crisis passed at . Memphis;
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FLOOD SITUATION MORE HOPE
FUL. , L V
.A Barge and a Steamer Go Through
Crevasses to Rescue Property and
Stock Five Hundred Tents Ship
ped to Memphis for the Use of the
Flood Refugees The River From
Cairo Slowly Falling. .
Memphis, March J 2 1 .Tonight
Ihere are many hopeful features in
the flood situation in the immediate
territory about the city and the offi
cers of the levee boards and river
men are expressing more satisfac
tion with the conditions nor pre
vailing than has been indulged at
ny time since the flood first assum
ed critical proportions, Theguage
tonight shows 39. 7. feet and falling
which is a decline of ,4 since last
night at 6 o'clock, when the water
became stationary on the guage. It
is now believed that the fall .is due
to natural natural. conditions, rather
than to the drainage of water from
the Mississippi by the breaks in the
Arkansas levees to the north. Al
though the fall might have been
slower if these crevasses had not
occured, it is currently believed
that the fall will continue without
check and the crisis is passed. Pre
sident Killough, of the St, Francis
levee board to day succeeded in
sending-a large barge t through the
crevasses at Trice's Landing:, for
the rescue of.fctock and property !at
Marion ,. Ark.' . The steamer Hugo
was dispatched to the crevasse later
with a commission to enter the
flooded territory and render assist
ance to such as might be in need.
Mayor Williams has been notified
"by the government commissary of
fleers at Jeff erscnville, Ind., that
6oo tents were today shipped to.this
city for the shelter of the flood- re
fugees.
'TENTS ORDERED TO MEMPHIS AND
MARION.
Washington. March 21. Secre
tary Root today received telegrams
from the Governors, of Tennessee
and Arkansas in response to his
telegraphic inquiry in the matter of
ients. etc. . in consequence of the
river floods. Governor Frazer , of
Tennessee, telegraphed from Nash
ville as follows: "Please ' send at
once 500 tents to Memphis consign
edto Mayor J. J. Williams. City
of Memphis will pay for transporta
tion." . - : ;
Governor Davis , of ; Arkansas,
telegraphed from Little kock v as 1
follows: ' 'The flood condition
along the Mississippi river in our
State is disiressing. We have no
tents in the army for ; distribution.
Please forward 100 tents to Judge
Derrick, Marion, Ark., for use of
floods sufferers. I pledge the hon
or of t!ie State that the same will be
- carefully cared for and when no
longer needed will be sent free of
charge to Jeffersonville, Irid. Please
rush tents, as the demand is press-
mg."
the worst; over 'at Memphis;-'
Memphis," March 22.- The river
continues to slowly fall at this point
the guage tonight ; registering: 39.6'
feet. The flood conditions are 'be
coming brighter andy is r generally
accepted that the worst is over. Re
ports tonight from the levees; both
uorth and south of -Mempnis, are
that they are holding 1 splendidly
against the enormous presure, " of
water, fEJie railroads west of the
river are nbt yet open 'for' trafficf
but it is .believed trains will be run
ning by Wednesday 1 ext. ? :
. More refugees arrived here today
from the south: and are being 1 aken
care of by the authorities. The
shipment of tents by the govern
ment from Jeffersonville is ; expect
ed to arrive here to-morrow and . a
refugee's camp will be' pitched in
the old circus grounds in the north
eastern part of the " city . All des
titute refugees will be given ample
accommodations. ; The waters are
rapidly subsiding in North - Mem
phis. N .
TWENTY FEET AT NEW ORLEANS.
and an additional foot i :
Expected. -
New Orleans, March 22. The
riyer tonight reach ed th e 20-f ool
stage ana as tae Mempnis wave is
on the way 21 feet will be reached
Saturday, if the levees hold al along
the Louisiana line. Engineer's and
levee boards are confident that they
will hold and' the week will see
more great defensive work. In the
Pontachrain district from New Or
leans to Baton Rouge, less than 20
miles of levee was found below 1 the
highebt standard, and these 'have
been given false crowns ' two feet
high. The only break reported to
day was .on Bayou La Fourche, in
front of Collecter of Internal.' Re-
venue Howell's Haverly plantation.
