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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-25
TERRIBLE
Twelve Killed AMI Twenty One Injured
b. . Powder Mil Explosion.

Twelve Killed ami Twenty One Injured
b. - Powder Will Explosion.
CINCINNATI. July ia terrible cx-
p~losion occurred late yesterday after
noon at Kings powder mills. on tho
Little Miami railroad, twcnty-nino
miles east OF this city. Twelve persons
were killed and twcnty-onc seriously
injured. Two empty freight cars werc
beng rolled on to a s;dc-track where o
rar containing 500 kegs Of gunrowdcr
) standing. AS the cars struck there
was a terrific explosion. and immedlatc-
liz aftcrward another car containing 500
kegs of gunpowdcr exploded. making
1900 kegs altogether. William Francy.
q brakeman in the service OF tho
Little Miami, was standing on
one OF the empty cars when the cx-
plosion occurred. His body must have
been blown to atoms, for no trace of il
has been found.
The King Powder Company and tho
Peters Cartridge Works have works on
both sides OF the river along the rail-
road. Tho explosion occurred on tho
south side, and the destruction was
enormous. There are q number OF cot
tagcs occupied by workmcn in the pow
der factory. and situated close TO tho
track. These were shattered Nv
the OK plosion and their in.
mates injured. Several girls nc
WORE In the cartridge factory
were crippled by the explosion.
The railway station and the freight
house belonging TO the Little Miami
railroad, together with all the ~adjaccn.
buildings, were set on fra and totally
consumed. The havoc wrought BY the
explosion Of these sixteen tons OF pow.
der is dreadful. The track and ties OF
the railroad are iairly torn out Of the
ground. The Peters cartridge factory
vas burned TO the ground.
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PERSONAL AND GENERAL

HEAVY shipments Of gold, caused. it
Is said, by the fnancialcrisis in Buenos
Ayres. are being made from the United
States to Europe.
The steamer Seawing, with an excur-
sion party on board. was capsized during
a severe storm near Central Park. about
two miles above Lake City, Mimi. on
Lake Pepin. on the 18th. and nearly all
on board. 100 in number were drowned.
'Upto l:30 a M. Of the 18th, f~ifty-nine
bodies had been recovered
AcycLoxE swept over Lake Gervais.
Mimi. and vicinity on the evening Of
the 18th. and created sad havoc with
human life and property at that pretty
st. Paul suburb. A number Of boats
with their occupants whom the storm
overlook on the lake are missing. and it
is feared when the reports are all in
that the list Of casualties will be most
appalling.
While a party Of thirteen were out
in a sailboat on Alachua lake. Fla. on
the 18th, the boat capsized and three
OF its were drowned
JonS McDorGAi- the eleven-ycar-old
son Of the late chief or police Of Niagara
Falls. was climbing down the Indian
path to the river bank. on the 18th.
when he slipped and fell down straight
precipice OF fifty feet to tile rocks be-
low. breaking both legs and otherwise
injuring himself % badly that he died
shortly after being picked up.
HINcESMAry fires. on the l4th. nearly
destroyed the Russian towns OF Uciany
and Schwiezen.
joins T. ErEsEx has begun suit in
Washington TO test the validity Of the
will Of his late wife who left $40. 900 in
trust to have her grave kept green.
THE vignctte Of William Henry Har-
rison, the Presidents grandfather. will
appear on the so silver certificates au-
thorized BY the new Silver law. which
has received the signature OF the Presi-
dent on tho 18th.
THE agreement between the iron
masters % Austria relative to the
prices for iron has been prolonged for
three years from January l..
ForE unknown Italian railroad labor
ers were drowned, on the night Of the
18th. by the upsetting OF a skin in the
Connecticut river where the water was
only five feet deep. Had they stood up
they could have wadcd to the shore.
FIRE in the Stamboul quarter OF Con-
stantinoplc. on the l4th. destroyed l. 900
houses and burned an immense amount
Of timber, completely running Us timber
merchants.
EMPEROR WILLIAM will make arrang
ments for the ceremony Of the ccssion
Of Heligc.ani during his visit 70 Queen
Victoria. A German council will he ap-
pointed for the island before the next
session Of the Reichstag. The govern
ment desires TO be guided BY the coun-
ellis views.
TmE yacht Marion. Of South Boston.
from Rye Beach 70 Pigeon Cove. struck
a rock, on the nig.t Of the 18th. and
sank. The crew Of four got into the
tender, which was swampcd several
times. and thrcco Of them were drowned.
Work was resumed in the Maltby
collicry. at Wilkcsbarre, Pa, on the
18th, after a suspension OF nearly six
years. The colliery now gives employ
mcnt to over three hundred men and
boys.
PRnF. NORMAN DrSsHEF. OF Drake
University. Garicld's Latin and Greek
teacher AZ Hiram College. died sud
denly at Dcs Moines, la, on the 18th.
VI heart disease.
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LATE NEWS ITEMS.

