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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02
Eight Hundred People Driven
Out by the Flood.
WEST ST. PAUL SUFFERS MOST
Police Spend the Day Helping Some of the People to Get Out
of Their Houses Shelter for Them Provided at
the Old Humboldt School Building.

has already been caused by the food
breaks, the current Of the river will
be thrown directly on the flats, and il
is more than likely that many of the
houses will be swept away.
The situation on the West side and
Polander flats was decidedly threaten
ing. The area embraced between Ten
nessee street and Robertson and We'll
land avenues was a perfect sea- About
the only land in sight was along por-
tions of Alabama and Fillmore streets
A force of police officers in charge of
Sergeant Ryan was busy all day Wis
1ting the houses in the flooded dis
trict, assisting them to move out. if
they had no money, and compelling
them to seek safety, where they had
means Of their own.
In many instances the sights wit
messed by the officers was appalling
At No. 80 Water street they found the
FAMILY of Amel Polasky imprisoned in
little one-story dwelling with be-
tween three and four feet of water on
the moor. There were several children.
ranging in age from one to ten wears.
ana the Wife, who is a cripple and un-
aole to help herself in the least. When
the officers arrived they found the
1amlIy perched on barrels and tables,
and just as Sergeant Ryan stepped into
the house one Of the smaller children
1el into the water from the table OF,
which 1t was seated and would un-
doubtedly have been drowned but for
the timely appearance of the officers,
The husband and father was absent at
the time trying to secure a boat in
which he could convey his family to a
place of safety. They were absolutely
destitute and SO were assisted by the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02
ORDERED. 70 MOVE.
Families or individuals Warned by
the Police.

thC OfAces
The police department. was still engaged
yesterday in the work of notifying the Oc-
cupants Of houses endangered by the flood
majority Of cases a first warning has been
sufficient, and the people have already va
Gated their pertlous abodes or are engaged
IN doing so as fast as possible but some Of
the more ignorant ones are stubborn and
refuse to make any change. These will be
taken in hand, and seven against their own
will, removed to places of safety The fol-
lowing named residents of the flats have been
notified 10 move themselves and families,
where they have families:
On the North Bank-Alartin Gushek
Charles Palmer, Andrew Holquist, John Rob-
erts, Lucas Oremann, Michael Stainer,
Michael Schmidt, John Kafka, Joe Urban,
Robert Trans, Joseph Saaer, August Fenton
CasuHion Rumasha, Besa Desu, Savoa Cal
lili, Joseph Mucha Mrs. Patrick Murphy
Mrs. A. Acker, Leopard Caprelli, Sebrea
Barbea, Michael Vicheska, Michael Schitt,
Anthony Wart, Thomas Hams, Joe Dedadoro
Joe Sauer Frank James, James Savera
Joe Gray, Nicora Junetta. Mike Pardo, Pat
Martin, Joe Janetti, Louis Ritchie Alem
Palumbo, Nick Mcusky, Josie Gdeskey ia
cob Anderson, John Larson, Alexander Olson
Edward Kovolsky. Joseph Cook. Louis Stan
ziona, Ange-o Paumbo, Joseph Kaskilla, John
Palombo, Levataria Dedaria, Vindella Del
monde, Joseph Deimende, Tony Vindette,
Baien Jarentzwosky, Joseph Kuska, John
Schiller, Tony Rich, George RungroTas, Hen
Davis. Mrs. Peter sO'Toole, Ole Anderson
John Laylnsky. Mrs. @Bunetsky. John Faber,
Adolph Hegetd. Frank Trenter, Theodore
Schwartz, Leopold Kiefer.
On James Street-Andrew Svilchik, Albert
Aatkercy, Tony Young. I'D Corbett, Peter
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02
MARCH WEATHER REVIEW,
1t Was an Unusual Month in Some
RespectS.

