THE OMAHA HAILY BEE; SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1001.
Telephone 11 18-004.
Hints for Ladies' cro
Christmas Buying dieted wool
opera shawls
in all white, or white with
pink, blue, black or lavtudor,
at (1.25, J 1.50, $1,75 and $3 each! hand
soma silk head thrown In black, cream,
pink or blue at 12.25 ench.
Infants' flannel and cashmere embroid
ered sacqucs nt tl-15, 1. tO, $2.25, $2.50
and 12.75 cacti.
Infants' caHlimorc and nllk kimonos nt
$1.60 each.
Infants' crocheted sacqucs nt 50c, "5c
nnd $1 each.
Infants' crochotnd bootees at 15c, 20c,
25c, 30c, x40c,'60c, 75c nnd $.1 a pair.
In fmits' and children's crocheted bed
room slippers In pink or blue nt 50c n
pair.
Ladles' and misses' wool knitted skirts
In delicate or dark colors, at $1. $1.50,
$1,75, $2 nnd $2.23 each.
Infants' kid moccasins "and bootees nt
25c, 35c, 60c, 75c and $1 n pair.
Blankets and Comforts Don't
you
think a blanket or a comfort
would bo an acceptable gift
theso cold days. Thoy never
come amiss.
Nice whlto blankets wo have nt $2.73,
$3.50, $4, $1.25, $4.50, $4.75, $5, $5.25,
$5.50, $6, $7, $8, $!, $11.50 up to $22.50
a pair.
Comforters, pure whlto cotton-filled,
pott ns down, $1.75, $2, $2.25, $2.60
$2.75, $2.85, $3 ench.
Down quilts nt $1.35, $0.30.
Wool comfortH nt $2.60, $3.25, $4, $5.
Mcrrltt's wool comforts nt $2.75, $3.73
cheesecloth covered.
Silk Embroidered
flannel Waist
Patterns
We have
been told
time and
again that our
embroidered flannel waist pat
terns aro the choicest to be
found.
For a gift thcro Is nothing inofo appro
priate than ono of theso exclusive
waist patterns at $3, $3.25, $3.50, $3.75,
$4, $4.60, $3, $7. $7.50 por pattern.
Wo also have a lot of silk embroidered
waist patterns which we aro closing
out nt greatly reduced prices.
$3.50 waist patterns now $1.50; $4.50
waist patterns how $2.26.
Christmas Stockings Our holi
day goods
are now in, including almoBt
every kind of staple and fancy
stockings worn.
Cotton, lisle, silk mixed nnd puro nllk.
From 60c por pair In fancy llslea to
$10 per pair In silk.
Everything new and pretty. They
mako very useful and serviceable
gifts and aro euro to please the
women,
H degrees bc!ow zero early this morning.
In oxposod portions of tho town tho mer
cury dropped to 19 below.
OIIANT. Neb., Dec. 14. (Special Tele
gram.) Thirty-two degrees below zero Sat
urday morning, with three inches of snow
on tho ground, Is the weather record hore.
All stockmon aro feeding and water Is
scarce.,
YOnK, Nob.. Doc. 11. (Special.) Tho
cold wavo hit York hard. At 6 o'clock
this morning It was 11 degroes below zero.
No loss of stock is reported and no damage ,
to' winter wheat.
WEST POINT, Neb., Dec. 14. (Special.)
The weather for tho last thirty-six hours
has been Intensely cold, tho thermometer
standing steadily at or a llttlo below zero.
This sudden cold snap has caused great
Inconvenience, pooplo being' unprepared for
such severe weather. Water pipes and
connections aro badly demoralized by the I
Intenso cold.
FREMONT, Neb.. Dec. 14. (Special.)
Tho mercury this morning reached 20 bo
low zero. At noon It stood nt 0 below.
Some water pipes are reported bursted,
but othorwlso no other damage has oc
curred. At Hunrtso yesterday tho mercury ,
stood at C degrees below nnd did not go
nbovo that point during the day. A cold
wind has prevailed from tho northwest.
The icemen say a few days of this weather i
will make good merchantable Ice.
PAPILLION, Neb., Dec. 14. (Special.) ,
A cold wavo struck this vlolnlty and today ,
wltnessos the coldest weather that has been
cxporlenceil In this county In 'a number of
years. Tho thermometer hi 3 .o,clocK yes
terday was 15 degrees nbovo zero and nt
C o'clock was nearly 8 dogrees below.
Corn Is nearly all husked and winter wheat
Is doing finely, with prospects of a good
crop. Corn yielded an nverago of thlrty
flvo bushels an acre.
HARVARD. Neb., Dec. 14. (Special.)
Tho mercury reached 17 dogrees, below zero
last night. Tho ground Is lightly coverod
with snow.
SHELTON. Neb., Dec. 14. (Special.)
Last night was tho coldest this season, the
mercury reaching 12 degroes below zero at
7 o'olock thli morning.
GinilON, Neb.. Dee. 14. (Special.)
Twenty-ono below registers tho coldest
morning so tar this winter. Farm work Is
Disfigured Skin
wasted muscles And decaying bones.
What havool
Scrofula, let alone, Is capable of oil that,
and more.
I It Is commonly marked by bunches In
the neck, Inflammations in the eyes; dys
pepsia, catarrh, and general debility.
