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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20


The upper Mississippi continues 90
boom, the gauge showing eighteen feet
above low water mark. Il has been
raining constantly for twelve hours.
Dispatches from AItkln. Sank Rapids.
ST. Cloud and Little Falls indicate that
the river is stlll rising rapidly and that
nh records are likely 90 be broken at
St. Paul within the next forty-elght
hours. The leyce az James street. that
city. broke ut o'clock Sunday after
noon, sending the water an over that
part Of the city with a rush. Tho food
oncruachcd into the irc.ghthousc Of the
Chicago. Milwaukee q 81. Paul road.
The Diamond lo passenger station Is
Ia danger Of floating away. and force
OF men are busy tying Il to the bank.
Several OF the manufacturing concerns
ON the west side have been Obliged 10
shut down because water put their nrcs
ont. The relief societies Of ST. Paul are
busy extending uccur 10 the suffering
The number OF people who have been
forced TO leave their homes Is abou,
200. Tho water east 90 State street
has become so deep that several houses
have noato1 from their foundations
Logs Co tho value % about 100000 noat.
cd down che river sunday
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20


a dispatch from Sioux city Ia,
says Residents OF the Floyd river
bottoms here are again flying TO higher
ground AZ Merrill. James and Hinton.
points above Sioux City. the stream Is
out OF its banks and flooding the val.
ley. Here the bank BE- higher and a
three foot rise VIII be necessary before
the floods OF o fortnight ago can bo
repeated. The rise ull progresses.
however. at the rate of two or three
inches an hour
Burlington, la. telegram: A huge
landslide icll from the water soaked
blun between Burlington and Fort
Madison. covering the Burlington rail-
road track ten feet deep with clay.
rocks and trees. Al irafic wac stalled
Tor several hours until a big gang OF
workers could clear the track There
have been a dozen bad landslides ia
this vicinity the past week on account
OF heavy rains.
Alton. lll. telegram. Two feet more
Of water will stop trains on the
Bluf Line. st. Louis. Chicago and 81
Paul. but n the weather remains clear
Il may not 90 that high Several oX-
ira crews OF men we're busy today pill
ing Ia rock 20 hold the weak places 10
the emhankmcnt where the waves
threatened 20 wash out the track.
Dubuque Ia. special: The river reg
listers twelve feet above low water
mark. a rise Of half foot today. The
water Is now within three feet OF the
danger line
Special kilograms from points In
South Dakota. Iowa and Nebraska
bring word Of increased floods In all
/ the rivers. Rain has fallen almost In
ccslntly FOR soyeay-two hours over
an area % more than 100 miles To- radi'
us from Omaha. the fan being fully
four inches Tor that time. This has
greatly increased the volume Of water
IN the already swollen streams. Thou.
sands Of acres Of farm land are un'
I der from four 20 six feet Of running
water. and many families have moved
from homes in boats
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20

gress was calmly smoking n pipe on
the roof Of log cabin. while a stream
Of water was running through the
doors Of her hut nearly up to the caves
OF the roof.
"what are you doing there. aunty7"
We hallOed
Use Watered ln" came the response
Would you like us TO take you in?'
we offered.
NO. sab; I'll be skilled out terect-
ly"
Pialntlye howllngs OF dogs. cack-
ling Of poultry aud squcaling Of pigs
keep the woods alive. and graphic
scenes and incidents crowd upon the
sight az every turn. There are dead
carcasscs floating 90 the water. frag-
mcnts OF houses and articles OF house
hold furniture OF every Kind
p. s.-A later dispatch says that
Greenyllle has been swept away.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20

hatchlo Counties. In the northern part
Of the state are inundated. and the
newly planted corn crops will be laid
In waste.
No loss Of lie Is reported the In
habltanis OF this stricken section hay'
lnr made preparations for just such a
catastrophe as exists there. The con-
t.tlon Of the poorer classes throughout
the flooded AREA II indeed critical
Thousands Of refugees are huddlcd on
lovccs and spots Of land waiting for re-
lief The towns OF Rosedalc and Tun-
tea report taat everything possible is
being done for these poor people, but
that funds and provisions are fast be-
coming exhausted In the little city uf
RCscdalo alone 1900 refugees are being
cared for by the citizens
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20
rsrrIsIs sunsrlnn >, Man, roIn,..

