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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04
GENERAL SCENE OF THE RIVER AND WEST SIDE FROM SECOND STREET,

the day he learned to swim. He adores
the memory of the man who threw him
off a stump when he was a little fell
low and told him to swim for his life.
That was when the officer learned to
swim. He has never forgotten the les
son. 1t came in handy yesterday. The
officer was compelled to assist in NOV
ing the household effects from house
on the West side, on account Of the
deluge. Officer Mckinley did not pos
sess an ark. He looked around on the
vast expanse Of the deluge. and there
over on a projecting peak he deserted
the form Of a row boat, which he Dor
rowed. The officer was then ready for
business. He loaded as much of the
stuff as he could into the boat and
started the ship on half speed for the
shore. Just as his craft got under wav
Mckinley stood upright in the bow for
last look at the half submerged
house. The bow tipped suddenly, and
Mckinley was precipitated into the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04

Akrotiri, force of British sailors was
landed to hold the Mussulmans in
check. The latter are known to have
lost heavily and already fifty killed and
wounded have been brought in here
All the Mussulmans on reaching the
fortified lines outside the town coming
back from the fight, were disarmed by
the Italian sailors and gendarmes. The
disarming Of the Mussulmans greatly
incensed all of their coreligionists in
town and they began assembling in
large numbers in the main public
square.
At 8 p. m. orders had just been given
to the foreign war ships to fire on the
bashi bazouks, when Maj Borand and
two Italian officers were seen on the
Akrotiri hills with Tewfik Pasha. They
succeeded in persuading the bashi ba-
Zouks to return to this city.
A lieutenant left here this morning for
Platanias to bring back a number of
Turkish prisoners. The latter, however,
refused to leave Col. vassos' camp.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04
HAND OF CAR
Being Played Alone
To Force a War.

Canea, April 3.-Admiral Canevaro,
the italian admiral in command. Of the
fleets Of the powers, yesterday author
lied the insurgents and their families
to quit the Akrotiri peninsula and pro-
coed inland. where they would be In
better position to obtain food supplies
than on the heights Of Akrotiri. Con-
fiding in this authorization the insur-
gents and their families, driving their
cattle, descended from the heights with
the intention of moving inland. AS
soon as they reached the plain, how
ever. fire was opened upon them at q
range Of 200 yards by 1000 Bashi- Ba-
zouks. The Turkish force was largely
composed Of refugees from the garri-
son Of Selino, who, in spite Of the
promise made to the representatives Of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04

very probably something of a fall
This was reassuring news to the poor
people who are suffering no little hard
ship. The fact that the river did not
rise to any great extent yesterday gave
the relief workers time to better pro-
vide for those who have already been
driven from their homes. 1t was a
needed rest, for, If the committees and
public officials had been called upon
to attend to any great number of new
cases yesterday, many deserving cases
would have been passed without proper
care being taken of them.
The usual crowds continued to line
the bridges from early morning until
late at night, and the swiftly moving
current was the center of attraction.
The water passed a given point at the
rate of about eight and q half miles
an hour, the ordinary current at av-
erage water is but trifie over four
miles an hour.
The quantity Of logs which came
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04

1873; with the succeeding month of
June there came another rise, and 1T
the end Of that month 1913 was regis
tered; the next day, July 1, saw II feet
thence a gradual decline until July IS,
but again sudden rise that con-
tinued until 1876 was register
ed on the 23rd; thence a gradual
fall and by Oct. 81, it was down 70
30 on the gauge, and that stage was
nearly uniformly maintained to the
end Of November, when the formation
of ice terminated the record for that
year.
1868.
The next year, 1868. gave no cause
for anxiety; inasmuch as 93 was the
biggest water recOrded ON April f.
however, a satisfactory boating stage
must have been experienced; the river
opened March and closed Dec. 9, when
the minimum reading of the year. 2
was registered; the gauge showed IL
at the opening previously mentioned.
1859
This was another year of menacing
river conditions; opening March 81, with
a gauge record of 81, that steadily in
creased until the maximum of that
year, 1885, was registered on the 17th
Of April, a stage practically not less
than II feet or more daily was kept up
the rest of that month; after that q
gradual but steady recession to Aug.
l, when the minimum stage Of that
year, 28. was registered; thence an
other upward tendency to Sep. IA, when
there was a rather sudden swell, and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04