It is always radically nnd permanently
cured by
Hood' 9 Smrmmpmrlllm
Which expels all humors, cures all erup
tions, ana uuuus up tne wnoio system,
wnctner young or oia.
Uood' rillt cut nyV lili'l th non.Irrlutlnn txii
unly cmTVrllo tt Uk Ollh llood' Srpfll '
Christmas Gift Giving.
Every day's delay now means so much more strain at the
end. Only eight more shopping days until Christmas. It has
always been our custom to keep open evenings one week be
fore Christmas. This year we will commence Tuesday night
and continue until Christmas Eve.
TWO Silk Specials No. l, hand
for Christmas some black
peau do soio,
This Bilk heads the list of
beautiful black dress silks,
No mussing, no cutting, rich luster,
never sold for lets than $1.25, now $1
a rartl.
No. 2, Illack Taffeta Silk A most sensi
ble gift Indeed. These kind of remem
brances will last through weeks and
months. A 27-1 n. wide black tnffcta,
that has always been called cheap at
$1.26 yd., n silk that will wear beau-
tlfully and not cut, has a good luster,
now $1 a yd, Ask to sec these two
special numbers In black silks.
New Waist Silks Many a face can be
brightened on Christmas morning at
small eost. Nothing moro pleasing
for Christmas than a new silk waist.
Tho prices run 50c, 76, $1, $1.25, $1.50
a yard.
Outing Gowns Select a useful
gift for your
Christmas giving.
Anyono will nppreclnto ona of theso
warm gowns, cspeclnlly when the
weather Is so cold.
Outing gowns nt $1 pink nnd blue
stripes, square yoke, high collar, yoko
and sleeves trimmed with braid.
At $1.25, of striped outing flannel, square
yoke, fancy pointed collnr nnd cults
nnlshed with braid.
A largo assortment of other styles at
$1.50, $1.75, $2 and $2.25 each.
Ladles' Aprons White aprons
always make
acceptable gifts.
Dnlnty whlto Swiss tea aprons, trimmed
with embroidery, lnco and ribbons,
rnnglng from 00c to $1.50 each.
Whlto lawn nprons, finished with hem
stitching, nt 25c ench.
Whlto lawn nprons, trimmed with hem
stitching or tucks nnd embroidery, nt
50c each.
Other prices nro 30c, -10c, 60o, 73c, $1
and $1.23 each.
Uretcllo nprons range In price from 30c
to $1 each.
POCketbOOkS A poeketbook
rnftke a nice
present for either lady or gen
tleman. For the Ladles
Wo havo n beautiful assortment of
ladles' combination pocketbooks with
and without sterling corners, rnnglng
In prlco from 50c to $t ench.
Chatclnlno bags at from 76c to $7 each.
Hand-made, cut steel, bended bags at
$4, JO and $7 ench.
Tor Men
Wc have bill rolls, lottor books and coin
purses at from 25c to $3 each.
Thompson, Beldeh &Co.
t. H. x A. vutxBWtt. etm. mm am mvmuAM rra.
well cleared up ready for winter. Several
carloads of beets remain to bo shipped.
NINE LIVES LOST IN WYOMING
Sheep Ilerilern I'crlali In the llllxzuril
While- Looking After
Their Flnckn.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 14. (Special
Telegram.) A report received from Rock
Springs tells of the finding of the bodies of
four sheop herders, who perished In the
blizzard near Point of Rocks Thursday
night. Searchers nro looking for tho body
of another herder In tho enmo vicinity, who
Is also bclloved to havo lost his life. To
date nine lives have been lost in southern
Wyoming as a result of the storm. One of
tho unfortunates was a womnn, who wan
dered out on the plains south of Choy
ennej ono wns John Onrrett of Fort Mad
ison, la., who was frozen to death In tho
railroad yurds at Ilanna, and tho othors
were shoep herders.
Early this morning temperatures of 25
to 35 below zero wore reported from vari
ous towns In Wyoming, tho cold wavo hav
ing been general over the state. At 10
o'clock tonight tho weather is moderating.
No authentic reports of stock losses, othor
than tho killing of mnny sheep In tho rail
road cuts near Laramlo, havo been received.
Snowplows aro nt work on all the districts
of tho Union Pacific went of Cheyenne,
wnero the snow is drifting badly. Little
difficulty Is bolng experienced In keeping
tho road open, but all trains aro running
lnte.
Lat" reports received from tho oouthern,
western and eastern portions of tho state
show that tho weather for tho last twenty
four hours has been of unusual severity,
,the tumperaturo falling to 24 degrees below
zero at many plnces. At Choycnnu the
temperature was 22 bolow nt 7 n. ra.
Reports from Laramie, Rawlins, Orcon
River, Whentlnnd and Casper tell of tem
peratures ranging from 20 to 35 degree?
below zoro. The weather began to mod
erate today. Rumors aro afloat of heavy
losses among sheep In the country between
Rawlins nnd Green River, whero It seems
the storm was tho most severe.
Tho names of the unfortunate sheep
herders who perished In the blizzard near
Point of Rock Thursday night havo not been
learned, but It Is bollcved one of tho men
was an cmployo nf Tim Kinney of Rock
Springs.
