The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1897-01-29
is DOWN BELOW ZERO
MERCURY IN OHIO VALLEY Their
MOMI1TEiS DESCENDED.
Minnesota and the DukOtas, Iowa,
Lake States and the racine
Coast Suffer.

st, Paul, Jan 1.-The coolest weather
of the winter thus far was experienced IN
his section last night and today, the mef-
curry being away down in the minus tlS-
ures, from 20 to ov uesrees below, Their
mometers varying in different parts of the
CITY. Tonight at Z o'clock the weather
bureaus official record in this city gave il
below zero, while other northwestern STA
ions reported as follows: Helena, IA pc
low; Huron, 20 below; Duluth, Is below.
Specials from Rochester, Mimi, say thae
today was the coolest for many years, tue
thermometer at noon indicating ~ below,
and the severe cold was intensified py q
% mile gale from me northwest. Inc
mercury is falling steadily.
Aberdeen, s. D.. has not had a maui
| train from any direction since FRIDAY
| night, and indications are strong thai the
| blockade Will prove 10 be the worst yet eN-
| perienced. %'+,~- g. -@-
Bismarck, n. D., reports a severe bllz-
| zard prevailing, with the mercury AZ 8
! below zero and a high wind blowing. II Is
the worst storm of the season for stock
| men. and the losses will probably be
| heavy, The first trains for the east for
| three days arrived today, but today $
| storm will cause a further Lit Is
| doubtful # legislators can arrive in TINS
| for Tuesdays session.
Cold Day at Canton.
Canton, Ohio, Jan. 24.-Nlth the 1nef-
curry lowering near zero and the eartn
shrouded in a deep covering OF snow
caught up by hurries Of wind and hurleo
into the faces Of pedestrians. the Mchin'
| leys found home the most comfortaple
place for them today, and there they re-
NAMED except during the hour OF morning
worship, when the major attended ser
vices at the First Methodist Episccpa
church.
A number of callers We're received dur
ing the day, but there was little of pollt
ical significance in the days dolngs.
Cincinnati Mercury Drops.
Cincinnati, lam PA cold wave reached
this vicinity tonight, and the tempera-us
at S o'clock was below zero with q dow
ward tendency. There is not much snow
and no interference with traffic is anticl
pated.
E- Iowa Is Freezing.
Waterloo, Iowa, Jar. 24.-Today was n
coolest of the season. The mercury wa
Is below this morning and Is below a
noon. The railroads suffered from snow
and trains were late several hours on ii
roads.
Negro Woman Froze to Death.
Lexington, Mo-, Jan. 24.-Last night wa
the coolest experienced here this white
Martha Lacey, ar aged negro woman WIN
had no home, was frozen to death in tn
basement of a dilapidated house, whe1
she had gone for shelter with her two lii
tie children. The cries of the chlldre
attracted attention to them this mor1
/, ing. The woman was frozen stiff, but tt
: children, though badly chilled, were NJ
seriously injured.
Michigun's Coolest Weather.
Detroit, Mich, Jan. 24.-Michigan e.
n perienced the coolest weather of the VIII
p ter today. Tonight the temperatul
ranges from 6 degrees below zero in D
troit to Is below in the upper peninsu
y points.
In indianapolis
u Indianapolis. Ind, Jan. 24.-Thc co
wave has this city by the throat toda
d the thermometer at the weather 9TH
registering 5 below zero at S o'clock tn
d evening.
Weather Forecast.
{ Washington, Jan. 24.-The forecast
the weather bureau tonight says: IT
d severe cold wave now extends as far ca
n as the Ohio valley and southwark
II Texas, where the temperature has fall
from 20 to 40 degrees in the past "a houl
Is 1t is below freezing in Tennessee Al
Texas. 1t is below zero IN Ohio, Indiar
r Illinois and Missouri, and 20 degrees /
II low zero over the Dakotas and Minnesot
it GREAT SUFFERING IN CHICAG
-
D. Poor People Unable to WithstnI
% Sudden Eron in Le~mlperatMre.