The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-30

/ C1iity. Inc OIIet II 10 De kept open 1Ot
three days only. After that time refu
gees remaining in the city DO 80 on their
| own responsibility.
RISING AT NATCHEZ.
Natcliez, Miss, April 29.-The river
( rose another half-foot today. and now
stands at 1915. one and a quarter feet
above the highest record Of any pre-
vious year. No new breaks have been
reported. The Tensas river is rising
half an inch an hour. ard within thirty
six hours will begin to spread over many
miles OF productive plantations between
Fidaiia and Sicily Island The care OF
the Hood sufferers, which has been look
ed after by the local authorities. will to-
morrow oe turned over to Lieutenant
Crowley of the United States engineers.
The number Of persons in Camp Maurey
20 be provided for has declined, on ac-
count OF all the males having accepted
employment on The levees or elsewhere
until only women and children are left
TO receive atoms.
ALL HANDS ON THE LEvEEs.
New Orleans. April 29.-The river stood
this morning a. 1914, and rising. Mass
meetings are calling upon employers 70
stop trying 10 make crops and put all
hands on the levees. while the levee
boards are asking for material with
which to build the barriers higher. Cap
tain Derby. the government engineer in
this district, not content with Simply
sounding the warning. has announced
that he will raise eighty-four miles Of
l.vee at once, and this example has given
so much confidence that the emoankment
everywhere Will find defenders.
NEW ORLEANS STILL SAFE.
New Orleans, La, April 29.-The river
tonight is 1913 feet. There are no new
breaks. An alarm came from Des
Glazes. in the Atchafalaya district, dur
ing the day. There were two small
breaks there, but they were promptly
closed. A numbar of weak spots are ~
ported above and below the city on both
sides OF the river but hard work mas
prevented disaster.
LONG WAYS TO FALL.
Vicksburg, Mss, April 29.-The river
is stationary here at $50 feet, but the
belief Is growing that decline is still
far distant. The river must fall eight
feet before any considerable area of land
can bep lanted in this county. and the
same applies 20 a very large portion OF
Sharkey, Issaquena, Sunf1oVer and va
zoo. The situation below Baton Rouge
is growing daily more threatening. The
growing belief here is that when the
flood concentrates it's forces south of the
Red River, which il will not do for weeks
hence, it will attain volume that Will
sweep away the levees on either side like
chaf. All the mighty ocean that will
well night average forty miles in width
from Cairo to Vicksburg must pass
through a channel mile or two wide
after leaving Red River.
STAGES OF THE RIVER.
Washington, April 29-The following
changes in rivers, Tin feet and tenths)
have occurred:
Risen-Kansas City .; st. Louis 10;
New Orleans L.. =
Fallen--Helena DO; Arkansas City L;
Lacrosse .: Memphis 3; Keokuk s..
Above thed anger line and rising-At
City IL: New Orleans 3.3.
Above thed anger line and falling-He-
lena 2; Arkansas City 81; La Crosse i
Memphis IL; keokuk 3.
Stationary-Vicksburg 10.
WHEN TRAVELLING,
on pleasure bent, or business
take on every trip a bottle OF Syrup of
Figs. as il acts most pleasantly and eff
an the k;dneys liver and hoU-