The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-24
DELTA is STILL IN DANGER.
THE RIVER STILL sTRAINIgG THE
LEVEEs SEVERELY.

No New CrevnSses Reported. But the
Fury of the Current Causing Grave
ApprehensiOn--Seven Thou
sand Acres Inundated by the
Break at DeIta-Reports FROM
GreenvIlle Not EncOurnging-The
situation North of Memphis and in
Arkansas Improved.
Memphis, Tenn, April 2S.-No new crew
asses have appeared in the levees to-day.
but the current of the river is still break
ing against the southern embankments
with a fury that causes the gravest ap-
prehension.
The break at Delta has inundated 5000
acres Of the finest plantations in Southern
louisiana, and water stlll continues to
pour through the opening, and is rapidly
spreading over a greater area.
Reports from Greenville are not encour-
aging. While the water is slowly receding
in the overnowed district Of the Yazoo
delta, yet It is almost certain that the
planting OF this years crop will be thirty
days late
The situation north OF Memphis and I'M
Arkansas, however. has greatly improved,
Capt Davis the general purchasing Of
hcer here, will send out two boats, load
ed with provisions tomorrow, one going
north and the other to the st. Francis river
country. Capt. Davis states that this will
be the last government shipment to these
districts unless some new emergency
arises. Many people are returning to their
farms In Arkansas, and the work Of plant-
| ing will begin shortly
According TO the official bulletin of the
| United States weather bureau, the Mlsss-
| sipp river a Memphis fell two-tenths Of q
| foot in the past thirty hours, and will con-
| tlnde TO fall slowly at this point
From Cairo, his, most encouraging re-
| port comes. L Is to the effect that the riv-
| er there fell seven-tenths of a foot since
| the last bulletin was issued, and Will con-
| tinue to fall at this rate for some days To-
come.
AT Vicksburg and New Orleans there are
| no changes, the river remaining station
| ary.
At all other points from which bulletins
! are issued decline Is reported varying
| from one-tenth to eight-tenths of a foot
The Missouri river at Kansas City and
! at Omaha fen three-tenths Of a foot.
( The river at Nashville and Chattanooga
| also registered a fall.
| In fact no rise was reported at any point
| covered by the weather bureau Ia It's of
| dcial bulletin.
| Washington, April 2S.-The army officer.
sent from Fort Smelling. MINI. to the
Red river section OF Dakota, has arrived
on the scene Of the food and to-day re-
ported to the war department as follows.
| HAD conferences with Mayor q. A. Nc
| Crea, J. X. Falrchild and j. X. Wylie OF
| the relief committee, who have just re-
| turned from making their rounds Twenty
| families, comprising 1O5 persons, are des-
| titute and In need OF immediate aid. Thir-
| ty-two hundred ratlons will be sufficient
| for the next thirty days and can be
| purchased here at 10 cents per ra-
| tion 1 recommend that a sufficient sum
be placed at the disposal Of the mayor to
provide the necessary relief. The river
Is falling slowly"
The situation in the Mississippi valley is
set out In the following telegram from the
| army Inspector al Memphis: Conditions
/ are improving. No more supplies needed
| at Trotter's Landing. Helena does not
| want more supplies. Committees say they
want money to spend there. There is no
| real destItution there. There is no truth
| in the report that negroes could not obtain
| supplies IN Helena. Worthy destitutes are
being supplied"
Natchez, Miss. April 2S.-The river IL
| unchanged here, but many people are be-
coming gloomy again over the threaten
/ ed outlook for rain and wind tonight. The
| levees are being soaked and are now seep-
| ing.
Vicksburg, April 22.--The alarming con-
dition OF Hardserabble Ievee, as reported
| from Natchez tonight. occasioned much
anxiety for the front Of Tensas parish,
/ which Is alone exempt from overflow by
the Biggs crevasse. II this Ievee gives
way it'will complete the lnundation Of the
| NTH Louisiana levee district, except East
| Carroll parish, whose levees are also very
| soft, and small portion of Madison.
There Is every reason to believe there -
much suffering in the interior, where
many negroes and whites OF small means
or none at all are surrounded by many
| miles Of water.
Camp Warren, where the sufferers in
| this city have assembled from both this
state and Louisiana, had It's first tents
| pitched to-day and will receive a thou
and IN 90 -