The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-10


verest cold wave of the season covered
Florida last night and today. In the
northern part of the orange belt the
range of the mercury was from 26 to
growth on the orange trees was injured
and ''drone'' or useless bloom made to
fall Pineapples were not hurt.
PEACHES AND PLUMS SUFFER.
Macon, Ga, Feb. 10-Advices received
from the peach growing centers in south
Georgia indicated that the peach and
plum crops have been cut off at least
a third and may be a half by the present
CATTLE DYING IN TEXAS.
Fort Worth, Tex, Feb. 10.-The heav-
lest snow known in northern Texas fell
today. Street car traffic is suspended.
Reports from northwest Texas says
cattle are dying in large numbers from
the severe weather.
PEACHES KILLED IN KENTUCKY
Lexington, KY, Feb. 1O.-At Lexing-
ton the thermometer at 8 o'clock regis
tered Is degrees below zero and during
the entire day the highest temperature
was 5 below: The peach crop is re-
ported entirely killed
YOUNGSTOWN'S COOLEST NIGHT
Youngstown, O., Feb. 10.-The wealth
er last night was the coolest since rec
OrdS have been kept. This morning
thermometers stood at % below zero.
COLDER AT GAINESVILLE.
GAINESVILLE, o., Feb 1O.-Last night
brought the coolest weather known in
eters marked 20 to 80 degrees below
zero, according to location. This was
10 to 20 degrees colder than the night
before.
BELOW AT WASHINGTON.
Washington, Feb. 1O.-The cold wave
gained added strength last night and
early this morning it was degrees be-
low zero in the weather bureau ther-
mometer, located on top of the bureau
building, and was to degrees lower
nearer the ground. The record for
Washington is IA degrees below zero in
1881. Up to 10 o'clock the sun, which
shone bright and clear had added only
a half of degree of warmth to the shell
tered thermometer, but it was several
degrees warmer in the streets.
CLEVELAND STRIKES OUR MARK.
Cleveland, O., Feb. 10.-SiXteen de-
grees below zero was indicated by the
government thermometer early today.
The local forecaster reports that dur
ing yesterday the mercury touched IL
below. This is the lowest point reached
in the history of the Cleveland weather
bureau office, which was established
about twenty-eight years ago. Many
private thermometers registered from
20 to % below early today All the
railroads report trains late as a result
of the intense cold.
so BELOW IN MICHIGAN.
Detroit, Feb. 1O.-Thirteen degrees be-
low zero was still the temperature in
Detroit at o'clock today. All other
places in Michigan were considerably
Republic took the palm with a record
of so below zero, and 10 to % below
continuously for three weeks past. The
Sault reports 81 below at 8 o'clock this
morning. Petosky's temperature was
&c below. Although the temperature in
Detroit is less severe, it beats former
records, both for severity and continu-
ity. Boats experience much difficulty
in crossing the Detroit river.
FROZEN IN HIS SLEIGH.
Buffalo, n. Y, Feb. 1O.-John Weith,
aged 70 years, a carpenter, was found
last night frozen to death in his sleigh
in the suburbs of the city. The Their
mometer in the weather bureau regis
tered 8 degrees below zero at o'clock
this morning.
SCHOOLS CLOSE IN CHICAGO.
Chicago, Feb. 10-The crest of the
cold wave has passed here. At a. m.
the thermometer registered IS below,
but from that point gradual moderation
set in and the prospects are that by
nfghtfall the mercury will be about the
zero mark. A large number of dis
tressing cases of frost bites were re-
ported by the police, but so far only one
death has resulted from the severe cold.
Several of the schools have been closed
until Monday.