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RECKONING THE LOSS
Total Area Under Water April 6 Was
About 1890 Square Miles.
COTTON REGION AFFECTED
Valuable Crops This Year Won't
Be as Numerous as Last-An
Easier Feeling Prevails
The Present Conditions.

Washington, April IA statement
regarding the agricultural interests of
the submerged districts of the Missis-
sippi valley south Of Cairo, ILL.,, has
been issued by the department Of agri-
culture. II Is based upon a chart pre-
pared under the direction of the chief
of the weather bureau showing the ex-
tent Of the food on April 4.
The total area under water on April
8 was about 1880 square miles, of
which 300 square miles was in Missis-
sippi, $500 In Arkansas. l,i50 in Mis-
souri,. LOO In Tennessee and i50 in Lou
isiana. The region contained I'm 1890,
so far as can be determined, in view of
somewhat indefinite boundary lines of
the Hood, a population of 379,ss5, of
which ls6,is9. or about one-half. was in
Mississippi, 100, ,235 in Arkansas and the
rest was almost equally divided be-
tween Missouri and Tennessee. The
flooded districts contain. IL is estimated
about 39. 500 farms. of which about 49,
800 are In Mississippi. nearly 10000 in
Arkansas and like number equally di-
vided between Missouri and Tennessee
These farms contain a total area of
about 3,S00000 acres half of which is in
Mississippi and rather over one fourth
i'm Arkansas. the proportions In Mis-
souri, and Tennessee being about the
same as in the case of the number Of
farms. About a million and a half
acres of the area under water were last
year devoted to cotton and corn; to
which crops nearly 81 per cent. of the
entire acreage cultivated II devoted. 1t
Is estimated that of the crops of last
year more than 50. 100000 worth re-
mained on hand In the submerged re-
gion on the last of the month, cotton
representing about two-thirds OF this
amount. and corn the balance.
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More Encouraging Reports.

Memphis. April 1.-THE water In the
Mississippi delta Is slowly receding. Re-
ports received here tonight from the
overfowed country are most encouraging.
The day has been an ideal one and every
planter In the delta is In better spirits.
AT GrcenVille the river as well as the
backwater surrounding the town IL sta
tionary tonight. Everything is In resdi-
ness for the receipt and distribution OF
provisions from the government, and as
scon as the army officers arrive the work
will be- actively entered upon.
AT Lula. Miss. decided Improvement
is noted. There is still some suffering IN
the back country. but IL Is being alleviated
by the planters. and to-day n representa-
tive of the government will arrive and
will assist the destitute az once. The VA.
zoo Mississippi Valley railroad has been
busy all day with piledrlvers replacing
washouts. The road will probably hav,
trains running into Clarkesdalc on Tues
day. II is now believed the water will dis
appear by May |. and II this proves true n
fair crop can he made. At Nicksburg and
all points south steady rise Is noted
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TO SETTLE An ISSUE
America and England Hammsripg
Away at the Seal Question.
BOTH SIDES STAND FIRM
The President Appoints Two Men
to Assist In Pending Negotla-
tlons With Great sritain
there's a strain.

