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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHJRONICLE, FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1893.
A DEMOCRATIC SWIPE.
. Seattle RenuDlicans Engulfed in a Polit-
Landslide.
LEARY BEATEN BY ONE THOUSAND.
In Sacramento the Election Closed With
a Shooting Match.
BIO
NBCK SMITH KILLS HIS MAM.
An
Ciwisa Act of Secretary . Blaine
Taken a Kvldenee of a Mental
Break Down.
Seattle, March 9. The mmiicipal
election today was a landslide. The re
publicans have held possession of every
branch of the city government, but the
democrats now make a clean sweep,
electing every man on the ticket by
majorities from about 2000 for Ronald
over Leary, down. ' It is thought that
the entire democratic ticket at large, in
cluding nine aldermen, is elected by
majorities ranging from 600 to 1200, and
that the republicans may have elected
four delegates out of eighteen. The
count will probably not be completed
until this afternoon. The campaign has
been a sharp one, and there was great
excitement. Crowds gathered around
v,o n: ..!..,.. ar.A ;t with diffi -
Kv,.....s
culty that the policemen kept the streets
open for traffic. Several arrests for as
sault were made. -At the last -state
election Seattle 'gave 1300 republican
majority.
Blaine oat of Politics.
"Washington1, March 8. One of the
developments during the past week is the
peculiar manner in which the letter of
Secretary Blaine upon the divorce case
of his son is taken. The general impres
sion is that it is one of the most unwise
acts of the secretary, and is conclusive
proof he is either breaking down ment
ally or that he has determined that for
all time he will be out of politics. It is
believed be was induced to write the let
ter or statement at the request of Mrs.
Blaine, who no doubt smarted under the
imputations and assertions of the Dead--wood
court; but at the same time it is
. lelieved it was a very unwise move, even
if he did not mean to retire permanently
from public life. Nobody in Washing
ton was disposed to hold Secretary
Blaine responsible for what has trans
pired in the past about this unfortunate
mo.fioiM fintno ot-Ifl'iuin in an n
tone might have been passed upon the
- acts of Mrs. Blaine, but the secretary
was always held blameless, and now
people are disposed to criticise his utter
lack of judgement in making any reply
to the statement of the court or under
take to secure defense in the news
papers when defense was refused in the
courts. It is one of the' unfortunate
circumstances that surround the end of
great mens' careers on account of the
erratic and disgraceful conduct of their
sons. Blaine is still confined to his bed
-with la grippe. His temperature is two
-or three degreees above the normal
His condition is not regard, d as serious
by either his family or physician, but it
will be some time before he will be able
to resume charge of the state depart
ment.
Memphis, Tenn., March 9. Theuiorn
ing light disclosed the dead bodies of
three negroes riddled with bullets, near
the heart of the city. The negroes had
been taken from jail by seventy-five
masked men and shot to death. The
crime for which this summary vengeance
witfl wrp.alffHi nnon thein was the mn-
bushing and shooting down Saturday
night last of fojir deputy sheriffs, while
the officers were looking for a negro for
whose arrest they had a warrant. The
bodies which presented a horrible sight
were brought to Walsh's undertaking
-establishment this morning. In less
than fifteen minutes the place was sur
rounded by about twenty negroes, all
afraid to talk, however, on account of
Droximitv of the whites. An inauest
i held at 10 o'clock and the bodies
then sent to their homes. At 10:15
ford reached the city that the negroes
were assembling in large numbers at
The Curve. Judge Dubose immediately
equipped 150 men with Winchesters and
they left the city for that locality.
Driven to Madness.