It is about 150 feel wide. 1
ISSEAQUENA LEVEE GIVES WAYl
Natchez. Miss. v Harch 22. The
levee in Isseaqucii a county, gave
way late today. flooding thousands
ofgacresof cultivated land. The
breaking of this levee will seriously
affect the weakened levee extending
from Duvali's to Chestard, a dis
tance of 4 milf:s, and news- of a
break in that line is momentarily
expected.
Heavy Snow Storm in Missouri -
St Joseph, Mo., March 23 The
heaviest snow storm of the year
began here to day and railway
traffic is greatly impeded. Tele-
graph and telephone ; wires ; are
crippled to-night. The temperatuse
ha been faling slowly. The ' snow
covers the northern part of the
State to a depth of from 6 to 12
inches
ONF OF THE : HEAVIEST ' SNOW
STORMS OF THE YEAR IN KANSAS.
1 Kansas City, March - 22 .Fol
lowing a drop in the temperature
which, began at noon to-day
of .the heaviest snow storms oi the
year is in progress here to night.
The storm-; is accompanied by . a
stiff north ; wind and . is general
over northern ..Missouri and Kan
sas.. At Junction City, n., the
! snow is six inches " deep, - and at
Abilene, Emporia, Atchison and
otherKansas points; there has been
a heavy fall. ' ; -' . 4
The Peabody Fundi ,s
: Raleigh, N: C., March 30 State
Superintentendent i Joyner'J. today,
wrote a letter to each of the . .other
southern states and to the Peabodjr
fund trustees, containing the reso
lutions adopted at the recent ses
sion of the legislature . urging that
the Peabody fund be divided among
the southern states. .
THE'. O i B AN TEE AT Y TANGLE.
ow ;;a.ppara ?. rooaoie mat a
New Treaty. Will Have to be Drawn
The Opposition, ia.the Cuban
- L 5 wer House Stronger than in tho
Senate--"- "1
. Washington, ; March 21. The
defects in the Cuban treaty indica
ted in yesterday' s press dispatches
were discussed at the State Depart
ment today; by Secretary . HayJ and
a number, of . Senators, : , including
Chairman'i Cullom, of the . Senate
committee' of . foreign relations.
There was no disposition to mini
mize the extent of the complica
tions,, and in fact fresh , ones - were
developed d 11 ring the conferences.
It was pointed out by one : Senator
that the provision that this treaty
shall not take effect until the same
shall have been approved by the
Congress, required such action, not
only cn the part of our own . Con
gress, but by. the Cuban Congress
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as well, and this it would perhaps
be difficult. to secure, for the oppo
sition is much stronger in the :Cu
ban lower house than in the Senate.
Some of the Senators who called,
bluntly stated that the treaty would
surely be defeated if it again came
before the-United States; Congress.
The officials of the State Depart
ment have not yet given up hope of
being! able to strengthen - out the
tangle, but it appears more proba
ble' today, tan. eye.r'-- thatca - new
treaty, will Ve required. "' ' '1
HIGH OFFICIALS : IN TROUBLE.
Charged of Fraudulent Practices
Lodged With the President.
Washington, D. -C. S er io u s
charges have been filed with Presi
dent Roosevelt against a practicing
attorney-at-law, who f o rinely was
an official of the , P.ost Office De
partment. The charges, which in
volve certain present officials of the
Department, are of such a nature
that ?t this time they cannot be
disclosed.' ' .
JThe charges were placed in the
hands of the " President by T. C.
Campbell, ah attorney - of Cincin
nati, representing one or more of
the big turf ' investments concerns
about which recently there . has
been many scandals. It' is under
stood that ; the burden - of ! the
charges is that the former official
involved receivd , a large sum of
money from the 6. turf investment
concerns for preparing an opinion
declaring, the scheme; of the in
vestment for a promise -: of certain
protection to be gfiven . the compa
nies by officials; When k the matter
was- brousrht to the Jresment's
attention - he regarded it"' as: so
serious ths t he ordered " ah : imme
diate and " . searching investigation
to be made. 11 those cognizant ' of
the : facts are : extremely,; reticent,
but:it is known, that the President
has declared that by ; no means will
be left untried to developJ:he facts
and to punish - the guilty, if the
guilt of any v official is - shown by
the investigation. . -' ,; -' ... ,
. Working Overtime . t ' :
. . - - - -
. Eight hour Jaw are:; ignored by
those tireless, little workers Dr.
