The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-30

W dlIHeE fTlday ana west portion to-
night The wind this morning was
northwest. blowing 20 miles an hour.
". II. Barnes. secretary of the state
board of horticulture. thinks that the
damage to fruit by the storm is not so
great as people think.
Where the temperature was not too
low before the snow fell said he L
think the damage is very slight My
opinion is that in this vicinity the Only
fruit in danger is grapes though I do
not know about apples. I believe that
cherries peaches and pluns are too far
along to have suffered much. Straw
berries, l am satisfied, are all right
of course, it will not be known for a
day or two just how badly the fruit is
damaged"
L. r. Taylor, the nurserymn, said
this morning: I think that the storm
has not been as destructive to fruit
trees as was at first expected. Early
apples are well along and may not be
injured Cherries are well advanced
and I doubt if they are injured. Straw
berries are just in blossom and will be
nipped. It is little early to tell just
what the damage viii be until the sun
has thawed everything and a close ex-
animation can be made
Reports received at the Santa Re gen.
eral offices this morning indicate a gen.
eral snow and rain over that part of
the system east of Newton. Snow was
reported from Kansas City to Newton
and reports also state that all creeks
and rivers on the line were covered last
night with ice from one-fourth to three
eighths of an inch in thickness.
The storm extended as far north as
Superior. Neb., on the Santa Fe- Cen
eral rains on the Oklahoma division
were also reported with the tenperat ure
as low as 80 degrees.
In Missouri and Illinois the conditions
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the exception of light snow. Snow
and rain in southern Kansas is reported.
The storm is not affecting the running
of the trains. all of them being on time.
According to weather reports received
at the Rock Island division offices this
morning the storm was more severe on
that road than on the Santa Fe. A.
severe sleet storm between Mankato and
Phillipsburg is reported. All wires are
down with the exception of one train
wire between Fairbury and Phillips
burg No reports have yet been re-
ceived from the western divisions. Most
of the trains are on time.
Rain and snow were reported from ev-
cry Kansas station of the weather
bureau. The precipitations of snow and
rain were as follows: Baker % Con-
eordia 30. Dodge City -. Dresden "a.
Fort Scott 60 Hays City 20. Macks-
vile 0S. Mcpherson 80. Manhattan so.
Usage lily Al SEDAN D., topeka -oI,
Toronto .1S. Wichita 40.
The maximum and minimum temper
atures reported from the stations, for
the "a hours ending this morning at
clock, were as follows:
Z o'clock. ..-....29 II o'clock
s o'clock. ....-.31 u O'Clock. 40
9 O'Clock. .....-.33 o'clock ...-...-42
10 O'Clock. 2 o'clock. ....-...4 S
Wind. 16 miles, north, at p. m.
Paker 40, Is; ConcOrdia a. &c; Dres-
den "a. IL: Fort Scott 10. %; Hays %,
20: Macksville 36. d: Mcpherson Sc. IS:
Manhattan 20 Is. Usage City 50, %;
Sedan G., %; Topeka 90, %; Toronto so.
90 Wichita IS. 80.
Today's corn and wheat region bulle-
tin. issued by Director Jennings. says:
The snowstorun in the northwest yes
terdy morning swept over the state dur
ing the day and last night, and, pass
ing eastward. is followed by clear
weather over the state this morning.
The precipitation has been ample for
present needs. The temperature is low
this morning. ranging from Is degrees