At midnight last night the river was
still rising slowly. The rise during
the twenty-four hours ending at that
time was but 8 Of a foot, or just
trife more than half that Of the pre-
ceding twenty-four hours About 10
o'clock last night the water seemed to
take a sudden squirt and came up
q tenth Of foot in a few minutes.
The sudden rise caused much anx-
iety for a short time, the general
opinion being that another heavy rush
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04
schOck Wins Bicycle Race.

schOcIK Wins Bicycle Race.
PAGE 10.
Et. Paul Team at Cincinnati.
CayIOr Discusses Joe COrbett.
PAGE II.
Business Mans Announcement.
PAGE IL.
The Books of the Week.
In the World of Labor.
PAGE 13.
Business Mans Announcement.
PAGE IA.
Social News of st. Paul.
PAGE Is.
Suburban Social News.
Search That Was Rewarded.
PAGE 10.
Page of News for Women.
PAGE II.
The Week Mt the Thenters
A Season of Vaudeville.
In st. Paul Musical Circles.
PAGE IS.
Bar Silver, OF Use.
Cnsh Wheat in Chicago, 90 3-4c,
Dir. Green, of Nebraska.
PAGE 10.
Wants of the People.
PAGE 20.
Young Mr.. Bailey Charac ter1Zed.
Gen. Grants Greatest Battles.
Phoebe Cousins Life a Romance.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04

supporting can receive the assistance
desired. Every E. re is being taken
that the people housed in the old
Humboldt schol building are fed and
kept warm. A Waterman will patrol
the building day and night to guard
against fire. Capt GetchelI, Of the
Ducas street station, has temporarily
set up headquarters in a house at the
foot Of State street, and his officers
are reporting to him there. He has 81
force of men and boats ready to lend
assistance as it is needed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04
THIS YEAR AND OTHERS.
Observer Lyons Rakes Up River Re-
cords Since 1867.

ObserVer Lyons Ralxes Up River Re-
cords Since 1867.
In view Of the present stage Of water
in the river, Observer P. F. Lyons has
gone over the records of his office and
has prepared the following history of
the freshets and floods of by-gone
years which is not without much In
terest in the present condition OF
things:
The river gauge record commences
with April 7, 1867. when the water read
At feet on the gauge, thence there was
a gradual but steady rise to the 18TH,
when it increased from a tenth a day
to that Of foot to two feet a day to
the 21st; on the next day the maximum
stage Of that year, ia feet was regis
tered; thence it receded gradually, and
at the end Of the month 1t was down to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04

NEW YORK-Arrived: Lucania, from Lv-
srpool; Thingvalla, from Copenhagen; Paris,
from Southampton.
LIVERPOOL-Arrived: Campania, from
New York. Sailed: Indiana, for Philadelphia.
Liverpool. Arrived: Switzerland, from Ant
WeIp.
s0UTHAMPTON-Saile St. Paul, for
New York.
HAVRE-saIled: La NOrmandie for New
York.
HAMBURG-Arrived: Columbia, from New
York via Cherbourg.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04

ten days later GATH, river men wit
messed the anomaly Of fall food, with
a gauge reading Of 16.1 feet and that
was maintained almost to Sept. 80.
River closed that year with a gauge
reading Of feet
The years 1870 and 1871 are blank; no
record.
1872.
That year was almost a repetition of
1868
Gauge readings resumed March 20,
when IL was the registration; 81 was
the maximum for that year, April 5;
river closed Dec. Z, with gauge read
ing Of AZ.
A minimum stage Of 10 Is credited
to Oct. 26.
1873.
Was year in some respects repeti-
ton Of 1869. Gauge readings, resumed
March %, showed 8 feet; thence to
April IS there were a series of unim-
portant changes in both directions, but
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04

Flood Damages the Horne & DAM
Plant.
At o'clock last night there were eleven
inches Of water in the cellar of the Horne
& DAM plant, on the West side, where is
stored some heavy and costly machinery. By
midnight the pumps had reduced the level
dry by morning. 1t will be necessary, how
ever, to rebuild the furnace walls, which
have been ruined by the inrushing torrent.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04