IOWA'S COLDEST DECEMBER
Lonrr Thermometer for I lie Month
Thnn In l'ust Fifteen
Yt'iirn,
DES MOINES, Dee. 14. (Special Telo
gram.) The cold snap continues all over
Iown tonight and tho weather Is the coldest
that has been recorded here In any Decem
ber for fifteen years. Tho temperature,
which was 17 below nt 7 o'clock this morn
ing, roso to 3 below today and was back
to 7 below at 8 o'clock tonight. The Indi
Handkerchiefs In season and
out of season
our handkerchief stock pre
sents such elements of attrac
tiveness as aro not found any
where. Women's full laundered hemstitched
linen hnndkcrchlefs, 10c, 15c, 25c, 35c
nnd 50c each.
Women's Initial linen handkerchiefs,
25c, or $1.40 a box of elx.
Women's, alt linen embroidered hnnd
kcrchlefs, 15c, 23c, 60c, 75c, $1.00,
$1.25, $1.50 to $5.00 each.
Men's nil linen hemstitched handker
chiefs, 15c, 20c, 25c, 35c, 30c, 75c and
$1.00 each.
Men's Initial nil linen handkerchiefs,
25c and 35c, or 3 for $1.
Men's silk handkerchiefs, 60c ami 75c
ench.
Children's linen handkorculefs, 5c, 15c
nnd 23c each.
Children's Initial handkerchiefs, 3 In
box, for 23c.
Real Laces Our line of real
ducheaso and point
laceB is tho largest and finest
shown by any house in the
city.
An elegant gift for a Indy would bo n
gift of real lace.
Ileal Duchcsso nnd Point Lace Collars
nt $11, $15, $1C to $30 each.
Ileal Duchcsso Laco Handkerchiefs nt
-$1.60, $2, $2.25, $2.50. $3. $3.50 to $10
each.
Ileal Duchessc and I'olut Laco Hand
kerchiefs at $5 to $30 ench.
Ileal I'olnt Laco Hnndkcrchlefs $S to $12
each.
Ileal Duchcsso and Point Lnee Turnover
Collars nt $1.75, $2.25, $2.30, $3, $3.50
$5 nnd $6 each.
Hose Supporters For Christ
mas giving, in
all tho pretty colors, in round
garters, fancy side elastics,
Fostor nnd Hookon Supporters at 25c,
50c, 75c, $1 and $1.23.
MUffS Of fine fur Genuine
marten fur
mufrs at $7 50.
Electric seal muffs, nt $3, $3.50, $4.
Alaska real muffs, $18, $20, $22.
Persian beaver anil mink muffs,- $12 and
$15.
Marten fur storm collars at $15, $18,
$22 nnd $25.
Fur srnrfs In nil tho new nnd most
desirable effects In mink, marten, fox
and other stylish furs from $5 to $60.
Astrakhan fur enpes, hnndsorroly mado
of tho best fur, guaranteed to wear
nnd give satisfaction, at $23, $30, $35
nnd $40.
Ladles' cloth capes at $10, $12 nnd $15.
cations nro for about 20 below by morn
ing, nfter which tho tcmpcrnturo Is ex
pected to rise slowly. Tho wind has
quieted down and tho night probably will not
causo moro suffering than Inst night. The
rivers havo frozen over suddenly, but as
the ground Is frozen but n few inches it
Is believed tho severo weather can last
only n fow days. There Is sufficient snow
on tho ground for fnlrly good sledding.
ONAWA, In., Dec. 11. (Special Tele
gram.) This morning was tho coldest of
tho season, tho government thermomotor
showing 18 dcgroeB below zoro nt 8 a. m.
Other thermometers on tho street were
from 20 to 24 degrees below. This Is tho
coldest slnco January 13, 1S99, when It
was 21 below.
MINNESOTA HASTHE RECORD
North Stnr Stnte It Vlnlted Iiy Colli
Thirty-Mite Dettrren Ile
low Zero.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 11. Tho north
western states during tho past twenty-four
hours linvo reported the severest cold wavo
over known during tho month of December.
All stations report record-breaking "lows,"
ranging from 16 to 39 below. Park Rapids,
In northern Minnesota, reported tho latter
figure. Coming ns It did after tho mild
weather previously experienced tho cold was
most soverely felt, but so far as reportod but
ono peraon has perished. This wns Joseph
Sulager, n former 65 years old living near
St. Cloud, Minn. Ho wan returning from
n visit to n neighbor nud his sleigh over
turned, leaving him senseless upon tho
prairie, lleforo assistance could reach htm
ho was frozen to death,
Tho cold wavo was not preceded by a
blizzard, tho snowfall being very light. Con
sequently thoro was only n slight dolay In
the running of through trains, Altogether
tho northwest "Is standing tho cold very
well and but llttlo serious suffering Is re
ported. THIRTY-FIVE BELOW ZERO
I.nrrent Triupe rnture lleoonleil
Wlaeonnln, Where Colli Wove
In General.
In
MILWAUKEE. Wis., Dec. II. Wisconsin
Is wrapped In the severest December cold
wavo known In many years. The coldest
point in tho state heard from is Plalnfleld,
which roports 33 degrees below zoro, Other
points reporting low registrations are Mon
dovl, 32; Rnraboo, 21; LaCrosso, 23; Orceu
Bay, IS; Madison, 16; Oshkosh, 15, nud Mar
inette, 14, nil below zero.
