The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-23

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| Texas ana Pacific carried up LOT o.
| men and material and twenty-four hour!
| work avoided a catastrophe, for forty
| feet of the levee had sloughed off. A
| crevasse there would have done twice
as much damage as the Mississippi
| breaks. On Bonnie Care, on this side oil
! the river, an army Of men mas been a.
| work a week. A creyasse there would
remove all possible danger 10 New Or
leans. The citizens have largely aug
mented the levee boards forces in New
Orleans and a thousand men are al
work A meeting was called for between
citizens and officials, it being proposed
10 guarantee money TO raise the long
Gordon of banks around the city. Mayor
Flower ordered not 10 spare houses or
streets in securing earth or room wher-
ever extra work was needed TO secure
safety. So far only one house has been
torn down, but the work has only begun.
FAILING AT VICKSBURG.
Vicksburg, Miss, April 22-The river
this morning showed a fall Of a tenth
here in the previous twenty-four hours,
probably owing ITO the Promised Land
break, which has sent more water into
the interior than was expected. The
steamer Ruth arrived from Omega, La,
which appears 10 be the northern limit
Of the backwater from the Biggs ere
vase, with 200 head Of stock, this af-
ternoon. Forty-five thousand acres Of
cultivated land in Madison Parish, La,
is now under water. Arrangements are
being made for additional shipments Of
stock from Louisiana to Vocksburg.
SITUATION AT ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis. April 22.-Today's prediction
of the local weather bureau was as fol-
lows: The river at st. Louis will rise
10 about 27.5 feet on Friday and will
then remain about stationary for day
or two. The Missouri will fall slowly.
The upper Mississippi win also fall ex-
cept south of Hannibal where there will
be slight rise for another day.
A rise of g Of foot was shown by the
gauge here this morning, with an ad-
vance Of 3 at Hannibal AboVet here on
the Mississippi river. the water was fall
ing as well as in the Missouri river.
KANSAS CITY IS SAFE.
Kansas City, April 22-The Missouri
has fallen one and three-tenths feet since
es5erdayyesterday and is still receding.
The gauge this morning read q, exactly
the danger mark. There now seems no
likelihood of a further rise.
MILLIONS UNDER WATER.
Washington, April 2l.-The total value |
# the farms in the lower Mississippi |
looded area, including fences and build |
ngs, but exclusive of their movable |
was ir 1890 close upon SILL |
10000, and the value of the implements |
md machinery upon them was over $780, |
100. On January l, Of the present year, |
hey contained live stock to the value Of |
i 100000 and so lately as the first of |
Iarch last they were estimated TO have |
n hard still about 100000 worth Of the |
rops of last season. The total value Of |
ne farms submerged by the breaks in |
ne levees that have occurred since the |
9th instant, with their farm implements.
i've stock and crops on hand, is therefore
lose upon sl4,000,000
This region produced last year nearly
10000 bales of cotton, over 1900, 900
'ounds Of sugar. over 100000 bushels OF
0rn, besides hay, potatoes, oats and |
Their minor products, the entire produc-
ion aggregating a value, even at the low
riceS that have prevailed, of more than
T. 10000
The total area submerged at this date
; over 10000 square miles. 1t contained |
I the last census 1894 farms, with
1tal area of 4,494, 466 acres, nearly ore
alf Of which was improved, and a total
opulaton, agricultural and otherwise. of
So, o41. If to the value Of its farms. farm
uildings and farm machinery according
the census Of 1890. be added the pro-
ucts Of last season still on hand on
larch last C$4,595,1 79) the total of $780,
l6,177 viii represent the approximate
mount Of the agricultural property OF
le submerged region.
Among the products Of this region last
ear were 466. 056 bales of cotton. worth
6,S12, 900: 1885, 6i5 bushels Of corn.
orth 1895, 27S, and 9, O33,S77 pounds Of
agar, worth s271.016. The total produc-
on, including minor crops, representing
value Of s21,7S2.1S an the plantations.
LABOR QUESTION INVOLVED.
Washington. april 21.-A cry of deep
stress has come 70 the war department |
ON Mississippi and a bitter protest |
sainst the efforts Of the persons who
e engaged in the distribution Of the
'vernment relief 10 the food sufferers 10
lrry on the work so as 10 avoid encOur-
cement 70 idleness among the laborers.
I He.ena there is a great number Of
agroes who have come into town from
elr oyerfowed cabins to get food and
ielter. Today telegram came to the
ar department from a committee head !
by Rev. L. 5. Smith, declaring that ,
any OF the negroes If Tunica county ,
Id the adjacent country were in great
rats and suffering for supplies which
cir employers refused TO allow them TO
cure on the ground that il would
mount TO an interference with the labor Z
arket. The department officials are IN :
Ne al this distance TO judge Of the mer-
or this application, and probably will (
fer Il 10 the local officers. Il has been ,
a.ized from the first. however. thai ,
ere was very great element OF danger
indIscrimirate distribution OF govern |
ent supplies among the Iaboring NJ :
oes IN the flooded sections. as the plant +
5 might ind i impossible 10 &c, sufh- ,
an' farm labor 10 make crops e.. 10 re-
Iir the damage resulting from the foods
the hands were furnished with unlin-
- free food and relieved from the ne
ssity Of !aboring.
TWO VOTES AT TALLAHASSEE I
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III has Thirtyrhree Votes and needs
Eighteen More.
Toliahasse, Fla, April e2-The iegiS-
lure in joint session today cast two