Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-28
TELEsRAPHfc NEWS.


TELEGRAPHic NEWS.
MILWAUKEE. Wis, Jan. 25.-
Wisconsin Is the center of cold wave
which beats all records This morn
ing there Is slight let-up in the TEN
perature. but all the middle west from
Omaha 10 st. Paul is suffering fear
fully Last night the temperature
places throughout Wisconsin. Al ST
Paul II was 81 degrees below with a
high wind blowing ell of yesterday,
and it only moderated shortly after
midnight
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 25.-Yesterday
the temperature dropped to ten above
zero, and at midnight 1t was one below
and early this morning 1t was be
low a sharp north wind is blowing
and. this city and all of the western
portion Of Missouri is suffering from
the coldest weather of the year.
TOPEKA, Kans.. Jan. 25.-Zero
weather Is prevailing all over Kansas
Cattle. however. are in good shape
Towns In the eastern part OF the state
are suffering for lack of coal.
CHICAGO. Jan. 25.-The thermom
eter registered 10 below at O'Clock
this morning.
There is intense suffering. three
Seventy-fve fire alarms have been
turned in since the cold wave began
Charitable institutions have beer
swamped by applications from the
poor for relief
DETROIT. Mich, Jan. 25.-Nine be
low zero was registered by the govern
ment thermometer this morning
George Southwaite, a workman, was
frozen to death on the street.
LINCOLN. Neb., Jan. 25.-A new
low record was established here toda,
when the mercury reached IA degrees
below zero
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 25.-The thermom
eter stands at zero and storm is II
progress. There are 10000 men EN-
ployed on construction work in the
Worlds fair grounds and 1000 of these
were forced to quit before noon on ac
count of the extreme cold,
DULUTH, MINI, Jan. 25.-Th'
thermometer at 8 O'Clock this morning
gave 80 degrees below zero.
CHICAGO. Jan. 25.-Traflic is great
ly hampered today by the bitter cold
1t is Is below this afternoon.
WILKES BARRE. Pa, Jan. 25.-
Many Pennsylvania towns are sub
merged entirely caused by the lc'
gorges and the backing up of the wa
lers The gorge In the Susquehann;
is so complete that for thirty mile
the river is entirely blocked.
At Bloomsbury the ice is forty fee
high.
The village of Eppy is under waite
and all fnmilies in the little town hav,
been driven from their homes.
There has pecn a great loss of liv
stock throughout the flooded districts
Wheeling. w. Va. is inundated am
there is great suffering, for a blizzar,
has been raging since last night.
WHEELING, w. Va. Jan. 25.-
There is intense suffering in the Obi
valley as the result of the cold wav
which is now sweeping the inundate
districts. Homeless people are e,
posed to the rigorous weather an
many deaths will likely result. Tn
interruption of the railroad an
steamer traffic is causing a food fan
inc.
PITTSBURG. Pa, Jan 25.-An e,
plosion wrecked the shaft of The Hal
wick company's coal mine near Che:
ialy nd hnf w
100 and 1876 miners are emprisone
below
Over 100 men are working like bea'
ers to liberate the victims. The e,
plosion occurred at s O'Clock thi
morning. and tore the top of the til
pie of. which seriously wounded thre
men, and filled the shaft with rock
and loose earth. Whether the explt
sion occurred far inside the mine an
killed the miners by concussion O
near the shaft, exposing them to daI
ger from suffocation by gas, is nc
yet known. The mine was known t
be gaseous, but no serious troubl
was ever had on its account.
Mine experts fear that II the Ell
trance Is not cleared quickly, all tn
imprisoned men will die within fe'
hours for want of fresh air.
Later-A rescue party of fifty me
have entered the shaft. but it is feai
ed they cannot reach the entombe
men in time. The miners who ar
imprisoned are mostly foreigners.
NASHUA, N. H., Jan. 25.-Th
Nashua Trust company failed toda,
John Goggin, the treasurer of the CO.
poration. has been arrested and chars
ed with the embezzlement of $4,000
which is said to be the cause of tn
failure.
SEOUL. Jan. 25,-The condition c
affairs here is growing very critica
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