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around them. Yet that Is one Of the
chief aims pursued b. the prison au-
fhoriiies Of The Old World. Only the
other day the Belgian papers con
tanned a graphic description OF the as
toniShmeni manifested by an aged
murderer ardoned after completing
forty years Of his life sentence. when
he bcheld bicycles. electric lighis.
electric tramways and railroad stat
lions.
O'Donovan Rossa In giving his ex-
perIence lately. shows up its tortures.
and depicts his six years Incarceration
as a political offender as a season OF
horror and suffering He claims that
when English jailers know that pris-
oner * hostile to the government. they
proceed To '','ivilize" him into obedi-
ence or entire quiet. Under this sys-
TEN men have been .'farved into weak
ness until the skin and bones rotted.
choked. rrampled. le' ed on and beat
en on every possibl occasion. An
instance l. known where n captive was
pur in the BLACK hole" cell. naked.
No bed clothes were given him. Four
wardens threw him down on the cold.
damp cell floor and one Of them step
ping back. ran at the victim. leaped
in the air and came down with both
knees on the PROSTATE mans chest.
1t is an absolute fact that English
iailers are given TO understand that
Irish political prisoners are TO be
forced TO submit to continual torment
and indigniiy. For instance. a pris-
oner must polish his water can every
day. At . o'clock the warden will tell
him It is not bright enough; TO polish
10 again. lie will call him from din
ner 10 repeat the pr. cess. and. II he
fancies. the me Ling will happen
every hour until far into the night
In the same way prisoners are forced
TO scrub a cell four snd five times a
day. though they may be weak from
exhaustion. faint with hunger.
In Chatham Prise prisoner
hands were fastened behind him FOL
thirty-fve days. At meal times his
hands were brought around to the
front and the handouts again placed
on the wrists In making this change
the wardens would press the hand
cuffs into the wrists and pinch IN,
arms until they drew blood. A public
investigation will probably follow thu
complaints made by victims OF sucl
cruelty. From the disclosures OF man
acled men who have tossed for week
in cells. infested with mosquitoes. il
absolute solitude. living solely on brea'
aud water, and daily mistreated.
ness are so common in English polit
teal prisons.
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All on Account OF a Rooster.

4 rooster near Lima. Pa. the other
day created no end Of trouble for
wheelman. While Prof. Frank f. IVES
sells was speeding along on his wheel
the rooster flew out at him. The at
tack was so sudden and the professor
was so taken by surprise that he was
thrown from his wheel against the
sence His wheel was damaged. his
eyeglasses were broken and one Of his
ribs was fractured. II is said that the
professor will sue the owner OF the
rooster for damages.
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No girl whose hair is naturally curly
should complain Of ker environments.
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NIGHT. OF the ordinary
convict is terribly hard. and the papers
have teemed with details Of the sui
ferings OF DR. Gallagher, the dyna-
inter- who recently went mad in an
English prison. There are fifty odd
large prisons in England. and in each
one the same routine * followed. They
are all under the control Of the Home
Secretary, and one set Of rules does for
all.
At o'clock every week day morn
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home. This is done under military
rule. Then some of the convicts WASH
the cells, others sweep the pavemeniS
until they glisten. while all are watch
ed by armed guards. \ biz hell sum
mons the prisoners 10 work. Men
hurry to the treadmills. the cranks'
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carpets are woven. shoemakers nus
Tie at their work. oakum pickers hui'!
" duty. Al II o'clock the prisoners are
marched In long files. lockstep taslil'"'
:" exercising yards. In each yaru i
rope with knots about fifteen iee'
apart so that 100 prisoners can ger on
we rope at time. Each file grasps
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pericnce Of this
convict. however.
Is not likely to re-
seinble that Of
those who have re-
Gently showa up
some OF the hor-
rors OF British
home penal instl-
tutions. As a
first class" in
IN a tie Jameson
VIII practically he
a boarder. will
have "A complete
rest from mental
and physical IA
tlgne. and. being a
rich man, will be
awarded courteous
and humane treat
ment. Contrasted
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when had finished one dozen bottles
was cured completely and am as well as
ever. / now weigh I7o.'
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the rope and then ut brisk PAGES for
hfleen minutes whirl round In cir
Gle. All Of the prisoners. with the OK
ception of the ''iirst-claSs' have 10
work. although the work may not ac-
complish anything. For instance. the
treamlll or treadwheel Is NOT par.
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years Of his life sentence inquired
after rarnell. any was absolutely ~
norant Of the DEAN Of the great Irish
leader Il is almost impossible 10
.onc,.ive the fac, that men living in
civilized country can be so complete
iv cut on from the outer world as to
nossess no lnkllns Of what Is going on
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Ing the officers hurry from cell TO cell
10 open each narrow dwelling. the
prisoner hurrics for a tub of wafer.
with which he cleans out his little
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IT. HE sentencing Of DR.. Jameson.
the Transvaal flibustcr. 10 the
Il Norwood Scrubbe Jail for nf-
teen months has awakened universal
interest In English prisons. The ex-
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ticularly useful machine. except to keep
prisoners employed when there Is moth
ing else for them 10 do.
Each tread wheel or mill is so con
structed that If necessary twenty-four
men can be employed upon it at time.
The mill is divided into twenty-four
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w n EAT.

