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Show FROZEN TO DEATH. A SUDDEN DROP IN THE MERCURY WITH FATAL RESULTS. Thirty Men Peri-th on the Russian Steppes Severe Storms in Varl.ms Parts of the West and Northwest Snow and Frost. St. Peteksbluo, Dec. 4. Advices from (Eastern Russia state that tho mercury mer-cury suddenly fell from three degrees of warmth to thirty degrees of cold. Four caravans of horses, sheep and cattle, cat-tle, and thirty Kirghese who were riding rid-ing across the steppes, were froen to death. San Francisco, Dee. 4. The rainfall which began Tuesday night continued today at many points north of Los Angeles. An-geles. The bar at the entrance to tho harbor is so rough that vessels destined for sea are unable to cross. It has been storming etoadilj- since last night in tho Sierra Nevada mountains. F'.ighteen inches of snow has fallen at Truckee aud four feet at Summit. Toronto, iDec. 4. A severe snow storm prevails throughout Ontario and the western province of Quebec. The weather is boisterous aud cold. Lindonvii.le, Ver., Dec. 4. Kail-way Kail-way traffic is somewhat impeded by snow, the trains reaching here being from t4sree to four hours late. - |