Evening star., 1898-10-17
FAIR TONIGHT.
increasing CloudincSs Indicated for
Tuesday. Warmer.


trict of Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania,
New Jersey. Delaware ard Maryland, fair
tonight, increasing cloudiness Tuesday; ris-
ing temperature; easterly winds, becoming
brisk and probably high Tuesday.
For Virginia, fair tonight and warmer in
northern and western portions Tuesday,
| warmer, with increasing cloudiness ana
ram IN western portion; easterly winds, be-
coming high Tuesday.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
a storm of marked strength is central near
keokuk. Iowa, moving east.
A cold wave. for the season, has over
spread tine country west of the Mississippi
river, carrying the line of freezing weather
to southwestern Kansas, and causing snow
in eastern Nebraska and northwestern Mis-
sCur
Rain has fallen generally Throughout the
Mississippi valley and fair weather mas
prevailed in the Atlantic coast states, with
frosts this morning as far south as north
ern South Carolina.
/ During the twenty-four hours ending at S
am. Sunday, local rairs occurred from ;he
Mississippi river TO the Rocky mountains.
During the next thirty-six hours. the rain
area Will extend eastward TO the south A.
lantic coast ard to the western portions of
the middle Atlantic states. In the middle
and lower Mississippi and lower Ohio val
leys, ard the gulf states, rain will be fol-
lowad by colder. clearing weather.
Frost is indicated for tonight in til. in
terror of the middle and west gulf states.
High nOrthwesterly winds Will prevail on
the middle and west gulf coast, and the
wind Will increase to a gale from the east
ward on Lake Erie.
Storm signals We're ordered Sunday even
ing on the middle and west gulf coast, and
this morning on Lake Erie.
The following heavy precipitation Gn
inches has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Key West, ia; Des
Moines, LIS; Port Eads, 2.1s; keokuk, 1.44
Springfield. Mo, 16D; Kansas City, IA; La
Crosse, 1.uO.
During the twenty -four hours ending s
am. Sunday-Quebec, 1.O1; Halifax, LIS.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at s
am: Receiving reservoir. 81; condition at
north connection. 90. condition at south
connection, SO; distributing reservoir, tenn
peratUre, 50; condition at infuent gate
house, SO; etffuent gate house, SO.
Cuban Weather.
HAVANA October II, a.m.-Barometer
2y-Si: temperature, -; south winds; partly
cloudy.
SANTIAGO. October Il. am.-Barome-
ter. 29.ss; temperature, -; winds north
west; cloudy.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 2:23 am. and 2:29 pm;
high tide, s:11 am. and s:.3 pm.
TomOrrOw-Low tide, 81 am and 3:17
p m; high tide, JOG d m. and 3:42 pm.
The sun anu Moon.
Today-Sun rises 6:12; sun sets, 5:1S
Moon sets, 6:21 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, G13.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by &C pm; ex-
tinguishing begun at J:2l am. The light
ing is begun one hour before the time
named. Arc lamps lighted at GIL pm; TX
tInguished at J36 a
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at p. III. yesterday:
Thermometer: October 16-Four pm. G1;
S pm, Is. l. midnight, Al
October 11-Four am, 80 a. m. 46; II
noon, ~; = pm, Ca.
Maximum 81. at pm. October Il; mini
mum, ~, at d m, October II.
Barometer: October 16-Four pm 80 "a:
pm, 3U:25. l. midnigh,. 50.30.
October 17-Four a m, 30 80; 9 a. m 80. 81:
noon, 30.2S; pm, 3o.24