Make money by successful speculation In
Chicago. We buy and sell wheat there OF mar
gins. Fortunes have been made on a small b.
ginning by trading in futures Write for full
particulars. Best OF reference given. several
yenu experience on the Chicago Board OF
Trade aud a thorough knowledge OF the bust
ness. Downing, Hopkins CO., Chicago Board
Of Trade Brokers. Ofices In Portland oregon
and Spokane Wash.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-31

itself in representatives hall, and in
the gathering was goodly representa-
ton of the fair sex. The crowd was di-
.V1ded about evenly between Hastings
and Anoka, and the stirring speeches
made by the leaders cf each faction
were enthusiastically cheered, despite
the vigorous rapping for order by
Speaker Jones.
on the speakers platform with him
sat ex-Speaker VIM. E. Lee, while
among the spectators were ex-Gov.
Hubbard, Ell Torrance, p E. Winston.
Capt. S. r. Van SAINT Prof. Phelps.
Howard S. Abbott and many other
Well-known people. The ladies were
interested spectators; and the legisla-
tor who rose to speak on either side
OF the fight who was not inspired or
repaid by the energetic clapping of
gloved hands could hardly be said To
nave done justice to the occasion. AL
though 2:30 was the hour set. it was
scarcely l o'clock before the aisles
and members chairs were pre-empted
by friends Of either side, and even the
press table in the corner was fairly
besieged by the onlookers.
The vote taken, while a victory for
Anoka as against Hastings, was re-
garded as rather a hollow one in every
sense, and leaves the matter in this
shape that the state has not now de-
cided whether it needs a fourth hosni
tai for the insane or not The Hast
lngs people, who have worked hard
and faithfully to secure the needed
seVenty-six votes, were justified in the
pellef that victory would perch on their
STANDARD, as the record shows but
Where eleven new votes were secured
70 the Hastings column from those who
were either absent before or voted for
Anoka, there were ten men who stood
py Hastings on the first occasion who
either voted for Anoka yesterday or
were absent. 1t was mostly a case
OF de1ect, however, for there were but
TWO absentees, Severance, a HASTINGS
man, and Paddy Vail, who has not
voted on the matter on either occa-
SION. The men Hastings gained YES
terday were Messrs. Basford Froslee
Gilbertson, Goar, Henderson, Lea
Lloyd, Mcneil, Martin, Scribner and
Wood, while the men who abandoned
Hastings were Bergley, Dahl. DALI
Drommerhausen, Jameson, johnson
Kraker, Mclean, Olds and Severance
This leaves net gain of but one
vote, as stated. The leaders Of Hast
ings' fight took the defeat philoscph
ically. after putting forth their hest
efforts and leaving no stone unturned
to secure the necessary vote.
The Anokans went wild with enthu-
siasm when the result was announced.
90 # was some minutes before order
was restored.
The house, as stated, was filed to
suffecation when Speaker Jones raped
for order and asked that quiet be pre-
served, the better to transact the busi-
ness Of the house.
Mr. StockwelPs motion that speeches
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trouble is being caused by the water
backing up over the low land through
the culverts at the lower end of the
hats near the stone yards. During
times of low water these cuIverts serve
as drain for the flats, but whenever
the river rises the service that they
perform is the direct opposite.
AT McMillan's packing house. near
the upper end of the flats, quite a. lit
tie trouble has been experienced from
the water flowing into the Easements.
and a force of men were busy all day
yesterday carrying the contents to a
place of safety.
Across the river from the upper flats
and near the south end of the Omaha
bridge, several families were compelled
to make hasty exit this morning. but
all got safely out of their homes. In
some cases the household effects were
taken to the upper stories of the hous-
es, but majority of the people had
sufficient time to get their possessions
to houses on the higher ground.
At o'clock last night the govern
ment gauge at the foot of Jackson
street registered 1871 feet, an increase
during the day of A of a foot and an
increase since o'clock Monday night
OF 20 feet. Observer Lyons is at a
loss for reason for the sudden rise
Of the river. He says that there is
no apparent explanation for it except
the fact that the northern SHOWS are
melting before the usual time. and he
does not think that this would cause
such sudden increase He was of the
opinion last night that the rise had
been caused by the breaking of a gorge
farther up the river, releasing a large
volume OF water that had been held
behind it.
The water at s o'clock last night was
but g Of foot from the danger mark
and was steadily rising.
At midnight last night the gauge
registered 1873, having increased in
tour hours 2 of foot. With that rate
OF increase the danger point will be
reached by noon today.
The scene on both the upper and
west side flats was one of activity.
Men were parOling the shores of the
river with lanterns watching the blac
waters as they rushed by while in
the houses the women and children
neld themselves in readiness to vacate
hat dwellers watched the steady rise
OF the water with anxious faces. reali-
z1ng that if it continued they wouIu ue
compelled to abandon their houses.
They did not seem to greatly fear the
gradual increase, but were fearful that
the waters would come with a rush as
they did on Monday night and they
would not have time to take their be-
lCngings to place of safety.
The river at Minneapolis is gradually
rising, the water having risen more
than two feet during the twenty-fou
! hours ending last evening There is an
