The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11
ARMED SENTRIES.
They Are PatroIling the Leyees
of the Mississippi.
Annual Flood Experience Is Be-
Ing Repeated.
BIG SACKS OF SAND.
Are Being Piled Up to Keep
Back the Water.
Dangerous Condition From Gin
cinnati to New Orleans.


nleHl'iiiS' -eiiii'' Nisiieil - 1 iiH Niis-
slsslppl river IS rising steadily at TINS
point, the gauge this morning making
35.2 feet. This is a rise of $40 of a foot
IL, the past u hours Tt is believed that
&, -, : 30 -. +.
tllV iAFeA WIN ieach q iiialh u % lcSt Q
Memph1s- reports from mississippi ana
Arkansas today indicate that the grav-
est apprehension prevails regarding the
food e5t,,afior, r., eso,,,e ,7fstric+e armed
.s+,.sass .a,,i.Ss- la-- IN
77iie1 - a l''ei oiAias LIZ
streahs ana rivers IN Arkansas are
overlooking. In North Memphis the
Hood has already bee774, enerosc7ire at
certain noints and i win take h,,+ a few
:1- i.s-,..3,,,o
eiie ~ ~ 0aie~i = = = ~ 1851
at many OF the iufnpef industries IN LnaL
section. At Greenl3W and Second streets
the hack waters have reached the lat
81. +l,or,,,e,,f,,.o .,,,7 +l,, 1,.,,-.,,te of
- ? -
- a9iil7 ii'ase 'esia COM l'eAieu - nee u
higher ground
The steamer Georgia Lee arrived from
/ cairo tas7a.z and raJ,o,ts a4t Ia ane7i,,s,s r.,
II i, ,,,,t,,-5s,5 ,..,,dj+ia,, The
ei, f,,e 9,r,, +lle
11 ? 7aS l = 0 = E 80 = elAA ~ -
:. = - s. 80
7i,i, F - ~
ine sacks If sand nd other s1lnn.Iies 10
~ ,,e a. ,,s l1
W. 49,, - q 45+ -
necessa4z saie5 Csantsin Tl1cas If the
I engineer corns
+ Tav7 cl,1aa1e z5arob II Tho ,i,7ar is
/ ,isins ve,.V slowly The canoe tofav
71arI7e7 ia . ,,iss Of onlx 0ne7tantI7 II,
4 tne mast 4,asf u ho1lrs The stage is
+ StilI . foo+ 7Yr7da,. tI7a RECORD The T,,asf
1,Y7fo9.+,1nafe conditia7, At 1,Tasent l. the
corfin,1anee ,e rai.9V- x,-sss,f5saI. r,l9is Is
l7avriy,ee fI7e effect f -oFfetsi7,ey The lIyaes
ana Al Tsonisiana is rfa1-insr for ! re-
mr., ,f s7,neEjna esiv b115,l5Tsd ,,ae13 are
IT work frr5s5--7 ~ Vye,.;r57e ,,f;3,te aeIx
irsr 1s-sal 9,r,;,5tss mr., 70 isi : +I,e 7i7e ~
e,5,,s ~ ,,a,,te yFSl1a.,es,,5e - s.,,- -.
ssa5,d .5ve baj,or l7;e4,-ib,,4.a ,loae~ +be
- ~ a5; - = 4 :. -. 7
cellenf condition and able ~ stand .
nS1lTb eg7saesfa,. s44a5n +han +be,1 bax,e
t51Ys far fesn st5h5ertaa - sf-be Trn5fed
esfstse e,.Sr;,,ae,,. ,9459fs,Je Iosy-e ,1S,isel{
f5eir c-G75s, yl;tE he a,4fIorif5
1T oarr5rire1 an tbe f5srbt apsinst the
5ood AIl The iavae to1,sss. 1f ffs sts+e
,ex h, ssid - he i, ~evti7,,9c,,e saor,
and every foof If tl7e 1avee IN ffe 1i5eT
and an lis tributaries is unrer s,5rveiI-
lance.
f1fTcin7,att March 1.-THE river. her,
has heen S4afionarN at 4o9 since q
O'clock The zgea+be, i eIot,d[- and
tcoaler rrhe 1oeal forecast lf5ieia7 eos
~ +.s,.a IN 1.,-- 49, - ft@ 49,
,T7Sursfav n ,.ar,Iirae 5,o7,+ < feef 4
3,s. - no +a,.ieI ,9i+,1,b,,,e ~ 80,
- Tr-I,s o,,+lr,1,11 -, II +l,e+ +l,e,o iii
be no disaetre,1e fs0od
L., iIIs Hr.,.1 ~ r-,,-;,7 49,, l l.
siet = e4i,,e - ~, ,.e
ts+3o.. 49, ,.-ss+ i; - ee+ 5a -
f4 - - = :. 5S
a3 1850 la ~ Ielsif7 = : - 78Tl''i
q siialleS 10 p y ~ eiiS ~ 9 ~
dood a13d lose IF life is faara9 Trar,oa1.,
a' li2o " lSl.9 ~ 80 7I,,1s 80 So f..l =,
sto9et Aioalll liloH "a q lieu Lle.lL u
llas5il -. Y go 13-el4-a49 ei
so0as alla s nvessogh, 81 ,,so, ,.o,.,, +o,,s.,e