The record-union., 1897-04-08
Will Probably be a Month Before
Railroad Traffic is Restored.
The Mississippi Again Rising at
ViCkSburg The Destruction
Wrought in the st. Francis Basin
and YazOO Delta likely to be Re-
peated in the Texas Basin, Which
Begins in Southeastern Arkansas
and Extends Through Northwest
can Louisiana.

YANKTON IS. D., April Never
before in the history of this section has
there occurred a flood which compares
with the one now raging in the Jim
River Valley. The snOw-covered coun-
try reaching far into the North Dakota
is pouring great volumes of water into
the Jim River. Reports reach here of
immense rises far up the stream.
The railroads have suffered great loss
by the flood. No trains have entered
here for nearly a week, and it will prob
ably be a month before railroad traffic
is restored to it's normal condition.
Farmers are we'll prepared for the
worst.
SITUATION AGAIN GRAVE.
MEMPHIS (Tenn.), April THE SUI
preme test of the levees south of Vicks-
burg has been falling for some days on
account of the rush of waters in the
main channel through the crevasse
above into the delta This water is
again returning to the channel through
the mouth of the Yazoo River, and it's
influence is being felt at Vicksburg,
figures. Within a few days the crest of
the rise will be opposite Vicksburg, and
the channel will continue to deepen I'M
less the levees break. The destruction
wrought by the water in the ST. Fran
els Basin and the Yazoo delta may be
repeated in the Texas Basin, which be-
gins in Southeastern Arkansas and eX-
tends through the northwestern coun-
ties of Louisiana.
The river at Memphis is slowly fall
ing and the gauge at Cairo shows a
gratifying decline For the first time in
four weeks the Kansas City, Memphis
and Fort Scott Railroad sent it's trains
out over the line passing through the
St. Francis Basin.
RISE AT VICKSBURG INCREASING.
JACKSON (Miss.), April IA dis
patch from Vicksburg, dated lilo p. M,
says: The rise here is increasing, owing
to the outflow from the delta, and from
this date the fight to save the Louisiana
levee begins. 1t will be made with the
utmost courage and resolution. To-day
the Commissioners of the Fifth Louisi-
ana District met in special session and
resolved to borrow $780, 900 for the cam
paign. They are promised $4,000 more
by the Government, beside material.
The representative of the Associated
as follows:
A telegram from Stoneville, twelve
miles east, brought news last night that
200 negroes were isolated on a piece Of
railroad embankment near Bogue Pha-
liza, without food or shelter. Relief was
Immediately sent, and they are now be-
ing cared for.
Yesterday evening a trestle on the
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Road,
four miles north of Greenville, was sud-
denly swept away, and two men who
had sought shelter on it We're precipi-
tated into the rushing torrent. One was
drowned and the other rescued.
Planters and citizens generally, and
all charitable organizations, are doing
everything possible to relieve the suf-
ferers.
FALLING AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, April Clear and cool
weather continues to prevail here, and
the river, which stands at 21.6 feet to-
day. shows a decline of two-tenths for
the past twenty-four hours. A decline
of two-tenths is shown at Hannibal,
while at Keokuk, above, a rise of
one-tenth is registered. At Kansas
City rise of 1.3 feet is recorded.
NEW ORLEANS STILL SAFE.
NEW ORLEANS, April Last
night for nearly an hour q rainstorm
ragged on the lower Mississippi, and peo-
10 faa fn, tl,l1 he
leans Levee Board sent out special men
to study the effects, and found that no
damage had been done All the way
to New Orleans from below Baton
Rouge not only has a great deal of
work been done, but the patrol system
is ample and thoroughly organized.
SERIOUS DAMAGE PREDICTED.
KANSAS CITY, April AT 5 O'Clock
tonight the river had reached POI
within three inches of the danger line.
The flood is coming on slowly and Sc
rious damage is predicted to property
along the flats before Friday noon.
SITUATION AT ST. PAUL.
ST. PAUL. April THE water began
to recede at ST. Paul last night, and
fears of a break in the levee are at an
end Not a pound of ice remains in
Staples and Kings ice house, and the
loss will be a great inconvenience to
killing operations this summer, necess-
itating hauling of ice from the city
The two ice houses belonging to E.
Gardie, containing $500 tons, are be-
ginning to give way. The Dakota
Packing Company's ice house is still
intact, and will probably stand the
strain. Considerable wool from the
c. I. Franklin sheep is in the water
the two lower bales of the shearing OF
1900 sheep being wet
FEAR THE JUNE RISE.
WASHINGTON, April 7.-Secretary
Alger this; morning received the fol-
lowing telegram from Governor Nc
Laurin of mississippi:
1.-The greatest danger to be appre-
hended in the overlooked districts is
from the June rise of the river. With
the crevasses then existent it would be
impossible to make crop, and this
would cause the loss of millions of dol
lars, besides starvation to many peo-
pie. An appropriation of a hundred
thousand dollars would close the Gre