Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-12

Memphis, Tenn, April 1.-THE water
in the Mississippi Delta is slowly re-
ceding. Reports received here tonight
from the overhowed country are most
encouraging. The DAY has been an
ideal one, and every planter in the Del
ia is in better spirits.
AT Greenville, the river as we'll as the
back water surrounding the town is
stationary tonight. Everything is in
readiness for the receipt and distribu-
ton of provisions from the government,
and as soon as the army officers arrive
the work will be actively entered into.
AT Lula, Miss,
A DECIDED IMPROVEMENT
is noted There is still some suffering
in the back country, but it is being allie
Waited by the planters, and to-day a
representative of the government ar
rived and will assist the destitute at
once.
The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
railroad had been busy all day with pile
drivers replacing washouts and bridges.
The road will probably have trains run
ming into Lula and Clarkesdale on
Tuesday. 1t is now belived the water
will disappear by May 1st, and if tGis
proves true, a fair crop can be made.
The overflow will leave a settlement or
deposit which greatly enriches the soil,
and the planters may be yet able to
balance their big account with the faith
er Of waters.
The river is falling at Memphis to-
night.
At Vicksburg and all points South
steady rise is noted.
BOOMING AT NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, April 1.-THE river
gauge fluctuates between IS and 1872
feet. This brings the record up to one
tenth of foot higher than given by
any official data compiled The river
is certainly booming and in spots the
water washes over the Aprons" Of the
levees, making extensive deposits Of
mud.
In spite of the rising river, the situa-
ton can be described as satisfactory.
FALLING AT HELENA.
Helena. Ark, April 1.-THE river
has declined three and a half tenths,
the weather continues favorable and no
other break is now possible. The
threatened destruction of the magniti-
cent Long Lake levee, which was feared
might be washed away by the current
pouring through the Williamson ere
vase. has happily been averted so far.
and Major Purvis has a large force OF
hands at that point to-day. Another lot
Of refugees arrived to-day from Old
Town and below, having been driven
from their homes by the Inconvenience
attending the getting Of provisions for
themselves and stock. Many OF the
whites from Modoc, in fact the major
itv OF them, have rented lands in the
unlapds and will make at least one crop
in territory unvexed by the Mississippi.
fear now entertained by the large
nIanters is that the gaps in the levee
NAV not be closed in time TO avert the
drowning out of crops by the June rise.
The Williamson crevasse is now more
than twelve hundred feet wide, and the
Hubbard and Westover break more
than q thousand each. Owing TO the
washing of soil near these breaks, new
locations will have to be selected LOT
the levees or run around, which Will De
built to close them. The duration or
the food is uncertain. If it should go
down quickly there would be time
enough to make these repairs IN the
leyee get fences up, rebuild cabins ana
make other repairs necessary before
crops can be planted. Then there Is the
demoralizing of labor which cuts an I'M
portant figure in crop calculaIl0hS'
' - RISING AT VICKSBURG:
vicksburg. Miss, April 11.-Yester-
dav morning the gauge read fifty rect,
two-tenths scant; this evening 1t Is n1ty
and six-tenths. The levees are in su-
nerb condition. Engineer Thompson
Who inspected the line from Lake Prov
idence down yesterday and To-Day as
well as portion below the CITY says
that in but two places is the line lower over
than two feet above the river Dut ootn
Of these have large forces at work '1 on
them and that plenty Of dry maIerlal ma5i
is accessible ,l at points along the llne,
eycent a half mile where the leVee Is
verv strong.