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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-05
THE FEMALE STRANGER.

oludio OOl dukOl 0loNO III OU
Paul's cemetery, in the suburbs of tia
quaint old city; the grave of a strange
young lady who came there and died
years ago, leaving no name or clue BY
which the history of the beautiful un
known could be traced. Her grave has
ever been regarded as one of the pro
fund curiosities of the vicinity of the
National Capital and has been visited
every year by crowds of interested
sight-seers.
Published by Request
''THE FEMALE STRANGER"
So long ago that the date has escaped
me,
There came one day to town in Vir.
ginia,
Ga the Potomac, that famous river,
a lady, nameless, strange and mysteri.
GUS.
a glorious woman of marvellous beauty
With dark featured face, Creole or Gu
ban.
Doubtless the daughter of noble ances
try,
G Gsntle in all things-a most complete
woman.
Modest and cultured, and faultless her
features,
Rounded and perfect with physical
graces,
Ripe in the fulness and bloom of her
beauty,
Aud mature in the wealth of voluptu
GUS charms.
Her large Spanish eyes were dreamy
aud liquid,
There long sllken lashes as dark as the
night,
Her brow was fair as the spotless mag.
nolia,
Her cheeks wore the tints of the shells
of the sea.
Her beautiful lips told by her fulness,
fold by their breathing and passiona'e e
carmine,
The sky of her soul love once bad
lighted
Then fed as star that falls from it's
heaven.
To look in her face was to be fascinated
Yet to be panied with something about
it
AS the poems you read in the books Of
romance,
As dream, song, vision long van
ished.
She came one day in the noon of the
summer,
Came in ship slowly up from the
waters,
Came as flower by the sea drifted in
ward
A soft light flashed from sources un'
known.
Alone did she die and was secretly
buried
And over her grave shaft was erected
.'To the memory of the Female Strang
er."
And from that day no tongue has re-
lated
The depths of romance that dwell ir
her story.
Her grave has for long years been un
frequented.
O'ergrowth with moss AID mold o
the ages.
On her tomb these strange words en-
graved;
From Pope, l believe, the verses were
quoted.
Verses which only endeepen the mys
terry.
Now erased almost by times dull fin
gers.
"How cherished, how valued once
ayails thee not
By whom beloved, nor by whom be
got
A heap of dust alone remains of thee:
IT'S ali thou art aud all the proud shall
be-"
Who knows the fate of this teautifu
creature?
What tragic secrets are sleeping ther
with her?
What passions swept over her woman
ly soul
Whist sorrows were hers? What joy
had she tasted?
o whence did she come like the faires
Of mortals,
Had she name-a home-what is he
story?
parbaps from realms in the distant
blue ocean.
From Yuscurian Valley, or Spanist
Honduras
She was banished, or else did sh
wander
From shores where chips are freighte
with opals.
From isles OF the Indies or land c
Ranesth palmetto groves and sol
summer skies
Where scent of blossoms and Hover
freshest
Where tropical trees with spices al
Where the air is balm twice lade
with fragrance
And birds sing their aoftesS anu s"se'
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officers to a place of safety on Eva
street where they will remain until
they can be provided for.
At No. 90 Water street Stainish Wis
nesky and his wife were found in a lit
tie room that had been built on the roof
of their house. The man is fairly well
off for fiat dweller and is the owner
of several head of stock. When the Of
f1cers arrived, his wife was begging
him to allow her to go to the home of
neighbOr, but he was lOath to leave his
possessions and insisted that she re-
main in the house with him. He was
compelled to leave the house and told
that, as he had money, he must stay
in safe place himself and pay some
one to get his stock out If he so de-
sired. The last thing the officers heard
when they left him was that he in
tended to sleep in his home last night
and If his stock drowned he would
drown with them.
This is only one Of the many in
stances that the officers found where
the people, through ignorance or stub
bOrnness, could not be made to realize
their danger. During the day the of
ficers found seven families that were
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02

