The Caucasian., 1905-04-16
WEATHER BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT.
THE GREATEST INTENSITY
OF the Disturbance Will Come About
the Close Of the Month of April.
Spectators Cannot Con-
troll Prices.

Washington. April 15-Last bullcti,
gave forecasts Of disturbance to eros!
the continent IS to p, warm wave y tC
p, cool wave 20 to a. The next disturb
ance will reach the Pacific coast about
p, cross west of the Rockies BY close OF
p. great central valleys "a to 26 eastern
states p. Warm wave will cross west
of the Rockies about p great central
valleys -, eastern states 26 Cool wave
will cross west Of the Rockies about p,
the great central valleys p, and eastern
states 20.
This disturbance will bring a wave of
very high temperatures that will affect
the whole continent, but it will be of
short duration. While the storm center
is approaching from the northwest the
dry winds will evaporate great amount
OF moisture, causing serious drouths in
places, particularly the Southern States,
where rainfall for April will, at that
time, be deficient The storm center,
which have calculated will reach me-
rldian 90 not far from April 3, is cx-
pected to cause great downpours of rain.
sometimes called ''cloud- BURSTS" which
occur when the storm forces are favor
able to ornaloes; hail is also probable
at that time and quite cool weather will
precede and follow that storm center.
This disturbance will come in the mid
die of a great storm period covering
April 10 to close of the month, advance
features of which were seen in the Min
nesota tornado about the beginning of
April. The storm forces will be SO great
during the remainder of April that more
definite details can not be given. These
forces seem to reach their greatest in
tensity within "a hours of April 20, 25.
26, 80 and May 3, and | am of opinion
that great storms will occur near these
1ates.
One great storm, Or a severe earth
quake in the Rocky range, would prob
IDLY lessen the force of all the other
storms to the end of the month, but it
will be prudent to keep in mind that
dangerous storms are probable on the
lates given. If our United States
Weather Bureau had an able, progressive
hief, who would put his best force to
work. on these problems, the further de-
ails of future dangerous storms could
oon be solved, but Chief Moore is dis
ressingly incompetent for such work,
nd the newspapers of the country indi-
ate that the weather bureau is rapidly
ecoming more, unpopular.
he great SPECTATORS trusts, or rings,
'ill not be able to continually control
rices of grain and cotton this year as
hey usually do. OF course they will
ontrol the smaller fluctuations, but
1ere will be periods of bad crop weather
uring the crop season, with such ex-
-emes and sudden changes that the big
ombines will be unable to control the
rices
Our government will expend many
of dollars in sending an ex-
edition across the Atlantic to view the
reat eclipse Of the sun in August.
'othing practical can come of such. The .
bject claimed is to discover the cause
solar activity. Most astronomers I
aim the cause lies within the sun; if I
}, it can never be discovered: but if \
) | claim, the cause is to be found in u
e ever and rapidly changing relative
'sitions of sun, moon and planets. then
e must study their effects on our at d
osphere and the earth's magnetic sys- II
m.