New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-13

Professor Tee, the ST. Louis weather prophet,
tamus With faint praise his Canadian rival. Re says
that yenuor had made good gposscs, but that -
about M he deserves credit for. Tre, Tho other
cyclone night where IL Dy,s without hall trying.
Extended crop reports recently published IN
The Choqgo Yacsindicote that the Northwest viii
than make up Tor the partial failure Of the winter wheat
crop hy increased acreage ana assured yield Of spring
wheat Minnesota and Dakota alone promise 70 make
good Che deficit.
\ novel use Of the telegraph has just been
tested bj Me-srs Chandler and Ritcbie Of Boston. 1he
elements and ePhoneris Of sw.fts comet computed 20
Lord Cawiords observatory 90 Dun Echt, near Aher-
deem, scotland, embracing some thirty sets Of figures
and dates were cabed TO tt country IN dispatch Of
oni5 sixteen words This speaSs volumes FOR tho istro-
nonici code which these Boston gentlemen have IN.
vented.
It begins TO look as If Boston were disposed
to take into serious ldcrafi1u the project OF Worlds
Fairi' lS-5. Various Boston papers have given eau
uous hearing o. tha enterprise and now The Herald IN
iftsrpplemcntof May 8, publishes haltpase map Of
thc proposed site with ground plan fos tho building,
suggested by General c. d. Norton. The site may Do
sl. roughly. 20 Doe trian e bounded hy Huntington
ave.. Parnrs, aLd the line o. the Boston and Albany
Railroad and te plan pros that the ma'Q Exhibition
shall Doe under one roof covering sixty acres, aad
u,cto 49, one end with tho Drding OF the Massachusetts,
Charitable Association aud 10 tnc Other with taat oil fhe
Ase-Euea.d Hauuiactners' Institute Il is asserted
'aee. fof fhs holding OF worlds Fair out 10 D. 90 De
hoped LAT te enthusiasts Hih Take palms 20 asccrfac
whether not The people wont one ctio1e scing ABOUT
tlc work.
4 motion introduced by Professor Yrchow
aas recently passed in the German Rcieh-tae. aslng
. Clnnc, Tor 20 take tho proper steps Tor nsurias The
participation of Germany wi,h Other nations ia onpor
uc Polar regions Ca the interest o. neteoro0gy, mag
uetic phenomena geography and the natural sciences
Dr. ThHcnls, in supporting the notion which wac
ultimately carried by LARGE majority ia very thiuy
attended House remarked THAI te plan 10 question lad
hcea formed b~ tAe C0o.rc, Of North OLE Explorers 70
u.uflr. AMI chiefly ahmed a. gathering material for
imIfolue tAer weather prosnosueaiions ~ which 3
per cert stiu generally turned ont % he Inaccurate
Itty wanted about 800 900 marss and tAe expedition
which va. -rhti "a 90 begin ben $50, would manly ap
r th- sam n the purchase Of necessary scientific .n
.trimeut- end materials for constructing the projected
stations. Hon son E1,cher Under SECRETARY oi State
wue eo ,y friendly % the scheme in principle sp'se
r.pondlns'yof te attitude " Sweden EH-sa ond iae
ynted -ltcs. From tkese countries uD answer ot any
sind had nc.n received for rwO year. and 30 was only
about r.lt nrt ks ago fhf fhr Government "4- nn-
Officially informed tfIt Russia hHu granted t-'rt
-h.- tNr Geographical. Society ~ - - lf<
tf erecting -erfafrrff of tlr kInn NnfH ~ inc
. ..r trr.rrlri..s applied fn hll rIf Frf made .lF
. lr.fl.a uu fhs snN'trf. Ine Imperial F0Ftrirfnt
..- il tt.r mi.trr With omen htud and De- asked tie
fI... lr..it Do th. UrI.n" and inl.la-itr rl t.r
l.p.tluaut, RlDu Professor firclo" Also eAipirn %