At 9 p. in. tonight Milwaukee thermom
eters registered 10 degrees below, or 1 do
grco above tho lowest point of the day, Tho
figures show a drop In forty-eight hours of
41 degrees.
Tho total snowfall which ended last night
wns four inches. Steam railroad trains
were a trlllo late, but street ear traffic was
unimpeded, except on one uuburban lino. Ono
death from the cold has been reported In
lire, Dor. in, 1001.
Men's Goods What's a good
present to give a
man? It isn't too early to get
it now,
and here nro the safest sort of gifts
suro to be appreciated.
An cndles variety of neckwear, such
ns Imperials, four In-hands, ascots
nnd bat wings, at COc, $1, $1.50 and
$2 each.
Suspenders Tho very latest styles In
plain and fancy webbing pieces from
50c to $1 a pair.
Kid gloves In tho newest colorings, tho
kind that fit, $1, $1.60 and $2 a pair.
Mufflers We nover have had so strong a
lino ns wc havo this season. Tho
new folded muffler, nlso the handker
chief style, nt 50c, $1, $1.50 and $2
each. Ulack dress protectors, $3.60
each.
There are many useful articles not men
tioned here, such as underwear, half
hose, handkerchiefs, shirts, collars
nnd cuffs, which we will bo pleased
to show you.
Kid GIOVCS 1. 50 and $2 will
buy a beautiful
pair of street gloves, just tho
thing for a Christinas present.
$1.60 nnd $2.00 Foster Kid Gtovcs In
gray, mode brown, red, black nnd
whlto.
$1.50 nnd $2.00 Trefousse kid gloves In
modo brown, red, gray, whlto and
black.
Warm kid mittens at 75c, $1.00, $1.50
and $2.00 per pair.
Children's kid mittens, 50c, 75c, S5c and
$1.00 per pair.
Children's kid gloves, $1.00 per pair.
Children's wool mittens, 25c, 35c and
40c per pair.
We have u glove certificate that can bo
filled out for any qunntlty wanted.
Men not knowing what size to get
will find this form very convenient.
Lace Decorated In laco table
Table DoyliCS doylies we aro
showing one of
the best collections ever shown
in Omaha.
Of real luA mado laces In Cluny,
Torchon, tluhcmlan and Blavln finger
bowl and plate doylies In all sizes.
Prices from 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.50, $1.75
and $2.00 each.
Umbrellas The largest and fin
est line of holiday
umbrellas is here at a great
saving in price.
Umbrellas for men nnd women In over
200 styles of handles. OUH SPECIAL
AT $5.00 EACH Is made of fine quat
Ity taffeta silk, beautiful handled,
best frames, values worth up to $10
each. Ask to see them.
Other prices at $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, $3.00
and $4,00 each.
Juvenile umbrellas at $1.00 and $1.50
each.
this stato, that of Philip Cornonberg, an
Inmato of a Milwaukee almshouse. Ho
was found dead this morning in the vicinity
of tho High school, whero it is supposed
he was ovorcomo at & tlmo when ho was
seeking shelter.
Director M. W. Wilson of tho local
wenther bureau expects that tho thormomo
ter will show 20 degrees below zero to
morrow. CLERKS WEAR OVERCOATS
Weather In Severe nt ChlcnKn nnil
Three llenthn Are
Ilrnorteil,
CHICAGO, Dec. 14. Chicago experienced
today and tonight one of tho most severo
cold snaps on record for the early part of
tho winter. Tho weather office predicted
early In tho day that It would prove tho
most severo weather that tho city has felt
for twenty-flvo years In the month of De
cember, and tonight no .flaw can bo found
In tho prediction.
Three doatbs were reported to tho police
during tho day as having beon causod by
the cold. Thoy were:
JOHN GRAMMAR, a teamBter.
JOHN HAYES, no occupation, dlod oT ex
posure. UNIDENTIFIED MAN, dropped dead at
tho Intersection of KIdbIo and Wells
streets; death caused by heart fallue.r, su
perinduced by cold,
At daylight thla morning tho mercury In
tho weather office stood at 8 below zero
and the highest point renchod during tho
day wns C below at 6 a. m. In tho evening
the tcmpcrnturo began to fall nnd at 8 p. m.
It wns 8 below. The prediction by tho
weathor office, was for 15 bolow zero by
Sunday morning, a figure that will mark
the coldest In December for a quarter of a
century.
Tho cold weather today proved very hard
on the traction companies and many of tho
stroot car lines bad much difficulty In run
ning cars. Tho sleet and snow of last night
froze on the trolley wires, making It nl
most Impossible In places to movo tho
cars. Tho olovated roads, all of which
operate with the third rail, were In bad
shape all morning because of tho Ice and It
was found necessary to send out men to re
move all the tee from tho third rail before
any speed could bo made. The ico and
snowdrifts also caused delays to the rail
roads, many trains, especially those from
tho west, being from thirty minutes to two
hours behind time.
In the largo .down town stores whoro
Christmas shoppers were In force It wan
found Imposalblo to keep tho buildings at
a comfortable temperature and tho clerks
wore cloaks and overcoats as they stood
behind tho counters.