Respects.
Observer Lyons review Of the weather, as
observed at St. Paul and vicinity during the
month Just ended shows that II was about 2
degrees cooler than the average of the last
twenty-six corresponding months while the
precipitation-rain and melted snow was
1.54 inches in excess of the average for the
same period. The review says:
THE average March temperature for ST.
Paul is II degrees; last months mean was "a
degrees; 1t was warmer than the correspond
Ing month of 1883: slightly warmer than that
of 1875, 1890 and 1898; 1T just eQualed that Of
1874, 1876. 1877, 1883 and 1884, but was slightly
to decidedly cooler than any one of the rest
from 1870 to date. The warmest March since
then was In 1878, when the mean temperature
was "A.
Highest and lowest temperature regis
tered last month was so degrees on the 30th
and degrees below zero Ga the 14th.
THE average precipitation is 1.54 inches
rain and melted snow that gave 2.95 inches
fell last month; the snow that fell, IL unmelted
ing to 0.1 inch or more fell on 12 DAYS; there
were clear far and II cloudy days; the
average cloudiness, on scale of to 10, was
6.3. The month in question failed most re-
markably to sustain its reputation for blus-
terinesS and wind. There was not a sign of
high wind until yesterday, when the maxi
mum velocity, northeast, thirty miles an
hour, registered for fve minutes, re-
corded; total wind movement during the
northwest.
OISiSHIuS CUHLinueu Without interruption
from the beginning of the year until the 18th
OF March; very favorable conditions for
sleighing were had as early as Nov. 10 Of
last year and continued, but with frequent
interruptions, to the commencement of this
year 1t is doubtful if a longer or more
favorable period for travel runners has
been experienced here during any other time.
The Mississippi river discharged an enormous
amount of water during the month as com
pared with the corresponding one of last
year and in fact for many preceding years;
the ice moved out of it on the 27th: IT COM
menced rising about the 18th, when the
gauge reading was estimated at 2.5 feet; by
the end Of the month it rose above the
danger line IA feet and continues ris-
ing; at this time last year there was not
water enough to float small steamboat in
most Of the river. and the gauge reading
showed only OF of foot.
The mean temperature for the three
months ending March 81 was ia degrees
the average for those three months is 17.8
so the winter was but a trife colder than
usual but the accumulation of snow made
quite different impression and it was
thought that the winter one of unusual
severity. There the decided excess
though in precipitation of 2.70 inches: Gil
inches, most Of which was the product OF
melted snow. fell, while the average for the
three months for the last twenty-seven years
is only AL inches
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

without means to remove to places Of
safety and who had to be moved be-
cause they were in absolute danger
In nearly every instance there were
more than seven children in each CT
the families. Not more than a dozen
families remained in their homes in
the more dangerous sections of the
fats last night, and a close watch Is
being kept on all blythe officers. OF
those remaining none will have to
move unless the water rises two feet
higher than it is at present. About $50
families, aggregating more than 800
people, have been compelled to vacate
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02
RELIEF FROM THE CITY.
Mayor DOran Authorized to Use
81 900 on the Homeless

Mayor Doran, Aid. Bell and Kaldunski
Assemblymen Craig. Albrecht and Reardon
members of the committee from the council
having in charge the fund for the unem-
ployed, held meeting yesterday afternoon.
Mayor Doran stated that the committee had
been called to~consider the question OF de-
voting the remaining balance of the $40 600
fund for the relief OF the residents who had
been rendered homeless from the high water
Assemblyman Craig raised the point that
under the charter. no part of the city funds
could be used In charitable work. The mayor
thought the point not well taken, as in this
case 1t apparent that the people must be
provided for. According to his estimate 800
persons had been rendered homeless by the
water driving them from their homes, and
something should be done to that they
Continued on Second Page.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02
Binding Snow Added to High
Water in South Dakota.
ABERDEEN is NOW VERY WET.
OneThird of the City Submerged Feet of Wafer
in the Main Street at WeStport-All Railway
Communication Practically Shut Off.

Special to the Globe.
ABERDEEN, S. D., April 1.-Fullv
one-third of the business and residence
section of Aberdeen is under water.
Railroad communication, although the
city has three systems of road. is en-
t1rely cut off. Anything approaching
the present state of affairs has never
been known before here. AS the water
continued to rise steadily today. the
prospect is a gloomy one indeed. The
fire in every steam heating and furnace
plant in the city has been put out. The
Western Union telegraph operators and
a score or more of business and pro-
fessional men have been forced from
their offices. The loss in merchandise
from flooded Easements and cellars will
run into thousands, and would have
been much heavier but for the precau-
tions taken. The Foot and Moccasin
creeks, insignificant streams usually,
are swollen and extended until they
are mile wide in some parts. In the
heart Of the city, sidewalks and loose
property of considerable value has been
swept away. Many of the best resi-
dences are flooded above the first floor
and not a few have been deserted. At
Westport, in this county, the people
are living and carrying on their busi-
ness in second stories. The principal
street Of the place is under four feet Of
water. A six-inch further raise will
put the flood into the main street Of
Aberdeen.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

