The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-22

| telephone and telegraph wires in kansas
| City and surrounding towns within the
past twenty-four hours, rendering com
| muntcation uncertain. Dozens Of poles
and wires have snapped under the heavy
| weight of the sleet. and street railway
traffic is fampered 10 a considerable de-
gree. Trains are late in some instances
but not seriously so.
The storm seems to be general over Mis-
| souri,, Kansas and Nebraska
| At eBatrice, Neb., the wind is blowing
| 30 miles an hour and the snow is bnnoing.
The thermometer is above zero, fall
| OF 90 degrees in the last twenty-four
hours.
At Abilene, Kan. three inches of snow
has fallen and the thermometer has fallen
% degrees; at Lincoln, Neb., it is bitterly
cold and five inches of snow has fallen
and Is drifting badly. At Leavenworth,
Kan, the electric care are tied up because
OF the danger from stray live wires.
Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. el-A severe
storm prevails throughout western and
northern Missouri and the state OF Kan
sas. Very mild weather on Sunday was
followed by rain, which turned into sleet
sudden fall in the temperature, and the
sleet has been followed by snow, which
is being driven before strong wind from
the northwest. At many points in the
two states the mercury fell from 50 to so
degrees in twenty-four hours. Reports
received tonight indicate an average tenn
perature Of 10 to Is degrees above Two
trains are snowbound in Kansas on the
central branch of the Missouri Pacific.
In Kansas City, Kan, two lines of cleo
trio street railway have been forced TO
suspend operations.
At Leayenworth electric wires are down
all over the city. and the authorities or
dered the electric railways to cease OPP
erations, owing to the danger from stray
electric currents.
Secretary Coburn, of the Kansas board
of agriculture, is authority for the state
ment that While the storm will cause suf-
fering among the cattle on the ranges,
there viii be no loss from freezing unless
the storm becomes much more severe.
PRETTY COLD IN KANSAS.
Topeka. Kan, Nov. 21.-Kansas is ex-
periencing d genuine western blizzard to-
day. Sleet began falling enorlly before
midnight last night which later TUNED
TO snow. a high wind is blowing, drift
ing the snow badly. Trains on all rail-
roads are being delayed. The thermom-
eter has fallen over 80 degrees since yes
tercay evening"
Salina, Kan, Nov. PA free blizzard
has been raging in this vicinity since
and the ground is covered with
snow. Much suffering 20 uushelterej cat
tie is reported
TERRIBLE IN TEXAS.
Denison, Texas, Nov. 21.-This city was
visited today by the most disastrous storm
Of years. The wind blew a hurricane
houses, uprooting trees and
evehng telegraph oles. There was con-
siderable damage to prperty. A deluge
Of rain and sleet accompanied the storm.
THE STORM IN OKLAHOMA.
FL Reno. o. II, Nov. 21.-(SpeeiaL )-Old |
Boreas took a sudden notion into his head
last night TO give the people of Il Reno
r touch of high life. Yesterday was a
windy day, but warm. AT o'clock in !
The morning it commenced to rain and |
Kept it up for three hours. The temper !
ature dropped 40 degrees before morning. |
Then we had more wind, also snow, the |
irst of the season. AT this writing the |
wind is blowing at the rate Of thirty /
Knots an hour and it is a little too cold |
for comfort The rain did large amount |
IF good to the growing wheat. Last year |
We had no rain from the middle of Sep |
ember, 1897, to the middle of January, |
S9S.
Enid, o. T., Nov. 21.-CSpeciaL )-Satur- |
lay and Sunday the weather was so warm |
hat it was uncomfortable. Even as late |
Is o'clock Sunday night many Enidi;es |
we're compelled to have the doors and win
lows of their houses open, Just as they /
10 during the summer season. About . /
o'clock Sunday evening q gentle rain came
rom the south, which continued until /
about midnight, when the wind switched |
o the northwest. Snow began to fall and |
n a short time we were in the midst OF 1
he first blizzard of the season, which /
las continued all day, and is no doubt the !
most severe storm We will have this sea-
son.
Washington, Nov. 21.-In a report dated /
Dawson City. October l, United States
Consul Coke presents an interesting pic
ure of the Klondike town preparing 20
30 into winter quarters.
Large quantities of loge were being piled
n front of business and other houses to
serve for fuel, and small fortunes were
1eing made by parties who were bringing
n glass and oil lamps. Butter was sell
ng at 81 a pound and the price of con-
lensed milk and other products has
doubled. 1t was predicted that 5000 peo-
lie would be working through the differ
mt creeks in the Dawson district on the
winter digging. beginning in the middle
II November.
The bencn and hillside claims were re-
ewing more attention, and fl was expect
ID that their 20 ssct this year would ex-
eed that of me creek claims.
The consul saws that now IS a good time
or capital TO step in, as there is no doubt
Z the country being very rich, but money
} needed to develop It. He advises PEG
lie who are coming now TO go over the
asses. by the lakes and them down the
Yukon 10 Dawson.
Vancouver, 3. c, Nov. 2f.-Harry Stone.
ormerly United States government explo-
er in Alaska, met coo would-be Klond.k-
rs returning from the Edmonton route.
I the junction OF the Mackenzie and
4aird rivers Those who returned by way
: Laird river nave reached Vancouver in
afety. passing through great perils
itone accompanied them. II IS alleged
hat enroute they were fred upon By a
arty Of s. wash Indians VINO had demand
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