ice jam up the river from the Flour
City and when that breaks the water
will go with a rush. Fears are enter
tanned that Bassett creek will go on a
rampage this year as in 1892. 1t is
probable, however, that the gradual
melting of snow and ice will prevent
this.
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break is like mighty crescent with
ROsedale Greenvllle, Gunnison and
many other small towns between the
arc and its chord, which is the River
side division of the Yazoo & Mississippi
Valley railroad. This road strikes the
river at the north break, but from there
the river swings to the west, and above
Greenville, turns again toward the east,
striking the north and south line OF
the railroad at Wayside, the point of
the lower break. The water from the
upper, or Perthshire, crevasse has al,
ready cut through the railroad and is
tearing through the plantations to the
south. At the middle crevasse the
floods from the north have also Joined
forces with these waters and together
they are inundating the country south
ward. The upper waters will reach the
lower crevaSSe. tonight and the united
water from three flood gates will rush
over the country and finally be thrown
back into the main river at the mouth
of the Yazoo, a few miles north Of
Vicksburg
Back thirty to fifty miles from the
river run a number of lateral streams
Yazoo. The whole territory from the
main river east to these streams will
be for the most part under water In
forty-eight hours. The region marked
for destruction Is probably a hundred
miles long and from twenty to thirty
five miles wide. The country is as fer
tile as a northern garden.
Greenville is in great danger. The
water front from the middle break will
partially flood that town. If the levee
in front of Greenville should break, no
man can conceive what the loss to life
and property would be- Railroad COM
munication has already been cut in two
places, and before tomorrow night the
Georgia Pacific road, running east from
Greenville, may be flooded.
Probably 10000 people are working
with a desperation born of despair 20
save their homes and property. The
whole machinery Of the state and the
Illinois Central railroad is being
brought into play. 1t is currently re-
ported tonight that the levee in front
of Laconia Circle Ark, has broken. If
this should be true, and most probably
is correct, 10000 acres of fertile cotton
land will be flooded by morning.
The news reached Memphis through
a telegram from Capt. NJ. Cheek, of the
steamer Kate Adams, that at an early
hcurt his morning, supposedly between
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The river was the center of attraction
all day yesterday. The bridges were
the entire day, while all up and down
the banks on both sides small groups
Of people could be seen viewing the
rushing waters with anxious faces and
talking of the high waters of past
years, and wondering if the present
spring would bring a repetition of the
desOlation and destruction that had
been wrought in those years. Many of
the men who made up the groups have
been residents of the river banks and
flats for years, some were even there
in 1881, when the river reached the
highest point ever known, and they
realize more than any one else what
high water means.
The situation was most serious yes
terday on the West side flats, and the
Polander flats about half a mile be-
low State street. The water last night
was within foot of a vast majority
of the houses on the Polander flats
and within two feet of nearly all the
houses on the West side. Many fam
lilies moved out of their homes Monday.
and express wagons could be seen all
day yesterday carting household effects
from the shanties and huts along the
river front to empty houses on higher
ground. A great majority of the peo-
pie, however. are still in their homes
because they are too poor to secure
quarters elsewhere, or have no money
with which to pay the expenses of
moving. One thing was noticeable
among this latter class yesterday. Nine
out of ten Of them were busy all day
with their boats, painting and caIking
them.
The back water from the river has
been forced up Tennessee street almost
to State street, and the lower ware
houses of the st. CroiX Lumber COM
pany are entirely surrounded, with the
exception of a small strip of land run
ming down from State street. The situ-
alton here is, however, not near so
IL,
for the land that is covered with water
is very low, while the ground surround
ing it, on which the majority of the
houses are built, is at least four feet
from the level of the water One fam
lily, living in a house boat at the foot
of State street, came to st. Paul to
spend the night Monday, and returned
yesterday morning to find their home
half submerged in the water and their
effects almost ruined. This was the
only case that could be found where
the people have suffered any material
damage.
The warehouses and large blocks
along the river front between the Jack
along the river front are eX-
periencing some trouble with the
water that is seeping into their base
ments, and many of them had large
forces of men busy yesterday convey
ing the contents Of the Easements to
the floors above. No serious damage
is looked for here, as the water will
have to raise several feet before it will
flow directly into the Easements.
The situation on the upper flats on
this side of the river, while it is as
suming serious proportions, is still far
from the danger point to the vast ma
jority of the fiat dwellers, and with but
few exceptions they do not seem to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-31
TWENTY VICTIMS OF CYCLONE.
The ToUnof Chandler, Oklahoma, Practically Wiped
Out of Existence by Furious Winds.

