Evening star., 1898-04-15


District of Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania,
New Jersey Delaware. Maryland. Virginia
and West Virginia fair weather tonight
and Saturday; northerly winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
Tne pressure has risen in the lake regions
and central valleys and fallen slightly in
the Rocky mountain districts.
The storm-center has remained near,y sta
tionary during the past twenty-four hours,
and is now central of the New Jersey coast.
Tie weather remains cloudy and threat
ening throughout New England, the lower
lake region and on the coast as far south
as Hdtteras: elsewhere east of the Rocky
mountains il is generally fair. Raia has
fallen from southern New England to
Georgia and westward as far as Ohio and
eastern Kentucky and Tennessee.
The temperature has risen in thu Missouri
and upper Arkansas valleys, and has chang
ed but little elsewhere.
The weather will probably clear today in
the lower lake region and middle Atlantic
states and by Saturday morning in New
England. Continued fair weather Is mdi-
Gated through Saturday for the south At
lartic and gulf states, the lower Ohio and
Mississippi valleys. The temperature VIII
remain nearly stationary.
The rise in the lower Miss.ssipTH is be-
coming less rapid. a stage y. ass feet has
been reached at Helera, ARK. which is is
feet above the danger line AT NickshurS
a stage of 40 feet, or 60 feat ABOVE tEe
danger line, has been reached. AT New Or
leans the river is within O. foot of the
danger line The rise hereafter Will be
very slow and comparatively slight
Rivers - The following changes III the
rivers Gn feet and tenths) have occarred:
Riser-Helcna, Ark, U.3; Nicksburg, o.3;
New Orleans, 0.I.
FaIen-Cairo, Is: Memphis, 0.1.
Above the danger Line and risinS-NickS-
burg, 65; Helena, Ark, AS
Above the danger line and falling-Cairo,
81 Memphis, 3.S.
Below the danger line and risirg-New
Orleans, o.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at s
am: Great Falls, temperature, "a: condi-
tion IS; receiving reservoir, temperature,
50; condition at north connection, 80; condl-
ton at south come ection, Sc; distributing
rese rvoir, temperature, 81; condition AZ in
fluent gate house, sc; effiuent gate house.
81.
Tide Table.
TGday--Low tide, 9:4S a m. and 1910 p. m. !;
high tide, 305 I'M and $40 pm.
Tomcrrow-Low tide 1850 am. and 11:O1
pm: high tide, 4OS I'm. and 4:i5 PM
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:23 am; sun sets. G:37
pm.
Moon rises, 2:5S a. m. tomorrow.
Tomorrow@Sun rises, o:22 An.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 1:f6 pm: eX-
tinguishing begun at 4:29 am. The light
ing is begun one hour before the time
Eamed.
Arc lamps lighted at 7:31 pm; extin-
guished at 4:4i am.
Records for TwentyFour Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer at the weather bureau for the
twenty-four hours beginning at pm. yes
terday:
April ii, pm, 4S; 8 Pm, 40; II mid
Eight, 40.
April 10, a m, 45; am. n; noon, AZ;
pm, 4S.
Maximum, 80. at / PM, April Is; mini
mum, A. at am, April 15.
The following were the readings of the
barometer at the weather bureau for the
past twenty-four hours, beginning at
pm. yesterday:
April IA, pm, 29.47; 8 pm. 29.4s; II
midnight. 29.46
April l5 am, %. AZ; 8 am, 29.47; noon,
$3.50; pm, 29.54.