In the Senate. on the 18th. the dis.
cussion OF the irrigation question was
resumed in connection with an amend
ment to the Sundry Civil Appropriations
bill. a resolution was introG uccd max
ing II in order 10 put the five-minute
rule in effect on the discussion Of a bill
on any amendment. upon a vote OF the
Senate ....I In the House the entire day
was spent in the discussion Of the Land
Grant Forfeiture bill. which was finally
passed. Its a substitute for the sem
ate bill and forfcits all land grants OPP
posite 70 and co-terminous with por-
lions or railroads not now completed
SEVERAL deeds have been recorded al
Rockville. the county seat OF Mont.
gomery County, Nd. recently. OF o
erty bought at a Washington suburb
upon the Potomac river by members Of
the Presidents family. Ono OF these
pieces Is in the name OF Mrs. Harrison.
he consideration named being sci. 7s3.
THERE was some excitement in the
House press gallery, on the 18th. over the
appearance OF a member OF the House
from Texas, looking for the correspond.
ent OF q Western paper with tho an.
nounced intention to shoot him on sight
The correspondent was not in the city.
Mr.. SPARKS. engineer OF the Inflated
excursion boat Sea Wing. by the cap.
sizing OF which in Lake Pepin SO many
lives were lost, denies the report that
there was liquor on board the boat for
uuIU AnI IAr1.~nr 800
crew had been drinking.
In a petition to the Republican mem.
bers OF Congress TO pass the Federal
Election bill, the Southern States Col.
ored Republican Association say Il Is
not domination but participation that
they want.
WILLIE GRIFFIN, aged seven. fell into
the Humber river at Bolton Village.
Ont, on the 10th. and his grandfather
went to his rescue, when both were
drowned.
The whole number OF post-oflces n
operation on July I, 1890. was 81. 400.
the increase during tn. last year being
8, 40i. the largest in the history Of the
country.
The Government Is asked for an an.
preparation 70 keep the Sisscton and
Wappeton Indians Of the Lake Traverse
reservation from starving.
THE golden jubilee OF Bishop De
Goesbriand, was celebrated in DurlInr.
ton, VT, on the 18th.
FIVE persons lost their lives in a FIRE
which originated in a Quebec, CAM
bar-room on the 18th.
The Wisconsin Democratic State con.
vention will meet at Milwaukee August
Il.
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NoHwAr.K. O., July iS-A ''o' ,ls
wind and rain storm struck Monroe'.s NJ
this county, at six o'clock ,as' I'M
doing terrible damage. Lisu w.
struck Otto Goldncr's house, Killing M
sons--Freddie, Willie and XIII IT,
were sitting on a lounge. in' or
tricity came down the chimney "a
was badly burned about thc Z. INA
body. but tho other ny we're ~ 4
disfgurcd. Kate Smith . m nj
who was in the house At tse un'' Josr
badly burned about the aFh, WV ~
phinc, sister 10 the Goldner ~
present but not injured.
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NArfn was lei into the Genital rark
New York reservoir. on the 18th. for
the first time through the new 'roton
aqucduct which had been six years In
building.
TuR new territory acquired hy Ger
many in East Africa Is about twice the
size 81 Germany. not including any part
Of the great African lakes in the meas
urcment.
NH. was presented In the House Of
Representatives, on the 18th, granting
Il pension Of S.. 900 a year 10 the widow
or the late General John &. Fremont
RN a ruling under Maryland state
law professional baseball playing n
work. and can not be performed on
sunday.
Gnip was quoted at aos per cont IN
Enenos Ayres on the 18th.
TnE coming Encyclical 81 the Pope
urges the nations 10 resort TO papal
arbitration for the settlement Of social
questions and national wars.
TmE Department OF state was in
formed. on tile 18th. Of the arrest OF
Minas. Nho assassinatcd tho wife OF
Rev. John \. Wright an American
missionary. in salinas, Persia, on tho
i4th OF May. Minas was 4 teacher in
the mission school, and had just been
dismissed from his place for improper
conduct The arrest OF Minas was
mainly due 70 the efficiency OF the
British Consul General at Tabrixa and
Colonel stewart. before whom he will DO
brought for trial.
IMMEDIATELY upon receipt OF the
news that President Harrison had
signed the silver bill. the price OF bar
silver. in the London Stock Exchange,
advanced TO fifty pence an ounce. the
highest selling price reached in several
years
The White Star steamship Tcutonic,
M. on the 10th. from England.
made the run from Eochc's Point BY tho
long route. 2.s3S miles. in ) days. 81
hours and s. minutes. This is equal 10
or better than the ) days 10 hours md Is
minutes trip Of the City Of Paris, the
latter coming by the snort route, ?, 7ss
miles.
1T is said a gigantic scheme 70 de-
velop the oil territory Of West Virginia
is under way. with J. q. Blaine. ;. r.
Elkins, senator Camden and the stan
dard oil Company at the head Of it
By an explosion at Kings Powder
mill. on the Little Miami railroad.
t~wenty-nine miles east Of Cincinnati,
on the 10Th. twelve persons were killed
and twcnty-one seriously injured.
DrRING the absence Of John Hamlet
his home near Valparaiso. Ind. on
the 10Th. his residence wasdcstroycd by
and his wife and four children were
burned 70 death.
ApvicES from Africa state that the
natives have routed. and. il is feared.
cut of the retreat OF the French cxpc-
dictionary force now in the Upper Niger
The Native Sons Of the Golden West
propose TO start a movement 10 inter
the remains Of the late General John
Fremont ia Golden Park. San Fran
and 70 erect a monument 10 his
memory.
LoEp GEORGE HAMILTON. First Lord
the Admiralty, announces that it is
the purpose OF the British Government
10 have the English navy By 1884 equal
to any two navies in tho world. and
says that work Is progressing rapidly in
with the programme.
J. JACOBSEN and Mrs. John J. Hud-
Tart were drowned. on the night Of the
9Th. in Berkciy lake near Denver. Col.
~ the ovcrturninr 81 their boat. Mr..
Jacobsen was the business partner OF
Mr. Huddart. who was at the time in
salt Lake City.
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LONDON. July l6-On tho arrival OF
the steamship Majestic from New York
at Queenstown, to-day. fourof her pas
sengcrs we're arrested by the customs
officials flor smuggling. Tho arrested
we're all women and hal concealed in
their bustlcs parcels Of tea, tobacco,
spirits, etc.
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o. the l4th President Harrison sent
tho following message OF coincidence to
Mrs. Fremont: Il tender 70 you my
profound sympathy ia your great sor-
row. The death Of General Fremont
has revived the memory OF his great
and unique public services. and will
excite regret that the Nation did not
give earlier and more constant express
sion OF its grateful appreciation OF
them"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-25

