Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-05
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DOMESTIC NEWS.

sevey. storm OF Rain. Snow and sieei.
CHICAGO, February 3l.-About midnight
last mint freezing sleet storm fet IN, ex'
tendiog southwark 20 an unknown distance
- eastward to Buff 10. The wires became
;nc,,stei and weighted with ice and began
ero;ng dowp. one by one, till at daylight the
citv ,yas practically cut of from s.. Louis, in
A. sorth.zes>. aeo. eeoing eastward, from
IN .he eonutry east of the Missouri river and
eoDth of the chain OF the great lakes. AT
this hour only one wire is working bstwean
Chicago and New YORK, and even this Is IN
der frequent interruption, broken wires fali-
ing acsoss those not broken. causing lnsxsil-
clble confusion and adding difficulties to the
situation. Tie trains eastward are block
eded The snow is not deep. hut is composed
az littIe -ouud particles of sieet, through
0b;ch wheeling is like wheeling through
sand an that engines with men to repair the
broken linez cannot be sent out. All mes
saees received ars subject TO delay.
hidnight-There has been little change IN
the situa ion since the day report. The wires
east south aud southease are SILL paoiy o.
attracted ard railroad trains IN every direction
are from one to tWenty-sour hours late, and
on many roads not wheel is turning.
ToLEpo fO.). February 3l.-The storm Of
raid and slcet. which set in at an early hour
this morning, has continued throughout the
dav and uo to late honr tonight, without
no sie1s of abating. The wires are heavily
coated with ice. and 10 many directions are
prostrated. Communication with southern
and southwestern poilts is severed. Ihss
with the east is maintained via Detroit and
Canada. Reports received st the signal sss- 4
Eion this afternoon indicate that the storm Is
now Central in this locality. Passenger trains
on al the roads are mich delayed. Tine ice
in the river rem aims solid. Fears are enter
taieed OF the repetition of the Hood OF 1851,
II the rain should continue much lenger. AS
o precautionary measure, most OF the nioVSoie
property has beea transferred from the de-
pots AID warehouses and along the river 'front.'
to places Of safety.
ovAEA Februsry SL-Trains are moving
on most of the rosds centering herr. Trains
from Chicago have arrived from Chicago from
fous TO six hours late, making connections
with the Union Pacific. Ne trains have ar
rived from California for two days. but the
DELAYED trains ara expected in some time tc-
morrow, as it is reported that the Union Pa
ciic to night is clear ths entire length. To-
days weather report OF the MON facihc Is
as follows: North Platte 8 a. NJ, cloudy,
brick forth wind, thermometer, lS' below
CHEYENNE cloudy and calm, 2S' below; Lar
amis, clear, calm, So below Rawlins, clear,
calm, 26' below Green River. clear, calm,
29' below Evanston, clear, calm, lOS 6elow
Oydon. cloudy. showing q little, 10' below.
IL will be seen that the weather is intensely
cold and that a calm generally prevails along
the line favorable to railroading, but very
unfavorahls to cattle, which, unless the wldd
starts up and lifts tbs snow so as to uncover
the grass. viii certainly die in great numbers.
Cattle men are very blue over the prospects,
and one prominent cattle-owner says he be-
lievss there will be q loss of over one-half.
Such great depth of snow, from twenty to
thirty inches and such severe cold weather
was never before known on the cattle ranges,
not even excepting the winter OF two years
ago. The cold weather and snow are general
over the weastern country. AT Monids, on
the boundary line between Idaho and Mon
taua it was 50' below zero this morning.
CHEYENNE ivy. To February 3d.-Tele-
grams and messages from various parts OF the
Territory arc reassuring TO cattle men. The
winds have blown efficiently to feed the cat.
tie, which are in excellent condition, because
of good winters feeding. the losses cannot
excsed one per cent. When the snow melts
grass will BIS benefited very much. Stock
growers are relieved, because of the outcome
of what threatened TO be great disaster.
RAwLINs ivy. IT,, February SILT be-
gan showing Monday afternoon and showed
necessarily until late last night. The snow
was accompanied by high winds. Railroad
the Laramie division of the Union Pacific are
abandoned to-day. The railroad company is
sending ous snow ploughs and a large force of
mon to open thu road. The road will be
cleared tonight and to morrow, SO that trains
will run as usual The storm is general
throughout southern Wyoming. Serious
fears ara enter aimed for stock, especially
sheep. There are no reports from the coun-
try, and at this time the loss cannot be esti-
mated.
SALT LAKE (U. TT, February 3i-The
nf6cars of the Union Pacific here say the
snow blockade on the road is broken. A
train from the East, due at Ogden last night,
and ose due tonight, will get through to-
morrow morning. They doubled up at Lsrl.
mic to-day.
The UnISn Paclfic aEd the government.
NEW York, February 3I-The attention
of COUNSEL of thu UHion Pacific + ilgay Com
pany having been called to Washington dis.
patch stating that tbs Secretary Of the In.
terror recommended thu Attorney General TO
bring suit against the company to recover
81 500 000 under the Thurman Act, Sidney
Bartlett and Judge Dillon authorized the fol-
lowing statement: The Government aims
no such amount, aud proposes a suit, an
aInieabls one, to settle the disputed questions
of controversy between the Union Pacific
and the United States relative to the manner
in which the net earnings under the Thurm an
Act may be- ascsrtained. The company, I'M
der the advice of counsel, and u1der their
construction of the decisions of the Supreme
Court. claim to have the cost OF the new con-
struction and equipment on the main line de.
due ed from the gross earnings in orderto
ascertain toe nst earnings. The Commissioner
of Railroads does not con ,ede this claim, and
both parties desire judicial motion thereof
and an anicable suit. The Government, uu-
der It's construction, claims there is due it
1901, SS7. The company claims to owe only
1896 AT. The company has not paid this
because i has a counter claim against the
United States for postal service of over ST.
500 600. The company has brought suit for
postal compensation, and tho Supreme Court
recently decided 10 favor OF the company and
against the principles claimed by the Post
mate. Genera. and the ancult due the COM
pany is awaiting Judicial determination. The
compsny's claim sgainst the Government for
postal serves is much greater than any claim
of tAs Government against it under the Thur
man Aos.
Telegraph litigation.
HARRisBuRG PA J, February 3i.-A bill in
equity, in the case ut the Commonwealth
against tha Western Uaion Telegraph Com
peny, the bearing of which was refused re-
csntly by the Supreme Court. hss been filed
BY the Attorney General of the State in the
Court of Common Pleas. and notice served
on the manager of thu company in this city.
The bill makes eighteen complaints, and re-
Quires the company Co appear within fourteen
days or judgment will hs confessed. No or
der has vet been issued by the Court, and no
time fo- the hearing fixed.
ALBANY IN. ", February Sl-The Con-
troliar has requested tbs Attorney General
20 bring an action against the Mutual U nion
Telegraph Company for failing to make
proper return Of their stock for purposes of
assessing the rporation tax The suit is for
the tax aud the penalty.
CHICAGO. February 3l-The Western
Union Telegraph Company to-day fled 8 bill
In the United States Cours praying for an in
junction restricting the recently licensed COM
pany OF tie same name of this State from
doing business under that title.
TIE Michigan senaiorship.
DETROIT Mich }. February 3i.-Last night
8 caucus of ths Democratic and Gresnback
members of the Legislature was hsl5, at
which Stout, their nominee for Senator
withdrew his name in order to give The mem.
berS of thu Fus;on party en- opportunity to
vose IS they pleased. -Four ballots were
taken to-day, without result Ths last one
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