The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-19
TEMPERATURELOW
AND WINDS HIGH
In New Hampshire Mercury
Descends to Fifty
Below.
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
PLAINFTELD Wis, Feb. 18.-The
long, severe cold weather developed into
a terrible blizzard today, with wind forty
eight miles an hour and the mercury "a
below zero.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 1S.-The
weather throughout Southern and East
ern Wyoming today was fine and the
snow is melting rapidly. The blockade
six miles south of Cheyenne on the Den
Yer Pacific and the blockade west Of Lar
annie were lifted today and trains are noIA
moving. On the Cheyenne & Northern
and Elkhorn roads the effects of the
storm are still felt. The two train loads
OF Thirteenth cavalry are still stuck fast
IN the snow near Lusk, but they probably
and relief train which left Chadron yes
terday are only four miles away.
a.t Inc ranges are now in fairly, good con-
o o and with ordinary weather during
the remainder Of the winter the total
losses for the season will not exceed 8
per cent for cattle and 10 per cent for
sheep throughout the entire state
LITTLETON. N. H, Feb. 18.-As usual
IN severe cold waves. some startling tenn
Reeratures Were reported today from the
tatns. At the base of Mount Washing
ton one thermometer reached so below
zero; at Alderbrook it was Al below; at
EAptIOIIl 90, ana the same at ETanCOn1a,
below.
HAVRE, Mont, Feb. ia severe
blizzard prevailed here last night and
several days. 1t Is expected that the
stock interests in this section will suf-
fer.
BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 1S.-The reports
respecting the loss of stock in this state
as result Of the recent cold weather
have been exaggerated. Idaho sheepmen
10 q
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Feb. 49,
Heavy Winds which have swept the region
Of Utah Navada, Idaho and Western
torn the deep covering of snow from
the scanty heritage Of the ranges for
hundreds Of miles and fears of further
STOCK losses are Quieted. Rapidly rising
temperatures are reported from all over
the intermountain region with the snow
disappearing ,G.,9gg from the ground, under the
LA CROSSE, Wis. Feb. 1S.-Entire
western WISCONSIN is shivering from the
intense cold. The thermometer has drop
ped to 20 degrees below zero regularly
since Sunday night and promises to fal
still lower tonight. Despite the weather
station predictions of warmer weather
the cold snap continues and is particular
ly unwelcome at this time owing to the
great scarcity Of coal Tenants Of offlce
buildings are n. complaining seriously of the
to the difficulty in getting the necessary
fuel to keep the buildings warm.
OGDEN, Utah, Feb. 18.-All trains OF
the Union Pacific from the East are in.
definitely delayed. No trains have ar
rived in Ogden over the road since yes.
terday morning. Trains from the West
are delayed from three to FIVE hours
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis. Feb. 18-Tht
head Of the lakes is in the grip of a biz.
gard this morning the wind velocity be.
ing forty-two miles an hour. The off.
cial temperature at a. m. was 20 below
zero. Business is practically suspended
All coal other than that sold under con.
tract is exhausted
ST. LOUIS, Mo. Feb. 1s-Owing tt
the scarcity of coal at the Four Courts
which contains the Jail, police headquar-
ters, criminal courts. ETC., the building
was closed today. Not a pound Of Goa
could be found in the engine room anG
old floors were torn up to keep the 25(
prisoners in the jail warm. This fue
was exhausted by night. This condition
of affairs is the result of negligence OF
the part of a contractor who failed t.
deliver coal already contracted for
NEW YORK, Feb. 18.-While only
slight furries Of snow occurred tonight
1t was bitterly cold, stiff westerly gale
adding to the general discomfort Rail
roads entering the city were again much
hampered tonight by the storm in the
South and West, which played havoc with
their train schedules. Low Temperature
still prevails all through the East and
Middle West.