Washington, April 1.-THE recent ap-
pointmcnt of eN- N-sccretary Foster and
,N-Assistant secretary Hamlin by the
president To assist in the negotiations
row In progress with Great Britain re-
spccting the Bsring sra seal fisheries IA
indicative that This long standing dtplo.
matte Issue has at last assumed grave
| importance and that an earnest effort
| Is to be- made to end the present unsat
isfactory state of AFFAIRS or TO place
l the subject ON such footing before
the beginning of the approaching open
season as will prevent it from passing
into more serious phase. The diplo-
\ matte correspondence OF the past year
makes IL evident that severe strain
was placed upon the patience of the
( officials of both the United States and
Great britain. and the warning given
quietly. yet firmly. by the British pre-
micr that further proceedings by the
American revenue cutters in the line of
| last years programme would not be-
tolerated and the intimation from Scc-
r.tary Olney that there would be no
| change unless additional restrictions
Mere imposed upon the British sealing
| vessels. hold out latent possibilities NJ
a serious ENHANCEMENT Of the two
friendly powers unless some arrange
ment can b. made before the end ~
May. For the reason that secretary
| Foster was familiar with the early
stage of the negotiations leading up tu
| the Paris arbitration. while To eN-As-
sistant Secretary liamlin is due In a
large measure the credit for the con
duct of the negotiations Of the last adj
ministratiun on this subject. they have
b,en chosen to assist now In composing
this threatened difficulty
The trouble appears to have begun
principally through the refusal ol the
British authorities Ia renew last year
the regulations requiring british ves-
scls going into the seal Waters 10 place
! their firearms under seal, To- give effect
To the Paris regulation prohibiting the
use NJ such weapons In killing seals
This regulation was laid down on the
evidence that a large proportion of the
seals killed with guns sank and were
never recovered. involving wastpful
mortality. The British having refused
tu seal M their arms, the United states
government adopted the uiau ~ making
u most thorough srArch ~ every seal
Ing vessel In 3ering sea, There was
Justification for "A search. la the regu-
mtlous, but again the British govern
ment protested. claiming that British
vessels we're thereby subjected tu uu-
necessary and most v~xatious dcten-
tions and that th"ir catches were over
hauled and thrown Into confusion aud
that the only result was the discovery
OF one skin Ia which the American
boarding officer thought hc saw n shot
wound and Of "A log book few DAYS In
arrears IN entries. Yet for this. ~ Out
uf ~ british vessels In the seal waters
were searched :. times. nn" vessel he
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FIRED BY POPS
Kansas state Agricultural College swept
Out by the New Board Of Regents.

Manhattan. Kan. April ll.-Thc dismiss
sal OF Prof. George r. Fairchild president
OF the Kansas State Agriculturil college
seems 10 have been only the beginning Cf
clean sweep proposed ny the boar Of
regents. The dismissal of Prot Fair, MIA
was followed yesterday by the disc hars'
OF "a other members Of the iH,llty aud
numerous other employees Of ih' us'iiu-
tion. No charges wer. preferred ag'nst
any OF the teachers released. The liotrd cf
regents which is dominated by noplli.t
majority. simply stated thai th' dis-
charged instructors were not iD harmony
with the Fundamental principle o' ih" sd
ministration
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War About 10 II. Proclaimed.

London April 1.-THE Times win
print the following dispatch from It's
correspondent al l.arissa. "Gissousi
the accredited representative of Eth
mix Hetaira. tells me that he looks for
important news to-day tSundayD. He
has been In conference with the Greek
deputies and with leading supporters
of the patriotic movement. who have
recently arrived here. and there seems
10 he deliberate plan To leave In
III" hands pf Ethnik Iletairia the init
stiNe. The Greek outpusts are being
quietly strengthened and small detach-
rncnts are proceeding to their positions
under cover df the darkness. The latest
ir formation received here on the sub
jcCt Of the raid shows that the invading
insurgents first advanced toward Chas-
sanga n H. reported that the Turks
opposed the attack with artillery The
Greek losses were - killed and q
wounded The Turkish losses are said
To- have been much greater. II Is ru-
mOred that yet another attack was
made on the Turks al the rear of
Mount Olympus. where the Greeks
succeeded In planting liag. Stringent
orders have been issued against irregu-
lar lighting and the penalty of death
will be Imposed for any infractiun.
The general impression here Is that
war VIII be proclaimed tomorrow
Monday or Tuesday The position II
affairs Is nov extremely crttiral Al
though the Turkish army has not yet
assumed the offensive, orders 10 that
effect from the sultan are expected at
any moment. All classes of the troops
are full ~ war enthusiasm, Some de-
tails are al hand nj a skirmish near
Craven Thursday morning. The insur-
gents lost il0 killed. u j. not known
how many Turks were killed.
constantlnoplo April ll.-ln a communi-
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sick Captain from painroa Hay.

New York, April 1.-THE Dutch four
mastrd ship JeanDett. Francois arrived
this morning from D.laRoa bay after a
passage Of - days. After passing sandy
Hook this morning the marine observe
at that place saw signals flying from the
Jrannstte Francois which sigulhrd fhtt
she had sickness on hoard and nss ird
medical aid. When the ship reached quar-.
autins captain Ble.ksr Was suffering
from b'ri-beri He contracted The di-ru-g
soon after leaving Dclagoa hay sud WIS
laid NJ IN hts room for more than "a
weeks The captains condition. Will, rot
serious. Will necessitate his removal ~ 4
hozuital
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Regent Of IN. Grand pnrh,.

