St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-25
THE GOLD SNAP.
Eject of the Polar Wave Through
out the Country.

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DUBUQUE, To-, Jan. PA blizzard
swept this part of the state all night
ana part OF today. delaying trains. The
thermometer marked from l6 TO 20 below
zero.
SPRINGFIELD, H., Jan. "a Today
was the coolest day in any winter since
1883. Minimum temperature was 13
degrees below zero about 9 a. m; maxi
mum, 2 degrees below, 8 D. IN. Business
Is practically suspended. Eight inches
Of snow has fallen.
QUINCY. ILL.,, Jan. 24.-The cold wave
is almost unparalleled i'm recent years,
thermometers registering 20 degrees be-
low zero this morning. Alfred Freeman,
veteran. was found frozen to death
today within 400 feet of the sentry lodge
at the soldiers home.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. "a. - The coolest
weather in years is the record of this
locality today. Officially stated it was
IL deg below zero. Reports OF suffering
are numerous, and the great army of
poor and unemployed of the city are
feeling the weather keenly. The effect
upon wires, telephone, light and teie-
graphic, has been disastrous, many
swapping with the contraction.
OMAHA. Jan. "a. The snow storm
accompaniment to the blizzard which
prevailed here yesterday was discon-
tnued last night. but the cold Increased
during the night, and 8 O'clock this
morning the signal service bureau re-
ported Az deg below zero. Railroad
travel is not greatly interrupted, only
trains from the East being delayed a
brief time.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 24.-Dispatches
from Kansas. Missouri and Oklahoma
Indicate that fhn storm coward
and that the mercury reached the lowest
point III years. At Springfield, Mo-, the
snow is two feet deep, and the mercury
this morning registered l6 degs below
zero. All trains are delayed. At Cam
eron and Monet similar conditions
prevail.
The cold in Kansas is not so intense,
and the snow fall averaged about two
inches. For the most part trains are on
time. This morning the mercury
ranged from to 16 deg below through
out the state. A tramp was found
frozen to death eight miles north of
Pittsburg. Kan, this morning. At his
side were two empty whisky bottles.
From Guthrie comes the information
that the thermometer reached IL deg
below zero this morning. the lowest
point ever reached of which there is
any record. Great suffering prevails
among the new settlers, who were un-
prepared for such weather.
MASON CITY, To-, Jan. "a. This is by
far the coolest day of the year. The
thermometer registered % below this
| morning, and up to noon IL has mod
Grated but little.
DoLAND. S. D., Jan. 24.-This has
been the coldost morning of the season.
The thermometer registered 43 degrees
below zero at O'Clock
BIRD ISLAND, Mimi, Jan. 24.-There
was bad blizzard here yesterday. 1t
was % below this morning.
FULTON, S. D., Jan. 24.-lt is calm
and clear. This is the coolest morning
this winter. 1t is 81 below zero.
MANKATo, Mimi, Jan. 24.-The tenn
pnrature was 2S below zero this morn
ing. 1t did not get above u yesterday
Alta, To-. Jan. 24.-The weather
bureau thermometer indicated 90 below
zero this morning. 1t is the coolest
weather i'll ten years.
MARSHALL, Mimi, Jan. 24.-It was
80 below at a. H., and still and fair.
KAIBALL, S. D., Jan. 24.-It was 35
below zero here this morning.
PINE BLUFF, Ark, Jan. 24.-The
blizzard of last night and today has
caused the practical suspension of bus
mess here. Ten degrees below zero is
this mornings record. Great suffering
has resulted among the poor and unem-
ployed.