Chicago, March 9. Farmer L. Will
iams, an inventor and patentee of a pro
cess for making cordage twine out of
paper; shot himself through the breast
Iat night, and will probably die. Will
iams left the institute four weeks ago,
and has acted strangely at times, but
was cured of the liquor habit. After his
self inflicted wound was dressed today,
he suddenly became furious and fought
the doctor like a madman, and tried to
jump ont of a window. Finally, having
suffered greatly from the loss of blood he
gave up and was put to bed, but again
arose, tore open his wounds, and struck
the physician a terrible blow over the
head. The police were then summoned,
and Williams was talen to the detention
hospital today. .It is said that his in
sanity is due to prosecution by the
National cordage company, whose agents
have harassed him and broken up his
plans. for establishing a twine factory.
. TBI AUSTBALIAJf BALLOT LAW.
; ' (Continued.)
Sec. 50. There shall be provided and
furnished for each election precinct not
less than four white ballots for each rote
cast in such election precinct at the gen
eral election next proceeding, and a like
number of the colored or sample ballots.
The colored or sample ballots shall be
duplicate impressions of the white bal
lots, but without perforated stubs.
These colored or sample ballots shall be
furnished as soon as -printed, at any
time before the election, by the respec
tive county clerks, in reasonable quan
tities, to all electors applying! for the
same ; and on the day of election, under
the direction and control of the judges
at each polling place, the sample ballots
shall be given in reasonable and proper
quantities to all electors applying for
them. -' "
Sec. 51. When any vacancy occurs by
death or withdrawal aforesaid, and after
the printing of the ballots any person or
persons are nominated,' as -aforesaid,' to
fill such vacancy, the county clerk shall,
a -sufficient time before the election,
cause to be prepared and printed, ac
cording to law, upon cards of instruction,
arranged in the manner herein required
for the ballots, the names and informa
tion concerning such candidates bo nom
inated to fill such vacancies caused- by
death or withdrawal ; one of such cards,
certified by the county clerk, shall be
posted and kept posted in plain view in
each compartment or place -provided lor
preparing the ballots in each polling
place, and the same shall also be posted
in the county clerk's office from the time
the same is prepared until after the
election.
Sec. 52. It shall be the duty of the
county clerk of each county to cause the
1 name oi eacn nominee
each nominee who has thus
the white ballots, and also the colored
ballots, before they are given out "to the
electors. If said ballots have been
already forwarded to the several election
precints, the county clerks shall, if
therels time, certify the matter to the
judges of the several election precincts,
and then it shall be the duty of the
judges of such election precincts, in ac-
cordance with such certification, to see
that the name of each candidate who
has thus withdrawn or died is canceled
upon the white and colored ballots be
fore they are given out to the electors,
and also that such cards of instruction,
or lists of the candidates nominated to
fill such vacancy, are duly posted in
each compartment or place provided for
preparing the ballots, before the ballots
are given out to the electors.
Seel 53. It shall be the duty of the
county clerk of each county to provide
for each election precinct within such
county one large and one smaller ballot-
box, the larger one of which shall be
used for the reception of all general
ballots deposited, and the smaller one
for all ballots cast only for state or dis
trict officers. Said larger boxes shall be
marked "general," and the smaller
"state and distiict," respectively. Each
of such ballot-boxes shall be provided
with a lid fastened with hinges, and a
good lock and key. The lid shall form
the top of the lxx and contain an open
ing or slot five inches long and one
quarter of an inch wide for the reception
of ballots. All ballots cast by electors
entitled to vote for all the officers to be
elected at the election shall be deposited
in the box marked "general." All bal
lots cast by electors qualified only to
vote for state, or state and district
officers shall be deposited in the
box marked "state and district.4'
Sec. 54. A sufficient time, and not less
than five days before the opening of the
polls at any election provided for in this
act, the connty clerk of each county in
which the election is to be held shall
deliver to the sheriff of the county for
use at each polling place in the county :
1. The proper number of ballots required
for each polling place, prepared and
printed as provided in this act. 2. The
two ballot boxes required by this act. 3.
Two poll-books required by this act. 4.