The cold was accompanied by a galo from
the northwest that made the suffering
much moro sovere.
Eolith Dakota Storm.
HURON, S. D., Dec. 14. (Spoclal,) A
light snowstorm Thursday evening, fal
lowed by north wind, sent the temperature
to 11 degrees below zero Frldoy morning.
making that tho coldest dny to far this
season.
PEOPLE RUN FROM FLOOD
Itnllroml In Sntiniereil lr 11 ti 1 it ,
Which Threntenn More
DniiuiKe,
WILLI AMSPORT, Pa., Dec. 14. Tho
heavy rainstorm Is doing grcnt damage
alone; tho Northern Central railroad be
tween this city nnd Elmlra, N. . Thu
roadbed for several miles Is under water.
Tho northbound express, which left this
city nt 7:10 o'clock last night, ran Into tho
flood near Rnlston. The passengers, num
bering about thlrty-fivo men, women and
children, wero removed from tho conches
with difficulty. They were taken to Ralston.
Heavily laden enrs havo been left standing
upon sovcrnl bridges to weight them down
and prevent tho big timbers from being
Swept from The nbutmcnts.
Tho rain Is mill falling nt 2 o'clock
this morning and people were fleeing from
Trout Run to high ground to escape tho
rapidly rising flood.
Tho water in Lycoming creek Is increas
ing at tho rntc of seven Inches nn hour.
ELMIRA, N. Y., Dec. 14. Reports re
ceived from points along nil four Hues of
railroad passing through this city the
Erie, I.icknwannn, Northern Centrnl nnd
Lehigh Valley show that nil are suffering
from wnshouts caused by tho heavy rain
falls this afternoon nnd evening. Train?
Is atmost nt n standstill.
It Is tho heaviest rainfall known hero
In mnny years.
FLOOD OF 0HI0 IS FEARED
t' ml tie I'reeliiltatlon Svtell Sniitheunt-
ern Streiimn nml May He.
milt I)lniitroiil .
PITTSHURG, Dec. 14. A heavy rain pre
vailed hero from early morning until about
8 o'clock tonight, when It turned Into n
snowstorm of tho blizzard type. At mid
night the snowstorm continues nnd by
morning four or five Inches nro looked for.
Tho mercury Is making n rapid fall and
tho government observer says tho thei
momcter tomorrow will rnngo between zero
nnd 8 degrees nbove. Tho rnln of today has
been general throughout tho Monongahela
nnd Allegheny valleys, tho nverngo precipi
tation being 1.55 up to 10 p. m.
Unless the cold wnvo should check tho
rlso in the rivers, n flood stngc Is predicted
by tho weuther bureau by Sundny night.
Preliminary notices to this effect hnvo beon
sent to points on tho Ohio below lioro nnd
river men und shippers hnvo been cau
tioned. At midnight tho Ohio river nt
Davis Island dam registered ten feet nnd
Is still rising. Nearly 1,000,000 bushels of
coal wns shipped south today and a llko
quantity Is expected to get awny tomorrow.
DISASTROUS m OKLAHOMA
llllzrnrtl I.envPH Wont mill SnfTerliiK
in It Woke In Sonth
went. GUTHRIE, Ok., Dec. 14. The blizzard
which has beon raging over Oklahoma and
Indian Territory since midnight has done
great dnmage to stock In western Okla
homa, where the ranges arc unprotected
nnd cattlemen had not anticipated tho sud
den change. Tho same Is true In all por
tions of tho two territories, but not to
such a great degree. Tho prolonged drouth
of thn summer Injured nil stock nnd Its
condition wns not fit to withstand tho llcrco
northern.
From the Creek nnd Cherokee nations
of Indian Territory aro roports of intenso
suffering among tho fullblood Indlnns.
whoso crops wero ruined by tho drouth
nnd who must rely upon appropriations
from their legislatures during the winter.
Unverified rumors from Isolated districts
report sovernl deaths among tho younger
fullbloods.
Tho buzzard is proving a great hardship
to tho settlers in tho now country, who aro
living In tents, shacks and sodhouscs.
NO RELIEF FROM THE COLD
Knnnn Fnr-uern Will He Heavy
I.nncrn nn Hennlt of the
Hlljsrnril.
TOPEKA. Kan.. Dec. 14. Kansas Is ex
pcrlenclng no relief from tho cold wave
that struck tho stato last night. Llv lost
In Knnsas, so far as known tonight, mim
ber only three. Unauthcntlcntcd roports
tell of herders on tho plains who have not
yet returned and they nro feared to havo
perished. Tho farmers were not prepared
for the sudden ehnngo In the weather nnd
had no adequate protection for their nnl-
mals. Much stock has died, though num
bers are at this tlmo unobtainable. Scarcity
of water is ono of the serious things tho
stock now have to contend with. Tho wntor
supply has been low all along and tho cold
makes It more so.
A dispatch from Pcnbody tonight pays
tho wheat In that district has been killed
by tho cold, there being no enow. Saline re
ports that wheat there is In bad condition,
but will bo saved If the cold abates tonight.
