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EXCLUSIVE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: CAIRO BULLETIN, I OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF ALEXANDER COUNTY OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OP (THE CITY. OF CAIRO. VOLUME XLI, No. 79. CAIRO, ILLINOIS WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 10, 1909. ESTABLISHED IN 1868. DICKINSON TALKS 91 ii T FOR THE CODPDB "SIDE-STEPPEO E WTO HOSPITAL HIS SMUT TOTALLY RAZED CAN BEAR CRITICISM OF IN- MAN HELD AFTER PECULIAR TELEGRAPH OPERATOR WHO MADE HIS ESCAPE TELLS GRAPHIC STORY. CENSATIONAL ARGUMENT MADE TAFT WILL NOT DECLARE FOR OR TALK OF DEMOCRATS ELECTING GHURTLEFF SENATOR WAS DISCUSSED. TO CARE FOR THE SIXTY INJUR DIVIDUALS, KNOWING SOUTH, APPROVES. MUTTER IN BALTIMORE MONDAY CONFESSES. FOR THE DEFENSE GENERAL MEEKS. BY AGAINST FIGHT ON HOUSE . RULES. ED WHEN BRINKLEY, ARK., WAS DESTROYED. ADMITS KILLING IL ill! mm i INS 1 1 FROM PURE.PATR10TISM Taft Made Him Secretary of War Wanted South to Know it Was Not Alien to His Ad ministration. Chicago, March 9 Secretary of V;ir Jacob M. Dickinson appeared he lore- the Iroquois club, a Demon ai ic organization tonight, an.l made Li Ilrst formal address .since his ap pointment by President Taft. Dickinson's speech before this body was objected to last week by loniier Mayor K. F. Inline cn the ground of "inconsistency." in bis r -marks the secretary explained his rtiitiiK as a Democrat and told the club members that his sentiments to wards the south moved the president to appoint him. IPiekinson Raid: "When I accepted the compliment of a farewell dinner from my friends of the Iroquois flub, 1 understood that H had no political significance, was in no sense an endorsement of my going into the cabim t of Presi dent Taft, and that it was merely an explosion of personal good will. If I bad anticipated that it would offend any member of the club, I would have taken by leave of my well wish ers in an informal way. Yh n t wan brought to my notice that objection bad been made, I at oncerepiested that the occasion be pretermitted, but that did not meet wilh tin ap proval of those wha had undertaken it. I shall not now let the objection of absentees, however distinguished, mar my "rii',-yment of this generous testimonial of your friendship. His Own Statu. "A publicity has been given to a protest made oil1 political grounds, I feel that !t will not be Indelicate for me to refer to my own status. For nearly forty years, and much of that time with great activity I have been in the ranks of the Democratic party. 1 have never sought, of it the reward of office, nor any other benefits, dl rest or Indirect. Like many southern men. I have at times disapproved its policies; but on account of local con ditions, did not actively oppose it. It is an abnormal condition when al most all those who represent the property and best citizenship of ten contiguous states act together po litically. It is certain that, all of them do noMhink alike on all such ipiostiotis, and that differences of opinion would lead to opposite party affiliation in the southern states, as in the other states, bi t for a constant atni'd powerful, compacting force. It is a misfortune to the south, a mis fortune to the whole country, that in exorable conditions were such that differences on all other questions have been siib-or.laliwd to one ques tion. When such action of those best qualified to represent their people ex tended throughout so long a period and so constantly, it would be like indicting a nation to affirm that It was either unwise or unpatriotic. Whether or not thtso conditions will operate In the future as they have In the past, I do not claim the wis lo into predict. All lovers of our country should unite in' the hope that this nriiy not be true -not so much on account of the political result, as tin necobnt of