Show telegraphic NEWS ST LOUIS jan ni n 12 A i dispatch from kansas city saya papera Pap erAin it a 11 adit involving the title to eighty acres of bf land to in the heart of sa T aake city arl are now being drawn la in this city and will bo be filed in the united states territorial rit orial court at bait lake in a few days tile the plaintiff tiff is captain john an old ime and guide the sole survivor of two inas a noted man on the frontier thirty years ago now a resident of this city the are a large number of persons now holding and claiming to own homestead land adjoining JO IDIng what is known as the warm Springs in salt lake congressman warner and other eminent counsel are engaged to prosecute the suit the land Cia lined by captain tobin is valued at and the improvements are very valuable jan 12 senator cullom today introduced a to provide that the legislative power ot of the 1 territory I errit ory ol of utah shall be vested in a governor and legislative assim tily the latter laiter to te cons st of thirteen thi iteen citizens of the united states slates residents reh identa of the territory to be appointed by the president and confirmed wy by the senate washington jan 12 the senate committee on oa agriculture give gave a hearing this morning on senatore Sena torl halmers palmers Pal mers bill to extirpate contagious pneumonia foot and aad mouth disease and among cattle on tue the conditional features of tad bill a new point was urged by dr ames maintaining that as six or seven sevea states were quarantined against each cacti other on account of the disease di baye it constituted such a hindrance to interstate inter state guru cum merce as to warrant congressional action SAN FRANCISCO jan ian 12 at the offices of the company it was spited this afternoon atter Boon that an important strike had been mikele made in eureka novada the news has created considerable excitement the find being in hitherto unexplored ground DENVER 12 A train of twelve cars on the south paik branch ot the union pacific loaded with ore left the mary murphy mine six miles above st elmo colorado yesterday afternoon for the down do wn trip the tiala pad had gone but halt half a mile when the engine LC came the air arakes Tp refusing fusing to word work tae train nashed dashed down ue ae mountain at the rate of sixty miles an hour justa just AR it was en terin st S 1 almo lino he train jumped the track completely wrecking the engine and gs cit and instantly killing the engineer lames moncor and the fi remau M whaley N C ci january 12 A abara earthquake wai ava felt here this mornion about 10 no damage was done S C jan 13 the earthquake shock this morning was generally felt throughout the coast country abd aad as far south aia ae augusta no kawage dani asre his has been report reported d SAVANNAH jar jac 12 A distinct distio ct carth earthquake quake shock was felt here this morning houses bouses were shaken and many people fright euLd but no damage was done RALEIGH N NC C JAU jan 12 A slight alight choca ot of earthquake was felt here this morning f rom charlotte report a shock there and the people generally are excited fe fearins a a repetition of the disaster in there was also a strong shock fell felb at saeley and other points BERLIN jan 12 it is reported that a general blockade ol of bulgaria is contemplated tem plated by the powers in event of prince ferdinands refusal to resign the bulgarian throne cincinnati jan 12 in the hopkins trial today it i was shown that at one time hopkins Hop flop kias kiss account B was ahead but at the time of the collapse of wil wilshire shire eckert ecbert co he owed 01 air r of the american exchange bank chicago was on OB the stand today to identify certain drafts and W T capen of the united lines and T N miller of the western union office produced the original telegrams per to the transaction TOMBSTONE Ar arizona izana january 12 yord vord nas been received here that sheriff slaughter and deputy sheriff aivord have arrested manuel lopez known as colorado one of the most dangerous desperadoes of southern Ari arizoca zoDa and three followers in a hut in ib a mexican camp located in dragoon mountains 0 bains they are charged with horse Cs ru p stealing te aling bl ai PAUL PAL jan 12 railroad men a aree agree I 1 ree that the storm t of to today day is quiet tie oe worst n it in n the northwest for or their business siness xi extends from the he rocky baseness ba mountains to lake michigan its worst effects are felt in dakota fuld and minnesota aeve it ki fias bean been car 1 oy y h high gh wind wh ich britts drifts the snow badly and in aeota with hedow hero zero temperature it it assumes assume the chara character ctet of af a gen genane ine blizzard liz ard the railroads leave have hardly cleared their tracks from thi the previous storms and that of today has absolutely blocked all small roads though through lines are running bravely against the elements of the weather all fl freights eights on the northern pacific and manitoba lines 4 have ave been abandoned and no passenger trains were sent out oat on these roads 0 night A 4 special from huron dakota says the wind is blowing fifty miles an hour and the air is so lull ot of snow that one is unable to see fifty feet at any time YORK jan 12 michael griffin an irishman from tralee aralee