One copy of tne election laws of this
state required by this act. 5. A sufficient
number of tally-sheets required by this
act. 6. A sufficient quantity of pens,
ink, blotting-pads, indelible copying
pencils, needles and string for stringing
ballots and stubs, sealing wax and the
like, necessary and convenient for car.
rying out the provisions of this act. The
white ballots bo furnished shall be in a
package by themselves, and the package
shall be markek on the outside "white
ballots," with .the number contained in
the package, and the package shall be
addressed to the judge of the polling
places for which it is intended, and she
package shall be certified by the clerk
and be sealed under the seal of the
county court of the county. The colored
or sample ballots shall likewise be in a
separate package by themselves, and the
package shall be marked on the outside
"colored or sample' ballots," with the
number contained in the package, certi
fied, addressed, and sealed. The poll
book', tally-sheets, and copy of election
laws shall likewise be done up in a pack
age, addressed, and sealed. The other
articles shall likewise be addressed.
The county clerk shall keep a record of
the addresses thereon, the contents of
the packages, and the number thereof.
Sec. 55. The county clerk shall pre
pare a receipt in duplicate for each pol
ling place, enumerating the packages, j
and stating the time and day and date j
when the same were delivered by him toj
the sheriff. The sheriff shall sign both
of said receipts, upon receipt of the pack
ages ; one of the receipts shall be retained
by the clerk, and the other shall be de
livered to the sheriff;.' and upon receipt
of the packages, the judge or judges of
election to whom they are delivered
shall countersign said receipt, and the
same shall forthwith be returned by the
sheriff and filed with said clerk.
Sec. 66. The sheriff of each county,
nnder the direction and control of the
county court of the county, a sufficient
time, and not less than one day before
every election provided for in this act,
shall secure the sse of and take possess
ion of the places designated by the
county court as the polling places in the
several precincts in the county, he shall
cause the same to be suitably provided
with a guard-rail, so constructed and
placed that only such persons as are in
side said rail can approach within six
feet of the ballot-boxes or within ten
of Che compartments, shelves, or tables
at which electors are to prepare their
ballots for voting. . He shall furnish in
the manner directed by such connty
court, a sufficient number of such com
partments, shelves, or tables in or at
which electors may .conveniently prepare
their ballots for voting, so that in the
preparation thereof each elector may be
screeued from the observation of other
persons. r.
The arrangement shall be such that
neither the ballot-boxes, or the com
partments, shelves, or tables, or the
electors while preparing their ballots,
shall be bidden from view of those just
outside the said guard-rail, or from the
judges ; and vet the same shall be far
enough removed and so arranged that
the elector may conveniently prepare
his ballot for voting with absolute
secrecy. There shall be provided in each
polling place not less than one such
compartment, shelf, or table for every
forty electors to vote, at such polling
place, and every polling place shall have
at least three of such compartments,
shelves, or tables.
Sec. 57. During the election and count
ing of the ballots, no person other than
the judges and clerks of election, and the
j electors, admitted as herein provided
for the purpose of preparing their bal
lots and voting, shall be admitted or
permitted to be within said rail.
