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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-03-29
Mississippi River VIII Continue TO
Rise for Ten Days More
GREAT STRAIN ON THE LEVEES
People Living in Districts Which Have
Been Overlooked Advised 10
Move Out ct Once-Danger
at Hannibal, No, and
Other Points.

Washington. March 2S.-The following
special river bulletin has been issued by
the weather bureau:
''1'he crest of the hoodwave is stIH at
cairo. which shows stationary gauge
reading 5l.G feet for the past four days.
There is great danger yet 70 come from
the flood in tho region from Helena south
ward TO New Orleans.
1.-THE river VIII continue 20 rise for at
least ten days in the region from Helena
southwark to vicksburg. and to rise dur
ing longer period from vicksburg south
ward
"If no break occurs before. levees Will
DE subjected TO the greatest strain about
April lo;h. IN southwest Arkansas. western
Mississippi ana IN Louisiana Should the
leveos break. the result win be one Of the
most disastrous floods ever known.
weather conditions motto additional
fan ia the middle ana lower Mississippi
valleys. which wiz materially intensity
The food conditions.
."rao-s living il districts overaowed IN
former years. should be- on the safe side.
and transfer stock aud movable property
to places Of known safety while there IS
yet time. WILLIS L. MOORE.
"Cbfar of piireoll."
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-03-29

erous breaks i'm the leVees on both sides
of the river have served as safety outlets.
The rises reported in the northern trjbu-
taries of the great river are beginning to
be felt About all the damage that can
come from high water mas already been
done. however South of Cairo, ZEN miles
to Columbus. Ky. the river becomes sea
twenty-five miles wide. Columbus IS on an
elevation and only part of the town is
flooded. From Columbus 10 Hickman
another stretch of ten miles. the leVees
have disappeared. Hickman is city set
up on Il hin and is a city of refuge Tor
hundreds of flood sufferers. From Hick-
man to Madrid. Mo, there is great benz
ia the river over which steamers travel
fifty miles down stream in ordinary stages
of water and are then two miles north Of
Hickman Today steamers sailed directly
west from Hickman to reach New Madrid
ignoring the river current and rising on the
turbulent yellow sea across the SITES OF
hamlets and plantations. South from New
Madrid 10 the Arkansas state line, ninety
miles there is a steadily swelling tide that
has obliterated every landmark.
From the state limo 20 Osccola, Ark,
there are occasional stretches of lcvees
protected by cross barrier back TO the St
Francis hills that have withstood the
hood.
inc ere ar titNtiSte az bft'Nttii ol = WEN
ago has w.dencd. and q stretch OF water
now extends back to ST. Francis river and
south 40 mites 10 the rivers mouth, TWEEN
~ miles above Helena.
Au this enormous booy OF water is now
heating upon the circle levee north of tho
town from the hills 90 the river lcvec.
The greatest efforts arc made TO keep this
intact and 41o men were working in relays
today 70 strengthen th two-miic barrier.
Armed guards patrol ths cmh Lnl,ueuts
Should this give way, nothing would re-
main of the levcos south. ninety miles 10
Arkansas City.
At public meeting holl there last night
every business man in the city pledged
himself 10 discontinue business and fight
tine flood. The levco there still holds. but
rise oe one foot would tnur date the
whole valley Of the Sunnower river. sixty
miles wide
The most critical points on all the river
lie between Helena ana Modoc Lacouia
and Arkansas City, for it IS i'm these
latter stretches Of levee that the greatest
water fight ever modc ON the mississippi
river is now in progress
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-03-29
While Drunk Startled His Wife BY a
Statement
INVESTIGATION PROVED IT TRUE
Fourteen Year-Old Girl Confesses That
Her Step-Father Assaulted Her
and Threatened Her Life If
She Made the Crime
known.

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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-03-29
TOOMEY KILLS HIS BROTHER
FAMILY HAS A VERY BAD REP
UTATION FOR FIGHTING.
Brothers Had Been Drinking When
James Killed Dan-Slain Man
Was a Murderer.

Knoxville. Tenn March IS. Special
Last night. or mt an early hour this morn
inc. James Toomey shot and killed bis
brother Daniel Toomcy, nj Helelw"'d, u
small station on the Cincinnati Southern
railway. near Hartman.
The Toomeys seem TO have pretty had
fighting reputation and when TIE lroihers
were drinking they some times fought each
other. Daniel Toomey. the nam KILLED, Was
himself a murderer having idlcd ,nan
named Lewis Eaton eight y<ars ago.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-03-29
TEXAS HAS ANOTHER BIG FLOOD
Railroad Bridges Washed Away and
Trnffic BROUGHT to a standstill.

