The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-25
IN THE ICE KING'S EMBRACE
THE ENTIRE NoRIH WEST SUFFER
 ING FRUM THE INTENSE COLD.

SAY " 4 Ne"@A ' AA G A4' asS-''AS SoNSDs Feared That There Will be a Heavy Mor-
 italy in Isolated Sections-Last Night the
 Coolest Night in Two Winters-Trains
 Stalled and Traffic Irnped-Reports from
 n Number of Sections.
 St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 24.-To-nights reports from every part of the north west indicated that last night was the coldest night in two winters. St Paul, about the warmest point in this whole section, registered 25 below zero. The range was from that figure to 30 below at Aitkin, and 40 below at St. Hilira. There are no reports in yet of people freezing to death, though suffering in the country must have been very great. The St. Paul relief society has been busy all day furnishing coal and other supplies to the needy. The thermom- eter in this city tonight Is 26 below zero and indications point to a further drop of at least ten degrees before morning.
 Railway traffic is everywhere greatly retarded, either because of drifts or in- ability to keep up steam. Around Huron, Mildank and Wilmot, s. D., no effort has been made for two days past to clear the tracks owing to very high winds, and the cuts are now full to the brim. A Chicago, Milwaukee and Gt paIl1 T,ae saYs train q SytI1nty in Ina drifts near Bonille, s. D. s Fuel has been carried to the train to keep the passengers comfortable.
 Reports from points along the Mis- souri river indicate that there will be heavy mortality among the cattle and sheep in that section.
 Denver, Col, Jan. 24-The cold wave struck this section at o'clock yester- day afternoon and in just an hour the thermometer fell 30 degrees-from 50 to 20 above zero. Ten above is the mark registered at 8 o'clock tonight, with prospects of zero weather before morn ing.
 Des Moines, Ia., Jan. 24.-The cold wave which reached here last night continues, the thermometer tonight registering 13 below zero. All trains are delayed, but none seriously.
 Cleveland, O., Jan. 24-The coldest weather of the winter prevails. At 8 D. m. the thermometer registered four above zero, and before midnight the mercury had dropped to as many de- grees below. The snow covered streets were deserted tonight, churches were empty and numerous entertainments announced in various halls and theat- CTS were abandoned. The suffering among the poor is appalling.
 Omaha, Neb., Jan 24.-This has been the coldest day Nebraska has experi- enced in two years At many points the mercury registered twelve degrees below zero and the Warmest reported was four below. A strong wind from the north made the cold intense. Mis- souri river is frozen over.
 Chicago, Jan. 24.-The cold wave which reached Chicago last night tight
 ened it's grip to-day, and at midnight Chicago was shivering in a 16 below
 zero atmosphere. Tonight promises to be 8 record breaker. The weather bureau promises no relief for four or five days The suffering among the poor is intense, and tomorrow morning Mayor Swift will issue proclamation 1 calling for bread for the starving. According to the report made to the mayor by the bureau of charities and other committees, the number of destitute families in increasing each day until the conditions in some parts of the city are appalling. Immediate relief is necessary or it is said many will die of starvation. Hundreds of homes are without fuel or food and skilled worknen are begging on the streets. Committees from charitable institutions and many individual phil lanthropists have called upon Mayor Swift to urge him to appeal to the pub lie for immediate help for the sufferers.