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Show FLOOD TAKING HEAVY TOLL. 1 two H fldred Persons Reported Drowned In Bolivar County, Mississippi, Missis-sippi, by Flood Swept Section. Jack ' n, Miss. Reports reached here Saturday that 200 persons have been drowned in liollvar county. Miss., by the flood that swept through that section, when the river dikes broke rear Iiculah. liollvar county Is covered with water and efforts to verify ten reports are meeting with many obstacles. The reports declare many white pi sons were swept away by the de'uge. Governor Brewer Is advised .there are 0,000 refugees In camp at Cleveland Cleve-land and that the supply of food will last less than twenty-four hours. |