D0lls T0X- N1rch "S-Tlo d ralns
that subsidized two days ago broke loose
again last nieht and prccipitatol n worse
Hood than before
All railroad traffic centeriug NJ Dallas is
tied mp. Two bridges on the Santa Re
south of Dallas and one on the Missouri
kansas ana Texas have been swept away
Bad washouts are reported op other lines
There are rumors of a cyclone having
passed over the country 20 the sout lwes; Il
Dallas this evening, but confirmation IS
lacking.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-03-29
AUSTIN HIT BY a BIG CYCLONE

Austin Tv. March ga cyclone
struck this city about O'Clock this after
noon. dplns much damage 10 property.
Electric light towers were blown down ana
houses demolished The state University
suffered much Tho roof OF "a dormtory
was carried hundred yards
Persons arriving on the evening trains
.el "A story of ruin i'm the town OF bud A.
Two persons are said 10 have been killed.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-03-29
LED THE sToNEwALL BRIGADE
General Terry, an Old Confederate Sol
der, Dies in Chesterfield.

Richmond. Va. March @-General WI
liam r Terry died i'm Chesterfield county
this morning. lie was one Of the last COM
mauders of the S.oucwau brigade Tie
rcpra scented Wythe county i'm the state
senate; was at one time supernteud M ~
tho peuitentiarv and later commandment Of
The Lee Camp Soldiers home near This
city
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-03-29

funds received by him as fees and which
he failed to turn over to the treasurer lie
has disappeared.
He was an American Protective Assoaia-
tlon politician and served as county eleIk
for four years He was candidate for
reelection last fan. but was defeated
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-03-29
LEYEE BREAKS In MISSISSIPPI
NINE MILES FROM GREENVILLE
WATERS WORK THROUGH.
The Rupture Is a Bad One and Is at
a Point Which Was Regarded as
Measurably Safe

Memphis Tenn. March ESQ a ma
message 1ust in says that a large break
has occurred sn tho Ievee at Wayslde.
Miss. nine miles south Of Grecnvlle.
The break IS reported 10 be a had ono and
in section Of Icvoc high and regarded as
mea surably safe
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-03-29
MEMPHIS MAY GET A CYCLONE
Big Gale Moving from Texas Into
Tennessee at Rapid Speed.

Memphis. Tenn. March 2>.-Local wealth
or bureau tonight reports that cyclonic
disturbance. central near Austin, Tex. this
afternoon is sweeping in the direction of
the Mississippi valley and will probably
strike tomorrow afternoon. bidding fair
to create havoc with the lCvaes.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-03-29
THEY HAVE ACCEPTED AMNESTY

Madrid, March "a dispatch form
Manila TO the lms rcial says that q large
number of rebelsAgiave submitted TO the
government, having accepted the offer Of
amnesty offered by General Polavieja az
ter the capture of Ymus.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-03-29
INDICTED FOR ENCOURAGEMENT

Butte, Mont. March 2S.-Charies j. John
son. formerly county clerk and recorder
was indicted by the grand jury yesterday
charged with embezzling $S,l5G of county
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-03-29
TWENTY-FIVE MILES WIDE NOW
Missouri. kentucky and Arkansas

Overlooked from Mississippi.
ST. Louis Mo-. March Authorization re-
c,ived today from the flooded country
south OF cairo. llL. ls barren of encourage
mont for immediate relief
The half dozen points whore there were
yesterday slight decrease in the height Of
the food. today report steady rises. Num-
The silver star., 1897-08-12
|suING A Fine ART.

bee spinning was II type of
dustry from nge to age, it has
ed that beautiful apparel should
EN-. From the classic robes of
the rich dresses of Elizabeth,
30 tho wedding gown of Pur-
"a we see the attrnctiveness of
nt this time only has it be-
lie for all women to be becom-
b Mt n small cost. the supply of
Expensive dress fabrics now to
king it an easy matter. Yet
Iomen who insist that the ex-
wing summer gowns laundered
han the original cost. and that
Hight woolens or summer silks
Economical. This is n mistaken
khing pretty belongings is n fine
is very easy to learn. Any girl
bow delicately reared can wash
nmmer gown. A bright day.
tater. and n little pure soap are
ry aids in the work. To do it,
eo-thirds full of warm water,
lourth of "a cake of Ivory Soap,
i not fade tho most delicate
d it to the water, wash the gnr-
fully through it, rinse first in
r, then in blue water, wiring,
starch, hand on the line in the
ben dry, sprinkle, and iron on
i Ekza Il. Parker.
The silver star., 1897-08-12
Educate Your Bowels with Cascnreta.
Candy Cnthnrttc, euro constipation forever
loc. III C. c. c. fail, druggists refund money
Drilling by Electricity.

