Evening star., 1898-12-14

Forecast till pm. Thursday: For the
Dis trict of Columbia, Maryland and Nir-
Sinia fair tonight and Thursday: not SO
cold Thursday. light variable winds he
coming southWesterly.
Weather conditions and general forecast,
The we: ther continues cold from the Mis-
sissippi valley Ia the Atlantic coast. Park
ershurE reports 30 degrees below normal: !:
Columbus. *: degrees; Cincinnati and IN
dianapoliS 81 degrees: st. Louis 30 de-
grees: Louisville. Nashville. Springfield. ILL.,.
- degrees below. Severe cold continues in
the gulf states, Montgomery reporting -
degrees below normal: NickSburg and Abb
lene. oi degrees belOX The temDcTature
has fallen decidedly in the Ohio and lower
mississippi valleys and in the Atlantic
states. Parkersburg reports a fall Of - de-
grees in twenty-four hours, ami Cincinnati
and Knoxville - degrees. The temperature
has risen markedly in the Missouri valley
and in tn" middle and northern Rocky
mountain region.
II is showing this morning at San Anto-
MO. and light SNOW has fallen in the lake
regions and in New England
The pressure continues high over the
whole country, Parkersburg, Cincinnati and
Little Rock reporting 900 inches.
There appears to be a disturbance in the
west gulf. which Will probably cause rain
in the middle and west gulf states. begin
ming as snow in the interior of eastern
Texas.
The coolest weather of the season viii
be experienced in the south Atlantic states
and Florida tonight. with freezing weather
In the interior of central and northern por-
tious of Florida. 'Ice will form in the bays
and inletS of. North Carolina tonight. The
weather will continue cold tonight in the
middle and north Atlantic states; slightly
warmer tonight in the lower lake region,
and warmer Thursday in the lower lake re-
gion. ONO valley. the gulf and Atlantic
states. except continued cold in Florida.
Storm signals are displayed at Buffalo.
The following heavy precipitation lin
irches) has neen reported during the past
tWenty-four hours: sydney, 11O.
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for Iha twenty-four hours beginning
at > pm. yesterday:
crmometer-December 13, 4 pm, IS;
pm, ~; l. midnight, 49,
December II. 4 am, 10; am, Il; l.
noon. 23; pm, 26
Maximum, IS, at pm. December Is:
minimum. L., at am, December X.
Barometer-December IL, pm, SO. %:
p. m, 3o.34 II midnight. 30.4S.
December IA. am. 30.55; am, 30.Ge;
noon, 3o.52: pm, 30.51.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature ~: coadi-
tion, %. Receiving reservoir, temperature,
dition at south connection. Is. Distributing
reservoir, temperature. 35; condition at in
fluent gate house, 4; effiuent gate house, 4.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 2:07 am. and PIP p.m.;
high tide. 7:54 am and 500 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 306 a. IN. and 3:l4
pm; high tide, S:54 m. and 9:26 pm.
The sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, I'll am; sun sets, 4:3g
pm.
Moon sets. 5:5S pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 1:12 am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by SAT pm: ext,n-
gushing begun at $50 am. The lighting
is begun one hour before the time named
Arc lamps lighted at 5:32 pm; extin-
guished at 6:35 am.