Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-21
TELEGRAPH NEWS.


inches Wire and railroad communi
cation is almost completely stopped
Not single passenger train arrived
on time this morning and many were
annulled.
Excepting the Santa Fe, no west
bound road is using its own track The
Rock Island, Union Pacific. Missouri
Pacific Burlington and Chicago x Al
ton are working under maEeshift ar
range 1ents. To the south the Katy
and Frisco are running slowly by indi
rect routes. Passenger traffic has new
CT been impedod as mucn here since
the great flood of 1893. There is nc
danger OF a food, although the rail
road tracks at many places are sub
merged.
Both the Missouri and Kaw rivers
are far below the danger line.
The president OF the local Fedora
lion of Labor said today: There are
ten thousand Idle laborers in Kansas
City. The rains have caused them a
loss of a quarter of million dollars
in wages this month. They have been
able to put in only two whole days
and parts OF three other days this
month. owing TO the rains.
TOPEKA, Kas., Sept 1S.-condi-
tions here are serious today It is
raining in torrents, although the
storm is now centered in Norman.
kas. Heavy rains are reported all
about and all the creeks, rivers and
waterways for fifty miles are on a ram
page. The people in the lowlands are
in much peril this morning and rail
way traffic today is entirely demoral.
lied because of the numerous wash
outs.
Topeka, Sept. lS,-The rain Sunday
and today has brought the total pre-
cipitation since Friday to over six
inches. The Kaw river is falling
steadily here and up stream and no
danger from floods IS anticipated The
Union Pacific is using its line to Man
haitian today but the bridge over Sol
dier creek is ont Of service. The San
ia Fe is running on all its lines The
Rock Island is making slow headway.
SEDALIA, Mo, Sept. ls.--The old
est inhabitants can not recall rain
such as has fallen here in the past
few days. No mail train has arrived
from the east since Saturday night.
Ii will be 4S hours before relief
comes The main lines of the Mis-
souri, Pacific, KATY, Rock Island AMI
Waha n are ont of service. besides the
big bridge at Otterville The Wabash
has lost a mile of track The Katy
line has gone out near Clifton City,
Mo.
LAWRENCE. kas.. Sept. 1S.-Three
inches of rain fell during the night
The Unien Pacific tracks are washed
out again.
CHANUTE. Kas., Sept 1S.-Tne
highest water the Santa Fe ever ex
perienced on the Southern Kansas di-
vision prevails on account of the re-
cent steady. heavy rains. In the de.
pot at Madison the water is three feet
deep. At Burlington the tracks are
submerged two feet. At Hilltop the
tracks are three feet under water.
Trains on the Emporia branch are
indefinitely suspended on account of
tremendous hail storm accompanied
by rain. Great damage is done to
crops. Every stream in Coffey, Green
wood, Lyon, Neosho, Allen. Wilson
Montgomery. Labelle. Woodson and
Elk counties are rising rapidly.
The Neosho river was bank fun hero
with flood water yet to come. At In
dependence the Verdigris river is ris-
ing foot an hour No rains are re.
ported south of the state line.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. Sept. 1S.-A rise
of ten feet in twenty-four hours was
registered in the Mississippi river
here. Passenger traffic is demoral-
lied.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Sept. 1s.-
The Moreau and Usage rivers are on
. the greatest rampages ever known
Three bridges across the Moreau in
this county have gone The Missouri
Pacific bridge across the Usage is in
danger the farmers have been al
yised to move from the lowlands.
KANSAS CITY, Sept f9.-Fair
weather prevails Throughout this sec.
tion today, and the rivers are falling
rapidly. The railroads are resuming
service.
ST. LOUIS, Sept l9-The Missis-
sippi river reached the 27-foot stage
today. 1t is not believed that the
danger line, 30 feet, will be reached,
The damage to live stock and farm
products along the Missouri river bot
toms by high water is estimated al
two million dollars.
SEDALIA. Mo, Sept. 19.-The Katy
road has established communication
over its lines north and east this
morning The lines to the south are
still broken. The waters are receding
rapidly.
DENVER. Sept. 1S.-The packers
trust, 1t is understood. is negotiating
for the purchase of the two Denver
packing plants and the Denver stock
yards. If the deal is carried out it
will involve at least S3,5000O It
probably will be consummated. If so
stockmen and commission men declare
that it will mean the closing of all
the Denver plants.
The packers trust consists of the
Nalson Morr{g comnany the Armour