Sec. 58. Anv person desiring to vote
shall givehis name and his residence to
the first of the election clerks, which
clerk shall not be of the same political
party as the chairman, who shall there'
upon announce the name and residence
distinctly, and write in the poll-book
kept by him the name and residence of
the elector and the word "state," or
"state and district," if he is qualified to
vole for such officers only, and also write
the name and residence of the elector,
and, if proper, the word "state," or
"state and district," with pen and ink
upon the back of one of the stubs -upon
one of the white ballots provided under
this act ; the clerk shall then with pen
and ink write the number of the elector
upon the back of each of the two stubs
upon said ballot; he shall so number
the stubs upon each ballot to correspond
with the number of the 'elector in the
poll-book, beginning with No. 1 for the
first elector applying to vote, No. 2 for
the second elector, and so on, and he
shall then tear off the stub upon which
he wrote the elector's name. The clerk
shall then deliver the ballot, with the
remaining stub still attached thereto, to
the elector. The said clerk shall give
the elector one of safd white ballots, and
one only. The clerk shall then, at once,
and before issuing another ballot, de
liver the stub containing the name and
number of the elector to the judges, who
shall pass it to the second clerk, who
shall immediately enter the number in
the poll-book, and the name and resi
dence of the elector opposite thereto,
and shall retain the stub in hia posses
sion. Sec. 59. On receipt of his white ballot
as aforesaid, the elector shall forthwith,
and without leaving the enclosed space,
retire alone to one of the compartments
or places provided, and shall there pre
pare his ballot by cancelling, crossing,
or marking out the name he does not
wish to vote for, which shall be done
with an indelible "copying" pencil, to
be furnished for the purpose, or by
scratching with pen and ink for each
office to be filled for which he is quali
fied to vote, and if necessary he may
write into the blank - space provided
therefor the name of the person of his
choice for each or any such office ; and,
in case of a question submitted to the
vote of the people, by cancelling, cross
ing or scratching out the answer he does
not wish to make or give. Before leav
ing the compartment or place provided,
the elector shall fold his ballot so tbat
the face thereof will will be concealed,
without displaying the ballot or inform
ing any person how he has prepared it ;
and he shall fold the ballot so that the
initials of the first clerk may be seen on
the back of the ballot," and so that the
remaining stub may be readily torn off,
without exposing the contents of the
ballot or the marks or crosses thereon.
He shall then deliver the ballot to the
chairman and state his name and resi
dence. . Sec. 60. Immediately u pon receiving
the ballot from the elector, the chairman
shall repeat the name and residence
distinctly, and shall remove the remain
ing half of the stub from the ballot with
out exposing the contents of the ballot
or the marks or crosses thereon, andi
pass the stub to the second, clerk, who-for
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shall compare it with its counterpart
and observe that the name written on
the counterpart corresponds with the
name given by the person, voting. If no
objection is made to the elector, and the
judges are satisfied jthat the elector is
legally qualified, according to the consti
tution and laws of the state, to vote for
all offices to be filled at that election, and
that the ballot presented is the identical
white ballot received by the elector as
aforsaid from the first clerk, the chair
man shall immediately pnt the ballot in
the box marked "general," without any
one inspecting or seeing the names
written orprinted or the crosses or
marks upon the ballot,, and without un
folding the same, and the second clerk
shall enter opposite the name and num
ber of the elector in the poll-book the
work "voted" or the letter "V" to indi
cate the same.
Sec. 61. If a majority of the judges are
satisfied the elector is. legally qualified
to vote in that precinct only for "state"
officers, the chairman shall immediately
write with pen and ink upon the back of
the ballot the word "state" and sign his
(the chairman's) initials thereto ;1f the
elector is qualified to vote for district of
ficers also, the chairman shall write as
aforesaid the words "state and district" ;
in either such case the ballot shall then
be deposited in the box marked "state
and district," and the clerks shall add
the name of the elector upon the poll
books the words "state," or "state and
district," as the case may ber The
elector shall then immediately pass out
by the way indicated by the judges. j
Sec. 62. If anyelector by accident or I
mistake spoils his ballot so that he can
not conveniently vote the same, he may
on returning said spoiled ballot, receive
another in place thereof. If the elector
spoil three such ballots, it shall be con
clusive evidence that the elector is un
able to prepare his ballot without assis
tance, and he shall request the assistance
of two of the judges to prepare one for
him. When the elector spoils a. ballot
and returns the same to the first clerk,
the clerk write upon the stub the word
"Spoiled," and sign his initials, and re
move the stub from the ballot, and im
mediately pass the stub to the judges,
and he shall then immediately destroy
the spoiled ballot, without any one in
specting its contents, and issue another
to the elector as in the first instance, af
fixing the same name and number to
the stubs as the original ballot.
