Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-11
THE BLIzzARD'S BREATH
Stirring Into Silence the Railroads
Iron Pulse,
And cOngsaIing the Warm Blood Of
Traffic.
The White Shroud That Enwraps
With Multffarious Fold
- a
The Wide Extent Of the Exubsrant
and Enthusiastic West.
A General Blockade In all tina Mis-
sisslppl Valley.
Fierce Winds That Sweep With lrrs-
sistibIe Force
Across the Illinois Prairies and
Michigan Swamps.
II Even Prevents the Election of a
A General Blockade In all tina Mis-
sisslppi Valley.
Fierce Winds That Sweep With lrre-
sistible Force
Across the Illinois Prairiss and
Michigan Swamps.
II Even Prevents the Election of a
United States Senator.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, February lO.-As
there was not a quorum Of either party in
either House to-day, both houses, by COM
mon consent took q recess until ten o'clock
tomorrow, to give the sbsentees time to ar
rive. As only recess was taken, the leg
islative day continues, and ballot taken
for Senator viii be in compliance with the
law. The trains are all late. The trains
on the Chicago and Alton, which left Chi
csgo at nine and eleven o'clock last night,
are seven hours late. No trains "sr-
rived on the Illinois Central
or the Ohio and Mississippi and the Wabash
trains are imbedded in snow, This is the
severest storm known here for years. The
thermometer is 2O0 below.
The committee on unseahng Republicans
is in session this afternoon. Notices have
been served on the contestants in the First
and Sixth districts County Clerk Ryan is
expected with the ballots this afternoon.
The Republicans are anxious to have the
absent Senator here tomorrow.
Trains Stalled.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, February l0.-This
morning this place was practically isolated
from the outside world. The Michigan Cen
tral trains last night otalled at Battle
Creek and Michigan City, Lake Shore
trains at Elk Hart, Grand Rapids, the In
diana at Sturgiss and the o. ( NJ. at Mar
shall and MOnteith.
showed In.
KAxx,xEE. Ill, February. lO.-The snow
blockade on the c, l., st. L. & c. road, 10
miles east of Kankskee, is unbroken.. En-
gines and men were sent 10 the aid OF the
passenger train showed in there. Four
passenger trains on the,lllinois Central were
showed IN between Peoria and Monee since
last night. The Chicago bound passenger
train on the same road was showed in since
10 a. m to-day at Conforth. No trains in
or out of Rankakee to-day.
Stuck in u Cut.
@BLooNrSGroN, ILL.,, February l0-The
cold blizzard has continued all day, with
high wind and the mercury at 20 below
most of the day, and the snow drifting.
The Lake Erie road tried to get wrecking
train out, but stuck in a cut two miles from
the cit. All trains on that line are aban-
doned, as are trains Of the Indianapolis line
and Chicago & Alton.
Mails Delayed.
DUBUQUE, Ia. February l0.-It was p de-
srees below zero in the lower city and on
the bluffs 81 degrees below this morning.
Most of the trains on the roads running into
this city are abandoned, aud the rest are
hours behind. No mail was received from
the east or west today until p. m.
Legislators showed In.
CuCAGo, February l0.-The passenger
train over the Chicago aud Alton road
which left here at II 20 last night, having
on board $ number Of members Of the Hi
nois Legislature, is snow bound at Braceyille
with very uncertain prospscts as to the time
when the train can be extracted.
Growing Colder.
CmyAro. February lO.-At Sterling, Ill,
it wss - below this morning. aud is grow,
ing colder to night. Al one point in Deca-
tur il touched Sc below, though in other
parts of the city it was 20 below AT Mat
toon, ILL.,, it was 26 below. At Paxton the
range was from Is to 20 all day. Edwards
Vile, Ill, reports peaches 10 that vicinity
killed.