Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-27
COLD WEATHER IS GENERAL
Lowest Temperature for the Winter Regis
tered in Many Places
WARMER IN WESTERN PART OF STATE
Cold Record for the season IL Broken
in Iowa while in the North
west the weather IL
Very severe.


was experienced in Lincoln. The thermom-
eter registered s below.
Over the state, and especially in the CEN
tral western part, It was not so cold by two
or three degrees There is no wind and the
cold is moderating.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 26.--with the mer-
curry at 10 below during the night the twin
cities are experiencing the coldest weather
OF the present winter
Similar reports are received from all over
the northwest, but slightly warmer weather
is promised.
Very Cold I'm Iowa.
+. DEs MONIES, Ia, Dec. 2s.-The cold
weather record for the season was broken
this morning when the oficfal report
showed I below. Yesterday It was below
and the day before was lowering near the
zero mark.
This is the coldest for slightly over
year. A high wind has prevailed, which
has made II seem colder. Much suffering
has been experienced owing to the extreme
scarcity Of fuel
CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 2s-snow has been
falling for more than forty eight hours
throughout the lower lake region. A high
northwest gale has caused the snow to drift
badly In places along the railway lines run
ming into this city, with the result that
much trouble is experienced in maintaining
schedule time. Along the Lake Shore road
In the vicinity of La Porte, Ind. a foot of
snow is reported to have fallen on the level
while huge drifts are constantly piling up
on the tracks.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec 26.--The coldest
weather of the winter is reported from
many places south Of the Ohio river. The
temperatures reported range from degrees
above at Evansville. Ind, to 46 at Galveston
and 4S at Corpus Christi.
SIOUX CITY, Dec. 26.-This section is in
the grasp of a very cold wave. 1t was IS
below zero this morning, but moderated
slightly toward noon.
Coal ia short in Kansas.
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 2s-The coIdest
weather OF the winter has prevailed in
Kansas for two days past, and 1t shows
no sign of moderating. People in some
western counties are being put to great in
convenience on account of the coal fam
Inc. Cattle are not suffering to any extent,
there being no snow on the ground and
feed being more than usually abundant.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Dec. 26.-Advices re-
ceived today indicate severe weather
throughout Kansas and Missouri. Concor-
dia. Kan. reports zero weather there and
all along the Missouri Pacific road the same
conditions prevail.
Hutchinson, Kan, reports the coIdest
weather In years, the Thermometer at that
point registering below zero. At Atchison
degrees below is recorded.
At Mexico, NO., a coal famine confronts
the people Of that section. There is no
more coal for sale at any of the yards and
the thermometer registered zero last night
Railway is Abandoned.
SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 26.-The Great
Northern main line track from Everett to
the Case 1e tunnel has been abandoned
since Wednesday owing to the bridge at
Madison being carried away by a snow
slide and to other slides between Madison
and the tunnel The coast line from Van
couver is open and trains have been op-
Grated over II regularly.
Tomorrow morning an effort will be made
to run a train from Seattle to Skykmish,
to carry the mail
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 26-There is no
relief from the cold tonight The tenn
perature at midnight is 20 degrees above
zero. Tomorrow promises to show a lower
minimum than today, which was 10 above,
the record for the present winter.
ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. 26.-The weather
continues cool, and colder tonight. The
lowest temperature registered during the
day was IS above zero. Indications favor
continued cold tomorrow.