Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-09
COOLEST OF WINTER,
Weather Unprecedented|y Cold
North and South
MAN FROZEN At KANSAS CITY
Loss Of Livestock So Great That II
Will Make High Prices.
COAL FAMINE IN KENTUCKY.
No. More Than Twenty-FOur Hours
supply at Any Town I'm the State
blizzard in Indiana-Mcrcury -
Below Zero In Minnesota.
MAN FROZEN At KANSAS CITY
COAL FAMINE IN KENTUCKY.


The temperature at IL o'clock tonight Is
30 degrees and falling. The drop since
yesterday morning has been 20 degrees
and ii is promised by the local observers
that the temperature will be TO de-
grees lower by Thursday morning. So far,
no damage has been reported, as the
duration Of the cold has not been suiii-
cient. but some injury is expected to
early vegetables In the central portion OK
the State
WORKINGMAN FOUND FROZEN.
KANSAS CITY. MO. February S.-The
body Of a workingman about 80 years
Old was found frozen stiff in the West
Bottoms of Kansas City to-day
At Centralia, Mo-, it was Il degrees
below zero
Many reports of suffering Of livestock
have been received.
LOSS OF LIVE STOCK GREAT.
DENVER. COL, February Sd. w.
Springer secretary Of the Continental
Land and Cattle Company. to-day receiy-
ed word from its Montana and Texas
ranches that the loss of livestock would
be very great. 5 a result of the long
and general storms and cold.
"The loss" said Mr.. Springer, will be
general throughout the western country
from Montana down through Wyoming.
colorado New Mexico. and Texas. In
some places IT will reach 50 per cent ana
il will run throughout the country De-
tween 10 and % per cent.
."rhe great loss of cattle IS bound 10
make high prices during the year
WORST YET TO COME.
ST. PAUL. MINI. February S.-rhe
worst of the almost Gnprecedentedly cold
weather. fl is feared. is yet TO come The
| highest the mercury reached during the
| dav was Is below zero. At O'Clock IL
was o. below and falling. Except ll
| Helena all Northwestern Weather
Bureau points reported below zero
weather. -.
Al o'clock Helena was If above. but
Duluth reported is below; swift current
% below; Huron, Battleford, and Prince
Albert % below, and Winnipeg ~ below
MICH SUFFERING AMONG POOR
INDIANAPOLIS. IND. February s.
The coldest weather OF the winter was
evnerienced here to-day. The minimum
temperature was below zero. ana the
indications are for much colder Wealnei
l,v morning. 4 piercing wind ana lhe
snow indicate a blizzard. Because OF 10"
gas pressure. there is much suffering
i'm the poorest quarters Of the city.
COAL FAMINE IN KENTUCKY.
| LEXINGTON. KY, February S-A Goa
| famine is threatened throughout heh-
| tuc<v. II. Il. Cassidy. coal agent repre-
! eenfine eleven mines. says that 10 ms
! knowledge the coal supply VIII Hot & "a
| longer than twenty-four hours III any
! tnvTn I'm Kentucky. The mines are al
! hooded and il is impossible to get coal
| Tho temDerature I'm this city IS DeloW
| zero and II IS growing colder. Ohly one
! coal-vard has coal, and It's supply j.
! limited. .-,
| NO SERIOUS DAMAGE IN DAKOTA
OMAHA. NEB., February S.-Speecials
! from points I'm Nebraska. Western IOWA
! south Dakota. and Wyoming indicate th"'
! mo serious damage TO livestock mas re-
! suIted from the present cold wave ~
! Eastern Nebraska, South Dakota ahu
! Iowa the thermomettr mas ~ S,eet H,ard
/ rs 10 80 below zero. but 10 the "e91""io
| the temperature has rlseh'
RECORD BREAKING IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. February S.-Not since lSl2
has Chicago experienced such intense cold
49, tbat which prevailed to-day. The low
est notch ever reached since the estaD-
listment of the Weather Bureau in TINS
CITY was % below. At II o'clock to-hlsht
II was 10 below. and when the weather
Office closed the officials predicted thal
bv tomorrow the mercury would reacii %
| below. ,,r,.,,,,
Reports from points I'm Iowa Nlscoh-
sin. and Illinois show temperatuIes I",Is rs,
| ing from II TO IS degrees pelo" "eio' ''0
latter at Lacrosse. MIS-. ,.-.,..
Tbere is much suffering in the interior
| .,,,.,,s among the poor people.
FIRE-PLUGS FROZEN.
WEBSTER CITY. IOWA. February 8
pslmont town of 1000 inhabitants. II
Wright county. was visited by destrue
tive fire to-day. The thermometer was =
below zero. and the fre-plugs were iroze'
M, Thirteen business blocks Were ue
s,roved The loss is over Sl5O,wo