Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18
FLOOD DAMAGE.
An Inland Steamer Excursion Ovel
Tree Tops in Arkansas,
THE STOCK YARDS NEW SCHEDULE.
The Change Of Rates Goes into Eject at
Once-Negroes May Ride In Pull
mans In Texas Woman Suf-
frage Voted Down.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. March ts.-The
"Father of Waters continues at this
point its booming career, surprising
planters, citizens and the other inhab-
itants alike. RIVER steamers, both
through and local, are making land
ings never before attempted and in
some instances boats touch at points
40 odd miles inland. A private levee
on the Nicely cotton plantation, ten
miles above here, has failed to resist the
powerful current. All live stock in
that section has been removed to the
hills. At Memphis proper, the big l..
OoO-acre sandbar is completely under
water, forcing out hundred or more
thugs and thieves who made the will
lows on the bar night hiding place.
Wolf river, just north of this city, is
overlooking its banks and doing con-
siderable damage to fences and settlers
and settlers cabins, Two great side
wheel steamers, capable of carrying
1000 passengers each, yesterday after.
noon issued notices of excursions into
eastern Arkansas, giving a view OF
overtlowed country and submerged
plantations This means trip of so
miles due west from Memphis, through
the tree tops and over cabins, farms
and small villages
A dispatch from Louisville, Ky, says
that the Baltimore n Ohio Southwest
ern railway has 1000 men at work re-
pairing its track. 1t has resumed
through train service between Louis.
vile and Cincinnati and st. Louis.
The Monon has fully restored its serv-
ice, and the Pennsylvania is also max
ing schedule time. During the food
all these roads used the track of the
Big -Four in and out of Louisville. The
damage to the railroads done by the
floods is estimated at $3, 900, and
the damage to the country and indi-
viduals in the flooded district is esti-
mated to be $1,000, 900 more
THE STOCK YARDS NEW SCHEDULE.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, March 3.-Begin-
ming this morning a new schedule of
charges goes into effect at the Kansas
City stock yards, the old rate being cut
about 40 per cent, in accordance with
the new Kansas law Hereafter the
yardage charge upon cattle is to be 10
cents instead of % cents head; upon
calves, eight cents n head instead of
ten cents; upon hogs, six cents Il head
instead of eight, and upon sheep, four
cents head instead of five. Hay and
corn are to be furnished at still greater
reductions. Hay has been 81 a hun
dredweight and corn 81 a bushel. I'm
der the new law the company may
charge for feed not over 100 per cent.
more than the average market price of
the preceding day. To-day hay will
be 45 cents hundredweight at the
yards and corn 80 cents bushel.
NEGROES MAY RIDE IN PULLMANs.
GALVESTON, Tex, March l3.-The
court of civil appeals has affirmed the
decision of the lower court in the case
of Thomas W. Cain, a negro minister,
against the Pullman Palace Car Co.
He purchased first-class ticket from
st. Louis to Galveston. The appellate
court held that where ticket is sold
for separate coach like a Pullman,
that negro is entitled to passage in
that kind OF car, or the company is |
liable for damages.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE VOTED DOWN.
LINCOLN, Neb., March 10. In the |
house yesterday bill to extend the |
giving women the right TO
vote at municipal elections, was de-
'eated by vote Of 50 to 40. One addi- |
5ional vote would have adopted the
,ill