Cannes. April il.-Dukc IohHo Al
hrecht Srhwerein. brotherof th' lrr grand
duk" Of MerklenburE-Srhw, has as
sum'd the regency OF the grand dH'hy Il
l. now known that IN. death of tn' late
grand duke Was due 70 aueur'-m " the
heart The grand ducsl regent ~ born
at SchNereln Dee ; isr1. and Wg- nllTTi''l
gt Weim1r on Nov e. isS, ~ prnc,ss
Elizabeth Of Sdxe-W eimar- -Eiscua-h.
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NEW CHINESE MINISTER.
Woo Ting Fopg Arrives From the Flower,
Kingdom.

San Francisco. April 1.-THE steamer
Gaelic came into port last night. hut an
chored In the lower hay TO await quaran-
tine inspection. and did not proceed 10
her wharf until this morning. All the way
across the Pacific the steamer displayed
the yellow triangular flag OF china st hcr
masthead IN honor OF Minister Woo Tins
Fong who will represent the emperor OF
China In America. Spain and Peru. VIC
and his suite occupied nearly all the state
rooms In the vessel
There are nearly " consular reprcsenta'
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The Gauge at New Orlea ms.

New Orleans. April 1.-THE river gauge
Huctuates between IN and 49, feet This
brings the record mp TO one-tenth OF a foot
higher than given by the official data COM
piled. The river is certainly booming and
In spots the water washes over the
aprons of the levees. making extensive
deposits of mud. The authorities. however.
deny any additional apprehensions. and
are resourceful in combating any inroads
made by The river. rapidly applying tenn
porary barriers of sacks filled with earth
and such other devices as are most expc-
dent. In the adjoining parishes OF ST.
Bernard and Plauuemine the levees sui
fer from wave washes. The present dry
weather however. is \ godsend and the
rain-soaked levees are drying quickly. ia
cilitating improvements.
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Japan. I've ON Hawaii.

Yokohama, April 1.-The government of
Jnpln has decided 10 send two Nsrshipz
10 Hawaii. stopping meanwhile an inml-
grafton. A number OF rejected emigrnnts
have arrived at Kobe Tn. Japsurss press
j. urging the government 10 take firm
attitude towards the Hawaiian and Amer-
igan governments.
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TWO NOTION CANNON.
Tn. Big Gun. Pas. Ch.y~nn. on the Way
TO ~ap traneI..o.

Denver. April IA News special from
Cheyenne. WyO.. says Two lo-inch no.
ton cannon passed through Cheyenne to-
day IN route for San Francisco where
they will b" used to strengthen the coast
d,fsnsrs. The big guns were each mount
ed on an right-truck steel ear and were
uOgu
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ihr incursion is regarded here ~ N" COM
msuccmenl Of the war panic occurred
AT Nalona yesterday on rumor that the
Greek warships were about TO attack the
town sg0 hnshi-hAzouks assembled IN
the adjoining valley and placed themselves
IN readiness 10 advance In ease OF an at
tack by the miriuss on land
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Athens, April n y, m,-The president
OF the boulv has convened special srs-
sion Ia pass measures imperaiively needed
u II understood that an International loan
ot ngD,eo drachma is under consideration
ana that the government Is now negotiat-
ing with the hanks for that amount
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Elassona. Anrl ll-J y. m,-No definite
details have been received here as to the
incursion on the frontier last week. EDEN
fAsha has sent an officer TO the scene who
is expected to return Tonight.
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Helena, Ark, April 1.-THE river has
declined 81 tenths, the weather continues
favorab BILE and no other break is now pos
sible. Another lot OF refugees arrived to-
day from Oldtown and below, having been
brought here owing to their inability to
get provisions for themselves. The fear
now entertained by the large planters Is
that the gaps In the levee may not be-
closed In time TO avert the drowning out
OF cropS bV the June rise
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Dubuque, Iowa. April 1.-THE Missis-
sippi Is still rising. The Islands in front OF
the city are submerged. Otis lumber mill
has been obliged 10 shut down and there
is more than foot of water In the Dia-
mond Joe warehouse.
The herald., 1897-12-19