Some Of the best pictures in Paris
were painted by lunatics. Perhaps a
little lunacy in oil helps the effect.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04

The Mississippi is doing the largest
volume Of business since 1881. And
still there is no encouragement in it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04

oxford won its eighth successive
race yesterday. Cambridge should now
hunt up some college Of it's size
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04

The Red river Of the North is slow
to anger, but when it is worked up Il
gets there with several feet.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04

1t seems likely that the senate will
pass the tariff bill and then wish II
hadn't.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04

At any rate, it Will be several moons
before Minnesota will have another
forest fire.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04

The people Of Santiago de Cuba are
suffering for lack of water. It they
could only get some of West St Paura
surplus,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04

Canton, China, and Canton flannel
are still right in 1t, but where is Can
ton, Ohio2
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04

One of the things that must rise Is
Mississippi river levees.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04

For the next few weeks all West side
let's will be sold by the gallon.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04
TOLD BY GAUGE.
MiSsiSSippi'S Story
For Years Back.

A. M.-Gauge Showed III Feet
IL M.-Gauge Showed I7.2 Feet
q r. M.-Gauge Showed I7.3 Feet
II p. M.-Gauge Showed TIA Feet.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04
WILL BE CARED FOR.
Nc Cause to Fear That Victims VIII
Suffer.

Mr.. Jackson, agent OF the Associated
Charities, says he does not believe
there is any cause to fear that all Of
the flood sufferers will not be properly
cared for. 1t will cause some expense,
but a system has been laid out where
by all the victims who are not self
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04
FUNDS FOR SUFFERERS.
Members of Minnesota Club Con-
tribute for Relief.

The following subscriptions were contrib
uted by members Of the Minnesota Boat cub
for the West side flood" sufferers, the re-
ceipt Of which has been acknowledged by
Secretary Hutchins of the Relief society: :
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04
EVENTS TODAY.
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS.

Grand-showman's Daughter, s.I5.
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Continued ON Tenth Page.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-04
RUINED FURNACE WALLS.

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The San Francisco call., 1897-10-26

conscience for any brother or church,
but would remind you that church notices
In Sunday papers presuppose Sunday
readers. No wonder that many If our
people are what Gladstone calls One
sters' there is no time nor desire to go
TO church twice day after reading forty
page paper"
Rev. E. T. Lockard offered resolution
for the appointment OIL a committee OF
five to present q plan at the next synod to
take the San Francisco Theological Semi
nary from the direct con troll of the synod.
DR.. ]. w. Dinsmore said this would be a
waste of time, as prior attempts had been,
but Mr.. Lockard thought opinion had
changed and it would be successful ii tried
again. Rev. f. S. Brush said the resolu-
ton was cowardice. He said members
had come to him during the dav to have
certain things concerning the seminary
kept secret. He thought whenever any
thing reached a stage where secrecy was
necessary it was time TO probe 1t to the
very bottom.
The resolution was adopted, but the
committee was not named tonight. The
committee on ministerial relief reported
from 13 to cents per mem Der, an average
of less than 81 per church. This left the
board over $50 900 in debt. One hundred
and twelve churches in the State had con-
tributed and 125 had not. The receipts
for the year We're $685. and disburs ments
1925. The roll showed $50 ministers in
attendance and 56 elders. After adopting
re solutions of thanks to the Brooklyn
church, railroad, steamship lines, hotels
press, ETC., the synod adjourned, to NEE
in San Diego next year.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-26
ONE MAN ENJOYED IT.
The Performance of IAN Amer
lean Beauty" Is an Ao-
quired Taste.
Vaudeville, Romance, Melodrama
and Farce at the Other
Theaters.

