Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-03-30
zEzULA,s LETTER.
The Great Blizzard at washinston.-Barr
and Richards at the National Capital.

and Richards at the National Capital.
WASHINGTON, D. March 22.-[Special.]
One of the leading events of the present
eventful winter, has been the great Wash
ington blizzard that recently took the Dis
trict Of Columbia by storm. View com.
pletely shut out from the rest of the world
by telegraphic or railroad connections
absolutely sn0w-bound. Telegraph poles
and wires lay across the tracks in every
direction, while the wet snow was drifted
into every cut, SO that the roads had to be
dug out, while so cold and cutting was the
wind that the telegraph wires could not be
repaired. For two days papers appeared
without line of telegraphic news. Much
damage was done in the city. Trees and
telegraph poles lay across the streets,
houses were unroofed and the Potomic
river was nearly blown away. The flats.
clear out to the channel, were left dry,
steamers were left stuck in the mud at the
wharves, and all travel ON the river was
suspended. The poor have endured great
suffering, and several persons are reported
frozen to death.
Of course congress did no business dur
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use of the honorable gentlemen firing
themselves out with making speeches and
jumping up to points OF order, when there
was no telegraph to report it all over the
country?
The attraction this week, which is the
week OF prayer inaugurated by the w. G..
7. U, is the meeting held in the various
lard and other national leaders of the
temperance army, aided by the leaders of
the national prohibition party. All the
senators and Representatives in congress
who sympathize with this party have been
invited to take part IN these meetings, and
as many have accepted. This will add
greatly to the interest of the meeting, and
ance throughout the country.
The attraction next week Is to be the
international council of women. formed of
the leading women of all nations, who
convene here to celebrate the anniversary
OF the first woman suffrage convention
held in America forty years ago. The
winter here in preparation Of this great
historical event. Mrs. Elizabeth Cady
Stanton has just arrived from England,
accompanied by many of the leading
women reformers from the different coun-
tries of the world, and each train now
brings the brightest of America daughters
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Gil, which is to be held in Allangli's grand
opera house. Following the council will
be held the convention of the woman's
national suffrage association, to attend
which delegates are daily arriving.
Coming down to everyday matters from
the contemplation of these imposing
themes, let me say that the sun now shines
warm and bright; the parks are green and
inviting, and the dark-eyed Italian is
grinding "Gentle Annie" from his pre-
ambulating piano in front of the house.
Truly, the spring time has come.
Col. John H. Richards, the popular reg
Gently visited Washington, and in COM
pany with his genial friend, Capt. j. G.
Barr Of Bismarck, has been enjoying met
r0politan life.
In my next letter will tell the TRIBUNE
readers what know about what congress
means to do this session.
ZEz1rIA