Nefftbie huHerinE ~ Many foints
The foods Of the Mississippi valley
and lts tributaries continues TO grow
apaoe. Millions OF dollars worth OF
property have been destroyed and mil
lions more must be swept away before
the waters recode. Hundreds OF lives
have been sacrificed and at least three
hundred thousand people have been
rendered homeless. The governors Of
Mississippi. Arkansas, Alabama. Ten
nosseo, Kentucky. Louisiana. Missouri.
Kansas. the Dakotas. Nebraska and
Minnesota are receiving funds for the
unfortunates In distress.
Secretary OF War Alger has forward
ed all the available tents IN the de-
partment TO the flooded districts. but
these will be inadequate. lie has also
ordered the expenditure OF $4,000 cash
70 relieve the sunorings Of homeless
citizens and their families. This Is the
frsi time that the war department has
ever felt called upon TO spend cash to
relieve want outside OF the regular ar
my
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20

Il f. likely 10 DO great damage. Bridges
are gone 10 many places and boats are
In demand in the vicinity Of the depot
and the railroad yards Rain has been
falling steadily for o week, making
country roads impossible and keeping
farmers on their fields.
Every record since tina; Of 1919 has
been broken by tho Mississippi az
Anoka. MINI. Fremans grove BE-
nlled with water and the Rum river
dam Is expected to go out. Millions OF
feet OF logs are floating down the river.
North Of Anoka millions OF acres OF
farms are under from two TO six feet
Of water and there are grave doubts
as TO whether or not 30 can be- seeded
this spring. River men tonight say
that there win be- a further rise here
OF at least six feet
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20

Another disastrous break in the ms
slssippi loyoe occurred sunday morn
Ing az o'clock az Flower Lake, six
miles below Tunica. Miss. Tho Gre
vase. while not set Of great width. Is
fully fifteen feet deep ana the water
Is pouring through the opening with
fearful velocity This viii probably
be the most destructive break that has
occurred IN the delta The most fertile
farm lands OF Mississippi. lying In Goa
homa. la Flore. Qultman and ITALIA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20

Ortonyl'c NiDn. BIAS been complete
ly cut oH from communication with the
outside world a train cannot $50 90
miles from this city n amy direction.
lac Out parlc lake. Minnesota river
Big Stone lake and Lake Traverse
form one vast sea- Tho lake and riy-
or are merged into one, rising az the
rate Of half an inch an hour A heavy
northwest gale is driving the iee,whieh
Is yet a compact and solid mass, out
OF Blk Stone lake into the overlooked
bottoms Of the Minnesota river, where
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20

Crecnviile. Miss, Being swept Away.
Oue-thlrd OF Greonyillo. Miss. Is
desert OF water. a scene Of dosolatlon
impossible 10 describe. The water Is
In nearly 200 houses and Is kept out
Of the stores IN the heart OF the town
only by the protection 80 timely
thrown up by the citizens TO stop rs
destructive progress. Mail goes and
comes IN sklIa. doctors visit their
patients In skliis. social visits are made
IN skifis. and skifis are property equal
almost IN value to what the mule was
a few days ago. The water Is deepest
In the extreme northern limits. where
Il has reached a depth OF about seven
feet. From this point q shows a grad
nal decline.
New Town. Miss. very thlckly
built district. peoplod almost entirely
by negroes. IA under water. the depth
ranging from n few inches TO Eve feet.
The Belle Air. which contains many
pretty homes and was beautiful with
green lawns and blooming shrubs. O.
a Venice. and the only means the pco-
pie have OF leaving or returning to
their homes Is By boats. which are
numerous and various The water Is
not as high as In 1890. but will soon
reach and pass that mark. Croenvlllo
itself Is a city OF refugees o. from To-
900 10 10000 souls. Relief boats from
the interior are bringing IN nearly ev-
cry hour loads OF destitute nood suffer
ers suddenly caught BY the waters and
driven from their homes. Hundreds
and thousands Of head OF stock are
being driven In from every direction.
The back water from four creviccs IA
pouring IN fearful foods every hour.
and the situation O. growing rapidly
worse. AZ Helena. Miss. the river is
still rising; at ST. Louis. Miss. Il IL
rising. and too Arkan-as Is threatening
20 rise IN a few days. Business men
are blue. but Try 70 keep cheerful. The
worst has not yet reached the YaEoo.
Mississippi Delta. and the half OF rs
tale Of woe he's not been toll. As soon
ne the different towns and cities al
ready submerged are reached by boat
parties from Grocnyille and as soon
rs the remote districts and planta-
tons can be heard from. there viii be
enough 10 saddon the hearts OF those
far away who are now eagerly walt
Ing for news and hoping against hope,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20