Sec. 63. No person shall take or- re
move any white ballot from the polling
place and immediately upon the closing
of the polls the judges shalj cause all the
white ballots remaining 'unused to be
immediately destroyed by tearing them
in pieces or by burning them.
Sec.. 64. As fast as electors vote as
aforesaid, the second clerk shall string
the mated stubs upon a strong thread,
and immediately upon the closing of the
polls he shall securely . knot together the
ends of the thread and carefully preserve
the same.
Sec. 65. Not more than one person at
one time shall be permitted to occupy
anyone compartment or place provided
for electors to prepare their ballots, and
no person shall remain in or occupy such
compartment longer than may be reason
ably necessary to prepare his ballot.
Kvery elector who does not vote any
ballot delivered to him shall, before
leaving the polling place, return such
ballot to the first clerk, who shall write
upon the stub thereon "Not Voted,"
and sign his initials, and treat the stub
and ballot in the same manner as in the
case of a spoiled ballot, and both clerks
shall note the fact upon the poll-books
by drawing a line with pen and ink
across the name of the person, and writ
ing the words "Not Voted."
Sec. 66. Anyelector who declares to
the chairman that he cannot read or
write, or that by blindness, or other
physical disability, he is nnable to pre
pare his ballot, shall, upon request, re
ceive the assistance ot two of the judges
in the preparation thereof, and such
officers shall ascertain his wishes and
prepare his ballot in accordance there
with, and such officers shall thereafter
give no information regarding the same.
The chairman may, in his discretion, re
quire such declaration of disability to be
made by the elector underoath. When
ever an elector receives assistance in this
manner, the second clerk shall write
upon the poll-book, opposite the name
of the elector, the word .."assisted," and
if sworn, also "sworn." In preparing
his ballot, any elector shall be at liberty
to use or copy any colored or sample
ballot provided by this act which he may
choose to mark or have had marked in
advance, to assist him in marking the
official ballot.
Sec. 67. Any elector who shall use or
bring into the polling place, or carry
away therefrom, any unofficial ballot or
any paper or thing bearing any resem
blance to the official white ballot, other
than said colored or sample ballot, or
anything which will show bow he has
prepared the white ballot, or any elector
who shall, except as herein otherwise,
provided, allow his white ballot to be
seen by any person with the apparent
intention of letting it be known how he
is about to vole, or multilate his ballot,
or place any distinguishing mark upon
his ballot whereby the same may be
identified, or who shall make a false
Statement as to his inabiliiy to mark
his ballot, or any person who shall inter
fere, or attempt to interfere, with any
voter when inside said enclosed space,
when marking his ballot, or'- ho shall
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endeavor to induce any voter to mark
his ballot in a particular way, or before
or after voting to show or explain how
he marks or has marked his ballot, upon
conviction shall be pun:shed by a fine of
not less than $50 nor more than $200.
Sec. 68. It shall be the duty of the
secretary of state, not less thait six
months before every biennial election
in this-state, to compile the election I
laws oi tne state, and index the same,
and cause the same to be printed in
suitable pamphlet form, for tke use of
the judges of election; also suitable
poll-books, required by and in accord
ance with section 22 .of this act ; also
tally-sheets, required by and in accord
ance with section 24 of this act ; also
"Register of Nominations" books,' re
quired by section 39 of this act; also re
ceipts, required by and in accordance
with section 55 of this act ; needles for
stringing ballots and stubs, as required
by section 23 and 64 of this act, and in
delible "copying" pencils, suitable for
canceling the names of candidates not
voted for, as required by section 59 of
this act; and he shall forthwith proceed
and distribute the Same to the several
county clerks in the state, in appropriate
quantities. The bills for furnishing said
pamphlet copies of the election laws,
for ruling, printing, and binding such
poll-books, blanks, receipts, register of
nominations, and tally-sheets, and pro
curing said needles and pencils, and for
preparing and delivering the same, as
required by this act, ehall be audited by
the secretary of state, and paid out of
any moneys in the treasury . not other
wise appropriated.