| The combination of Corinne and her
com pany and the musical comedy-carnival
described as IAN American Beauty" is an
| acquired taste, l discovered at the Column
bia last night. At first sight and sound
| you might mistake it for something in
| the nature of Excelsior Jr." and other
| spectacular misfortunes that have hap
pened the town lately. But for the skilled
appreciation of gen tleman who sat in
the theater last night, that woulo have
been my mode OF recording it.
My appreciative neigh Dor, however,
happened to be no less person than
Corinne's manager; and if he, who has
seen the show for many nights in many
towns, can still find such delight in it there
must be some secret charm that is not pa
tent at the first blush. Corinne's manager
applauded until the loftiest fresco rang;
he jellied with laughter at the Jokes, and
his eyes fairly popped at the scenic
glories. l Lave never heard his equal as
an applauder. 1t is pity l haven't the
giftto sketch picture for you OF his
hands IN action.
1t would be useless on the first night to
attempt 20 cope with Corinne's manager
in approval of IAN American Beauty"
and lis presen tation. l can only say that
the music of Gustave KIrker and the
book of Hugh Morton are noisier
and better than those usually patron
lied by Corinne. Now and then it
would seem that the intention of the
composer was real comic oD ra, and tn e
jaunty plotlessness of the book would
suggest that Mr.. Morton was assisting the
musician in his am bltion. | can imagine
the piece, in The hands OF Lillian Russell
and the Casino company and clever
specialists, doing much to adj TO the
gayety of the hot season in New York
But Corinne Is lot Lillian Russell, and
her company this season Is not up TO her
own level, to say nothing of any body
else's, and the variety people who partici-
pate in the society circus and Monte
Carlo scenes would perish Of violence AT
| the Orpheum or any other place where
! good variety is known.
Corinne Is perhaps the hardest worker
| of all the young women on the stage. She
| Is not an nTleasant personality, in fact
| she is OF a rather entertaining earnestness
! but she has no spirit, no glow, no fling
and no voice that WI compensate for the
absence of these. Ii she ana her en-
ergy ana her diamonds and her
m mOther-otpearl mounted mandolin are TO
| be starred, ii would seem 10 me that the
excuse for this should lie in a supporting
| company of value. Without fatterlng any
one, can say that the com pany at the
| Columbia is N every one of its
N emil bers inferior to Corinne as either
player or singer or beauty. The women
are fric hts, and the men, with the exc ,p-
| t,on of Frank David. who has learned
enough De Wolf Hopper to be some
| times funny, are not of this earth.
But the scenery and costumes and the
manager are thoroughly ,ufficient. |
| think l should go again il the manager
| would play his part on the stage
! ASHTON STEVENS
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-26
RECLAIM ALKALI LANDS.
Successful Experiments at the
Tulare Agricultural
Station.
Even the Worst Alkali May Make
Good Pasture if Planted With
Salt Bush.

BERKELEY, Oct. 25.-Charles H.
Shinn of the Agricultural Department of
the State University returned last night
from the agricultural experiment station
at Tulare, with enthusiastic reports of the
success of the experiments which have
been made there recently in the reclama-
ton Of alkali lands.
The land, some of which is the worst
alkali land in the State, has been treated
with gypsum, and during the coming
season over SOD kinds of seeds will be
planted in the ground. A crop of wheat
is expected where before the reclamation
OF the land barley grew only an inch high.
I'VE are showing the people" said Mr..
Shinn, that even on small scale the
land can be protitably reclaimed in this
manner. or course if all the farmers
would adopt the method the reclamation
OF the aikah lands would be much easier
and cheaper.
I'VE have discovered that much can be
done TO neutraljZe the effect of the alkali
by mechanical treatme I of the soil. By
using straw-not manure, for manure
makes alkali soil even worse-the ground
is kept warm and the cold aIkai is kept
from rotting the seed.
"Our experiments with the sAtriplex
semi baccalum, or salt bash, have also
proved that even without reclamation
alkali lands can be made valuable for pas
ture. Within the last three or four vars
we have distributed at least 1000 pounds
OF .he seed all over the State. The salt
bush makes thick growth six or seven
! IN ches high and makes excellent grains e
! for sheep. The excellence of the Austria
| liam wo d is due very largely the abun-
! dance of salt bush upon which the sheep
! Craze. On the karroos of South Africa the
salt bush has been planted for sheep pas
ture by several companies.
| THE planting Of the salt bus sh prom.
Ises 20 establish new industry in Cali
fornia. Already there Is large demand
for The seed even from Mexico. The bus b
grows ere alfalfa will not grow, and in
many cases, perhaps, it will be cheaper TO
plant 1T than to attempt to reclaim the
| land -
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-26
Tha Ornh LIN

