Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-05-23
A Cold Snap in the Northern
and Southern States.
In Eastern Iowa q Snow
Storm Occurs of Sew
eral Hours Dur.
alton.
Destructive Tornado Last Week in
ireland and Polk Ceun-
ties, Arkansss.
The Democratic Senator from
Maryland Objects and the
Dakota Admission Bill
IL Laid Aside.
A Frosty Condition Of AnAir,.

So ASssA~A 6ACAuVs
Frosty Condition Of AfiAirs.
Chicago, May pa large number of
reports from Iowa points give further de-
tails of the damage by the frosts of Sun.
day night, and indicate that last nights
cold wave was equally severe at boone.
A sharp frost nipped corn more or less
and greatly injured fruit, especially in
the low lands about Dubuque, and
throughout northern Iowa there was a
heavy frost; cherries and plums are
ruined and apples more or less injured.
Along the Iowa division of the Wabash
there was heavy frost, but corn was not
up and no harm done. There was no
frost at Keokuk, but it was heavy about
Cedar Rapids, and all kinds of vegeta-
tion showed its effects.
The weather has delayed corn plant
ing. and farmers express fears that corn
already in the ground will rot.
At Marshslltown ice formed quarter
Of an inch thlck, and fruit was greatly
damaged.
Crops were damaged considerably
about Burlington. garden stuffs were
entirely destroyed and corn is believed
to be extensively injured.
Sioux City reports unusual but not
destructive cool weather.
Toovanvor%h .a,,o.%. ,ov.,> s..,k :.
that section of tue Missouri valley, which
killed much tender vegetation. The grain
crops were affected only slightly. The
wave struck Madison, Wis, and the mer.
curry declined almost to freezing, but
there was no frost.
Marshalltown, Iowa. May 23.-The
second snow storm Of spring occurred
last night between twelve and one
o'clock. 1t showed heavy for some time
then grew clear and cold. and another
heavy frost, doing great deal Of dam
age. Small fruit was mostly ruined and
other damage feared.
Davenport, Iowa. May 23.-At two
O'Clock this morning heavy snow storm
began here which continued four and
one-half hours. Three inches OF snow
fell, but at daylight only about one inch
was left on the ground. No such storm is
remembered here before, the nearest tc
it was on the 7th of May, 1886. whel
about the same kind Of a storm prevailed
The frost of yesterday morning did muct
damage to Vegetables and small fruit IL
this region.
Keokuk. Iowa, May 23.-A Constitu
tion specials from Bonaparte, Noun,
Zion, Given, Ottumwa, Nobleton. Pelle
and Prairie City report snow having fall
en- from half an inch to two inches thi,
morning and some little frost, but no SO
rlous damage is done 80 far as known a
any point. At Oakaloosa there wer,
four inches of snow-fruit and vegetable
are all damaged, but it is generally be
lieved that Sunday nights frost was th,
more damaging.
Cedar Rapids, May 23.-Weathel
cloudy last night, with q light sno,
early this morning. Fruit not material
ly hurt. A Republicans special indi
cate that there was material damage
done at State Center and farther west.
Ottumwa, Iowa. May 23.-Heavy fros
Sunday and half inch of snow las
night, which showed plainl,
two hours after sunrise. Did no damag,
whatever to grain. Tender vegetables
suffered somewhat, but fruit not percept
IDLY injured, and at two p. m. there is n,
prospect of frost tonight.
Burlington, May 23-Cloudy all night
Flurries of snow. No frost to-day
Fruit not much injured. Snow an incl
deep at Mount Pleasant,
Muscatine, Iowa, May 23.-About tw,
inches OF snow last night, but no frost
A slight damage by Sunday night
frost. Crops generally promise we'll.
Jacksonville, ILL.,, May 23.-There ha
been frost in this section for ssvera
nights past. but not hard enough to 60,
iously injure any crops. The CONTINUES
wet and cold weather has given corn
baokset, buta few sunshiny days vii
counteract the damage.