county kerry his wife and four children last applied for shelter at the ahe police stati station oh raday they stated to superintendent in lb ja jackion Jacki aksoy oj of castle garden that agent preach reach representing the british had furnished ap them ern with to come to new mew york ork via quebec jackson says he be has long suspected that english authorities were ere sending paupers haupers to the united states through canada the family wel were wele e aven care of by the char ity department ST sr jan 12 the order to open the tae universities has been suddenly revoked and it Is I 1 11 now announced that they ibey will not be opened until march 27 At amoni tiong toe the men arrested in connection with the latest plot against the czar ip s an employed on the baltic railway who kept the nihilists nihilisms lists informed of every journey of the czar to and irom gat garschina ts ebina letters were found on the ane prisoner showing that the plot was ripe on the evening of the man mans s arrest ALBANY N NY hyjan Y jan 12 the platt piatt case was resumed in the circuit court this morning and much documentary evidence was presented the clerk of the fifth avenue hotel new york was sworn to prove platts long residence there and the evidence closed mcfarland for the defendant moved for a nonsuit non suit and this being ref refused used by the court the closing arguments to the I 1 jury ury were begun M minneapolis INN jan 18 reports lepor ts from all ali over the northwest indicate that the prevailing blizzard is the worst and anci most extended ot of the season its area of operations is from the RI aides to lane lake michigan but minnesota and dakota are the worst sufferers on roads running west from here all freights are abandoned and passenger trains are arb run at long intervals every effort is making tp to keep these them movine at huron dat dakota pta the blizzard filled the arlt ti blinding snow so that business m men n LOST THEIR WAY on the drive from home to the office an experienced teacher dismissed her scholars in the storm at noon yesterday and they were vere ony only refi ofed sed by efforts men fied themselves in parties of ten each armed with b lindred foot ropes and marching in a a une line gathered all the lust child children in but oue oae child who is doubtless frozen to death the railroad shop whistles were kept blowing to give the people butiu out in the storm their bearings at fargo toe the storm was the worst in eight years with the mercury 47 degrees below zero and a hurricane blowing jamestown and the northern branch of the northern Nort bern pacific is entirely plugged up at pierre dakota the wind blow 60 miles an hour and the roads are blockaded terribly at neche dakota 53 below was reached on the NORTHERN PACIFIC all transcontinental trains got stuck yesterday this morning the blizzards force is mostly spent and trains will soon be moving regularly MILWAUKEE Wis jan jac 13 specials from t te e interior of the state show that many cities are arel completely shut off from railway communication with the outside world at Sli superior perlor no malls have bare been re received elved tor for 36 hours the thermometer registered 27 below zero this morning and all trains on the northern pacific are either snowbound or abandoned no trains have reached madison lifite yesterday afternoon atter ter noon TRAINS TO BE BB ABANDONED ST PAUL jan 12 the weather reports early this morning from various points along the various railroads were discouraging and it was decided to abandon the running of trains it is of the branch lines in minnesota and dakota wul be closed for six weeks it is feared the wot is to come the wind is blowing hard on all the lines today and cuts are being tilled filled in as last fast as they are pumped out the storm of yesterday is now raging tu tn iowa besides that another storm or the continuation ol oi the present resent one is expected to strike minnesota Vinne minnesota sota on sunday in which case there is no telling what v hat the result will be I 1 it is raging in idaho today with the t thermometer herm ometer at various points along the northern pacific as low as ten degrees below hero ero an N laAN reports fron froix tle northwest nort west indicate that a cold scold wave with herh wind is coming in from that direction diT eption in a fact things go look so sa dubious ous that railroads will not an opinion when traffic trac will he again resumed each lia e 8 putting forth every exertion to keep keea their ck chicago cago line open but even that is almost an impossibility at noon today not a train had bad come in the stage which left washburn yesterday for bismarck dakota should have reached its destination last night but has not yet been heard beard from it ic is supposed to be lostin the blizzard bat at fergus falls minnesota no trains are expected until sunday tile the thermometer is 40 degrees delow below all the schools are closed AT DULUTH minnesota yesterday afternoons atter st sto paul train got in this morning omaha trains this morning have not been heard beard f from rem no northern pacific trains hive have arrived or departed at clear lake min fid aota borth dad and southbound northern northera pacific trains are snowed in nose to nose at crookston Minue minnesota sota no trains for two days it began