Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-27
INTENSE COLD IN THE EAST.
ELEVEN BELOW ZERO At CHI.
CAGO-u Af sr. PAUL.
Superior, Wisconsin, shivers, With the
Mercury at IS seIow-Many Poor
People suffer-From Eastern Mon.
tana to Northern Indiana Weather 10
Most Severe Of the Winter.

Chicago, Jan. zb.-nxtre ooio
weather Is recorded in various SEC
tions of the north and west today.
The cold wave extends over . wide
area, embracing the upper Mississippi
and Missouri valleys and the western
lake region. Particularly severe wea-
ther Is reported in the Dakotas. east
ern Montana, northwestern Nebraska,
northwestern Iowa. northern Illinois
and Indiana and portions Of Wisconsin
and Michigan.
The thermometer today In this city
registered II degrees below zero.
There is suffering among the poor peo-
pie and many of the homeless applied
at the police stations for shelter. Only
one death, that Of fisherman, has 80
tar been reported. The weather bu-
reau observer says that 1t Is possible
that the mercury may go to 20 below
tomorrow and that the cold wave will
last several days yet
At St. Paul today the minimum on
The official thermometer was % below.
other thermometers registered as low
as 40 below. bismarck reported 2S and
superior, Wis, SO. In q number OF
places in the northwest. 1t was the
coldest weather of the year. A se-
we're blizzard ragged at Houghton.
Mich, trains being late and traffic
badly impeded.
At st. Paul.
st. Paul, Jan. 25.-Accordlng to the
weather observer, the mean tempera-
ture prevailing in st. Paul today es-
tablished a new record. being ~ be-
low zero. The maximum for the day
was % degrees below and the mini.
mum was 33 below. Some thermome-
ters registered as low as 40 below
during the early morning hours. A
high wind prevailed early In the day.
greatly intensifying the suffering Of
those compelled to be out Of doors.
Wisconsin coldest In Union.
Milwaukee, Jan. 25.-Specials to the
Sentinel show Wisconsin to be ex.
periencing the coldest weather to-
night of any state in the union. New
Richmond reports a maximum tenn
perature of 46 degrees below zero;
Haywards and Cumberland report 40,
Superior 35 and Unity 38 below. 9th
or low temperatures are: Black River
Falls 80, Baraboo 81. Oshkosh re-
ports the coolest weather in 26 years.
the registration being 38 below. A
strong northwest wind Is blowing and
trains throughout the state are run.
ming irregularly.
In Kansas and Missouri.
Kansas City. Jan. 25.-The coldest
weather of the winter is being ex-
perienced tonight in Kansas and west
ern Missouri. e.. o'clock tonight the
temperature in nansas City was eight
above zero and falling. and the weatn.
er Office says that 1t will go below
zero. Kansas points report zero
weather. The ground here is bare Of
snow. A sharp north wind Is blowing.
At Omaha 12 Below.
Omaha, Jan. 25.-The coldest wealth
or Of the winter was recorded today.
The temperature was - below and at
no time during the day did the mer.
curry go aDove the zero mark.
In Southern Michigan.
Detroit, Jan. 25.-This is the cold.
est night of the winter In Detroit and
southern Michigan. At . o'clock the
government thermometer registered
six degrees below rezo.
George Cupwait. q carriage painter.
aged SO, was found frozen to death in
! shed at Detroit today.