The said association has de-
termined at least to refuse all overtures
for arbitration into the facts causing the
present industrial condition; therefore,
be it
"Resolved, That we request President
Roosevelt, Governor Deneen and Mayor
Dur.ne to investigate the existing condi-
tions in Chicago before complying with
any request made for the use of militia
in the city during the present difficulty;
and, be it further
"Resolved, That the president of this
organization be instructed to appoint a
committee to lay the facts before Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Governor Deneen and
Mayor Dunne and take such other htcps
as may be necessary to give effect to
these resolutions."
The conference in Mayor Dunne's of-
fice lasted six hours and the peace com-
mission appointed by the mayor yester-
day failed utterly in its efforts to b.ing
about a settlement of the strike. The
plan for an armistice of forty-eight houi 3
was rejected by both sides early in the
(Continued on Page Two.)
AID FOR LAREDO SUFFERERS
The Post Donates $50.00, Levy Brothers $25.00.
The Post Will Receive Subscriptions.
Reports from Laredo state that much suffering has been caused there by
the disaster wrought by Friday night's cyclone. Mayor Sanchez in a telegram
to Governor Lanham has stated that conditions are distressing and that he is
satisfied that he will need outside assistance immediately to relieve the suffer-
ing and homeless.
In view of these facts The Post donates $50 to the fund and opens its col-
umns to^a subscription list for the alleviation of suffering in Laredo. All dona-
tions will be publicly acknowledged and forwarded to Mayor Sanchez at once
in order that he may apply the funds secured to the good purpose. •
The following donations are made as starters:
The Houston Post $50.00
Levy Brothers 25.09
BRAZOS IS OUT
Negro Tenants Driven Out of the
Bottoms Near Waco.
BOSQUE ALSO SPREADING
Not Much Fear Along the Lower
River, but the Rise Con-
tinues Steadily.
(Houston Post Special.)
Waco. Texas, April 30.— At 10 o'clock
tonight the Brazos river was thirty feet
deep, which is only two feet below the
highest point reached in the great flood
of 1900.
It is out of its banks at low places, but
has not done much damage so far. Negro
tenants have been driven out of their
cottages close to the river on the east
side, but the overflow has not reached
the railroad or any point where serious
damage could be inflicted.
The Bosque is out of its banks for many
miles and a great deal of corn and cot-
ton land has been overflowed.
A big rise is reported coming down, but
it is generally believed that the flood
water now here will be out of the way
before the upper flood reaches here.
Rising at Bryan.
(Houston Post Special.)
Bryan, Texas, April 30.—The Brazos
river opposite Bryan lacks only five feet
of overflowing and is rising six inches
an hour. Planters who live in the city
say the great volume of water yet to
come down will put it over the bottoms,
and they are getting out their stock. Some
have seed enough to plant their cotton
over, while others have not, but are al-
ready arranging to secure seed.
The little Brazos is already out of its
banks and farmers along it are busy
today driving out their horses and mules.
The rain yesterday afternoon was a per-
fect flood and every .creek in tho county
overflowed.
Overflow Not Feared.
' (Houston Post Special.)
N.ivasota, Texas, April 30.—The last and
most reliable report from the Brazos
river is tip to noon, and to the effect
that it was rising. Despite tho trem^ii-
dcus ws.tor fall here and that northward
on Saturday few planters appear to great-
ly fear a serious overflow. Most of
them assert that the cleaning of the
stream by the government has helped
wonderfully to prevent floods.
At 6 p. m. the river is reported rising
about two inches per hour, and lacking
two to four feet going out of banks at
iow places.
Moving Stock from Bottoms.
(Houston Post Special.)
Brenham, Texas, April 30.—Mr. D. C.
Giddings received a telephone message
from the manager, Mr. S. W. Meredith,
of his Riverside plantation, in which he
says that at that time, Sunday morning
early, the river was in two and a half
feet of the top of the banks, and in his
opinion there would be an overflow. He
bad been talking to all the big plantations
along the river as high up as Waco and
the river was about in tho same condition
all along and that he had gone to work
moving stock and people out of the bot-
tom before the overflow catches them.
Hopeful of an Escape.
(Houston Post Special.)
Hempstead, Texas, April 30.—At a late
hour this afternoou the Brazos river is
hardly higher than this morning and stiil
•has a few feet of bank. It has been this
high before with du t. going out. and the
planters are holding out hopes.
Spreading at Columbia.
(Houston Post Special.)
Columbia, Texas. April 30.—The Brazos
river is carrying a twenty-two-foot rise,
and is still rising. If last night's rain
was general it will most likely overflow
the lowlands. No general overflow is ex-
pected ^*et.
RIO GRANDE OVERFLOW.
Ruined Crops Near El Paso and
Destroyed Houses.
(Associated Press Report.)
El Paso, Texas, April 30.—The Rio
Grande broke over its banks today thirty
miles above El Paso and overflowed 2003
acres of alfalfa and other rich lands,
ruining crops and carrying away many
small houses. The town of Berino is en-
tirely abandoned. It is feared the river
will cut a new channel on the American
side. Owing to heavy snows the last win-
ter and the rainfall, great damage is
feared this summer.
