The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-11-17

Regents were elected by majorities ranging
from $1,000 to 2l.000
THE SIGNAL SERVICE.
Report of chief Haxcn.
The report OF Gen. w. B. Hazen, Chief Sig
nal Officer, contains many matters Of interest,
smong which tho following may be noticed
~ have endcavored," he says, ito bring this
service into active sympathy and cooperation
with tho ablest scientific intellocts OF the
country. Iii this direction and in response u
my request, the National Academy of Sciences
has appointed Al advisory committee Of con-
sulting specialists with which may confer as
occasion demands. I take pleasure in &C.
knowisdging this courtesy as showing the c.
Enlistment of more intimate relations between
the scientific interests oe the United States and
the Signal Service.
sThis year has boon distinguished BY addition
al progress and by decided Improvement,
which / will briefly recite !: The establlshlnent.
under yonr sanction, OF permanent school Of
instruction at Fort Myer, Va; the raising OF
the standard OF the personnel OF the Signal
Corps ; tho systemization Of the duties Of the
signal service the preparation Of new instruc-
tions for observers Of the service the prep
o1at-oA VI AIW AAtu AIHEAONC0 lO1 IOA luc IL
cording and preservation OF meteorological
data the prepara.io Of special bulletins for
the press, containing weather information Of
public interest; the forecasts OF weather, Of
hot or cold waves for periods exceeding
tweniy-fonr hours; the forecasts Of north
ers for the interior plateau the adoption Of
new storm-signal (the cautionary Northwest)
Tor the interior lakes; the arrangement for the
increase Of river service, aud wider publications
of warnings OF floods or ice-gorgcs the
changes and improvements in the pub
lication Of tLe International bulletin
and the monthly weather review, with
their accompanying charts; the increased in
formation added to the farmers and to the
railway bulletins: the organization OF q service
for the special benefit of the cotton interests Of
the South; the extension of special frost-warn-
ing to the fruit interests Of the country; the
investigation into thermometric standards and
into baronletric standards; the preparation OF
new hsgrometrictabls containing correction Tor
altitude; the revised determinations Of the alti-
tudes OF siSnatseryice stations; the computa-
ton of monthly constants for the reduction OF
observed barometric rressures to sea level; the
arrangements foi original investigation in at
mcsphe-lc electricity. in anemometry and in
actlaome.ry, and II tho last subject, especially
with reference to the importance OF solar aiia-
ton III agriculture and the absorption OF the
suns heat by the atmosphere; the cooperation
in IN expedition to the summit Of Mount Whit
ney eai., for the determination Of problems
~ solaI pn. ssss; ~ HeIoloSy, tue prepafation
~ CONVERSION taplos Io1 me Ens,sn ana
n.euic sys.eMs ,no oopeIauon ~ inc ufop-
Rllle Y. .anlt-pails ~ sienai-1etVice stAlons
the Publication in quarto form OF special pro-
fessional papers the offering Of prizes for
essays Of great merit on meteorological SUBJ
y.es su0 VI. HA1..oa VI oesse Weainet ser-
rsss ves lue neM inses'sstlon M =! danger inles On
49,. - -. lao - - anu eluaP
a.,a a,sn. =. s"o s.peu.uns ~ IM met.olologlcM
's. saso1 - lessa..u 80 ',lc AIS',c Irsions
y. y. as s - one s y " sta.oned = Lazy frsnk-
sl.t - oss' 80 unc1 :. .un. DAI.o~, AaskA,
- 80. olel auAS e s:.s woin Win system
;n.srn.. .;o,,si ,,Sa-sna. & ~. I ,;a.s...
: svst.,n - st.s,ons ~ @,hhssrr.s;o,, :, 49,
"a a,as ~ sr,ar;,n.nts rs n.a,, = ,,,sda -;,h
snn-fashes win Wv ~ imnrnv;nc nnon -
forms 81 helinyranh II n aiof,te., anr fbs ran..
er.l nses m Tia armv anl 4 N believed ehat
the imnrnved hslo.ranh saia.tad c..,nh;,ss .,.ss
great s,mniicitv Will ..fi;ciencv snd .so.se.ss.
manv nr.ct;c.I .dvant.ga. ~ f.- 81 Lno-r
over .;m...r : instr,,mants in Other .arr,ces
annrinu the nast ve.r stations ~ or.erv.-
t;on N tSa h.h;te .,.i ra~a.a. 81 the Rs.cs-
Mountain locns,s - rr.sslnnns,. rera ",
fal.hs.l IN thu... s,.tia,,- thai fhs a.,.r;,ns.
~ ns.t rrars hss shown ~ - nosf e-,o.aa -
the raysres az these pssfs. These sfatinns
~ara - Sm.h. Grand TsIsra Eor,h pl..s.
and s;dneyl Nsn. ~ uhsyennc % Il 1I y. n.nxsr .xss.
Colorado Snrings and Pueblo C.I Fort Sill
n. Fort Ellinft and an other stations an TIA
United sta,es milifary teiecranh lines a
Northern. Central ana Southern Texas .nd
fhoso an the north~e.tern mil,farv f.le.rsnh
line in Dakota ana Montana. Where civIli. ~
vera enploved ii MAKING Ire ohs.rv.s,ans their
seryices were voluntary and vithout comnensa-
ton. the Government bearing the necessary
expenses for stationery and teiegraphing.
TT 10 gratifying to state that not . single 70
port OF the rayages OF locusts has reached this
Office, aud their presence has been announced
only 1t Grand Island, Neb, Fort Supply, L T.,
aud Fort Elliott, Tex; but in no instance he's
any danger been reported.
.This wear. for the first fipne tha Chief S;O.
nal Offcer Las caused 10 IN nr,nared and g
sned. twice daily sr4,cial bnlletIns for th nre.s
contslninv meteorulooicnl informaiinn 81 ,snn,,-
IL interrst u 4 greater extent than can a,.nlsr
for want Of space. in the Official gvnopses ana
indications Thew treat especially Of hirh winds
severe storms fornsdoes Ieaxy ra;nf.il.
Aoosls. extreme femner.fures sndd..n and gra.t
chanres i'm femnerainre, frnsss .amnar.fnrss
snec,sl In rcported from health resorts inr.nr IN
eeas.n when frennen,ed. ana ul,,. ths cerli;. a.
tion. snfa; cntly warrant fa,r ~ thar Y
the caso may IL. nre,l,es.l far ,na .,.,s n "a.
san.e. There ara Also forecas,ed TIE n,.v..
ments az the so-called warm waves ana coia