is carried on under greatest difficulties
The telephone Office was carried away
and at 10 o'clock tonight, a telephone
was connected with the wire two miles
away and a message was sent for as
slstance. Up to that time, Mr. and Mrs.
Woodman, Mrs. Henry Mitchell, Mrs.
Thomas Smith, Attorney John Dawson
and two unknown persons had been
found dead, and fully $50 people were
known to be badly injured. Mrs.
Emery Foster and baby are thought to
be fatally hurt
Chandler is built on a hill in thick
timber, and the mass of torn trees and
wrecked houses makes 1t impossible to
reach the, injured in the dark. On
every side can be heard groans and
cries for help, and the scene is indie
scr1bable. A large number of physicians
and other citizens have left Guthrie
for the scene with surgical instruments,
drugs and other supplies.
A later message states that a large
number of people known to have been
IN business buildings are missing. and
it is feared they are dead under the
ruins. The true state of affairs cannot
be learned until daylight
KANSAS CITY, March 30-Reports
received here indicate that the cyclone
which destroyed the town of Chandler,
Okla, tonight also passed across the
state OF Kansas, though in less de-
structive force.
Florence, Kan, reports a severe wind
storm between and o'clock that
unroofed a portion of the Santa Fe
round house blew down several wooden
buildings and blew box cars from the
track.
Great Bend reports a very heavy
wind accompanied by hail and rain.
Wichita experienced the heaviest rain
pXnpriPnPp6 fhprn
wind and hail
Barton reports a very heavy wind,
which wrecked several small buildings
and blew cars from the tracks. Tele-
graph service throughout the state is
badly crippled
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think that there is any occasion for
alarm. Several families have been
compelled to vacate their homes, but in
nearly every case the houses were built
on the extreme low land back of the
levee. The most trouble has been ex-
perienced about the center of the flats.
At that point two or three houses are
entirely surrounded by water, but their
owners have heen gone from them for
several days. The level of the river is
still between four and five feet below
the lowest points in the levee, and the
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pany found it necessary to shut down
its mill today the water in the lake
having overf1owed the floors of the en-
gine room. At present the lake regis
teIs only two feet less than it did DUR
ing the high water of last spring, and
rivermen and lumbermen unite in the
assertion that it will go much higher,
basing their opinion upon the fact that
much SNOW remains along its tribu-
tarieS. If the rise continues it will noe
be long before the city is forced to
start its steam pump on the levee 20
keep the water from backing into the
sewers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-31
The Down River Town Gained Eleven and Lost
Ten of It's Supporters After the Bill
Was Passed
Hall of Representatives Crowded by Friends OF
Both OF the Towns Interested Heated But
DispassiOnate Debate on the
Action of the Governor.