The Mexican government engineers are
working night and day building levees
opposite El Paso to protect their interests.
THE COLORADO
Is Carrying a Great Flood From
the Mountains.
IS NEARING THE RECORD
That Was Made When the Great
Dam Broke—The Fall Has
Begun at Austin.
(Houston Post Special.)
Austin, Texas, April 30.—A great flood
of water is sweeping down the Colorado.
At Austin the river lacked only a few
feet of reaching the unprecedented high
water mark that followed the break of
the big dam five years ago. The rains
here, and for more than 200 miles along
the course of the river, yesterday and the
previous day were exceedingly heavy. In
some localities, the precipitation amount-
ed almost to a cloudburst. The first flood
came down almost in a solid wall, reach-
ing here last night. The rise^has contin-
ued steadily until this afternoon, when
it began to fall.
The indications are, however, that the
high-water mark has not been reached.
Reports from points above here say that
the river is still rising, the flood has al-
ready caused losses to growing crops and
other property. All of the first bottoms
are covered and a few'feet tnore will send
the "water over the rich and highly-culti-
vated seeend bottom lands.
The Houston and Tex^s Central rail-
road bridge over the Colorado river, near
Kingland, north of here, was swept away
last evening, according to the statements
of passengers who were on the train that
had just crossed the bridge when the
accident happened. It is stated that the
bridge gave way as the train was leav-
ing the bridge, leaving the trucks of
the last car suspended in the air. Two
other bridges on this road near Fairland
were destroyed, tieing up the passenger
train.
The full effects of the flood will not be
felt in the thickly populated and culti-
vated valley of the river T>elow here un-
til tomorrow or the day following. As
the big rise wends its way to the ocean
many thousands of acres of growing corn
and "ott^n will be inundated.
The, people in the valley were warned
this morning of the impending flood and
there will probably be little loss of live
stock.
CREEKS ARE OUT
And Anderson County Is Nearly
Flooded.
(Houston Post Special.)
Palestine, Texas, April 30.—Anderson
county is literally flooded. Yesterda>Aaft-
ernoon the rain fell in torrents, continu-
ing throughout the night and this morn-
ing. Railroad traffic is demoralized. The
train from Houston and Galveston has
been discontinued. The passenger train
going south struck a washout at Red
branch, near Trinity, the engine, baggage
and combination car leaving the rails. \I1
wires are down in every direction. Pas-
sengers on the train from San Antonio
due last night arrived today noon. They
report bad washouts on both sides of
Hearne. Trinity river is out of its chan-
nel and booming, rising rapidly. Every
creek is up, flooding the bottoms in places
from one to two miles wide.
The Little Brazos has been carrying sev-
eral feet of high water for a week, and
this additional rain is causing great un-
easiness. Farmers are now from four to
six weeks behind with their work. The;
prospects are very discouraging, as much
corn and cotton will have to be replanted.
The greatest loss is in strawberriers, as
it is simply impossible to do any picking,
and the berries are beaten into the ground
by washing rains. The atmosphere is
sultry, of cyclonic nature, with consider-
able lightning, demonstrating that the air
is pregnant with electricity.
PLUM CREEK RAGING.
Lowlands Near Lockhart Are
Now Under Wtaer.
(Houston Post Special.)
Lockhart. Texas, April 29,-Plum creek
is on a big fise again this morning and
overflowing its banks from a rain that
fell somewhere near Its head last night.
Another terrific rain from the north
swept over this section this afternoon,
flooding the lowlands and badly washing
the cultivated uplands, playing havo3
with crops and giving the farmers the
jim-jams. The outlook is not very cheer-
ful or promising, and the agricultural in-
terests of the county are greatly imper-
*led'
Bottom Farms Under Water.
(Houston Post Special.)
Smithville, Texas, April 30.—The Colo-
rado river at this point is twenty feet
above low water mark and rising fast A
good many low bottom farms a.re al-
ready under water and more are threat-
ened. Crops are badly injured by the
heavy rains.
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IU. S. CONSUL EXPLAINED |
j Saxon Manufacturers Complained of Nature of j
: the Information Demanded. :
(Associated Press Report.)
Glauchau, Saxony, April 30.—Edward A. Creevey, American consul here, In
an interview with the Associated Press concerning complaints of exporters that
he was unreasonable in asking for information about the financial status of
their factories, said:
"In view of the fact that 90 per cent of my recommendations have been
accepted by the board of general appraisers at New York, I shall continue to
require calculations in accordance with departmental Instructions and con-
sular regulations. No honest man need fear the light of investigation. Ex-
perience has proven that the exporter receiving the most consideration is the
first to complain when c,alled to account for irregularities. There is nothing
more to say, even should I write a book. Paraphrasing a familiar quotation,
"For ways that are dark and tricks that are vain some grumbling exporters
are peculiar.' "
A Berlin dispatch to the Associated Press on Saturday said that the Sax-
ony Industry, the organ of Saxon manufacturers, complained that the Amer- 1
lean consul at Glauchau required of exporters not only precise details regard- j
lng goods, but also exact figures as to the amount of capital Invested, dlvl- i
dends paid, weavers* wages, mortgages on works, etc. |
The Cologne Gazette, the dispatch added, In commenting on the require- i
ments of the consul at Glauchau. said this case would be made the subject of a j
direct complaint on the part of Chancellor Von Buelow.
