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Show "A SNOWSTORM." 1 If Traffic Suspended in Omaha, 1 Streets Blockaded. TItAI.NS i)KMYEI,VliKS DOWN fl The First Real Blizzard of This Wic- ter In Ktnsas. H H ftlllOOl. lltll.lllMl IXHUIIIEU. H A I tills Ulrl Illllril nnil inhere In IU Jnrnl In n tyrl.ii. lu H Omaha, Neb., Deo. 7, Within a Hll radius of a hunlred miles cf Oanha iHH last night tho slorm parlouk of thu sHIl nature of a hllitsrd, ulthoUfh thu aHW temjwraturo was moderate. Kor four sbibibiI teen hours snow fell lu driving clouds, H carried along byaa'ltl gale from the Bl north. Iteporta received here today M ludlcntun general blookade. In tbo B city Irnlllo generally Is suspended and B electric slrrrt car Hue aro so thorough- B y blockade d that It v, III bo at least two 1 Uayslwfiire they run ngalu. Hut fuw H serious accident are reiurted. Thu H Hurllugtoii enal-bound II) er collided H wlthallghtengliiufouriulles west of M Boulh Omaha and both englnrs weru H bally wrecked, llio engluerr and aaH Ilreiuau escai ed Injury, but William I.. 11 intli, of Troy, N, Y was stealing 1 a rldu on a mall ear nnd had both legs so badly mangled ni to necessitate 1 nmputatlou. He may die. The Chi- M csgo.V. Noithwestern Wtiii.lwun I llyor aH wua derallel near Council Illulls uud aB delaytsl several hours, but no onu was mM Injured. Thu storm hss abatej, bat the M temperaluru la falling. aaHl IllAIhS lIl.I.Att.IJ. JHI A1C1II801, Kan., Deo. 7. Iteporls fH atthuotllcuof Buperlntendrnt ('. M. IJlVfl itsthboue of the Missouri I'uclllo nro ItLH Hint a snowstorm is raging lu northern BmmM Knutaa and Nebraska, Tho slow lu H tuts between Nebraska City and mma Union Is three leet deei, and freight M trains havu botu nbsndoned. The iLH wires uu the central branch of Hio aaBai road nru down, and potblngcaubu bH heerd from trains west of Wet mo re. B Bomu plows havu been out. I"bu H street caroompauy la this city bat not 9 turueel a wheel today, nud tbi streets aaHl are detuited on account ot thu storm. ' H Till. STOIUI AIIATtS. mMM Bt. Jor, Mo., Dec. 7. Two trelns H from Denver ou the Itick Island are ' tH snowbound, oueat l'hllllpaburg, Kau kH nnd the other at Uollon, Kan. Uraud Bl Island riiortsuiio blockade train at MUM Hanover. rheBsnln Fe reports trifllo H ou tho line not serloualy impedui by VmB Ihesuonstorm In Kaneot. The trains iVmI nreltte, howevtr. Dispatches at mid- ; BBI night slate that the storm has abated. . saVEl Net CAtUAl Til lltl-OHTI I) IN KANBAa. kM Kansah ClTV, Mo., Dio. 7. The H first real billiard ot thu winter lu HjVJ Kansas has been aweeplng over the iVjBI Btatu lor tha past twenty-four hours. Mm High winds have blown thu snow i J Into hugej drills In the northern part of Bal thu Blate, and all the railroads Havers- Sa lug lhat soctlou are either completely HjVJ bbekaded or suir.rlng saverely. Aa .WBMj far as can be learned there has beeu uo jMsVJl loss of life or beast by the atorm. aHsWJl nours iiLotvN oir, saVafll UAJttiLtM, Atk, Dec. 7. A heavy laaHl windstorm lst night blew oU the roof HM of the publlo school building and a IsWMl jwrtlon of Ihu county court house wai asVaaii ilemollahid. Tneru was uo loss of life. illtfl Many lullea of fences wero destroyed flUg and numerous auiu.ll buildings weio iBH blown down. IbVMii A TKVIS CVCT.O.NK. H MAiisiiAi.I.Tex., Duo. 7, A cyclone IsVaB passed through the northwest portion Hafl of tho county yesterday. Tbuslx-jear- BB old daughter of Hank Whalsy, colored, mMM was killed aud several other icopui mMM wire Injured. Much damage was done BBj topropeity. RU |