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Show FLOOD IN TEXAS. It is Estimated That the Monetary Loss Will Kneed 84,000,000. Austin, Tex., July 4. Reports from the Brazos bottoms reveal a deplorable condition. The waters are still very high, but are slowly receding, and it is believed that the worst is over in that particular section of the state. The estimated damage of 84,000,000 td the country tributary to the Brazos valley is none to high, as reports received re-ceived merely confirm the tale of loss and suffering reported. It is not believed be-lieved that the loss of life will be anywhere any-where as large as reported and will be principally among the negroes. |