the conditions them selves, which are a constant menace? to the south, and in reflex action, operate with unhappy effects upon the entire country. South Lilies Taft, "On account of the causes to which I have referred, all of the soi'thern states at the last election., cast their electoral votes against President Taft, as they may have hitherto done with respect to other Republican presidential candidates. Therefore, politically there was no bond be tween him and the southern states, lie is now. after the battle has been fought, entering u)on the duties of his office, as president of the entire country. He has been much in th routh. and for years lias counted very many southern men within the closest circle of friendship. His jurisdiction as judge extended over the states of Kentucky and Tennes see. Through a long period he was in close association with the ieop!e ther visited thiir homes intimately, .was always an earnest student of rvcrything affecting the general wel fare of the country, and came to know more about sorth rn p'-npl and the causes controlling their so cial an I political action than any man of the north who has been called to hft'h national office. iVn-p.i no obligations to the south, but by strong friendship and sympathy for the southern reople, and still more by a patriotic love for the entht country, whose welfare Is neer-ssarilv Ix.iind up with that of the south, be determined to invite into his cabin--1 a southern man, thereby giving as- (ConclLded on Second Page.) SAYS IT WAS ACCIDENT Cut Police Are Inclined ta Thin Crime Was .Premeditated Re live He Wanted to Break Engagement With Girl. Pnllimore. M'd.. March 0 - -I'm! r polio-. : searching questioning by the i today John J. Mueller confe.se I tha' It was he, who last night shot and I killed his sweetheart, Miss Reg'na ; Reed, aii'.l that there was no truth in the story he tolf Imm-edkUo'y I after the shooting to the effect that , he and Miss Reed were held up n:?ar Mount Washington, a siburh, by a . highwayman, who, after soeur.'rg Mueller's money, demanded the neck lace worn by Miss Hoed. Muellrr i staged last, night, that in response to this demand Miss Heed shipped the highwayman's face and that then fatal shot was fired. Following investigation of the core tier the the list night Mueller was held. I Today he made a signed statement in which he said that when the elec tric car upon which he and Miss Reed .were riding i cached the south of I Hill top avenue, near Mount Wash ington, I.V.Iks Ree.l, whose marriage .to Mueller was sot for April It, and j he, left the car, and. according to I Minder's statement, after they had walked a short distance, the gild pro j ceding him, he thought lie saw a nuvi , emerging from behind a tree and be lining himself to be In danger, fired. but owing to t ho unsteadiness of li I aim on account of flight, the bullet struck and killed Miss Uoed. Mueller declares the shooting to have been entirely accidental. His story, however, is not accepted by the police, whose theory is that the hilling was proniiditnte.I. They believe Mueller wished to break i ff his engagement to Miss Heed an! not the courage to tell her so. 3,000,000 ACRES OPENED. Washington, March !. My order of tll. Itlt .!!. .! il.tll'l ft It,..., . 41.. j.ii. a ii i i ii. f i li'i,llll.-l lO'OII l I IO ' miiiiou acres oi lanu in me counties along Hie eastern border of Wyoming are to be thrown open at once o home seeksrs who will be allowed to jtake either Kill or "20 acres. The land cannot, be irigated and will be of use, therefore, for dry farming only. To Ruth Bryan Leavitt in Lincoln Yesterday Granted Custody of Two Children. Lincoln, Nob., March !. Ruth Ill-van I.eavitt, eldest daughter of Win. J. Hryan, was this aftemoin granted a divorce from W. H. Laviit. Mrs. I-nvitt and her mother ap peared In the court of Judge Cornish, and both alleged that Leavitt had not contributed