The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-20
WOMEN SUFFRAGISTS
 MEET IN NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans, March 19.-The National woman's Suffrage association began its annual convention this afternoon with Mrs. Carre Chapman Catt presiding. The business session was devoted to ap- pointing committees.
 The headquarters of the association were changed from New York to Wa ren, O., where Mrs. Harriet Taylor Up- ton, the rational treasurer, will direct the work with Miss Elizabeth Hauser, as office secretary. This will enable Mrs Catt, the president, and Miss Gordoa. the secretary to retain their offices for a year without the cares of routine work. A committee consisting of Miss Ida Boyer consequently the task has been aban- doned, for the present, at least.
 It is also reported that live stock there Is being well cared for and food is sui hcient All passengers from the water bound trains across the river were brought to the city today. No repairs have been made in the washed-out tracks and no forecast can be made as to when traffic may be resumed to the west. The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroad has resumed through operations over ita own line to New Orleans from Lake View, a transfer boat having been put in service between this city and that point There were no startling developments in the flood situation in the Memphis dis trict today and all conditions are gradu- ally assuming a more favorable attitude except along the levees In Arkansas north of the break at Trices Landing. Several critical points exist in that sec ton and other breaks may occur The of hraa hac but little from the overflow and abun- dant dry land still remains there. A break would. however, cause much sui fering and loss of property.
 Tonight Mayor J. J. Williams sent the following telegram to Secretary of War Elihu Root:
 "Refugees from overfowed districts fiocking to Memphis and need shelter badly. Can you furnish us with several hundred tents!'
 Crest Not In Sight.
 yicksburg, Miss, March 19.-With all previous high water marks already passed at several points between Vicks- burg and Greenville, the crest of the rise is not in sight, and anxiety for the safety of the levees guarding the Yazoo delta grows greater. Several weak places have appeared on the entertainments along the lSSaQQena, BOlVdT ana 0dSHiii6 toA county fronts, notably at Duvalfs, Malon's and Moores landings, and grave fears are entertained that the worst is yet to come. The long strain Is beginning to tell on the fiood-fighters. and a majority of the levee engineers and officers are on the point of collapse. having been on con- tinuous duty for a week pasy
 The levee at Eleon, near Lake Provi- dence on the lake side, which was re- ported last night as being in great dan ger, is still intact. but the river is stead fly creeping toward the crown. and the situation Is reported as being extremely critical.
 J. T. Mcclellan, president of the Fifth Louisiana levee board, reached here this afternoon. having travelled by horseback from Vidalfa. He reports that the entire system south of this city is in the pink of condition, Sycamore levee having been strengthened and brought up to the grade.
 The river here rose two-tenths between a. m. and p. m., the gauge tonight registering 497. The United States snae boat Florence, with bargeIoad of sacks. lumber, barrows and skiffs left for the fourth district this afternoon.
 Natchez. Miss, March 19.-Alderman