The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-14

LINCOLN. Neb.s Dec. 49, = Zero
weather and worse is prevailing all over
Central and Southeastern Nebraska TO-
night. At z o'clock; the street thermom-
eters in Lincoln registered degrees be-
low zero, a drop in twenty-four hours
of nearly, forty degrees. A high north
east wind ma gnif1es the cold, but with
an absence of snow in any quantity, live
stock, it is thought, will not suffer
greatly.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Dec. 13-The
Southwest is experiencing the first gen.
eral storm this winter. In Western Mis-
souri,, most of Kansas and Oklahoma it
is raining and showing or hailing The
thermometer has fallen since last night,
and in many places the rain has turned
to sleet, causing damage to telephone
and telegraph wires. The storm will
prove of great value to farmers. Many
small streams had gone dry, leaving no
water for stock, and wheat needed mois-
ture. At many points a blizzard prevails.
OMAHA, Neb.. Dec .13.-Reports from
Western Nebraska and the Black Hills
tell of a severe snowstorm, from four to
six inches having fallen since early last
night. In Chase county six inches of
snow covers the ground and the wind
almost blizzard proportions. Trains ar
irving here during the early day were
from thirty minutes to two hours late,
and report a heavy fall Of snow in the
western part of the state. The temper
AZURE here has fallen eight degrees since
9 a. M, and is now at the zero mark.
Spreads Into Southwest.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 13.-The bliz-
card raging throughout Southern Wyo-
ming is terrific. Every train is delayed
from three to four 1lours and a blockade
is imminent. Great distress is reported
by sheepmen of the Red Desert section
and Southern Uintah country.
At Frewen, Sweetwater county. a
passenger train ploughed through q
bunch of sheep huddled in cut to keep
out of the wind, and over 500 OF the
animals are reported to have been killed.
They were hurled in every direction or
buried out Of sight In the drifts.
Z GUTHRIE, o. T., Dec 13.-Since early
morning the heaviest snowstorm in ten
years has visited Oklahoma and four
inches of snow are on the ground. A
strong wind is accompanying it. The
storm will cause great damage to cattle
among stock are coming in from the
ranges. r
DENVER, Dec. 13.-The coolest
weather in Colorado this winter was ex-
perienced today. In the mountain region
the thermometer generally registered be-
low zero, the lowest reported being q
below at Gunnison. The record in Denver
was few degrees above zero.
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 13.-Severe cold
weather is reported from numerous points
in Kansas tonight. Temperatures range
from 2 to 8 degrees aboS> to degrees
below zero. Snow is not general. 1t is
feared that the cattle on the western
ranges will suffer, as the storm came
suddenly. Winter wheat win be dam
aged to some extent. The cold in the
wheat belt is severe, with little or no
snow. Without snow and with continued
cold, wheat will suffer greatly.
MILWAUKEE, wis, Dec 1s.-About
four inches of snow fell throughout the
state today, accompanied by a high wind.
The thermometers recorded drop of 80
degrees since last midnight Trains for
Milwaukee are from half to two hours
late tonight. Vessels sought refuge be-
hind the breakwater today. At 10 O'Clock
tonight the record was 10 degrees above
zero.