Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-06-02

Word was brought to police head,
quarters this morning that a number
OF men were looting houses in the east
bottoms. They had improyiged RATS
made from boards, and by propelTinq
them with poles were making their
way into the houses through the sec.
ond story windows As soon as this
word was received by Chief of Police
Hayes, he ordered a detachment Of
officers to the place with strict orders
that If the story was found to be true
the thieves should be shot down AT
once.
At II o'clock today the weather bu.
reau issued the following:
There probably win be little change
in the river conditions at Kansas City
during the next IA hours. Slight huc..
tuations mean but little in the wav of
relief SO long as weather conditional
remain unsettled. A storm area isy
central in the middle Mississippi val.
ley, from which the west has not yetA
emerged, and the threatened develop.
ment OF another storm area In thes
southwest carries no assurance of inn
mediate relief
Light to moderate rains have fallen
In the Kaw and middle and lower
Missouri valleys in the past 4S hours,
and rain is falling over the greater
part of Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and
Nebraska this morning.
Railway Traffic Completely Blocked.
Never in the history of the west has
there been a more complete prostra-
tion of railway traffic than exists now
west, south and north Of Kansas City.
The approaches to the bridge of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul at
Sheffield, 10 miles west of Kansas
City, went down this morning. al !
though the bridge is intact and. Ia high
enough to stand any possible stage
of water
The Santa Fe bridge at sibley. 2S
miles from here, Is the only structure
Of the kind still standing. Unless the
water blocks the tracks leading to It
this line will manage to keep up the
service to Chicago. At the offices
Of the Santa Fe it was stated this
morning that one train had left for
the west going over the Missouri Pa
cifc tracks to Paola, Kan, thence to
Ottawa and then on to California. AT
the Missouri Pacific this was denied,
the statement being made that no
trains had gone over their line today
The Wabash announced this morning
that they would have train east ut
10 o'clock but as this train was expect
ed to leave over the Milwaukee bridge.
the Wabash hopes were blasted and
that line Is for the time being. cut OF
business.
Trains Are Abandoned.
The Union Pacific has abandoned all
efforts to run trains west and an
nounced that 1t would be fortunate IL
is was able to run trains into Topeka
inside of two weeks.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
ran a train out for Chicago at $3.50
this morning. 1t carried a number of
st. Louis passengers, who will make
connections. at some points on the
line. Another train over this road
came in from Chicago during the fore
noon. No trains went west. The
Burlington is using the Santa Fe's
tracks cut of the station at Twenty
second street and Grand avenue to
Buckl1n. The Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Is running the usual number OF
trains but not from the city. The
present terminus is at Rosedale.
Rock Island officials reported absO.
luteiy no traffic in any direction. The
Frisco, according to an official. is 'try-
ing to work trains out of Rosedale."
The prospect of success is doubtful.
The Alton ran trains out Of Inde-
pendence, Mo, last night with Kan
sas City passengers, The AIton's To-
cal force of d1spatohers is at Indepen-