TWO DEATHS FROM THE COLD
AkviI Veternn of Soldier' Home anil
Ithcitmatlc Womnn Arc
Proirn,
LEAVENWORTH, Knn., Dec. 11, Mathlas
Garthoff, an Inmato of the National Sol
diers' home, was found frozen to death un
der tho Kansas City Northwestern railway
bridge botween Leavenworth and tho home.
It 1b supposed that ho fell from tho brldgo
during tho night nnd wns Injured. Garthoff
was 65 years of age. Ho was n member of
Company C, Seventeenth Missouri lnfnutry.
In another part of the city Mrs. Joseph
Duke, aged 50 years, was found In her home
frozen to death. Mrs. Duke, who lived
alone had bocn 111 with rheumatism. Neigh
bors found her stretched on tho floor, where
she had fallen, evidently while attempting
to kindle a fire.
FIRST SNOW IN KENTUCKY
.Southern Stnte In Given n I'll I r .Share
of the I'revnllliiK
Cold.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Dec. 14. Tho ther
mometer, which reglstcrod 16 degrees above
zero, fell to 4 abovo at midnight, and Indi
cations aro that zero will bo reached in
a fow hours. Tho cold wavo is general
throughout this state and In other south
ern states. At Atlanta, On,, the tempera-
turo dropped 40 degrees between daylight
and midnight, when tho thermometer reg
istered 24 degrees above zero. In Knoxvlllo,
Tenn., thero was a drop in temperature of
40 degrees by noon and at midnight the
thermometer registered 25 degrees above
zero, Tho first general snow of the sea
son fell throughout Kentucky today.
RAIN CHANGED INTO SNOW
Southern Mlitlilnnii (let It
Full
Nil II re of the Front)'
Wenther.
DETROIT. Dec. 14. After almost two
days of continued warm rain tho tempera
ture suddenly dropped early to tho froezlng
point and the rain changed to snow. To-
night tho thermometer registers 10 below
zero In Detroit, with the prospects of going
lower before morning. Throughout south
ern Michigan similar conditions prevail,
except in tho western part, where zero
weather is reported, with a heavy fall of
snow.
COLDEST IN NINETEEN YEARS
Merenry nt St. I. mil l)roi Fifty
Four Deureen In Tnentj
l'mir tliinr.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. II. Tho coldest
weather for this time of year In nineteen
years wns experienced In St. Louis last
night nnd today. Tho records of tho local
weathor bureau show but two Instances of
colder weather nt this season since tho
records begnn In 1871. thirty years ago. In
tho twenty-four hours beginning nt 7 n. m.
yestordny and ending nt the snmo hour this
morning tho mercury fell from 61 nbove
to zero, tho greatest drop registered In tho
city's history, und It hovered about tho
latter llguro all day.
Most of the Incoming trains were from
ten minutes to four hours Into, wires wero
In trouble, city trnlUc was Impeded and
thcro wns grcnt suffering among the poor.
Added to tho frigidity of the ntmosphero
wns n strong wind traveling at tho rate of
twenly-slx miles nn hour, nccompanled by
ball, rain and snow.
MONTANA CLAIMS THE BANNER
Report Nuj- Mereury In I'lnee I
Fort y-Seven Degree lie
low 7,ern.
UUTTE, Mont.. Dec. 14. A special from
DIlllngH says a cold wnvo Is sweeping east
ern Montana. It is reported that two
sheep herders wero frozen to death last
night on tho plains south of Hillings. It
Is feared stock will suffer soverely as a re
sult of thu Intenso cold. At the Crow
ngency last night tho thermometer regis
tered 32 degrees bolow, and at other points
further east 17 below wns reached, Spo
clals from other parts of tho state tell of
general unow and low temperature
MERCURY STEADILY FALLING
I'rluld Weiitlier Interfere Utten
lvcly vllli All Kind of Itnll
roml Trufllc.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. II. Tho tempernturo
hero today ranged from 2 to 8 degrees below
zero. Tho present cold weathor breaks nil
weathor burenu records for the first half of
December. Nearly nil trnlns nre from min
utes to hours Into In arrival. The lowest
temperature reported In Kansas wns nt
Emporia, 16 degrees below zero. The tem
pcraturo hero will fall to 10 or 12 below
zero before dnyllght, tho weather officer
says, and then will rlso steadily. At Mo
bcrly. Mo., tonight tho tcmpcrnturo wns 15
below.
LANDSLIDE STOPS TRAFFIC
I'rreiplliitloii WiiNhe Mevernl Aere
of ItlllNlile Down Vmn the
Trunk.
OIL CITY, Pa., Dec. II. Ono of tho most
extensive landslides that ever Interrupted
traffic on tho Allegheny Valley railroad oc
curred about sixteen miles south of this
city tonight. Several ncrcH of hillside,
washed down by tho heavy rains which have
fallen all day, completely cover tho tracks.
Wiml anil Siiimv ut f'levelnnil.
CLEVELAND, O.. Dos. 14. Tho weather
bureau reports n drop of forty degrees In
temperature, from C5 to 25 from midnight
Friday until 7 p. m today. A steady rnln
fell from midnight Frldny until C n. ra.
Saturday. At 7 n. m. today snow began
to fall nnd a high wind has provnllcd all
dny and still prevails tonight, delaying
telegrnph communication greatly." Train
scrvlco Is not seriously nffected.
Ilruv)' Sno vi ntorin.
