Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1892 — WHAT OF THE WEATHER [ARTICLE]

WHAT OF THE WEATHER

FOSTER’S FORECASTS TELL THE STORY. Cooler »n<l More Agreeable Weather May Be Expected Baring the Latter Fart of the Month—Storm* from the 28tli to the 3©th—Local Forecaste. August Weather. My last bulletin gave forecasts of the storm waves to cross the continent from 15th to 19th and 21st to 25th. The next will reach the Pacific coast about the 26th, cross the western mountains by the close of the 27th, she great central valley from 28th to 30th and the Eastern States about the 31st. This storm will be at its greatest force on the Pacific coast about the 26th, while the one preceding it will also be at its greatest force on tne Atlantic coast. A wave of cooler and more agreeable weather may be expected to cross the western mountains about the 29th, the great central valleys from 30th to Sept. 1. and the Eastern States about Sept. 2. The last week in August will break the drouth in many places, and may be considered as the turning point from which the rainfall of the United States will begin to be more evenly and normally distributed. .Local Forecast*. These local weather changes will Occur within twenty-four hours before or after sunset of the date given: SANTA EE, DENVER AND BLACK HILLS MERIDIAN. August—21— Warmer. 22 Storm wave on this meridian. 23 Wind changing. 24 — Cooler and clearing. 25 Fair and cool. 26 Moderating. 27 — Warmer. GALVESTON, KANSAS CITY AND MINNEAPOLIS MERIDIAN. August—21— Moderating. 22 Warmer. 23 Storm wave on this meridian. 24 Wind changing. 25 Cooler and clearing. 26 Fair and cool. 27 Moderating. . ATLANTA, CINCINNATI AND LANSING MERIDIAN. August—21— 1 air and cool. 22 Moderating. 23 Warmer. 24 Storm wave on this meridian. • 25 Wind changing. 26 Cooler and clearing. 27 Fair and pool . ...... . hy W. ;T. Foster. JULY FISCAL OPERATIONS.

A Gratifying: Showing Made-ln the First Moutli of the Current Year. Washington special: The -fiscal operations of the Government during July, as shown by the monthly public debt and revenue statements issued from the Treasury Department, present gratifying results for the first month of the current fiscal year. There was a net decrease of $1,197,815 in the public debt, and an increase during last month, compared with July, 1891, of $250,000 in receipts and a decrease of $2,500,000 in expenditures. The public debt statement shows an increase during last month of $1,050 in the bonded indebtedness, a decrease of $840,956 in the non- nterest bearing debt, and an increase'ctf $357,809 in the surplus cash in the Treasury. The surplus in the Treasury to-day, including the $100,000,000 gold greenback redemption fund, aggregates $127,050,286. The total debt to-day, less surplus cash in the Treasury, amounts to $840,328,648, made up of $585,030,380 in bonded and $255,298,264 in non-interest bearing debt. Government receipts last month an o inted to $34,571,356, against $34,300,344 in July, 1891, and the expenditures during July last were $37,249,407, against $39,793,911 in July a year ago. The receipts and expenditures of the Government last month and in July, 1891, are shown in detail by the following table: RECEIPTS. „ , July, 1892. July, 1891. Customs *17,203,103 *15,46 <,154 Internal rrvenue 14,866,119 14,551,867 National bank deposit , - " lima....' A 357,025' 142,101 Miscellaneous 2,243,069 4,138,222 Total $34,571,336 *34,300,344 EXPENDITURES. Civil and miscellaneous. *8,755,501 *12,343,(61 War 3,565.088 6,791,154' Navy 2,221,708 2,233,716 Indians 508,615 1,245,830 Pensions 14,233,140 13,003,326 Nat oaal bank fund redemption account 915,430 1,696,617 Interest 7,047,625 2,822,589 Total -. $37,249,407 *39,798,911

CROP OUTLOOK. The Condition of the Spring Wheat Pair— Corn Generally Good. Beports have been received from alternate counties in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, lowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Dakotas, on the condition of corn, oats and spring wheat, and are given in the Farmers’ Review of this week as follows: Corn is generally good in Kentucky, Nebraska, Dakota aud Minnesota. In Illinois only 12 per cent, report the condition as good; 64 per cent, report fair, and the others poor. In Indiana 15 per cent, report good: 50 per cent, fair, and the rest poor. The condition in Ohio is similar to that in Indiana. In Michigan 25 per cent, of the correspondents report good; 40 per cent fair, the rest poor. In Missouri the corn is in good condition, with little exception. In Kansas the condition is generally lair, 85 per cent, reporting the condition fair to good, and about the same condition prevails in Wisconsin. Spring wheat is fair to good in ail States except lowa and Wisconsin, where quite a number of counties report fair to poor. Oats are quite general y good in Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Kentucky. In Illinois 40 per cent, of the correspondents report this crop as average or above: 30 per cent, report fair am* a like number poor. In Indiana 40 per cent, rep srt good; 25 per cent, fair, and the others poor. In Ohio 55 per cent, report good; 3-5 per cent, report Report fair; the rest poor. In Missouri 2j pdr cent, report good; 00 per cent, poor; the rest fair. In Kansas oO per cent, report good, and most of the others poor. In Nebraska 28 per cent, report good; 45 per cent, fair; the rest poor. In lowa 20 per cent, report good; 42 per cent, fair; the rest poor.

World’s Fair Notes. The architects of the world are to be Invited to a congress during the Fair. The Government of Mexico will exhibit at the World’s Fair a large and valuable collection of Aztec relics. The women of New York State will furnish and decorate the library room in the Woman’s building at the Fair. The largest American flag ever made will float from the top of a very lofty “liberty pole” in front of the Aaministration Building. Canada will erect a World’s Fair Building at Chicago 100 feet long by 44 Teet wide, with a ten-foot veranda surrounding it on all sides. Sousa’s band—the one he is now organizing for Chicago—will be a. prominent participant in the World’s Fair dedication exercises next October.