The herald., 1897-04-08
necessary to carry the purpose of this
joint resolution into effect.
M'KINLEY'S SIGNATURE.

He also authorized the secretary OF the
navy to secure ship for the transporta-
tion of goods to the famine sufferers of
India.
VERY LITTLE CHANGE.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. April 7.-Clear and
cool weather continues to prevail here
and the river stands at 276 feet today
showing a decline of two-tenths for the
past twenty-four hours. A decline of
two-tenths is shown at Hannibal, while
at Keokuk rise of one-tenth is regis
tered. At Kansas City rise of 1.3 feet
is recorded.
NO DAMAGE DONE.
NEW ORLEANS. La, April Last
night for nearly an hour rain storm
ragged on the Lower Mississippi, and peo-
pie feared for the levees. The New Or
leans levee board sent out special men
to study the effects, and found that no
damage had been done All the way
down to New Orleans from below Baton
Rouge not only has great deal of work
been done, but the patrol system is am
pie and thoroughly organized.
FEARS FOR THE FUTURE.
WASHINGTON April 7.-secretary
Alger today received the following tel
egram from Governor McLaurin of Mis-
sissippi: 1.-THE greatest danger to be
apprehended in the overflowed district
is from the June rise of the river. With
the crevasses then existent it would be
impossible to make a crop, and this
would cause the loss of millions of dol
lars, besides starvation to many people
An appropriation of $780, 900 would close
the crevasses in this state, would give
employment to all of the needy, and
would allow people to work land in thir-
ty days"
ICE ALL MELTED.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 1.-The water
began to recede at st. Paul last night.
and fears of break in the levee is at
an end. Not pound of ice remains in
Staples & Kings ice house, and the loss
will be great inconvenience to killing
operations this summer, necessitating
hauling of Ice from the city. The two
ice houses belonging to E. Gardie, con-
tanning 300 tons, are beginning to give
way. The Dakota Packing company
ice house is still intact, and will proba-
bly, stand the strain. Considerable wool
from the C. 1. Franklin sheep yard is in
the water, the two lower bales of the
shearing of 1900 sheep being wet.
A COURAGEOUS FIGHT.
JACKSON, Miss. April IA dis
patch from Vicksburg dated lis p. M,
says: The rise here is increasing owing
TO the outflow from the delta and from
this date the fight to save the Louisiana
levee begins. 1t will be made with the
utmost courage and resolution.
Today the commissioners of the Fifth
Louisiana met in special session and re-
solved to borrow $4,000 for the cam
'paign. They are promised $4,000 more
by the government, besides material.
SLOW BUT SURE.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April AT 5
o'clock tonight the river had reached
POI, within three inches of the danger
line The flood is coming on slowly and
serious damage is predicted to property
along the flats before Friday noon.
THE SUPREME TEST.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April THE su-
preme test Of the levees south of Vicks-
burg has been falling for some days on
account of the rush of waters from the
main channel through the crevasse
above into the delta. This water is
again returning to the channel through
the mouth OF the Yazoo river and its in
fiuence is being felt at Vicksburg, where
the gauge is now marking higher fig
urea Within a few days the crest of
the rise will be opposite Vicksburg and
the channel will continue to deepen I'M
less the levees break. The Louisiana
people keenly realize that water in the
po;c hoc tn 10
may be repeated in the Texas basin,
which begins in southeastern Arkansas
and extends through the northeastern
counties of Louisiana. The rivert at
Memphis is slowly Telling and the gauge
at Cairo shows a gratifying decline. For
the first time in four weeks the Kansas
City, Memphis and Fort Scott road
sent its trains out over the line passing
through the st. Francis basin.
RELIEF MEASURES.
JACKSON, Miss, April THE rep
resentative of the Associated Press at
Greenville, Miss, wired today at noon
as follows: A telegram from Stone
vile, twelve miles east. brought news
last night that 200 negroes were iso-
lated in a piece of railroad embank-
ment near Bogue Phalia, without food
or shelter. Relief was Immediately sent
and they are now being cared for.
Yesterday evening a trestle on the
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley road, four
miles north of Greenville, was suddenly
swept away, and two men who had
sought shelter on it were precipitated
into the rushing torrent One was
drowned and the other rescued.
Planters, citizens generally and all
charitable organizations are doing eve-
rything possible to relieve the sufferers.
CATTLE DROWNED.
PIERRE, S. D., April 7.-Advices
from the Moreau river country are to
the effect that the loss of cattle in that
section during the past winter has been
between 40 and so per cent. The storm
of last Saturday was very severe TO
stock.
ALONG THE JIM.
YANKTON. s. D., April 7.-Never be-
fore in the history of this section has
there occurred flood which compares
with the one now raging in the Jim river
valley. The snow-covered country
reaching far into North Dakota, is pour
ing great volumes Of water into the
Jim river. Reports reach here of i'm
mense rises far up the stream.
The railroads have suffered great loss
by the floods. No trains have entered
here for nearly week, and it Will prob
ably be month before railroad traffic
Is restored to its normal condition.
no orp,ars ara wall proporad for the