to the support of his wife. There was no defense. Mrs. leavitt was granted the cus tody of the two children. NIGHT-RIDER LEADER'S CASE IS CONTINUED. Tiptonville, Tenn., March ft. On account of the illness of Rice A. Pierce, chief counsel of Will Watson, indicted as the loader of the band of 'night riders who whipped j. F. Wayne of this county. Attorney I). J. Cald well announced this afternoon that the trial will be continued till the rext term of the circuit court In July. The statement came as piite a sur prise, as t. was known that the pits edition was very anbxlous to proceed with the trial. Watson ts not in town and there is no excitement, the citizens being Metoriuinod that the law shall take lis course, and are con tent to wait the result of the tiial. JOHN H. VANDYKE DEAD. Milwaukee, Wis., March 9. Fortm r rvortnwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, is dead. He was one of the hading lawyers of the state and coun sel for tiie c unpai y after he retired as president in ISTV JOHN BUTTERFIELD DEAD. John Putt.-rficM. who was one -f 'he par'y f,f seven who outliri'il an.l oftabn -hel th first overland mail route to the Pacific coast in 1S.3. later adopted by the American Ex press Company, died at his home here tonight, aged gi GRANTED 200 FATALLY INJURED Fire Springs up in (Debris and Ds - Etructicn of Town is Complete Aid Being Rusbed to Scene From Several Points. He!. Viia, Ark, Marco 3. News of the cyclciie destn. ylng lii'ink e , readied In re last night ami a relief party is being organized and will leave here as soon as a special train can be made up. It. will carry lite lighting apparatus, doctors, , nuries and hospital supplies, as well as food and clothing for the afflicted oiks. J. A. Ward, secretary of the Hoard of Trade, is organizing the train through the- Hoard of Trade oftleiu's and a large party will leave here this morn ing. T. M. Kim, ml. the Rock Is.rn.l operator at P.iinkley, was communi cated with at Wheatley, where he is ;t this horr. He is one of the sur vivors of the storm and is the (list to bring intelligence of it from Mrinkley. He states that, he and re " oral others were in the Rock Island i.oi'Ot when the cyclone hit. Hrin k :oy, and before they knew what had hap pened the building was on the ground and they pinioned under the debris. Fm r of them managed, to extricat1 the is Ives ami crawl -out after half an hour's exeition and work. Wailq of Dyinn Heard. The town was in complete nos.!, and from all sides they (la-k- COllld hear the wailing of the terror-stricken men, women and children and the nioiuiti and agonizing riles of the dying and injured. In a few minutes they loarivd that, eight op more pen pie were dead, but could get only three names, Foote, Sterrett and M'iss Munch, but they stumbled over bodies of other dead whom they could not identify in the darkness. The streets were impassable, owing to the debris of wrecked houses which was flung in indescribable mass on all thoroughfares. Hy the aid of intermittent flashi 8 of lightning they saw that not a single house was left standing, and about the ruins were to be seen huddled in groups families who clung together in terror, here and ther some or.'i looking for an Injured member of the household shrieks and wails to tell of the finding of dead and dying, and ether sights too awful to be depicted. He estimates the fa '.ally injured at 200. Fires Springing Up. F.'res bega to spring up In aU di rections, and by 1 o'clock, wheni they left, they saw four miming with a big flame, and the conflagration spreading in all directions, fanned to furnace beat by the gale which fol lowed In the wake of the cyclone. Acoompnnu 1 by another o crater relied .1. M. Wojtanskl, Lineman Richards and Conductor Dale, who were with him in the depot when th" crash came, Kimmell started out at 9 o' leek to walk to Wheatley to give warning and send out the