:, The Bryan Oil Company of indianapolis
has completed the first oil well ever drilled
by electricity. 1t is located on II iOO-acrc
lease about four miles west of indianapolis
within sight of the village of Dundee. After
practical tests for year and n half the
company pronounces its power success.
One disadvantage was developed in drilling.
and this fault Is that the electricity does
not raise the tools or the baller out of the
well fast enough. But. altogether 1t is said
to offer many advantages over steam power.
1t requires fewer men to operate the wells
on the lense. there are no delays from lack
of fuel. and. during the cold OF last winter.
when other oil properties showed n de
creased production that Of the Bryan
company was at n higher point than during
the summer and fall before.
The silver star., 1897-08-12
couNrRy ROADS.
ates Is Far Dehind European
Countries,

roads in Italy. France, Switz-
nd. Ireland and England are
tn deep foundations and am
for drainage. Finer examples
Skcr's art cannot be found in
les. Scientific construction
btect them, however. II they
Ne constant supervision and
hey are meyer allowed to get
Aker Is always on the ground,
stnntly at work. Whenever
hs Of wear at points where the
lot drain OF rapidly after n
mends the break by filling in
roken flint, supplies of which
the roadside every half mile.
nger as well MS road mender.
the road every day, and re-
hing which Is unsightly. Ow-
|remitting care the road Is al
I'm litter, as well as in perfect
no bitches Mt the sides; there
ruts or pools OF water In the
are neither stones nor stumps
refuse to disHgure the road
Re is n homely sense of tidiness
5ss which Is a source OF delight
| passing over 1t.
knder Is hired to keep his Sec
Ighway In order. If he neglects
bore faithful man is put in his
is n road inspector for every
6he county. and he has control
makers of his section. The in
Eunder the direction OF n sub
large committee of the com
hn expert estimates that forty
Is Is expended annually in the
: on the highways without ma
cement from repairs. II the
3btain better results Mt lower
because the systematic care of
y practical detail of common
Rclent local government. They
|hds because they pay for them
atlon. and insist upon having
) order. With the same pains
american country roads could be
lister to the comfort and pleas
|nd poor alike.
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picked up and carried to the nearest large
city for treatment, instead Of being left to
pass long hours In some wayside station
while awaiting surgical attendance 1t also
enables tho railway companies, at certain
seasons sens or upon special occasions, to trans
sorts. The interior e divided Into. mali,
two small rooms at the end. The, largest
compartment is the hospital proper; 1t con.
tubes 9.a, hung g upon powerful springs. Each
patient lies In front of two little windows,
which may be closed or opened at will. Each
bed is provided with little moveable table
and cord serves to hold all the various
small objects which the patient may need.
The corridor on the outside of the hospital
cham Shamber leads to the linen closet and the
Doctors apartment. In the latter Is a large
cupboard. The upper portion. is used for
drugs; the lower part Is divided into two
smaller compnrtments-one serving ns II case
for surgical instruments, the other MS n re-
ceptac!e for the Doctors folding bed.
:, The hospital compartment is carpeted with
Iinoleum to denden the sound of walking.
Trap doors in the floor. when opened. dis.
close nm ice chest a compartment for disin-
lar. II necessary, n portion Of the hospital
chamber may be transformed into an operat-
ing room for urgent cases.
The silver star., 1897-08-12
Arnusc tn Action

liver. or you will suffer all the
Icidcnt to II prolonged bilious at
bstipation. headaches. dyspepsia,
)gue. sour breath. pain In the
will admonish You OF neglect.
the rccalcltrant organ at once
|etter's Stomach Bltters. and ex-
pit relief. Maiaria. rheumatism.
hplnint, nervousness and debility
lilly removed by the Bitters.
The silver star., 1897-08-12
Cost of Brick.

bricks laid In tbe wal was oriinnri,v racp
oned in Boston at s36 thousand. Now bet
ter bricks, quite well laid. with better
lime and cement, cost here In the wall. SIS
a thousand. Fireproofng processes have been
Of late greatly improved and cheapencd. SO
that an ordinary mercantile building can he
erected. with floors. roof and partitions. all
of iron and concrete, terra Gotta. for 10
to 10 per cent more than 1t would cost with
the cheapest wooden floors.
The silver star., 1897-08-12
Pnpcr relrpi,nnc polcr.