washed out Three hundred people are
FED by the city. Boats are plying on
the principal streets 40 PlneyIlle the
Cumberland river IS rising three feet
per hour. West Pinevile Is under wa
ter The Clinch and Powell Rivers are
flooding the entire country.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20

I'm tired OF wasting words with
Bluenlng aboit this proposed battle. "
said the champion pugillst
well. what DO you propose dplngr'
asked his hacker.
send a substitute. Philadelphia
North American.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20

The Posi-Dlspaich correspondent
went by skin from here TO OH points
possible by water In a radius OF fifteen
miles In every direction from this city.
says a telegram from Grcenville. Miss
Il was a common sight 20 see rabbits
or domestic fowls floating on drift
wood. deer on little islands here and
there above the water. and the stary-
ing creatures do not now fear the ap-
preach Of man. In one instance a ne
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20

Two Irlshmen we're d!sputlUg. One
II them. speaking OF himself, Sald.
Il am a brick"
sure. and I am a hrlcklayer," said
the other. at the same time knocking
him down.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20
NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT NEAR GREENyILLE.
A Rrave Queen.

Maria Pih. the Portuguese Queen
Dowagcr. wears the gold modal OF =
Lisbon humane society. u was grant
cd her for jumping into the Tagus after
Alfonso. when he was a lt,tle fellow.
The Queen Is a very PLAZA but a very
interesting woman.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20

First Nolghbor-That's very dainty
iog Of yours. ! threw him some cold
sausage this morning and he wouldn't
touch them.
Second Nelghbor-what do you take
him fora canniball
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20
a BREAK IN THE LEvEE NEAR MEMPHIS.


"The weather Is very trying for
everybody" said the physician.
YES" replied Mr.. Meekton. Il don't
see how my wife Is going TO bear up
under H. when the sun doesn't shine
Il gives her the blues, and when Il
does she says tia fading the carpet"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20

Il think" (it was old Father
Time who thought he was thlnkhgl
"that It will not be long-lndeOd. l
know that Il will not be long-beiore |
finish another century run. was
cycler long before the bicycle was In.
vented"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20
IearnaIl.tle AmsnltI...

From the Plunkvlllo Bugle: 1T waa
no, necessary for the editor Of our
puerile and ridiculous contemporary
TO announce that hard cider h again
In our midst Any one would know
that by reading his editorials. Hal
Hal"-indianapolis Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20
MrahIcA win Mnirr

Dobson-what became OF that man
who had twenty-soyon medals for saw
ing people from drownlng9
Dookman-He fell In one day wheA
he had them all on. and the weight
Of 'em sunk him.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20

Railway station Floating Away
a special dispatch from Trenton. No.
says: Grand river is stlll coming up
and the bottoms are completely under
water causing much damage Wei
don bridge. four miles north, was
washed out. and considerable timber
Of the Quincy. Omaha aad Kansas city
railway extension has been lost. The
base bali pa-k IS completely sub
merged. Mr. Winslow, manager OF
the water works. has received a tele.
phone message from the power station
that The water was running In through
the walls and that " the food was any
higher tomorrow the men would have
TO yacatc. leaving the city without any
water supply. Six young men on horse
back attempted 90 cross the bottoms
west OF the town today aud were sgcp,
from their animals Three got safely
90 land. the other three noated down
stream all were rescued from the treo
tops.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20

There's one good thing about Phil.
adelphla."
what Is itT'
you don't have any kgeRg expenses
there"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20

Roxy Road-"wots de tree graces
I've heard 20 much about. pardG"
Willie Mush-"rm s'priscd al yer ig-
Rerunce. Rory. Eat. drink an Be
merry Of course. "-JudEe.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20
GREEKS In AMERICA.
THOUSANDS ARE SEEKING
THEIR FORTUNES AMONG US.

rhcy Have Largely suppianted Italians
as Fruit SELLERS some creeks who
Have Won success In the United
states.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20