appeal for help. After walking two miles thy decided that the wind was too strong foi them to ooiitint e further In the teeth of it so. they turned back andn retraced their step to Mrinkley. Ar riving tin re the scenes of anguish and destruction they had left seemed to thorn intensified, and they secured an engine that was standing on a Hiding with steam up ami ran quickly to Wheatley, where they are now sending out mesages to the different towns in the state asking for help. They have had no message from Mrinkley since thev left. TAFT PLANNINC A TRIP New President Will Make a Tour "of the South and West This Autumn. Washington. March 9. That Presi dent Taft contemplates a genera' trip through the south and west this autumn was indicated liv him today w hen hp sai I he would try to at;end the forty ninth anneal encampment of (he C. A. R. to be held in Salt l ake City. Aug. ! to 14. The invita tion was extend"d by Senators Smoot and ouinei ian l of l tan, w no a'so re rest rited the executive committ o! the C. A. R. Mr. Taft said that he should like very m-nh to attend the meeting, and it might i. o.uito possilrle for hini t J do :-n in view of his intrude.) trip through the south an.l wst. IN MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE. Lansing. Mich.. March 3. Th statf senate today. 15 to H. refused to pass the Mapes-Maekay civil ser vice bill and the house passed the "graded salary bilL" GALLANT " OLD SOLDIER .la Way Lawyer Describes Col. Cooper Says Editor Used Liberty of .Frets cs License to Defame Him, Nashville, Tenn. March .-- The un- wrlttn law was extend- d today to cover tditi M who attack l riva e or I public Hit n by (leneral Moek.j. of the counsel tor ue oeietie in uie i. oope; ) i "i' io.n.u .nv in- n .m- , tucei"'' uu fi ial. The sensation was spring din- nouncing how he sood.', Represent:! ing Mocks' apee;'h to the jury. live Payne, of New .York, chairman Previously he had expressly dis'-jof the committee on ways and means claimed belief that any editorial act sought the support of Taft for the just ified killing t'.ie writer. P.ut when existing order cf t hings, and the In- wanned IP to his subject with a burst of eloquence, ho said: . "You. tall; of yanr liberty of the pr ss. Why, gentle:in n, no m:ii !iv;s who believes ui r firnly in !,' e liberty of the press than I do. Put when a man in an editorial pi sit'o'i I turns liberty of the license, and undertal'es pre to s into lame 1 ai -file von and vour family, what ;' "u"ml" "" "a,",M , yi u gcing to d.j? ' house organization ia the Irterest of 'The prosecution wl'l tell vtu that 11,0 lms" ,,iU tlu'l'"K'i as soon yon have your recourse In the e.uruia:5 l'l!isll,1,: Gently disturbed by Yes, and yoe get jt'dgnu nt for $:fi una f'her.o reports, they hurried to the against a man not worth the pel e of ;wllit" iiouso to i.rge Taft k take a a plug of tid a- co. Is that sa Isnic-' cft. suit, on the letiee and leave the lion? j lighting to them. Wlr.-n thev came "Oh, gentlemen', I tell you that th" out of the executive offices Gardner streets of this, our clly, have rim declartd with an exhibition cf coidl- red b fore with the blood of men who improperly rsod othi r nu n's nam 'S j In public prints." Meeks devoted five hours to h's speech. He painted the ft ndants -.s me in.est types 01 soumern arts- Um( a'eonf.st now would cress the tocracy and breedings; declared no'lim, ..... ,Jl..f,.1.ft .i,h .,, .. C.irtnack vas Vhot to do i'th and , closed with a drastic appeal to the' ji'dy to "turn loose this' galhint old soldier. Colonel. Coop;,r," J U. S. STEEL TRUST WILL NOT CUT WAGES. New York, March 8. Charles M. Schwab, jresiduit of the Helhlehem Steel $orpi ration, said today that al 'hough it was his belief that steel prices would work, lower before a thorough adjustment of conditions was reached, the Helhhdieui Stool Corporation did not. prop r;e to cut the wa'es of its