Furious Blasts

Chicago, Deo. 2L - Dispatcb.es of yesfcerilay state that a blizzard prevaüs in portions of Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Colorado. The show 1b unuHU.'illy heavy, and is driren by a fieice wind, raaking drifts in raüway cuta which have blockaded traína. The thermometer marked 28 beloir lero at Assinaboine, D. T. Kallway trsfflo is seriously retarded, trains being reported abandoned from Hurón, D. T. , whiie in Kansas, the Southern Kansas and the Kansas City, Fort ScottA Oulf Unes are in serions troable. Outward-boand trains on the Bnrling-ton t Missouri Itirer road were abandoned, and in the Genda Hprings (Kan.) district railway trafiic is completely stopped.