The M~aharajah Of Cashmere. British
India, recently dcposcd from his throne
on the charge 81 misrnlc and suspected
treason, y endeavoring TO obtain a
hearing on the accusations against him
through the influence OF friends Gin
Great Britain. The Maharajah is sus-
pectcd Of having held intercourse with
agents q the Russian Administrations
Central ASIA, and his prospects for re-
instatement are not flattering.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-25

ADMIRAL RErSHoLD WERNER declares
the recent acquisition Of Heligoland by
Germany to be OF more consequence
than the possession OF territory in
Africa. inasmuch as 1t renders . block
ado Of the German North Sea almost
impossible and thus makes unnecessary
the maintenance Of a feet in those
waters.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-25

The House committee on education
authorized . favorable report, on the
18th, on the bill introduced in the SEN
ate by Senator Morrill, TO establish an
educational fund. and apply the pro
ceeds Of the public lands and the re-
ccipts from certain Immigrant railroad
companies TO the more complete en-
dowment and support OF colleges for
the Advancement Of scientific and in
dustrlal education
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A sysTEN of electric cabs has been in
troduced in Stuttgart Germany. with a
degree Of success that promises the
permanent RELOCATION Of the cab horse
TO other fields OF usefulness. The new
vehicles are already popular. though Of
course their novelty has much to do
with the patronage they receive.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-25