Minnehaha county alone so far
amount to $4,000. At Huron the Jim
river is above the record high water
of 1881. None of this flood has reach
ed YanktOn yet.
HURON, S. D., April There have
been twenty four hours of continuous
rain here and over this part of the
state, and the Jim river exceeded the
high water mark of 81 the highest
known, and is still rising. Much wreck
age in the stream is an indication Of
the loss of bridges and buildings.
Water is running into the windows OF
the Chicago & Northwestern pump
house and Is within a few inches of
the doors of many buildings under the
bluff Conditions are becoming more
and more serious as the rain descends
and the water rises. Some stock has
been drowned. One man lost three
horses and five COWS; others from
three to five head each. Railway
bridges here are safe and ice gOrges
are kept broken. All wagon bridges
are wrecked or entirely swept away.
No trains have gone west or north TO-
day. but south bound trains are oper-
ated without much difficulty. Trans
fers on the east line are being made at
De Smet
BROOKINGS, S. D., April 1.-The
Sioux fats are flooded and while no loss
is yet reported farmers are surrounded
by water. One man who came across
the river last night had to swim his
horses. The heavy rain Of the last
twenty hours has now turned to blind
ing snow storm.
VERMILLION, S. D., April las
near as can be learned about thirty
bridges have been swept away by the
high water in this county. The loss is
estimated to be SIS, 600. No iron bridges
were taken out There is scarcely a
wooden bridge left in the county The
county bridge building fund is pretty
low and only those bridges that are
absolutely necessary for traffic will be
rebuilt this spring.
REDFIELD. S. D., April 1.-The situ-
alton in the flooded districts has grown
materially worse since last night. Not
train has moved on either the Mil
Waukee or Northwestern systems in
central South Dakota, and no attempt
to run trains will be made for several
days.
YANKTON, S. D., April IA heavy
rain prevailed here all night. The riv-
ers are still higher than yesterday and
railroad men are watching the Jim river
bridges with anxiety.
DEADwoOD. S. D., April The
soft weather has swollen the Belle
Fourche river and its tributaries that
1t is about impossible to cross them.
All the streams are gorged with ice,
and at the town Of Belle Fourche an
ice gorge extends for ten miles up the
river and threatens the town and sur
rounding country with a disastrous
food. An attempt was made to break
the gorge this afternoon with dyna-
mite, but without success. The Elkhorn
railroad bridge across the river has
been carried out;:- bottom lands have
| been flooded and considerable dam
Cortinued ON Third Page.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

Fellender, Tony Wadaneck, Mrs. Zalunsky,
Adolph Kunze. Joseph Siepold. William Lu-
lezick, Frank Eder, Frank Nagie, Charles
Belki, Adam Danlovski Frank Swatz Jo-
seph Hevelick, John Weiss, Gottfried Eicheon,
Andrew Schwartz, Mike Urbanski.
At Delaney's Stock Yards-Frank Etter,
John Sperling Mrs. Urban, Frank Sloma.
Under the High Bridge-Otto Eckael Joe
Belaria, William Mindlund, Frank Knozak.
Mrs. F. Kohout, near McMillans packing
house; James Cogan, 1S0 Chestnut street,
have also been notified
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

Having passed bill making the tar
IF retroactive, let the house of repre-
sentatives proceed TO pass a bill MAX
Ing the salaries of its members retro
active One would be just as good law
and sense as the other
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

Greater New York is Dragging be-
cause it has nine times as many peo-
pie as Vermont What does this sig
Nifty? Most of the people born in Ver-
mont in the past fifty years have NOV
ed over to New York.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02
RIVER KEEPS RISING.

Now Two Feet Above the
Danger Line Unemployed
Funds to Be Used in Caring
for the Homeless Trouble
at the South St. Paul
Stock Yards Large Num-
Der of Sheep Are Removed
to a Place of Safety.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

Senator Allen, Of Nebraska, has brok-
en- loose before the tariff bill reaches
the senate He talked Tuesday OH the
unconstitutionality of protection. His
address will be continued at odd
periods throughout the summer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02
BULLETIN OF
TIE ST. PHUI Gil OBE.
FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1897.
Weather for Today
Fair, Easter1y Winds.

PAGE L.
Situation I'm Local Flood.
Flood and Blizzard in Northwest.
Aberdeen Well Under Water.
Red River a Monster Lake.
PAGE 2.
New Union Depot Loop Ordinance.
Era of Low Prices.
DR.. A B. Ancker Reelected.
Powers Investigators Divided.
PAGE 3.
Minneapolis Matters.
Mill City Flood Again Rises.
Rtvera's Case Up in the Senate.
Treaty Amended to Death.
Greece Ready for Fight.
PAGE 4.
EDITORIAL.
Cyclone Added to Arkansas Flood.
PAGE s.
Senate Passes Wyman Bank Bill.
Work of the Legislature.
Report on Soldiers Home Inquiry.
Objections to ReappOrtfOnment.
PAGE 9.
Coal Stocks Lower.
Bar silver, 62c.
Cash Wheat in Chicago, 50 3-4c.
PAGE Z.
Minnesota Has a Centennrian.
News of the NOrthwest.
Wants of the People.
DaIzeII Defends the Tariff.
PAGE 8.
Minnesota Bank Litigation.
Court Routine.
ROndO Line Extension.
Society Gossip of the Day.
River Navigation Begins.
Railway News.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02
EVENTS TODAY.