workmen. Kvenlu ally conditions would show an im-1 provoniont, he )ndieved. OPPOSE TAFT PU Connecticut Senate Considering Reso lution on Matter of National Inheritance Tax. Haitford, Conn.. March !). Oppo sition to President Taft's suggesth n f a federal iheritance tax as a means of raising revenue has now appeared In the Connecticut general ass'Jinb'y. Senator Searls, Republican leader, today iiitrodreed a resolution mn tic matter which went to the judiciary committee. It. sets forth that "sev eral states are now taxing inherit ance with marked success and nei d all the revenue that can pronerlv b.? Irawn from this source" that the "federal government can readilv raise additional revenue when re quired from other sonrc s," and in sisting that the "taxation of inherit ances should be reserved to tl:e sev eral spates as a source of revenue fer their exclusive use and benefit." SITUATION IS TENSE As to Politics of Central American Republics Peace Congress is Called. Fl Paso, Toa, March 9. The po litical situation in Central America, according to recent advices, has been rather tense for some lime. Only last week ships arriving at Mexican port.! rejierted that the Salvadorean ship President a had sailed urder sealed orders, i rt sumably to bombard Nic araguan ports. President Zeelaya has called a jM-ace congress to form a pan-American board cf arbitration to adjust Gi future disputes between the Central mi ric.-n republics. LOCAL OPTION DEFEATED. Harrishurg. Pa., Mach 9 The lo cal option bill authorizing any -lxir-ouph, townshitj or ward of any city to vote upon tfto question of the sal" of liquc.r was defeated in the house tonight. I INSURGENTS. VISIT HIM Anil After Conference Declare Atti tude Indicates Thct H is Not Entirely Against Change in Bulec. Washington March 9. President ' Taft was given an epportuuitv to ' declare himself on the "insurgent." j moveim nt to ri vino the house rules. surge at . case- was advocated by rep reHentaUvcH (lurd'ner,- of Massachu setts, Madison (f Kansas, and Nelson of WIr.cst asm. The visit of the "insurgent" dele- Ration to the executive office consum ed most of (lie alternoon. The throe "Insurgents" heard it. charged thai rp..rt 1.. ...... I. ..I i.. I.,... t III. .1... di ::: that the "insurgent s" wei no longer In it compromising mcinl. "We are (Irmly impressed that Tail i. ii(,t opposed to a change of rules". "gt,i Gardner but is a little fearful of tit, tariff liill." . . ... . All effort was made by Madison to show tliaf. there was no such danger i,n the fight they were conducting. He said ho had' tol'r Taft that' he and lib; colleagues were not disposed to inter i fere with the present ways and menus committee and that he thought that I ho could promise that ro objection would be made to the continuance ol ,(110 obi committees on any subject hhe. president, fools inclined to asl I legislation at the present session, i Another promise made by the "In surgent" delegation was thai, thej .would rot filibuster against legisla tion if they made their light and lost They argued that the light could lr brought to an end in one day. l'.y these conciallory promises Madison said that he did not. mean that, the tight would be abandoned if lost now. He said the "insurgents" would wait, however, tinlil the proper time to re i new it. I Payne was with the president onlv a few minutes. When he left the white house lie said that he ):u told Tall Hie tariff bill would be ready to report the first day of the session, but that he could not prophesy what would happen if the present frhaotic conditions in die house were to con tinue. No atinouncetne'nt was made at the while house concerning the confer ence, and ii"tbing was given on' about lie- lir.il Moling cf ihe cabinet today. M 1LLIC N AIP.E AMBUSHED. Nognles. Ariz., March S. Don Luis Proto, a millionaire ranch owner 'ineicbaiit am) pioneer of this sec' I n 'was shot