The herald., 1897-01-24
DAKOTA TRAFFIC BLOCKED
All South Dakota's Money Is Stuck In
The Snow
Pears Are Expressed That Pood Supplies
Will Be Short
The Cold Growing More Intense-Nasty
Weather Along the Atlantic
Coast Has Caused Several
Wrecks.
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated fTeSS special wire
CHICAGO. Jan. 23.-This city today
experienced the coolest weather of the
year and also the heaviest snowfall of
the winter. The cold wave started yes
terday with moderate gale, and the
mercury moved toward the bulb all day
and all night. At o'clock this morning
it was two degrees above zero, and it
was but little warmer at any time today.
The snowfall began at a. m. -Four
inches on the level had fallen and it
was still coming down at 10 o'clock to-
night. The gale was very severe on the
lakes, and such vessels as were caught
had very rough experience.
MONEY SHOWED IN.
PIERRE, s. D., Jan. 23.-All the mon
ey in the state treasury, amounting to
nearly $2S0,000, Is stuck in the snow, in
charge of a guard Of militia, thirty miles
east of the city. Gov. Lee and the new
state officials had insisted on seeing and
counting the state cash. in order to see
that it was all actually in evidence, and
the state treasurer was ordered to call
in all funds from the various depositor
les This was done, company of militia
being detailed for guard duty to escort
the express company employees bringing
the funds here. The money had all ar
rived early Friday morning, and the
governors and his advisers counted it
carefully. not being satisfied with any
packages. but breaking all open and
counting them. This work having been
finished and the funds being found all
on hand, the treasure was ordered re /.
turned to the banks and started off The
storm came on and the train on which
the money was shipped is showed up
thirty miles east of Pierre
A SUDDEN STORM.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. 2S-Reports
received here indicate that blizzard of
unusual severity is raging tonight
throughout Kansas and Northwestern
Missouri. wind from the northwest
Is accompanied by a heavy snowfall in
many sections of the two states and cold
weather. The indiAations are that rail-
way traffic In Kansas will be generally
delayed tomorrow, If not suspended. in
many localities. The storm came on
suddenly late this afternoon. At Salina
the temperature fell so degrees in three
hours. Dodge City, Kan, reports a fall
or temperature from 60 degrees above
zero at o'clock this evening to two de-
srees above at o'clock tonight. Similar
reports come from all points in Kansas.
RECORD BREAKER
ABERDEEN, s. D., Jan. 2S.-The
pres Snt winter is breaking all records
for heavy snow storms and railroad
bloukades. Early last night snow began
iailihg again and the wind setting in
tnls morning. the cuts on the east and
west railway lines have again been
drifted full. This end of the H. and D.
DIVISION OF the Milwaukee and the Great
northern lines from Breckenridge, have
nePn CT, n
very short interval. The north and
south lines are generally operated though
enAy half loads can be drawn
TWENTY-SIX BELOW
CASSELTON, N. D., Jan 23.-The
thermometer here is falling and it is now
20 degrees below zero. Trains are all
blockaded and the cuts are filling in.
GROWING COLDER
HEfENNE. Wyo.. Jan. ga cold
wave struck this locality at 3 o'clock This
afternoon At that hour the mercury
stood So degrees above zero. At o'clock
IL was above, and still going down. A
light snow is falling.
FEARS OF FAMINE
HURON, S. D.. Jan. pa severe wind
and snow storm prevailed over this sec
tion of the northwest today. The tenn
perature fel! to Ia degrees below zero to-
night: All railways are blockaded and
four feet of snow covers the James River
valley, In some sections being blown into
drifts eight to fourteen feet high. A
1000 FAMINE VIII result in remote dis
trits II the blockade continues.
WORST OF THE SEASON
DUBUQUE, Ia, Jan. 2S.-The heaviest
storm Of the season is raging ton;ght
Snow fell sll day with high Winds the
weather growing colder. The storm, 10
general throughout Northern Iowa.