The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-20
FROM THE FLOODED DISTRICTS.
The N-ws Received mt Warrington Com
ficsinE-The State at Affairs Rct
vick-burg and New Orleans Causing
Alarm More Aid for Persons Hemmed
I'm by the Waters

Washington. April 15.-Tne news that
came TO the war department from tho
lower Mississippi valley today was con-
| fic,inE. Below vickshurg the conditions
appear 20 differ on each side of the river.
From the army officer in Mississippi
comes a most alarming statement or the
number Of people suffering for food. while
the inspecting officer In Louisiana coun-
sells against too liberal assistance as like
ly TO lead to had labor conditions.
Just before the close of office hours
Secretary Alger receives another telegram
from Nicksburg representing that the
| people In the Sunfower district were cut
of from dryiand and In great need of
food and forage. lie Immediately called
| his bureau officers in consultation and
then ordered another to take
on supplies and start for the scene OF dis
| treSs.
Memphis. Tenn. April K-while the
condition Of affairs I'm the overfiowed Mis-
sissippi delta is reported brighter tonight
the situation between Nicksburg and New
Orleans is causing the greatest apprchen-
sion. The river continued TO rise In the
Louisiana levee district. and weak spots
in the levee are being strengthened. Tho
| suffering In Sunfiower county. which
forms part OF the delta. 1t IL reported. has
been greatly alleviated and much of the
country Is dry. Farmers are busy plow-
ing and planting cotton.
| The water at Rosedale has not rcceded.
| The first train that has entered Ciarks-
dale for many days has arrived there
Trains are also being run from Ciarks-
dale 10 Minter City and Philli. and from
| Lulu TO Jamestown.
AT Helena the situation is unchanged
Al a meeting OF the property owners of
erection Of a new levee around the city.
| At Memphis the river rose one-tenth Of
a foot In the twenty-four hours ending
L MIG IN 0dNlffnnnt Arh rio. s.
| looked for.
Kansas City, Mo. April l5.-Thc river
has risen eight inches since yesterday.
marking three inches above the danger
line and is still coming up slowly. Two
miles up the river the B~urlington's tracks
| are endangered.
The last of the families on Lewis island.
n small place at the mouth OF the Kan
sas river, have moved out. The place Is
entirely submerged and the water at tho
lowest points is almost touching the
caves OF the hutS.
vicksburg. Miss. April IA mass
meeting was held tonight and "A request
sent to Washington through Governor
McLaurin, for tents TO shelter 2Go refu-
gees from the food. The city council
was also requested TO appropriate $50 and
private subscriptions will be solicited
There are reports OF additional loss of life
on parts OF the island not yet visited 10y
relief beats. so far as heard from. hut
as yet hut one death by drowning L. au-
thentiCated.
omaha. Neb.. April l5.-Thc food situa-
llOl lDillEHt II SlaNf. All hhN lAf Api
rents poured from the Missouri across
the North Omaha gardens into Florence
and Cutoff lakes. The former has lost ita
| identity i'm the general flood. and the lat
ter may do SO soon. Tonight 1t il seven
feet higher than 1t was on Tuesday morn
ing and is surely cutting away the dykes
that hold IL back from sweeping TO join
the Missouri and turn the long abandoned
course of that stream again into use.
a special frcm Nermiilion. S. H., tonight
reports a further rise in the Missouri river
at that point. There have been no lives
lost. SO far as known, but the damage to
farm property and live stock has been
enormous.
Rosedale, Miss, April l5.-Mary Robin
son. colored, IA years old, was drowned
near here today by the sinking of "A canoe
This makes the sixth victim claimed by
the flood I'm two weeks in this vicinity.