THERE is a growing animosity against
foreigners in Japan. and several have
recently been attacked in an unjustifa-
BILE manner in the streets Of Toxic and
Yokohama The native press is aiding
in stirring up the prejudice Of the peo-
pie against strangers
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GENERAL Jonx c. FREMONT. the
pathfinder" Of the West and h first
candidate OF the Republican party for
the presidency, died suddenly Of per-
itonitis. at his residence in New York,
on the 18th.
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SENIORS ~IIrroLyTo MrRA and Policar-
20 Munoz. constituting a special com-
mission from the Spanish Government.
have visited Washington rccenay in a
quasi diplomatic capacity to ascertain
the feeling. both on the part Of the
Government Of the United States and
Of the Cuban residents here. as to the
possible eventual annexation Of the
island OF Cuba to the United States
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The acquisition by Belgium Of the
Congo State is said to be simply pre-
paratory to the sale OF that state 70
Germany, its sale direct without the
consent Of France being impossible Of
performance by King Leopold
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OK the 10th Governor Hill Of New
York committed the death sentence Of
Joseph Chapleu to- imprisonment for life,
thus still leaving kcmmler 70 be the
first person to suffer eiectrocution- The
Governor gave as his reason that the
judge and jury favored Communication.
and the prosecuting attorney did not
ornose IL
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PHILADELPHIA. July IA nea7
wind and rain storm passed oyer "
city about eight o'clock. unrootins ~
car stables on Allegheny avenue 'nis
number OF houses. Tho stable ROOF ~
on a car, killing one o: the horses -
iniuring none Of the passengers ~
schooner Nellie and Matte, 81 Tren;oa
was capsizcd in the river. The onll
man aboard was rescued.
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MISNrAroLIs, Mimi, July 10. Tho
scarchcrs found the bodies Of the three
missing victims Of the Lake Gcrvais
cyclone early this morning. They wore
close torcthcr 200 feet from shore.
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LIEUTENANT c. Y. DONALDSON. Com
pany q. Twenty-fourth United States
Infantry. quartered at Fort Grant.
Ariz.. lost his life, on the 18th. in a gal
liant attempt TO save Miss Lettie Spur
geon from drowning, at Newport Beach,
near Santa Ana. Cal. after having first
rescued a Mr.. Il. +. Hall and his daugh-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-25

CAPTAIN cAsArI, the Italian African
explorer. is receiving a warm welcome
in Naples, where he has been ban
quoted and presented with = gold medal
BY the Geographical Society.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-25

TrErr are 1000 men on strike In the
nitrate district o. Chilli Forty Of the
strikers were killed or wounded In =
recent conflict with the troops.
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HENRY M. STANLEY and Dorothy
Tenant we're married at Westminster
Abbey on the 18th. The abbey was
dcnsely crowded. The hundreds Of
unique and costly presents from Queen.
princes. lords and people is said to
have constituted the m~ostvaried collec-
ton hat ever marked an English we'd
ding.
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LARGE tracts Of country have been
devastated. thousands OF horses. cattle
and other animals killed. crops ruined.
buildings wrecked. and other damage
done which 1t will take months to re-
pair. ~ recent cyclones on the CONT
rent Of Europe Many human lives
have been lost BY the terrific lightning
which accompanied the storms.
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SECRETARY TRACY officially accepted
the United States steamer Philadelphia
on the 18th. The Mcssrs. Cramp. the
builders. receive sias, 900 premium for
extra speed.
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AIIExTowx, Pa. July IS. ~.
last evening unroofcd several nvs
and blew down the barbour lns.
mills brick smoke-stack 2s4 iee' -
which crushed the engine house
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RocKAwAY, /. l., July lS-paii4|
the storm last night a driver q . "as''
and his horse were killed. Much 80
age was done to buildings and e,'r
and several persons were stunned Y
lightning.
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The long-chcrished plan Of Messrs. g.
w. Childs and A. J. Drcxel 70 lay out
an extensive park and erect a fine hotel
at Elheron, on the Jersey coast. hereto
fore impossible cf execution because
the land desired was not in the market,
seems now In a fair way Of being carried
out negotiations for the purchase Of
the property having been entered into.
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Jon~ T. kitty. the noted Boston life
saver. died. on the 18th, OF hcarttrouble
aged thirty-onc. During his life he
saved eleven persons from drowning.
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PHILADELPHIA, July IS.-A che.N|
PA special 10 the Record say: la|
storm which passed over this civ al
evening was unusually severe. Lir'f
ming burned ont most Of the ielcphor1|
and did considerable damage 70 ''ea|
and buildings. A stable on The farm Il
Nathan Prinncl. one mile below heH|
was struck and burned to the GROUND
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PHILADELPHIA. July IS. During 7,
storm last evening the yacht Eich,or
with nine men on board was turned ~
ton upward Of Port Richmond "
on board wcres saved. Four other =,
boats we're upset. and twenty peFs''
In all we're rescued.
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Forty Houses Unroofcd ~ Two T.
Killed.

