Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-31

Weather conditions and general forecast
The Caribbean sea disturbance has de-
Veloped great intensity. and is central this
morning near The Carolina coast with low
est reported barometrIc pressure - y inches
at Charleston. The northeast gales proceed
ing the advance of the storm center have
reached as lar north as Sandy Hook and
heiVy northeast gales have shifted TO north
ana northwest on the south Atlantic coast
Anticipating a further increase in energy
on the part of this storm hurricane signals
lave been ordered from Norfolk to Cane
COD. and all interests have been advised
mat the wind Will reach and maintain hur-
ricane force along the middle Atlantic and
southern New England coasts during this
afternoon and tonight. Along the south At
lantic coast the winds will continue strong
this afternoon, but will diminish in force
tonight from the northwest. Along the
northern New England coast the winds will
increase from the northeast to gale force
tonight. The heavy rain, which has been a
feature of this storm, will be followed nv
clearing weather from Virginia southwark
today and tonight, and rain will he fol-
ILWed by clearing weather in the middle
Atlantic states during Wednesday.
Northeast storm signals are displayed
| from Boston to PASSPORT. northwest storm
signals from Savannah to Washington. n
| G, and hurricane signals from Hatteras m
| Cane Cod -
The following precipitation Qn inches)
mas been reported during the past twenty
| four hours: Augusta 1.22; Raleigh. Ia.
| Savannah, 204; Charleston 81; Norfolk
!. A; St Georges. S. c.. la. Yemasee s
| g, 30; Allendale. S. c., 800: Batesbure
5 G., 30; Blackville, S c., 5.42; Columbia,
| S. c., 2.s2.
Record for Twenty-FOur Hours.
The following were the readings Of tho
| thermometer and barometer at the weather
| bureau for the twenty-four hours beginninp
| at , pm. yesterday.
Thermometer. October 80 pm. 81. 3
pm. 81: Il midnight. 81.
October 81 am 30; s am. 40. u mon
| 81; pm, 81
Maximum. 81, at pm, October 30; mini
mum. is, at I am, October 81
barometer, October 80 pm, 3O12; s
| pm. 3o.os: u midnight, 5000. October 81
am. 29.Ss: am, 1916; noon, 1866; 2
\ = m, 900.
Condition of the Water
| Temperature and condition of water at s
| am: Great Falls. temperature SO; condI-
| ton &c Receiving Observation-Disclosures
| 30: condition at north connection 80; con-
| dition II south connection, sc. Distributing
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 90: condition at in
fluent gate house, 81; efiiuent gate house,
Tide Table.
Today. October 31-Low tide, 11:5s am:
| high tide 5:22 am. and $50 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2:32 m. and IL 81
pm; high tide, COG am. and 6:31 pm.
| The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises. Cos am; sun sets so
pm.
! Moon rises, al am. tomorrow
| TOmorrow-Sun rises, 62g am.
The City Lights.
| Gas lamps all lighted by J:3S pm; extin-
| gushing begun at $50 a IN. The lighting
| is begun one hour before the time named
Arc lamps lighted at 5:23 pm; extin-
| guished at SOL am
| Swayne Johnson was today convicted be-
| fore Judge Scott of being concerned in the
/ larceny OF a lot of wire and other junk
| from the Metropolitan Railroad COMPANY
and he was sent TO Jail for ninety days, in