Telegraph and telephone poles are the
latest development in the line of nianufac-
lures from paper. They are made of pulp
in which small amount Of boraX, tallow
and other ingredients are mixed. These are
east In n mould In the form of Il hollow rod
of the desired length. The poles are claimed
to be lighter and stronger than wood. and it
Is said that the weather docs not nifect theLn.
The silver star., 1897-08-12
u..n ito Adver,,semcu,,.,

You will enjoy this publication much bet
ter n you VIII get iDt5 the habit Of reading
the advertisements: they will afford most
interesting study and will put yon In the
way of getting some excellent bargains. Our
advertisers are reliable, they send wLat they
advertise.
The silver star., 1897-08-12
Don't Tobacco Spii and Smoke Your Life AWAY.

70 quit tobacco easily and forever, lie mag.
neilc. full of life, nerve and 3 gvr take NJ
to-Bnc. the wondcr-worker, that makes
Cure guaranteed Booklet and sample free.
Address Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or
New York.
The silver star., 1897-08-12
CURED IN THREE MONTHS.

KnOXVlIIe, TlOga Co, Pa,
bF. j. C. Hoffman, Isabella Bldg, Chi
cago. ILL.,:
Dear Sir:-Your medicine has cured
me of the Morphine Habit in 3 months.
have no desire for the drug. had
taken opiates for more than thirty
(S0) years. l am now mos. 81 years old,
and +, el very grateful for your kind
ness to e.
GARDNER MATTESON.
Care of Mrs. Ben Boom.
The silver star., 1897-08-12
Railway uo.pltal Car.

)orris writes from Client that the
elty in Belgium railroad matters
bitnl car. In the event of Sc
bad Incident. the car may be run
pt. where the wounded may be
The silver star., 1897-08-12

"Ticker, the stock broker. has made lots of
money on the bear side of the market. but
now that times are better he is losing heav
.He's going to a doctcr and get cured Of
his dyspepsia, SO that he may take rosy
view of things"
The silver star., 1897-08-12
a HEALTHY WIFE
is a Husbands Inspiration.

A sickly. half-dead-and-alivc woman,
especially when she is the mother of
family, is a da.nper to all ioYousncss
The silver star., 1897-08-12

IAN men ought to stand by the miners"
"For what reason" Look at the coal we
husbanc5 have handled for no wages ut all.
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..They had telephone at the farm house
where ! was this summer what did
they use 1t fori" .''rhey telephoned to
eggs"
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shall recommend riso's Cure for Con-
sumption far and wlde.-Mrs. Mulligln,
Pluinstcad. Kent. England. Nov. S. 1879
The silver star., 1897-08-12

eve hear n great deal about the English
nobility these days" "Yes. they attract at
tcntion when our American girls marry
them
The silver star., 1897-08-12
Tie Caught two Things.

"Whcrc dia you catch such an awful
cold:' asked the horse editor of the snake
editor.
II thig must hab cod it we'd cod an open
graph.
The silver star., 1897-08-12

feeling of suffocation and alarm, she
must at once regain her strength.
It matters not where she lives, she
can write q letter. Mrs. Pinkham,
of Lynn, Mass, will reply promptly
and without charge. The following
shows the power of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, accom-
panied with Il letter of advice:
=" Dear Mrs. Pinisham:-I have suf-
fered for over two years with falling,
enlargement and liberation of the
womb, and this spring. being in such q
weakened condition, caused me to flow
for nearly six months. Some time
ago. urged by friends, l wrote to You
for advice. After using the treatment
The silver star., 1897-08-12

"sahnrhan residents are always trying to
get other people to move out. tao. ''of
course: the more neiGhbors. the better bor-
rowing flcilities.
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I'm Tn. Vcruu,

Mrs. Wlnslov's Soothing Syrup
For children sotens the gums. ina.
nation ,aays pain, wind collie. rs bottle.
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tIli.'s Ca;ar-h euro
Is taken internally Price. s55c.

"Thcy say the licyrlr has cured wn;rcn of
criticising one anotbcrs Guwiis. .-'fhat's
true: we make fun Of oae anotAtg's bloom.
ers"
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No-To-Bao for FIFTY Cents.

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure makes weak
men strong. blood pure. soc, 81. All druggists
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in the home.
l sometimes
marvel at
the patience
OF some nus
bands.
Ifawonan
finds that
her energies
are tagging
and that
everything
tires her,
her sleep is
disturbed
by horrible
dreams,
and that
she often
wakes sud-
denly in the
night with
The silver star., 1897-08-12
Tho Longest Hr,,,re..

