Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1885-02-13
CHICAGO.

Illinois Legislators Snow Bound on
Their Way to Springfield. e.
CHICAGO, Feb. 10.-The passenger train
over the Chicago & Alton railway, which
left here at 1:2O last night, having on
board a number of the members of the
Illinois legislature, was snow-bound at
Braceville with a very uncertain prospect
as to the time when the train can be ex-
tricated.
THE WEATHER.
A special to the Inter Ocean furnishes
the following storm news: At Galena
the blockade is the worst known for sew
eral years on the Madison division. On
the Northwestern railroad passenger
train was off the track and in drifts near
Lake Mills. Several freight trains are
showed in between Montford and Lam
caster. At Eau Claire, Wis, the ther-
mometer indicated 35o below this morn
ing.
At Sioux City, Iowa, the Southern
Dakota and Northern Nebraska lines are
not affected By E tie 4storm, as the snow
fall is light and trains are running as
usual.
At Sterling, ILL.,, it was 22o below this
morning, and is growing colder tonight.
At one point in Decatur it stood 36o be-
low, though in other parts of the city
about 200 below.
At Mattoon, Ill, 26o below.
At Paxton, ILL.,, it ranged from 15o to
200 below all day.
ELECTION FRAUDS.
The trial of Joseph G. Mackin and
other persons supposed to have been con-
cerned in the alleged Eighteenth ward
election frauds, is now in progress,
creating great interest. The evidence
thus far produced has been very convinc-
ing in showing that the ballot-box was
rihed of it's original contents, and that
forged ballots were printed which were
afterwards found in tho ballot-box, and
had evidently been placed there after the
box had been given into the custody of
the county clerk. Testimony has been
offered by engravers and printers that
the forged tickets were printed at the
request of Mackin.
COLD WEATHER
CHICAGO, Feb. 10.-The mercury fell
rapidly after midnight and reports from
all western points indicate clear and cold
weather. In this city at eight o'clock, the
the signal service reports the temperature
at IA below; Kansas City IA below; st.
Paul % below; Dubuque 26 below; Fargo
80 below; Winnipeg 80.
The worst effect of the storm appears
southeast of Chicago. Trains between
here, Louisville and Cincinnati COM
pletely blocked. Morning passenger
trains east are abandoned except by one
line. The roads all expect to send
out afternoon trains. All incoming trains
from the west are 6 to 18 hours late.
Trains are leaving for the west on time.
Freight business on all roads is practi-
cally suspended.
FURTHER EFFECTS OF THE STORM.
Railroad men report snow banks from
fifteen to eighteen feet in height along
the southwestern roads. Thirty-four cars
of stock on the Milwaukee & st. Paul
came in with twenty-one engines. Thir-
teen cars of sheep few miles out on the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy we're found
frozen to death. At Fifty-ninth street
this afternoon the Fort Wayne express
was run into head and head by switch
engine going to the relief Of suburban
trsin. The train men saved themselves
by jumping. The passengers we're badly
shaken up. Both engines are wrecked
CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE storm has
abated. The temperature is rising, but
there is much suffering from scarcity of
coal, not only among the poor, but in
manufacturing Industries. It has been
necessary to carry home short supplies
in baskets on account Of the depth Of
the snow,