bow over the right shoulder. 1t was helt
with a round strass buckle. The sleeves
were composed of two short frills of the
spangled lace.
| A long sleeved dinner gown was made
of white satin, brocaded with purple
pansies. The skirt was a rather mod
crate godet with the fullness laid in two
box plaits at the back. 1t was trimmed
around with nine rows of narrow purple
velvet arranged in groups of three.
The corsage was q sort of blouse with
short slashed basques. 1t had broad
vest of draped mousseline de sole in q
delicate shade of rose. 1t was cut
round-necked and was finished with a
broad band of violet velvet. with ruche
of the rose mousseline de sole that
barely came above the velvet. Around
the bottom of this velvet band We're
long square tabs of the brocaded satin
that were finished with rows of narrow
violet velvet ribbon. They We're faced
with pale rose satin. The sleeves We're
long and close-fitting with fall of lace
at the wrists. Violet velvet was used
in making the draped ceinture.
A PRETTY DINNER
At an informal little dinner OF eight
covers given by a charming young
American matron, the guests We're
treated to pretty little surprise. When
dessert was served the butler entered
with f1ourishing rose bush blossom
ing with full pink roses. The rose bush
was passed to each guest, who slipped
one of the delicate life-like. Dresden
roses from the stalk, and behold! 1t
was filled with frozen cream.
1t is a fad of one of the charming
American matrons to listen to soft
music through the dinner hour. Her
latest purchase is a set of caraffes
that are placed on the table at dinner
time, and by lifting them trifie the
music box, that is attached in an in
visable way, plays soft airs through
dinner
A very lovely little gown for young
woman who will assist her mother is a
white China silk made over a stiff lin
ing to give it body. The waist is plain
round one, with a rounded sleeve, yoke
and belt. The skirt is perfectly plain,
and would be severe upon any but
charming young figure. This is the
debutante gown worn by society girls
their first season when acting as New
Year hostesses. The young girl who
wears it helps with the punch bowl and
stands by her mother to assist at awk-
ward moments, and is the "all things to
all people, so necessary upon such occa-
sions.
There is a general tide back toward
the decollete for New Year gowns. 1t is
by no means very low, but still it is not
the stiff high neck Of past seasons.
NINA GOODWIN.
The herald., 1897-12-19
NOTES OF THE DAY

The city Of Baltimore, with nearly q
half of the total population Of the state
of Maryland, has less than one-fifth Of
the membershio Of the house of dele
gates and about one-ninth of the men,
| bership of the state senate.
In an article on Consumption in Cat
tie Conveyable to Man." James Long
says that ut Is not improbable that more
lives are annually lost through the con-
| sumption of tuberculous milk than
would be occasioned by war with first
| class power"
A Southington (Conn.) man. who was
discharged from a local factory, claims
that his discharge Is the result of his
| refusing to attend a certain church. He
| says he was told to Ego home and pray
over it, return to that church, and It
would be all right"
Horses have become SO numerous in
the neighborhood of Fort Scott, Kan,
to buy them, slaughter them and feed
the flesh to his hogs. An attempt to stop
| the practice demonstrated that there ID
no law which prohibits 1t.
A sharp-nosed Briton proposes that
| light buoys and bell buoys be provided
with evil-smelling chemical mixture, an
q means Of warning to sailors in fog.
The Shipping World points out that II
the idea is adopted the board Of trade
will have to establish an olfactory test.
The output of new shipping on the
Clyde during October was notably large,
considering the disorganized state Of
the trade caused by the engineers dis
pute. There were launched SO vessels Of
$3.50 tons, as compared with 81 vessels
Of 1891 tons In the corresponding month
| last year.
Last year premiums were paid on only
III wolves killed in France. yet the num-
Der has been steadily decreasing. In 1890
the number was 461. in 1885 1t was 900.
and in 1883, the first year in which pre-
miums were offered, 1895 were found In
six acknowledgements. Dordone,
Mouse. Correze, yosges and Haute
Marine.
The new Colorado tunnel will, when
completed, be by far the longest tunnel
in the world. It will connect Colorado
City with Eunol, and will be twenty
miles in length, with subsidiary tunnels
bringing the extreme length to dfty
miles. The tunnel proper passes under
Pixies Peak at depth Of 1000 feet, and
will throughout it's course maintain an
average depth Of nearly 5000 feet.
There are sixty modern steamships At
for cruising now available by the
United States navy in case Of war, ex-
elusive of regular, war vessels building
or in commission. and there are rapid fire
guns enough to equip fifteen of them
within a week. These ships are the
ocean liners and coast steamships carry
Ing the American flag. and in q naval
war they would be found decidedly
usefuls ~
The herald., 1897-12-19

