The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-01-10
THE POLAR WAVE
Reports of Intense Cold from all
Sources.

THE POLAR WAVE
Reports of Intense Cold from all
Sources.
CIsCIENATI, Jan. 1.-The thermome-
ter at O'Clock this morning, showed 20
degrees below zero. This was the cold
est IN years.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 5.--At 10 O'Clock We
had the colJt st weather IN years. The
thermometer registered as low as Ii be-
low zero in some places. Clear day.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 missouri val
ley: Fair weather in southern portions :;
in northern portions, local SHOWS.
MINNEAPoLIs, Jan. 1.-The weather
is intensely cold The thermometer at
noon regis cred 30 degrees below zero,
the coolest at this time of day for TWEEN
ty-flve years.
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 3-The Tribune
reports unusually cold weather all
through Minnesota and Dakota. At
Brainard the thermometer is lowering
around 80 degrees below zero. In this
city 1t has ranged from 10 TO % degrees
below zero, with brisk wind making il
very w lAANClC1Ss ~
night promises to be the coolest yet in
this season, and the mercury may touch
minus 30 or 30 degrees.
Tribune specials confirm the reports
OF the coolest weather for years. At
Brainard, at this morning, 40 degrees
below; at Fond du Lac, 80 degrees be-
low; IN this city tonight, % degrees be-
low and going down. Last night ranged
from so 10 80 degrees below. 1t Is be-
licved tonight il will touch the low, ST
mark.
AT ST. LOUIS
ST. LOUIS. Jan mo arrivals or de
partures. The river is falling fast, anc
very heavy ice is running. A gorge has
been formed above the mouth of the
Missouri river, and should the present
Temperature continue twelve hours long
er, the ice will gorge below the city.
This Is the coolest day of the season,
the mercury dropping below zero.
This has been the coolest day this sea
son, the mercury marking from 2 above
to 4 degrees below zero, according to 10
cality The railroad traffic is somewhat
impeded, and nearly all trains are from
two 10 six hours late. The river Is full
of heavy floating ice and if the weather
does not moderate materially within
twenty four hours q gorge will form be-
low the city and navigation be suspend
ed indefinitely.
CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-The thermometer
has been going down the entire after
neon and evening, and IL O'Clock was
"a degrees below zero. Reports from
Island, Ill :, at O'Clock, IS below: at
O'Clock, % below Keokuk, Iowa, 10
below. AT points on the Wabash mar
row gauge, 80 below. Des Moines, 80
| below-the coolest ever known, and
growing colder. There are several cases
Of frost bite. Trains are two to eight
hours late. Algona, so to 80 below.
Peoria, 10 below.
AT KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 4-The theTmom-
e;er was five below at 10 O'Clock to
night and falling. The trains are gen.
orally delayed. considerable snow being
on the ground, which has drifted in
places The cold is general in the south
west.
AT FORT SCOTT.
Fort SCOTT, Jan. 4-The thermome.
ter stands here to, night, at 10 O'Clock, al
| eight degrees below zero.
AT ROCKFORD, ILL
ROCKFORD. Ill, Jan. 4-Coldest day
for forty years. Thermometer about
% below all day and at O'Clock to
| night % below zero.
AT LAWRENCE.
LAWRENCE, Kan, Jan. AT md
night tonight the thermometer reached
| 1S degrees below zero.
AT MILWAUKEE.
| MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. 4.-The steam
er Wisconsin, which left for Grand
| Haven, Mich, Wednesday evening
| never reached there, and after terrible
! - -, for. f.r I.
and severe cold made this port again a
noon to-day. She was covered with ics
| three inches thich. The captain say:
| he never experienced like gale in al
| his experience on the lakes.
The thermometer ranged % below Zer(
at ) p. m, and signal officer prophesiel
81 below tonight. The streets are al
most deserted.
Second Congregational District Politics
Fort SCoTT, Kan, Jan. 4.-The con
gressional committee of the old SeconC
congressional district met in this city
yesterday evening at o'clock. Present
E. F. Ware. chairman; j. u. Snoddy o
Linn county, secretary pro tenn; A. ]
Georgia, Crawford county; W. II
Bridges, Wyandotte county; A s. Dealy
Neosho comfy; L. c. Crum, La Bettt
county; j. Q. A. Norton, Dougla
county, j. H HanWay, franklin coun
ty; w. o. Allison, Allen county. Thu
Committee decided, after elaboration
to call a convention on the basis of onG
delegate for each 200 vote
and the major traction thereo
cast for Henderson Richie
presidential elector in 1880. The con
1 yentIon was called to meet at Parsoni
on January 81 at O'Clock p, N :, in &C
cordance with the following call of tn,
Republican convention:
The Republicans of the Second con
rressional district of the state of Kan
sas will meet In delegate convention q
Parsons on Tuesday, January 81ss 1884
1t 3'oclock p. m. for the purpose o
nominating q candidate foE congress d
Hen. d. G.. Haskell, and the sewers
counties will be entitled 20 Representa-
ton m the convention e. foIloWa: Allen
g; Bourbon, IL; Crawford, 10; Frank
lin, II Labett, 13i Mama, 10; Neoaho
IL; Wyandotte' IL; Anderson, 9; Cherc
kee, II; Douglas. IS; johnson, If
Linn, 10; Montgomery, o; Wilson, 3.
The delegates 70 the convention vii
be chosen by deiegate county eenven
ton from the county ct large, and il i
} recommended that the county conven
ton be Ield in the several counties OF
the 26th day of january, 1884, for tn
selection Of delegates, and that the pri
mary meetings 70 choose delegates 3
the several county conventions be hell
on the 24sh day of January, 1884.
Frank r. OGG, Chairman
JAMES D. SSoDDY, Secretary.
/, At the assembling of the eosaO,itse
Chairman Ware rendered his resigns
tios, which the committee unanImousl
declined 10 accept until the business o
the meeting was concluded. After ia
Transaction of The business of the meet
ing, Mr.. Ware renewed his resignation
; which was accepted, and Hon. FranI
r. Ogg, of johnson county was unani
mously elected TO ill the vac ancy.