from ambush and instantly 'killed near llevlsadero's station on 'the Nogah s Cananea railroad, while on the way to his much east of M.ig dauena. MYSTERIOUS MURDER Uncovered by Indianapolis Police Gardener Says Woman Was Killed by Four Men. ' Indianapolis. March 9. The polic uncovered a mysterious murder this Mary Nichols, :1 years old. residing south off the city, was found with Ii T head crushed. Gusfav Ka'oti a garden' r. who made bis home w ith Mrs. Nichols, was takii ir custody pend ing an inv stigaMi.n. Baton told the nif leers that four strange young niei tiid him 'o a shed and beat Mrs. Nichols to death. NEARLY TOUCH RECORD. N.-w York. March Ji.-Gibot and (--phee, ti e leaders ill the go-a5 "u please race had scored .:i:: mib-s, sl laps at nildiiiuht tonieht which is feor miles and six laps 1 hind the r coi l for 4S hours, made in liKO. Ia Cairo newly he Bulletin. everybody re-i , DEHEEN HDT AFTER TOCA Governor Professes to Believe Hop kins Will Win Latter Does Not Think Democrats Will Go To Shurtleff. Special to The llullelin: ! Siiringtield. 111.. Marsh 9. The fol lowers of Senator Hopkins held a con ference tonight, at the Hotel Silas, which was attended by aliout lli ineni bi rs of die legislature. Senator Hop kins addressed the meeting. The talk of the rh'mocials going to Shurtbif and electing him was discussed ;it seme lei glh. At the conclusion of the conference Senator Hopkins stated that, if there was a break of the 1 lemoornts to Shiirflefi' enough Republicans who have been opposing him would cone to him (Hopkins) and lie would be elect oil. Ho declared that his vote would amount to !H or !b" and that tl.l ; would he sufficient, to elect. Senaler Hopkins had a conference with Gov ernor Deneen at the governor's office at which the senatorial situation was idseii.ssed. Later Congressman I.orimer called on Governor Deneer... Governor I)e uoeii reiterated the statement pie vlousl.v made that he would not ac cept the senatorship ami professes to believe Unit Hopkins will win. He does not. think that Sillett will go over to Khurtleff with a force of Chi cago members of the house. Senator Potter's bill which passed the senate and which provhleB that any .city uf, three ,. tliou'sand Inhabi tants cr more may organize as a township upon request of the city lotmrll, will be fought by the anti-sa loon league, when It comes lip in the house, and will undoubtedly bo beat en, as they claim It is only a dodge for voting the city wet. when it has been dry. WRECKERS FOILEp. Oil City, Pa., March 9. An attempt .vas made lo wreck the Pittsburg ex press on the Pennsylvania railroad thirty lulled iwalh of here today. S' ties were placed across film track. Tho obj-,1 ruction was seen by the en gineer in time to stop the train which was filled with passengers. REFUSED TO SPEAK Wisconsin State Game Warden Will Not Tell What He Did With Money From Stephenson. Madison, Wis., March ft-Sta'e Game Ward n James W. Stone this afternoon n fused to enliven th' leg islative committee Investigating the senatorial primary as to what he did with the money ho received at Steph enson headquarters for campaign ex pense. Stone said It wast a eonfid'nti.tl m it tor and that be would not divulge any tonnes unie.-s rompclh-d to. The coin, miltee di'dded to certify Stone's re fusal to answer to the legishitu; . Hilling the day the managers fur H.i' ton and MrGovotu told of their work and expenditures. Among otlnr f.te's br. light out was that 1 iFoIhtt' f;- vol. I Hnttoti's candidacy. NEW COPPER CO. l-msing. Mich.. March 9. Tho I -1 and Cupper company a $1.nm.immi min ing corporation, was incorporate! to day. Tie officer.- of the company arc at Houghton. Mich and lu!uth. Minn, and its o4 rations ni' to be contlrv-1 to Houghton and Kwe-na countie-; Mich. The directors ar- F W. Ni Si ids, J. C. Store. Albert Maud n. C. H Frimixlig. .1. C. McKee. Kdward Me Kee. all f Houghton: Herman A. Wider. Jam- I. Ijooncy. Hancock: O. J. Larson. Dtilu'h. JOHNSON WOULD MEET JEFF. Victoria. March 9. Jack Johnson. ehatnpitn heavy-weight pugilist today di lan d bis iliiif;n.