CINCINNATI, Dee. 14. The thermometer,
which registered 33 degrees nbovo zoro at
6 n. tn.. fell to 9 degrees nt C p. m., n fall
of 21 degrees In twclvo hours, nnd tho in
dications nro that zero weather will be
reached before morning. A heavy snow
storm this morning slightly delayed rail
road trains entering this city, but no seri
ous troublo has been reported.
MlehlKim Colilent In Yenrn,
KALAMAZOO, Mich., Dec. 14. Not In
years has Michigan experienced such cold
weather In December ns now prcvnlls
hero. At 9 o'clock It was 5 bolow zero nnd
rapidly growing colder.
Vletlm nf Colli In Omnlin.
Robert White of Dubuque, In,, wns picked
up by tho pollco early this morning In a
semi-conscious condition, cnuscd by expo
suro to tho cold. White is about 60 years
of age.
Freeze the .lllnnlnnliipl.
HURLINGTON, la., Dec. 14. Tho mercury
sank to 13 degrees below zero here today.
The Mississippi river nt this point forzo
over today.
Freezen to Dentil an Street,
MARSHALL, Mo Dec. 14. A blizzard
prevails hero nnd tho mercury Is IS below
zero. Jasper Wall, n negro, frozo to death
on tho utrcct.
FAIR SUNDAY AND MONDAY
Wnrnier Weuther for .elirnkn nml
Jowa In Fromlneil for To
morrow. WASHINGTON, Dec. ll.-Forecast for
Sunday and Monday:
For Nebraska, South Dakota and Kansas
Fair Sunday and Monday; warmer Mon
day; variable winds.
For Iowa nnd Mlefiourl Fair Sunday nnd
Mondny; rising tomperaturo Monday; di
minishing northwesterly winds.
For IlllnoIs--Falr Sunday and Monday;
fresh northwesterly winds.
For North Dakota Fair nnd warmer Sun
day nnd Monday; probably bhow In north
westorn portion Monday; northwesterly
winds.
For Wyoming and Colorado Partly
cloudy and warmer Sunday; Monday fair,
with warmer In eastern portion; varlablo
winds.
For Montana Cloudy Sunday, with snow
In western portion; warmer In eastern por
tion; Monday snow, except In southeast por
tion; variable winds.
For Arizona Fair and warmer Sundny;
Monday fair; varlablo winds.
I, lien I Iteeoril.
nnvir.R OF THE WEATHER IlUREAtJ.
OMAHA, Dec. 14.qitlcll record of tem
perature nnu nrcciimiiiion comparca wun
tho corresponding day of tho last throe
yCar' 1901. 1000. 1SSJ H9
Maximum temperature.... 3 32 2t 26
Minimum tempernture.... 16 20 12 4
Menu tempernture 10 29 it 15
Precipitation n ,w t .id
Record of temperaturo nnd precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since March 1,
1601:
Normal temperature 30
IJetlciuuey ror mo uuy , a-j
To tn I oxcesH slnco March 1 RiW
Normal precipitation 4'1 Inch
Deficiency lor wio any io men
I'otul rainfall slnco March 1 23.69 Inches
Deficiency slnco March 1 0.01 Inches
Kxress for ror. period, 1900 OX Inch
Dullelency for cor. period, J899. . . 3, 9S Inches
- jji'inw zero,
T Indicates trace nf precipitation.
L. A. WELHU,
Local Forecast Official,
AGREES ON IRRIGATION BILL
Goigrtsaiml Oommlttts DioUm Upoi
ConprtmlM Ifcmn.
HEIMR0D SET A DATE FOR SAILING
! Consul fienernl to Snnion Fre
pnrr to Leave Omnlin llnrly
In .Iniimir) for 111
Font.
(From u Start Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. (Special Tele
gram.) Tho committee of senators and
representatives appointed to urgo uu Irri
gation measure for tho arid nnd semi-arid
sections of tho west completed Its work
tonight. The committee has been In ses
sion all week nnd tho bill agreed upon
Is n compromise between tho Shaffroth bill
and tho Hausbrough-Ncwtnnds bill, As
prepnred It provides that tho money re
ceived from thu sale of public lands shall
constitute a reclamation fund for tho work
of Irrigation; nlso that thero shall bo ex
aminations and surveys for reseriolr sites,
together with sites for tho division of water
nnd Irrigation canals connected therewith.
Tho secretary of tho Interior Is authorized
to withdraw from tho public entry lands
required for Irrigation work and publlo
lands Irrigated thereby. Upon determina
tion that any project Is prnctlcablo con
tracts shall be let for construction, provided
the estimates of tho engineers show tho
cost of tho enterprise will not exceed $10
an acre.
It Is further provided that upon the com
pletion of each project tho lauds to bo Irri
gated Hhall be subject to homestead entry
upon tho condition of reclamation and pay
ment nt tho tlmo of making tho flnul proof
of settlement of $5 an acre, to be converted
Into tho reelnmntlon fund.
Limitation of the Kntrlrn.
