Evening star., 1899-09-18
INCREASING CLOUDINEss.
Probably Rain Tuesday Morning
Cooler at Night.

District OF Columbia, Delaware and Mary
land. increasing cloudiness tonight: proba-
bly, rain early Tuesday morning; Tuesday
rain; cooler Tuesday night; fresh southerly-
winds becoming variable.
For Virginia, incre asing cloudiness to-
night, with rain early Tuesday morning in
northern and western portion warmer to-
night in southwest portion; Tuesday rain;
cooler at night; fresh southerly winds, be-
coming variable.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
A trough of low pressure extends from the
middle Mississippi valley to the lower lake
region, and has caused general rains in the
central valleys and lake regions. There
were also rains in the west gulf and south
Atlantic states, $50 inches having fallen at
savannah IN the past tWenty-four hours.
Marked high pressure covers the north
west. ard the temperatures there some
what below the seasonal average.
From eastern Texas northeastward into
the upper lake region temperatures have
fallen two to ten degrees, while in the east
there has been but little change.
For the twenty-four hours ending s m.
Sunday there We're rains in the central
west, the southwest, upper Mississippi val
ley and upper lake region, also showers in
the extreme south Atlantic states.
Rain is indicated generally tonight east
of the Mississippi except on the middle
and north Atlantic coasts, and on Tuesday
in the lower lake region, Atlantic states
and southern portion of the east gulf
states.
1t will be cooler tonight from extreme
eastern Texas northeastWard to the lower
lake region. and cooler Tuesday in the mid
die and north Atlantic states except near
the coast
Variable winds will prevail on the At
lantic coast, mostly fresh easterly in the
southern portion.
The following heavy precipitation Din
inches) has been reported during the past
hOllrS. SnrinR IA
vannah, $50; CheneyVille, La, III: Min
den, La, 1 80; Pine Bluff, Ark, 22j; War
rem, Ark, zoo
For the twenty-four hours ending m.
Sunday: Fort Worth, 100; Tampa, LA;
jacksonville. 270; Dallas, Texas, ISL; Hen
rietta, Texas, 1S0.
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 pm. yesterday:
ermometer-September II, pm, 10; :
pm, 81: 12 midnight GO.
September 1s. 4 am, 81; am. 62; II
noon, rs; pm, Il.
minimum. 81, at & a. M, September Is.
Barometer-September II, pm, 1920;
8 pm. 1920; II midnight, 3o.1s.
September IS, am. 30.16; am, 3O17;
noon, Bolt; pm, 30.14.
Tide Table.
IOOay-LOW tlQe, lZ.'to d. III anu 1u-
pm; high tide, 1884 am and 1902 p. m.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1:20 am. and 1:5O
pm; high tide, 7:z5 a.. m. and 1:51 pm
The SUN and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:44; sun sets. 6:O4.
Moon SETS SO am. tomorrow. Full
moon, T:31 am tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. $40.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by GAL p. M: ex-
tingufshing begun at 4:54 am. The light
ing is begun one hour before the time
named Arc lamps lighted at 6:23 p. M; ex-
tinguished at 500 am.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at y
am: Great Falls, temperature, 66; condi-
ton, &c; receiving reservoir. temperature.
20: condition at north connection, sc; con-
dftion at south connection, 36; distributing
reservoir, temperature, y; condition at IN
fluent gate house. 36; effiuent gate house, 36.
The Potomac and Shenandoah rivers are
reported clear at Harper's Ferry today.