The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-05-31
FLOODS.
The Missouri River Threatens to
 Wash East Atchison Away.
STORES AND HOUSES BEING MOVED.
The Northwest Suffering from Flood Caused from Melting Snow-Damage to Railway Property and Farm
 Lands Great.

ATCHIsoN, Kan, May 2S.-During the forty-eight hours ending at 6 o'clock yesterday evening the Missouri river has risen nearly feet at this point. The rise was very sudden and great damage is being done to property in the vicinity of East Atchison. During past twelve hours the stream has cut away nearly 200 feet of adjoining land near that town, and the work of destruction continues. The town of East Atchison has been protected heretofore by strip of land known as the point" and which extended for several yards into the river. This point" has been cut away, however, and the main cur rent of the stream strikes the town al- most directly from the north. It will probably be only a question of a few hours until the current has full sway at East Atchison from this direction, and then no power on earth can save the place from being swept away. Great excitement prevails there, and great many persons have moved to this side of the river for safety.
 Store buildings and houses which stood in the north end of the village are being torn down or moved by their owners. Probably as many as dozen buildings were moved yesterday, and Che work will continue throughout the night. Laborers and teams from this city as well as from the country sur rounding East Atchison have been sent there to assist the citizens in removing their houses.
 Just north of East Atchison there are three lines of railroad paralleling each other-the Rock Island, Santa Fe and Hannibal X St. Joseph. The river has cncroached to within less than 30 feet of the tracks of these railways, and it is probable that trains will be com pelled to stop passing over them. Several days ago a large force of men were put to work by the railways rip-rapping the bank in an effort to stay the encroachments. This was discontinued Saturday for the reason that no bank could be secured to continue the rip-rapping and also that the stream washed it out almost as fast as it was placed there. It is thought nothing can be done now to prevent the cutting, and citizens are either preparing to leave the place or else standing idly by watching the river on its mission of destruction.
 PORTLAND INUNDATED.
 PORTLAND, Ore, May 2s.-The entire northwest is just now suffering from disastrous flood caused by melting snow in the mounta in ranges. The Willamette in this city is now g feet above low water mark and is rising at the rate of Ii inch per hour. At the Dalles during the past twenty-four hours the Columbia has risen 3 feet, which means foot and half rise at this point during the next twenty-four hours. The water yesterday reached Front street and all day long merchants on the water front were moving goods to upper stories. In Albina many small houses on the flats are under water and the occupants have moved to higher grounds.
 The Spokane river and Ceur d'Alene are higher than ever before known and immense damage has already been done to railroad property in western Wash ington and northern Idaho. All rivers and streams flowing into Puget sound are swollen, many of them beyond their banks. The damage to railroad prop erty and farming land is very heavy.
 ANTHRACITE MINES FLOODED.
 PHILADELPuIA, May 2s.-The anthra- cite coal trade, like the bituminous trade, is at standstill, though from vastly different causes. The floods throughout the anthracite regions have flooded many of the mines, forcing suspension of work un- til the flooded mines can be re- lieved of the surplus water.
 The results of the enforced stoppage, together with the curtailed production of the anthracite mining companies for several months past, has produced a scarcity of hard coal, especially with the Reading company, which has been compelled within the past few days to decline orders
 Out of some forty collieries operated by the Reading, all but twelve are at present in condition to prevent the mining of coal, but the company's off cials expect in few days to have the l IldJOTlGy Ol IhSul puulpCu OuI anu III operation. Such of the mines as are in working condition are being pushed to their fullest extent, orders have been to work all of them ten hours a day and every day in the week.
 In the Lehigh region there has been some enforced stoppage of mining, principally in the Hazelton district. where five of the twelve collieries are idle.
 In the Wilkesbarre region the mines were not affected by the waters, and are running as usual. A number of in dividual operators were also drowned out and forced to temporary stoppage.
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 Guilty of Prize Fighting.
 CORNING, Ia., May 2s.-The trial of Ryan and Mccoy, the prize fighters who violated Iowa's new law against prize fighting, has resulted in verdict of guilty. Sentence has not yet been passed. The maximum punishment is S1, ,0oO fine, one years imprisonment in the penitentiary, or both. The trial of the officers of the Creston Athletic club,