The longest bridge In the world is over
the Tay, in Scotland. which is 1900 meters
9,6o6 feet long: and the next longest is also
In Great Britain, being over the Firth OF
Forth, 2,394 meters, 5,552 feet In length
The following. table gives In meters and in
feet the lengths of the principal bridges in
The silver star., 1897-08-12

To euro CONSTIPATION Forever.
Take Cascarcts Candy Cathartlc IOc or $50.
II c. c. c. fail 70 cure. druggists reiund taoney
The silver star., 1897-08-12
MOTriSOn'S Minin0 RiuhtS sIIss e e
'Hf snEE,,a EH; 5AsS sS.,s MALT TONIC

Is the finest Spring Medicine on the niarket.
Sold by all Druggists. bottled by the c. A.
LAMMERS BOTTLING CO.. Denver. Colo.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-28
CITY NOTES.

Preston Park lodge will be opened
July 1.
About four hundred people were pres
ent at the Veterans excursion to Lake
Ariel Saturday.
Columbus council, No. 49, Young Mems
Institute will hotd an important meeting
this evening in their hall.
Milton J. Sloate and Miss Mary NJ.
Shoemaker. of Madisonville, were mar
ried by Alderman Wright Saturday af-
ternoon.
A young girl named Maggie Calligan
was received at the Lackawanna hos
pltal yesterday from No. 1s Lackawanna
avenue in a dying condition.
Hotel Elmhurst will be conducted this
year under lease from Colonel U. G..
Schoonover by Joseph j. Curt, formerly
proprietor of the Westminster and later
of Curtis dining room, Wyoming ave-
nue..
John Harmon, 73 years of age, died at
the Hillside Home yesterday. He was ad-
mitted to the Home in May, 1896, from
Dunmore. His only known relative was
a son, Bernard, who lived at the cor
ner of Galway and Antrim streets, Dun
more.
Crooks are operating in this region on
the penny-in-tbe-slot weighing ma
chimes. The one at the Delaware and
Hudson station was broken and de-
spoiled of its coppers last week and sim
liar occurrenC es are reported from other
nearby places.
Rev. A. j. Kynett, ID. D., of Philadel-
phia, is announced to speak at the Meth
odist preachers meeting this morning.
While he has been corresponding secre-
tary of the board of church extension
for thirty years, still he is great man
along many lines. He is an author and
has been a prominent candidate for
bishop. His address will be pleasure to
all who attend today.
Four boot-blacks, John Wilson. Frank
Kelley, Frank Slyeski and John Moclus-
ky, were arrested early Saturday morn
ing in a barn in Oakford court owned by
the Scranton Dairy company. Complaint
had been made to the police that the
boys had been using the barn as sleep
ing apartments and the arrest was ac-
cordingly made by Patro.man Watkins
and Gurrell. Theye were discharged by
the mayor Saturday morning,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-28
BOTH SIDES ARE DETERMINED.
Settlement of the south Mill Difficult
tyI as Far OF as Ever.

Operations will not be resumed at
the South mill this morning as antici-
pated. There has been no change in
the situation since Friday, and there Is
no telling when the trouble will be
settled.
General Manager Wehrum says he
has had no conference with the men
and further there is nothing to confer
about. The company after 4ong and
careful consideration, he says, made a
readjustment of the wages and that
readjustment must stand When the
men are ready to go back to work the
mill will start up, he says. The COM
pany, however, has no concessions to
make.
The men on the other hand say they
will not work at the reduced scale of
wages. The "chippers" who were the
first to go out are the most determined
on staying out. They are all young
men and as they live with their par
ents in the majority of cases they are
in position, they claim, to stay out
longer than the company can afford
to keep its mills shut down.
With the opposing sides thus dis
posed it is quite apparent that an ad-
justment may be some distance away.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-28
OUR CHURCH MESSENGER.
Interesting Weekly Paper Of the
Penn Avenue Baptist Church.

"Our Church Messenger" the week.
ly-issued paper of the Penn Avenue
Baptist church, is one of the best ex-
amples of the enterprise of Rev. Jo-
seph X. Dixon, pastor of the church.
The Messenger" is eight pages and
the interesting reading matter is writ
ten'and arranged with refreshing orig
inality.
This weeks number - concerning
Children's day-has on its first page
a suitable illustration and an original
poem, Prayer for the Children"
Among the announcements for this
week are The Christian Endeavor So
ciety will serve supper next Thursday
evening in the lecture room; DR.. Dixon
announces the last in the series of
weekly receptions at the Pastors resi-
dence tomorrow evening and the ex-
cursion of the church to Lake Ariel on
July 13.