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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1899
Page
2
The Brazos river at Gatesville remains high causing farm flooding for five days. Corn crops are badly damaged or destroyed and wheat shocks are sprouted. No trains or mail since last Wednesday as heavy showers fall and eight feet of river rise reported on plantations. Public notice of river conditions and agricultural impact.
The ad promotes Standard Medicinal Preparations sold at 20 percent below patent medicines after deducting jobbers, advertisers, and retailers profits. It touts 50 preparations as effective substitutes and offers exchanges for any patent if customers are not satisfied.
Attorney General T. B. Smith advised Judge A. G. Boards that Brazos county can issue $20,000 in road and bridge bonds. The bonds would carry 4 percent interest, be optional after ten years, and 4 cents of the 15 cent levy would fund interest and a sinking fund without raising taxes. If voters approve an extra 15 cent levy for 1900, repayment would be facilitated.
A telegram from Governor Sayers to Mayor Adams in Austin dated July 6 1899 requests immediate flood relief supplies to Austin and Bryan Texas. Adams to supervise distribution buy 665 50 dollars worth bacon and corn meal and remit 666 50 to cover costs. Adams replies he will carry out the instructions. Western Union staff report telegraph lines back to normal after a week of heavy business.
Dallas dispatch reports the war department will assign Gen Wheeler and Gen Schwan as brigadiers to command each of two brigades of the 12,402 volunteers. Schwan heads to Manila while Wheeler may lead the Iloilo department or request active service in Luzon. Officials expect Otis to garrison towns from San Fernando to Imus as fall campaigns begin,可能 needing 5000 more troops and potentially 50,000 under Otis by January 1, 1900 if the rebellion persists.
I H Rhodes city tax collector of Bryan notes delinquent taxpayers and property details from the 1898 tax rolls. The list, to be presented to the city council in June 1899, lists names, lot and block details, and amounts due plus costs with suits to follow if approved.
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