The evening times., 1896-03-16
Anofhsr Sloppl Day Promised by
the Weather Bureau Officials.
ST.. PATRICK'S DAY STORM
The Usual Condition OF Affairs VIII
Prevail Tomorrow, and the Par
ticipants Must Parade in the Rain.
Prof. Moore Predicts Clearing
Off at Night.

| Manager Moore of Uncle SanI's world.
| reno wned Weather Bureau Specialiies has
decided To continue his present aiI-iay per.
/ forniances of the Sloppy Weather Family
another twcnty-four hours, at least. The
! professor ana hrs assistants held "a meeting
carly tiiis morning. ana after lookiug the
ground over Thoroughly concluded that they
could do nothing better.
Ii is noticea bile incident that, con-
sidering the uupopuiarity OF the attraction
now before the public, il should be allowed
to remain so long as one stand. Prof.
Moore Is Il careful manager, however,
ana Tor all People know that may be more
change the tastes OF Wasbingtonians for
weather. A performance without inter-
mission grows monotonOus until the public
taste is educated up tOit..
The Weather bureau intended to place
Nile Sunshine on the boards yesterday +,
aud SO advertised In the forecasts. That
yonng lady. whose smiles and winks are
more reaching than Cissy FitZgerald's.
however. got ditched in bank OF, rain
clouds somewhere in the middle OF the
Atlantic, and was consequently placed
to as much Inconvenience as though she
had had her crystal Jewels stolen or had
brought suit for divorce from Old Sol him
self. That is the reason. the Weather Bi-
rcau explained. why the unpopular Wealth
cr Fanny were out yesterday morning be-
fore anyone was UP.
The bllboardS of the western sky show
no change probable in.t he bill before tomor
row night ut the earliest Tomorrow will
he ST. patrick's Day, and a delegation of
that genIeman's most ardent admirers
called nj weather headquarters this morn
ing and tried to negotiate at least for a
S.,~
but their trip was i'll vain. The best the
foreca>ter and advance agent could say
was:
Tuesday, unsettled, but probably clear
ing-and Cooler weather..
There was little hore in the statement
that IL might Iossibly clear up when the
tone of tie foIecaster's voice was taken
into consideration The patriotic gen
ttemen mentioned declared that they would
not be outdoHe in their intention Of giving
their patron saint Il benefit ard they left
instructions to send any Old weather, with
snake attractions on the inside.
Thoug gh it Will possibly be colder the drop
III the temperature will not he unplea sanity
great: small. in fact. that if the sun de-
Cides 10 shine some time in the next ninety
six hours the fall Of the Thermometer will
not he noticed. Ii is confidently believed
that this will be the last severe batch OF
weather of the season.
Beginning with the snow that fell yester-
day morning. the precipitation up to noon
today has been l IS inches. The storm
has been general from the Mississippi TO the
coast. and far out into the Atlantic.
Throughout the Western States it has
been showing great deal, but this is now
turning to rain. Along the seaboar rd there
has been rain from Maine to Florida.
Some of the States west Of the Mssis-
Slppi are getting u share. too. and 1t comes
as Il God-send TO the farmers OF Kansas and
Nebraska. where the drought has been long
and severe.
The weather is cold down in Texas and
Louisiana, the temperature having fallen
almost 80 degrees in the last few days. II
is believed the crops of that region have
thus far escaped injury.