their homes since the flood began. On
the upper flats the number of flood
victims greatly overreaches this fig
ure.
The drift wood in the river came
very near causing the death of one
man yesterday morning. His name is
Moses Bartrand and he has been a
familiar figure on the West side flats
for many years. He spends most Of
his time on the river gathering drift
wood, and, attracted by the immense
amount that was af1oat yesterday
morning, he ventured too far out into
the swiftly moving current and his
boat was driven against one of the
piers Of the Robert street bridge, caus-
Ing 1t to capsiZe. He managed to Sc
cure a hold on a small log and kept
his head above water until he attract
ed the attention of two men named
Ben De Mars and William Pruno. who
were out on the river in boat They
pulled the old man aboard and took
him to his home at State and Fillmore
streets.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02
ORDERED, 70 MOVE.
Families or individuals Warned by
the Police.

The police department. was still engaged
yesterday in the work Of notifying the oc-
cupants of houses endangered by the flood
to move to quarters on higher ground In
majority OF cases a first warning has been
sufficient, and the people have already va
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 even against their own
Will removed 10 places of safety. The fol-
lowing named residents of the fats have been
notified 10 move themselves and families,
where they have families:
On the North Bank-Martin 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
1lli, Joseph Mucha.- Mrs. Patrick Murphy
Mrs. A. Acker, Leopard CapreIH, 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 Janett, Louis Ritchie Alem
Walter, John Ludwig. Tony Palumbo, Frank
Paiumbo, Nick Mcusky, Josie Gieskey, ia
cob Anderson, John Larson, Alexander Olson
Edward Kovolsky. Joseph Cook. Louis Stan
ztona, Angs.o Palumbo. Joseph Kaskilla, John
Palombo, LeTataria Dedaria, Vindella Del
monde, Joseph Delnende. Tony Vindette.
Schiller, Tony Rich, George Rungrovas, Hen
~ Furschner, William Ludwig, Mrs H.
Davis. Mrs. Peter so'Toole, Ole Anderson
John Lavinsky, Mrs. sBunetsky, John Faber
Adolph Hegetti. Frank Trenter Theodore
Schwartz, Leopold Kiefer.
On James Stree.-Andrew Svilchik, Albert
Aatkercy. Tony Young. ed Corbett Peter
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 Water
in the Main Street at Westport-Al 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-
tirely 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 few have been deserted. At
Westport, in this county, the people
are living and carrying on their bust
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
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
ing of their homes, but, if the Ievea
breaks, the current of the river will
be thrown directly on the flats, and Il
is more than likely that many Of tht
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 Wei
land avenues was perfect sea- About
the only land in sight was along por-
lions 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
a 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-
able to help herself in the least. When
the officers arrived they found the
FAMILY perched on barrels and tables,
and just as Sergeant Ryan stepped into
the house one of the smaller children
fell into the water from the table on
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 al
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 bv the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02
MARCH WEATHER REVIEW,
1T Was an Unusual Month in Some
Respects.