OF the 10000 carloads Of oranges
that will be marketed Ia California
next season fully 5000 vii, be navels
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20

"vot for dey make all de shouty'
because a goal was taken"
"Aud ees "a because OF al Do noise
DAT you DO call De game Dc Zoo, bawlg"
Judy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20

is siill solid Between there and Fish
or long trcstlc on the Great Northern
went out Sunday. Il viii require a
week after the water has gone down
10 repair this line.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20
(New York Lotter)

URlNG the last
fifteen years the
number Of Greeks
In this country has
b cen increased
from 1000 TO Y.
900 or $1,000. who
are distributed aa
follows: Chicago.
800. New York
and san Francisco.
1900 each. and
smaller numbers IN
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20

According 10 late statistics there are
In the United States 10000 deaf mutea.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20
Half hundred towns stand IN six
feet OF water and the yellow stream is
creeping up slowly but surely.


Levee NJ Helena, Arb. Gives Way.
Adylcos received tell OF q break In
the loyee two miles south OF Helena
Ark This Is the lcyee for which the
people Of Southeastern Arkansas have
made such q desperate fight. The wa
ters from this break food a great area
and back up into the streets Of Helena.
The relief steamer ora Leo has ar
rived at Mariana. Ark, having made
az expedition up the ST. Francis River
There were on board 100 refugees and
200 head Of cattle The steamer went
up the 81. Francis River as far as
Cut on. and then worked her way down
stream, rcsculng people from perilous
positions The suffering along the ST.
Francis River Is appalling. The wa
ter throughout the entire nelghboring
country Is from six to fifteen feet deep.
The relief boat had on board the body
Of Mrs McMaln Of Raggio City. Tho
body was found al Ragglo and Il was
taken TO Mariana for burial. there
being no land at the former place on
which 70 give 4 interment The ST.
Francis Is rising from three to FIVE
inches daily,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20

A. points below Vlcksburg the river
81 rising II is the gCnCml opinion Of
old river mon hero n the loyees below
vicksburg hold the great volume of
water IN its REGULAR channel it viii be-
little short of q miracle
Gov. Mcl.aur.n OF Mississippi. con-
unucs 90 make dillE'nt inquiry touch
lug destitute flood sufferers. lie viii
perhaps be- compelled 10 state 10 See
rotary OF War AGor that thc amount
OF $4,000 mentioned ir his telegram
will be wholly inadequate 20 alleviate
the want and suffering Hon. j. W.
Cutrcr OF Colhoma. q member OF the
Yazoo-Mississ.ppi lcvee district. states
that he does not expect the waters 10
abato before May 20.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20

Mlddlosboro. Ky, IS again flooded.
The water Is four inches higher than In
the food Eve weeks ago. Most Of the
stores In Cumberland avenue are food
cd. siNty-nye families have been
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-20

The Jim River O,crflows.
The jim river ia creating general
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-02-04
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT,

Shows increase for January of Over
Fourteen Millions of Dollars.
The statement of the public debt shows
the debt less cash in the treasury on Jan.
81. to have been $1,OO7, OOS,317, an in
crease for the month of $14 ,O7S, 1876. This
increase is accounted for by decrease
of nearly $13,OOO,OOO in the cash on hand.
The decrease in the cash is the result of
the redemption of $9,5S6,OOO in matured
Pacific railroad bonds, which will be held
as a debt against the company, and the
interest payments for the month, which
amounted to Sc, 764. O36. The debt proper
Independent of the cash on hand, was in
creased during the month by So, 100 76
which is chargeable to the increase in the
amount of national bank notes outstand-
ing.
The comparative statement of the Gov
eminent receipts and expenditures shows
the total receipts during January to have
been $24, 316,994 and the expenditures
$3O.2i9.3S9. This leaves deficit for the
month of $5.952,395. and for the seven
months of the present fiscal year de-
felt of $43.S54. 792. The deficit for the
same seven months of last year was $751;
6S6.317. The receipts from customs dur
ing the last month amounted to $11,276,.
STA, Il falling off of over $5.1OO.OOO as
compared with January, 1896. There was
also slight falling off in the receipts from
internal revenue
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-02-04

