The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-02-21
AROUND THE WORLD.
FREEZE TO DEATH
FLORIDA.
Unprecedented cold Weather
Experienced in the south
Deep SNOW.


precedented thing in Florida was the
freezing to death of man near Gaines
vile last night. He was d negro named
Elliott Fletcher. Just after dark he
started to walk from McCanopy to his
home, but was thinly clad, and in order
to shelter himself from the cold wind
sat down in the rear of Dr. Montgomery
orange packing house. There he was
found this morning frozen stiff and
nearly dead. He lived only a few min
utes after being taken into a warm
house. He was strong, healthy man
and their was no other cause than the
cold. The first instance of death from
freezing on record in Florida.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. 15-TWo
feet of snow covers the earth here an0
the flakes are still falling. 1t is the
worst SnOWStOrm ever seen in Alabama,
and traffic of all kinds is DELAYED.
Cattle are dying on all Sides, and much
suffering by poor people is reported.
SO far no deaths from exposure have
been reported, although the charity
societies have seventy families under
their care and no funds on hand. for
the first time III years.
ATLANTA, Ca. Feb. -. The worst
snOWstorm in the memory Of the pres
ent generation is now prevailing
throughout Georgia. In Atlanta it has
fallen heavily since early morning and
the ground is now covered with five
inches Of fresh snow on four inches of
the frozen remains of Sunday nights
| storm.
At Darien, on the coast. the people
aWOke this morning to find the ground
covered with snow four inches deeg,
! This is the first time in the history of
this ancient town that such thing has
happened. Twenty years ago there was
a fall Of snow, but it was gone in tive
hours. There has never been such
severe spell of weather as has been ex-
perienced for the last few weeks. All
the orange trees and early vegetables.
are killed.
At Augusta white child. aged Il,
months, and one cOored, aged months.
died last night from exposure.
HELENA, Mont, Feb. ID. News has
reached here of the total determination
of herd of $500 sheep belonging to
Helena men and the death of Eugene
u,
near Okla a few days ago.
MINNEAPOLIS Mimi Feb. ii Ohm S.
Johnson, the breaker of numerous rec
OrdS on ice. was compelled to lower his
cOlOrS at the NOrmania rink today to
Peter Otlund. the champion of Europe
in race of 1900 metres or $40 yards.
\ standing start was made and Johnson
led until within twenty rods of the
finish when Otund made wonderful
burst of speed and won by less than two
feet in 2:53 10 The ice was in bad
condition owing to the mild weather
and the falling snow. The race was,
nevertheless. a pretty one from start to
finish and was holly contested. John
son did not seem to be in the best form.
He holds the worlds record for one
mile and has always been great
finiSher, but on this occasion OtlunG
displayed by far the better staying
qualities and his friends claim that he
could have Widened the breach between
himself and Johnson at the close haG
he SO desired
CHICAGO, Feb. ia special TO the
Inter Ocean, from Pittsburg, says that,
according to Judge Jacob +. Slagle, of
the Allegheny county bench the United
States government has taken hand ia
the intended execution of w. /. Seward.
the American implicated III the Hawaii
an revolution. Slagle and Seward are
brothers in-law The former returned
from Washington today where he went
to interest Secretary Gresham in the
case After hearing Slage, the Secre-
tary telegraphed message to Van
cOuver, to catch the steamer leaving
that place for Honolulu. He then in
formed Judge Slagle that if Seward is
not executed before the steamer arrives,
President Dole will order stay of ex-
ecutiOn until the case can be more fully
investigated. Judge SIagle said: ''In
addition to calling on Secretary Gresham
and Minister Thurston, | saw Senators
Hawley, Allison. Plat, of connecticut.
Perkins and Butler. Maj Seward was
Hawleys chief of staff. and is glad to
aid him. An address to President Dole
was prepared and signed by the United
States senator | am satisfied it will
have considerable weight, as the Ilawa
iian government wants the good will OF
the United States people.