with Americans dinner with a moder-
ate Number of covers are the functions
that are most liked. Those who have
apartments even too modest to give a
dinner enjoy the "open house" with it's
outhanging latch string. But either
way not house is closed in the Ameri-
can colony on New Years day.
HIGH VERSUS LOW
Just the most "ravissant" gowns that
the couturieres here boast are worn at
this time. Whether the gown is decol-
lete or high necked is a matter of taste
or perhaps more a matter of build. At
any rate. the very thin woman may
adopt the fashion for very high-neck
effects without feeling that she will be
alone in her choice of corsages. Some
times, where the corsage is decollete.
the high effect is supplied with band
of jewels or velvet.
One Of the most elaborate of these
gowns, made to be worn for New Year
calls, was made of lettuce green satin.
The skirt was rather full, with the back
cores merging into a demi- train
Around the bottom Of the skirt there was
broad trimming Of embroidered and
spangled cream mousseine de sole over
white satin. 1t was cut in scallops on
the upper edge and was bordered with a
narrow band of sable.
The corsage was a square-necked
blouse of green satin. Over the
shoulders were broad pieces of white
satin that formed epaulettes with points
reaching nearly to the ceinture back
and front. These We're covered with the
spangled mousseline de sole and a mar
row band Of sable bordered them all
around. The sleeves We're short puffs of
the green satin that We're almost hidden
by the long epaulettes. The draped cein-
ture was of black satin.
A GIRLISH GOWN
An attractive girlsh gown was made
of coral bengaline and mousseline de
sole. The skirt of the bengaline was
close-fitting over the hips, with the full
ness at the back laid in flat plaits. 1t
was trimmed around with three bands Of
cream lace applique, graduating in
width.
The corsage was full blouse of coral
cl2usatli:.c &C sole over coral satin
The herald., 1897-12-19
WHATTOWEAR
Good Gowns for New Year
Calls
DRESS FOR A DEBUTANTE
WHITE CHINA SILK MADE OVER
A STIFF LINING
DRESS FOR A DEBuTANTE
Some New Dinner Fads-The Style in
1898 Sleeves-Black Lace
Frocks Revived

PARIS, Dec. 9.-(special Correspond
ence to The Herald.) There are always
New York calls made in the American
colony in Paris, but just now the Amer
lean society columns are describing
swell dinners that have been and will be
given. 1t is quite the favorite way of
entertaining, barring the afternoon tea.
it is the custom here, as in many
American homes, either to invite few
Tor dinner or to keep open house all day
for chance guests. In the moderate
tized apartments that are the favorites
The herald., 1897-12-19

lining. II was cut sQuare-necked and
had o short yoke of the lace applique
outlined on the lower edge, with mar
row black velvet ribbon that followed
in and out the scallops Of the lace.
The sleeves were composed Of two
frills of mousseline de sole, with the
edges bordered in black velvet ribbon.
Mounting these frills were high bows of
velvet ribbon drawn through tiny strass
buckles. The draped ceinture was Of
black velvet.
A princess gown to be worn by a
stately matron was made of black vel
vet. 1t was fashioned to cling rather
closely to the lines of her figure, with
but the slightest bit of flare. The great
fulness at the back was supplied by a
number of cores that were inserted at
the waist line and emerged into a train.
1t was cut sQuare-necked and was fin
ished with a tiny ruche of spangled
white tulle. Over the shoulders fell
epaulettes of the spangled tulle that
continued jabot fashion to the bottom
of the gown.
LACE DRESSES
The fashion for black lace gowns Is
being revived. The effect is especially
pretty for evening gowns, when the
lace is spangled. Some very pretty and
inexpensive corsages are made of SPAN
gled lace.
One of these simple black lace COR
sages looked very smart worn with q
violet satin skirt. The lace was put on
very full over lining of black satin.
and was allowed to blouse trife over
the ceinture. 1t was cut square-necked,
and was finished with a band of cut jet
passementrie. From the left side of the
ceinture came two strips of violet satin
ribbon that were knotted into q tall
The herald., 1897-12-19

A we'll known society woman of Lon
don has an album containing photo
graphs of all her costumes for the past
ten wears.