Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-02

HOPES OF CARRYING 1owA-wHAT DOCUMENTS ARE
R1oUEsTED-cAMPAIGN MATERIAL FOR OHIO.
The editor OF the Rock Rapid ReUieac writes to
Secretary Post that Iowa can be carried for Ceve-
land II the proper effort is made. He says they do
not need money, but want documents. The fusion,
ne says, Is strong, and documents concerning land
steals free trade speeches, and Blaine's Muiligan
letters are read with interest by every one who can
get hold OF them, and the effect produced is remark
An immense mail was received at democratic
headquarters this morning from all parts OF the
country The majority Of the requests for docu-
ments were for Posts speeches concerning Treas
ury accounts and defaicatonS, the Mulligan let
ters and CurtIns speech upon the land question.
me publication concerning Baine's connection
with the Hooking Valley coal mines is being exten-
sively circulated In Ohio, and Neal Dow's letter,
which appeared this morning, in which the writer
claims the result In Maine as glorious victory for
prohibition, and says that Blaine told him that he
re1ralned from voting on that question at the
urgent request Of prominent Ohio republicans on
account OF the 6goted Germans mas already been
uonS OF the state.
Mrs. Lock wood TO Take the Stump.
Mrs. Lockwood the equal rights candidate for
President, will speak in Cleveland, o., On the 18th
inst. on the issues of the campaign. She will make
her first campaign speech in Baltimore in few
days, and will then 20 west through Philadelphia
and New York.
What About the Weather!
THE COLD WAVE PASSES NORTH OF Us-A LITTLE
NORTHEAST RAIN Poss1BLR-sPEcIAL BULLETIN
FOR SEPTEMBER.
1--WE had drop in the temperature last night" !"
said signal officer this morning, s'but it wasn't
what we expected. That cold wave we predicted
fortyeight hours ago. passed too far north to do
much good Still it helped us some We expected
that it would take southeastly course as usual
Its effects are felt considerably further north,
where there is q change Of from ten to twenty
degrees"
"What is the weather here going to be7" asked
THE STAR reporter
"There is nothing on the chart this morning
which Will permit OF prediction of ran but there
IS high north OF us. which has had the effect Of
bringing northeaSterly winds, and we count on
northeasterly winds for rain not any great amount
psed peshapS but rain in any quantity will be apprec
The special bulletin which the signal Office is
sued to-day shows that during the month OF Sep
tember line representing the normal temperature
drawn north from Ell Paso, Texas, to Cheyenne,
Wy, and thence northeastward through Fort
areas the eastern area being above the normal and
the western below. The departures the nor
NAL temperature range from 0o7 to 5o6, the great
est beng In the upper Mississippi valley-5o6. The
excess in the eastern area was largely due to the
fact that the weather was remarkably clear; and
souherly winds prevailed in all the districts east Of
the normal line.
The rainfall was deficient in the following dis
trlcts with the amount in each.viz.: New England,
<oo IucueS; uliuule AGdntlC states, 3b2 1ncneS,
south Atlantic states 2 % inches; east Gulf states
le3 inches; Tennessee, 103 inches; lower lake re-
gion, o5s inches The excess was as follows: west
Gulf states, 0.97 inches; Rio Grande valley, 439
inches: OHIO valley, LA inches upper lake region
036 inches; upper Mississippi valley, 2.73 inches;
Missouri valley lbs inches north Pacific coast re-
gion, lbs inches. Thus 1t is seen that the drought
that existed in Texas, and In the Ohio Mississippi
and Missouri valleys was greatly relieved: but it
continued in New England middle Atlantic south
Atlantic and east Gulf states, and lower lake re-
gions. Frost occurred in Montana on the 2t, s9t h.
and 30th; In Dakota on the 9th, 11th, Goth, oath,
9th and 30th in the lower lake region on the l9th
and In the northern part OF the upper lake region
on the 22d. Sleet occurred at DeadwOOd on the
afternoon of the goth, and On Mt. Washington on
the evening of the 2Oth