Met-O'NeiII in Hamlet, S.15.
Grand-shadOws of a Great City, S.15.
CapftOI-LegisIature 10.
Market HaII-Benedt Unemployed, 8.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

do not prove that he is insane. Many
a man has forgotten that he owed an
other, even refusing to remember after
his attention is called to the matter
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

The house proposes TO make the Ding
ley tariff bill go into effect April 1. The
tariff law will not go into effect, how
ever, until the senate passes it, and
the senate is as deliberate as a con-
vention of messenger boys.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS.

NEW YORK-Arrived: Majestic, Liverpool;
Nordland, Antwerp; Lain, Bremen. Sailed:
Spaarndam, Rotterdam; Stuttgart, Bremen.
QUEENSTOWN-Sailed Germanic, Liver
pool for New York.
GENOA-Sailed: Werra, New York.
LONDON-Sailed Massachusetts, for New
York.
for New York.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

Mr. L. P. Hunt, of Minnesota, can
congratulate Mr.. Frank w. Palmer, Of
Illinois, as public printer, as he reflects
that 1t is better to have run and lost
than never to have run at all.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

Margaretha Vesialowska has just
died in Milwaukee at the age of 108
years Think of anybody having to
wear a name like that for over half Of
los years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

Special to the Globe.
FAULKTON, S. d. {, April 1.-The
heavy flood reported yesterday is rag
ing in the Nixon river valley, increased
in volume during the night. The St.
Paul railway bridge at this place is
giving away before the ice gorge and
bids fair to follow the wagon bridge
down stream. This cuts off all COM
munication with this place by rail. A
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

When the Republicans get through
tanning measures through congress,
the people will have an inning and put
them where their jamming days will
be over.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

noon and IS full a mile wide in places,
The Milwaukee road is shut off from
reaching here on it's east line The
Omaha road is in as equally a bad fix,
as 200 feet of approach to the bridge on
the west side and 100 on the east are
doomed and will go out with the f1ooL
tonight. The river is expected to rise
higher tomorrow when the big flood
gets down from the north. Fully Two
and a half inches Of rain fell yes-er-
day and last night.
SIOUX FALLS, s. D., April big
Sioux river Is higher than ever known,
and it is still rising. Lake Kampeska,
in which the river has its source, has
risen five feet and is still rising. AT
Castlewood the valley and Iowlands
are flooded. At Brookings the same
condition exists. At Egan the water
is gradually rising. Much fear is ex-
pressed as the flood from the north is
still to come. Damages to bridges in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

If the legislature will kill bills at the
rate of twenty a day for the next
twenty days, all else will be forgiven.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

If there is no objection, a motion
might be put to permit the coal dealer
TO begin his summer vacation now.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

DIR. Parkhurst has taken to the bicy-
Gle. Mrs. Charlotte Smith may as we'll
take to the woods
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

Gen. Weyler talks of curing Gen.
Rivera's wounds and then shooting
him. That will be nice.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

bridge is reported out on the Chicago &
Northwestern line, a few miles east of
here. Yesterdays heavy rain has
changed to a binding snow storm from
the northeast today.
Special to the Globe.
PIERRE, S. D, April 1.-Since Tues
day two and a half inches Of rain and
wet snow have fallen here, with
temperature ranging from 36 to As and
a strong northeast wind 1t is one Of
the kind of storms which stockmen
dread as 1t will be very severe on their
cattle and calves and will cause severe
losses. The river has risen four feet,
but no ice is coming down, which would
indicate that it is yet holding or gorg-
ed above here. There have been no
trains in here since Monday and wires
have been down most of the time. A
bad washout is reported at Canning,
east Of here The bridge across Bad
river at Fort Pierre is reported in bad
shape and likely to go down at any
time.
Special to the Globe
WATERFOWL, S. D., April Geo
Ncggles, a Hveryman, attempted to
cross the Sioux river and was swept
away, and the horses Wcra drowned
and Noggles was terribly bruised. The
river has risen rapidly today and is
now overfiowing the banks.
MITCHELL, S. D., April 1.-Ov:l
1900 feet Of the Milwaukee roads track
two miles east Of here was washed out
this morning, leaving the bridge IN
tact, but in danger of being
carried away The Jim river has risen
fully three feet since yesterday after
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

The president made another large
batch of appointments yesterday. And
still Minnesota is not recognized.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

The river is conducting a sort Of
''wide-open" administration itself, Mr..
Doran.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

Mr.. Robert Fitzsimmons cannot hear
Mr.. Charles Mitchell. For which the
public should return thanks.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

The size of the check which fits the
Easter bonnet is no smaller this year
than usual.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

Spain should do something to concil-
late Senator Morgan. He is liable at
any minute to declare war.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

A lie is a lie whether 1t is a political
lie, social lie or a business lie
Dwight L. Moody.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

The wind at least always does It's
own blowing
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

Several Of those who were fooled
were everyday fools.