Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-20
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. TIE REIGN OF JACK FROST, Terrible Weather West And South. THE DEATH WATCH ON NOWLiN. Nearly Four Thousand
 Workmen Drowned. GAlETY AT THE WHITE HOUSE, Hardships On The Russian
 Frontier.
GAIETY AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
THE FURY OF JACK FROST.

| Terrible Weather in she Blizzard l Swept West and South. BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Jan. 19.-The wea-
 ther here during the last week has been very severe Telegraph communication has been l interrupted since Friday. Monday was the coldest day experienced on this frontier
 since 1880-1, the temperature being 21 de- grees. This year the mercury fell to 19 On | both sides of the river stock have suffered l much and there has been considerable loss | in cattle, horses and sheep. Poor and lilly l prepared people have suffered terribly On l Tuesday 5eeves were killed and distributed of the Red club, and to day the Blue club 1 distributed nearly eight hundred large rations | of beef and corn and supplied wood to the poor. Yesterday an unknown man was frozen to death near Ramerna His horse was found standing over his body with the saddle covered with ice. Francisco Hezza aged ninety-two, was found dead in hut in which he lived in the upper part of the town. He had probably been dead since Sunday night, dying of cold and starvation. On Tuesday Marco Rajos,a teamster of artillery, got on spree in Matamoras and wandered into the country. His body was found near Union rancho where he laid down and died of cold
 DEs MONIES, Jan 19.-The mercury has
 been steadily falling all day and tonight promises to be one of the coldest of the sea
 son. In northern Iowa 8 blizzard has been
 raging. All trains have been abandoned at
 Mason City. The thermometer recorded 25
 below tonight.
 HURON, Dak., Jan. 19.-A high wind and snow prevailed here nearly all of last night,
 wind and snow have abated but little today
 -l-I II Il
 Chicago train due here at noon is snow
 bound
 CANTON, Dak., Jan. 19.-Trains have all
 been abandoned on account of the intense cold and drifting snow.
 BIGsToNE CITY, Dak., Jan. 1s.-Ernest Serbile and Augustus Zieke, farmers, living five and ten miles northwest of here in Rob- erts county, perished in last Thursdays storm. Miss Little of Geneva was at her school and George Powell vert to bring her home. The former has been found dead, but the lat ter has not been found though he is supposed to be certainly lost. Adolph Koeckivitz and his hired men went forty rods from the house to bring in a load of hay and perished. The bodies have not been found though the dog may lead to their discovery. The horses were found dead. A MT. Emmulsoni going home from Ortonville also froze to death These parties lived six and eight week was received here this morning It is still very cold and drifting badly.
 WAHPEToN, Dsk., Jan. 19.-The storm which began at 10 o'clock last night is raging furiously tonight. Trains on the Milwaukee road have been abandoned. The Northern Pacific branch is closed. Manitoba trains are two and half hours late. The wind is north northwest and the temperature is 33 below.
 OpELoUsAs, La, Jan. 19.-The coldest weather experienced here for years has pre- vailed for the past four days. Sleet and rain fell alternately on Monday and Tuesday, GOV ering the trees with ice an inch thick. The ground has been frozen ever since. Business has been practically suspended and travel has been almost stopped on account of the im- passable condition of the roads.