The house failed yesterday, after a
pretty contest, to give the Hastings
appropriation bill enough votes to pass
it over the veto of Gov. Clough, there
being but sixty eight affirmative votes
or a gain of one over the last vote talk
en-, when 1t was necessary to have
seVenty-six in order to successfully
disregard the veto.
The matter came up as a special or
der at 2:3O in the presence of as large
crowd as has ever forced places for
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-31
BULLETIN OF
THE ST. PRUI lobe.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 81, 1897.
Weather for Today.
threatening, With Showers,

PAGE 1.
mississippi Nearing Danger Line.
Exciting Scenes on the Flats.
Hastings Loses Hospital Fight.
Size of Greater New York.
Levees Break in the South.
Greeks Massing Their Troops.
PAGE 2.
William Dawson Jr. Indicted.
Young Woman Commits Suicide.
Report of Banking Committee.
PAGE 3.
News of minneapolis.
House to Vote on Tariff Today.
RetrOactiOn in Tariff Law.
Editorial.
Sensational Suicide at Brainerd.
The Douglas Bill Punctured.
PAGE 8.
POttgieser's Judgeship Bill.
Hastings Fight Not YET Ended.
PAGE 9.
Bar Silver, 81 Use.
Cash Wheat in Chicago, 20 3-4c.
Stocks Strong and Higher.
Western Passenger Association.
PAGE Z.
Colts Shut Out the MilIers.
Mitchell Would Fight FitzsimmOns
News of the Railways.
PAGE 3.
Sfraefs I'm Rad COndifIOn
An Agreement on Garbage.
"A Delicious State Farm Mutton.
Social News of st. Paul.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-31
ICE BREAKING UP.
The Water in Lake ST. CrOix Is Ris-
ing Rapidly.

Special to the Globe.
SALTWATER, Mimi, March 30-The
ice in Lake st. Croix began breaking
up today, and the lake is now free of
ice from the ST. Croix boom to the
islands, some distance above the pom
toon bridge A few days more of warm
weather will cause the ice to disappear
entirely. The water in the lake con-
tinues to rise. and the most rapid rate
was evidenced yesterday morning, when
it was ascertained that an increase of
almost a foot had occurred during the
night. The Saltwater Feed Mill com
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-31
EVENTS TODAY.

Met-My Friend From India, 2.3O, ,S.15.
Gd-shadOws of Great City, ,2.3O,S.15
CapitOI-LegisIatur 10.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-31

Gov. Mounts, Of Indiana, says he Will
not give positions to steady drinkers
he thus strikes about rs per cent OF
the Indiana politicians off his list at
one move Of the pen.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-31

A new crime is bulletined from Mon
tana. The secretary of the senate has
been indicted for losing a bill on the
last night Of the session of the legis-
lature.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-31

The people of st. Louis are buying
eggs at the rate of three dozen for a
quarter. They will no doubt lay up
some for the spring election.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-31

Both Anoka and Hastings have been
insane with joy in the past few weeks,
but the fact remains that neither will
get the fourth hospital for the in
sane.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-31

The people Of Europe can now watch
the Greeks hurl 'warlike enthusiasm
against the big battalions of infantry
and heavy batteries of artillery of the
T11l.lrc