-s to niti t fries r anv one el-e in ib-fi ne of h' tide. MINERS ELECT. Tern- Haute. Ind , Mitch 9 - -T! Tiiittil Mine Workers of America of Li. triit No. 11 today elected Kra'.k Uamace of Knlghtsvili-. intern:.! Uard Twml r; V. 11. Rollins, of 1 in ton, presidmt; Charles Fot. of Terre Haute, stcrv'arj treasurer. DEATH LIST SWELLED Thirty or More Known to be Dead- Roman Catholic Church Stood Di rectly in Path of Tornado But Escaped. Mrinkley. Ark. Match 9. Thirty or more lives snuflVal out, sixty people in jured and property estimated a' one. tnilllojs dollars was destroyed by tho tornado which wrecked this cvily km night. Of the known dcail, 11 .910 white, as follows: ISAAC RKF.D. MRS. ISAAC REED, ill 'SHELL llh'KI). RAYMOND RKlSa portku Fotrrrc. J. L. STARICTTS. HARRY STOVALL. JR. IRS. l7il!!.;, PHILLIPS. MR!'. iiLlJJ! HARDICN. Tin) CHILDliFN OF MRS. L.V.I JKN. .CHARI.ICS FRK.VZIC. A. M. HOOD, f 'Nil F.NT 1FIKI) M A N . Tin1 tornado shrieked above die city only a few minutes but Its woik of destruction was complete. The Ro man Catholic church, standing direct ly in (ho path of (lie storm, s. ape I damage or destn ''lion and to: Ight stands grimly alone U the f. 'e.i.- of desolation. It has been cctiverled Into a hos pital. Main street and Cyprtss ave nue, the principal thoroughfares of the town, are Impassable and are piled high with wreckage from end to etnl very business house is In niim and there is linrdly a dome, that luit not at least suffered the loss of roof or windows. Tho Arlington Hotel was totally eV- mrdlshed. Eighty guos's were regis- cred here but all escaped injury. The lirlnkiey, Southern and Kelly hotel were all destroyed without loss of life. h 0 woreT: Relief squads have be: n at wcrk all lay eating for the dead and in jured. Governor lkjtiaghey arrived this af ternoon ami has tin situation well in hand. Hundreds of jieople are home less and are wandcrl.; about seek ing temiMjrary abode. Three sveolal trains arrived from the neighboring towns today, bringing r lief v ukers. physiciatiH and nurses. In the .th olic church doctors and i urs s aro caring for the njurel. BLIZZARD RAGES IN NORTHERN STATES; TRAFFIC IMPEDED St. Paul. Minn , March 9. Reports ircoivisl in railroad 'quarters itidlcat. that a blizzard is raging throughout northern Iowa and South Ikakota and ii -lcgraph.il ii couiiiiutii atioii hxs been interfered wilh. Several wires arf down Ih'Iwih-ii Ot-lwein and Itibuitio en the Groat Western. WORST OF SEASON. Metiotnin-c, Mich, March 9 The worst blizzard of the winter prevail ie this vicinity today. The storm be get! at midnight and is still raging with meat force. The snow is piled n great drifts and telephone. Strict ar and railway traffic is tied up. BURLINGTON. IA., STRUCK. P.ui liuKion, la , March !.- A north e:.tei!i blizzard struck here t night. All trail's are late. IOWA HARD HIT. lies Moines, Iowa. March 9 Ihe hcavp st Idizzaid of 'he year has beet sweeping Mntiors of Iowa fr t!e. past 21 hours. Sir indies if ssow te'l and trains are from two to five hour late. Th Iowa o.'tts sp'-cial is stuck near Va;-rte with a party i f I'rvf mar W'aterhio ni'h a paity f Am- Professors alard. Th win's ar-' down in every direction, only one ir- working tonight to Sioux t'i'y. Th' nrtbirn part f the sta'e suffered badly. L1 a "ullisios f tr;!tis a" ISoone ti.lay in the storm sovet.il p.v-songt-rs 'ie hint. 1 INCHES OF SNOW. Winona. Mine. March A sever -itRiw storm is rieiag iti southern Min tesi ta n tsifiht. ai:l dure are now 1! inches of scow on the level. The weather observer reports th. sturni lo be th- most unusual in southern Minnewa in half a century and th. fall of snow to l th gtit est in ten years at this time cif lii3 yar.