ket The family pursued diversified farm
ing. having the dairy feature prominent
from the beginning. as well as that
of meat making. James was sent
to the NIIth General Assembly to
get the stock acts enacted chang
i.g the custom permitting stock to
run at large. He was reelected to the
XIIIth and XIVth General Assemblies.
being speaker of the House in the last AS
sembly in which he served. The code OF
1873 was enacted while he presided. He
was elected to the NLIlld Congress dur
ing his last term in the House and was re-
elected to the XLIVth Congress- He re-
tired at the end of his second term to his
farm, when he was appointed by Gov.
Sherman a member of the Railway Com
mission. After serving one year he re-
signed to take his seat in the NLN1lIth
Congress. At the end of this Congress he
again retired to his farm, when several
editors of county papers arranged with
him to write weekly letters for their pa
pers, which he has continued to do until
the present time.
In 1891 he was elected director of the
Iowa station and professor Of agriculture
by the trustees of the Iowa Agricultural
College, a position he has held up to the
present time.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-02-04
FARM ANIMAL FIGURES.
Hous Show Increase in Spite of Seri.
QUO LOsses by Cholera.

Hoxs Show Increase in Spite of seri-
Qua Losses by Cholera.
The Orange Judd Farmer says: I'm
spite of serious loss from cholera and 9TH
er forms of sickness in Indiana and parts
of Nebraska, and the most severe loss
ever known In Iowa, the total number of
hogs, estimated at 47,546, 600, shows an
increase over last year of 8 per cent.
Cheap corn and better profit in market
Ing 1t on the hoof rather than in the meas
ure induced more general breeding than
usual. The increase In numbers in Hi.
nois, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska ex-
cecds the loss In Iowa. To prevent mis-
apprehension Of the market situation, it
might be said that an expectation Of mar
keting up to July about equal to last
year would not seem unreasonable. Sheep
show decline In numbers Of about per
cent, but the slaughter Of hock9 has now
ceased and period Of rapidly Increasing
numbers IL now at hand. The demand for
swes for fock foundation has already add
ed 20 per cent to the venue Of oil sheep IN
the country. The total number h estimat-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-02-04
A New Presidential Office.

President-elect Mckinley has had
drawn bill changing the official title of
the Presidents private secretary to that
of secretary to the President. Mr.. Nc
Kinley has in mind plan to enlarge the
powers and add to the dignity Of the Office
and to cause it to rank with that of men,
bers of the cabinet. 1t is said that he has
asked Hon. Bellamy Storer, the Cincin-
natl lawyer and ex-Congressman, to &C
cept the position. representing that under
the new administration the Office of Secre-
tary to the President, which at present is
that of clerk and chamberlain of the
Executive Mansion, will hereafter be one
of great dignity and influence, the incum-
bent of which is to be the confidential
legal adviser of the President of the
United States.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-02-04

House in the session Of tho last Congress-
but he has given way to another Demo
crat, John w. Crawford. Congressman
Harmer, of Philadelphia, was elected In,
1871, but he was out in 1876.
Another old member Is Gen. Bingham,
of Philadelphia, who was elected in 1879,
two years later than Mr.. Reed. Benton
McMillin, of Tennessee, was elected in
1879. Joseph Cannon. of Illinois. was
elected in 1873; but he got into trouble
through lapsus linguse in a stormy de-
bate in 1889 and failed to be returned fer
the Fifty-second Congress.
Galusha A. Grow, Of Pennsylvania, was
member Of Congress back In 1S40, when
he was Speaker Of the House. He and
Mr.. Reed are the only living ex-Speakers'
now members Of the House of Represents
tives. Mr.. Grow, however, was ont 81
politics from the Thirty-seventh. to the
Fifty-third ConRress
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-02-04
A Surplua of Gold.

Just at the present time the treasury
of the United States is enjoying the novel
experience of being in possession of more
gold than it knows what to do with. The
total cash balance in the treasury at the
close of business Wednesday was $780,
1899, and of this amount no less than
$143. SS9,3S was in free gold, available
for current expenses, or to act 40 4 re-
serve to redeem the outstanding paper
money. This leaves in the treasury as a
fund to be used for ordinary purposes only
$S6,O31 .O19. This is far from being an
enormous sum when the extensive opera
tons Of the Government are taken into
consideration. The treasury 10 running
behind still, and for the first month of the
year the excess of expenditures over re-