The evening world., 1894-06-21

Summer began at Goa o'clock this
morning. when the sun passed out OF
Capricornus. the book beer sign, into
Aquarius, the undressing old teeto-
taller. who travels around the Zodiac
with an ice-water pitcher.
This is according to the ]reckonings of
the astronomers, but II is made in fiat
defiance of fact. as 1t has already been
Summertime for quite a spell.
The day began with fair prospects Of
being a record-breaker. for. with 70 de-
grees at 8 o'clock 1t was not unlikely
that before night the temperature would
reach n pass IS degrees. the record
made June 81 last year.
The humidity scored 65 per cent. this
morning against 81 for yesterday, a con-
dition that should have made the heat
more tolerable. Stil. every prospect was
for greater warmth.
Mr.. Dunn turned upon his waiting
friends, the reporters, when he entered
his office this morning and remarked In
a tone OF gentle inquiry:
Il would like to know what you fell
lows meant by calling me a 'pantata' or
some such ridiculous name yesterday. 1t
isn't in the dictionary. and my family
and friends would like to know whether
1t was n cSmpltlm Inn or not" .
part Of the Lexow testimony in which
the Bohemian saloon-keepers OF the east
side referred to the mercenary Police
soieemnlS as upanta aba, ,h MI Dunn was
l!uded to as the 'pantata" of the weather
business 1t was with the purpose Of con-
ferring. upon him a measure Of greatness.
GflNh AZ ntaE hA " -.I Z.
titles az -iigh eockalorum" or grand
panjandruu.." since ''%pantata" is the
Bohemian term for such eminences.
He was mollifed. but not altogether
OF the new honor.
Mr.. Dunn then took up his charts and
examined his Instruments. after which
he announced the meteorological condi-
knowledge Of which the nubiic thirsts.
1t was generally, fair all over the coun-
try at 8 O'Clock this morning, except in
local showers. 1t was warmer over the
Atlantic States south OF Maine. and also
In the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. The
Yesterday has moved over into Canada.
The forecast for these parts Is that II
VIII be fair and warmer to-day. with a
likelihood OF evening thunder showers
morning. but will probably turn warmer
again tomorrow noon. There was a
fresh southerly breeze of eight miles an
hour this morning, and this boon seemed
likely to be continued.
Here Is the temperature at important
points at s o'clock this morning: New
York, 70; Boston, q: Buffalo, 10: Chicago,
IA: st. Louis. IS: New Orleans. 80: Gal
weston. so: San Francisco. 50: Denver. 81
Jacksonville. Fla. so; Washington: rs
Albany; 6s; Philadelphia. 70, and Helena,
Mon, 4s. The hottest spots were the
several cities scoring 80 degrees, and the
coolest was Helena. Mon.
A combination of gathering clouds and
fresheninE breeze reduced the heat be.
tween s and 9 o'clock. In that hour the
temperature fell two degrees, and the
hope sprang up that II would not he 81
hot after all. That hope proved base
less when, after turning 9 O'Clock. tn,
mercury jumped ) degrees in the mex
half hour.
The temperature on the street. a.
shown by the thermometer at Perry.
pharmacy, was as follows:
At 3 A. M, II; 6 A. M, 70; 9 A.. NJ.
76: "a NJ, 81.
At ~ o'clock. in spite OF a. coolinl
breeze that came out OF the west, Nj
Dunn's mercury had climbed up to s
degrees.