The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-21

and the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
railroad backwater has spread all over
the roadbed for several hundred yards
north and south. and the tracks Will be
raised a foot or more In the hope OF
keeping open communication to the south.
Officials of the Fifth Louisiana district
board report that there were no develop
ments on their side of the river today.
Situation at Natchez.
Natchez, Miss, March 20.-J L. Roun-
II ee editor of the Concordia- Vidalia Cen
tennial, states that Hon. j. P. Pagan,
president of the police jury of Concordia
parish. has issued a call for meeting
of the police jury of the parish to take
place In vidalia next Monday, March %,
to consider the matter of appointing
guards for the protection of the levees in
the parish and to take any additional
measures for their protection as may
appear to be necessary and proper.
The chief source of apprehension over
the Sycamore levee is that the sipage and
rain water on the inside has not been
drained off sufficiently, though 1t was
generally reported that this work had
been successfully performed
Capt II. S. Douglas of the United States
engineer corps, acting under direction of
Capt c.. E. Browell, who has charge
vicksburg He says there is a very large
force at work on the Sycamore levee. He
will sent 120 wheebarrows. shovels and
the usual high water paraphernalia to the
different levees between here and Lake
Concordia, La.
Lumber is now a scarce article, but two
car loads will be shipped to Lake Con-
cordia tomorrow.
The weather today was cloudy with
light showers this afternoon. The river
is 1885 feet, rise of three -tenths in "a
hours, and 4.s5 above the danger line.
New Record at New Orleans.
New Orleans. March 20.-At noon today
the gauge read 1877 feet, which makes
the record for high water. BY night IL
had returned to 1876, but instead of de-
cline. higher water Is sure to come. The
levee line from Baton Rouge down is
still intact and in fine condition. None
of the railroads out of New Orleans are
experiencing any trouble. Whatever
anxiety existed has passed owing to the
work done during the past few days of
favorable weather, but vigilance is main-
tanned and large forces of men are kept
constantly at work all along the line
from Vicksburg to the gulf.
Levee Giving Way.
vicksburg, Miss, March 2O-A special
to the Herald from Monroe, La, says:
II. R. Speed, secretary of the Tensas
levee board, has received the following
message from a member OF the board at
Lake Village, Ark:
LELAND levee in critical condition and
spur caving badly. Have large force at
work on it."
Leland levee is on the Arkansas side
nearly opposite Greenville. A crevasse
there would enter the Tensas basin
through Bayou Mason, and inundate a
large portion of the Fifth Louisiana dis
trict.
Tracks viii Be Raised.
Little Rock, March 20.-It was an
nounced at the office Of General Superin-
tendent Tyler of the Iron Mountain rail-
road tonight that their track near Blan-
ton would be raised above the foods Nv
Saturday afternoon and that the first
train since Tuesday from Arkansas would
probably go into Memphis arriving not
later than Sunday morning. If this is
done the Choctaw and probably the Fris-
co will detour over that line into Mem
phis.
Situation In Louisiana.
Alexandria, La, March 20.-Assistant
State Engineer Frank M. Kerr arrived
here yesterday evening after a tour of
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