Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-06
FLOOD SITUATION.
coyrnNoRs REPLY TO THE SEC
RETARY OF WAR.
NEEDS OF AFFLICTED DISTRICT.
PRESIDENT VIII Ask Congress to
wake ru Immediate Appropriation
&c $50, ooo-Prcccdcnt for Such
Action-FIood Incidents


by the Governors OF Louisiana. Arkansas,
ana Mississippi:
BATON ROUGE. April Sup TO date
Az, have been able 10 hold our lceves IN
tais state, with the exception Of a break
,a lower bayou Lafourche. There IS yet
DID Hooded district. except a small ter
.tory affected by this crevasse. The situa-
ton Is. however. extremely critical and
fee cooperation OF your department.
trough assistant engineers. I'm strength
,rnc and maintaining the leyees is
,.ost earnestly sCiiobted. AcceIe my
hanks for your interest in our people.
-l my high appreciation OF the same.
tsieneD MURPHY J. FOSTER.
Governor"
LITTLE ROCK. ARK. AprE S.-Am
r.thcring Information by wire and other
wise. and viii promptly report to you
.s soon as reliable data can be obtained
g. Monday. probably Entire Mississippi
Valley iu Arkansas overlooked. Great
.es,r1cton Of property. Communication
81, many points cut off. rendering the
formation YOU require difficult 20 OBJ
shelter can only DE vaguely approx
mated. but IL is safe 10 say that $4,000
Iled 10y the government to our local
resources viii not bc too much TO meet
the eNigcncies
tSigned DANIEL W. JONES
Governor"
JACKSON. MISS. April 9.-Tele-
.raphic communication with the flooded
.-tricts so interrupted by the overflows
mat 10 is impossible 10 give anything
Dbl. accurate estimate OF number Of
,.Terinr hut I think $1,000 would re-
.ya present distress. Many thanks for
,our generous interest I'm our stricken
ople. VIII keep YOU promptly informed
a.. requested
-rneO "A J. M'LAURIN,
Governor"
MESSAGE To CONGRESS.
PRESIDENT Mckinley will probably send
a special message 10 Congress tomorrow
asking that an appropriation be made
Immediately for the flood sufferers in
... south and Southwest I'm talk this
morning with Senator Jones and Repre-
frtlti,es McBae. BrUndige. and McCul-
'.ueh of Arkansas. he said he oppre-
Gated the need Of immediate legislation.
md in appealing to Congress would take
Isl ffs precedent the appropriation or
r--. u.p made bV Congress for the Mood
..Tcrers of 1880 There has been con-
Siderable doubt expressed as To the polcy
AZ The General Government in granting
money and supplies 10 the distressed peo-
-.. in any state For several years
-- the temper Of Congress has been
..-osed 10 it. as savoring too much OF
r.tarnalism, and the government mas
...feuted Itself with lending stores ana
t.rts for the use Of people made home
is Ny any great disaster.
rha Arkansas delegation I'm the Senate
bad "a conference with the President 10
r Mr. Mckinley was informed OF
Dbl precedent referred TO. and requested
81. use it as q basis for n message TO
CONGRESS. lie wanted to know how much
MAS needed. and after some discussion
90 eIs agreed that $4,000 would be the
r-- desirable sum. OF this sum, Ar
-as needs 5000.
MANY CREVASSES.
Hl.na. Ark.-Levee broken in many
.s River has fallen sixteen
hos since breaks in levee. Backwater
INK in city. but an effort is being MADE
O. Keep it out by pumping.
tilksDurg Miss.-River about sud
f.nqrv here. Water from crevasse az
Flower Lake. Miss. below Austin, Will
Irh The Yazoo through Coldwater and
e..foo.r rivers. causing considerable
DAMAGE Water from crevasses on
Arkansas side. reported near Helena yes
to-day. Wall return TO the Mississippi
nroleh the White and the Arkansas.
Work on levoes below Nicksburg being
Sew characterization unchanged;
..ft rises from Natchez TO Donaldson
tle. and slight fan at New Or
i.ns. Levees continue 70 withstand the
flood M an points below Nicksburs. but
work continues all along the line. IN
rrararaton for the higher water anticl-
IAtel.
Moderate TO heavy rains have fallen
Curing the past twenty-four hours In the
watersheds oc the Cumberland, Tennes-
f.e. and Ohio rivers. and light rains
lr tho basins OF the Upper Mississippi
and Upper Missouri
The Tennessee and Cumberland rivers
layo risen rapidly since yesterday and
the Missouri and Upper MISSISSIPPI
slightly The Lower Mississippi has re-
manned nearly stationary. except at
Helena Ark. where IL has fallen about
foot owing 20 the numerous breaks IN
the levees near that place.
THE AUSTIN BREAK.
JACKSON. MISS. April ID. W. cut
Ter. an attorney and planter of
Coahoma county. was in Jackson to-day
III, see the Board of Control about get
ting more convicts 10 help strengthen
the lcvecs ON the northern TIER OF the
counties-those nearest 10 Memphis. The
i-eak near Austin is In Tunica county
thirty miles north Of where Mr.. Cutrer
lives but ne says it will deluge his
county. He received q telegram at noon
today. stating that the Austin break
Was fftv feet vide and growing and that
g.. immense volume OF water was pour
i.- through. The engineer in charge had
little hope Of closing the creVasse. but
yas trying to hold the ends. Mr.. Cutrer
does not think the water will again
rse as high as f. has been, as such
G. large volume is now going Off. The
Board OF Control has assured him Of all
tnr help at their command, which means
G. least 40 convicts.
LESS RAIN THAN EXPECTED.
sT LOUIS. NO. April 5.-There was
s rainfall Saturday and Sunday nights
in the North Missouri and Southern Iowa
tributaries OF the Mississippi river than
was expected. and in consequence. the
river reccded about four inches here to-
oy. Tho weather is cloudy. but cool
KEEN ANXIETY FELT
NEW ORLEANS. LA. April "a spe-
c.i To- the Daily States, dated Nicks-
h.rt Miss. says. The latest crevasse
i funca county has sent "a thrill OF dis
u.y through the entire couaty. 1t VIE
ol vast injury. both in the upper ana
| loser delta Planters are getting out
| n.r STOCK. and many viii bring out
h.r NEGROES approhending lSs2 water or
etel worse
There IS no change. locally, the river
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