TRENTON. N. j.. july 1s.-A 4
thunder storm with q gale u
swept over the city about $40
yesterday, u~nroofing forty houses
trating two hundred trees and
much other damage. Hail OF r.
able size fellin great quantities
ing countless skylights and v
panes. The roof OF Maddocks'
was blown of and thrown in X
canal. Louis Sclagel and M'cha'
Corcoran. who were in a boat On 70
Delaware. sought shelter under 2 ~
on the Pennsylvania side ana ~e'
struck by lightning and killed.
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wind, Rain and Hail storm In Tie leh,,A
Valley.

PHILADELPHIA. July ls.-An Eas,o,
PA. special to the Record avs, N,
worst wind, rain and hail storm tha,e,s,
visited this section Of the l.ahirh vi.
10y broke shortly after four o'clock vss
terday afternoon. The new agricultural
works at Hcllcrtown were BLEW low,
and John Freeman. OF Frccmn,bur
was instantly killed by Aging ;inbe.
Superintendent Barbara Of te ~,
cultural works was seriously INJURED n
falling timbcrs. The roof Of ihe y
eran Church at Hellcrtown was blor,
of and a lot Of other damage done. M
passenger trains on the Lehigh Va
road encountered the storm hct
Bethlehem and Allentown. and
narrowly escaped being wrecked.
OF the trains struck a telegraph
and the headlight and smoke-sta
the engine were crushed. Both I
had 70 feel their way along, frcqu \
stopping TO allowing telegraph
and trees TO be removed from the I
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= PLEASURE Yacht Kun Down b,
cursion steamer.

ALEXANDRIA, BAY. N. y. july 4
The steamer st. Lawrence.
~ q quarter-past ten o'clock AZ, ~.
from an electric search-lirht exc.s a
ran down tho steam pleasure 49,.
Cathlene. with ten passengers op H..
from Bradford, Pa. Five arc m,.s's
Tho missing are Mr.. and Mr. =
Pemberton, Mrs. w. d. Hart ana MI
Maggie Henry, all Of Bradford =.
John $. Enreal. the firc.na a. =.
Cathlenc. The yacht was c,o.s,.'
diagonally W from Alexandra Il.
TO Grenadier Island, and was m..;,.
directly across the track Of NJ =
La wrence when the crash occur,si
Captain Beaupre Of the 81 Laxranr
says that Captain SENEGAL II ne ca,h.
lene blew her whistle to take the rirs,
and then took the lcft-hanl course.
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Accldents M Land ..s
vsen SERIOUS 1~~sulss 4. -.sss-csn~
se.ss,s. Yacht kun I,svs ",
~ w,.S ps,.sd u ne stern
S:o.ss.. ' 49," s"a nan !,
pkrHo'r. Mich, July \
past seven o'clock yes,e,a A>t
= 'he sseamer City q Ds',.' evening
three excursion parties ah.s'a0't I'd
within the city limits, M, va w
ing apparatus gave out , IAN S'ses
about and ran into tho s,.,n ~ 'heera
So'a' owned in Cleveland s', ''se H.
completely in two amidsb,,' s''.!ns Asr
sofas cargo was iron ore, apa ne X
at once. ""u she sunk
Captain Flick and a crew I,
were rescued, but tho Az, ~'en'eel
ste ward was drowned. .Juds" o. tls
o. batavia. O, an excursion, '''lol,
city 81 Detroit, was several, y 'hs
and his son and three Or fou, ,n'u'st
Sengers were slightly hurt n"' -
al. except tho Judge, able q ~ ven
their trip up tho lakes. Whlle ,n''
ssngors were considerably frirS,1pe ~
there was no panic. The Gil f1s'
troit's hull Is damaged to ,he y
SO 900 % $4,000, and she viii MI : I
90 on the dry docks. The Kasa'e Y
valued At siso, 900. and Is 1 ,o,s, s.' "
The value Of the cargo is not Enoa ss't
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-02
Weather of February.

Sergeant Lyons, Of the signal service
office. yesterday completed his report
for the month of February, in which it
is shown that the weather in this vicin-
ity last month was twice as warm as the
corresponding month last year, and
slightly warmer than the average. Since
Jan. l the excess or deficiency over the
normal in each days temperature has
been brought forward, the deficiency
being 80 deg. The deficiency in precip-
itation since the first Of the year is .55
inches, .47of which occurred lastmonth.
The mean daily temperature was lS.5
deg. The lowest was II deg below zero
on the goth, and the highest 81 deg above
on the 18th. The total rain and melted
snow amounted to a inch. Rain or
snow to the extent of .O1 inch or more
fell in ten days. The average tempera-
ture of the winter season just ended
was 10 deg. The preceding winter.
though considered mild, was 5 deg cold
er. and the very severe ones of 1887 and
1889 were 10 deg colder.