Sec. 69. Any officer upon whom a
duty is imposed by this act, who shall
disclose to any 'person the name of any
candidate Mr whom any elector has vot
ed, or give any information by which it
can be ascertained for whom any elector
has voted, or any judge or clerk of elec
tion, or other officer about the polls, who
shall do any electioneering on election
day, or any person who shall do any
electioneering on election day within
any polling place, or within fifty feet of
any polling place, or any person who
shall remove any white ballot from any
polling place before the closing of the
polls, or any person who shall knowing
ly apply for or receive any white ballot
in any polling place other than that in
which he is entitled to vote, or any per
son who shall show his ballot after it is
marked to any person in such a way as
to reveal the contents thereof, or the
name of the candidate or candidates for
whom he has marked his ballot, or any
person (except the chairman of election)
who shall receive from (any voter the
ballot 'prepared for voting, or any
person - who shall, contrary to this
act, ask another .at a polling, place
for whom he intends to vote, or who
shall examine his ballot . or : solicit
the voter to show the same, or
any elector who shall knowingly receive
any white ballot from any other person
than one of the election clerks, or any
person who shall print or circulate, or
knowingly have in his possession any
imitation of the official white or colored
bafTbts, or any person other- than a
clerk of the election- who shall deliver
any white ballot to an elector, or any
elector who shall deliver any ballot to
the chairman to be voted except the
one he received from the first election
clerk, or any elector, or any 'one who
shall, contrary to the provisions of this
act, place any mark upon or do anything
to hi3 or any white ballot by which it
may be afterwards identified as the one
voted by any particular individual, upon
conviction shall be punished by a fine of
not less than $50 and not more than
$500, or by imprisonment in the county
jail not less than three months, nor
more than one year, or both, in the dis
cretion of the court.
Sec. 70. Any judge or clerk of election
who shall wilfully disregard any of the
provisions of this act, or who shall neg
ligently fail to enforce any of the provis
ions of this act, or . who shall in the
counting of the ballots or making the re- j
turns thereof, wilfully disregard any of j
the directions or requirements of this j
act, or any person who shall wilfully or
-fraudulently alter or destroy any white j
ballot cast at any election regulated by j Uut manv 0f the pranks of the liid
this act, or who shall introduce among I ,ave resulted seriouxly. A passenger or
the genuine ballots a fraudulent ballot, tne Chicago express, while passing from,
or any person who shall falsely write the one car to another, was blown from th
initials of the chairman, or any writing tntn against an embankment and wv
upon the ballot or ballot stub purporting iereiy bruised. At Dnluth the strert
to be written by the clerk or chairman, ; are deserted and the street railroad cvim- .
or any person who shall steal any of the j
ballots or returns, or wilfully or fraudu- j
lently hinder or delay the delivery of
any of the election returns to the county j
clerk, or wilfully break open any of such
sealed returns of any election regulated
by this act, upon conviction shall be
punished by. imprisonment in the peni
tentiary not less than one year nor more
than three years, or by . fine not lees
than $500 nor more than $2,000 or
both such fine and imprisonment.
Sec. 71. Any person who shall, prior
to or during an election, wilfully deface,
tear down, Remove or destroy any list of
candidates, or olher notice posted in ac
cordance with the provisions of this act,
or who, during an election, shall wilfully
deface, tear down, remove, or destroy
anyxard of instructions, or specimen
ballot posted nnder the provisions of
thisnct for the instructions of voters, or
who shall deface, - tear down, 'remove,
alter or destroy any certificate of the re
sult of the election posted under the
provisions of this act, or who shall, dur-
ing an election, wilfully remove or des
troy any of the official white or sample
ballots, supplies, or conveniences -far-sished
to enable a voter to prepare' his
ballot, or who shall wilfully break the
seal or open any sealed package con
taining any of the supplies for the poll
ing places contrary to the provisions of
this act, upon conviction shall be pun
ished by five of not lees than $50 nor
more than $5(10, o by imprisonment in
the county jail not more than one year,
or by both such fine and imprisonment,
in the descretion of the court.
