Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-15
FLOOD NEWS.
The Water In the Mississippi Delta
Slowly Receding.
The MISSOURI RIVERS CURRENT.
II Il Playing Havoc with Embankments-
The Situation In Dakots-A Govern
ment Relief Steamer Ripped
Open by the Ice.


MEMPHIS, Tenn, April l2.-The water
In the Mississippi delta is slowly reced-
ing. Reports received here last night
from the overhowed country are most
encouraging. AtGreenville, Miss, the
river us well as the backwater sur
rounding the town was stationary last
night. Everything Is in readiness for
the receipt and distribution of pro-
visions from the government, and as
soon as the army officers arrive the
work will be actively entered into. At
Lula, Miss, decided improvement is
noted. There Is still some suffering In
the back country, but 1t is being
alleviated by the planters, and yester-
day representative of the government
arrived and will assist the destitute at
once. The Yazoo u Mississippi Valley
railroad has been busy all day with
pile drivers replacing washouts. The
ROAD Will prODaDly nave Trains running
into Lula and Clarksdale on Tuesday.
II Is now believed the water Will dis-
appear by May |, and II this proves
true a fair crop can be made although
fear is entertained BY the large plant
ers that the gaps in the levee may not
be closed in time to avert the drowning
out OF crops by the June rise
A telegram from Lake providence
La, says thatthe situation IN the lower
END OF That parish lsgettlng quite critl-
CAL Levee commissioner stem tele-
graphed yesterday that the river Is
booming at Henderson Landing, having
risen seven-tenths IN the last few days
Az Mayersville, MISS, Ten miles ABOVE
mere, q third OF the town Is under
water, and as the water IS rising at the
rate OF ~ inches day. II Will be put
afew days before every part OF the
town Will be submerged shipwlth, 10
miles above, on the Mississippi side, is
entirely under water The river there
rose an inch in "a hours
THE MISSOURI RIVERS CURRENT.
= OMAHA, Neb, April l9.-The North
western road Is now engaged in con-
flict with the current OF the Missouri.
Where the Fremont, Elkhorn Il Mis-
souri, Valley branch OF the system
crosses the river at Blair the bridge is
on big bend in the course Of the
stream. The neck Is narrow and low.
Since the floods came this spring the
river has shown q decided tendency to
change It's course at this point and
make u cut on II IL aoes the oridge
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osr'' no 'sin'o'' peop'o ""'e IVY
VI '''e,, Il, worA ''i""i"s every e'ro'' W
save ''c "r''Re. spo.'a' i'o,n 'erro'
o. ~, says we "'ssouri river nus r'scn
TWO leet III ~ hours, anu more w"'cr Is
eApec'eo' 'er'i,i''on 'ays .,ie m,'
sour river ~ s'a.iohary' pu' Una. 'ne
verihlii'on nus risei, TWO ieee' anh
toh reports po'h .ne 'u'nes anu MIS-
sour' se".lohary Ing h'gh WIN" yes
teraay playeu havoc WIN raiiroao en-
oahkmehVs III 'he noouco o's'rie,' Inc
waves have waSneo away h,,,es Vi
CRAZE tlnt 'au peeh sParea h'Vherto'
many miles OF raliroao Will nave 10 pc
reconstructed eh''re'y'
THE SITUATION IN DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, N. D., April ls.-The
government steamer 0gemawa, which
started down the river on relief ex-