A troupe of trained coca toos and a new
projecting machine were the novelties at the
Orpheum last nigAt. Nine. Orbasany put the
pretty birds through their PAGES with splen.
id dispatch. They turned somerssults. did a
horiz )ntal- bar act, waltzed-in fact, did everv-
III ing and more that is expected of well-e du-
Gated birds. They deported themselves in an
almo,t human manner, gi zing al the audi
ence blandlv after they had sutc -eded in d.
ing some unheerd-of thing, and waiting, too
until each ir:icular act had been sufficiently
applauded before retiring 10 their places.
Ihn American biograph although it see med
a tr fl shaky al times, was loudly applaUded,
the local scene, shooting the Cnutes," being
particularly enjoyed. 1ha Duns ana Press
EldIidge were accorded large applause.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-26
The Grand.

For several weeks Morosco has been putting
on a decidedly better type OF play than is
usually seen at the Grand, and tile revival of
1.-THE Ensign" last night showed that bot tn his
actors and audience are not unhappy in the
variation. 1.-THE Ensign" is we'll known to
local thea eater-goers a ID eiodrama that m axes
some pretense to sanity and legitfms te
dramatic values 1t is iull of excitement and
the charm Of historical incident blends well
with It's own interesting story. The piece was
played before at this theater with BroPhy in
the name part. Last night Pascoe followed in
the somewhat stupsndous footsteps of Brophy
and he brought considerable new points out
of the part by means of more repressed act
ing, without in the least losing the melo-
successful usual and the company bore out
its environment with good intent and exc
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-26
OCEAN TRAVEL
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co,

CTEAMERs LEAVE BROADWAY AA.
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%, and every fifth day thereafter.
For Victoria Vancouver (B. C.}, Port Town
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New Whatcom (Belingham Bay, Wash.l A. n
Oct g. 8, 13 8. 23, g. and every fifth day there
after, connecting at Vancouver with the c. P. Ry .
at Tacoma with n. p Ry.. at Seattle with O.
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For Eureka (Humholdt Bay), Str Pomona z
P ", Oct l. 8, 9, IS, IS, %, %, so; Nov 3 s
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For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon. Cayuco1
Port Hartford (San Luis Obispo) Gaviota, Santa
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Pedro tLos Angelesl and Newport, 8 A. N, Oct
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The San Francisco call., 1897-10-26
The EenscheIs' Concert.

Tie song recitals of Mr.. and Mrs George
HeBschel at the California Theater on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings
promise to be most unique and exclusive mus
fcal entertainments. The name OF the Hem
schels is known every place where music is
known, and San Francisco has long been wait
ing their coming. They were to have been
here in the summer of 1889. but something
prevented. Mr.. Henschel IS renowned as
a composer aud bass singer, and he was one
of the fist conductors of the Boston Spm-
pheny Orchestra. Mrs. Henschel is uoted
concert soprano. Their solos and duets in
crude numbers by PaisIello. Beethoven.
Loewe, Schumann, Donizetu, Dr. Arne and
Massenet Mr.. Henschefs latest work, the
IS a bat Mater" has created a sensation i'm
London and New York and may be produced
here.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-26
Musicale of The Mckenzie Society

The Mckenzie Musical Society, mum bering q
hundred voices and under the direc ton OF
John ". Mckenzie. will give its seventh mu-
scale and hop at Odd Fellows Hall on Thurs
day evening November 4. most popular
and unique feature of the previous conc srts
has beeI the singing OF well-known march
airs by the large chorus Mr.. Mckenzie shows
particular facility for bringing a choral vaIne
from such works. AT Thursdays concert the
"El captain" and ''Pere La Victoire' marches
will be sung; also an adaptation of familiar
"coon' song and. TO point the versatility of IN .
singers, the "Pllgrim's Chorus" from Tam
hauser." varied programme will be offered
By the soloisIs.