blowing yes and piled snow io in drifts 18 feet high N jan IS 13 qeeen VI victoria C torta will go to 0 o baa remo by way of el switzerland er larid ALBANY N Y jan IS 18 the jury in the case of the state thomas C platt to oust him from the position of quarantine commissioner cem missioner of the city of new york on the ground lathat tie he is not a resident of that city this iti orning rendered a verdict against platt ANNISTON ala jan 13 K R H evans and W K R williams killed each other at the parker house yesterday williams was the proprietor and evans and wife were boarders Wili williams tims made objections to them some day ago and words passed be between gween them evans returned yesterday afternoon intoxicated and renewed alae difficulty and evans emptied give five barrels and williams four when williams fired nis nih labs shot they were dobli on the together aud the powder burned burnea evens coat williams killed evans evana after he be himself had received mortal wounds ojan 13 Grand grandma mall garfield as Presle vent ent Gar garfielda fields mother is called by those who know hor her is ill at tha old homestead at mentor she wants to see jimmy as she terms her dead son and although pot not ver very sick it is thought that her end to is drawing near as she is ia very aged aced NEW YORK jau jan 13 after eluding ali the detectives for a year a man who so successfully swindled the residents of the city of mexico out of nearly b by a spurious advance sale of tickets far tor a series of coo concerts certa by mme ame patti has BBS been arrested he had bad been suspected as charles Bour bourgor Bourt tor who lived here lor for a short time and cla claimed aimed to he be a representative of the london referee and was bias of paris the the city of mexico is not the only crime for whick he be is a wanted he is one of the most successful and dau dan gerou confidence men and has operated successfully success tully allover all over europe and it the mexican authorities do not want hini him ne he will be held to answer tor for some other of his bis many offenses VIENNA jan IS 18 the presse denounces the continued attempts to mislead VIP ojars czars pacific and upright mind it declares that a certain russian russia is now trying to im am press the czar with belief that austi ii itis is urging the sultan to recognize prince ferdinand as prince of bulgaria anusaya and saya says that the czars azars entourage will probably encourage the diplomat as they did the authors of the arx forgeries cries which were intended to deceive the czar regarding germanys germanas Germ anys police in the interest of peace continues the paper it is necessary to unmask and draw attention to this new intrigue CHICAGO jan 13 the demands of the locomotive engineers made upon the santa fe railroad company have with slight modifications been acceded to putting an end to the possibility lity of a strike this satis satisfactory fac ory conclusion was reached here toda today y at a JOB long conference conle rence between grand chief tog engineer ineer arthur a committee of 0 fifteen engineers eueine ers and Vice Vicea President C CW W smith of tho thi fe hereafter there will be but one class of enRi engineers and they will all receive the same salary the hi highest best that Is i now paid except that firemen firemen who when promoted shall serve oae ou ye year on I 1 a switch engino engine before being entered into this class indianapolis jan 13 A fierce fire broke out la the wholesale district at 11 OL aock and raged fler fiercely cely for three bar hours it t is now under control and several firms have been burned out among them are bryan connelius Cop Cova nelius elius 4 co dry goods tanner J Sulli sullivan dinners tin ners and plumbers supplies p it ies C connors 0 n son verall overall tila sug caery mckee e e branbham Bran bam boop and shoes slices earsen ears Sn g queen DP brwn ralo dry goods stout co wholesale groceries it is impossible to give sit an accurate estimate of the losses tonight but they cannot he be less than and maj may reach the insurance is thou thought t to be full birmingham england gland jan 18 morris nortons Nor tons furniture factory the largest in the city is on fire the fire spread to the printing rooms of the daily post in the adjoining building stopping the issue of the paper the loss will be heavy ST 8 T payl V L jan 13 the th e last train reached here her night aad none are expected t till it Sa uday there is a scarcity of wood THE iyer dispatches tonight show something of the extent and effects of the great storm JAMEST JAMESTOWN OWIN Daf eota jan 13 18 the storm still continues though much abated the thermometer at noon marked 27 below toe extreme cold forms a crust on the drifts which almost proves too much for the assaults of the snow plows yesterdays westbound limited snowed up at wheat land all day arrived this morning about forty hours late the northern pacific main line and aad ban branches es are all blockaded and all trains traina 1 delayed I from twelve tu thirty six ax hours fadous PALIS FALLS I 1 minnesota jan IS 18 the blizzard bliz yard has subsided suli sided and is succeeded by intense cold the roads are drifted full f till and business is at a standstill there has been no train 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