Sec. 72. That all of an act 'entitled
"An act to provide for the registration
of voters, regulating the manner of eon
ducting elections, providing for the prv-
fecting the elective franchise, and re
pealing title 1 of chapter 14 of the mis
cellaneous laws of Oregon," approved
February 24, 1885 ; and all of an act en
titled "An act to amend sections 4, 1U
14, 15, and 24, of an act entitled 'An act
to provide for the registration of voters,
regulating . the manner of conducting
elections, providing for the prevention
and punishment of fraud affecting the
elective franchise, and repealing title 1
of chapter 14 of the miscellaneous laws -of
Oregon, approved February 24, 1885 "
approved November 25, 1885; and all of.
an act entitled: "An act taamend sec
tion 49 of an act entitled 'An act to pro
vide for the registration of voters, regu
lating the manner of conducting elec
tions, providing for'tho prevention and
punishment of fraud affecting the elective
franchise, and repealing title 1 of chapter
14 of the miscellaneous laws of Oregon,
approved February 24,. 1885, " ap
proved November 25, J 885; and all
of an act entitled "An act relating to
elections," approved October 19,1872;
and sections 26, 27, and 28 of an act en
titled "An act relutingto elections and
the mode of filling vacancies in office."
approved October 20, 1870 ; and all of an
act entitled "An act ' to amend section
5507 of Hill's annotated laws of Oregon.
relating to elections and ba'lot paper,"
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being identical with titles 1 and 2 of
chapter 14, sections 2499 to 2537, both
inclusive, of the miscellaneous laws of
Oregon, as compiled and annotated by
William Lair Hill; and all acts and
parts of acts in conflict with this act be
and the same are hereby repealed. 1 -.
- Approved February 13, 1891.
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A NORTHERN BLIZZARD.
March Marclies ' Upon Minnesota fitn
Fnll Force and Tior.
WIXD' FIFTY MILES PER HOUR.
Worst Storm for Years in Iowa, Mis
souri, Nebraska, The Dakotas, etc
WILL l-ROBABLT BE CONTINUID.
Streets Given np to Wind and Bnow
Stares and Business Closed
Train Blockaded.
Minneapolis, Minn., March 9. Since
four o'clock this morning Minneapolis
has been the center of a furious blizsard,
and the reports coming in from outside
points state that the wind is blowing
across the plains at a velocity ranging
from thirty-five to fifty miles an hour.
The temperature, has fallen from twenty
to forty-five degrees, and registers all
the way from twelve to twenty below
zero, and is still falling. The streets are
given op to the wind and flying snow.
making it impossible to see across streets,
u,e leading merchants closed their
etores. Incoming trains, are unlversullv
(ate As yet no casualties are reported.
pany has abandoned all attempts to- s-t .
jt8 ytDij into operation. In Nebrack.
tj,e .jnj has been blowing at the rut,
0f 8ixty-one miles an hour. Throughout ,
the state the gale has been Be we. hot
owing to no wires particulars cannot '
given. A special from Sioux City, la., ,
says the damage to property wUlauionuv
to several thousand dollars. In' Dakota
the blizzard commenced at 8 o'clock wuh
still continues. It is the worst r
known. No fatalities are reported but
some are apprehended. From all re
ports the suffering in the country U
tricts will be most intense. The wuntt
prevails in Cedar Kapids, Iowa. . Tl:v
weather is growing colder, and a l.itiU
wind is doing considerable damage. In
Kansas City the storm has been rajjiu:
for the last twenty-four honrs, and fi!i
continues, accompanied by a rapid fi:ll
in the thermometer. The weather n
clear with no- snow or rain. - Th
storm prevails throughout Kh ".
Telegraph service is seriously um-r
rupted. '