Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-12

tions that it will be colder than last night.
This is the twelfth continuous day In which
the mercury his not risen above zero ana
there is much suffering.
Today Miles Jackson, a teamster. numbed
by the cold fell from his wagon and was
probably fatally injured.
Much distress is reported in the city ana
all the churches have organized relief par
ties to aid the poorer classes.
Tho weather department having failed to
promise change for the better causes con-
siderable apprehension in the water depart
ment of the city, as 1t is with difficulty that
some of the street mains have already been
kept from freezing.
CALHOUN, Neb,, Feb. 11.-(Special.)-
light snow fell here all day yesterday and
part of last night, when a cold wave ar
rived and the mercury fell over 20 degrees,
registering at % degrees below zero this
morning. Stock has suffered considerably
here this winter. especially feeders.
WAHOO, Neb., Feb. 11.-(SpeciaL)-
Saunders county has experienced ten days
of the coldest weather ever known in its
history. The mercury during that
time has seldom been above zero
and frequently from 25 to 80 degrees below.
This morning at daylight 1t stood at "a de-
grees below The ground Is frozen deepen
than ever before and Is split open in great
cracks one to five inches wide. Despite the
intense cold there are no reports of suffering
of people or stock in this county.
BATTLE CREEK, Neb., Feb. 11.-(Spe-
cal. )-This city is having the coolest
weather known here for years. Since Jam
uary the thermometer has been below zero
every day but three There has been very
little snow. The loss of stock has been
small. The greatest damage done by the
cold weather is the breaking Of water pipes.
NEWMAN GROVE, Neb., Feb f1.-(Spe-
cal, This morning the Thermometer regis
tered "a degrees below zero, the coldest
weather ever known here This is the
seventeenth day of continued cold weather.
TILDEN, Neb., Feb. 1l.-(Special. AT IL
a. m. the thermometer stands at 25 degrees
below Zero The weather is clear and there
is little wind.
SUTTON Neb., Feb. 11.-(Special. 1T
showed all day yesterday and at p m. a
strong wind began and the blizzard which
was predicted arrived. This week the ther-
mometer reached 25 degrees below zero.
KEARNEY, Neb., Feb. 11.-(Specal Tel
egram. .)-Thermometers registered between
80 and "a degrees below zero this morning
The State Industrial school reports 35 de-
grees below. 1t was the coolest night for
years. No casualties are reported. There
is eight inches of snow on the ground.
BRADY ISLAND, Neb., Feb 11.-(Special
Telegram, )-Snow fell all day yesterday to
the depth Of five inches and last night it
was 30 below zero, the coolest ever known
here
FREMONT, Neb, Feb. 11.-(Speciat)-
The mercury dropped little lower here this
morning than it did Wednesday. Thermome-
tiers which then registered 2S below stood at
an even 80. At noon the temperature had
| run up to 81 below. Coal dealers are the only
people doing a big business Quite num-
Der of cases of frostbites are reported.
| NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Feb. 11.-(Spe-
| cial "A new record for low temperature
in this section was made this morning, the
mercury marking 30 degrees below zero
| Scme snow fell yesterday and a heavy wind
from the north prevailed during the early
| part of the night.
SCHUYLER, Neb., Feb. IL Especial. D.
Yesterday. though not so cold, 1t having
showed lightly, was as uncomfortable as
any day of the year. Colder weather ar
rived this morning and put the mercury
down to 80 degrees below zero, five de-
grees lower than heretofore, and the low
est since five years ago.
ST. EDWARD, Neb., Feb. 11.-(Special.
Last night and this morning was the cold
est this locality has witnessed for years
At a. m the different Thermometers reg
istered from 80 to 50 degrees below zero