Observer Lyons review of the weather, as
observed at St. Paul and vicinity during the
month just ended, shows that II was about 8
degrees cooler than the average of the last
precipitation-rain and melted snow was
l54 inches in excess of the average for the
same period. The review says:
The average March temperature for ST.
Paul is n degrees; last months mean was "a
degrees; it was warmer than the correspond
ing month OF 1888; slightly warmer than that
1874. 1876. 1877 1883 and 1891, 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 60 degrees on the 30th
and degrees below zero On the 18th
The average precipitation is 1.54 inches;
rain and melted snow that gave 1856 inches
fell last month; the snow that fell unmeled
measured ISL inches. Snow or rain amount
ing to Oh inch or more fell on II days; there
were clear, fair and II cloudy days; the
average cloudiness on a scale of to TO- was
6.3. The month in question failed most re-
markedly to sustain it's reputation for blus-
ter1ness and wind. There was not a sign of
high wind until yesterday, when the maxi
mum velocity, northeast. thirty miles an
corded; total wind movement during the
month, 6,034 miles; prevailing direction,
northwest.
'Sleighing continued without interruption
Of March; very favorable conditions for
sleighing were had 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 on runners has
been experienced here during any other tine.
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 the 9th: II COM
menced rising about the 18th, when the
gauge reading estimated at 2.5 feet; by
the end Of the month it rose above the
danger line or IA feet, and continues ris-
ing; at this time last year there was not
water enough to float a small steamboat in
most Of the river and the gauge reading
showed only OF Of a foot.
The mean temperature for the three
months ending March 81 was ia degrees;
the average for those three months is 49,
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 was one of unusual
severity. There the decided excess
though In precipitation OF 270 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"
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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
flats last night, and a close watch is
being kept on all by the 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 KaIdunski,
Assemblymen Craig, Albrecht and Reardon,
members Of the committee from the council
having in charge the fund for the unem-
ployed held a 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 it apparent that the people must be
provided for According to his estimate 500
persons had been rendered homeless by the
water driving them from their homes, and
something should be done to see that they
Continued on Second Page.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02
ST. PAUL's PLIGHT YESTERDAY.

Fellender, Tony Wadaneck, Mrs Zalunsky
Adolph Kunze, Joseph Siepold, William Lu-
lezlck, Frank Elder, Frank Maggie, Charles
Belk Adam Danlovski, Frank Swat. 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 McMiIlan's packing
house; James Cogan, $50 Chestnut street,
have also been notified
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 tWentyfOur 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 or
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 10
day, but soulful 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 a blind
ing snow storm.
VERMILLION, S. D., April las
near as can be learned about thirty
bridges have been swept away by the
h icxb tai. in, no &c
estimated to be $4,000. 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 stu
alton in the flooded districts has grown
materially worse since last night. Not
a 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 1.-The
soft weather has swollen the Belle
FOurche river and its tributaries that
IT 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 ElkhoIn
railroad bridge across the river has
been carried out; bottom lands have
been flooded and considerable dam
Continued ON Third Page.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-02
BULLETIN OF
TIE ST. PFUI Gil ODE.
FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1897.
Weather for Today
Fair, EasterIy Winds.

PAGE 1.
Situation I'm Local Flood.
Flood and Blizzard in Northwest.
Aberdeen Well Under Water.
Red River n Monster Lake.
PAGE z.
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.
Rivera'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 BIZ.
Work of the Legislature.
Report on Soldiers Home Inquiry.
Objections to ReapportiOnment.
PAGE g.
Coal Stocks Lower.
Bar silver, &C.
Cash Wheat in Chicago, 60 3-4c.
PAGE :.
Minnesota Has II Centennrian.
News of the Northwest.
Wants of the People.
DaIzeII Defends the Tariff.
PAGE 8.
Mimi esOta 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
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
DEMOLISHED: Werra New York.
LONDON-Sailed: Massachusetts, for New
York
BOULOGNE- Sailed: Maasdam, Rotterdam,
for New York.
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
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

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

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 Yer
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

Mr. L. P Hunt, Of Minnesota, can
congratulate Mr.. Frank w. Palmer. Of
Illinois, as public printer, as he reflects
that it 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

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
EVENTS TODAY.

Met-O'NeiII in Hamlet, S.15.
Grand-ShadOws of n Great City, S.15.
CapitOI-LegIsIature 10.
Market HaII-Benedt UnempIOyed. g.
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.
PIERRE, S. d, April 1.-Since Tues
day two and half inches of rain and
wet snow have fallen here, with
temperature ranging from SO to 46 and
a strong northeast wind. It 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 liveryman, attempted to
cross the Sioux river and was swept
away, and the horses Wrr" drowned
and Noggles was terribly bruised. The
river has risen rapidly today and is
now overlooking the banks.
MITCHELL, S. D., April 1.-Ovsl
100 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

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
JOS years.
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 well
take to the woods.
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.