The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-24

/ be reached. AS previously stated, the
| battle has mad lis lessons and a great
deal has been learned about the way to
obtain the most strength of levees. about
revetments and about the importance of
proper drainage for the emoankments, a
point which was heretofore almost en-
tirely neglected. Now the state expert
| ment station at Audubon park an
| nounces a number of interesting tests in
progress Various kinds Of earth are
being submitted to outer pressure as 70
its penetrability, and when the expert
ments are completed the science Of le-
wee building will be much more exact.
ST. LOUIS DAILY BULLETIN.
ST. Louis, April 23.-St- Louis and Keo-
kuk registered rise OF 2 OF foot in
the Mississippi river, while above the
latter point and on the Mississippi river
steady decline is noted. According TO
the following weather bureau predictions
issued this mornin, prospects for lower
stage are becoming brighter: THE riv-
er at St. Louis wiz remain nearly sta
tionary for a day or two, with a falling
tendency during Saturday. 1t will con-
tinue to fall Sunday. The Missouri river
will fall steadily Owing to heavy rains
the Des Moines river rose eight feet dur
ing the past twenty-four hours and the
mississippi below Keokuk will rise to-
night and Saturday. Il will again 60
over the danger line al Warsaw and will
PROBABLY pass the danger line at Hanni-
bal and Quincy Saturday"
INSPECTORS REPORT.
Washington. April 23.-The army Off
Ger sent from Fort Smelling Mimi. TO the
Red river section OF Dakota has arrived
on the scene of the food and today re-
ported TO the war department as fol-
lows:
Han conference with Mayor G. A. Nc
Crea. J. K Fairchild and ]. NJ. Wylie.
Of the relief committee, who have just
returned from making their rounds.
Twenty families, comprising los persons.
are destitute and in need OF immediate
aid Thirty-two hundred rations will be
sufficient for the next thirty days and
can be purchased here at 10 cents per ra-
ton. I recommend that a sufficient
sum bep laced at tined isposai OF the
mayor 70 provide the necessary relief.
The river is falling slowly"
The situation in the Missouri valley IS
set out in the following telegram from
the army inspector al Memphis:
Conditions improving. No more sup
plies needed at Trotter's Landing. Hell
ena does not want more supplies Com
mittee say they want money 10 spend
there No real restitution there. No
truth in report that negroes could not
obtain supplies in Helena. Worthy des-
titutes are supplied"
FALLING AT KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City. April 23.-The river to-
day shows a fall Of eight-tenths Of foot |
since yesterday. and is still going down. |
The government gauge reads 20.2. or
below the danger line. Wea-
ther observer Connor says all danger |
is passed.
Mrs A. Tween, residing at go Henry |
St. Alton, Ill, suffered with sciatic |
rheumatism for over eight months. She /
doctored for it nearly the whole OF this |
time. using various remedies recon-
mended by friends. and was treated by /
the physicians, but received no relief. |
she then used one and a half bottles of 7
Pain Balm. which effect |
ed a complete cure This is published |
a. her request, as she wants others SIM |
ilarly afflicted 10 know what cured her. /
The q and 80 cent sizes for sale by /