The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-16
RISE OF THE MISSISSIPPI
The Danger to Life and Property
Brought up in the House.


WASHINGTON, March 15-In the House
to-day Mr.. Breckenridge of Arkansas
offered a resolution calling on the Secretary
of War for information as to whether there
are sufficient money and facilities at the CON-
mand II the war depart nent t. guard the
leveeS and other works and the plant OF the
government from destruction and injury
by the presanv Il h)oi, aud il not to report
what may be necessary. Also to inform thu
House If there is reason to apprehend un-
usual danger to human lie, and what
steamers ca tbe used by the department
and the Mississippi rever commissioners to
rescue these in peril. The resolution was
adopted.
HELP OFFERED By THE LOTTERY.
New ORLEANS, March l5.-The Louis
lana Lottery Company has forwa ded to
the governor 100000 TO be used to protect
| the people Of Louisiana against the inunda-
| tion in consequence OF the threatening c>n-
diuon of therlver. This money was declined
| by the governor bacau it is on the eve Of a
ses ion of the legislature during waich re-
newal or extension of their charter will be
| acted upon.
A special to the Picayune from Tallulah,
IT,, says: THE Raleigh levee broke in
front OF DR.. Wiley's house at 5 o'clock this
atte noon. The break is 100 feet wide and
feet deep"
NO DOUBT ABOUT 1T.
Another special to the Picdvtne from
Tallulah. La, says: There is no doubt
about the Raleigh levee breaking in front
| OF DR.. Wylie's house, quarter of q mil >
north of Fairview. The crevasse was re-
ported at o clock, and IN t9 enty five min
utes was fifteen feet wide and widening fast
! The last report said the waiter was three
Eafr
could give no further information. He
saN he is alone there aud afraid go to
| bed for fear the water might catch him.
| 1t lacks one foot of being in the store. La
| three hours it has risen a quarter of mile
from the break three. feet He says no
attempt has bee made Co cl SO the break
at this time. In few minutes after the
break occurred Secretary Sayder had
started for the break with the steamer
| Charleston and barges with sacks, and
night came on and the operator could not
say il the Charleston had arrived or not.
THE WIRES DOWN.
''The telegraph line has gone down at the
| break and all the indications are that IL Il
bad one. A great mauy of our people are
| preparing to move their live stock out, while
Others say they are going to stay and fight
the flood. Nearly all the people in this sec
| tion are hard at work making
boats aud levees and preparing fer
| high water This break may possibly be
closed. but think it is doubtful, as it must
DO large one to wash tho telegraph
| line down. This crevasse will inundate the
entire bottom country as far down as the
della of Louis ana"
| 1he FicaWtne's Vicksburg, Miss, special
| says: "A telegram rec ived from Presi-
dent Maxwell at ~ o'clock tonight states
that the break in the Raleigh levee. which
| noptrrrad nj oi,stOpx tl.fc fa fo,
wide. Mr.. Maxwell also requested that
residents OF Louisiana In Madison and Ten
sas be notified by telegraph to warn them
| of the serious results threatened. That
| portion of the railroad between Tallulah
| and the Tensas river will get the full
force of the flood. The break Is about
thirty-five miles above, on the louisiana
side, and about the pari,h line of Maids on
and East Carroll. Later telegrams state
tlat the volume of water going south from
the break is 400 feet wide and Of an average
depth of eight feet.
LEvEE CUTTERS KILLED.
MEMPHIS, TENN, March ia special
to the Appeal from Helena, Ark, saws
negroes from the Arkansas side were dis
covered cutting a levee near Rosedale,
| Miss, last night, aud were shot and killed
by the guard.
RAILROADS REsUMINa.
ST. LOUIS, March 15--The Iron Mountain
route to Texas, which has been somewhat
crippled by high wafer in Southeastern
Missouri and Arkansas, resumed operations
to-day, and trains will run through to
| Texas.
The Cotton Belt road is still troubled
near Birds Point, Mo, bat traffic is re-
sumed on oil other sections.
The Mobile and Ohio has not been injured,
| md the I.nuiguilla and NaGhuilla ia -
entire length.
ONLY A SLIGHT FALL.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, March 15.-The
Arkansas river has fallen only 7-10 of an
inch in forty-eight hours. All trains
rived to-day on time except those from
st. Louis, as at Newport the water Is over
| the tracks