The herald., 1897-04-05

Nishabotna and other streams are all
out of their banks. Just south of this
city the river is cutting badly, and the
Burlington Railroad company has a
large force Of men prtecting its tracks
at Burns lake.
NO CORN FOR INDIA.
KANSAS CITY, April A special to
the Times from Topeka, Kan, says: The
Christian Herald relief committee tele
graphed Governor Leedy from New
York today asking how much corn Kan
sas would give the famine sufferers of
India. The governor has not replied to
the telegram. He said tonight that he
thought Kansas would do better to give
her spare corn to the sufferers along the
Mississippi river, leaving England to
take care of India.
England can afford to do It," he said.
"It robbed India blind. The vast wealth
Of India has been gobbled UP by John
Bull and now the rest of the world Is
called upon to prevent the inhabitants
Of that British-ruled and British-plun-
dered country from starving. I am op-
posed to it."
LOSS OF STOCK.
DENVER, April A special to the
News from Cheyenne says: Reports of
losses sustained by cattlemen during
the recent storm are coming in slowly.
On many of the large ranches 1t is esti-
mated the losses will range from to 25
per cent of the herd. The snow lies one
and a half feet deep in Cheyenne, and
from five to six feet in the ravines Much
anxiety is felt for many persons reported
missing.
MORE RAIN COMING.
OMAHA, April Especial kilograms
to the Bee from points in South Dakota,
Iowa and Nebraska, bring word Of in
creased floods on all the rivers. Rain
| has fallen almost necessarily for the last
seventy-two 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 were babbling
brooks have been transformed into tor
rents Thousands of acres of farm
lands are under water from four to six
feet and many families have moved
| from their homes in boats. Along the
James river in South Dakota great
many farmers had gone back to their
homes when the water receded early
last week and are now caught in this
second flood. A Mississippi river steam
boat has been sent from Yankton to
rescue the sufferers along the James.
Sioux City reports that the Missouri
has passed the danger line there and it
is overfiowing the lower part of the city.
| Cherokee reports the second flood on the
Little Sioux worse than the first. Re-
pairs had commenced on the property
damaged by the first deluge, but all is
being washed away again. Yankton is
cut off from railroad communication and
most OF the telegraph and telephone lines
are down. Pierre reports the Missouri
clear of ice, but word from Bismarck is
that the ice on the upper river began to
move tonight. At Omaha the Missouri
is still within bounds, but preparations
are being made against a dangerous
food
ALONG THE jim.
YANKTON, s. D., April 4.-Four
inches of rain has fallen during the last
week and rain is still falling. Jim river.
the longest unnavigable river in the
world. Is now on a rampage, covering
the bottom lands from bluff to bluff and
threatening to wash away the Great
Northern, Northwestern and Milwaukee
railroad bridges, which cross the river
at this point. Over three miles of each
road has been washed out thus far, thus
placing Yankton without railroad ia
| ;c ctiI vie c;r,er n
here. General destruction throughout
the Jim river valley is predicted. Far
mers as a rule vacated their homes and
farms and those still remaining are now
being moved in boats. 1t is thought
here that the worst of the flood Is yet to
come.
AN AWFUL SITUATION.
NEW ORLEANS, La, April 4.-The
river here is slowly rising. Today:
gauge registered 1T, one-tenth of foot
above the figure of yesterday. Along the
entire river front of the Crescent City
the vigilance of the authorities has mo-
relaxed, although all the levees are ap-
parently in splendid condition, and ar.
able to stand considerable pressure yet
Reports from Greenvllle, Miss, state
that the Sunday was gloriously fine, bu
the inhabitants were very naturally il
depressed state of mind. Skiffs ant
water craft of all sorts are much in de-
mand, and some Of the young people
with the levity that often comes will
youth, are making merry with boating
parties, even in the presence of so grea
disaster. The river at Greenville Il
rising slowly, but the rise of back waite
.. is heavy. The most serious crevass
that has occurred in the Yazoo delt;
levee district was reported this morning
in Tunica county, six miles below Aus
tin, near Flower Lake. Austin is th
! county seat of Tunica county. Disas
trous consequences will follow in 1t
wake, affecting, as 1t does, a superb.
fertile stretch of territory from Mem
phis bluffs to the Yazoo river, and from
the hill lands of Carroll county to tn
Mississippi river. Coahoma county
,, Sunflower Holmes and Tallahatchi
counties will be affected by this break
, and the water will sweep acres of Ian
now planted in cotton and corn.
From Natchez, Miss, where las
: night the river was stationary. comes tn
report that the water is on the rise
,, marking an upward change of tenth Q
foot in the "a hours up to o'clock thi