The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-15
Confidence In the Levce, but Little Chance
of Making u Crop.

NlCKsDURG, Miss, April a.--Informa-
ton from all points on the Louisiana
side and the Arkansas state line down
to the lower end of the district, is that
while the high winds have done con-
siderable damage no serious results
followed last nights storm along the
entire front line of the levee banks
that are now put to such a Sc
we're strain by the waters
coming out of the Ynzoo. Lieut.
Col. Newcomer, with headquarters
in Memphis, United States engineer in
charge of this, the third district. which
extends from the mouth of the White
river down to Warrenton, ten miles be-
low this city, telegraphs to Capt.
Brown, his assistant in charge, that
mort money is available if necessary
and to do everything possible to hold
the levee and to prevent overhows.
Col. Newcomer had previously placed
$40, 600 to the credit of the emergency
fund here. This gives ample funds for
the high water fight that is now on.
President Maxwell stated yesterday
that the line in danger extends from
Henderson, 30 miles above Vicksburg,
to Warrenton. tel miles below. This
territory is being closely watched, and
large forces are ut work raising the
low lines and strengthening the weak
places,
At the Bedford Riggs levee, ten miles
ha1pyu In In,iutnpu tbn r,,,1r g.; ,...tI
under way. and two days more, it is
thought, will put it out of immediate
danger. At Cabin Tell, in Upper Mad
ison parish, there was some wave-wash
damage last night, but it was all re-
paired to-day.
The Surget-Ashley run-around. built
to protect a caving bank in Concordia
parish, was completed yesterday. Mr..
Maxwell also stated that he has no
fears of the Tennessee ~levees, as they
are all five feet above highest water.
This line runs from Bedford down to
st. Joseph, a distance of about fifty
miles.
Capt. Long, a well-known levee con-
tractor, was in the city to-day, and
that he rode over the line YES
from Ashwood, La, down to
Hard Times Landing, a distance of %
miles, and that the levees could stand
feet more water. Mr.. Maxwell
that If the levees hold until the
flood passes Vicksburg he will feel
comparatively safe.
Information from the delta is that
Deer creek and Suniower are rising
and are flooding all lands ad-
The damage done in the over
lowed section is almost beyond esti-
mate. Experience in past years is evil
iencc that no corr can be raised on
overtiowed lands of the season and not
IN average crop of cotton.
Mr.. S. 7. Metzger, president of the
Cotton exchange of this city, well in
and n close observer. gives it rs
mis- opinion that the loss to the receipts
If cotton by the overflow in the states
Arkansas and Mississippi this sea-
will not fall short of Sac. 900 bales
md possibly greater. The Yazoo delta
will not, II the water goes out by
,he first Of June, make half a crop.
United States Assistant Engineer. W.
Brown arrived on the steamer Vi
from above at 6 p. m. and reports
III safe.
The First Cry Of Distress from Flood SUI.
fcrcrs.
JACKSON, Miss, April 1.-The Asso-
Press reporter at Greenville, the
eat Of the district, telcgraphs at I y,
u. Us follows: The first cry of dis j
ress from the food sufferers of the ,
Mississippi valley was sent out yester- /
by tho citizens Of Greenville when /
hey appealed to the government /,
or supplies TO feed 10000 people in !
cosasy alone. This nornjnss sp-li