The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-04-10
A SCENE OF DesoLATloN.
Starvation Faces Fifty Thousand
Flood Sufferers.

that passes. All of the country must
come 10 the rescue of the homeless ref
ugees, or hunger. possibly pcstilence.
will make dire inroads on the victims.
Memphis, Tenn. April 5. - Another
disastrous break in the Mississippi leyee
occurred Sunday morning at eight
o'clock at Flower lake, six miles below
Tunica, Miss. The most fertile farm
lands OF Mississippi. lying In Coahoma,
La Flore, Quitman and Tallahatchie
counties, in the northern part OF the
state, will be inundated and the newly
planted corn crops will be laid In waste.
The condition of the poorer classes
throughout the flooded area is indeed
critical. Thousands of refugees are be-
ing huddled on levees and spots of land
waiting for relief. The towns of Rose
dale and Tunica report that everything
possible is being done for these poor
people, but that funds and provisions
are fast becoming exhausted. In the
little city of Rosedale alone l.200 refu-
gees are being cared for by the citizens.
Half a hundred towns stand in six feet
of water and the yellow stream is creep
ing up slowly but surely.
Advices received tell of n break in
the levee two miles south of Helena,
Ark. This Is the levee for which the
people of southeastern Arkansas have
made such desperate fight. The wa
ters from this break will flood great
area and in all probability will back up
into the streets of Helena.
Omaha, Neb., April 8. - Special tele-
grams 10 the Bee from points in South
Dakota, iowa and Nebraska bring word
of increasing floods in all the rivers.
Rain has fallen almost necessarily for
| the last 70 hours over an area OF more
than 100 miles In radius from. Omaha,
the fall being fully four inches for that
time. This has greatly increased the
volume Of water in the already swollen
streams. and now what are usually bah
bling brooks have been transformed
into raging torrents. Thousands ofacrcs
OF farmland are under from four 10 six
feet OF running water, and many fami-
| lies have moved from homes in boats.
| Along the James river In South
Dakota a great many farmers had gone
back to their homes when the water re-
ceded early last week. and are now
caught in the second flood. Sioux City
reports that the Missouri has passed the
danger line there and is overlooking
the lower part of the city. Cherokee
reports the second flood on the
Little Sioux worse than the first.
Washington, April 6.-The situation
in the flooded Mississippi district is be-
ing earnestly inquired into by the
| a.. Al.
sional delegation, headed by Senator
Jones. called upon Mr.. Mckinley to
urge upon him the advisability Of send
ing a special message to congress urg-
ing appropriate legislation for the re-
lief OF the food sufferers. A delegation
of citizens from Memphis, headed by
Representative Carmnck. also called on
the same mission.
The president has received from the
governors of Louisiana. Arkansas and
Mississippi replies 20 his kilograms sent
out Saturday. All emphasize the need
OF help in relieving the flood sufferers.
Memphis, Tenn, April G. - The pre-
dictions made Friday that great disas-
ter to the Mississippi delta would fol-
low the breaking of the levee at point
on the east side OF the river north OF
Helena, Ark, has been terribly realized.
The break az Flower lake. which oc-
Cured Sunday morning. has rapidly
grown from n dozen feet In length TO a
thousand.
This crevnsse il az the head OF the
delta and will cause an overflow OF the
northern tier Of counties in Mississippi
with the exception OF part OF Tunica.
St. Paul, Mimi, April 6. - The river
Mt this point Is still rising slowly, pass
ing the 1s-foot mark Monday afternoon.
This Is four feet above the danger line
and the flats ON the West side are most
~ submerged. the residents OF the shan
ties and the smaller houses there hav-
ing been compelled TO move out some
days ago. The loss ia chiefly TO the
poorer people, who are being cared for
by the city. Monday afternoon the wa
ter swept away several icehouses at
South ST. Paul, with several thousand
tons of ice.
Democrat Succeeds Pingre..
Detroit, Mich, April 6.--William c.
Maybury, democrat, was elected mayor
Monday 10y about 400 majority over
Capt. Albert l.. Stewart, republican. in
view OF Mr. Maybury's victory IL Is con-
sidcred surprising that Judge John Mil
Ter, democratic candidate for police
Justice, was defeated by Judge Albert
II. Sellers, republican, who was reflect
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