King's New Life Pills. Mil Hods are
always at -wons; y nignu , ana - uay,
curing . Indigestion, Billiousness,
Constipation: Sick Head&che and al
Stomach, Liver and Bowell troubles.
Easy, pleasant, safe, sure. Only 25c
at' Morns Drug Store,
' Legislative', Appropriations. '
Annual appropriation lor school
for- Deaf Mutes, 42,500 . Tefi;uiar,
$5,000 .special: School for White
Blind arid for. Negro ; Deaf- Mutes
and Blind, $60,000 regular, $10,000
special ; State Hospital ; for 'Raleigh ,
$75,000 ( regular $12,000 '.'Bpewal;
Westem;Hospital, $125,000 regular
f 4,760 special; ;Orimmal Insane;
$5000 regular; , Soldiers' -c Home
$13,000 regular V "$2,4Q0 special;
State j,TJniversityi $3 7,530 regular;
$7,500 special; - tlallowhee ; High
Schodl, ,$2,000, regular, , ; $2,000
special; State -'Normal andlndus
trial College, $40,000 regular;1, $7.
000 special; Agricultural and Me
chanical;0ollege 'at Raleigh $10,000
regular, arid $10,000 if rom thegri
cultural Department's revenues,
said Board of Agriculture to also
provide out of the fertilizer, tax
fund not over $12,000 annually j to
complete1 building and , $68,788 is
appropriated out of . the Treasury
to pay the debt riow existing; and
afer, the passage of this act " the
scholarship of this college are lim
i ted to one to each member of the
House of Representatives and j to
more; Agricultural and Mechanical
College for Negroes at Greensboro
$7,500 ' regular, , and & other apr
propriations are r eio k'e d. Ool.
Olds..-, " '
. $100 Dr. DetcliuVs Anti-Dieure-H
may be worth,tb you more lthan
$100 if you 'have a child : who B0iIs
beddjrig;from!tincoritinenc6;pf;cfater
during sleep. Oures old arid 'oyoung
alike, It arrests the trouble at.once
$1. Sold, by W. R. Hambrick & 06,
Druggists, jioxboro, N C, :
Strongest in the World..
"WAIT UNTIL
' : . ;- . . T . v.:...,
MY DEBTS l
ARE PAID"
A man may be perfectly ' Solvent
when he dies ' . ;
AF sets twice or four tim e s his lia
bilities , ' '
But without ready cash to; meet
the persistent demands for prompt
payment the estate has to be sacri
ficed, and widow and orphans are
left penniless ; '. . ' v . :
The man who is in debt is " the
very man who most needs the pro
tection of life assurance
The proceeds of ah Equitable
policy have saved many an estate
irom bankruptcy.
' THF, EQUITABLE ,
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY;
Write for free pamphlets. ;:
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- tons SVs to 12 cents a yard. Printed lawns 36 inches Hvide
r :10 to 2Y2 cent's a yard. Silkolines 36 inches wide 10 to 15c.
- v; a yard. Dotted andstriped white Swisses 36 inches -wide 10
to 15c a vard.v- Lace net 10 to 25c a yard. Scrim 5 to 10c a
"yard. ; Xacedtrtains $1 to $5 apair. 5 feet curtain poles 20 c
eacn witn Drass luiurcs auu,ot wnu wuuu. ww.M.to t
white,,cherry ,or oak, with fixtures 12 cents each.
You can't afford to buy draperies .without seeing . our line.
" White counterpanes 90c to ?2, 25 i , ;
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Drills
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Black ct Brand iertiiizers. ,
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Groceries.
thi& is bur line, and
tiis is what we study.
Our aiin is to at . all
times keep ,,snch:1 a
i i j
; line 01 groceries uuu
confectioneries that
will suit bur trade.
When you want
. , The Tery best : Flour;
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; : Groceries,1 come Ito us
arid we will serve you
prompt, and will - al
: ways guarantee prices
If you can'trcome just ,
; I phone us and your
: order ;:will haT.e
prompt attention.
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Successor to W. J. lohnsbn & Co
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And get it Promptly. ;
There will be no, slighting of
the matter from" the time" you
send your order ,to us until the
goods'arejn your home. , -
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Every grocery order-is welcome,
f and every custonier is treated as
well aawe can -treat him.. 1
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