Each entry Is to bo limited to eighty
ncrcs. Tho reclamation fund Is to bo used
for tho operntlon and maintenance of tho
resorvolrs until othorwlso provided by cou
gress, und tho maintenance of tho canals Is
to bo turned over to the homesteaders and
maintained and operated by them as a cor
pornted body. It is stipulated that It the
watem stored arc moro than sufficient for
tho publlo Intid, or If it Is determined thnt
tho land in public ownership Is better suited
for tho utilization of wnters, or If thcra
Is sufficient for both, then tho perpetual
water rights may bo sold for private rights
at n price not less than 15 an aero. It Is
also provided that tho rights or property
shall bo condemned for tho construction
and irrigation work. Tho bill contains the
following important section;
"Nothing In tho net shall bo construed
ns affecting tho laws of nny stato or tcrrl
t ry relating to tho rights to tho appropria
tion of water or Its distribution for Irriga
tion, but the stnto or territorial laws shall
govern and control tho appropriation and
tho distribution of wntcr rendered avallablo
by tho act."
llelmroil I'repnren to I.enve.
Consul General George Helmrod, who
has boen In Washington tho last week
receiving Instructions from tho Department
of Stnte relative to his new post nt Samoa,
completed his work today, and loft for
Omnlin this evening. Mr. Helmrod will ro
mnlu In Omnlin until January I. when ho
will leavo for Snn Francisco, snlllng for
his post by the Oceanic Hue Janunry 10.
Secretary Hitchcock will fioon nuthnrlzoa
ehnngo In tho method of ro-lenslng tho
grazing lands on tho Indian reservations In
South Dakota. Tho present plnn provides
for a charge of Jl a head, but under thli
system it Is Impossible to keep an nccurnto
account of tho number of rnttlo put out to
grnzo by the Icfscco and In n number of
cases It Is charged that lessees havo run on
to tho reservations thousands of rnttlo In
oxcess of tho number named In their con
tracts. It has been practically decided thnt
n system of charging to muct nn ncre will
flrat be put into effect nt tho Choyenno
Rlvor agency nnd later nt tho othor ngon
cles In tho state. At Cheyenne River :
charge of 4 or 6 cents an aero will bn
exacted. This will mean an Increase of
about $55,000 for tho Indlnns from thla
source.
Ilepnrtmeiit Note.
These rurnl freo delivery routes will bn
established Fobruary 1:
Nebraska Dakota, Dakota county, addi
tional service; area, thirty square ratios;
population, 475; Edward J. McKcrnan, car
rier. Juniata, Adams county; area, forty
two square miles; population, 600; Orvllle
Bueler, cnrrlcr. Syracuse, Otoo county,
nren, thlrty-nlght nquaro miles; population,
500; Oscar V. Van Shcntz, carrier.
Iowa Alburnett, Linn county; nrea,
twenty squnro miles; population, 505; Otis
G. Clark, currlor. Homestead, Iown county;
nrea, tblrty-three squnro miles; population,
610; Hermann O, Mass, carrier. Lakovlaw,
Snc county; nrea, fortynlno square miles,
population, 600. Mnlcomb, Powcshlok
county; area, thirty-eight squnre miles;
population, 650; Georgo L. Scovlllo, cnr
rlcr. Olln, Jones county; nron, tweiity-fivo
square miles; population, 640; Court M.
Mile, carrier.
Tho American Exchango National bank of
Now York. Des Moines National of DfH
Moines and the Continental nnd National of
niiieiurij wore today approved as reserve
ngents for the Churlton National of Charl
ton, la.
Postmasters nppolnt'ed: Iown Whltes
boro, Harrison county. Martin F. Little.
South Dakota Thule, Campbell county, II.
F. T. Wlnterbcrg.
Miss Mnry E. Moyer of Crow Crook, S. D
won oppolntod laundress at tho Indian
school at Grnco, S. D.
Albert W. Florea of Ruffalo, Mo., was ap
pointed Industrial teacher ot tho Winne
bago Indian school.
FINAL GRAVE AT THeTlD FORT
IMiin MiuIp tn Give Genernl Lenv
rnvinrfh Flnnl llnrlnl In
Kiiunil Soil,
KANSAS CITV, Dec. 14. Arrangements
havo been made to bring tho body of Gen
eral Henry Leavenworth' to Fort Leaven
wprtb for flnnl burial. Tho body Is now
burlcn nt Delhi, N. Y. It Is expected that
tho body will ho brought hero In about
six weeks. Thcro will bo Imposing mill
tnry ceremonies when tho body is burled
for tho last time.
There is talk of erecting a monumont to
General Leavonworth nenr that of General
in ,i, i,v,rf leuvnnworth trlnnelo,
II 1 Mil l ,(, . ' . - -
Gctieral Henry Leavenworth founded Fort
Leavenworth by establishing a cantonment
on tho reservation In 1827. Ho was a noted
soldier of tho war of 1S12 and Indian flghtar.
WHOLE TOWN IN SEVERE PERIL
Feared thnt Kfforln to Control
Flimien Will lie
Futile.
I'ARKEnfiHURO, W. Va., Dec. 14.
Salem, a town of sovoral thousand Inhabi
tants, Is burning nnd probably will bo In
ruins beforo morning. Salem Is nn oil
town and the buildings uro almost nil of
frame structure. Tho telegraph and long
dlstanco telephone stations have burned.
The flro started shortly after midnight.
Grafton, Clarksburg and this city have sent
fire engines nud firemen to the scono,
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