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THE LOSERS
At Laredo Not Those
Who Wish Assistance.
NINE LIVES LOST
In the City as Evidenced by a
Revised List of Dead.
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS
Of Property Destroyed, but It Is
Scattered Over Whole Town.
THE SEMINARY WAS WRECKED
And This Was the Largest Loss.
Will Be Months Before the
Bridge Opens Again.
(Houston Post Special.) •
Laredo, Texas, April 30.—Total casual-
ties in Larudo Friday night were nine
people killed, as follows:
SEFRINO SOL1S, Mexican, aged 82
years.
ERENEO RAMOS, Mexican, aged 8
vears
ADOLFO RAMOS, Mexican, aged 10
years.
JUANITA GAR VMILLO, Mexican, aged
13 years.
PABLO NUNCIO, Mexican, seminary
gardener, aged <0.
TOMAS MUNOZ, Mexican, aged 50.
JUAN GUERRERO, Mexican, 52 years.
JULIA GUERRERO, Mexican lady, 32
years.
PAMFILA GUERRERO, Mexican lady.
THE INJURED.
The revised list of injured as far as as-
certained in Laredo is as follows:
Major Bethel Coopwood, only bruised;
no bones broken.
Mrs. Easley of the Laredo seminary,
struck by falling debris; not serious.
Jose Montemay:>r, broken leg.
Mrs. Jose Mou'emayor, broken arm.
Mother of Airs. Montemayor, head cut
and badly bruised.
Guadalupe Bar rent/-old Mexican woman,
badly bruised.
Mauela Orosco, Mexican woman; badly
injured.
Miguel Esquivel, badly injured.
Gertrudis Marnal, old Mexican woman;
leg dislocated.
Fermina Luna, young Mexican woman;
badly injured and dying.
Celso Garcia, an old Mexican; badly
injured.
Teodora Garcia, young Mexican woman;
badly injured.
Alvina Cullear, young Mexican woman;
badly injured.
Mrs. Mary Didieu, house fell in; arm
broken.
Maria Rodrikuoz, Mexican lady 30 years
of age; lacerated scalp wound and con-
tusion of both arms; not serious.
Jesus Rodrigues, Mexican, 40 years old;
fractured shoulder blade; not serious.
(Houston Post Special.)
Laredo, Texas, April 30.—Today, in
bright contrast to the somber leaden
color of yesterday, when gloom and deso-
lation setled like a pall of death over all,
dawned bright and clear. By dint of b
day and a :iight of hard toil on the part
of the authorities and willing workers,
the streets have been cleared of debris
and presented a marked improvement
over the scene of yesterday. The tornado
seemed to have been a high stepper and
only to have planted its foot at places,
for, though nearly fvery house in Laredo
was injured to a small degree, t.hosa
ruined and demolished were compara-
tively few and scattered at distances.
The buildings demolished stand in marked
contrast to those passed over by the
angel, not of deai.h, thanks to miraculous
events, but nevertheless of destruction.
The majority of homes and buildings
are practically intact. The poorer hovels
and their miserable occupants can not be
really said to have been damaged more
seriously than after a heavy rain. About
fifty little jacals and small stores were
scattered with their meuger contents to
the winds. Many charitable people kindly
sheltered the poorer victims of the storm
in their homes and g£»ve them clothisg
and food.
All day yesterday, true to their instinct
of looking to their more fortunate broth-
ers for aid in their misfortune, miserable,
half drowned and half frightened people
of the peon class stood at tho city hull
asking for lid. Out of the city charity
fund all received some aid. The mayor,
overestimating the conditions, tele-
graphed to Governor Lanham for State
aid. but has since decided that the step
was unnecessary ond has said that he
will recall It. Tn fact, the only real
losers of the «torm were those of tho
class who would not accept alms. Most
of them are the wealthier citizens.
Undoubtedly the worst done by the tor-
nado was at the Laredo seminary, a mis-
sion school of the board of missions of
the Methodist i'piscopnl church, South.
This magnificent cluster of buildings, to
the west of town, which was one of the
chi^f sources of pride, was struck first
by the 3torm and now lies a mass of
ruins. Miraculously, only one person
was killed—a poor gardener, who had lab-
ored faithfully for many years. During
the passing of the tornado those who wit-
nessed the action of teachers and pupils,
200 or 300, claim 'hat they never saw such
self-possession and that the heroism
passed understanding. Amid falling
buildings and crushi.ig timbers and bricks
they made their escape and assisted one
another. Miss N. E. Holding, the princi-
pal, who. with her sister. Miss Delia
Holding, have brought the institution to
its recent perfection and grown to love it
for the many years of labor they have
expended In building it tip, though heart-
broken, are bearing the loss with daunt-
less courage.
Many other handsome buildings of the
<4ty are sickening to look upon. Most
striking-, however, is the utter absence
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